Wine, Scotch, Rum, Tequila, Vodka, and the like

[Dickie Dunn]

After a successful nog season, I've learned that despite my previous belief rum, not bourbon, is my preferred nog alcohol.

[Pavel Bure]

My one brother lived in Chicago for a time and we have this for New Years.

It’s awful. The after taste is like you’ve just thrown up and and not washed the acid out of your mouth.

[Shyster]

I mentioned Malört just on the last page, so you can't say you weren't warned.

[Pavel Bure]

Got gifted a bottle of David E PA straight bourbon whiskey double oaked. I like it, go get it.

https://rickhouseramblings.com/2021/05/ ... oaked/amp/

[count2infinity]

Any of yinz attempted a milk clarified cocktail yet?

I had a bag of limes intended to make drinks over the weekend that never happened and they look like they won't make it too much longer, so started making a milk clarified margarita. Pretty much just a marg that you at milk to and allow everything to curdle. Then you strain it to remove the curdled milk parts. Leaves a crystal clear cocktail that makes it shelf stable somehow. I'm curious as to how this is going to work out.

[Trip McNeely]

Any of yinz attempted a milk clarified cocktail yet?

I had a bag of limes intended to make drinks over the weekend that never happened and they look like they won't make it too much longer, so started making a milk clarified margarita. Pretty much just a marg that you at milk to and allow everything to curdle. Then you strain it to remove the curdled milk parts. Leaves a crystal clear cocktail that makes it shelf stable somehow. I'm curious as to how this is going to work out.

I’ve done it a few times. Milk punch, daiquiri, jungle bird. It’s great. Makes a super velvety mouth feel. Really good for parties since your guests just have to pour it over ice

[genoscoif]

Wife picked me up a bottle of Widow Jane 10 yr for our anniversary. Very excited to try it as I've never had this one. Got the mowing done, hedges trimmed, filets are ready for the grill. Gonna dip into the bourbon here in a bit.

[Pavel Bure]

Wife picked me up a bottle of Widow Jane 10 yr for our anniversary. Very excited to try it as I've never had this one. Got the mowing done, hedges trimmed, filets are ready for the grill. Gonna dip into the bourbon here in a bit.

I enjoyed it

[genoscoif]

Wife picked me up a bottle of Widow Jane 10 yr for our anniversary. Very excited to try it as I've never had this one. Got the mowing done, hedges trimmed, filets are ready for the grill. Gonna dip into the bourbon here in a bit.

I enjoyed it

Tried a bit neat. Super smooth. Made an old fashioned with it squeezing in some fresh clementine juice. Goodness. Full enough to cut through the bitters. Absolutely delicious.

[count2infinity]

Really nice cocktail… not sure if it’s a thing, but it should be.

3 parts reposado tequila
2 part lime
1 part each orgeat, cointreau, and aperol (maybe closer to 1.5 on the aperol)

Shake, pour over ice, add a pinch of salt.

[MWB]

What’s orgeat?

[Shyster]

It's a non-alcoholic syrup flavored predominantly with almonds, often with rose water or orange flower water. I just learned that it's pronounced "ohr-zsa" as in Zsa Zsa Gabor, and the "t" is silent. Huh. Anyway, it's used in a few famous cocktails, most notably the Mai Tai and the Japanese Cocktail.

[count2infinity]

What he said….

[Shyster]

Did you make the orgeat, or buy it? Orgeat and falernum are two ingredients that I have not yet tried to incorporate into my mixology.

Most recently I picked up a bottle of Amaro Nonino and made some Paper Planes. Equal parts bourbon, Aperol, Amaro Nonino, and lemon juice. Very nice.

[count2infinity]

I purchased it. Liber and co was the maker and it was quite good. I have also purchased grenadine from them which was great.

As to falernum, I purchased Maggie’s farm falernum from the liquor store. Quite good.

[Shyster]

I'll keep my eye out for the Maggie's farm. Thanks.

[Shyster]

Okay, dammit, that Liber and Co. makes like five syrups I gotta go buy. Especially the Caramelized Fig Syrup.

[RonnieFranchise]

My one brother lived in Chicago for a time and we have this for New Years.

It’s awful. The after taste is like you’ve just thrown up and and not washed the acid out of your mouth.

I saw this at Chalet Premier (good little liquor and beer store on route 7 just off the Ohio Turnpike) yesterday. I was curious but the $26 price tag was too high to take the risk.

If they had an airplane bottle for a couple bucks I might have tried it to say I did.

[Shyster]

Malört does offer packs of airplane bottles. That's what I bought last year in Chicago. I still have one left.

It starts off with a bit of hoppy bitterness, with a bit of that sort of piney/citrus flavor, but any citrus notes quickly fade into a nearly pure bitterness. There's not the slightest hint of any sweetness in that stuff. It's just bitter on top of bitter. Malört makes something like fernet taste like candy by comparison.