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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-joseph06 Recent reviews written by member joseph06 en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_459305619076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author joseph06 - I really like this bourbon.  Not just for the taste, but also for the obvious care the distiller has put in to making the whiskey.  Not only is each label stamped with the vintage (I've sampled the 1997, and this review will discuss a bottle of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459305619076 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:25:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459305619076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_454119755396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author joseph06 - My introduction to Fundador came by way of Ernest Hemingway.  In The Sun Also Rises, the American expatriates drink Fundador brandy at the San Fermines festival in Pamplona.  As a Hemingway fan and drink enthusiast, this was too much for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~454119755396 Sun, 7 Dec 2008 14:11:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_454119755396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436677545604?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author joseph06 - Bourbon is my drink. Sure, I've spent plenty of afternoon hours at the office lusting for the end of the day and an ice cold martini, and I've spent my money on good scotches and fine cognacs, but bourbon was my first love in liquor and it will always... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436677545604 Wed, 9 Jul 2008 23:03:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436677545604?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_428098162308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author joseph06 - Let's face it, most of us that take the time to write liquor reviews like the good stuff. Perhaps we don't always drink it, but they call it the good stuff for a reason. By the same token, most of us aren't wild about spending thirty or forty dollars... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~428098162308 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:20:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_428098162308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_417565871748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author joseph06 - I don't "do" beer. I drink it, but even the finest brews around don't get me excited like a bottle of good scotch or even a nice dry gin martini. I don't really comprehend the finer points of "beer snobbery," so I won't go in to them here, but as far... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~417565871748 Fri, 8 Feb 2008 04:28:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_417565871748?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_417273450116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author joseph06 - There is a certain arrogance among the connoisseurs of Islay malts that implies that these whiskies are the be all, end all, of Scotch. While I do not strictly fall in to this category, I must admit I absolutely love the complexity of these smoky,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~417273450116 Tue, 5 Feb 2008 20:27:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_417273450116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_416386158212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author joseph06 - Perhaps the first thing I should say in this review is that I don't know much about rum beyond what you can learn from reading the labels on a handful of bottles. I'm a whiskey man, through and through, but I've never met a spirit that I didn't like,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~416386158212 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:57:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_416386158212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_415455809156?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author joseph06 - Irish whiskey does not get as much air time in the world as bourbon and scotch, and all too often when it does it is in abominations like Irish Car Bombs, but there are some very nice things to be said about the whiskey made on the Emerald Isle. The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~415455809156 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:55:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_415455809156?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413694987908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author joseph06 - I too am surprised to see that little has been written on Ballantines scotch. I understand that it is one of the most popular whiskies in Europe, and I can't remember not seeing it on the shelves of an American liquor store, at least on the west coast... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413694987908 Mon, 7 Jan 2008 18:01:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413694987908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413684633220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author joseph06 - I bought a small bottle of Crown Royal on impulse, as it was by the register at my local liquor store and I could not remember ever giving Crown a serious tasting, though I've drank it off and on for years. Let me preface this review by saying I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413684633220 Mon, 7 Jan 2008 16:54:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413684633220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_404301057668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author joseph06 - I have a love hate relationship with Fender Strats, and the various clones. Usually I'm a Rickenbacker/Tele/P90 sort of guy, but a Strat has THAT sound, and when you want that specific Fender tone, no other guitar can do better. I would probably... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~404301057668 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:03:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_404301057668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_404282379908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author joseph06 - If you've got a decent home bar, you need to have at least a little vodka around. I'm generally more a gin, whiskey, and brandy sort of fellow, but every once in awhile the urge for a little bit of vodka strikes me, and a couple of my good friends like... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~404282379908 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:00:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_404282379908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_404205899396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author joseph06 - As I have said in other reviews, when it comes to drinking my true passion lies with gin and whiskey, usually either bourbon or Scotch. But, from time to time, it's nice to try new things and while I have been ordering rum and coke (usually Myers) in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~404205899396 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:02:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_404205899396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_401792732804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author joseph06 - When it comes to gin, there is Bombay Sapphire, and then everything else. That is not say there are not other good gins about, I am especially partial to Gordon's, and sometimes a bottle of Bellringer finds its way in to my bar, but Sapphire is truly a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~401792732804 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:30:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_401792732804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399809220228?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author joseph06 - When it comes to Scotch, I generally look in two directions. Either I buy a bottle of whatever decent blend is on sale for the sake of making Scotch and Coke, or I buy Glenlivet 12 year old for sipping neat. But I saw this single malt on sale, so I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399809220228 Thu, 2 Aug 2007 18:52:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399809220228?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399644528260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author joseph06 - If asked what the absolute best value in spirits is, I would have to say Gordon's Gin. Not only can you buy a bottle for ten or twelve dollars, it comes with the seal of approval from the British royal family--you're not going to find that on any other... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399644528260 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:02:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399644528260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399346732676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author joseph06 - The Epiphone Dot was my first Epi guitar, and I purchased it out of my general respect for the 335 style electrics, but not having the money for a Gibson lying around. As guitars go, I'd say this is one of the best you can get for less than 300 dollars... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399346732676 Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:42:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399346732676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399306296964?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author joseph06 - I was initially interested in this guitar for the Beatles connection, but once I played it I realized it was far more than just something to put in a Beatle collection....it's a very good guitar for the price. When you combine bright, boomy acoustic... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399306296964 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:25:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399306296964?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399295680132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author joseph06 - The yellow label of this Jim Beam rye first caught my eye as I noticed it sitting in a out of the way corner of my local liquor store. It was on a shelf above the cheap stuff in plastic bottles, but still a little lower than I generally look when buying... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399295680132 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:36:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399295680132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399294172804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author joseph06 - The made in Mexico Telecaster is a good guitar in its own right, and a very good platform for customization. It is definitely one of those guitars that can grow with a player--if you get one when your a beginner or intermediate player, as you get better... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399294172804 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:06:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399294172804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399269203588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author joseph06 - Like many people that play an Epiphone Casino, I first got interested in the guitar because of the Beatles. And, like many people who play Casinos, I quickly discovered it can do a lot more than just play the songs off Revolver or Let It Be. I will... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399269203588 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 15:28:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399269203588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399262060164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author joseph06 - I should preface this review by saying that I am not a vodka drinker, except on occasion. Long ago I cast my lot with gin and whiskey, and I generally keep vodka around only for a very, very rare drink or for when I'm entertaining. That said, I've... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399262060164 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 15:28:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399262060164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399254654596?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author joseph06 - I think I may just have a soft spot in my heart for this bourbon because I used to drink a lot of it in my college days when it was a decent bourbon that I could afford. While I've moved up in the world, to a certain extent, I still generally keep Ezra... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399254654596 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 15:28:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399254654596?linkin_id=8003929