Gucci Mane wrote:I don't know why but the remy turn me into a whore.

eephour wrote:Gucci Mane wrote:I don't know why but the remy turn me into a whore.Cognac puts me to sleep, seriously. Mezcal on the other hand...

enframed wrote:No one seems to know why Wisconsin is so 'big' on brandy. I mean you use it in old fashioneds. Is it bigger than that? Other places drink winter cocktails too. I'll take a hot toddy with brandy any day over Bourbon or rye.Much of Wisconsin early on was settled by the French, I would be willing to bet that has something to do with it.

yaledelay wrote:enframed wrote:No one seems to know why Wisconsin is so 'big' on brandy. I mean you use it in old fashioneds. Is it bigger than that? Other places drink winter cocktails too. I'll take a hot toddy with brandy any day over Bourbon or rye.Much of Wisconsin early on was settled by the French, I would be willing to bet that has something to do with it.Yeah, probably.

I've since come up with the theory that the above brandy is still available under a different label and aged for far longer. In 2002 or so Etude bought a property in Carneros (Napa), where RMS had set up their distillery, with a stock of brandy in barrels that had been there for decades. All of the brandies in these Etude blends are over 20 yrs in barrel, so the timing would be right. I have a feeling that other folks got involved in the purchase of these barrels, as Etude didn't buy them all, and let the brandy age longer and bottled it themselves under other labels. Grapes in the Etude are Pinot Noir, French Colombard, Chenin Blanc, Palomino, Chardonnay, Ugni Blanc, Muscat, and Folle Blanche grapes. The Etude XO is still available for around $125-$150.

enframed wrote:Had to work an even last night in a small town way up in the mountains. I use these little ventures as opportunities to find odd things, which I certainly did yesterday.RMS is Rémy Martin Schramsberg, and this bottle is one of the last examples of Rémy Martin's failed attempts to get into brandy in America, using wine produced by Schramsberg Vineyards in Napa. It's Cognac style brandy using CA grapes. Distilled in 1982 and maybe 1983, this was bottled in probably 1998 (label says 14 years), and has been on the shelf for years. The guy at the counter was kind of tripping out he had it, and that it doesn't have a bar code.Dang.

-Thinks to self "wtf is his accent even"-Looks up Looking Glass on WikipediaThey're from like 30 miles away from where I grew up.If it were still cold out I think I would buy some Armagnac.Do you guys still like brandy tonics?

Janeway wrote:biscuitdough wrote:Do you guys still like brandy tonics?for thanksgiving i like brandy alexanders, but that's a family thing.for being awake for 27+hours i like brandy + izze clementine, but that's probably a family thing too cause it reminds me of a sicilian kiss (disaronno + peach).That Izze concoction sounds tasty. Maybe this will be the summer I get into mixed drinks other than gimlets and G&Ts.I wonder if a brandy gimlet would be potable. I bet it wouldn't, unless with white brandy.

Anyone in Chicago want a nearly full 1.75 of Christian Brothers?

biscuitdough wrote:Do you guys still like brandy tonics?