Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: G0ALY on March 08, 2007, 08:33:35 PM
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I stopped by the state liquor store on the way home tonight fully intending to purchase a half-gallon of Gugenheimer whiskey for $14.60… Okay actually it would have been a 1.75 liter (plastic) bottle. CURSE YOU METRIC SYSTEM! A 1.75 Liter bottle is actually 4.83 ounces less than a good old all American half-gallon bottle… But I digress…
Anyways, I found this little beauty on the shelf…
(http://www.MyOnlineImages.com/members/goalyeb/images/squeezens.jpg)
Now I don’t normally partake of the “Top shelf” brands, this was after all nearly eight bucks for a 750 milliliter bottle,… err, jar… “Decanter” perhaps… Once again, I digress…(Did I already curse the metric system? If so, I apologize, after all 750 milliliters equals 25.36 ounces and the good old all American “Fifth” is only 24.8 ounces”.) But then again, this liquor is in a “vessel” that is supposed to be reminiscent of a quart Mason jar, and a quart has 32 ounces…. Man, I need to get over this.
Anyways, I whole-heartedly recommend this. While one online reviewer likened the smell to that of tequila gone bad, and stated that it tasted like he was licking an armpit... I’m gonna give it two good-old-boy thumbs up!
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Is your thumbs up before or after you actually consumend some of it?:huh
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The jar was fuller before I took the photograph & emptier before I finished writing my original post. :)
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It'd be piss-poor moon that was only 80 proof. Just sayin'.
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Them Duke Brothers'd never run that stuff.
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LOL! Check this out!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Georgia-Moon-Corn-Whisky_W0QQitemZ120090551856QQcategoryZ1351QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItem
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LOL! Goaly probably isn't going to remember this in the morning anyway!
But ya gotta agree with the thinking there. Why in the world would I pay over $100 for OLD whiskey, when I can get New whiskey fer a 10th of the price?
Jeeebuzz man, it's simple economics!
In truth, Goaly...you have a wicked, wicked sense of humor man. Thanks for the chuckle!
RTR
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Originally posted by Toad
It'd be piss-poor moon that was only 80 proof. Just sayin'.
I've had Georgia Moon before and it's OK. The reason it's 80 proof is liquor is taxed by the Feds according to proof. Higher proof, much higher taxes.
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dude, if your shootin for shelf grain, that stuff is garbage.
go for the bigboy stuff, and the beauty of this is ya can shoot it like a rocket when its empty.
and don't mind the warnings on the label
(http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/vfm/pictures/sigmanu/everclear.jpg)
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Damn Doobs, that looks like a bottle of lighter fluid, not something you drink.
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A cheap bourbon, but one I like nonetheless, is Rebel Yell. I know there are smoother bourbons out there, but rebel yell has a taste I like.
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I agree Laser. Rebel Yell is surprisingly good for an inexpensive bourbon whiskey.
Les
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Careful... a current study of modern moon shine shows a high level of lead do to the shoddy lead welding of most stills. You've been forwarded... carry on.
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Anytime you come to my area contact me and I'll get you the real thing. It also acts as a paint striper.
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Originally posted by VWE
Careful... a current study of modern moon shine shows a high level of lead do to the shoddy lead welding of most stills. You've been forwarded... carry on.
That's because some shiners use old car radiator, instead of copper tubes, which have lead in them. Never buy from someone you do not know. Also, the stuff is best if it comes in a glass jar, jet fuel just don't mix well with plastic.
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watch out for that cheap stuff... I normally drank (past tense) Jim Beam, Jack Daniels, Wild Turkey, or Southern Comfort. Went to a BYOB party for St Patricks day in 1991. Stopped at the Class 6 store on base and saw a special for Early Times. It had a nifty decanter, 4 nice glasses in a neat little wooden box for $14. I collect old or unusual bottles and figured I'd kill two birds here, get something for the party and have a neat bottle for my collection. biggest mistake ever. Went to the party about 5pm. having a good time, everytime I went to the kitchen to get a beer I drank a shot of early times. Somewhere about 8pm, 6 beers and 6 shots later I wasnt feeling to good, drunk yes, but my body was complaining. Now I have drank 5 shots of Jack Daniels in a couple of hours and didnt feel this bad. I excused myself and went upstairs to the bathroom and proceded to puke my guts out. Once I started I couldnt stop, I didnt even have the strength to pick myself up off the floor, I just sat there in front of the toilet. I puked until there was nothing left to puke and then puked somemore. I have no idea how long I was up there. Someone tried to open the door to the bathroom but they couldnt get the door open cause I was on the floor in front of the door. My wife comes up and talks me enough for me to realize I'm laying on the floor and I need to move, so I crawled over to the bathtub and leaned over the edge and puked somemore. Eventually I must have gotten enough of it out or recovered and went home about 10pm. I havent drank bourbon or whiskey since then. for a few years just smelling it was bad. Everyonce in awhile I'll take a little bit, but mostly now I just drink tequila and vodka
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Originally posted by Leslie
I agree Laser. Rebel Yell is surprisingly good for an inexpensive bourbon whiskey.
Rebel Yell is W.L. Weller that did not pass QC.