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MN_TimTuba · Post by **MN_TimTuba** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 8:26 pm

bort wrote:Today is my birthday!

By sheer coincidence, this is the day I wish you a Happy Birthday!
Enjoy!

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 11:46 pm

bort wrote:Today is my birthday!

Happy bortday!

humBell · Post by **humBell** » Fri Nov 01, 2019 2:03 am

windshieldbug wrote:
bort wrote:Today is my birthday!

Happy bortday!

Concur!

(Wish i'd thought of that.)

Dan Tuba · Post by **Dan Tuba** » Fri Nov 01, 2019 10:27 pm

Pictures?

Ken Herrick · Post by **Ken Herrick** » Fri Nov 01, 2019 11:30 pm

Dan Tuba wrote:Pictures?

Blokey prolly needs his sleepy byes now. Wait until morning.

bort · Post by **bort** » Fri Nov 01, 2019 11:58 pm

Ken Herrick wrote:
Dan Tuba wrote:Pictures?
Blokey prolly needs his sleepy byes now. Wait until morning.

Waiting for indirect sunlight, blah blah blah...

roweenie · Post by **roweenie** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:16 am

Any news on their piston refitting department?

Three Valves · Post by **Three Valves** » Sun Nov 10, 2019 3:42 pm

The liquor store I go to for taste tests Saturday’s had the Sagamore Rye there this weekend.

GOSH it’s good!!

I’ll have to do the tour one day in Charm City...

Donn · Post by **Donn** » Mon Nov 11, 2019 11:15 am

Popular again. "Whiskey" was rye whiskey, until Prohibition. When the distillers came back, there was all kinds of corn to use for a cheap base, and why not drink vodka anyway. I gather newspaper men, always grounded in tradition, notably returned to rye whiskey, so it's kind of ironic that as the newspapers dwindle and we're turning to Facebook to exchange rumors that serve as "news", we're also drinking their whiskey. Old Overholt rye is cheap and not that bad, perfect for a late nip after a long day in the "news room".

Canadian whiskey is not real rye whiskey, by the way. Not because the Canadians couldn't do it if they wanted to, and perhaps here and there they do, but it's hard to say because there's no standardization up there. In the US, rye must be 50% or more rye grain. You'll hear people call Canadian whiskey "rye" because (I guess) there's often some rye in it, and I wonder if that's sort of a holdover from the post-Prohibition shakeup - maybe the US and Canadian distillers were all largely rye based before, and after the US distillers switched to corn, that left Canada in the "rye" business.

Anyway, there are some fine rye distillers, many of them have been at it for generations. Sagamore is new to me, but I'm on the other end of the country. Heaven Hills has a couple from distilleries they bought, including Rittenhouse which won a big 1st prize a few years back; Michter's and Sazerac which I have not tried. Bulleit and Wild Turkey are decent, or were 10 years ago anyway. I have the impression that some of the rye whiskeys you see on the shelves are warehouse jobs - buy stock from someone else and blend it, but couldn't say which ones.

roweenie · Post by **roweenie** » Mon Nov 11, 2019 3:10 pm

VO was my go-to drink, back in the day (I no longer partake).

Don't know if it's a "rye whiskey", but we always called it that.

Donn · Post by **Donn** » Mon Nov 11, 2019 3:56 pm

It's presumably kept secret, lest some rascal use that knowledge to get a boost up on the way to producing a spirit that would compete with Seagram's VO [rolls eyes.] I guess the general rule is, if it's bland, it's corn; if it has some flavor, could be some rye in there.

Three Valves · Post by **Three Valves** » Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:29 pm

Back in the day, we could only get Jamesons, Bushmill or Powers. I liked powers.

If it’s Canadian, it’s Crown Royal.

I prefer lighter whiskeys, bourbon and peaty scotch gives me a headache...

bort · Post by **bort** » Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:42 pm

My personal favorite is Bulleit. It's not particularly good or bad, and therer are certainly a lot of better things out there... But I guess we all just get used to what we get used to.

Once tried a bottle of high proof Bulleit. A friend asked me how it was... My response was "it's quicker."

roweenie · Post by **roweenie** » Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:54 pm

Donn wrote:It's presumably kept secret, lest some rascal use that knowledge to get a boost up on the way to producing a spirit that would compete with Seagram's VO [rolls eyes.] I guess the general rule is, if it's bland, it's corn; if it has some flavor, could be some rye in there.

Tough crowd - will it be acceptable to booze connoisseurs if say I used to drink it?

Three Valves · Post by **Three Valves** » Mon Nov 11, 2019 6:13 pm

bort wrote:
Once tried a bottle of high proof Bulleit. A friend asked me how it was... My response was "it's quicker."

Donn · Post by **Donn** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 12:53 am

... I'd swim to the bottom, and never come uckp!

bort · Post by **bort** » Wed Nov 13, 2019 12:17 pm

bloke wrote:I managed to find an Irish whiskey that...

- is said (on several websites) to be "very good"
- was ON SALE (marked down TEN BUCKS - down to only $20)
- the family/owners of the brand well-known as patrons of the arts in Ireland
- is in a cool-lookin' bottle

Thanks !

So... I should google "cool Irish whiskey bottle" ...

Three Valves · Post by **Three Valves** » Thu Nov 14, 2019 7:36 pm

Now that I am forced to listen to and play Christmas music before Thanksgiving in my community band, I’m kinda digging it!!

The Brute Squad · Post by **The Brute Squad** » Thu Dec 05, 2019 11:34 am

Much of the concentration is given to "that one lick" in Rosenkavalier, but what's been giving me fits is that small solo in the middle. Last night at rehearsal, I finally started hitting the first G# consistently instead of undershooting it.

And not a moment too soon, since the concert is in two weeks!

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Sun Dec 15, 2019 11:39 pm

bloke wrote:Please send prayers/karma/good vibes to a friend of mine (full-time trombone player...great player, nice person) who just broke his friggin' arm.

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