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[Ravenhair]

Fragile Bird, on 30 November 2012 - 09:49 PM, said:

I went to a neat bar supply store called BYOB and bought three new supplies:  a bottle of Peychaud's Aromatic Cocktail Bitters, a bottle of Angostura Orange Bitters, and marvel of marvels, a bottle of Royal Rose Lavender-Lemon Simple Syrup.  I will be making one of those gimlets now.

I bought the Peychaud Bitters because I wanted to make a Sazerac: (from Esquire Magazine)

Ingredients
Sazerac

• 1 sugar cube
  
• 2 1/2 ounces rye whisky
  
• 2 dashes Peychaud's bitters
  
• 1 dash Angostura bitters
  
• absinthe
  
• lemon peel

Glass Type: old-fashioned glass
    Instructions



In an Old-Fashioned glass (not a mixing glass; it's part of the ritual), muddle a sugar cube with a few drops of water. Add several small ice cubes and the rye whiskey,* the Peychaud's bitters, and the Angostura bitters.**
Stir well and strain into a second, chilled, Old-Fashioned glass in which you have rolled around a few drops of absinthe (no substitute really works, but you can try either a mix of Pernod and green Chartreuse, or Absente) until its inside is thoroughly coated, pouring off the excess. Garnish with a twist of lemon peel (some insist that this be squeezed over the drink and discarded; Handy wasn't so picky).
* Use the good stuff, if you can find it: Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye (13 years old), or Sazerac Rye (18 years old).
** Optional. It's not in the original recipe, but it's traditional nonetheless, and it's not bad.


Read more: Sazerac - Drink Recipe – How to Make the Perfect Sazerac - Esquire http://www.esquire.c...e#ixzz2DlTOFi5S

FB, http://therooseveltn...azerac-bar.html

Any Huey P. Long story is a good story, despite there being very few ways to determine the veracity of them.  Enjoy your Sazerac.  

[Fragile Bird]

Ravenhair, on 07 December 2012 - 08:27 PM, said:

FB, http://therooseveltn...azerac-bar.html

Any Huey P. Long story is a good story, despite there being very few ways to determine the veracity of them.  Enjoy your Sazerac.  

One of these days I have to make it to NO, I really do.  That place looks great.  You, me and sologdin.

[Ravenhair]

Fragile Bird, on 07 December 2012 - 08:32 PM, said:

One of these days I have to make it to NO, I really do.  That place looks great.  You, me and sologdin.

Sounds good, but first you have to find solo, which I understand involves some combination of sorcery, bayou voodoo, and relinquishment of all your worldly goods and possessions.

[Fragile Bird]

All we need to do is find out what he drinks.  Can anyone reading this thread tell us the answer to that question?  We'll lure him with offers of free-flowing supplies of whatever elixir is required.

[the maid of woodlynne]

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^^Death Star ice sphere mold

For those of you who like to make a traditional Old Fashioned - as I understand, you need an ice ball (not a cube). I could be misled, but that's what my hipster coworker told me.

Muddle away, and don't worry about the exhaust ports...

Tonight at happy hour I had the Weyebacher Christmas ale (decent) and Founder's Porter (delicious). Nice start to the evening. Happy weekend, all!

[Triskele]

Ravenhair, on 07 December 2012 - 08:41 PM, said:

Sounds good, but first you have to find solo, which I understand involves some combination of sorcery, bayou voodoo, and relinquishment of all your worldly goods and possessions.

Fragile Bird, on 07 December 2012 - 08:50 PM, said:

All we need to do is find out what he drinks.  Can anyone reading this thread tell us the answer to that question?  We'll lure him with offers of free-flowing supplies of whatever elixir is required.

This will never work, FB.  He cannot be plied so easily or he'd have been plied long ago.

I am still planning on my Heart of Darkness quest to find sologdin at any cost.  The bummer is that the worst case scenario is probably that I become raving mad Dennis Hopper in southern Louisiana and the best case is death.  Either way I don't get to tell anyone what I've found.  But I must go.

[Ken Stone]

Shocktop and boxed wine. We do it right in Nebraska.

[Skunkbelly]

Coffee.  Last night, Highland Park.

[the maid of woodlynne]

Leinenkugel's Snowdrift Vanilla Porter - I think I may be in love.

Picked it up on a lark to give it a try. It has passed the test with flying colors. Malty, roasty, with a hint of vanilla. I'm going to pick up a case.

[BringerOfSnow]

Yuengling Lager.

Bet you guys can't guess what state I come from.

[BLU-RAY]

Florida?

I was stunned, recently, when I found out that there's a Yeungling brewery near Tampa, and you can find it in places like Atlanta.  I'd assumed it was exclusively PA/NJ/MD.

[BringerOfSnow]

DVD ROTS, on 11 December 2012 - 10:07 PM, said:

Florida?

I was stunned, recently, when I found out that there's a Yeungling brewery near Tampa, and you can find it in places like Atlanta.  I'd assumed it was exclusively PA/NJ/MD.

Stunned in a good way?

When I'm not feeling particularly hoppy, Yuengling always seems to be my default beer. Bottled, of course. Never on draft.

I'm also surprised to hear there's a Yuengling brewery near Tampa! America's Oldest Brewery is slowly expanding.

[BLU-RAY]

I'm a big fan of Yuengling. It's the beer I'll keep a 6-pack of around for times when I don't want to think about my beer.

Though, I've had it on tap, and it's still a cut above the other stuff in its price range (various BudMillerCoors offerings).

[Greywolf2375]

lots and lots of caffeine.

[3CityApache]

Just finished my coffee, with lots of milk.

[Space Bandito]

Founders - Dirty Bastard.


I generally like Founders but this one isn't clicking with me.

[Michael Stark Thenextwolf]

Makers  Mark

[AlexT]

My friend is playing a gig at Surya near King's Cross next Friday. The drinks list reads thusly:


Spirit & Mixer from £2.50 single (Double up for £2)
Ice Cold Jagermeister Shots £3 each or 5 for £10
Ice Cold Jagerbombs £4.50 each or 5 for £15
Jim's Mixed Cocktail Pitcher / Captain Morgan & Pepsi Pitcher £12
Sidekick Vodka Shot's £1.50

Quiet night out if anyone fancies it?

[rocksniffer]

well its 9 am here on the east coast and the sun is shining though there is still a lingering chill in the air...that means tea - Earl Grey - Hot...and a shot of captain Morgan for flavor...  

[Mr Merdle]

Hot chocolate with violet liqueur. I bought it for the pretty bottle but it actually tastes pretty good.