Best drink while listening to your rig?

CpDunn,

I forgot the 1997, which I really enjoyed....
Also Did I see you have experience with the french company YBA? I am thinking of buying an Audio Refinement processor for 2 channel and HT use. Any thoughts? Anyway... to keep with the spirit of the thread, the new Mouton 2001 is out at $150. Zachys said it may be better than 2000 for the house at half the cost. I see a trip to Scarsdale in my future and a maybe a new cd to go with it...

Galeriehughie.... Yes, there are sauternes other than d'Yquem... Suiderat (sp?) for one. I have a few of those (mostly .350L) in the cellar. 2001 seems to be a sleeper vintage, doesn't it?! I've bought some futures, but not Mouton... some second growths like Haut-Bages-Liberal.

YBA: no, not me! I have a Plinius, but some here have been recommending that I trade it in for a YBA. Having not heard one, nor having one available to audition, I'm not about to make a change at the moment. Thinking about giving a tupe amp a try... seems like it might be a good match with my efficient Cabasse.

Back to inexpensive wines: 2003 Glen Carlou Chardonnay (Paarl, South Africa). I'm not a big Chard fan, but this is a nice one. Went well with oysters and fish and very nicely with Dianne Reeves' latest CD.

Beefeater Apple Martini with BrouChesz (Russian Beer found at TRader Joe) with lime and Sparkletts water!!

All of this "fancy" stuff reminds of some very UN-fancy stuff i once bought when i was back in my early 20's. I was already three sheets to the wind and wandered into the local liquor store. They had some cheap wine on close-out i.e. $1.25 a bottle. How could you go wrong??? Needless to say, i bought two bottles.

YOW !!! I swear that they mis-labeled that stuff. I'm certain that if it was a wine, it could have at least doubled as shoe polish remover. Now i know why they were trying to give it away!!! : )

As it is right now, i hardly ever have a drink anymore. When i do, i typically like chilled European based Ale's that have been poured into a stein and allowed to warm up a bit. I'm not talkin' room temperature, but just a bit cooler. This tends to really bring out the flavour in them AND smooth them out. Anybody else like "warm bier" ???

Back in my yoot, it was either gin, vodka, everclear, diesel, sunshine, etc... My motto was that clear booze had nothing to hide and only one goal. That is, to get you lit : )

Back in those days, quality didn't mean as much as quantity. I was one of those people that wanted to find the edge of the Earth and lean over as far as i could without falling off. Those that knew me back then are pretty amazed that i have ANY brain cells left today. I've still got at least three or four cells left and i'm doin' my best to hang onto them : )

I think the fact that i blew my brains out back then has taken away my desire to do anything remotely close to that today. Boy, i'll tell ya that when i do go out for a night on the town, i'm hurtin' BAD the next few days. Guess i'm outa shape for stuff like that. I have to wonder how i did it 5-6 nights a week for several years on end??? :( Sean
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Sean, fortunately I'm still in shape ;-) I wonder how long it will be before I'm down to three or four brain cells. If it gets to that point, I hope they're the right ones! I'd hate to remember every Abba song but not remember a thing about audio, blues or jazz!