Personally, I have been drinking wine with smokes a lot lately. I have found that the 2005 Horton Norton is amazing with milder sticks, for instance... 5V Gold. If you can find any Norton grape wine, especially Horton, you won't regret it.
+1 for Drambuie, but in our case we like it straight. Since Drambuie is made from scotch, you get the scotch effect in a much smoother and sweeter package. My boys can't stand scotch, but they love Drambuie. If it's too sweet for you straight, you can always go with the Rusty Nail suggested above.
haha. it's like crack. And a good alternative to that uber-expensive scotch you like. Again, your welcome. It's one thing you can remember my by when I'm not longer working with ya. lmao
I like Grand Marnier as a mixer and was curious about the Cinquantenaire when I saw it at a bar. Knowing it was orange infused cognac with sugar to make it a liqueur, I asked about it. The bartender that was serving us knew nothing but "people love it" but the other bartender insisted that it wasn't cognac but a liqueur. I think I paid about $26 for a shot and felt it tasted too much like orange cough syrup to justify that price. I may revisit it, but I wasn't too impressed. The Navan (vanilla infused cognac liqueur also made by the house of Grand Marnier) is really nice if you like vanilla, but you have to open it up with some ice or water.
I can only really enjoy Grand Marnier with a beer, after a big meal, or with a cigar.
However, I DID throw in on some whiskey and sweet vermouth last night and made Makers Manhattans while my brother and I smoked pipes. Pretty good combination.
That sounds good. I could see the orange and bourbon playing nicely. Maybe a French Manhattan with some decent Cognac instead of the Bourbon. Now I want a drink.
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