Sacrilege , Impure , adulterated sacrilege .

[Yvsa]

There is such a thing as Kukri Rum? Spiral, please fill us in...
Thanks.

Brian my friend I wasn't aware that there was more than one grade of the Khukuri Rum but indeed it does come in a khukuri shaped bottle!:thumbup:
Howard Wallace in his generosity brought an unopened bottle to the very first Khukuri Khonvention in Reno and opened it for everyone who wanted to share.
I did my best not to make a pig of myself and I think I succeeded as no one had to carry me outside.
That Khukuri Rum, whatever grade it was, was wonderful and could be drunk neat with no trouble at all. I absolutely love rum and it has gotten me in trouble more than I like to remember and usually I drink it in CocaCola to cut the bite it generally comes with.
This rum was so smooth and went down so easy as to be very dangerous, for me anyway and would've been much more so at a younger time in my life.
I'm pretty sure that the company that makes it finally found a way to export it to the States or at least it was available some way the best I remember. You might find some references to it in a search if it wasn't one of those purged.

 

[Novadak]

I will not get into the awamori (of the habu variety, to be specific) as that was not funny. Not funny at all.

Isn't that the stuff they make out of, um, snakes?

 

[spiraltwista]

Brian, Munk, Yvsa & all,

Kukri rum... theres xxx & coronation xxx styles, Both are good!

Spiral

 

[Bobwhite]

Dave, Knob Creek might even call itself bourbon now that you mention it. It falls into the special occasion, sipping spirits class, along with the single malts in my book though.

 

[dantastic4]

I'd have to be feeling pretty rich to buy a bottle of scotch that costs $800. How did you come to try it? Did you splurge and buy a bottle?

Not sure I could ever justify paying that much for something I would end up consuming.

Luckily, I have a golf partner that seems to have far too much money and likes to share the finer things that he spends recklessly on! He's the same fellow who brought a half-liter of JW Blue Label along for a game last summer, just to share a taste...we were rained out from golf that day and killed off the bottle while playing cards.

I have been known to splurge now and then, but I typically buy one or two somewhat-expensive bottles of scotch per year and only pull one out for the first drink with good folk who appreciate and enjoy a dram of good nectar...then it's back to the cheaper stuff, after the taste buds have been comfortably numbed.

BTW, that Peat Monster scotch that Bri In Chi mentioned is a stone killer if you like those strong-flavored whiskys from Islay. We have nicknamed it The Kingsford Scotch.

 

[jurassicnarc44]

This is NOT a slam at dantastic, but clearly anyone who spends more than 30 or 40 bucks on a bottle has more money than sense (cents?). There are perfectly acceptable products that taste good, for less money. IMHO, when one starts talking $50 and up, the apparent point of the issue is bragging rights rather than taste......and this includes wine as well. My last bottle of Glenfidditch was over 10 years ago, and IIRC it lasted me 3 years. And yet, I assure you I did not have a long dry spell. Just a suggestion; try several less expensive scotches (or wines), forget snob appeal, and let your tongue tell you what to buy.....and I'm betting it won't be so 'peaty' as to be redolent of charcoal briquets either! My current favorite wine is eight bucks a bottle, when I clearly could afford more......But Why?

 

[Kevin the grey]

Taste should rule . My favourite wine " Gato Negro " is under ten bucks a bottle .My second choice " George de Beouf Beujolais is just fifteen .

I don,t get to try Scotch enough to say . I am in favour of peaty which of course is a relative term . To some even a slight taste will be "too peaty "
I agree a good night on the town is on order with some refined company .
I think I will gather some friends to me and sit down to a night of sipping fine Scotch and some story telling . Right now I only know one soul in town who prefers Scotch He just happens to be a story teller as well .

I just write . He has the knack . That gift of gab that holds the audience .
This just might turn out to be quite the evening .

 

[jurassicnarc44]

If one is going out with special friends, and is trying to send the message "nothing but the best for my friends", then a special expenditure may be in order. But for me to kick back to enjoy the fruits of my labor, well then sir, my taste buds are usually very happy with reasonably priced old favorites. Your health.

 

[Kevin the grey]

If one is going out with special friends, and is trying to send the message "nothing but the best for my friends", then a special expenditure may be in order. But for me to kick back to enjoy the fruits of my labor, well then sir, my taste buds are usually very happy with reasonably priced old favorites. Your health.

While it may be hard to discern the truth among a bunch of storytellers we will do our best to be objective . There will be a seat kept warm and a toast raised to you and the rest of the Cantina .

There is a mystique about these places . Even though it is a place for gregarity
( I think I invented a new word ) there is an almost solemness to the row after row of fine old soldiers just waiting to give you a salute .

I am glad there is very little pretense. It is a higher end pub and you could spend hundreds if you wish . There is no feeling it is necessary to do so to be in the good graces of the host .

 

[jurassicnarc44]

Gregarity is a perfectly good word. "Invcented" is probably unique, however.

 

[Svashtar]

I'll have you know I don't drink wine coolers, I drink Zima :barf: Is that even still made?

I generally just drink beer. A whole lot of beer. Although a nice tequila is good every once in a while. I've been told that scotch is an acquired taste, but I've never acquired it.

