What is your Holy Grail of Booze that you want to buy, or at least try - Tiki Drinks and Food

P poutineki Tiki Centralite Ontario, Canada Joined: Jan 12, 2012 Posts: 80	P poutineki Posted posted on Fri, May 25, 2012 3:34 PM On 2012-05-25 15:03, thePorpoise wrote: I've tried that Ransom gin, wasnt what i was expecting, had quite a whiskey character to it iirc. i'm curious how Hayden's Old Tom compares. Laird's tastes like a calvados with a little whiskey mixed in. I've had the Hayman's, the LCBO used to carry it. The Ransom has been described to me by others as less sweet and more flavorful. If the LCBO still carried Hayman's, I'd just use it... but they discontinued it a couple years ago. The Laird's isn't a top-tier want, I have calvados, but I'd like to check it out. I just recently managed to get my hands on a couple of good U.S. ryes or that would be on my list. The LCBO brought in a limited run of Sazerac 6 and Rittenhouse Bonded. I grabbed both. I've even considered an order from K&L Wine and Spirits. They'll ship to Ontario via the LCBO but at the end of all the red tape the prices essentially end up around double. They usually come pretty close to that anyway when the LCBO brings something in but 12 bottles (has to be case quantity) at ~double cost is a big chunk of change to lay out at once. I've been talking to a few friends to see if 1 or 2 of them might want to go in at 4 - 6 bottles each.

On 2012-05-25 15:03, thePorpoise wrote:
I've tried that Ransom gin, wasnt what i was expecting, had quite a whiskey character to it iirc. i'm curious how Hayden's Old Tom compares.

Laird's tastes like a calvados with a little whiskey mixed in.

I've had the Hayman's, the LCBO used to carry it. The Ransom has been described to me by others as less sweet and more flavorful. If the LCBO still carried Hayman's, I'd just use it... but they discontinued it a couple years ago. The Laird's isn't a top-tier want, I have calvados, but I'd like to check it out. I just recently managed to get my hands on a couple of good U.S. ryes or that would be on my list. The LCBO brought in a limited run of Sazerac 6 and Rittenhouse Bonded. I grabbed both. I've even considered an order from K&L Wine and Spirits. They'll ship to Ontario via the LCBO but at the end of all the red tape the prices essentially end up around double. They usually come pretty close to that anyway when the LCBO brings something in but 12 bottles (has to be case quantity) at ~double cost is a big chunk of change to lay out at once. I've been talking to a few friends to see if 1 or 2 of them might want to go in at 4 - 6 bottles each.

Post #637932 by poutineki on Fri, May 25, 2012 3:34 PM