Bourbon and Coins - Perfect Combination

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Catbert
Catbert Posts: 8,258 ✭✭✭✭✭
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As I sit sipping a new bourbon I'm trying out (Angel's Envy - on sale for $42), I am reflecting on our favorite pastimes and drinking a good bourbon is high on my list of things to do. Although, as I sip this fairly expensive brand, I don't think it's of the same drinkability as my go to Tin Cup (around $23) which is so easy to drink. I tend to like the sweeter stuff (think Maker's Mark) with a little ice.

Anyway, I do enjoy imbibing while looking at a coin from my small collection now and then. Something about the combination of the senses of examining an old coin, reflecting on its history and manufacture, while your palette is being tickled with a smoky taste with a kick that permeates one's nostrils, is just "oh so fine".

So, with that introduction, here is the coin at hand (in an OGH) with super size images courtesy of the CRO photographer:


So, join me tonight and post what you're drinking (or share a favorite bourbon) and a coin you wish to examine at the same time!

Seated Half Society member #38

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running like a water color in the rain...."
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  • BillJones
    BillJones Posts: 35,933 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    My bourbons of choice are Knob Creek with a small ice cube and Wild Turkey 101 in Manhattans. I used to like Maker's Mark and still order it in restaurants, Wild Turkey is my choice for the mixed drink at home.

    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • CCDollar
    CCDollar Posts: 771 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Thank you for the invite...

    CC

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  • Walkerguy21D
    Walkerguy21D Posts: 12,164 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    More of a rum guy myself but I have Eagle Rare and knob creek on hand for guests.
    Love that half cent!

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  • Mission16
    Mission16 Posts: 1,413 ✭✭✭
    edited May 19, 2018 5:15PM
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    My cabinet contains Makers Mark , Knob Creek and Rock Town right now.

    It’s interesting how much liquor we have in the house considering how little we drink. Liquor stores are like coin shops and gun shops to me.

  • Catbert
    Catbert Posts: 8,258 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Well you gentlemen, it's Saturday night. Break into the bar and not only tell me what you're drinking, but post a coin!

    Seated Half Society member #38

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    running like a water color in the rain...."
  • Catbert
    Catbert Posts: 8,258 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    thewhiskeyjug.com/american-whiskey/tin-cup-american-whiskey-review/

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  • JBK
    JBK Posts: 17,860 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    MM usually, but I've had that Angel Hair stuff.

    Coins and booze are a bad mix if you are shopping for the coins on eBay while you are drinking.

  • 1940coupe
    1940coupe Posts: 661 ✭✭✭✭
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    I try real hard to not drink and post I always get in trouble !

  • garrynot
    garrynot Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭
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    I am a single malt scotch person, but I did buy a Whistlepig on Friday. It’s very good.

  • sparky64
    sparky64 Posts: 7,063 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Started with a couple of Yuengling's but going to switch to some Makers Mark over ice and a splash of water.

    "If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"

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  • 3keepSECRETif2rDEAD
    3keepSECRETif2rDEAD Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    ...share a cherry coke with Mickey I will ;)

  • BillJones
    BillJones Posts: 35,933 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @garrynot said:
    I am a single malt scotch person, but I did buy a Whistlepig on Friday. It’s very good.

    I could never get into the single malts. My scoch of choice is is Johnnie Walker Black, except when I am splurging and then it's Johnnie Walker Blue.

    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • msch1man
    msch1man Posts: 811 ✭✭✭✭
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    More of a beer guy myself...currently enjoying a Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro

  • ElmerFusterpuck
    ElmerFusterpuck Posts: 4,908 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I like Angel's Envy, good choice! I've also tried and liked the following:

    Bookers (130 proof, whoo!), Two Star (way better than that name), Giant (small batch from TX) pus a few others. Lots of good competition out there!

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  • Raybo
    Raybo Posts: 5,362 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @MrEureka said:
    Threads like this make me sad that I don't keep my collection at home.

