[Bzz] Canadian Club

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[Disclaimer: I participate in a word-of-mouth marketing endeavor called BzzAgent. Occasionally, they send me stuff to try, and talk about with people. Hence, the [Bzz] tag. Part of doing this involves letting folks know that I'm actively doing this word-of-mouth marketing; I'm not paid, I just occasionally get free shit.]

So, the lushes in the Bzz hive were all geeked when the potential for free/cheap hooch showed up in the form of a campaign for Canadian Club whisky/whiskey.

Well, duh.

You ever tried something that people said, "They couldn't give that away!"

CC would very nearly be "that."

Neat, it's awful, like getting kicked in the mouth by a steelmonger's workboot after they walked home behind a garbage truck.

On the rocks... the steelmonger and garbage truck were in Manitoba in February, but that's the only change. Call it "Pittsburgh Twist."

Surprisingly, after all that, when mixed one-to-one with some sour mix of questionable provenance and well past it's sell-by date, it's delicious (note: this was -not- done after the previous two encounters, and was done with a clear head and clean palate).

My grandfather (mom's dad) was a whiskey sour guy. I am apparently also a whiskey sour guy.

If I can ever figure out how the hell to get the UPC symbol off the bottle, I'll get $11.99 of the $15.99 I shelled out for CC's midrange (10-year) offering back.

Comments

[tylorael.livejournal.com]

a) I still love my tooth brush, fyi. And I got Mike hooked on it, too.

b) I take it they pay you back for buying it?

[etcet.livejournal.com]

they sent a mail-in rebate for $11.99 off a 750ml bottle, along with some propaganda/swag.

[onezumi.livejournal.com]

Oh wow I do that too. I never her booze though.. Well once I got Butt Light special something but I couldn't find it in the stores.

[onezumi.livejournal.com]

Oh wow I do that too. I never get booze though.. Well once I got Butt Light special something but I couldn't find it in the stores.

[etcet.livejournal.com]

We are legion.

I frequently get stuff that either sucks, or just doesn't do anything for me - like the sonicare toothbrush, which I gave to tylorael because I like doing it the old-fashioned way.

[onezumi.livejournal.com]

Oh I got that one! I like it but Ive always used those. :)

Btw I was surprised to find you are the guy collecting the convergence swag, Wish I could go but Ill at least try to send something to help out.

[etcet.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've already started having boxes show up. :-)

[smaugchow.livejournal.com]

Cheap whisky is shite, unless you mix it. Whisky sour is a very nice way to go.

Treat yourself to some WL Weller 12 year old bourbon some day. Or, if bourbon ain't your thing, try Irish whisky - Bushmills or Tullamore Dew.

[ginnyland.livejournal.com]

mmm whiskey sours. that is all :)

[hellsop.livejournal.com]

CC 6-year is pretty much my reference point for mixin' whiskey. It's good for anything where it's going to get hit with anything from sweet vermouth on up the flavor scale.

[y2kdragon.livejournal.com]

Where do I sign up? I'd love for people to buy my alcohol for me.

[ladysoleil.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I didn't get that one. Then again, I did get the Claritin, so maybe they're just trying to not have me OD on booze and pills.

[angledge.livejournal.com]

Just because I'm a whisky dork..... Canadian & Scottish products are spelled "whisky", while Irish & American products are "whiskey". You can remember this by noticing that "Scotland" & "Canada" have no "e", while "Ireland" & "United States" do have "e"s.

I'm here to help... with the drinking. I prefer a Dalwhinnie or Bunnahabhain, please.

[etcet.livejournal.com]

None of my spell-checkers liked the variant without the 'e', even though I knew it to be correct.

I will simply refer to CC as "crap" and not drink it again.

[angledge.livejournal.com]

Your diligence & accuracy are duly noted. Carry on.