Alcoholics Anonymous.......

[cgipson1]

Mount Gay Rum (and coke!)
Baileys Irish Cream (straight.. no ice!)
Cuervo Gold, Roses Lime, salt, etc...

Ok I don't drink anymore (21 years dry) but Mt. Gay is the chit and I know my rum, having grown up in the Caribbean, we all know Mt. Gay is the local's favorite for quality and flavor....Barbados rhum.

Sorry, my fridge has milk too

I do like my rum.. and Mt. Gay Extra Old is definitely my favorite! Of course, one 750ml bottle will typically last me six months or so..

Congrats on the 21 years, Trever!!

 

[Josh66]

Wow....21 years!! Good for you man!! I couldn't go 21 days...lol

21 hours is hard enough... I can go about a week.

Pretty sure I could quit smoking if I could quit drinking. I only smoke 3 cigarettes a day - unless I'm drinking, then I might smoke a whole pack in a day.

 

[gazzzie]

I like to live dangerously, I have Pepsi and Coca Cola sitting next to a bottle of Evian.

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

Funny thing is, until about two months ago, there was NO alcohol in my house. For over 21 years. Then my oldest son turned 21 in December, legal drinking age.

Pretty much the same story with my parents.

I pretty much never saw them drink till I was 21. Then the booze was flowing, lol.

When I was young, I remember my parents coming home from a night otut with friends, and my mom was shnockered. My dad was trying to get her to come into the house, be she wanted to say lying in the grass because it felt good. I asked her if she wanted me to set up my tent so she could sleep outside.

 

[Derrel]

Lots of stuff in the cabinet, a few beers in the fridge. I don't drink much anymore.
But my drink of choice is Bombay Sapphire, London Dry Gin. Straight up, cold but without ice.

Dude, you might just the classiest Oilers' fan in the province!!!

 

[naptime]

i don't drink much at home.. i reserve heavy drinking for my vacations on the island and then i go through at minimum a bottle or more each day. easy to do when you drink from breakfast to breakfast.

but at home.. i try very hard to not let alcohol consume my life as there have been many alcoholics in my family.

so, ONE drink a week, is about my norm. 2-3 drinks if there is a party at the house, or the rare occasion i go out with friends.

that said, when i do drink, i want to enjoy it.. and i do NOT drink beer .. ever.. most disgusting liquid ever.


so, the only things ever on my shelf are aged Dominican rum. particularly Ron Barcelo Gran Anejo and Ron Barcelo Imperial.

Occasionally i have Ron Barcelo Creme de Ron (cream rum, similar to bailys but made with dark rum)

I usually have a bottle of tequila as well, for both straight and mixed.

currently my shelf has:


1 bottle of Ron Barcelo Imperial
1 bottle of Ron Barcelo Gran Anejo
1 bottle of Don Modesto Tequila Anejo
1 bottle of Ketel One Vodka
5 small bottles of my own infused sobieski vodka creations.. i have.. raspberry, cucumber, spicey chile, pink grapefruit, & bacon.

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

I never *really* liked rum until I bought a bottle of 10 Cane.

 

[naptime]

i agree. 10 cane is great.. though I've only had it once.

the major difference between 10cane and Ron Barcelo Anejo (or any other Dominican Anejo)

all Dominicans rums are made from pressed sugar cane as well.

10cane is aged in french oak barrels.

Dominican Anejos are aged in used Kentucky bourbon barrels.

the Dominicans, primarily ron barcelo and brugal, buy up the used bourbon barrels from Kentucky, and then age the rum in them. so it imparts not only the oak flavors, but also leaches the bourbon flavors from the wood as well.

Barcelo Anejo is aged at least 3 years. gran Anejo is aged at least 5 years and imperial is aged 10 years.

10cane is aged 1 year in the french barrels.

both are great.. and i too, was never a rum drinker until i had Dominican rum. I've had 10cane as well. but, since i go to the DR 3-4 times a year, well, that's what i have readily available.. and CHEAP.

if i go out with friends.. i never drink rum. none of it is the same. so i'll have a quality tequila or vodka.

 

[cgipson1]

Time for some of that Bailey's! YUM!

 

[Netskimmer]

German Jägermeister, Canadian Crown Royal, and good ol' American Jack.

I like 'em neat, usually in a shot glass. I do drink often but very rarely in large quantities. I usually only drink 3 days or so out of a 7 day week and I rarely exceed 4 shots in a night.

 

[GeorgieGirl]

Time for some of that Bailey's! YUM!

I make home made Baileys...PM me if you want the recipe. Its easy and its goooood.

 

[sm4him]

Funny thing is, until about two months ago, there was NO alcohol in my house. For over 21 years. Then my oldest son turned 21 in December, legal drinking age.

Pretty much the same story with my parents.

I pretty much never saw them drink till I was 21. Then the booze was flowing, lol.

When I was young, I remember my parents coming home from a night otut with friends, and my mom was shnockered. My dad was trying to get her to come into the house, be she wanted to say lying in the grass because it felt good. I asked her if she wanted me to set up my tent so she could sleep outside.

Bitter, did you know she was drunk? I don't think I knew that behavior was because they were drunk until I was well into my teens...I'm a slow learner.

My dad was an alcoholic; not a typical one, but an alcoholic nonetheless (he was the polar opposite of violent/mean, never missed a day at work, and was always home after work...he just came home, poured some bourbon into a glass, then some water and ice...the rest of the night, only bourbon got added. Then he'd fix dinner for us, and later stumble off to bed before he passed out. Lol)
The fact that alcoholism runs in our family is why I decided not to have any in my home when my kids were growing up. But actually, I also didn't drink AT ALL while they were growing up. Not at home, not at parties, not at restaurant. Not so much as a glass of wine. Anything else just seemed hypocritical to me.

Josh--(is that your name? I don't remember. I think of you as Computer Language..OIIIIIIO...) I don't plan on letting the alcohol "flow" around here. I enjoyed it while my son was home for the holidays, and I will probably keep a bottle of wine or a pack of "girlie beers" (love the Seagram's Wild Berries drinks) to have every once in a while, but I've found that it doesn't hold anywhere near the attraction to me that it did 22 years ago. And I'm happy keeping it that way. Mostly.

 

[kundalini]

I usually keep a little tequila in the freezer for guests.

 

[cgipson1]

Time for some of that Bailey's! YUM!

I make home made Baileys...PM me if you want the recipe. Its easy and its goooood.

PM'd!

 

[baturn]

Lovely! 0900 and now I'm thirsty.