What Are We Drinking Tonight?

I just tried a small glass of buffalo trace. Couldn’t even swallow it lol

LOL! Don’t feel shorted, there was a time I couldn’t drink whiskey or scotch, hated the taste & burn! 20 some odd years ago, a friend that was a highly regarded local bartender taught me how to properly taste & enjoy drinking whiskey.

Just got done cleaning fish

What’s the trick lol I have tasted plenty of whiskey scotch and bourbon and I just can’t do it

I can drink vodka fine and Brandy if it’s mixed

we were visiting my brother-in-law and he broke out a bottle of cognac that he was quite proud of...

all of his sophisticated friends agreed it was great stuff.

me? I couldn't drink it, try as I might. tasted like turpentine to me.

The cola tonight.

I’ve got to relate to you when I had my 1st taste of Buffalo Trace bourbon. If you can remember, if you’re old enough when candy stores sold these little hard candies at Christmas-time. The candies had a little green Christmas tree in the center with a white candy around it all wrapped with a red candy. That is exactly what I thought of my 1st taste of Buffalo Trace bourbon and still do today! LOL

Now we’re talking by golly! Wild Turkey 101, a great cheaper whiskey that I rated higher than Buffalo Trace and many of the more expensive whiskeys!

Plenty. Wife is getting nder my skin after being home for half hour

Homemade Merlot

Here’s my tip that was told to me now I’ll pass it on to those who have tried and can’t drink whiskey.
Only take a small sip in your mouth and let it lay on your tongue so that it sort of fills your mouth as it dilutes with your saliva. This is when the taste 1st starts to appear. After those few seconds swallow slowly and you’ll learn that the flavors will appear on the back of your tongue before going down your throat. It won’t take many sips and you’ll start to taste flavors that you couldn’t/hadn’t before but are there. Different flavors and different types of sweetnesses you’ll be able to distinguish in the back of your mouth before you swallow. Takes a little bit of practice but you may be surprised at where all the different flavors came from compared you your previous tastings!

Sweet tea

Gatorade

Carlo Rossi Burgundy. Mainly bought it for the jug to make mead in later :P

Pendleton on ice

Some of my home made wine - Cherry.

A bourbon that my buddies and i put up and aged at a local Distillery, 90 proof and great flavor.

Wild Cherry Pepsi.

That’s interesting!

Here I thought whiskey was just to take shots as quickly as you can so you get a buzz going on quick, while you sip on your other drink of choice for the taste. Lol

Try it on the rocks and let it get cold it changes everything and brings out the flavors on the back end when sipped like above

Good whiskey is meant to be enjoyed, not gulped in a shot. A small amount of water can really open up the flavor. Lot of the firewater out there , your just flat drinking for the alcohol so throwing back a shot is bout all its good for or use as a disinfectant