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    • neph93N
      neph93
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      All kinds of good shit comes from Japan:

      «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
      We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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      • J
        Jett129
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        Just saw @Anesthetist post,and it reminded me of the time my brother had met the race car driver Danica Patrick,and I asked him was she beautiful? To which he replied "I'd drink her bath water"

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        • SeulS
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          Daddy needed something stronger…

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          • AnesthetistA
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            Just bought this cool globe decanter from an antique store on the south side.


            It has a roulette wheel of shot glasses and when the red button is depressed it dispenses a half shot. It is full of Chivas atm but after I’m sure it works consistently, will probably fill it with some kind of cordial for my missus.

            Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

            IG: bluehandsslim

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            • joesaintjohnJ
              joesaintjohn
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              ^^ that’s super rad!

              Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

              Fat dudes need good clothes too.

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              • SeulS
                Seul
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                I know it's not their best offering, but due to a mix up at the depot, these got delivered instead of a cheap wodka…

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                • neph93N
                  neph93
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                  Pretty great mix up.

                  «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                  We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                  • SeulS
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                    That and getting paid 7 hours at 300% (cause it's a holiday) and well… I feel like buying one of these:

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                    • tvenutoT
                      tvenuto
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                      Last night, John Collins:

                      This morning, amaretto coffee:

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                      • Megatron1505M
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                        ^ Savage  😎

                        Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                        • tvenutoT
                          tvenuto
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                          For the John Collins:
                          2.5 oz Genever
                          1 oz lime juice
                          3/4 oz simple syrup

                          Shake with ice, pour into tall glass with ice, top off with club soda.

                          You could probably get away with just building the drink directly into the glass, but if you're gonna make yourself a fresh cocktail you may as well take the time.  Using "Old Tom" gin would make it a Tom Collins.  Some recipes specify lemon juice and just sugar.  You'll see "John" made with whiskey nowadays, but the barrel aged genever is quite whiskey-like, and what they would have had for gin back when this was a "punch" (thus the lack of bitters), and back when punch was something people drank.  Apparently the genesis of the drink name was a prank that ran thus:

                          • Local chaps drinking at a bar

                          • Notice a non-local walking in

                          • After a few drinks, tell non-local that a guy named "Tom Collins" was talking shit about him, and that Mr. Collins was now at a bar down the street

                          • Man is sent, fuming, to new bar

                          • Other locals, in on the joke, either send him further afield or point out an unsuspecting wretch as the aforesaid gentleman

                          Apparently this prank only resulted in a few deaths…

                          For the amaretto coffee...pour some amaretto in your coffee.  Especially helpful if your daughter's been sick and is being an annoying little jerk.

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                          • tvenutoT
                            tvenuto
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                            Bolero:

                            1oz dark rum
                            1oz brandy
                            1oz lime juice
                            1/2oz orange juice
                            1/2oz simple syrup

                            Shake with ice.

                            Pretty darn good, nothing earth shattering. The Koaloa rum I’m using is phenomenal, so that helps. Ran out of limes so tried with lemon; limes are better.

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                            • G
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                              __I never take risk while drinking

                              When I come from office in the evening, wife is cooking
                              I can hear the noise of utensils in the kitchen
                              I stealthily enter the house
                              Take out the bottle from my black cupboard
                              Shivaji Maharaj is looking at me from the photo frame
                              But still no one is aware of it
                              Becoz I never take a risk

                              I take out the glass from the rack above the old sink
                              Quickly enjoy one peg
                              Wash the glass and again keep it on the rack
                              Of course I also keep the bottle inside my cupboard
                              Shivaji Maharaj is giving a smile

                              I peep into the kitchen
                              Wife is cutting potat! oes
                              No one is aware of what I did
                              Becoz I never take a risk

                              I: Any news on chopra's daughter's marriage
                              Wife: Nope, she doesn't seem to be that lucky. Still they are looking
                              out for her

                              I again come out; there is a small noise of the black cupboard
                              But I don't make any sound while taking out the bottle
                              I take out the glass from the old rack above sink
                              Quickly enjoy one peg

                              Wash the bottle and keep it in the sink
                              Also keep the Black Glass in the cupboard
                              But still no one is aware of what I did
                              Becoz I never take a risk

                              I: But still I think chopra's daughter's age is not that much
                              Wife: What are you saying? She is 28 yrs old… like an aged horse
                              I: (I forgot her age is 28) Oh Oh...

