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    Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails)

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    • tvenutoT
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      Finally found some legit apple brandy. Laird has been making the stuff for over 200 years but inexplicably their commonly available product is grain alcohol, color, and flavor (i.e. blended). The 7 year is very good and sippable straight. The 86 proof is decent but better for cocktails. Pictured is the Jack Rose.
      2.5 oz apple Brandy
      3/4 oz lemon juice
      Grenadine “to taste” (you’ll want at least 1 tsp, prob 2)

      I don’t really recommend this one. The name and color make sense but the flavor is lacking. And I was using homemade grenadine, so there are no excuses. I fixed it:

      The Jack Mint Off
      2.5 oz apple Brandy
      3/4 oz lemon juice
      1-2 tsp mint simple syrup (leftover from mint juleps)

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      • tvenutoT
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        Corpse Reviver #1
        2 oz applejack
        3/4 oz red vermouth
        3/4 oz brandy
        Stir

        Old school hangover cure, to be drunk in the morning. Must have been some righteous hangovers back in the day, this is basically an applejack Manhattan. As such it’s a decent drink, and it’s clear to me that applejack is best thought of as a change of pace for whiskey. Or perhaps for taking a slight edge off of a drink for someone who thinks they don’t like whiskey.

        Am I the only one who drinks around here?

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        • SeulS
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          Yes.

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          • J
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            No,but I drink bourbon,or tequila and rarely make cocktails. I do enjoy your posts.

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            • AppfaffA
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              I make cocktails regularly, just not the fancy ones…

              My version of a margarita a few weeks back:

              Silver Tequila
              Fresh lime juice
              Simple syrup
              Triple sec
              Angostura bitters
              Topo Chico
              Lime zest

              Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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              • tvenutoT
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                @Jett129:

                No,but I drink bourbon,or tequila and rarely make cocktails. I do enjoy your posts.

                Ha I thought I rarely made cocktails too.

                What bourbon and tequila are you drinking at the moment?

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                • J
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                  Siembra Valles Reposado and my local liquor stores barrel of Eagle Rare.

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                  • tvenutoT
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                    Gorgeous weather prompted me to make a tiki drink.

                    Battle of Batida
                    1.5 oz cachaca (I used pisco, and also tried it with Clement rhum)
                    1.5 oz coconut milk
                    0.75 oz lime
                    0.5 oz simple (not pictured)
                    Shake the piss out of it with ice
                    Top with ground nutmeg

                    I like both versions. If you told me I had to make a drink with pisco I’d make this one. If you told me I had to make this particular drink I’d use rhum. If you told me to make a rhum drink I’d probably choose something else. However this is very good in either version. The pisco has a raw funkiness that makes it unique. The rhum loses that but in my opinion makes up for it with depth. This would also work good blended with ice if you were so inclined, but you’d have to play with ratios.

                    Apologies for allowing this thread to slip to page 2. I’ll try to do better.

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                    • Megatron1505M
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                      No ice, no slice.

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

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                      • J
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                        That’s how you do it. Have a stout aged in Buffalo Trace barrels, for a year. I think you,as well as several others,might like it.

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                        • tvenutoT
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                          Family left me home alone on Father’s Day. Only one thing to do (well…two):

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                          • SeulS
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                            Givin the ole knob some heat ey…

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                            • tvenutoT
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                              @Seul:

                              Givin the ole knob some heat ey…

                              My only dilemma is which knob to guzzle! (Earmuffs)

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                              • AppfaffA
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                                Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                                • tvenutoT
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                                  Hemingway daiquiri. Sugar is subbed out for grapefruit juice and maraschino. I like equal parts lime and grapefruit, and just a few dashes of maraschino, most recipes call for more. (I keep my maraschino in a bitters style dashing bottle for this purpose)

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                                  • joesaintjohnJ
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                                    ^^
                                    Looks DELICIOUS!!!

                                    Fat dudes need good clothes too.

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                                    • tvenutoT
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                                      Frozen "Battle of Batida."  I made the non-frozen version of this previously.  For the frozen version:

                                      -Fill blender half full of ice
                                      -3 oz Pisco (or cachaca or rhum)
                                      -3 oz coconut milk
                                      -1 oz simple syrup
                                      -1.5 oz lime juice (a whole lime)
                                      -Blend and top with ground nutmeg

                                      Very nice drink for the gorgeous weather we're having.  Also, my wife was outside with our daughter and walked in on me making this, which made me feel like:

                                      I've probably posted that before, but you can never watch it too many times.

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                                      • organisysO
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                                        Pina….something!  😃

                                        Pride of Japan :-)

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                                        • tvenutoT
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                                          @organisys thanks for letting me know I'm not the only Girl Drink Drunk this sunday afternoon.

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                                          • organisysO
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                                            Its no girl drink with the amount of Rum I add!
                                            Not a real Pina Collada anyway, just what was in the cupboards…

                                            Great on a hot evening with a ton of ice...

                                            Pride of Japan :-)

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