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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsSo what drink did you ring in the new year with?
Not quit here yet on the west coast but we'll be clinking classes with some Freixenet. A cheap sparkling wine.
Happy new year!
figured if we couldn't finish the bottle it wouldn;t be a great loss, as it was just two of us and he already had a fair amount of beer, I had 2 beers and half a bottle of Riesling now I will finish the Freixenet.
I have a bottle Chateau Ste. Michelle from the Columbia Valley for breakfast.
fizzgig
(24,146 posts)Had a beer with dinner but didn't feel like anything more than that.
Happy new year
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)But I spiked it with a dash of cinnamon because that's the kind of wild and crazy guy I am.
struggle4progress
(118,295 posts)Packerowner740
(676 posts)Locut0s
(6,154 posts)Packerowner740
(676 posts)I usually have three or four a day. I've weaned myself Dow to just two but that's about it. I've been in the hospital a few times and go off of it completely but end up starting back up even though it tastes aweful when I start again. I realy don't like the taste of water. I've been a type one diabetic for about 30 years and before I was diagnosed I was drinking four 32oz cups of water every night after going to bed so I really don't like water.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)a California sparkling wine that was a tad too dry for me - but I drank it anyway.
rocktivity
(44,577 posts)A steal at $9 a bottle, because you only need one bottle, AND it doesn't hang you over.
There's only one champagne I enjoy more, and it cost three times what Tott's does.
rocktivity
TexasTowelie
(112,252 posts)LadyHawkAZ
(6,199 posts)I looked at the level in the vodka bottle around 10:30 and decided I'd better stop.
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)I supplemented my scotch with a couple shots of Buffalo Trace bourbon (not mixed, of course - just wanted the buzz to go a little longer and I have a lot more of that than the scotch...)
sweetapogee
(1,168 posts)Buffalo Trace is one of my everyday pours. I stopped on the way home from work to pick up some bubbly for the New Year (Korbel) and out of nowhere, a 750 of Laphroaig 10 year fell into my cart. Landed right next to a bottle of Booker's. Thankfully, both bottles survived unhurt but I thought it best that I bring them home for observation. They both seem well this AM. One of the reasons I got the Laphroaig is to vat with other brews (such as a gifted bottle of Johnnie Walker Red) that I struggle to enjoy neat but don't want to toss.
Anyway, Korbel for the New Year and Highland Park 12 for the warm-up. I really enjoyed the HP 12, this being the first I've tasted it. Mainly a bourbon fan, BT and Four Roses SB being my favorites.
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)and having random bottles fall right into our carts. At least, every one I've ever been in has been like that.
It's a remarkable coincidence that the bottles that fall just happen to be the bottles I want!
It was very humanitarian of you to take them home for observation. Can't be too careful!
This was my first bottle of Buffalo Trace. There will be more.
sweetapogee
(1,168 posts)Buffalo Trace is a great bourbon and a good value. One of my old roomates from college lives in Frankfort KY. A while back I visited him and took a tour of BT. Totally cool. Enjoy you BT!
I got to tell you though, here in PA, Evan Williams Black Label sells for abour $12.00/750 mL. As a person who consumes 4 Roses SB and $60.00 + single malts, this $12.00 bottle isn't bad, I drink it neat all the time.
Duer 157099
(17,742 posts)OMG it is unbelievably good
BuddhaGirl
(3,608 posts)I found some in Whole Foods around Thanksgiving, but then it was gone...would love to get some more!
Duer 157099
(17,742 posts)I grabbed a bunch! $2.99 per.
OMG I've never tasted anything as delicious
(nor cal)
BuddhaGirl
(3,608 posts)I'm in NorCal too, hopefully I'll find some...thanks!!
Duer 157099
(17,742 posts)PM me and I'll tell you exactly which one I went to
Wounded Bear
(58,670 posts)Blue_In_AK
(46,436 posts)So good.
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)Used to to drink that in abundance during holidays in Spain 20 odd years ago.
A current UK favorite is the Italian equivalent - Prosecco. Did a bottle of the last night with my daughter.
Happy New Year !
Kaleva
(36,312 posts)Edit: Well, it's not her favorite pot. I wouldn't dare use that one to boil coffee with.
pipi_k
(21,020 posts)11:45 PM it was water and two Dulcolax pills.
cheers.
Brother Buzz
(36,444 posts)GO BRUINS! (I'm a newly minted Bruin dad with a son in the marching band)
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)meant to take it to work with me last night, but I forgot. So I had a bit alone after I got home.
HipChick
(25,485 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,740 posts)lame54
(35,294 posts)RebelOne
(30,947 posts)tblue
(16,350 posts)So yummy!
Everybody passed on the champagne. The kids had Martinelli's of course. The Angry Orchard was a nice alternative for the adults.
elleng
(130,974 posts)and had I been with my daughter, who introduced me to it, I'd probably have had it.
elleng
(130,974 posts)benld74
(9,904 posts)Isoldeblue
(1,135 posts).................lemon juice and four wee shots of gin. Yum.
Happy New Years to all!
Vashta Nerada
(3,922 posts)mithnanthy
(1,725 posts)...two shots of Pallini Limoncello or Li'Destri PinK Limoncello...yummmmmmmm.... That's all I drink.....besides water , of course.
BuddhaGirl
(3,608 posts)Mount Veeder 1994 reserve Cab blend, and at midnight a yummy Veuve Cliquot.
Happy New Year all!!
a la izquierda
(11,795 posts)It was delicious. But I was sound asleep at midnight EST.
orleans
(34,060 posts)laundry_queen
(8,646 posts)mahina
(17,669 posts)Mucho!
sakabatou
(42,159 posts)Initech
(100,081 posts)It's brewed by San Diego's Green Flash brewery. Made for one crazy hangover this morning!
Butterbean
(1,014 posts)kwassa
(23,340 posts)sparkling wine.
MissMillie
(38,562 posts)and a lot of ice water
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)We're adding Jack Daniel's to eggnog later today cause ...
petronius
(26,602 posts)and was outside the house at midnight for the first time in years (albeit walking briskly home when the bells tolled)...
Usually it's a bottle of sparkling wine at home, and in bed by 10 for us...
Lydia Leftcoast
(48,217 posts)but I had it as a before-dinner treat.
geardaddy
(24,931 posts)Don't know what brand.
Generic Brad
(14,275 posts)Needless to say, I was not the life of the party.