Anyone for a nightcap?
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midwestyankee
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Neat is the only way.
wicked woman
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Hey, I had ice in my Vouvray earlier. Couldn't be bothered to wait for it to chill in the fridge. But I'm weird like that.
*wonders who Santa is to talk, looking the way he does
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Hey, I had ice in my Vouvray earlier. Couldn't be bothered to wait for it to chill in the fridge. But I'm weird like that.
*wonders who Santa is to talk, looking the way he does
Santa had a rough night, accumulated way too many frequent flyer miles, and settled down for a wee dram. He is well acquainted with the finer forms of drink.
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Neat is a good way, but it's certainly not the only way. It really depends on the whiskey. And my mood.
midwestyankee
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Neat or nothing, in my book. Anything else and you're just drinking whiskey-flavored water or soft drink. As for "it depends" the answer to that is to avoid drinking anything that cannot be savored neat like you would avoid serving a Twue Dominate.
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Neat or nothing, in my book. Anything else and you're just drinking whiskey-flavored water or soft drink. As for "it depends" the answer to that is to avoid drinking anything that cannot be savored neat like you would avoid serving a Twue Dominate.
And since the whisky, when distilled, is 100% alcohol and diluted with water to get it to 40% alcohol, why would you need to dilute it any more?
Oh I know...if it's like the last whiskey I had and it had a distinct taste of rubber!
*said as a non-whisky drinker who hasn't developed a taste for whisky*
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A painfully cheap bottle of Rielsing, on top of not having eaten enough today to be drinking said bottle as quickly as seems to be happening...
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wicked woman
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Veuve Clicquot left over from last night. I love how the fine bubbles seem to last forever.
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Just found a bottle of Dynamite cabernet sauvignon marked down from $22 to $13 so that's on the menu tonight to accompany linguini bolognese.
@WW, were you able to re-cork the VC or do you have one of those vacu-vin thingies?
Speaking of gadgets, my favorite thingie from Santa this year was a Vinturi.
@WW, were you able to re-cork the VC or do you have one of those vacu-vin thingies?
Speaking of gadgets, my favorite thingie from Santa this year was a Vinturi.
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I have a special champagne stopper.
I see Santa has good taste. You'll love it Yank. Makes a real difference.
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I do love it already. The difference is really noticeable, even if a bottle has been open for a little while, but especially right after opening. I love the little whistling sound it makes, too. The Vinturi makes Black Box cabernet taste like a $15 bottle.
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I don't know the quality of Black Box wine but assume the aerator makes it taste better. Have you tried it with white wine yet? They sell a separate one for white wine but my guess is that yours will work fine with white too.
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I have not tried it on white. Lately we've been using crisp and relatively inexpensive whites as an opening act for the evening. Deep flavor isn't front of mind with these, but it would be worth a try.
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You might want to try it. I've noticed a positive difference.
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Recent discovery / obsession
Calvados...
A French Apple a/o Pear Brandy.
Sips better than ANY brown liquor known to man.
Calvados...
A French Apple a/o Pear Brandy.
Sips better than ANY brown liquor known to man.
midwestyankee
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Calvados is fine stuff indeed. Next time you brown meat for a stew or pan-fry pork chops, for example, use some Calvados to deglaze the pan and make some sauce. It will knock your socks off.
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I can't believe no one has been drinking a nightcap in almost a month.
I'm sipping a little 2007 Lapostolle Casa Merlot (poured through my Vinturi aerator Yank). Nice and smooth.
I'm sipping a little 2007 Lapostolle Casa Merlot (poured through my Vinturi aerator Yank). Nice and smooth.
midwestyankee
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I'm way behind in my reporting, I guess. Next time you do a vino run, look for the L'Apostole Cuvée Alexandre. It's remarkably better than their Casa level wines.
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I hope that's remarkably better. It's twice the price, at $35 here! Truthfully I was drinking wine that I'd bought quite a while ago.
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It's about $20 here, versus about $12 or so for the Casa label. But then, life in Canada is so good it deserves to be more expensive, right?
