The Waxhole: Speakeasy & Whisk(e)y Lounge

[kvetcha]

So this shit exists solely to get you drunk, right? Cause good god it isn’t meant for sipping.

There’s a reason they pour it in barrels and stick it in warehouses for years.

 

[Joe Mac]

There’s a reason they pour it in barrels and stick it in warehouses for years.

To get mythical beings drunk on the fumes?

 

[sahomerrocks]

So this shit exists solely to get you drunk, right? Cause good god it isn’t meant for sipping.

I only use moonshine for making liqueurs and tinctures

 

[Joe Mac]

After an evening of beer it’s time to hit up the G & T as we move into fhe wee small hours...

 

[kvetcha]

Balcones Brimstone - a roasted blue corn whiskey that's smoked after distillation. Smells and tastes like a mouthful of barbecue ribs washed down with a swig of sugared bourbon. Remarkable, but definitely a once-in-a-while dram.

 

[tvham]

I’m sure this will end well, why do you ask?
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I tried that stuff when I went on a tour of Buffalo Trace. It reminded me of drinking shots of Everclear on a date in high school.

 

[ChristoBee]

Okey, I'm now a proper frenchman. I've placed an order for a primeur wine.

What's this, you say ? It's a wine you purchase the year it's harvested and it's delivered 3 to 4 years after. Only the finest one from the Bordeaux region can be bought like this. It's only a 6 bottle wood crate of a Haut Médoc castle, because I cannot afford the biggest names, but with this purchase and the thermometer/hygrometer I bought for the wine cellar, I feel I took it a step further.

 

[Splunders]

Okey, I'm now a proper frenchman. I've placed an order for a primeur wine.

What's this, you say ? It's a wine you purchase the year it's harvested and it's delivered 3 to 4 years after. Only the finest one from the Bordeaux region can be bought like this. It's only a 6 bottle wood crate of a Haut Médoc castle, because I cannot afford the biggest names, but with this purchase and the thermometer/hygrometer I bought for the wine cellar, I feel I took it a step further.

Now THAT'S a pre-order!

 

[GritNGlitter]

Tonight I'm sipping Highland Park 12 year - Viking Honour. No pictures. But it's nice.

 

[tvham]

I've read a bit about the new Old Forester 100 proof Rye but couldn't find it in my area. Luckily my local jug shop (conveniently called Jug Shop) was able to order me a bottle. It's pretty nice, a bit hot at first but I think it would make a fine Manhattan.

 

[Splunders]

I've read a bit about the new Old Forester 100 proof Rye but couldn't find it in my area. Luckily my local jug shop (conveniently called Jug Shop) was able to order me a bottle. It's pretty nice, a bit hot at first but I think it would make a fine Manhattan.

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I didn't know they did a rye. 100 proof too, that's nice. Any age statement provided?

 

[tvham]

I didn't know they did a rye. 100 proof too, that's nice. Any age statement provided?

No age statement, but it definitely mellowed out after some of the cube melted. This is a very nice sub $25 rye, will out it into the rotation with Rittenhouse BIB.

 

[Joe Mac]

I’ve had enough of beer tonight so I’ve moved onto the good stuff...

This is the MacAllen 10 my bro got me for my birthday. Fair play Conor, this is a cracking wee whiskey!

Sláinte

 

[Joe Mac]

Now onto a laphroaig four oak. A nice whiskey, but this one is a bit more Smokey, thankfully I love that too

 

[Joe Mac]

Finishing tonight’s booze with a whiskey that is so far past it’s price point (€50) that it embarrasses some pretty damn expensive bottles!

 

[Joe Mac]

@Lee Newman and @ThePakoBuelna it was always going to happen...

 

[tvham]

Listening to Lou's Donaldson "Mr. Shing-A-Ling" and drinking a riff on a Negroni (2oz St. George Terroir gin, 1oz Campari, 1/2 sweet vermouth, splash soda)
Hey, it's 5pm somewhere...

 

[siremobunny]

Not really a whiskey drink, but campari, mezcal and club soda on the rocks in my new Heart wine glass

 

[Splunders]

At the price point (~$60 - $70) I'd choose Rendesvous Rye by High West over this one 9 times out of ten. Ain't bad tho...

 

[Nee Lewman]

I quite like this: