Looks like I may open the second bottle of wine.

[hrmjustin]

My glass is running dangerously low.

[In_The_Wind]

1. hmmm ... can't have that!

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[hrmjustin]

3. It is a sin for an Episcopalian to have an empty glass.

[In_The_Wind]

7. No sinners allowed!

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[hrmjustin]

8. Heaven forbid!!!

[arcane1]

2. *Toast!*

Cabernet here

[hrmjustin]

4. Pinot Grigio here.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

5. I opted for bourbon tonight...

[hrmjustin]

6. love a good bourbon!

Sort of creeps up on you. Just like pims.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

9. This is a small batch....

and it's tough to get...Elmer T Lee.... It is sooooo good.

[hrmjustin]

10. Oh wow I bet it cost a bit.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

12. No...it cost me almost as much to have it shipped...

I can't get it anywhere around here. I think the bourbon was $26 or $27 for a fifth... It's 90 proof...and just lovely! So very smooth!

[hrmjustin]

14. Do you know the joke whenever there are two or three Episcopalians gathered in His name...

... there is always a fifth.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

16. That's cute!

[hrmjustin]

17. Episcopalians are so liberal they don't have ten commandments.

They have 6 commandments and 4 suggestions.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

19. I like Episcopalians!

Of course, I think there should be 10 suggestions...

[hrmjustin]

21. I like what Bill Maher said that of the ten only 2 are law.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

26. True...

And too few obey more than two....

[opiate69]

22. OOOOHHH! Not sure where you are, but you might want to try aging your own!

I bought this kit, made by a local distillery, last summer and my, oh, my... very cool!
http://www.woodinvillewhiskeyco.com/products/age-your-own-whiskey-kit/

[Sekhmets Daughter]

23. I've never thought of that!

Thanks for the link!

[opiate69]

24. My pleasure

I'm pretty sure they ship wherever in the lower 48 it's legal to. The kit comes with 2 fifths of unaged white dog whiskey, the half gallon barrel, the funnel and two beautiful glencairn glasses. Here's one of the founders explaining the process:

[Sekhmets Daughter]

25. I'm drinking 90 proof now

a lovely sour mash... We've traded recipes...french toast and how to age your own! Ain't DU great!

[opiate69]

27. No doubt!

now, when I aged mine, I was checking it out every week or two, and kept a little bit of a photo-journal on my facebook..here's some of the shots:
One week in the barrel:


Two weeks:


Three:


Skipped a week, so after 5 weeks:


Then, I just let it go for the final 8 weeks or so:


The taste differences were pretty noticeable, even for my kinda crappy palate lol. Definitely started out heavy on the grain, but almost immediately, vanilla and cinnamon were noticeable. And, the barrel is reusable, so I'm thinking of maybe making a big batch of cayenne hot sauce and aging it in there, to see fi it picks up some of the whiskey's sweetness and the barrel's smoke.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

28. Won't that ruin the barrel for the next time you want to age whiskey?

[opiate69]

29. It would, but I think the barrels only good for 3 or 4, and they sell the barrels by themselves too.

So, if I get the urge to do it again, I can always just buy another barrel from them.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

30. Were you not that pleased with the results?

[opiate69]

31. Oh, I was for sure... I just figured it would be cheap enough to get another barrel.. of course,

I could just get another barrel to use for hot sauce... but I think the more batches you do in one, the longer it will take, since you're leaching the yummies out of it each time, and they're apparently finite.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

35. That makes sense!

Use the first barrel for the hot sauce now, then buy a new one for you next batch of whiskey...

[opiate69]

34. And, I so want to get a set of these too!

http://www.woodinvillewhiskeycostore.com/whiskey-stones/

[Sekhmets Daughter]

37. Absolutely!

I will look to order those within the next day or two! Thank you again!

[hrmjustin]

33. I know! That is what Du is all about!

[Sekhmets Daughter]

38. I guess it is!

You hanging in there? How much wine is left in that bottle?

I am drinking too much bourbon!

[hrmjustin]

39. I had 1 aqnd a half bottles.

I am getting hungry and going to the kitchen to eat.

[hrmjustin]

32. Yes thanks for the link!

[opiate69]

36. You're quite welcome! It is a really cool little experience. Next, I need to get a still! lol

[hrmjustin]

11. I have opened it.

And no I do not feel guilty.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

13. Guillt is a totally wasted emotion!

[hrmjustin]

15. indeed!

[HipChick]

18. Invite me over, I just got Naked..

and making a super green smoothie..
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[hrmjustin]

20. LMFAO!!!

[hrmjustin]

41. Pinot Grigio Santa Margherita

[hrmjustin]

43. I am not sure I threw the bottles out.

[hrmjustin]

45. You lost me on that.

[hrmjustin]

47. No but that is a great idea.

I don't usually light candles but I shall have to try that.

[hrmjustin]

49. Thanks for the idea.

I have to say I thought I would have had a bigger hangover but all is well.