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

[rovdjurstorget]

Great thread. Like many others I developed my “home bar” during the COVID lockdown era, and went from having a few bar tools to having pretty much everything

Some of my favorite cocktails:

Manhattan
Negroni/Boulevardier
Old fashioned
Whiskey Sour

Scotch:
Lagavulin
Ardbeg
Laphroig
Johnny Walker, any label

Gin:
Monkey 47
Hendricks, any kind (Midsummer Solstice is great for a Negroni)
Tanqueray

I’d like to try Aviation sometime

Rum:
Diplomático
Plantation

[Tago Mago]

We’ve tried a bunch of gins and in the end decided that we’d stick with a few select ones because we felt that rum offers greater variety. So basically it’s Whitley Neal as standard, Botanist, and something like Le Gin by Christian Drouin and Little Bird

[Tago Mago]

Tough decision

[Jett129]

@Tago-Mago The Four Square rums are,hands down,the best I’ve ever had. If I could try any of them it would be the Single Cask.

[Tago Mago]

@Jett129 said in Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails):

@Tago-Mago The Four Square rums are,hands down,the best I’ve ever had. If I could try any of them it would be the Single Cask.

Couldn’t agree more

[Jett129]

@Tago-Mago My current bottle of Four Square,and I’ll be joining you shortly!

[Tago Mago]

@Jett129 nice, I'll drink to your exquisite taste

[Jett129]

@Tago-Mago They’re ridiculously hard to come by in the States,specifically the NYC area. It’s definitely my special occasion rum and since you’re drinking some,that’s special enough for me!

[goosehd]

@Jett129 Is it something I can find in Jamaica? I’m heading there next month for our 25th wedding anniversary and want to bring back a good/great rum for the occasion.

Any recommendations?

[Jett129]

@goosehd Foursquare is from Barbados,so I don’t know if you’ll find it in Jamaica. I’ve enjoyed some of the older Appleton Rums,and this one is pretty good.

[Tago Mago]

@goosehd besides @Jett129 's recommendations you could try Hampden if you want something to sip. If you're looking for a mixer Wray & Nephew

[goosehd]

Definitely looking for a sipping rum and appreciate the recommendations. I’m hoping they have a decent duty free on the trip back with a good selection. When we left Turks and Caicos we didn’t buy anything due to us having a layover in the States that would have caused us to pay taxes on it when we got back…

[pechelman]

I'll add another vote for anything Hampden being one of my favorite rums. But most Jamaican rums are also my favorite right next to agricole from Martinique.

[Tago Mago]

Not from Jamaica but if you're in the market for some crazy shit I'd go for a Clairin from Haiti. Also +1 for the rhum agricole mention

[denim-dawg]

Manhattan with Vermouth (Chazalettes della Regina), orange skin and ice.. it’s a groundhog drink to me

[Jett129]

@goosehd Where in Jamaica will you be? Depending on your locale,you might be able to visit a local liquor store and get a few bottles to put in your checked luggage. I usually bring some bubble wrap with me if I’m going somewhere,like Louisville, where I expect to bring some bottles back with me.

[goosehd]

@Jett129 I’m going to be in Negril for about a week and thanks for the idea with the bubble wrap!!!

[Jett129]

@goosehd Highly recommend Rick's Cafe. Just looked it up and you might need an advance reservation to get in. Cool spot for drinks and the sunset.

[goosehd]

@Jett129 Really appreciate that tip and we’ve been looking at it as a something to do. I might even try doing a cliff dive.

Wasn’t sure if it was worth it or not…have you been to the falls near there?

[Jett129]

@goosehd The only falls I was ever at were in Ocho Rios,maybe Dunns River Falls. Haven't been to Jamaica since 1982.