    Edited to add that maybe I should keep a flask in my SDB...

    I'm a beer person myself MeEureka that use to keep my coins in a SB, now a days my coins are about 10 feet from where I sleep.
    Why the heck have a collection that you can't enjoy without all the hassle of all the hassle?

  • hchcoin
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    @MrEureka said:
    Threads like this make me sad that I don't keep my collection at home.

    Edited to add that maybe I should keep a flask in my SDB...

    Bring one or two home and rotate every few weeks.

  • Paradisefound
    Paradisefound Posts: 8,623 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 19, 2018 8:30PM
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    Goose me up extra Dirty >:) Dolce Vita <3 and Bikini Blonde as my chaser B)
    Cheers!

  • OldIndianNutKase
    OldIndianNutKase Posts: 2,717 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Tonight I am enjoying Woodford Reserve Rye Whiskey. Woodford also produces a collectible series of Kentucky Derby bottles which many collectors on this forum might find of interest. My regular is Old grand Dad which cannot be distinguished from Basil Hayden's at about half of the price. I also collect the whiskeys produced by Orphan Barrel which are all limited editions, with the best example being their Blow Hard, a 31 YO that is no longer available........love the name. Should have bought a case for gifts to friends.

    But missed an auction bid last night as I hit the delete instead of "place bid" button for a nicely toned 1936 toned Lincoln proof on a GSC auction. The whiskey might have saved me on that one.......OINKhb

  • Paradisefound
    Paradisefound Posts: 8,623 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 19, 2018 8:41PM
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    May I ask the invite be extended to lady collectors as well? ;) Guessed I am here already uninvited ;)>:)

    @Catbert said:
    So, join me tonight and post what you're drinking (or share a favorite bourbon) and a coin you wish to examine at the same time!

  • ms70
    ms70 Posts: 13,958 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 19, 2018 9:00PM
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    Don't EWI.

    (eBay While Intoxicated)

  • Walkerfan
    Walkerfan Posts: 10,391 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 19, 2018 9:23PM
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    I don't drink very often but I used to like Jack Daniels but now I enjoy good craft beer every now and again.

    Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍

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  • ms70
    ms70 Posts: 13,958 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I don't always drink while looking at coins, but when I do, I like to sip Port.

  • Cougar1978
    Cougar1978 Posts: 10,067 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I have a bottle of Jim Beam and bottle of Canadian Reserve.

    As far as whiskey Crown Royal my fav.

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  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    My preference is a good Cabernet Sauvignon.... The rich smoothness goes well with coins and makes for mellow reflections on history - very relaxing, and transports one away from current events and issues for a pleasant respite. Cheers, RickO

  • grip
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    Merlo red than to bed.:)

  • Eagleguy
    Eagleguy Posts: 2,264 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I shall have to try Angel's Envy. I have lately been drinking Four Roses single barrel but I also enjoy Eagle Rare and Woodford Reserve.

    Usually my go-to "everyday" bourbon is American Prairie Bourbon from the High West distillery in Utah.

    JH

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  • coinlieutenant
    coinlieutenant Posts: 9,328 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Blantons remains my favorite for the price and quality.

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  • OnWithTheHunt
    OnWithTheHunt Posts: 1,316 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Jack Daniels is my regular whiskey, but I also enjoy some of the others previously mentioned, including Makers Mark, Woodford Reserve and naturally Buffalo Trail.

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  • TurboSnail
    TurboSnail Posts: 1,669 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 20, 2018 12:26PM
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    @Catbert said:
    As I sit sipping a new bourbon I'm trying out (Angel's Envy - on sale for $42)

    $42 is a great price for it. My cost is around mid/high 30's in Long island NY. Anyhow, have you try the cask strength?

  • Justacommeman
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    @ms70 said:
    I don't always drink while looking at coins, but when I do, I like to sip Port.

