What are you Drinking?

[derspiess]

Just had some Vietnamese coffee my buddy's wife brought back from there for me.  Damned tasty from french press. 

[crazy canuck]

Eggnog

Turns out not all eggnog is created equal.  We have some Aussie friends visiting and they report that our eggnog is much better than what passes for eggnog down under. 

[derspiess]

Eggnog

Turns out not all eggnog is created equal.  We have some Aussie friends visiting and they report that our eggnog is much better than what passes for eggnog down under. 

Well, then I'm hoping yours is much better than what is available here.

[The Brain]

A "finger" of The Black Grouse whisky on ice.  It's a great scotch in my book.   Much superior to your Common Workaday Famous Grouse.

I bought it since it was marked down several bucks to $22 for a fifth at the state liquor outlet.  Cutty Sark was also marked down to $17, but I'm glad I sprung for the extra; it's much for flavorful than the normal cheap scotches I buy, apparently having a measure of Islay whisky mixed in.

According to at least one source on the Internet, it was formulated not that long ago to appeal to the Stockholm market.   Also from the net, it seems to be a cheap way to get at the Talisker real single-malt experience, which I've never tried.

The Stockholm market is vital.

[The Brain]

Eggnog

Turns out not all eggnog is created equal.  We have some Aussie friends visiting and they report that our eggnog is much better than what passes for eggnog down under.

They drink it in the summer.

[Savonarola]

One of these things is not like the other.
One of these things just doesn't belong.
Can you tell me which thing is not like the other?
Before I finish this song:

Patron, Hennessy, Grey Goose And Jack Daniels Dominate Popular Music, Study Finds

If popular music is any indication, liquor brands like Patron tequila, Hennessy cognac, Grey Goose vodka and Jack Daniel's whiskey are doing incredibly well. The four were name-dropped more than any other liquor brands in the most popular songs between 2009 and 2011, according to a new study.

Researchers at the Boston University School of Public Health and the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that 23.2 percent of the 720 songs analyzed mentioned alcohol. Of those, 6.4 percent name-checked specific brands.

The genre of music that included the most references to alcohol was rap, hip-hop and R&B (37.7 percent), with country (21.8 percent) and pop (14.9 percent) coming in second and third place, respectively.

Patron, Hennessy and Grey Goose, which are all considered premium products, are more commonly mentioned in R&B, hip-hop and rap, according to the study. Whiskey and beer brands were more often mentioned in country or pop music.

"Given the heavy exposure of youth to popular music, these results suggest popular music may serve as a major source of promotion of alcohol use among youth," said the study's co-author David Jernigan in a press release. "The findings lay a strong foundation for further research."

But according to another study that Jernigan co-authored, published in February by the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, underage youth most often drink other beverages, like Bud Light, Smirnoff and Budweiser.

Clearly the fault of the Beastie Boys:

I got a hat, not a visor
I drink Budweiser

[The Brain]

Maybe a catchy campaign can get kids into healthier stuff? This spud's for you.

[derspiess]

I have loved some ladies.  And I have loved Jim Beam.  And they both tried to kill me in 1973.

[Neil]

I got a nice bottle of 15-year old scotch for my birthday.  Very smooth.

[derspiess]

Three Floyds Alpha Klaus Christmas porter.

[Capetan Mihali]

I had some kefir for breakfast.

Can I be: man of culture? 

[citizen k]

Starting with the Pyramid Snow Cap, later will open a Paulaner Salvator and finish the night with an Orval Trappist Ale.   Happy New Beer!

[fhdz]

Monopolowa. I am not always kin of DGuller4Heisman, but tonight I am Russkie.

[Ed Anger]

Juice box.

[Queequeg]

Monopolowa. I am not always kin of DGuller4Heisman, but tonight I am Russkie.

As the w indicates, that's Polish.