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The Counselor
04-11-2011, 17:00
Coffee, hot chocolate or tea? You've only got so much room in your pack so when it comes to libations what's your druthers?

Ender
04-11-2011, 17:06
Scotch, bourbon, aged rum... in that order.

Tea or coffee, depending on the trip. Short trips I go with coffee. Long trips I go with tea.

Rocket Jones
04-11-2011, 17:07
Good scotch. Tea.

mlkelley
04-11-2011, 17:08
Bourbon....Bookers if available. Coffee.....Sumatran, dark roasted.:banana

Namaste
04-11-2011, 17:09
Rum for me.....I'm a fan of Flor de Cana 12 yr old. Coffee in the morning is good, too

John B
04-11-2011, 17:13
Rhum Barbencourt, Meyer's dark if the former isn't available.

I'd happily pay dearly for a bottle of Lemon Hart 151.

Jim Adams
04-11-2011, 17:18
A good whiskey, tequilla, or white wine...........or rumginbrandyshineredwineschnauppsbeermaddog.

geek

mweinstone
04-11-2011, 17:19
water. some emergency for freash breath, and coffie for coffie breath.

takethisbread
04-11-2011, 17:22
A nice merlot with salami and cheese in the early evening.


grain alcohol for later in the night

WingedMonkey
04-11-2011, 17:30
That's what mail drops are for...to get around all the local lack of favorites.
And also why I use so many mail drops....I ain't hitching out of a dry town just to fill my flask. Or explaining to some damn Yankee why I need Luziane tea to make my sweet tea.

:D

vamelungeon
04-11-2011, 17:38
Bourbon. Period.

Rockhound
04-11-2011, 18:11
I like the moonshine. You get more bang for your buck and it can double as stove fuel.

Joshuatree
04-11-2011, 18:17
Patty's Irish whiskey, a good burbon and coffee. Moonshine is good if the person making it doesn't use a ton of extra sugar to pad his profits you lose the taste of the grain when they do that.

scope
04-11-2011, 18:23
Old Monk rum and/or red wine

harryfred
04-11-2011, 18:29
Instant coffee in the morning. I even make it up cold during the hot months when I don't carry a stove. Gatorade in the warmer months I mix it up a little better that 1/2 strength. Usually Black Velvet for evenings It's cheap and goes down easy and comes in a plastic rectangular bottle that is light and fits in a pack easy. I some times transfer scotch or spiced rum in to an old BV bottle. I have noticed a lot of liquors coming in plastic bottles now including Jim Beam. If I know there will be enough to share it with I will also take the bladder out of boxed wine and carry that.

general
04-11-2011, 18:30
apple kill me quick, charred

l0ngterm
04-11-2011, 18:34
Jack Daniels in the evening. Starbuck Via instant coffee in the morning. Did I mention the Jack Daniels.

StubbleJumper
04-11-2011, 18:58
Maker's Mark. Hiking can be tough, so it's nice to have a small luxury after supper. Good bourbon makes for a good evening.

sheepdog
04-11-2011, 19:48
Rum


the Captain is a hiker, you can tell by looking at him

Papa D
04-11-2011, 20:15
Rum 151 proof - i'm a wine guy but
For a week in the woods a pint of rum
is wonderful

The Counselor
04-11-2011, 20:20
For me it's strong, black coffee in the morning - 2 bags steeped for a good long time. In the evening, Woodford Reserve. Maybe a spot o' tea or cider just before hitting the bag. Though if I could find a little blackberry wine, that does sound good.

vamelungeon
04-11-2011, 20:54
I like the moonshine. You get more bang for your buck and it can double as stove fuel.
Bourbon is just moonshine aged in charred oak barrels.

Ankle Bone
04-11-2011, 20:57
Coffee in the morning, Knob Creek at night.

bulldog49
04-11-2011, 21:07
Wild Turkey Rare Breed bourbon. :banana

Furlough
04-11-2011, 21:10
Bushmills Black Bush single malt whiskey , and Coffee.

tigerpaw
04-11-2011, 21:17
Everclear, you can use it in the stove and still have some to sip!!!

EastCoastFeastCoast
04-11-2011, 21:23
As far as I'm concerned, I would rather go without a stove or sleeping bag than miss my "Apple Pie" or coffee!

