It's always five o'clock somewhere

[MFDoom]

Speaking of elderflower liqueur...
http://www.eater.com/drinks/2015/5/...ils-that-should-be-considered-modern-classics

Courtesy of Bhowie

 

[MFDoom]

Actually you know what is floating my boat right now?

1/2 oz dark rum (el Dorado 15)
1/2 elderflower liquor
a liberal dash Angostura
1 oz tonic water
lime peel

 

[Grand Potentate]

Not to get technical with you Doomy but El Dorado isn't a dark rum. It's just a rum.

 

[Grand Potentate]

Fuck wine snobs

 

[MFDoom]

Funny you post that - I was on the hunt for a modestly-priced mixable bourbon and the helpful gent at the liquor store pointed me to this C.B. Jackson product. I wish he'd just pointed me towards the Jim Beam.

 

[MFDoom]

Not to get technical with you Doomy but El Dorado isn't a dark rum. It's just a rum.

So, what is considered an acceptable dark rum?

 

[Grand Potentate]

So, what is considered an acceptable dark rum?

Goslings or Meyers are the two biggest. I prefer Goslings.

 

[MFDoom]

Oh, gotcha. I burned though a few bottles of Myers, back in the day. Perhaps I will accidentally a few bottles of Goslings in the near future.

 

[Thruth]

Oh, gotcha. I burned though a few bottles of Myers, back in the day. Perhaps I will accidentally a few bottles of Goslings in the near future.

Aged Appleton's as well.

 

[MFDoom]

Appleton's is also worth a shot, but I have enough sipping rums. Inexpensive mixers is more what I'm looking for.

 

[Grand Potentate]

Appleton's is also worth a shot, but I have enough sipping rums. Inexpensive mixers is more what I'm looking for.

Goslings. Find some Fever Tree ginger beer as well so you can make dark n' stormy's. The perfect summer drink.

 

[MFDoom]

cool, will do.

 

[MFDoom]

OKAY HAve a bottle of Goslings (and sampled liberally!), first I tried a darn and stormy. , with ginger ale. V. Unimpressed. I think I should have gotten ginger beer, what ever that is.

Then I remade the Commuter, except with Kirsch instead of Maraschino liqueor which I don't have anyway. I left out the lemon juice but added a lime wedge and a dash of Angstura. Anyway I don't have much of a knack for concocting cocktails, so I called it the Fuck You, which pretty well describes the taste.

 

[MFDoom]

Goslings. Find some Fever Tree ginger beer as well so you can make dark n' stormy's. The perfect summer drink.

Got the ginger beer and have made two attempts at a Dark N Stormy. There will not be a third.

I've also tried to make Jack & Gingers. Not sure of the appeal for this one, either.

 

[doghouse]

Goslings or Meyers are the two biggest. I prefer Goslings.

Truth. Myers is what we give the tourists from Ohio.

 

[doghouse]

Got the ginger beer and have made two attempts at a Dark N Stormy. There will not be a third.

I've also tried to make Jack & Gingers. Not sure of the appeal for this one, either.

Wat!?!

 

[Monkeyface]

Home made old fashioned, using Canadian rye (Alberta Premium: Dark Horse), a dash of both regular and orange Angostura bitters, a hint of simple syrup, and a Luxardo Maraschino cherry, not those fake bright red ones.

 

[doghouse]

Today is world martini day. Gonna make one and be a good global citizen.

 

[Monkeyface]

Today is world martini day. Gonna make one and be a good global citizen.

Didn't know that. Maybe I'll make a Hendricks based one.

 

[gube]

I am a brewer by trade, and I am particularly fond of Belgian sour styles like lambic, geuze, fruit lambics, oud bruin etc although I mostly brew modern hop forward pale ales.

Just finished a bottle of 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze, lovely beer.

 

[Monkeyface]

I am a brewer by trade, and I am particularly fond of Belgian sour styles like lambic, geuze, fruit lambics, oud bruin etc although I mostly brew modern hop forward pale ales.

Just finished a bottle of 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze, lovely beer.

Do you like Kriek Lambics?

