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[Alcohol] - THE FINAL DRUNKENING
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Glühwein.
Get a bottle of red, I used Bogle's Petit Syrah most recently. Cheap and fruity is best.
First, cut an orange in half, stick cloves in the rinds and squeeze the juice into a pot
Add maybe a cup of water (8ish ozs)
Add about 2/3 cup of sugar, a couple cinnamon sticks, some nutmeg, maybe some allspice
Simmer until everything is mixed together and the sugar is dissolved, then add the wine
Bring to a simmer, but don't let it boil, then just turn the heat down to low and let it stay warm for about twenty minutes or so.
Serve warm in mugs. It's sooo yum.
E: To store it, just strain it, and use a funnel to pour it back in the wine bottle. I like to make several bottles' worth at once and take it around to friends throughout the holiday. It'll keep for a couple weeks in the fridge, and you just toss it in a put to warm it back up.
This tequila that we got in the other day was particularly offensive. I mean, just look at the bottle:
It looks like it should be in a rap video, not a well respected tequila joint.
So I knew it was bad before I even tasted it. It is clearly aimed at non-tequila drinkers. When you open it up, vanilla fills the room. It tastes incredibly woody and floral, with a heavy chamomile note. I knew I had to get rid of the stuff, so I made a cocktail to push it.
Tlacuache -- Chamomile/Thyme syrup, lemon juice, abadía da cova, pulque, riazul añejo tequila
It was actually really good! It goes to show that there's no such thing as an unusable ingredient. And wouldn't you know it, but that night the owner of the tequila stopped by and loved it to. Here's hoping I can get it picked up as a national drink and make a shitload of cash of it.
Well, it's decided. I'm wearing that tequila.
Well, yeah. Tequila.
yeah i think i have a few bottles actually.
Last pint finished: Clusterf#ck - Double Mountain
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some ice and fresh lime juice would be good too
Have they tried it? I'm actually kind of curious.
That's been out for a few years now.
You don't remember all the commercials ~2 years back?
Irish Whisky?
*Guinness, Jameson's, and Bailey's
Also guiness floats.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delirium_Tremens_(beer)
... and I cough for every crater that I could see, / on the surface of that coffin we've come to call the moon." Circle Takes the Square
Remember, kids:
Irish = WhiskEy
Scotch = Whisky
/themoreyouknow
I don't care how it's spelled, if I'm not paying for it
A Shamrock:
2 ounces cream (or milk, but i wouldn't go thinner than half-and-half), 1 ounce green creme de menthe, 1 ounce irish whiskey (or bourbon, for the Irish-Americans)
shaken vigorously with ice for a green, foamy drink
i like to "garnish" with an After Eight mint stick
i also like to make a hybrid of a shamrock and a grasshopper by putting in an ounce of creme de cacao as well.
i recently got a bottle of Van Winkle 12-year, and then hastily purchased another one. then i hemmed and hawed about dropping the cash on more, and in the interim they all sold out in my city.
unfortunately, the absolutely fantastic quality of this goddamn thing has made it difficult for me to drink lower-shelf stuff that I used to really enjoy, like Bulleit or Woodford Reserve.
My local liquor store has gotten a bunch of new bourbon and American whiskey in general lately, and I'm looking for stuff that I will still enjoy now that I have been exposed to something really nice. I've got Booker's, Baker's, Bulleit, Van Winkle 10 and 12, Eagle Rare, Blanton's Special Single Reserve (so overpriced), and a bit of Jefferson's on my shelf right now. I'm trying to decide what to pick up next that's available - Ridgemont Reserve, Buffalo Trace, Old Forester, Basil Hayden's, Blanton's Original, Four Roses, and there's some Rittenhouse rye there too (they also have Maker's Mark and MM46, Woodford Reserve, Knob Creek, and a few others that I've already tried).
I did find a ridiculously expensive single-barrel El Dorado demerara rum, too, which I think you could drizzle over pancakes if you were wealthy enough to spare it.
it's classic bourbon flavor, but the wheat gives it a nice crispy snap and structure
Finally restocked bottles of Knob Creek and Johnnie Walker. Needed something at the house that for those random times where there was no interest in drinking beers.
Ashame, I love Rogue's Dead Guy Ale and saw the whiskey. Never will I assume a producer of good brew can easily create whiskey/bourbon that is on the same quality level. Of course, I haven't noticed breweries also playing the part of a distiller.
Last pint finished: Clusterf#ck - Double Mountain
Untappd: TheJudge_PDX
I'm a fan of Buffalo Trace. Good bottle for the price. I also like Basil's, but it's a little bit too light for my taste. Still good though, if that's your thing.
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It is fairly popular in these parts
AND, whenever you open the bottle, you get to loudly proclaim, "UNLEASH the Kraken!!"
After 3 or 4 of them, I start yelling that after pretty much every mouthful.
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