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lick sack, you festering chancre sore

pot kettle black I said everyone. Learn to read, you fawking tool

everyone that sprays on this site is an asshole. so what do you expect but steaming piles of shit?

Good call. I was amazed to hear that a RATIONAL person could actually take that opinion... Then I had another terrifying thought... About initiatives, I don't think they are 100% evil, but yeah it's super dangerous because people are so easily persuaded by a few new bits of knowledge and don't have time to understand all the consequences. How do you think the poll would have turned out if a news cast of climbers put their own positive spin on the stories? I can't condemn initiatives though because it's another check & balance in case the legislature goes off the deep end. We need government to tell us what is best for us. We are too ignorant to know for ourselves, and how dare we think otherwise!

We need the government to protect us from ourselves.

O'Reilley is a dick licking, ass-clown. (just ask Ann Coulter)

yes I'm Hindu - my multiple gods think you are a moron. Good going boys.....The eyes of the country are on this site and you are demonstrating to them that prejudice, hatred, and bigotry are not merely right-wing phenomenons! Give them Dirty Laundry!

I second that!!! Isn't Makers Mark Canadian Whiskey...not bourbon Jameson is Irish Whiskey I believe...not bourbon Bourbon isn't really very good anyway. Neither are Canadian or Irish Whiskeys. Scotch is the way to go. Relatively inexpensive blended scotch: J&B Really friggin good scotch (if you like the smoky/peaty Islay varieties): Laphroaig or Talisker Gotta get a titanium flask to put it in, though. Some bourbons come in plastic. Maker's Mark is Bourbon - the rest you mention are not. Scotch has its place. So does Bourbon. Why not enjoy both?

If you enjoy the sweeter taste of something like JD, I'd recommend two that meet your listed criteria: Maker's Mark - sweet, smooth, not too pricy. (And overrated IMO, but akin to a better JD) Gentleman Jack - a smoother, slightly less sweet, more complex spirit put out by the JD folks. Charcoal mellowed twice, first prior to aging and then prior to bottling. To get better than this, you're going to spend more money and get diminishing returns if you're using it for cocktails. If you're going to just sip it/drink it straight go up to: Knob Creek (another sweeter bourbon, small batch, put out by the Beam people, lot of awards and whatnot, a little sweet for my taste). Probably the all around best of the Beam small batch stuff, and one of the best sweeter bourbons on the market.100 proof. Basil Hayden (another Beam small batch), uses twice as much rye as normal bourbons (but it's not a pure rye whisky) which gives is a more peppery nose/taste, but this is still a mild, smooth, non threatening bourbon. Light finish, not too much "bite". 80 proof. Wild Turkey Rare Breed..very complex, a blend of 6,8,12yr olds with notes of hot pepper, leather, tobacco, orange, toasted nuts. My personal favorite for sipping. A little hot on the palate for some at about 108 proof. Bookers (yet another of the Beam small batches, this is uncut right out of the barrell, way stout at around 125 proof, fairly complex with big oak/smoky/tobacco notes...I'm not a fan of this, overrated IMO) Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit. Slightly pricy, very complex, huge body and long finish. Richer, less peppery, very slightly sweeter and with a better finish than Rare Breed. 101 proof. I picked up some MM 90 on Sat. It was an experience in itself. The Eastgate liquor store is in a strip mall with a working gas station - one of the few on the Eastside. It was a zoo. A line of cars going down the street all weekend. And the shell station ran out of gas twice. The road-enraged, half-frozen gas buyers, seemed to all head to the liquor store to procure festive supplies to keep warm, and replace the idiot boxes that don't work. Usually that liquor store has about 4-5 people at any given time. When I walked in there were at least 30. I saw an old grandma grab four bottles of Captain Morgan's and proceed straight to checkout. In any case, I find MM quite tasty. I had a couple jiggers on Sat, straight, no ice (I had no ice!). Last night I mixed up a nice Manhattan. Thumbs up! As for the other brands... I'll be trying them in the near future. As someone pointed out, drinking this stuff is an acquired taste, like wine drinking - and it takes some time to figure out what you like and to appreciate it. I also got some Chopin vodka for my father-in-law. A nice Christmas present - I'm sure he'll share. :-)

I used to have that problem with whiskey. One night I had around 11 shots of Southern Comfort, and finished the bottle off. I then made the fatal mistake of topping that off with a single shot of JD. Needless to say, I puked at some point after that, and it took a while before I'd touch the stuff again.

From Wiki: "Unlike most bourbons, Maker's Mark is not aged for any specific period of years; rather it is bottled and marketed when expert tasters agree that it is ready." Alright, you've convinced me to try MM! VG 90 proof looks intriguing too though (Carl recommended VG)

Lick sack, you clown-punching, butt-munching, jizz-gurgling ass monkey.

That seems to settle the whole argument. :-)

Doesn't look like they sell these in WA: http://www.liq.wa.gov/services/brandpicklist.asp

Jim Beam is piss water (I'm talking about the white label here).

Tequila Sauza is tasty stuff for mixing...

sometimes you scare me Dechristo... the thought-process is too uncanny

F*** that, it's Castro's favorite drink. Actually, Stalin supposedly loved to drink Kindzmarauli (or was it Khvanchkara?) - a tasty red Georgian wine, semi-sweet, good with lamb shaslik... mmmmm. I'll do a search on WSLCB to see where they sell these various bands in the state...

When you're driving down the highway at night And you're feelin' that wild turkey's bite Don't give Johnny Walker a ride Cause Jack Black is right by your side You might get taken to the jailhouse and find You've been arrested for driving while blind White trash indeed! Mr. Billy Gibbons ain't no po white trash!

MMMM....Scotch, much better then wiskey anyway. Scotch IS whisky.

Well, I've already had a few fifths of Jim Beam... nasty stuff. I'll skip the low-end stuff and start with one of the other suggestions. As for Scotch, well, I've only had the blended stuff. Currently polishing off some Johnnie Walker Black. When it's gone I intend to pick up some good quality, single malt stuff.

I picked up "Black Bush" (Bushmills) on a friend's rec. Very good stuff. I've never tried Jameson's before.

Yes, there are different qualities of several of the whiskey makers, including "reserve", "10-year old aged", etc. I'm looking for good advice/feedback on any of these. Typically I'm wary of name brands because they pay a lot for advertising and are mass produced and might not be as good as lesser-known stuff.

That's an idea... I did buy some Irish whiskey recently - similar to Scotch but sweeter with a less earthy taste. Someone else recommended trying a Canadian whiskey as well. Maybe I'll need a bottle of each (Bourbon, Canadian whiskey). I'll need it for when the relatives visit over the holidays.

that's potentially too close to home (pun intended) to be funny