Red Wine is my drink of choice by far. Never used to be like that but as I have gotten older, cooking has really become a favorite activity of mine. Especially when it comes to grilling.

Nothing goes better with a good steak for example than Red Wine.

What is the best Tequila in the old days I drank it but I can not remember which lol..

Patrón Silver.
Don Julio Blanco Agave

are top notch I guess...

The Gran Patrón Platinum never fails me, but Jose Cuervo and Don Felipe were go to's when I was young and dumb

Drinking some Gin Mare Capri tonight. Not bad

Bought a bottle of Baker's 7 High Rye Bourbon to try and it didn't impress me with the initial neck pour. Hope it opens up better as Baker's 7 is probably my favorite bourbon but curiosity got the better of me to try the rye.

I like well aged (XO) Cognac, Armagnac, Calvados, Cardinal Mendoza, Metaxa brandies. But since Bourbon has become such a. "gourmet" item, I decided to try Old Forester 1910, one of their specialty blends (93 proof). Cost ~$60. Bouquet was mostly alcohol. Taste was nice--heavy, mellow, slightly sweet like caramel. Overall a pretty satisfying drink, but nowhere near as subtle and complex as the brandies I mentioned.

Still a great Vodka !

Smirnoff ( Russian : ???????) is a Russian vodka brand , originating from Russia . The founder of Smirnoff, Pyotr Arsenyevich Smirnov started his distillery during the time of the Tsarist regime , in 1864 in Moscow .

Smirnoff tasted different from all other spirits. This was because the distillate was filtered with charcoal made from the bark of the silver birch . Because it was filtered so well, Smirnoff became one of the best vodkas. Later, tsars and military men drank a lot of Smirnoff and then sales increased for a second time.

The last Chateau Latour I drank was a '66, opened about 17 years ago. '66 was a late-maturing vintage, and the wine was still "hard" even then.

Haha even after several decades, it's not uncommon for wines from this vintage to retain a hard edge, especially from a powerhouse like Latour, whose wines are truly built for the long haul

I hate to admit this, but: I bought a case of Ch. Lafite Rothschild 1970 when it came to market in '73. Kept it in wooden case, unopened, until 2007.Every single bottle was over the hill--all the corks were shriveled.

I'm sorry to hear that TB. A case of '70 Lafite is like a small treasure chest. What a shame to hear the corks didn’t hold up. It sounds like improper storage might have been the culprit, even if unintentionally. Just out of curiosity, did you happen to taste one before realizing the entire case was compromised? Sometimes even 'over the hill' wines can surprise you with a story in the glass, though it’s a far cry from what they should’ve been of course

The first one I opened in '07 was over the hill. I hoped I'd get a winner, just as you suggested, but after six bad ones in a row, I gave up..

Last night, a few chosen loved ones and I enjoyed a bottle of Bertani Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2015. This is Amarone at its finest. It's complex, balanced, and absolutely out of this world, if I'm being perfectly honest. People often criticize me for recommending wines that are too expensive, but this one is within most people's budget lol