Jameson Special Reserve - the whiskey of Libertines!

[jcskinner]

“I can see that some people might think it’s odd that I’ve got into acting, ’cos I always used to get terrible stage fright,” he says.
“It got to the point when I was getting through a whole bottle of whiskey during the course of a performance. Not any old whiskey, but Jameson’s Special Reserve! And then I’d be well into another bottle after the gig. I soon found out that that led you to a hospital bed.”

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/ ... 989850.ece

[DavidH]

I only finished a bottle of 12yo this week. I'm so hip.

And now I'm drinking another Jameson. Not any old bottle - Limited Reserve!

[jcskinner]

It struck me reading that (not for the first time) that good alcohol is wasted on musicians.
I don't understand why, if the purpose is to get mindlessly hammered, these people don't opt for a nice bottle of vodka or Paddy and save their cash.
It's like the rappers swigging vintage champagne and cognac in nightclubs. Do they taste it at all? Would they not be equally as happy with a few pints or a bourbon and cola?

[DavidH]

if the purpose is to get mindlessly hammered

Add in the desire to display status and the quaffing of premium alcohol makes sense.

[brettie vedder]

we live in a world where people think they look better if they drink higher quality. common sense lacks A LOT in the human race, lol. and also, some people think that higher quality = less severe hangovers. the only cure for a hangover for me is to not drink that much. but ive said this before...i usually only have 1 good dram and then move on to bog standards. peace of mind for me.

[cathach]

Just so as ye know you can get 1L of this in Girona-Costa Brava Airport for E29.