Whos got a Bar?

[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!!!).

[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

[CoventryCat86]

Gin and vermouth!

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

[COMB2]

Damn the rums I could puke from smelling any rum

[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.....

[prophetic_joe]

LMAO!!

See? That one makes mine look kinda ghetto!!

I have to say Bill I actually dig yours a bit more than Combs. I like the pale wood look better. Both excellent bars though.

[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.

[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...

[CoventryCat86]

I have to say Bill I actually dig yours a bit more than Combs. I like the pale wood look better. Both excellent bars though.

Thanks Nate! I had a blast making that bar top. I found some old oak flooring in a guys barn and cut the tounge and grooves off, glued two 12" slabs together bowling alley style (with the oak boards having their edge showing up) and as I mentioned, ran them through a planer then poured that two-part epoxy finish over the bar. You may have seen bars in the past where they put some kind of coins or currency or photographs on the top then pour this thick stuff over them so they become part of the bar top. The finish is pretty thick, maybe even as much as 1/8 of an inch.

[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?

[COMB2]

My favs are Level which is actualy made by Absolute but is a top shelf (eating my previous statement about Absolute )

Armadale - This stuff is extra smooth.

Ciroc - made from snap frost grapes not grain like most every other vodka out

GrayGoose - great vodaks that can be found at any bar

All are in the $35+ range which is kind of on the high side for vodkas

[chefchris]

Here's me and my Boone's Farm stock.

[godfather]

Cost all of $20 to make...

I just recently acquired a new kind of booze I'm really digging: "Armagnac" (top shelf second bottle on the left).

[godfather]

Living by the wineries in California, it's almost seems mandatory to have one of these if you're into wine. Like cigars, you can build a collection pretty quick and wine is also just as picky about being stored in the "right conditions." I couldn't believe how much of a difference "white wines" tasted when storing them at the right temperatures (around 45+). Used to drink them straight from the fridge. By doing that, you lose a lot of the "flavor profile" because the fridge is a lot colder.

Great part is these wine fridges have come down a lot in price.

[godfather]

"Check out that fine ass bottle of Ciroc in my bar..."

You have good taste, it's one of my favorites for martinis...

[heftysmokes]

Thanks Nate! I had a blast making that bar top. I found some old oak flooring in a guys barn and cut the tounge and grooves off, glued two 12" slabs together bowling alley style (with the oak boards having their edge showing up) and as I mentioned, ran them through a planer then poured that two-part epoxy finish over the bar. You may have seen bars in the past where they put some kind of coins or currency or photographs on the top then pour this thick stuff over them so they become part of the bar top. The finish is pretty thick, maybe even as much as 1/8 of an inch.

tongue

Don't fret Bill, I probably saw this error more than any other during my stint grading papers (of course I made essays about the rock supergroup KISS a weekly assignment).

BTW, I think your bartop looks fantastic. My dad had a Pachinko machine and when my sister and I went to visit we played with that damn thing ALOT.

[heftysmokes]

How about Ketel One? I'm a big fan but I haven't tried all the other ones you've mentioned other than grey goose and the cheapies.