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  1. Good whisky/whiskey

    in The Aud Club

    Posted

    Okay, so this came up in the Complaint Thursdays thread this week and since a lot of you seem to know your alcohol, figured I'd ask this here. I'm primarily a vodka drinker; I enjoy the clean taste and versatility in mixing, but I'm a little bored with it. I also enjoy light rum in a mojito during warmer weather, but I'd like to try whiskey or scotch. So what I'm hoping you guys might be able to help me with is: just how does one begin drinking whiskey or scotch? I'd eventually like to get to the point of being able to enjoy some of the good stuff neat or on the rocks, but I'm guessing I'll need to work up to that point since I don't drink it now. Two main questions come to mind:

     

    1) What are some good "starter" liquors, i.e. something good enough I'll have a chance at liking, but not so good that I'll hate myself if I buy a bottle and don't end up liking it, and

     

    2) Is it best to start with a mixer, or jump right in with the undiluted stuff?

     

    Any suggestions would be much appreciated -- thanks in advance for the help!

     

    Depends on your taste. If you like mixed drinks, order a Manhattan to see how you like bourbon (order it made with something good but that won't break the bank, so try Maker's Mark).

     

    If you want to try scotch, I would stick to single malts (not blended) and something pretty easy to start with is Balvenie. Mix a half teaspoon of water into the scotch before drinking. Scotch this way is good paired with food, meats / stinky cheeses, etc.

     

    You can also go hardcore 1970s Buffalo with a 7&7 to try Canadian whiskey.

  2. GAME DISCUSSION THREAD

    in 2006/2007 Season

    Posted

    what'd he say? i had to watch the depressed NESN announcers

     

     

    There was a lull while they were changing the glass and he started calling his dog's names, lasted awhile... it seemed like he had finally snapped. Then he explained what he was doing only after he had finished.

  6. GAME DISCUSSION THREAD

    in 2006/2007 Season

    Posted

     

     

    but, this is just one game against a team who seemingly is starting to write off the season. good start and now lets string a few together...

     

     

    yeah don't you wish we could bank some of these goals and bring them out when the team quits in the third period against a crappy opponent?

  8. GAME DISCUSSION THREAD

    in 2006/2007 Season

    Posted

    Kelso - First off, nice screen name.

     

    I think that some teams have figured us out... Montreal is one of them. For awhile there it seemed like every night we were just getting mugged at the blue line and that was that. Tennessee tried to skate with us instead of gumming up the works, and they paid for it.

     

    Tonight, though, I think we ran into both. In the 1st the Blues had an effective forecheck, but in the 2nd and 3rd the game opened up a lot. In the 2nd we did a good job of it and scored two goals. In the third we seemed to be playing slow and not really generating quality scoring chances. Overtime the was worst though. There was no offense and they came out flat. After Hecht's kick-in goal was disallowed it seemed like the Sabres were flat and the Blues came out gunning. It got worse when they tied it up. They were clearly juiced, their fans really got back behind them, and the Sabres didn't have a response.

  9. GAME DISCUSSION THREAD

    in 2006/2007 Season

    Posted

    Wow. Zero offense in overtime. Bad backward pass by Max... why pass back to Lydman? Who is more likely to score? Max or Lydman? Lydman was just setting up at the point to keep the puck in the zone, not to make an offensive move, and Max should have known Lydman's tendency would not be to make an offensive move.

     

    Seemed like an off night for Drury and Briere, Max managed to cause some excitement, drew a penalty, but nothing else.

     

    Bad night all around except for the 2nd period. We even looked slow during most of the 3rd.

  10. GAME DISCUSSION THREAD

    in 2006/2007 Season

    Posted

    First Period Thoughts:

     

    1. Blues are doing too good of a job with forechecking. Buffalo needs to figure out how to get the puck into the zone and retain the ability to make a play... to that end, they must stop doing the dump and run.

     

    2. Is it just me, or are the officials getting in the way a little more than usual tonight (by getting tangled up in the play, not by calling stuff)?

  14. Gameday Thread - Sabres @ Lightning 12/5

    in 2006/2007 Season

    Posted

    so, we're only fans if we blindly cheer? the best fans can criticize their team. the sabres were very flat in the 2nd period and let the lightning gain some momentum. there were no goals scored, but this game is very much at hand going into the 3rd because of the uninspiring play of the sabres in the 2nd period. Keeping your intensity is not about skill, its about heart and grit. i know this team had all 3, its just time to let it roll in the 3rd!

     

     

    No, no, no! When I wrote that I was referring to the fans at the game who I could hear chanting LETS GO SABRES as they Sabres were slumping.

     

    Nice to have that kind of support when you're on the road.

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