Bourbon

[omaniphil]

Not bourbons, but Redemption Rye and Rittenhouse Rye BiB are also quite good if you like Ryes. Both are also under $30. I find Rittenhouse around here for around $23.

[PatrickDB]

I tend to wake up at 5 for a bit, but I never have hangovers. I don't drink before 7 pm. And I don't have children. Good lord. I don't see how you could be a good parent and drink that much. . . .

I never free pour. I always measure. I make 2 oz drinks. I think I have 4-6 on average. I sometimes loose count. I'm pretty sure that I had 5 Bulleit last night between 7 and 11:30. It might have been 4. I'm not sure. If it was 5, that would be 10 oz. There are roughly 25 oz in a 5th. So 2.5 nights. Hmmm.

I guess 10oz is around 660 calories. It would probably be better to get some of that as protein. To get that much alcohol, I'd probably have to drink 7 or 8 beers. That would be a shitload of calories, probably double. I don't think I could handle 1200 junk calories a day. Apparently, I can deal with 600 or so without much of an issue.

I'll make some adjustments. I'll at least try to bring that down to 4 for blood pressure reasons . . . . Maybe I'll do another dry January. Those are a pain.

I'm not sure. It might last 3 days on average. I should check. . . . Is that excessive?

I'm not sure if you're asking this seriously or rhetorically, and I'm also not sure why people are soft-pedaling the issue, and I hate to be a moralizing ass.

But, on the off-chance this is a serious question, the answer is yes, this is excessive. Guidelines for diagnosing alcohol use disorder vary a bit between sources, but if you're routinely downing 5+ drinks a night, you meet all of them. Any medical professional would tell you to cut back. A lot.

(I am not a doctor and this is not medical advice.)

[Jay870]

I'm not sure if you're asking this seriously or rhetorically, and I'm also not sure why people are soft-pedaling the issue, and I hate to be a moralizing ass.

But, on the off-chance this is a serious question, the answer is yes, this is excessive. Guidelines for diagnosing alcohol use disorder vary a bit between sources, but if you're routinely downing 5+ drinks a night, you meet all of them. Any medical professional would tell you to cut back. A lot.

(I am not a doctor and this is not medical advice.)

Actually the diagnosis questionnaires for AUD focus much more on behavioral effects than the volume consumed.

Even when I was going through a fifth over the course of 3 evenings I could "pass" any of those questionnaires with completely honest answers.

I quit because I know the physiological effects at that volume are contradictory to my goals.

[PatrickDB]

It meets the definition of binge drinking, sorry. I maintain that any reasonable doctor confronted with that drinking pattern would suggest cutting back.

[iamsmu]

It meets the definition of binge drinking, sorry. I maintain that any reasonable doctor confronted with that drinking pattern would suggest cutting back.

Indeed. My doctor did say that I should cut back. He suggested that I should have children so I'd have reason to drink less. It was kind of a joke.

But he didn't suggest it because of any blood work.

When I had a bloodclot in 2014, my liver panel was a little wonky. I haven't seen any problems since. I'll get more blood work on my next visit to the GP.

I'm not sure if you're asking this seriously or rhetorically, and I'm also not sure why people are soft-pedaling the issue, and I hate to be a moralizing ass.

But, on the off-chance this is a serious question, the answer is yes, this is excessive. Guidelines for diagnosing alcohol use disorder vary a bit between sources, but if you're routinely downing 5+ drinks a night, you meet all of them. Any medical professional would tell you to cut back. A lot.

(I am not a doctor and this is not medical advice.)

Actually the diagnosis questionnaires for AUD focus much more on behavioral effects than the volume consumed.

Even when I was going through a fifth over the course of 3 evenings I could "pass" any of those questionnaires with completely honest answers.

I quit because I know the physiological effects at that volume are contradictory to my goals.

Same here. I don't get hangovers. I've never missed work because of drinking. I don't engage in any risky behavior. I don't drink during the day. People aren't begging me to drink less. . . I do sometimes wish that I would drink less, but not because of how its effecting my life. It's not (I'm pretty sure, but I have some humility about self-knowledge of this sort. . . .) My main concern is my liver and BP. And I guess the extra calories are hiding my abs.

If I could sustain this level of drinking without any significant impact on my health, I would. I'm just not sure that I can. It's not clear to me that my BP is off due to drinking. It's been high since I was a sober college student. And I need some new bloodwork to test the liver.

[ShuggyBear]

I picked up a bottle of Bulleit Bourbon today, it's good stuff. The higher rye content gives it a different flavor than the Buffalo Trace.

[Hanley]

Picked up a bottle of Old Grand Dad BiB 100.

Really, really good for $25.

[ShuggyBear]

Picked up a bottle of Old Grand Dad BiB 100.

Really, really good for $25.

This review backs your assessment, this will be my next purchase.

http://thewhiskeyjug.com/bourbon-whiske ... ew-review/

[OckhamsRazor]

Picked up a bottle of Old Grand Dad BiB 100.

Really, really good for $25.

I got a bottle of the 114 a while back; great stuff.

[ShuggyBear]

If you are on facebook, this page has lots of reviews. https://www.facebook.com/bourbonnut/

[Allentown]

I got a bottle of the 114 a while back; great stuff.

I did not like OGD114 last time I had it. I think I had it neat, and I should have watered it to 80 or so.

[OckhamsRazor]

I got a bottle of the 114 a while back; great stuff.

I did not like OGD114 last time I had it. I think I had it neat, and I should have watered it to 80 or so.

Yeah, I didn't like it at first either, but I just kept adding a little more water with each dram and I eventually found the sweet spot.

[Hanley]

OGD114 neat

Bro, of course. It probably tasted raw and hot.

[Allentown]

OGD114 neat

Bro, of course. It probably tasted raw and hot.

But I also might have had it on the rocks. It was a while ago, and I didn't like it, so I personally won't buy it again. Plenty of other options. Like gin.

[Hanley]

OGD114 neat

Bro, of course. It probably tasted raw and hot.

But I also might have had it on the rocks. It was a while ago, and I didn't like it, so I personally won't buy it again. Plenty of other options. Like gin.

Fuck off Dickmouth

[Allentown]

OGD114 neat

Bro, of course. It probably tasted raw and hot.

But I also might have had it on the rocks. It was a while ago, and I didn't like it, so I personally won't buy it again. Plenty of other options. Like gin.

[Jumrobe]

Bought a bottle of Stagg Jr this week. Initial impression is that at 132 proof, its very hot. Watering down to 90-100 proof makes it very smooth and drinkable.

[Allentown]

[bugbomb]

@Allentown

[AaronM]

My first beer was a Bourbon Barrel Stout at some pizza place in Louisville. Good stuff.