    An aristocrat ; )

    m

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  • TurboSnail
    TurboSnail Posts: 1,669 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Justacommeman said:
    When it’s whisky and bourbon its this

    Great choice of Japaneses whisky. My source told me any Japanese whisky 17yrs and up are in shortage due to tsunami in Japan a while back.

    A small selection of what I kept underneath my counter and reserved for customers who would appreciate them.

  • Catbert
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    @coinlieutenant said:
    Blantons remains my favorite for the price and quality.

    I would love to find a bottle, but it’s never available!

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  • ctf_error_coins
    ctf_error_coins Posts: 15,433 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Drinking while ebaying is dangerous.

    420ing while ebaying can be profitable.

  • halfhunter
    halfhunter Posts: 2,770 ✭✭✭
    edited May 20, 2018 3:07PM
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    Crown and Makers Mark for me. I just can't see spending huge sums on whiskey.
    Right now though I'm drinking Mic-Lite & tomato Juice mixed in a frozen mug . . .

    Need the following OBW rolls to complete my 46-64 Roosevelt roll set:
    1947-P & D; 1948-D; 1949-P & S; 1950-D & S; and 1952-S.
    Any help locating any of these OBW rolls would be gratefully appreciated!
  • Eagleguy
    Eagleguy Posts: 2,264 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @TurboSnail where are you at? I'll happily patronize your establishment.

    JH

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  • halfhunter
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    @TurboSnail said:
    Before this liquor guy (me) close the shop for the day. I would like to recommend Basil Hayden's bourbon for around $30.

    Thanks. I have it written down & stuck in my wallet. Price sounds right . . .

    Need the following OBW rolls to complete my 46-64 Roosevelt roll set:
    1947-P & D; 1948-D; 1949-P & S; 1950-D & S; and 1952-S.
    Any help locating any of these OBW rolls would be gratefully appreciated!
  • Catbert
    Catbert Posts: 8,258 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @spacehayduke said:
    Well last night was a Ricard Pastis with 3 ice cubes for sippin'. Tonite having my wife's Margarita - Camarena Tequila, Grand Marnier, and lime juice, along with the ham and gruyere crepes I will make. Scotch and bourbon just too strong for my stomach.... Nice half cent catbert. Here is a sister of your stunning 53-O half!

    Best, SH

    SH - Love your half and, like mine, I do enjoy the Longacre doubling. This coin design is the ultimate for a type collector like me!

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  • Hydrant
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    Slam down Jim Beam. Place insane bet(s). Win coin(s). Pay invoice IMMEDIATELY! Receive coins in mail. Enjoy coin(s). Don't look back. I've earned it. Works for me. Be HAPPY!

  • PCGSPhoto
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    I, as a professional consideration, do not combine the two. However, right now I’m back home after a long week at our Member’s Only show in NOLA and sipping on a Bulleit bourbon (although I’m a big fan of Maker’s Mark).

    Drink (and eBay) responsibly, everyone!

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  • Cameonut
    Cameonut Posts: 7,436 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @halfhunter said:
    Crown and Makers Mark for me. I just can't see spending huge sums on whiskey.
    Right now though I'm drinking Mic-Lite & tomato Juice mixed in a frozen mug . . .

    I tend to lean toward Canadian whisky myself - Crown is a staple along with several others.

    For those near a Costco that carries liquor, their Kirkland brand Canadian whiskey for about $18 per 1.75 liter bottle is a wonderful value and tastes better than most. In my neck of the woods, that is about a $35 per bottle savings vs crown. (For the scotch lovers, my wife loves the Kirkland blend - also about $18 per 1.75)

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  • amwldcoin
    amwldcoin Posts: 11,269 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Looks like you need to go on a shopping spree! Most of those bottles are almost empty....except the Jack Daniels! :#

    @Justacommeman said:
    I’m a tequila and mescal guy. This is my jam. Right now I have a Carolina Realer pepper ( I grow my own) floating in mecal. I will add it to rye, some soda water and limes. I call it Sympathy for the Devil

    When it’s whisky and bourbon its this

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