TallShark
04-11-2011, 21:30
Coffee, hot chocolate or tea? You've only got so much room in your pack so when it comes to libations what's your druthers?

Dont be silly, Scotch.

TallShark
04-11-2011, 21:32
Bourbon. Period.
...Meh....

Northern Lights
04-11-2011, 21:34
Bailey's Irish Cream in coffee and hot chocolate, and one platypus of red wine to go with the dark chocolate.

4Bears
04-11-2011, 21:37
Jack Daniels, Makers Mark, both good for watchin' the sun go down.

snorz
04-11-2011, 22:46
I prefer nalgene loaded with Crown Royal for a nightcap!

RGB
04-11-2011, 22:55
Straight vodka, usually Sobieski or Svedka.

Cannot beat Yemeni coffee.

Joker4ink
04-11-2011, 23:05
Salada tea in the morning...I don't drink on the trail but if I was to, it would be Jezynowka Blackberry Brandy.

TFOS
04-11-2011, 23:13
While on the trail? Coffee in the morning, hot chocolate sometimes, blackberry brandy whenever. In towns - more coffee, and hard cider.

weary
04-11-2011, 23:14
Rum 151 proof - i'm a wine guy but
For a week in the woods a pint of rum
is wonderful
At last a sensible reply. I like good wine, good beer, and good bourbon. But on the trail for more than a day or so, I believe in concentration. Nothing less than 100 proof -- and 150 proof if i can find it.

P1nkPanther
04-12-2011, 10:10
Jack Daniels in the evening. Starbuck Via instant coffee in the morning. Did I mention the Jack Daniels.

+1. You are a kindred soul.

Old Hiker
04-12-2011, 10:19
One Starbucks Via mixed with one envelope of hot chocolate in the AM. Can't figure out a way to keep my bourbon slush frozen while hiking, so probably no alcohol.

TIDE-HSV
04-12-2011, 11:23
Coffee AM/brandy PM...

Jelly-Bean
04-12-2011, 11:23
I like cider, Irish Coffee and rum

takethisbread
04-12-2011, 13:41
For the Duncannon 24 it's only beer!

I'd might mix in some Wild Turkey just for hydration purposes

paistes5
04-12-2011, 14:58
AM - Coffee
PM - Crown Special Reserve

Funkmeister
04-12-2011, 15:36
Morning: Either Starbucks Via or black tea. Evening: Knob Creek, 2 oz, neat. Then Everclear, 2 oz, with Crystal Lite. Makes my feet feel better.

FYI: I have learned that shipping liquor in the mail is illegal. Seems I lost a small wager on the outcome of the last Super Bowl, and the bet was a bomber bottle of local good beer. I carefully boxed up my payment to my friend in the midwest, and he received the box with the attached note. Surprisingly, the bottle was repackaged just as carefully as I had packed it.

general
04-12-2011, 17:39
Bourbon is just moonshine aged in charred oak barrels.

you have no idea what you're talking about. they are both liquor made from a distallation process, and they can both be put in charred oak barrels. other than that, apples and oranges.

WingedMonkey
04-12-2011, 19:40
FYI: I have learned that shipping liquor in the mail is illegal. Seems I lost a small wager on the outcome of the last Super Bowl, and the bet was a bomber bottle of local good beer. I carefully boxed up my payment to my friend in the midwest, and he received the box with the attached note. Surprisingly, the bottle was repackaged just as carefully as I had packed it.

I would never send glass in the mail.

:D

Ankle Bone
04-12-2011, 21:55
I would never send glass in the mail.

:D


You can always use UPS ground. A couple more bucks, but they will ship liquid. Friend who is a driver told me to label it "gourmet olive oil" or something similar so it doesn't come up missing.

Have done it many times

klpicktown
04-14-2011, 08:39
bourbon. bourbon. bourbon. water.

( after all, bourbon is mostly water anyway :) )

zeus307
04-14-2011, 19:59
If it were me, Jim Beam or Jack Daniels!!! can't go wrong there. My cousins I have to say!!

mynameisgeorgel
04-14-2011, 20:33
bourbon for me

88BlueGT
04-15-2011, 11:22
Prefer a burbon to listed, BUT I like to carry blackberry brandy sometimes when I hike in the winter, my dad used to tell me stories about him backpacking w/ bottles of that stuff, just brings back good memories