November 2008
9 posts
Old Crow Straight Bourbon
When I hear the word “crow,” there are 3 things that come to mind:
1.) The ugly, creepy looking bird (duh)
2.) The obnoxiously catchy music of Sheryl Crow (she’s also old, so it works double for her)
3.) Last, and probably least as well, the movie “the Crow”
Now, I don’t know about you, but none of these mental pictures leave me feeling particularly...
Seagram's 7 Crown Blended Whiskey
As graduation rapidly approaches many college students will look back on their university life as a “coming of age story” that defined the soon to be young professional or rather, un-employed arts major. In trying economic times what’s the next step?
There have been few certainties during my time in school. Job prospects, girls, and heat are all things that managed to me eluded at times, for...
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Heaven Hill Old Style Bourbon
In the world of bargain whiskey, it’s important to be able to differentiate yourself from the hordes of plastic-jugged dopplegangers competing with you for that all important shelf-space. Most do it with a name—usually something that’s really folksy or southern-sounding or evocative of cowboys. That, or they just name it after some dude with a really American sounding name. I...
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Old Grandad 100 Proof
Back in my high school days, I went through a particularly embarassing period where I fancied myself “straight-edge.” However, as with all straight edge kids, If you didn’t know any better, you would have thought I was just your garden variety sanctimonious prick. This assumption was incorrect, of course, because in addition to my holier-than-thou zealotry, I willingly chose...
Banker's Club Bourbon Whiskey
Banker’s does it all—and none of it even remotely well.
(photo: http://www.lairdandcompany.com/images/BankersClub2.jpg)
This is about as generic a whiskey as you can get. It tastes like it was fermented in dishwater, but a kind of dishwater that’s not entirely dirty. I wasn’t even aware the humanity-despising Banker’s had dipped their foul-smelling fingers of mediocrity into whiskey...
Old Smuggler Blended Scotch Whisky
Purveyor of leather aftertastes and atrocious hangovers.
Despite its seemingly benign smell, it’s a fucking punch in the throat. It tastes like, to quote a friend, “oil and herpes.” This scotch whisky slides down your throat and molests the hell out of your tastebuds. Mixing this with coke won’t save you from the awful flavor, so your best bet is to take shots. Actually, you should probably just...
Not a drunk, an ENTHUSIAST (who may be drunk)
This a blog about the less-fine things in life, i.e. moderately cheap to hella cheap whiskeys. Best read on tap water rocks or mixed with brand-x cola.