the "post your thoughts/review on the alcohol you have been drinking" /thread

[KillerGremlin]

I've been getting comfy with a glass of Johnny Walker Black Label tonight. It's pretty smokey and in my opinion a bit harsh, but I am hardly a whiskey connoisseur. It is drinkable, and it tastes much better at warm temperatures. I get lots of smoke, some beefy flavors, some burnt grape and orange flavors, and lots of smokey whiskeyness. I also get some good ol' burn from the booze, which is maybe a bit disappointing since 40% is not the ceiling as far as proof is concerned.



I also found Unibroue's Trois Pistoles for 7.49 at the store the other day so I picked up a 750ml bottle of that (approximately 24~26 ounces). The bottle artwork is fucking epic:

It's a Belgian dark strong ale, and had some good clove notes going on with a lot of malty goodness (even some chocolate as it warmed up) and lots of approaching dark fruit notes like cherry and raisins. It was not as good as Duvel I don't think, but they are slightly different styles.