Ezra Brooks: Pretty Good Cheap Bourbon

Ezra Brooks... Is Ezra a man's name or a woman's? I don't know.. After taking it I'd think man. Here's why. It's pretty cheap. I bought a 5th for $7.99 which is cheap in my book. Men are cheap. We like things affordable and simple. Ezra is simple. The label is simple, the taste is simple and the bite is a little boring. The bourbon mixes really well. Not too sweet not too harsh. I could easily drink this all night long. Straight it is kind of bourbon-esque. Nothing like the shitty KY Gentleman, but not really lasting. The bite is there, then it's gone. Ezra comes in a few different styles. The one I had was the cheap one obviously.
The bottle states:
Since 1800Ezra Brooks remains the perfect way to cap off the day. Ezra brooks White Label is a genuine sour mash, bottled at a mellow 80 proof; aged naturally in new charred white oak barrels and charcoal filtered for a distinctive flavor.

So, is it true.. yeah sure.

The novelty. It has a cork in the bottle.

Overall... it is definitely worth the $7.99 ... I'd buy it again.

You know you are a drunk when . . .

It isn't good when your drinking effects your choice in clothes. When the inevitable occurs it is good to know there are clothiers out there ready to supply your demands. BeerHoodie.com is the first of its kind. A beer hoodie is simply a hoodie with a coozie built in. This 3rd pocket is ready to let any college drunk remain hands free at social functions. Not to only does this fine piece of clothing make you marsupial-like, but it ultimately makes triple fisting a reality.

Beer Hoodies are customizable with your college name, frat name, or your name, if you are concerned about people knowing who the "cool" guy is.

Seagrams 7 ain't worth $20

I've been drinking too much a lot lately, and I thought I would let you guys know what I've been drinking. Well I've been hitting the bourbon pretty hard as well as some vodka and tequila and other assorted liquors. I've all but stopped drinking beer. The whole "less filling" thing is bull shit. I don't care what they are talking about... 12 oz is 12 oz, even when yer drunk, and having to ingest 6 beers with the same alcohol content as 6 shots, well the 6 shots win.

These are the libations I've been drowning myself in:

Evan Williams: Has to be the best cheap bourbon I've ever had. Getcha sum

Canadian Mist: It's canadian whiskey. My mainstay for pretty much ever has been Seagrams 7, but my local Rite Aid raised the price, so now I've been forced to switch. How sad is it when you have to search for cheaper pastures because your previously $16.99 handle was raised to $18.99. I'm sorry, but I don't think Seagrams 7 is worth $20 bucks... call me a snobby cheap drunk, but that is what I am.

Gordons Vodka: Their claim to fame is "The most mixable vodka" and I have to agree there. Don't shoot it, cuz it sux, but if yer mixin Bloody Marys or Cape Cods or anything else, Gordons hides well, and the best part it's cheap!

Random Brandy: Brandy never gets any credit, but dude, it is 80 proof and cheap as balls. It mixes pretty good with soda, and did I mention it is 80 proof! Brandy runs about $8 or $9 a fifth for the cheap stuff and it is a little lighter than whiskey. If you haven't try it out. It gets ya drunk

What cheap booze do you drink?

Worst Bourbon: Kentucky Gentleman

Kentucky Gentleman is like drinking the sweat of a drunk who drank bourbon. It looks and kind of tastes like bourbon, but the finish is really alcoholy tasting.. not like a bourbon finish, more like a grain alcohol finish. How could that be???? Perhaps it is caused by the actual inclusion of grain alcohol in the production of the POS drink.

Kentucky Gentleman is made by Barton Brands and contains only 51% bourbon. The rest is donkey piss I'm sure, cuz that is what it tastes like. I know.. I've had a fifth of donkey piss before.

The only good thing about this shit is the fact it is $6.99. and it will get you drunk.

Best Cheap Bourbon

Bourbon is .... is.... amazing. If you aren't 21 and have been drinking for a few years, whisky rules, but bourbon's best. Hey, I can't help it, I'm from the land of Bourbon and Horses, and I love it. What I typically don't like about bourbon is the price tag. Bourbon prices range from about $7 (cheap) to ridiculous. What I am looking for is a good mix between price and taste, or in this test, drink ability.

For my test I wanted to try really cheap booze. Everyone can talk about Jim Beam and Makers, but what do us poor-folk drink when we don't have $14 or more to drop to drink. Well I've got some choices.

Kentucky Tavern (purchased for 8.99) (two thumbs up)
This shit is cheap in Lex. and it is pretty good. Even Tastings.com gave it an 86 rating, but hell who knows where they are, or even if they know what they're talking about. My first hand experience with the product was good. It mixes well, you can drink it straight (even though I wouldn't) and it is (most importantly) cheap. For a little more than the price of an extra value meal, you and a friend can get ripped.

