Beverages and Blades - Traditional of Course

@rarreola Nice set-up all round :thumbsup: A cool Old Scout, that ash-tray is like a block of ice itself:thumbsup: Not being American, I don't have big access to Bourbons but I certainly do like Bulleit but a bottle costs 45 €/ around 54 USD here so...Just finished some Wild Turkey 101 Rye, but I've decided I don't like Rye as much.

Thanks, Will
 
Had a Wieninger Winter Festbier yesterday but cos it's dark all the time (11.35 am here and barely lightish..:eek::poop:) I drank it before I could take a pic :D Not that they come out well at the moment anyway. Beer went down very smoothly a nice authentic Bayerische blonde beer, not a fan of Stouts or dark beer except English Bitter or their original Pale Ale not the trendy citrusy stuff of today barf!;) Current Forum Knife accompanied this drinking bout which continued with Italian Red Barbera d'Asti with the meal, appropriate for a knife from Italia.
 
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My Guinness boilermaker. Maker's Mark in the John Wayne shot glass. Irish beer, American whisky, French knife.
¡Salud!
 
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Had a sample 4 pack from Southern Highlands Brewery and Taproom ...took a few photes when I got home....this one shall be known as the " the chopping board of Dalmeny" due to the miraculous appearance of this image of the beer gods face.
 
DIY whiskey advent calendar, December 6th. Here’s what I got:

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Old Forester Statesman. This is the first unopened bottle to come up (there’ll be a few more). I bought it because it was on clearance (as you can tell by the clearance sticker still on the bottle). Who doesn’t like a good deal on whiskey? :D

I haven’t had anything from Old Forester before, but I’d heard they made some good whiskey, so I figured for the price I’d try it. I guess this particular offering was marketed as a tie-in for the movie Kingsman: The Golden Circle (which I haven’t seen). I think the movie is a couple years old, which is probably why this was on clearance. :rolleyes:

All that aside, though, this stuff is good! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: I’m not all that good at detailed, descriptive tasting notes, but it’s smooth, it tastes great, and it’s definitely worth the clearance price (and probably worth the regular price).

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Dec. 7th - Gräflich von Mengersen'sche Dampfbrauerei Rheder (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Jubiläumsbier 333. Yeah that is one heck of a mouthful for a name... Anyway, this one is a Helle style Lager that was brewed in celebration of the 333rd anniversary of this brewery, using a historical recipe.

It is pretty good for a Lager - I can actually taste a bit of hops in there. Lagers tend to be really bland for my tastes but this one has excellent flavor. (still waiting on some dark beers though....)

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Here’s what I got for December 7th…

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Auchentoshan 12. This is a Lowland single malt scotch, and was gift from my brother — a favorite of his, if I remember correctly. It’s decent, nice and smooth, but has no big flavors that really stand out, either. “Tame” is probably a good word to describe it.

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Pàdruig said:
Dec. 7th - Gräflich von Mengersen'sche Dampfbrauerei Rheder (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Jubiläumsbier 333. Yeah that is one heck of a mouthful for a name... Anyway, this one is a Helle style Lager that was brewed in celebration of the 333rd anniversary of this brewery, using a historical recipe.

It is pretty good for a Lager - I can actually taste a bit of hops in there. Lagers tend to be really bland for my tastes but this one has excellent flavor. (still waiting on some dark beers though....)

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btb01 said:
Here’s what I got for December 7th…

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Auchentoshan 12. This is a Lowland single malt scotch, and was gift from my brother — a favorite of his, if I remember correctly. It’s decent, nice and smooth, but has no big flavors that really stand out, either. “Tame” is probably a good word to describe it.

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Awesome guys!
 
For December 8th, I’ve got one from @Half/Stop’s neck of woods (or thereabouts)…

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George Dickel No. 12. This is one of those whiskeys that really surprised me when I first tried it. It may not be as iconic as that “other” Tennessee whiskey, but I prefer this one. ;) :D

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btb01 said:
For December 8th, I’ve got one from @Half/Stop’s neck of woods (or thereabouts)…

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George Dickel No. 12. This is one of those whiskeys that really surprised me when I first tried it. It may not be as iconic as that “other” Tennessee whiskey, but I prefer this one. ;) :D

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Excellent stuff. I didn't like that "other one" lowering the proof [watering it down] some years ago.
 
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