Puritan Pub

[JM]

Sipping an Old Fashion.

 

[gord44]

I do not know a lot about whiskey what do you guys recommend?

Scotch! As JM said, start with blended because it's cheaper. Once you go to single-malt, it's hard to go back to blended. Stay away from the Islay 'petey' stuff in my opinion.

Enjoy!

 

[JM]

Scotch! As JM said, start with blended because it's cheaper. Once you go to single-malt, it's hard to go back to blended. Stay away from the Islay 'petey' stuff in my opinion.

Enjoy!

When I can afford it I like the Islay pete monsters scotch...I can almost never afford it so I drink other stuff.

I got a bottle of Jim Beam Rye from a friend and I'm sticking with Dark Horse for a while. When it warms up, back to gin and tonic.

 

[gord44]

I'm going to try that Dark Horse tonight I think.

 

[JM]

I'm going to try that Dark Horse tonight I think.

Keep in mind it is whiskey, 45% alcohol. It is sooooo smooth you will forget after a few sips.

 

[gord44]

I couldn't find it at my local stores. I think it's at a bigger store not to far that I will swing by tomorrow.

45% is potent. Kirkland makes a nice bourbon that is smooth as silk, but is 50%.

 

[JM]

I couldn't find it at my local stores. I think it's at a bigger store not to far that I will swing by tomorrow.

45% is potent. Kirkland makes a nice bourbon that is smooth as silk, but is 50%.

Where are you at? The LCBO will order you a bottle at no extra charge.

Welcome to the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO)

 

[gord44]

I'm out west. Lucked out and found a store 10 mins from me that has 4 bottles. Snag one today or tomorrow.

 

[JM]

I look forward to your review and tasting notes.



Tonight I'm sipping Yerba mate.

 

[gord44]

I like it alot. It has a 'bourbon-esk' quality to it. Sweet at first, with a little bite in the finish. Not what I expected at all, but I am impressed. Thanks for the recommendation.

 

[JM]

Whene’re I take my pipe and stuff it
And smoke to pass the time away,
My thoughts as I sit there and puff it,
Dwell on a picture sad and grey:
It teaches me that very like
Am I myself unto my pipe.
Like me, this pipe so fragrant burning
Is made of naught but earth and clay;
To earth I too shall be returning.
It falls and, ere I’d think to say,
It breaks in two before my eyes;
In store for me a like fate lies.
No stain the pipe’s hue yet doth darken;
It remains white. Thus do I know
That when to death’s call I must harken
My body too, all pale will grow
To black beneath the sod ’twill turn.
Or when the pipe is fairly glowing,
Behold then, instantaniously,
The smoke off into thin air going,
Till naught but ash is left to see.
Man’s frame likewise away will burn
And unto dust his body turn.
How oft it happens when one’s smoking:
The stopper’s missing from the shelf,
And one goes with one’s finger poking
Into the bowl and burns oneself.
If in the pipe such pain doth dwell,
How hot must be the pains of Hell.
Thus o’er my pipe, in contemplation
Of such things, I can constantly
Indulge in fruitful meditation
And so, puffing contentedly,
On land, on sea, at home, abroad,
I smoke my pipe and worship God.

Johann Sebastian Bach

 

[JM]

A friend brought me a bottle of American rye from her trip to Florida. Jim Beam rye, its not something you can find around here...I'm not sure what to make of it. It doesn't seem all that feisty, nothing like the stuff produced by Alberta Distillers, I think I'll stick to Alberta Springs and Dark Horse when it come to rye.

 

[gord44]

Is Dark Horse different then normal Canadian rye? I am not a big rye fan (crown royal, etc), but I find Dark Horse quite tasty. It's also cheaper then my single malt scotch

 

[JM]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15C1eNNhdr0

That's the stuff.

 

[JM]

I need a Hot Toddy recipe for tonight. This cold has been kicking my butt and the meds are not helping so a family member said they remember having a Hot Toddy when they were younger and it fixed them up. They couldn't remember what was in it.

Any good, tried and tested Hot Toddy recipes you would like to share?

Thanks.

j

 

[JM]

Here's what I did:

3oz of Beam Rye
a thick slice of lemon spiked with a clove
tbs of honey
boiling water
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It worked! It cleared up my head and I slept like a baby.

 

[HiredGoon]

I regularly drink a hot toddy whenever I have a cold. In fact I bought some lemons today so I can make one tonight. I don't use an official recipe, but make them to taste as I was taught by my dad, who learned it from his grandfather. I start with a hot cup of tea, or if at night, hot water. Add a generous tablespoon of local raw honey. To that squeeze the juice of half a lemon, and a shot of brandy/rum/whiskey, whatever is on hand. I've had them with brandy or rum, but prefer rum.

 

[JM]

Sounds good to me.

 

[JM]

I love lamb chops but never made a leg of lamb. Any recommended recipes, recipes that you have tried and enjoyed?

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Sipping lapsang tea.

Thanks.

 

[gord44]

Hows that tea? I have been more into tea lately as well. Mostly green tea or English black tea.