Evan Williams (purchased for 8.99) (two thumbs way up)
This is a really smooth with a good warm finish. I like it a lot. It makes me feel funny inside and it is tasty. Evan's bottle looks like Jack Daniels, which is probably on purpose. Over all this was probably my fav of all that I have tried, and it is pretty cheap. In fact over at wikipedia, they say that it is the second highest selling bourbon in KY. Good stuff

Runners up are:

Ancient Age
Ten High
Heaven Hill

UK Athletics got F'd in the A

It was one difficult week to be a UK Fan. Friday night UK basketball got its ass handed to it by VMI...I'll be the first to say WTF? First off, who the F is VMI? Second... How the F did they score over a hundred points? If Mr. Meeks hadn't been on our team, we would not have lost by 7 points.. we would have lost by like 30 points. I'm not going to start bashing billy G... but damn! Those hot shot ballers that make up UK's B-ball team should be required to do some kind of punishment... perhaps make the entire team eat a box of exlax and watch themselves shit on each other, just to get the idea of what it was like watching them play... Whatever the case, it was a lousy game, but an entertaining one none-the-less. You know those hypothetical situations you think up when your drunk, you know - like I wonder what 20 turn overs looks like, well we got to see that..

Moving onto Football, UK's shit streak, and I don't mean the one in their underwear, continued. UK lost to Vanderbilt. I suppose I could start bitching about how our offense sucked donkey balls, or how our Freshman quarterback choked and lost the game, but I'd rather not. Rich Brooks has done wonders for the Football program and it is fantastic to have the opportunity to lose by a close margin, or perhaps win (granted the stars and moon and heavens properly align). Since he's coached, I've seen some unbelievable shit, and I'm grateful. I'd also like to thank him for Saturday's game fulfilling a few hypothetical situations (as mentioned before, like what roughing the punter looks like and what it does to prospects of winning the game. Our football team answered that question 3 times, and all the answers sucked.

So, next week is a new week and hopefully it won't suck so much to bleed blue.

Best Maragrita in Lexington

Everyone loves a good margarita; I know I do. But where is the best place to get one? The answer is a trick one. The best margarita is one served with buddies.


The best margarita is the 2 for 1 margarita.... Ha... I'm so clever.

however there are some really fantastic places in Lexington to get a margarita and below I will expound on them...

LOS ALAZANES, Lexington KY (Harrodsburg RD, Next to The Wafflehouse at Red Mile)
This place has got the best margaritas in Lexington. They are sooo good. Fresh, good tequila, and very little sweet and sour. You could drink a bucket of these and not suffer the dreaded heart burn associated with heavy consumption of this delectable mexican libation. Out of all of the places I've gotten margaritas this one is my first pick for awesomeness... The food is also killer and the atmosphere is pretty top notch. If you've never been, check it out. They also have 2 fer 1 margs on Thursday, and probably other nights if it is slow and you tip your server. Don't tell them I told you that. The typical marg is $4.25 and worth every damn penny.

RINCON, Lexington KY (Next to Charlie Browns on Euclid)
Every college kid over 21 has experienced the awesome that is RINCON! The place looks like a pinata filled with awesome exploded. The food is great, but the real reason everyone goes is the super liquored frozen margaritas. I'm pretty sure their deal is every Tues and Thurs, and they may even throw a Sunday in too...Givem a call to find out. The great part of their margaritas is the selection. You can get on the rocks or frozen, and if you opt for frozen you can pick from 10 flavors ranging from strawberry to orange, or if you are really drunk, red to orange.

Mi Pacenia Hacienda (off Lansdown)
This place used to be owned and run by the same peeps that run Rincon. When I first moved to lex this was the place for margaritas. The location is excellent and probably the biggest of all the restaurants listed. They serve up the same awesome margaritas that Rincon on Euclid do. One excellent addition to this location over Rincon is the amazing patio. This place is hopping in good weather and on the weekends they usually have some mexican band on hand to annoy the patrons. It is great if you're drinkin and rowdy, but not so great if you aren't impressed by Hispanic men in super tight sequenced jump suits singing spanish songs drunk patrons sing along too even if they don't know spanish or the song. That was a long sentence, but makes sense if you've ever been.

When I want a Margarita, I go one of these places.... where do you go?

Where was I Halloween?

Halloween 08 occurred on the weekend, which meant I was buttered for most of it. Did I dress up? Does a good buzz make me a bee? I guess I was a bee.

For Friday, I buzzed around Main Street Live. It was a good crowd. I was attending the private party upstairs, but none-the-less, it was a good time. Best costume I saw was the "He's Thinking Arby's" Guy. It had to be the easiest costume of all time. The worst costume was definitely one of the forty Sarah Palin's I saw. I'm thought it was great the first time I saw it back the day after she was announced as McCain's bitch. I wonder if Sarah Palin went as Sarah Palin for Halloween. That would have been original.

Saturday, I went to another party. That one sent me stumbling home. Best costume there, uhhh not any. There were some silly costumes, but nothing that stuck out. Of course there was a Sarah Palin or two at that party too... Good times.

So.... What was the shittiest costume you saw this Halloween?