 

[gube]

Do you like Kriek Lambics?

I love me a good kriek, as long as it is not too artificial or alcopop-like. I was in Belgium last year and was surprised to find kriek almost everywhere, even in vending machines, but mostly it was sickeningly sweet and tasted like chewing gum. Either not based on real lambic at all or contained nasty sweeteners, colorants and flavorings.

I have had some fantastic kriek from Cantillon, Boon, Hanssens etc. Tasted K is for Kriek from Brooklyn Brewery the other day, was ok but lacked complexity and was a bit too strong alcohol wise.

 

[Monkeyface]

I used to drink em all the time in my early teens. Don't like them as much anymore, but I should try the ones you mentioned. Thanks!

 

[prince nez]

I approve of this thread.

 

[Arnathor]

gube do you like stuff out of Quebec's Unibrowe?

 

[Grand Potentate]

gube do you like stuff out of Quebec's Unibrowe?

I DO! La Fin Du Monde is amazing.

 

[gube]

gube do you like stuff out of Quebec's Unibrowe?

I never had the chance to try anything from Unibroue. Hard to come by here in Sweden.

 

[Leitmotif]

Of Unibroue I think their best is Trois Pistoles, le find du monde its pretty good though. Ommegang's Three Philosophers is some of the best beer out there that uses Kriek Lambic.

 

[Darkside]

I DO! La Fin Du Monde is amazing.

Not a huge fan of La Fin Du Monde, but I can see why people would like it.

Of Unibroue I think their best is Trois Pistoles, le find du monde its pretty good though. Ommegang's Three Philosophers is some of the best beer out there that uses Kriek Lambic.

3 Philosophers is the bee's knees. So hard to find on tap.

 

[Leitmotif]

3 Philosophers is the bee's knees. So hard to find on tap.

Is it? When I used to drink tons of beer I never had a problem finding it. I have drank some of the finest Belgian beers that exist and still I always come back to two beers. Duvel and the Hefenweisen by Weistephaner.

 

[MFDoom]

Three Philosophers and Le Fin are two mainstays in our house. Also Goose Island Pere Jacque. That is a fine brew.

Right now, however, I'm drinking some Diplomatio Exclusiva Rum and smoking an AJ Fernandez New World.

 

[Grand Potentate]

Three Philosophers and Le Fin are two mainstays in our house. Also Goose Island Pere Jacque. That is a fine brew.

Right now, however, I'm drinking some Diplomatio Exclusiva Rum and smoking an AJ Fernandez New World.

Mmmmm Diplomatico

 

[Leitmotif]

Three Philosophers and Le Fin are two mainstays in our house. Also Goose Island Pere Jacque. That is a fine brew.

Right now, however, I'm drinking some Diplomatio Exclusiva Rum and smoking an AJ Fernandez New World.

If you want any good ol' Venezuelan rum, please let me know ahead of time. My family is coming soon from Venezuela.

 

[MFDoom]

If you want any good ol' Venezuelan rum, please let me know ahead of time. My family is coming soon from Venezuela.

Very kind of you. Are they coming for vacay / visit?

My cousin is coming from London at end of July, I've warned her it gets a bit hot down here.

 

[Leitmotif]

Very kind of you. Are they coming for vacay / visit?

My cousin is coming from London at end of July, I've warned her it gets a bit hot down here.

For now they are just coming to visit. Once I become an American then they will come to stay most likely. The Other day I was drinking the Cacique 500, that thing is fire.

 

[MFDoom]

For now they are just coming to visit. Once I become an American then they will come to stay most likely. The Other day I was drinking the Cacique 500, that thing is fire.

Cool! Good luck with the citizenship!

 

[Leitmotif]

Cool! Good luck with the citizenship!

Thank you! I appreciate it

 

[Grand Potentate]

This looks fun

How to Make the Best Limoncello You've Ever Had

 

[MFDoom]

This looks fun

How to Make the Best Limoncello You've Ever Had

May try this. I know people with Meyer lemon trees and we have vodka to spare.

 

[Grand Potentate]

May try this. I know people with Meyer lemon trees and we have vodka to spare.

Let us know how it goes