davyK wrote:Tried Metaxa 12star last night warmed up using the brandy warmer. Tasted just as good as it did on holiday. It is fruiter than a brandy but very much in the same family.
Really, really nice drink. Can't vouch for the other drinks in the Metaxa range though.
Moot_Geeza wrote:Cardenal Mendoza is the best brandy I've ever tasted by a mile.
GooberTheHat wrote:What's the difference between cognac and brandy? Is it just a champagne/ sparkling wine thing?
davyK wrote:Just learned that Brandy not aged in casks and colourless is called eau de vie. Water of life. Can be bought that way.
Splendid. Double distilled so should be smooth.
Kow wrote:davyK wrote:Just learned that Brandy not aged in casks and colourless is called eau de vie. Water of life. Can be bought that way.0
Splendid. Double distilled so should be smooth.
Whiskey is from the Irish uisce (beatha), which also means water of life. But I guess you knew that.
“Even as an adjective, “smooth” functions as a verb: It is the buffing out of character, the sanding down of the distinctions that make great spirits great. ”
Diluted Dante wrote:“Even as an adjective, “smooth” functions as a verb: It is the buffing out of character, the sanding down of the distinctions that make great spirits great. ”
This has it entirely backwards. Smooth means I can actually taste it. A smooth whisky is one I can taste the differences in flavour as it goes down.
poprock wrote:I just think it’s a nicely written piece, whether you agree with the author or not.
"“Smooth” centers the absence of pain rather than the joy in discovery.
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