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

[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?

[mclaincausey]

Weird–I like it!

I've been wanting to try a mezcal negroni but I love it so much neat I almost feel sacrilegious mixing it. But it makes hella sense so I will try it one day.

[sabergirl]

Mezcal Negronis are a’ight, but if I’m mixing mezcal it’s into a margarita. Vast improvement on the original, IMO.

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[mclaincausey]

You can also make a marg with tequila and then do a mezcal float.

But, why waste the carbs and strain my liver if I love the stuff neat? That is part of my struggle to expand my horizons as well.

[sabergirl]

I feel ya. I drink very few cocktails. Prefer it neat, myself.

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[Tago Mago]

[Anesthetist]

@Tago:

@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?

Honestly I probably did but 2 years of covid stress drinking has wiped it from my memory [emoji23]

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[Tago Mago]

@Anesthetist:

Honestly I probably did but 2 years of covid stress drinking has wiped it from my memory [emoji23]

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No worries, happens to the best

[mclaincausey]

Rey Campero Jabalí is excellent, but La Venenosa Sierra del Tigre raicilla is one of the weirdest, most interesting spirits I’ve ever had. So cheesy and lactic on the nose. What a wild ride! Truly one of my favorite potations of all time.