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

[Jett129]

@mikebarhoot I guess you can get Blantons in Texas,next to impossible to find in my neck of the woods. Ridiculously expensive when you can find it Do you collect the tops?

[mikebarhoot]

Yes. Well. With my brothers. 1 bottle is oldest brothers. And we have about 6 tops.

I actually found/bought my bottle in Nashville. My brother got his in College Station (where i am this weekend).

[Jett129]

I only have 2 of the tops,but if they happen to be the ones that you’re missing I’ll send them to you. I’ll check when I get home.

[mikebarhoot]

That’d be cool. Thanks!

[Jett129]

I have A,S and T which is currently on top of an extremely rare bottle of Straight from the Barrel Blantons. My brother got it for me last time he was in the UK. If any of these work for you let me know. @mikebarhoot 

[mikebarhoot]

Just txt’d my brother on topic.  forgot to tally the letters before i left (quite hungover) yesterday.

Thanks @jett129

[Giles]

Welcome and thank you @louisbosco …...

[ARNC]

Two recent presents, both local to the givers, and a known reference point. I’ll be taking these round to a friend’s later for a tasting (easier for them on the child management front).

[ARNC]

Update: In case anyone is interested, all three gins were worth drinking but there was a clear split between the men and women present last night.

All three gins were served with the same tonic and an appropriate garnish (l to r: rosemary/pink grapefruit/mango). The men all preferred Juniper Green but the women went for the Cotswolds. Make of that what you will!

We also learned the meaning of bladderwrack (one of the botanicals in Hills & Harbour, not the consequence of drinking too much gin  :D)

[Stuart.T]

Fallen Angel black rum. Aged far longer than dark rums, it has a black, liquirice colour, slightly sweet but smokey flavour, almost chocolate like. I don't drink with mixers, but imagine it works well with cola.

Coastal botanical were very much a trend for some gin distilleries this past couple of years, here are 2 of the best we've sampled

And finally, a coastal botanical mixer for rums. Based on an old recipe from West Cornwall, apparently used to mix with rum that contained sea water after wreckers sunk ships for their loads… Sales artistic licence maybe, but tasty nonetheless

[mikebarhoot]

Sincere gratitude Jett!  Will be taken to the tailgate house next trip. Shown on XHS and XHSBB.

[Jett129]

My pleasure,Glad it worked out!

[Jett129]

Couldn’t resist @mikebarhoot 

[mikebarhoot]

lol. and at a Jetts game.

-here all day

ISFS

[Seul]

Negroni (if you can call it that, didn't have an orange) whilst saying goodbye to the patio…

[Jett129]

Goodbye because it’s too cold or you’re moving?

[Seul]

Both.

[ARNC]

Those who know me won’t be surprised to hear I tend to play by the rules. When the rules say I should have exactly two of these before dinner, I do what I’m told. I’m not admitting anything but the angle might reflect that this is #2  :).

[Anesthetist]

I love a good Negroni. This is going back to 2019 but was probably one of the more interesting ones I’ve had…

[Tago Mago]

@Anesthetist:

I love a good Negroni. This is going back to 2019 but was probably one of the more interesting ones I’ve had…

So do I, and I have to say this looks seriously cool. did you by chance find out which gin and vermouth went into this intricate device?