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    • tvenutoT
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      I have defeated the smoked apple brandy.  This one was proving difficult to assemble into a decent cocktail.  The apples are smoked before fermenting so it plays far more like a mezcal than it does a brandy.  So any cocktail that calls for brandy or applejack is out.  But, it's also sweeter than a mezcal, being as it is an apple brandy.  So, it failed in most applications I tried, either too sweet or far too smoky.

      However, I believe I have achieved perfection with this one…

      As-Yet-Unnamed
      1.5 oz Reposado Tequila*
      1.5 oz Smoked Apple brandy (Baltimore Whiskey Company)
      1 oz lime juice
      3/4 oz simple
      1 egg white

      I use the "reverse shake" method for egg white drinks:
      -Shake everything but egg white with ice
      -Strain, and dump ice
      -Return to shaker, add egg white
      -Shake the bejeesus out of it
      -Strain into drinking glass

      I ran out of limes and started using lemon, which didn't injure the drink much, although limes are better.

      I realize that the main triumph here is finding a delicious application for a completely esoteric ingredient, and as such it is almost completely irrelevant to everyone else.  However, if there is one broadly applicable lesson here: egg white will solve your cocktail conundrums.

      *This Don Julio 70 is reposado that is re-distilled, so it's probably smoother and more expensive than necessary, but it was a gift and the only tequila I have on hand so it's in my cup

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      • tvenutoT
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        Just in from NY:

        Cost a pretty penny, but I’ve enjoyed their books and felt the need to sample their product. Got their barrel strength bourbon and their bottled in bond bourbon.

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        • Megatron1505M
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          A Polish vodka that my assistant at work described as “shit”, but I like it  😉

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

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          • neph93N
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            I’ve never understood the concept of good and bad vodka. It all tastes like meths until you stick a mixer in it.

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

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            • Megatron1505M
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              I used to think that, and for the majority of vodka that certainly is the case. However, I work with a lot of Polish folks and they have opened my eyes to different vodkas, this one for instance is slightly sweet and tastes a little like apple pie, cinnamon and vanilla, really good. We also like a Polish mint vodka mixed with Sprite as a great quick summer mixer.

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

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              • Matty123M
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                Ideally vodka is distilled and filtered until there are no congeners left in it. Which is why it’s nearly tasteless. Poland is the cradle of the vodka world. Polish vodka is the best in my opinion. @neph93 you should do a vodka tasting of straight vodka to see what you like. That’s the only way to see a difference. Once you add a mixer then you lose the actual taste.

                Maybe so. Maybe not

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                • scooterS
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                  I've got to agree with the sentiments on Polish vodkas. They do it like no other. It's fekking amazing, what they can do with a potato.

                  Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

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                  • neph93N
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                    Thanks for the knowledge gents. Had no idea the Poles were top of the vodka tree. I may spread my wings at some point. Whisky, beer, gin and akevitt tend to keep my liver busy these days, and that is probably enough for now…

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

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                    • Megatron1505M
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                      @neph93 , let me know when you want to try a good Polish Vodka and i’ll send you something over  😎

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

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                      • neph93N
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                        That’s very kind of you. Sadly getting booze into Norway, while perfectly legal, costs an arm and a leg in duty. I mean deliberately punitive. They base it on ABV and volume.

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

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                        • GilesG
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                          I travelled to Poland on a weekly basis in the mid/late 90s.  I would always bring back a bottle of Zubrowka…. The fact that it cost about $5 per litre then, had nothing to do with it...

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          • Matty123M
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                            @neph93:

                            Thanks for the knowledge gents. Had no idea the Poles were top of the vodka tree. I may spread my wings at some point. Whisky, beer, gin and akevitt tend to keep my liver busy these days, and that is probably enough for now…

                            Funny you say akevitt. Which means “water of life” roughly. And that was the original Name for whiskey and vodka and all spirits that were the first distilled. Alcohol history is pretty cool.

                            Another nugget. All liquors are distilled from wine or beer.

                            Maybe so. Maybe not

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                            • neph93N
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                              ^ It’s all basically grain or grape. I try never to mix them on the same day.

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

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                              • Matty123M
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                                @neph93:

                                ^ It’s all basically grain or grape. I try never to mix them on the same day.

                                You’re missing out mate!

                                Maybe so. Maybe not

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                                • neph93N
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                                  Missing out on feeling like shit. Seriously… if I stick to beer, whisky and akevitt I’m fine. Throw a glass of wine or brandy into the mix and it gets messy.

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

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                                  • Matty123M
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                                    You know your booze^^

                                    Maybe so. Maybe not

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                                    • SeulS
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                                      It's also bullshit. The only rule is not to drink too much. Other than that you can basically mix anything and everything.

                                      Scientifically proven.

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                                      • neph93N
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                                        A quick Google tells me the Belgian Beaut is right. I’m sticking with it though. It feels good.

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

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                                        • Haddtoo 555H
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                                          A man needs to know his limitations.

                                          Practice makes perfect

                                          madmonday's retired….I'm just tired.

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                                          • SeulS
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                                            @neph93:

                                            I’m sticking with it though. It feels good.

                                            Definitely. There's stuff I don't mix either.

                                            Of course I am the boozehound that has at least a strong beer, a handful of glasses of wine and a wee whiskey every day…  😉

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