On a trip to Slovakia a couple years ago I tried a variety of pear, peach, cherry, and apple brandies. All of them were really high quality. Super clean with nice hints of fruit flavor, not at all like the bottom shelf slop we typically get in the US.

Anyone have recommendations for high quality brandy I could find in the Midwest US?

Thanks!

Grandma said she was gonna dump these all down the sink as she hasn’t drank hard liquor in a very long time. She said take whatever I want, so I took all of what was unopened. Many of these are dating back to the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s based off the import label on some of them. The only one I’m familiar with is the JW Black, all the others are mystery bottles to me. Are there any good collector’s items in here?

Can anyone help date this unopened Benedictine duty-free bottle? It was purchased at Heathrow from Skyway Hotels Ltd. and has remained sealed in the original box. I’m trying to narrow down the year of purchase and learn whether this packaging is uncommon. Any information about the Skyway duty-free era or the box design would be appreciated.

seeing it everywhere lately and i genuinely can't tell if it means anything. Is there a definition somewhere or is every brand just deciding for themselves what clean means? Asking because I actually care about what's in my wine and the term is starting to feel like it's doing a lot of work without saying anything specific

My dad went down to Curacao some time ago and brought back a larger bottle (the one I want) of this and a few small ones as a variety pack. I have had no luck so far finding out where I can get it in the states or if anyone ships it within the states. Had a taste of it and its REALLY GOOD. I dont wanna drink it though until I can secure more.

Once in a while a recipe calls for vodka citron.

I'd like to substitute and was wondering if limoncello blended with plain vodka could work.

Any other ingredients needed or a specific ratio?

My local store has these 3 bottles from Last Drop, any of you had them? Worth a collector’s investment?

You have to give up everything else.

Would you stick with whiskey because of the variety, vodka for versatility, rum for cocktails, tequila for sipping, gin for the botanicals, or something else?

I'm interested to see which spirit wins and what made you choose it.

We've all been there—a bottle that everyone seemed to love, so you picked it up expecting to be impressed.

Maybe it was too expensive for what it offered, maybe the flavor just wasn't for you, or maybe your expectations were simply too high.

What bottle disappointed you the most, and what would you recommend instead?

I usually spend way too much time reading reviews before buying a bottle, but every now and then I'll grab something just because it caught my eye or was on sale.

Sometimes it's a hidden gem, sometimes it's a lesson learned.

What's your best "random purchase" that turned out to be way better than expected? And what made it so good?

Mine was a budget bottle I grabbed because it was on sale. I expected it to be a mixer at best, but it ended up becoming one of my regular pours.

What's the bottle that exceeded your expectations the most? Doesn't matter if it's whiskey, bourbon, rum, vodka, tequila, gin, or wine—I'd love to hear your unexpected favorites.

My mom offered me up all the liqueur in my grandma’s house because I make cocktails at my work. I’m going through it and found this 4 pack of mini bottles of “new liqueurs”. Looked it up and discovered it’s from 1988!! Obviously more than likely toxic to drink but was wondering if this is something that redditors or collectors would find interesting!

I always read tasting notes before opening a bottle, but half the time I just think, "Yep... tastes like whiskey." Curious how everyone else approaches tasting.

I got this from a family member who received this from a friend. Its barely used, the fan and cooling system work, but I have no use for this. I can’t find any information on google about it or any photos. Could this possibly have been discontinued? Was this distributed to bars and restaurants only? Does this have any value?

I inherited all of these from my father when he passed in 2021, they just been in storage since. Are they worth anything significant? How would I go about selling them? I can’t find anything definitive through my research.

Edit to add they are all sealed/full

We all have bottles we avoided for years because of the reputation or the price. Which one completely changed your mind?

It was literally undrinkable. The flavor was absolutely horrid. Can something like this turn like wine? Or is it just that bad? Or is my palette just not refined? No idea. It seems to be prickly pear based on the translation.

For the record, it says "Greek Alcoholic Beverage" on it, so I assumed it was meant to be drunk straight.

1.5 L of Spiritus Gradansk 76% vodka and the zest of ~20 lemons. Which shall yield ~3.5L of Limoncello in a couple of months.