Whos got a Bar?

[CoventryCat86]

A couple of bottles of vodka, as you can see, I'm not too into vodka, LMAO! Two (Absolut and Stoli) for sipping and the Smirnoffs for mixing.

[CoventryCat86]

OOOooooo, the SINGLE MALTS!!

The first three I got from AVB over on CigarPass, the fouth one (a relatively cheap Glenlivet 12yo) I've had forever and the last one was a gift from a BOTL as part of a cigar bet!

The third bottle, the Glenfiddich 21yo "Gran Reserva" is absolutely heavenly!! I was never a big single malt fan until AVB turned me onto this stuff and WOW is it GREAT!!

[CoventryCat86]

Ahhhhh, the Rums!

Cheap Baccardi for mixing, Myers Dark Jamaican Rum (my favorite for rum & cokes), Mount Gay (a Barbados medium rum), Captain Morgan (I hate this shit but one of my card playing buddies drinks this crap by the gallons, LMAO!) and a nice bottle of Havana Club!!

[CoventryCat86]

Gotta have a couple of bottles of Irish Whiskey on hand for my Irish friends!!

Jameson 1780 and Tullamore Dew!

I never know when I may be entertaining musicians from the Dropkick Murphys or Flogging Molly, LMAO (yeah, in my dreams!!!).

[CoventryCat86]

Gin and vermouth!

Fleischmanns and Tanqueray for mixing, Bombay Sapphire and vermouth for martinis!

[CoventryCat86]

Cordials for the women and lightweights, LMAO!

OH YEAH and a bottle of 100 proof Rumplemintz for the HARD CORES!

I used to have some Godiva liquers but I drank them all.....

[CoventryCat86]

COGNAC AND ARMAGNAC!!

Here are some NICE bottles!!

On the far left is a Remy Martin ash tray I picked up on eBay!

First one is a bottle of Remy Martin VSOP and the next one is a Remy Martin XO which is a higher grade of cognac.

The third bottle is an XO level Armagnac and the last one is a VS level Courvoisier.

[COMB2]

On those vodkas LOL I love my vodka just not those nasty ones

The Other stuff I've never tried. I'd like to try some single malt but doubt I could stomach it

[COMB2]

Damn the rums I could puke from smelling any rum

[CoventryCat86]

On those vodkas LOL I love my vodka just not those nasty ones

The Other stuff I've never tried. I'd like to try some single malt but doubt I could stomach it

LMAO!! Yeah, like I said, I'm not a vodka connoisseur so I just keep the Smirnoffs on hand for mixing and I have a couple of friends that like Absolut and Stoli on the rocks.

Are they really THAT bad, again, I really don't know much about vodka...

[COMB2]

Stoli isn't the worst but I don't like it. I have drank many of vodka in my drinking day. Only top shelf stuff will do. I can tell 95% of the time if a vodka is good quality from the smell and taste. This may sound weird and think it's not possible but I can tell a quality vodka in a blind taste test after 5-6 drinks. After 5-6 of a crappy vodka like a Absolute my neck stiffens up and I can barely move it. Like I sleeping on it wrong all night and you got to turn your whole body just to turn your head to see something. It's crazy sounding but true

[CoventryCat86]

Stoli isn't the worst but I don't like it. I have drank many of vodka in my drinking day. Only top shelf stuff will do. I can tell 95% of the time if a vodka is good quality from the smell and taste. This may sound weird and think it's not possible but I can tell a quality vodka in a blind taste test after 5-6 drinks. After 5-6 of a crappy vodka like a Absolute my neck stiffens up and I can barely move it. Like I sleeping on it wrong all night and you got to turn your whole body just to turn your head to see something. It's crazy sounding but true

Nope, I don't doubt you for a second since you know a lot about vodkas!! I have heard that there is a huge difference between GOOD vodkas and crap so you confirmed what I've been hearing.

What are some vodkas that you'd recommend?

[VegasWoody]

A thread near and dear to my heart. I don't have room for a bar but seeing your photos has me wanting to sell my house and move.

Has anyone tried Van Gough Vodka? My favorite is Belevdere.

[COMB2]

Has anyone tried Van Gough Vodka? My favorite is Belevdere.

I've wanted to try VanGough but always had a feeling I wouldn't like.
Belevdre is a good quality but my taste buds don't like it. I tried to tell them it's good but they just won't agree.

[VegasWoody]

COMB2,
Your taste buds must be way more refined than mine. Many times I have done a side by side comparison and then only good vodka I can pick out of the line up is Chopin.

[COMB2]

Your taste buds must be way more refined than mine. Many times I have done a side by side comparison and then only good vodka I can pick out of the line up is Chopin.

Maybe I'm just a lush???

Chopin is a potato vodka. The only Top shelf potato I belive. It does have a different taste though, havent had any in a long time. Nice collection. Vox is good stuff to

If anyone wants to try a good vodka at a good price try Rain Vodka. Made in the USA too

RAIN Vodka is the only vodka made exclusively from organically-grown American grain on Fizzle Flat Farms in Yale, Illinois

[VegasWoody]

I would never call you a lush. I think it's great you can tell the difference in various vodkas. I can so that with some scotch and bourbons but vodka is beyond my scope.

As you probably know Chopin is made by the same people that make Belvedere. AND as you said being made with potatoes instead of grain makes it easy to pick out especially if you drink it straight. The others take a really refined palate to taste the difference.

Did anyone see the show a while back where the experts all picked Smirnoff's over Goose?

I'll look for Rain Vodka and pick up a bottle Level 1 for tonight. I like trying different types of booze even if I can't tell the difference.

Coventry Cat,
I haven't tried Glenlivet 21 but have tried Macallan's 21, 25 & 30 on a couple of occasions in Las Vegas.