Is my newfound infatuation with brandy (cognac, armagnac) unnecessary gayness?

[Johannes de Silentio]

What say you, folks? My spirits budget is annual and resets at the end of each calendar year. So as I'm gearing up for a clean slate of big dick alcohol purchases, I found myself a bit surprised at just how much my prospective bottles skew towards cognac, armagnac, and even rum versus my beloved whisky. I'm also more and more likely to spout off trivia about brandy to anyone who will politely listen. I still have a great deal of enthusiasm for scotch, but the prices keep going up and up, and I find fewer of the new releases excite me enough to deal with some of the hassles. Definitely not abandoning whisky, but I certainly do feel a somewhat structural shift in my spirit consumption practices occurring.

So, am I starting to flirt with @JoRoWI83 or @cwessel76 levels of unnecessary gayness? I trust you bros to let me know.

 

[BingoDingo]

One time when I was 18 my roommate bought me a bottle of cognac for Christmas. I thought it tasted absolutely terrible and haven't touched it since.

 

[Jim14510]

Would recommend getting bleached opee.

 

[HuskerGarrett]

Would recommend getting bleached opee.

Like his butthole bleached?

 

[Jim14510]

Like his butthole bleached?

Exactly. Just a matter of time before he goes through with having man sex.

 

[ThomOsborneMD]

MediumGay should be your new name

 

[BushAK]

It seems classy but I've never had it. I did order some apple brandy the other day so I will report back unless I've turned to a life of public bathroom glory hole exploration.

 

[AgntX]

For God sakes man drink Bourbon neat
for crying out loud!

 

[hothouse_corn]

Like his butthole bleached?

Why is there so much butts-holes talk lately?

 

[HuskerGarrett]

Why is there so much butts-holes talk lately?

There’s more but still not quite enough imho

 

[Huskersballz]

What say you, folks? My spirits budget is annual and resets at the end of each calendar year. So as I'm gearing up for a clean slate of big dick alcohol purchases, I found myself a bit surprised at just how much my prospective bottles skew towards cognac, armagnac, and even rum versus my beloved whisky. I'm also more and more likely to spout off trivia about brandy to anyone who will politely listen. I still have a great deal of enthusiasm for scotch, but the prices keep going up and up, and I find fewer of the new releases excite me enough to deal with some of the hassles. Definitely not abandoning whisky, but I certainly do feel a somewhat structural shift in my spirit consumption practices occurring.

So, am I starting to flirt with @JoRoWI83 or @cwessel76 levels of unnecessary gayness? I trust you bros to let me know.

You're good bro, this is the platinum board. Leave the cheap whisky and Busch light for the plebs on RSS.

High-end tequila is my go-to, darker Anejo's specifically. Don Julio 1942 is a good starter or Patron Anejo.

 

[cwessel76]

What say you, folks? My spirits budget is annual and resets at the end of each calendar year. So as I'm gearing up for a clean slate of big dick alcohol purchases, I found myself a bit surprised at just how much my prospective bottles skew towards cognac, armagnac, and even rum versus my beloved whisky. I'm also more and more likely to spout off trivia about brandy to anyone who will politely listen. I still have a great deal of enthusiasm for scotch, but the prices keep going up and up, and I find fewer of the new releases excite me enough to deal with some of the hassles. Definitely not abandoning whisky, but I certainly do feel a somewhat structural shift in my spirit consumption practices occurring.

So, am I starting to flirt with @JoRoWI83 or @cwessel76 levels of unnecessary gayness? I trust you bros to let me know.

I am honored to be in your post.

 

[Alcaus]

The only people I’ve been around who drink brandy have been more black than gay.

Is this helpful, Johannes?

 

[hothouse_corn]

I have to be honest, the diction and pacing of this thread title makes me think there are a bunch of new replies to the "varna sankaras" thread that got the whole Indian subcontinent banned from the board.

Edited: correcting my mis-identification of the folks that seem to be fucking up India's conservative population with all of their debauchery. Of course it is the "varna sankara's" that are keeping the whole sub-continent down.

Enjoy your booze, OP, no matter how you are judged by message board folks. Happy Sailing.

 

[Jim14510]

The only people I’ve been around who drink brandy have been more black than gay.

Is this helpful, Johannes?

But still gay. Just not super gay?

 

[Alcaus]

But still gay. Just not super gay?

They were trying to start a fashion line I think, so...? Hard to say

 

[Jim14510]

They were trying to start a fashion line I think, so...? Hard to say

Could have just said yes.

 

[LoudHogRider]

What say you, folks? My spirits budget is annual and resets at the end of each calendar year. So as I'm gearing up for a clean slate of big dick alcohol purchases, I found myself a bit surprised at just how much my prospective bottles skew towards cognac, armagnac, and even rum versus my beloved whisky. I'm also more and more likely to spout off trivia about brandy to anyone who will politely listen. I still have a great deal of enthusiasm for scotch, but the prices keep going up and up, and I find fewer of the new releases excite me enough to deal with some of the hassles. Definitely not abandoning whisky, but I certainly do feel a somewhat structural shift in my spirit consumption practices occurring.

So, am I starting to flirt with @JoRoWI83 or @cwessel76 levels of unnecessary gayness? I trust you bros to let me know.

You'll need to modify your budget to include a couple of heavy lead crystal brandy snifters.

Be sure to pour warm-to-hot water in them to allow the crystal to warm, toss the water and replace with cognac. Snip the end off of a fine Cuban Montechristo #2, brown the tip - then light, and enjoy a magnificent self-indulgent experience.

Don't let the haters hate. In the right moment, a quality high end cognac properly enjoyed is an exceptional experience ... enjoyed by gay men the world over.

 

[Alcaus]

Could have just said yes.

 

[Johannes de Silentio]

One time when I was 18 my roommate bought me a bottle of cognac for Christmas. I thought it tasted absolutely terrible and haven't touched it since.

My family did Thanksgiving this year with our two close neighbors who have pretty similarly aged kids. It was a damned nice time. I bring it up, however, because I made Tom and Jerrys for the group. It was my first time ever making them on my own, and even my first time consuming them outside of dingy Omaha bars right around Christmas with my uncle (shout out to the Dubliner!).

Now some folks will use just whiskey or whiskey and rum combined, but many recipes call for using brandy. I did one that called for a half-shot of brandy and half-shot of rum in each serving. Since I was mixing in a very strongly-flavored cocktail, I wasn't about to waste any of my good stuff on this, so I went out and bought some Remy Martin VSOP. That's still slightly better than a lot of the stuff you're going to find on most liquor store shelves, but it's a far cry from the fancy and/or independent good stuff. I tried it neat a few times, and despite being a little up the chain, I wasn't the biggest fan. Nonetheless, the Tom and Jerrys were fantastic (protip: use warm milk instead of hot water).

Long story short: If you're going to be sipping it neat, you need to be a little bit of a douchebag about your cognac.