Best drink while listening to your rig?

rain water and pure grain alcohol.

I'm with Hpshps, Jmcgrogan2 & Warrenh on this. No alcohol when I want to do any serious listening, whether it's for critical purposes or just to enjoy.

Single Malt: these days the bottle getting the most exercise is an Aberlour a'bunadh.

Beer: I'll have to second the Belgians, Leffe Blond is good and I'm still partial to the Chimay.

Newest mania: Tres Generationes Anejo tequilla.

Contrary to Driver and others, I in fact, like a splash of something when doing serious listening.

Lgregoir: you have good taste (and must have a solid bank account)!

How do people manage two hobbies: high-end audio and high-end liquids?

Cpdunn99,
For Italian Primitivo try Anfora Zinfandel. It's from Puglia, labelled as Zin buit's Primitivo and it's made by a hotshot Aussie winemaker named Chris Ringland. Best of all, it's around $9-10 retail. Happy listening and drinking!
Endoit,is Heinz Triomphe special ultra-premium ketchup?
Just kidding, I think you meant Hine, great cognac, I have a rapidly disappearing bottle myself.