Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails)
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@goosehd @ARNC @Autorotate @Alex
Not too long ago you made some input on Negronis (different threat, but I thought it works better here), and since I'm an obedient scholar of this forum I tried out some of you suggestions last night.
Best tuning IMO was to alter the proportion gin:vermouth:amaro to 2:2:1 and add some lime squeeze. (thx @Autorotate!)
And I really like versions with the Cocci (vermouth) and Lucano (Amaro). Still have to try with Aperol.
Thanks for your suggestions!
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@endo very cool man! Cocchi is excellent, readily available to me and not that expensive. Looks good on the bar cart, too.
Funny thing, I did “Dry January”. I was feeling great, so decided to do “Dry February”. Well here we are today, and I decided to do the whole damn year. At this point, my motivation is just to say I did it. Kinda like one would rationalize training for and completing a marathon.
It’s been EASY! However, we are at a wedding in wine country this weekend - visiting wineries, always eating incredible meals… the temptation is real! And get this… the bride was born in 1983, and the father of the bride, a San Francisco wine broker, saved 10 cases of 1983 Château Lafite Rothschild to be served on her wedding night. I was determined not to break… but that’s not to say a tear of regret/jealousy might have slid down my cheek. -
Oh, that'll be hard @Autorotate but great you're doing it. I did kind of a dry year a few years ago (when I turned 50). Six months none, and then 6 months only very rare occasions (like 3-4 times). It was a good experience, and most of all interesting that during that year I didn't miss much. On the other hand I didn't want to stay completely sober the rest of my life. So now I'm basically where I was before, but I'm telling myself that I'm enjoying it more consciously.
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@endo that’s exactly where I want to be. I LOVE having an occasional drink. If I could limit it to special occasions and memorable times (a challenge for me!) then the imbibing experience wouldn’t be too watered down (zing!)
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@natehate said in Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails):
during one of the lock downs i started getting into classic cocktails
then that transitioned into tiki cocktails
now i have an obscene amount of booze on my shelves
and equipment, syrups, bittersAre you me? I did the same exact progression.
Don't judge me;
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Whiskeys
Jameson’s irish whiskey
Jameson’s 12 year irish whiskey
Monkey shoulder scotch
Green spot irish whiskey
Bulleit bourbon
Bulleit rye
Rittenshouse rye
Glenmorangie Sherry cask scotch 12 year
Buffalo trace bourbon
Michters American whiskey
Old forester bourbon
Wild turkey 101
Four roses single barrell
1792 small batchRums
Mount gay
El dorado 12 year
Flor de cana 7 year
Plantation xaymaca
Plantation 3 star
Appleton 12 year
Appleton signature
Lemon hart & sons 151 x2
Wray and nephew 151
Bacardi white
Sailor Jerry
Kraken
Saint James rhum agricole x2
Goslings black seal
Havana club original 3 year
Bacardi 8 yearVodka
Tag 5Gin
Beefeater
Plymouth
Bombay sapphireTequila
Espolon blancoOther stuff
Disaronno amaretto
St germain elder flower
DOM Benedictine
Labbe francois Cassis
Mc Guinness Creme de cacao
Luxardo maraschino
Luxardo Sangue morlacco
Mc Guinness blue curaçao
Chambord
Meaghers triple sec
Kahlua
Dillions absinthe
Courvoisier vs cognac
Pierre ferrand dry curaçao
Bols apricot brandy
Picard pastis
Campari
Martini sweet vermouth
Martini dry vermouthpics on the weekend, needs a cleaning
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I'd like to spent an evening with both of you @pechelman & @natehate
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Need to up your gin game there @natehate !
If you fancy a new one, I would recommend looking into Monkey 47 - top, front and centre in @pechelman ’s vast array.#JustStopCrocs
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@pechelman I can’t judge anyone who has Cynar in their lineup (except positively)!
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Cynar's definitely a favorite of ours too @ARNC. One of my favorites with it is called an artichoke hold. It's also great replacing the St. Germain with an apricot liquor to make something I called an Aprichoke Hold.
Another Cynar favorite is the Bitter Guiseppe. It's good as this recipe states, but I've always made it with a .5oz of a london dry gin in addition. It works so well and gives the drink a bit more character and abv. I think Toby Maloney also printed it this way in his new Bartender's Manifesto book iirc.
As for gin, the Monkey 47 is great stuff, especially for a martini, but my favorite gin for cocktails is to do a 50/50 split of regular old beefeater and tanq. Pulls a card from the tiki style to blend different aspects of base spirits. Other than that, really like the botanist, Plymouth, and ransom's old tom which makes my favorite martini.....though I'm not a martini fan in general.
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@Nocturama said in Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails):
Need to up your gin game there @natehate !
If you fancy a new one, I would recommend looking into Monkey 47 - top, front and centre in @pechelman ’s vast array.I second the suggestion and would add the botanist and Isle of Harris gin
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Was bored at work & looked up local breweries. First sour to try
Got some other things from this place & will post as the good gets consumed -
@Nocturama said in Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails):
Need to up your gin game there @natehate !
If you fancy a new one, I would recommend looking into Monkey 47 - top, front and centre in @pechelman ’s vast array.gotta up my gin game, tequila game and vodka game
plus always on the look out for my whiskeys and specific rums -
Tried Forteleza Blanco still strength last week and it has been stuck in my head. Since Fortaleza of any sort is like hen’s teeth around here (since I love the normal blanco and reposado I always look when I’m at the store), I found some online and ordered a bottle.
Have you tried it @Jett129 ?
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@mclaincausey Are you kidding,one of my all time favorites. Currently have 2 bottles in my collection. I was on the website for one of my local liquor stores and they were selling it for $59.95 a bottle. Did a double take, immediately called them up and got 2.
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The El Jolgorio Cuishe is absoutely gorgeous and I now much procure a bottle. Keep an eye out for it @Jett129
They have some Dixeebe here too. Great, producer-owned brand, but entirely too expensive in the states for me.
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