Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails)
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Thanks it was. This one is better!
Rittenhouse rye, simple, ancient Chinese secret, habanero shrub. I'm gonna call it East Meets East since the rye is an east coast style rye and the ancient Chinese secret is Eastern.
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Del Maguey Chichicapa Mezcal. The Islay (Mezcal) to your Speyside (tequila). So elemental, raw, smoky and delicious.
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Yes! Chichicapa is my favorite of the Del Maguey mezcales. The bottle we're working on right now at the house is Pierde Almas Dobadaan. I like this one, but my fave Pierde Almas is definitely the Tobaziche. If you love mezcal, that's a label worth checking out, and I'm pretty sure it's increasingly available in the US.
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I'll keep an eye out, thanks for the tip!
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A friend bought me a bottle of Fireball for my birthday, Canadian whiskey and cinnamon, I'm about to give it a go.
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It is terrible, but I'm not a big fan of cinnamon.
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I like cinnamon, and I like this too. Reminds of a sweet I enjoyed as a kid.
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Straight from a shot glass.
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You know it
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Fireball was a Western North Carolina holiday tradition growing up…deeeelishus.
As for Mezcal, it's the precursor of tequila. Mezcal is also made from agave, or maguey, but it's made from all varieties of the plant, not just blue agave like tequila. Tequila is also only made in Jalisco, in and around the town of Tequila. Mezcal is distilled all over Mexico. Flavor-wise, it's usually smokier, earthier, and stronger than tequila--hence the bourbon=tequila, scotch=mezcal comparisons.
