Whiskey

Sounds like you've never had a good American rye. Try Rittenhouse 100 proof. Nice stuff, very reasonable price for the quality. To my palate it puts Crown to shame - I just generally don't like blended whiskys of any kind.

I actually don't mind Canadian Club at all. Before the current American rye renaissance, many historical bartenders recommended CC as a readily-available kinda-close subtitute.

My general purpose American whisky (I defer to the Scottish on the spelling, sine they invented the stuff) is Old Overholt. It's also a rye but it's very well balanced and not overly rye-heavy. Plays nice in cocktails, and good enough to sip on. (And it's cheap - like $10 a bottle cheap. Like dangerously cheap.)

In reply to alex:

Thanks for the recommendation. I was talking to the liquor store guy about rye just the other day. Don't think I've ever had it, but was thinking of investing in a bottle just to try some. Getting tired of my usual liquid fare...

Two Points:

1. Cigareetes and Whusky

2. I think it was Dean Martin who said "I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's the best they're going to feel all day."

Hungary Bill wrote: Some one drink a glass of something smooth for me please. It's been two years in this country and I still havn't found a bottle of good whiskey (or scotch). I had to substitute beer so I could join in the toast but now that I'm thinking of it, they don't sell good beer here either... Egesegedre!

I'll have one for you tonight.

Alex:

I'll have to give Rittenhouse a try, I suspect I simply haven't sampled the proper stuff yet.

I prefer Crown to CC but I'll take either over Alberta Premium.

Someone recommended Gibsons if I like Crown Royal but it just didn't do it for me.

Shawn

To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of lifes problems.

Just got back from a new memphis-style BBQ place downtown.

Had a coupe of old fashions with Knob Creek 9.

Tasty.