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

[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.

[mclaincausey]

This brand hasn’t missed yet. This one has some wet cement, grass, and dirt going on. Fantastic! This cactus takes 25-35 years to mature so it develops some complex sugars that yield wonderful flavor.

[Tago Mago]

Negroni variation with a different bitters:

Bad planning means no ice cubes in the right size. Needs must…

[Tago Mago]

Trying something new

[TheKingHarvest]

@mclaincausey:

This brand hasn’t missed yet. This one has some wet cement, grass, and dirt going on. Fantastic! This cactus takes 25-35 years to mature so it develops some complex sugars that yield wonderful flavor.

That sounds great, need to give this a go. and with the Jerry glass…....

[hoppy_IPA]

I just completed the Blantons set this year and was planning to send them into Buffalo Trace.  They will mount them on a stave and send them back free of charge.  Kinda cool I guess

[Jett129]

The only thing more impressive is actually being able to get the Bourbon. Pretty elusive where I’m at,except at exorbitant prices. I have a bottle of Straight from the Barrel Blantons,that I take out for special occasions.

[kkibbey23]

Stopped in to my local shop to grab some of the double Oaked. Been wanting to try it for a while…. It was my lucky day that’s for sure, I’ve been looking for a rock hill farms for years[emoji41]

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[Jett129]

Double Oaked is delicious. Never had Rock Hill Farms.Was it expensive?

[kkibbey23]

@Jett129:

Double Oaked is delicious. Never had Rock Hill Farms.Was it expensive?

I’ll try some of the double oaked this weekend for sure.

Yeah, it’s not bad at retail…. But you know how the bourbon market is especially if it’s Buffalo trace products

Rock hill is Blanton’s rarely seen brother. Similar mashbill but supposedly a little more age on it, and slightly higher proof. I’ve Been looking for years and everywhere I ask just get laughed at

[Jett129]

I thought Elmer T. Lee was a Blantons sibling…Same mashbill,just a different place in the rickhouse,and maybe not aged as long. I have a bottle that a friend loaned me.(Told me to drink half) He,somehow,paid $49 for it. I've seen it for close to $300 these days.