ehhhhhxcellent

so for some reason i've moved on to "hard liquor".

it wasn't difficult once I removed my ban on beer.

i had some brandy (for cooking) in my kitchen, ran out of beer, tried it, and liked it. i bought some cognac as an upgrade to the brandy. liked that, too. then on a stroke of (unbesotted) good luck stumbled upon bevmo's "sampler" display, and picked up some vodka (stoli), irish whiskey, blended scotch whisky (dewar), and single malt scotch whisky (the glenlivet, the glen-something-else). i didnt try all these at once.

the results:

cognac: yes
captain morgan's spiced rum: hell no
irish whiskey: so far, no
the glenlivet single malt : yes
the glen-something-else: no, and that's why i dont need to remember the name
the macallan single malt (picked up full bottle) : yes
dewars blend : no

so the verdict is in: i like the single malts and the cognac, and i don't like the cheap stuff.

that is good: as long as i consume only expensive alcohol with snob appeal, my intake stays low.