Me too. Guess I have simple tastes. To me Gentleman Jack is the perfect Bourbon sipping whisky, and I have a terrible fondness for Cuervo 1800 or Don Julio Real, Herradura, Sauza Tres, etc. Any really good blue agave tequila. Straight, mixed with collins, you name it, I love the taste.

The worst drink in the world is cheap tequila.

Norm

 

[Svashtar]

If you like Tequila, El Jimador is nice. IMO Jose Cuervo is good for cleaning paintbrushes and not much else.

Hmm, I'll have to disagree with you there. Depends on the Cuervo I guess. The Cuervo Gold is good, the 1800 is excellent, and the Reserva is out of this world. They know how to make tequila. I think they have one "lower" than the Gold, but I have never tried it.

Norm

 

[Svashtar]

From the credit where credit is due department:

Spiral, since your return, you have been nothing but friendly and informative. You have added to the Cantina. There is actually a selfish part of me that wants to hold onto the other spiral, the one who said rotten things, and keep him there. A very human failing in most of us. But you know what? You don't deserve it. You are earning respect. It is a pleasure to be around you.


munk

Umm, yeah Spiral! You're not nearly the jerk you used to be! LOL!

Uh, is that a compliment? I guess so, but seems somewhat backhanded to me. I had a "friend" named John who specialized in comments like that: "Norm, you sure are a great guy! Really something! Now, you USED to be an A$$hole! A real jerk! Boy, were you a lousy SOB! I _really_ hated you!" fake grins and hand pumps follow. "But now you're just the BEST!!" More fake grins and hand pumps and high fives.

"Uh, gee, thanks John. I think...!"

Anyway, I think I see what Munk was trying to say, and appreciate that sentiment and positive gesture. I don't recall 'the bad Spiral" regardless so have no basis of reference. Glad you're here in any case. Your depth of knowledge has been invaluable to me and I'm sure to many others.


Norm

 

[Bri in Chi]

Umm, yeah Spiral! You're not nearly the jerk you used to be!

Uh, is that a compliment? I guess so, but seems somewhat backhanded to me.

Anyway, I don't recall 'the bad Spiral" so have no basis of reference. Glad you're here in any case. Your knowledge has been invaluable to me and I'm sure to many others.


Norm

Spiral, What Norm said. You are a valuable resource around here. Even if you are a bit of a trial from time to time. Stick around, pal.We can handle your eccentricities

 

[Novadak]

The Cuervo Gold is good, the 1800 is excellent, and the Reserva is out of this world. They know how to make tequila. I think they have one "lower" than the Gold, but I have never tried it.

I haven't tried any of the higher-end Cuervos, but I do like the Gold so I may have to check them out. Shots of Tarantula tequila (blue, tastes kind of like Froot Loops) are probably the closest I come to "girl drinks" 99% of the time.

 

[spiraltwista]

Svashtar, Bri in Chi, Its cool, only mads dogs & Englishmen as the saying goes!

I read Munks compliment backhanded at first as well Svashtar, but given our other interactions & re reading I will accept it in the spirit I belive it was intended,

It is sometimes hard for men to give or recieve compliments from other men we have argued with or upset in the past, so we sometimes do it in a defensive manner.

Sure I have knowledge & pritty pictures, but as I said I am also still a growing developing bieng as I belive Munk is also.{& acknowledges.}

I try not to step on toes but sure, I am long way from perfection.

I just love kukri & do my best to share that with others.

Spiral

 

[Dave Rishar]

Isn't that the stuff they make out of, um, snakes?

That's the stuff. I've never seen it for sale in this country, just in Japan. After my one and only experience with it, I haven't looked too hard for it if you know what I mean.

I saw similar things in Hong Kong featuring an assortment of venomous critters but after the Habu Sake Incident of '03, I (and the others involved) didn't have the heart to try them. It's like when someone shouts, "Let's do some Jaeger Bombs!" at any point after midnight: nothing good can come of it. By my reasoning if a bottle with a snake in it did this to me, a bottle with a scorpion is only going to be worse.

I'd probably put that stuff at the very bottom of my list. It doesn't taste bad but unless it's used extremely carefully, the next day (or three) will not be fun.

 

[kronckew]

Actually, Ireland, England, Scotland buy used oak casks from American distilleries such as Jack Daniels.

I've occasionaly wondered why Oak? Why not pick a substance or wood with better aromatic features, like NEEM for instance?

Neem whiskey. Now, there's a product that could make Nepal rich.

munk

My neighbor is going on vacation in cornwall for two weeks, so i'm feeding her cats for her (Blue & Millie offered, but i don't trust them for some reason, i think they have an alterior motive).

Anyhow, she dropped off the keys last night, along with a bottle of Glenmorangie 'Golden Rum Casks' single malt. it's a 12 year old scotch aged in oak, then given a second ageing in imported barrels from the carribean that had been used to produce golden rum.

i am not normally a scotch drinker (had the worst hangover in my life from a bottle of black label in college many moons ago) but this one sounds intrigueing.

 

[Temper]

Lagavulin, yuk, better to buy liquid smoke and some 79c Rubbing alcohol from K-Mart

I cant believe anybody said Glenmorangie, infidels!

I used to drink a fair bit of Scotch, I prefer Rum now, but I used to favour Glenmorangie over all the other draino.

A really good blend (well at least to me is Ballantynes) spelt wrong but you know what I mean.