What adulthood and maturity means to me

[xiphias]

I'm allowed to dunk my Oreos into booze, instead of just milk. Chambord, to be specific. Or even Chambord and Godiva Chocolate Liqueur.

This is why being a grownup is good.

Comments

[gilmoure.livejournal.com]

Rum and ginger snaps does sound good. Will have to pick up some rum. Any recommendations? Never really tried it or anything.

For tonight, fell back on my old stand by; Guinness and whiskey. Used a shot of Jim Beam Rye. It's almost as smooth as Bushmills. Yum!

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

I jsut picked up a bottle of Sailor Jerry's Spiced Rum. The stuff is AMAZING.

As it's a spiced rum, the flavors are based on, y'know, whatever it is that they put IN the rum. And the result is a rum that tastes like a liqueur, not a liquor. I mean, the stuff is 92 proof, and you can tell, but it's sweet and smooth and tasty. They've added caramel and spices and all sorts of yummy things.

It's probably the best example of a "spiced rum" I've ever had.

[gilmoure.livejournal.com]

Sounds good to me! A new liquor store has opened on the way home. Will stop in and see if they have any.

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

Oh, and, as I've mentioned before, I love rye. I feel that the United States has started to finally recover from the destruction of Prohibition, and we're starting to really produce world-class whiskies again. Obviously, most of our country's reputation is in bourbons, with a secondary reputaton for Tennesee whiskey, but I'm glad to see better ryes coming back, too. Obviously, there's Jim Beam and Old Overholt (which remains my favorite lowbrow drink), but I've got a craft-brewed rye, which is damn good.

I'm a bit annoyed at Canada for ruining the worldwide reputation of rye, by calling their mass-market swill "rye". I mean, Canadian whiskey is Canadian whiskey, not "rye". But Canadians CALL things like Segram's "rye".

Yes, Canada produces some fine whiskies, although I can't think of any. But none of them involve the grain "rye" in any significant way, so none of them should be called "rye whiskey".