[quote]rrjc5488 wrote:
B rocK wrote:
$800 of whole milk. (then squat)
You’ve never tried aging milk, have you?[/quote]
It definitely improves the mouthfeel.
[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
It definitely improves the mouthfeel.[/quote]
C’mere darlin’…I’ve got something that would feel so good in your mouth.
I would break it down to how much booze you really drink and how often do you throw parties. I do most of my at home drinking on the 1-2 drink or a wine bottle basis. I’d spend $300 on scotches, bourbons and cognacs. $300 on a case of Prisoner or maybe a mix and match case of wine. $100 on as many 30 packs of coors light as possible and $100 on base liquor handles. You can adjust as needed.
My reasoning is that when you’re drinking for enjoyment and not to get messed up, you tend to want to drink great stuff. When I’m at home watching a movie or listening to music I can break out the old scotches, a good glass of wine or mix myself a martini.
When you want to go brass monkey, no one really cares what they’re drinking as long as it gets the job done and won’t kill them. You can buy a lot of Coors (or better yet, Natty Boh) and handles of Smirnoff and Jack for 200-300.
As a guy who used to be a bartender, I hate the idea of having mixers at home. Cocktails work in bars because there’s a never ending supply of glassware, juices and sodas come out of tiny cans or a gun and all the liquors have pouring spouts. A long island at a bar would take me 20 seconds to make and clean up after. A long island at home isn’t even worth thinking about.
Save the effort and get stuff you really love drinking. Leave the cocktail mixers for the bar. When you party, go simple. Guests don’t usually care as long as there’s some vodka, cut limes and a 2 liter of tonic.
You talked about money! You have a small penis!
Where the beer flows like wine…
[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
I would spend more on beer.
Hops + Barley > Grapes
Dump the Corona and Guinness for Double Bastard Ale by Stone Brewing ($50-60 for 12 double-deuce bottles) and Storm King Stout by Victory Brewing ($35-40 for case).[/quote]
I second this. Anything by Stone is excellent. I’d also add Stone Ruination or you can substitute Arrogant Bastard ($3-4 for a 22oz bottle) or Oaked Arrogant Bastard (around $14 for a six-pack) for the Double Bastard, as the Double isn’t available year round.
[quote]sen say wrote:
countingbeans wrote:
I’ve been buying 2005 Bordeaux to age. These have been running me between $15 - $40. Any opinion/info. on this price point for this vintage?[/quote]
Should be good. And if it’s aging well, the corks aren’t drying etc, your getting a great deal.
I’m not a fan of most French wine. Too earthy for my pallet. I prefer Italian reds & Pinot’s. A fine Pinot & spicy steak is some of the most fantastic foods ever.
I worked in a liquor store in college and we had some pretty high end wines. If the store your going to has half a clue they should have a chart somewhere. It will show you what will taste good and when. This helpful when you start spending 50-150 on a bottle. Nothing worse than opening up $150 bottle too early and it tastes like car seat vinyl. (My mother-in-law was pissed… Ha ha) Although I have also heard there are only like a dozen people in the world with good enough pallets to tell you what a wine will taste like after 12 years. The whole wine community is crazy. It’s like a crazy underground world.
Just be careful aging anything you buy that is standing up. Wine should be aged laying on it’s side, so if it has been standing up since bottling, it may already be corked and ruined.
[quote]sen say wrote:
I do tend to disagree on your cheap liquor for mixed drinks though…and I think I’m in the minority, so I’d be interested to hear everyone’s take on this…but…for me…if I’m having a big party, then yeah, I’ll cut costs, but for my own personal consumption I’ll use top shelf everything for my mixed drink…I currently mix margaritas for me and She Say with Milagro Reposado, Cointreau and fresh squeezed lime juice…the mother in law gets Suaza, Triple Sec and bottle lime juice…the differenc in smell, taste and mouthfeel are startling…
I know someone’s going to jump all over me for this one, but last weekend I had a Rob Roy with 12 year old single malt scotch…beat the shit outta one made with Dewars White Label.[/quote]
I’m the same way. I don’t drink to get blacked out wasted anymore, so I like to enjoy the hell out of the few I have.
