To refrigerate, or not to refrigerate

[Asher]

eg, Crown Royal Special Reserve.

[Jon Miller]

I have never had the special reserve... would have had it if I had seen it (I mostly bought Crown Royal for a while, currently it is mostly Knob Creek or Maker's Mark for me... but I don't drink all that much anymore).

JM

[-Jrabbit]

Canadian whiskey
I'm more a Scotch drinker, but I've always felt (good) Canadian whiskey to be underrated.
Mellow. Good flavor. Smoooth.

[Drake Tungsten]

Crown is ****ing great straight...

[Dinner]

Re: To refrigerate, or not to refrigerate

Originally posted by Asher
Do you guys refrigerate

• Gin (London dry)
  
• Whisky (Canadian whisky)
  
• Rum (spiced rum)

I've been keeping these all room temperature but a friend acted like I was crazy to do so?

They should all be kept at room temperature and if you want it served chilled then shake them in a martini tumbler with ice.

As a general rule I only serve vodka shots chilled. Put the whole bottle in the freezer for at least an hour ahead of time.

[Dinner]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
Martinis are really the only drinks which require very cold liquor.

I keep my vodka in the freezer simply on the off chance I'm going to use it to make martinis. Mostly I make vodka tonics, vodka crans and bloody marys with it, though.

I hate gin martinis so I don't keep it in the freezer at all.

If you're going to shoot vodka you want it cold. I honestly rarely buy gin and when I do have a martini it is always a vodka martini so once again a cold bottle of vodka is key.

[Fake Boris]

If you're serving shots, chilled is better IMO. The only exception is perhaps flavored rum... you want it at room temperature. For cocktails, ice will do it.