so there is this bottle of Bushmills on my counter

tigereye

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Wed May-19-04 06:16 PM
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so there is this bottle of Bushmills on my counter

I was cleaning the cupboards. We got it on our wedding day quite a few years ago, and it is still really full. That's because we drink soooo much. (sarc) Guess I really need to make some Irish coffee soon.

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Whitacre D_WI

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Wed May-19-04 06:19 PM
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1. You could clean your stovetop with it.

(don't mind me -- when it comes to Irish, I'm more of a Jameson/Middleton man)

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tigereye

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Wed May-19-04 06:22 PM
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2. but it is the principle of the thing

haven't drunk liquor in so long, that I forget the distinctions.

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Whitacre D_WI

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Wed May-19-04 06:24 PM
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3. You could run a drip.

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tigereye

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Wed May-19-04 06:27 PM
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4. LOL!

that is the best laugh I have had all day.

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leftofthedial

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Wed May-19-04 07:01 PM
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7. Midleton, well yeah!

but Jameson is just low-class catholic swill . . .

(Unless there's no Bushmill's and no Tully, in which case Jameson works just fine.)

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Whitacre D_WI

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Thu May-20-04 09:22 AM
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13. I believe (could be wrong)...

...Jameson makes Middleton.

And once you get above the bottom-shelf whiskeys (of which Bushmill's is, I agree, the superior product), Jameson shines.

Jam. 1780 is better than Black Bush.
Jameson Gold is one of the finest whiskies in the world, and Bushmill's has nothing to compare.

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leftofthedial

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Thu May-20-04 11:15 AM
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14. they're all made by the same (French) company now.

The premium Jameson labels are very good. Black Bush is awful, IMHO. Bushmills 1608 is outstanding (though near imposible to find at least around here), as is their 12-year-old single malt.

Midleton is not a Jameson label. It is also $100 a bottle. I have one on the shelf that is only missing about two glasses worth. Not enough truly special occasions in my life, I guess!

Ever tried Red Breast?

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Whitacre D_WI

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Thu May-20-04 11:27 AM
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16. I also have a bottle of Middleton, missing about two glasses worth!

Never tried Red Breast.

I haven't had 1608, but I just don't much care for that prod swill. ;)

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leftofthedial

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Thu May-20-04 11:46 AM
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17. Red Breast is pretty good

mild, but with a rich, smoky flavor.

Why an atheist pacifist like me would get into religious wars over Irish whiskey is a wonder.

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Whitacre D_WI

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Thu May-20-04 12:02 PM
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18. Of course, this not-quite-pacifist, but still pretty peace-loving agnostic

...is Irish Catholic by heritage.

So Bushmills can fuck off. :D

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leftofthedial

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Thu May-20-04 11:17 PM
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21. one of my best friends is a Jameson guy--"catholic swill"

My Bushmills is "protestant pisswater."

We write songs together and sometimes do so under the influence. When we hit a liquor store together, it makes their night!

Whatever flavor you want, I'm buying!

:toast:

At least you're not a scotch drinker!

:toast: :toast: :toast:

In fact, it's Bushmills:30 right now!

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Whitacre D_WI

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Fri May-21-04 05:20 AM
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22. I'm a big-time Scotch drinker...

...That's no reason to shelve the Irish.

Single malts are a wholly different breed, to be drunk under wholly different conditions.

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leftofthedial

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Fri May-21-04 11:23 AM
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23. I've been known to sample a few single malts me own self

but please tell me you don't drink blended scotch . . .

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Whitacre D_WI

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Fri May-21-04 12:01 PM
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24. Not unless I'm already drunk.

Then all bets are off.

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Seeking Serenity

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Wed May-19-04 09:28 PM
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10. Sacrelige!

Bushmills is the only Irish worthy of the name. I wouldn't use Jameson to even polish my (very stylish) boots with.

Send that old bottle to me. DH and I would drink it in your honor.

:toast:

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leftofthedial

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Thu May-20-04 11:16 AM
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15. I hate to disagree, muddleofpudd

but I WOULD use Jameson to polish me boots!

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tigereye

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Thu May-20-04 12:53 PM
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19. well that is nice to know

didn't know this would turn into a battle of the Irish whiskey Leviathans, although I should have known. I mean, it was a wedding present and I'm not a whiskey snob, like some appear to be. I mean I was thinking of putting it in coffee, so that tells you how much of aWhiskey drinker I am! ;)

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Raven

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Wed May-19-04 06:32 PM
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5. I love Bushmills!

It's milder that most scotch. :-)

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leftofthedial

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Wed May-19-04 06:59 PM
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6. I suggest you leave out the coffee

and just get right to it.

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Donkeyboy75

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Wed May-19-04 07:02 PM
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8. Don't listen to Whitacre. He's an idiot.

Drink up, my good man. A higher power has bestowed a present upon you!

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forgethell

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Wed May-19-04 08:25 PM
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9. Send it to me.

Or take a swallow for me. You CANNOT waste that stuff.

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amerikat

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Wed May-19-04 10:21 PM
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11. It's the only whiskey I drink....how come there is no Kerrymills?

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DS1

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Wed May-19-04 10:22 PM
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12. Don't kill it in coffee, for the love of God man!

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tigereye

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Thu May-20-04 12:55 PM
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20. see above

I can't even remember the last time I had spirits ( alcoholic, that is) of any kind!

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