Cocktail of choice when listening to fav music?


Do you have a cocktail preference when listening to your favorite music on your sytem? Are you a sipper or not?
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A wine question - for Twl or anyone else who might be able to help... I have the possibility to make a bulk purchase of some great Australian wines (think Grange & RWT, Torbreck Runrig, some great boutique shiraz, etc), mostly in 95-98 vintages. I have a decent idea but I'd like to check some kind of current value before laying down the bucks (it's a lot of wine). Does anyone know a good (in terms of quality, selection, and value) internet source (U.S.-based) for wines from Down Under?

As for my favorite audiophile tipple, when my wife are drinking "normal" wine, we have recently (last 2-3yrs) been able to get great Rioja at very reasonable prices. That and cognac (partial to Frapin and Ferrand).
Thanks, Travis
I just now read through the whole of this thread and am struck by two things: 1) the depth of interest in whisky, and 2) the fabulously high quality of wine chosen by Twl's wine club.

One day I hope to find like-minded people as has Twl in order to try some great wines of years past. Sharing good wine with like-minded friends is a great pleasure - and much easier on the wallet than trying to drink it alone. I only got a chance to start drinking really nice wine a few years ago when to entertain clients, my boss took them out (I got to tag along) to eat good food and great French wine. My one and only bottle of Cheval Blanc (85) was in that period. Every now and then, I get the chance to drink some great French wine, mostly at the expense of brokers. The PPE (Parker Price Effect) is in full effect for French and Californian wine here in Tokyo because volume is limited enough that there is an extra middleman in the process. So we try to find things which fly under the radar (easiest with Spanish, Italian, and Australian wines).

Natalie: all the Leffes I know of (Blond, Brown, and Triple) are decent. I also recommend many of the beers brewed under the Hoegaarden brand (White, Forbidden Fruit, Grand Cru, or Julian), triples like Westmalle Trippel and Van Steenberge's Gulden Draak. Other beers worth their while (though I've never seen them in the U.S.) are Westvleteren, Moortgat Duvel, and Oud Beersel).
Twl, Thanks for the note. I'd had many good bottles of 96 Shiraz and some decent cabsav/merlot blends before, many from courtesy of the friend who offered the lot before he leaves the country. Indeed I bought the lot (110+ btls worth) referred to before. No Grant Burge (or Phelps), but instead a '98 Burge Family Draycott Reserve Shiraz and some '96 Penfolds Grange (looking forward to those someday), and a large number of other old vine Barossa Shirazes, mostly 96 and 98. Lots of stuff ready to drink in the next year or so as well. If you're ever in Tokyo, send me a mail and we'll crack open a bottle.

From everything I've heard - probably mostly Parker-inspired wishes - the 61 Ch.LaP is a wine to aspire to [me and 749 of my friends are looking to chip in $10 for a drop each of that one :^)]. Two questions: With these old (1940 Conseillante, 1927 Yquem) wines, does your wine club often run into bad bottles or do wines of that quality uniformly get stored well? And, where can one find an '82 Cos d'Estournel for less than (or even around) $100? (C d'E is a favorite of mine from cheaper and more recent vintages and I'd love to buy a bottle when I'm back in the States in a few months).
Thanks, Travis