Food Whisk(e)y (especially bourbon) - yeah!!!!

You see, I love rum to begin with. This is the way to love it even more.

 

It's my birthday this week, and I'll be damned if I won't have my friends over to play a pen-and-paper RPG whilst we sip on Manhattans made with Canadian Club Classic 12-year-old small-batch whisky.

Also, the last time we played, I discovered that I like Four Roses a bit too much.

 

Sounds awesome!

I want to spend my birthday in the woods enjoying my newfound freedom (counting down the days to July).

 

Jealous!

 

Wore my Tilted Bourbon Crew shirt to the gym today. So comfy!

I haven't had any bourbon lately.

 

I saw the same article yesterday.

'Bourbon Empire' Reveals The Smoke And Mirrors Of American Whiskey : The Salt : NPR

 

For all you bourbon freaks, I found this recently: Canadian Whisky Is Way Better Than You Think - Bloomberg Business

C'mon, guys. Give it a chance.

 

I occasionally have drank Crown Royal, but it has been a while.

Are there any specific ones in that article, or in general, that are distributed here and that you recommend?

 

I can't say that I've had any of the whiskys suggested in the article. It looks like the writer is pointing to some exceptional stuff.

I mentioned Canadian Club Classic small-batch whisky in a post above. I'm not sure about its availability in your parts, but it would be one of those whiskys that may surprise you in terms of quality and value.

From what I've read, a lot of the Forty Creek stuff is good. I've also read that Canadian Mist is good. But it really depends on the characteristics you're after. I've had some Wiser's a long time ago, but I don't think it was any of the high-end stuff. Some of that is probably a good bet too.

The standard Canadian Club and Crown Royal stuff is normally a solid bet and probably more readily available. It may not wow you like some of their special reserves though. I suppose the same would be the case with Forty Creek and Wiser's. Like the article suggests, you need to go out of your way to find the more decent Canadian stuff south of the border.

EDIT: Heh. I just stumbled across this one too: Canadian Whisky: The Comeback Story | Mark Bylok

 

Canadian Mist and I are BFFs.

 

My local liquor store girlfriend (my wife calls her that ) tracked me down a single bottle of Pappy's 10yr Old Van Winkle Bourbon. Over the years the higher end Pappy's has gotten harder and harder to find. I still have ONE bottle of 23yr that is unopened. I'm trying to figure out the proper special occasion to crack it open. This bottle of 10yr OVW may prolong that a bit.

 

Being with you probably would require me to drink.