I’ve made Marg’s with $300 dollar tequila before. So tasty. Don’t remember the name, imagine that, me, my roommate and our chicks polished the bottle off in a night, switched to vodka, and I don’t remember shit except cleaning up the broken glass the next morning. I got it ultra cheap at work. It had a smaller bottle inside the larger one.
i wish i had 3200 dollars a year to spend on booze.
but since i hardly drink itd probaly go to better use on steroids and designer belts.
Why don’t you just buy a brewing kit and make your own beer and mead?
As mentioned, definitely drop that Corona case since those same bottles run $0.25 apiece across the border.
Fun thread btw.
Mmmm booze… i’d replace all of this ‘wine’ with wild turkey 101. Lots of other good suggestions starting to make me thirsty.
[quote]XiaoNio wrote:
I would break it down to how much booze you really drink and how often do you throw parties. I do most of my at home drinking on the 1-2 drink or a wine bottle basis. I’d spend $300 on scotches, bourbons and cognacs. $300 on a case of Prisoner or maybe a mix and match case of wine. $100 on as many 30 packs of coors light as possible and $100 on base liquor handles. You can adjust as needed.
My reasoning is that when you’re drinking for enjoyment and not to get messed up, you tend to want to drink great stuff. When I’m at home watching a movie or listening to music I can break out the old scotches, a good glass of wine or mix myself a martini.
When you want to go brass monkey, no one really cares what they’re drinking as long as it gets the job done and won’t kill them. You can buy a lot of Coors (or better yet, Natty Boh) and handles of Smirnoff and Jack for 200-300.
As a guy who used to be a bartender, I hate the idea of having mixers at home. Cocktails work in bars because there’s a never ending supply of glassware, juices and sodas come out of tiny cans or a gun and all the liquors have pouring spouts. A long island at a bar would take me 20 seconds to make and clean up after. A long island at home isn’t even worth thinking about.
Save the effort and get stuff you really love drinking. Leave the cocktail mixers for the bar. When you party, go simple. Guests don’t usually care as long as there’s some vodka, cut limes and a 2 liter of tonic.[/quote]
This is good advice.
I do tend to mix a lot of drinks though when it’s just me and She Say and a small group of friends.
[quote]celibrate2047 wrote:
Why don’t you just buy a brewing kit and make your own beer and mead?[/quote]
I’ve thought about this too. I’m thinking I don’t really have the time to invest in it though. I know it probably only takes a couple hours, but I haven’t done this in like 20 years, so start up learning time, etc daunts me.
My only suggestion for tequila would be silver patron. It makes a very smooth margarita, it’s just expensive(about 88 dollars a bottle).
Might be worth setting aside ~$75 a quarter for speciality stuff. I know that there are nights when all I want in the entire world is a White Russian, but the ingredients aren’t anywhere nearby.
On the same note, it might be worth keeping on hand the materials for Bloody Marys or Mimosas - Sunday morning drinking should not be neglected in one’s annual booze budget.
(a quarter-can of Guinness in a Bloody Mary is the best.)
[quote]sen say wrote:
…and I’m vain like that.[/quote]
Really? I’m shocked. (^:
[quote]sen say wrote:
celibrate2047 wrote:
Why don’t you just buy a brewing kit and make your own beer and mead?
I’ve thought about this too. I’m thinking I don’t really have the time to invest in it though. I know it probably only takes a couple hours, but I haven’t done this in like 20 years, so start up learning time, etc daunts me.[/quote]
Yeah homebrewing sounds like kind of a pain in the ass to me…It seems like you’d have to work damn hard at it to make anything remarkable, and i’d rather spend the time working and make money so I could just buy the damn beer.
Overall though this does depend a lot on the kind of people you entertain and what you personally like. Me and my friends are a mix - sometimes we go all out and are fine with drinking keg beer and the middle shelf liquors, other times we want to enjoy fine whiskey, gin and tequila (though none of them are big into vodka or rum, at least not enough to REALLY tell the difference between mid- and top-shelf).