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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 6566977" data-attributes="member: 19675">Been enjoying Piehole Canadian flavored whiskey.  It comes in Cherry, Apple and Pecan flavors.  I've had all three flavors neat and on the rocks, and all three live up to the labels- they smell and taste like pie.*  I have also tried them as drink mixers, with some pretty good results.However, I've also been trying them in foods- desserts, mostly.  My typical home-made ice-cream sundae is vanilla ice cream, cherries, chocolate syrup and pecans.**  But- inspired by drinking days past which included my devastatingly delicious Kalhua Amaretto Vodka Chocolate Milkshakes- I decided to try the Piehole whiskeys as toppings.  As you might expect, using cherry Piehole instead of cherries or pecan Piehole instead of (or in addition to) pecans changed the sundae to a smoother texture, but the flavor was given a slightly more tangy pop.The apple was different, though.  Unlike with the others, I used the whiskey without the chocolate syrup, and I didn't use the cherries, either: just whiskey, ice cream, and pecans.  Now, it was good.  But even as I ate it with enjoyment, or realized within a few spoonfuls that I had missed a trick.Instead of what I did, what I SHOULD have done was replaced the pecans with crumbled ginger snap cookies and added a dusting of cinnamon.  It would have been like pie a la mode.* Note: like every cherry-flavored liquor I've tried, there is a little aftertaste to cherry Piehole.  However, its aftertaste is the mildest I've experienced so far, and it pretty much disappears when mixed.** FWIW, because I'm mildly allergic to chocolate, I sometimes use honey, maple syrup or agave syrup as a substitute for the syrup.  YUM!  And pecan sandy cookies make a nice substitute for plain pecans.</blockquote>

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