                              I again take out potatoes out from my black cupboard
                              But the cupboard's place has automatically changed
                              I take out the bottle from the rack and quickly enjoy one peg in the sink

                              Shivaji Maharaj laughs loudly
                              I keep the ra! ck in the potatoes & wash Shivaji Maharaj's photo & keep
                              it in the black cupboard

                              Wife is keeping the sink on the stove
                              But still no one is aware of what I did
                              Becoz I never take a risk

                              I: (getting angry) you call Mr. chopra a horse? If you say that again, I
                              will cut your tongue...!
                              Wife: Don't just blabber something, go out and sit quietly...

                              I take out the bottle from the potatoes
                              Go in the black cupboard and enjoy a peg
                              Wash the sink and keep it over the rack
                              Wife is giving a smile

                              Shivaji Maharaj is still cooking
                              But still no one is aware of what I did
                              Becoz I never take a risk

                              I: (laughing) So chopra is marrying a horse!!
                              Wife: Hey go and sprinkle some water on your face...

                              I again go to the kitchen, and quietly sit on the rack
                              Stove is also on the rack!
                              There is a small noise of bottles from the room outside

                              I peep and see that wife is enjoying a peg in the sink
                              But none of the horses are aware of what I did
                              Becoz Shivaji Maharaj never takes a risk

                              chopra is still cooking
                              And I am looking at my wife from the photo and laughing
                              Becoz I never take what???

                              (Simply excellent!)__

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                              • neph93N
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                                «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                                • ROmanR
                                  ROman
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                                  Currently working, staying across the street from Universal Orlando Studios. Night I got here on the 14th, I had a Svedka vodka drink, that the hotel charged me $18.65 including tip which was included. Next day, I bought a bottle of Vodka for $18.00. Still sipping on it.

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                                  • YesBlankY
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                                    Picked up a bottle of this oddity today. The distiller suggested using it in place of Campari in a Negroni…

                                    Works on my machine.

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                                    • tvenutoT
                                      tvenuto
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                                      Made a dirty snowman tonight

                                      Got the idea from a Huckberry email.  Original recipe was too sweet.  My recipe:

                                      4 oz Old Rasputin (up from 3 oz)
                                      1 oz brandy (down from 1.25 oz)
                                      2 tsp simple (down from 1/2 oz)
                                      splash coconut milk (as directed)

                                      Shake brandy/simple with ice, pour in goblet.  Top with beer.  Top with coconut milk.

                                      I omitted the garnish (supposed to be hazelnuts and coco nibs), because I aint got no time.  Also omitted the in-glass ice because rasputin says no.

                                      Has a cement mixer quality to it, with the coconut milk float.  A good way to get tipsy on a single bottle of stout, since one makes 3 of the above.  I've had two and can certainly feel things sloooowwwing dowwwwnnnnnn.  Also you'd better go imperial stout with this one.  They recommend simply "dark beer" but dopplebock will be cloying, and barleywine/scotch is right out.

                                      I give it a B-.  I mean Old Rasputin is fine drinking as is.  Doesn't seem worth the clean-up, and I'm really not sure how the coconut milk* really adds anything.  Its tendency to float atop means you really only get it in the last sip or two despite your best efforts.

                                      *I used to chug a full can of coconut milk after workouts, so I'm completely familiar with drinking the stuff.  Just don't see how it really adds much to this drink, and I ascribe to this axiom: perfection is not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to remove.

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                                      • tvenutoT
                                        tvenuto
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                                        Aviation

                                        2 oz Gin
                                        1/2 oz Maraschino
                                        1/2 oz lemon juice
                                        shake with ice

                                        A solid drink.  Highly dependent on which gin you use, obviously.  I have a few at the moment, most notably Letherbee autumnal release (2016).  That was my preference here, followed by Tanqueray.  I also tried Hendricks, which is a phenomenal gin for many purposes, but didn't stand up to the Luxardo Maraschino.  Although I should note that my wife preferred the Hendricks, so there's no accounting for taste, I guess.  As an aside I've made a mental note to pick up a brand of maraschino called Maraska which is said to be less boisterous.

                                        If you've been following my drink odyssey, I rank them in the following order…

                                        John collins
                                        Bolero (although I think this could be improved with brandy/orange selection)
                                        Aviation
                                        Coffee + amaretto
                                        Dirty Snowman

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                                        • SeulS
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                                          Is JIM BEAM WHITE LABEL a good bourbon?.. Compared to FOUR ROSES (regular)?.. Only two choices I have rn…

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                                          • J
                                            Jett129
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                                            In my bourbon drinking opinion Four Roses is so much better than Jim Beam.

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