Please discuss this bottom shelfer:

madmanmunt wrote:Tommy wrote:Please discuss this bottom shelfer:You need to start a Bottom Shelfin' It thread.Good idea. For some reason I hear a theme song for this to the tune of Def Leppard's Armageddon It.Are you Shelfin' It? Bottom Shelfin' It.

Remy VSOP is loaded with boise, as with all the mass market brands. Maybe that's what's bothering you?

Was at Costco yesterday and saw this for $38:The guy said it was available at various Costcos within California. You will not be disappointed.

Antero wrote:K&L in Cali exclusively is carrying Chateau de Pellehaut L'Age de GlaceFYP. Lucky you.Headaches from Remy Martin VSOP? That's a lot of bread for a headache. I am curious about the XO, which claims a 15 minute finish.

Man, this thread is delivering. I need to visit a store soon!I'd been drinking Remy Martin VSOP but it seems to be triggering headaches as of late, so I'm going to finish off this bottle and try something new. Lots of choices above.

Tommy wrote:What is boise? I tried googling it and looking it up on merriam-webster...The boise addition can be powdered oak, shavings or infusion, and it is added during the ageing to accelerate boise and give the eaux-de-vie more of a tannin look (a very dark colour) and taste. This process is very much the producer s secret and very few will admit to it.Bois = wood (in this case oak).

PEPPER! wrote:bishopdante wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SlivovitzThe homebrew contraband Serbian one that's about 85% alcohol by volume.in France they call it vielle prune. good stuff.Julia and I are playing rock music at a party there a few years ago. it's a place way out in the country. they do not know what to make of a woman who plays the drums. in French a drummer is a batteur, but a batteuse (feminine version of the word) is a thresher like you'd have on a farm. separate concepts. alcohol, hash, and 4/4 rhythm help people get past it though and people are dancing and cutting up and Having A Time. when we're done we are talking with the neighbor, a farmer, who has been getting down with his wife all night and seemed very moved. he insists that we hang around while he gets something from his house. Mr. Vergnon returns with a bottle of prune that he made with his dad back in the seventies. he gestures toward the stand of mirabelle trees about fifty yards away. that's what's in the bottle; it's the fruit from those trees. shot glasses appear and are set on the overturned barrel that serves as a bar, and a bunch of us gather round to laugh and drink till morning. a beautiful moment.Holy shit, were you in Lorraine? If so, where? That's where my wife is from. The two drunkest nights of my life came about from an endless supply of mirabelle poured at the shop where her cousins hangout. We have a few fresh bottles as well as one from 1972 on our shelf.

Antero wrote:Remy VSOP is loaded with boise, as with all the mass market brands. Maybe that's what's bothering you?What is boise? I tried googling it and looking it up on merriam-webster...

Camus VS is excellent for a brandy punch.