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

[pechelman]

Had some grapefruit and cocchi in the fridge that needed to be used and tried a new drink called the necromancer from Lost lake in Chicago (rip). The balance on this drink is totally off imo. Needs a bit more acidity to balance out all the sweetness for my taste. Would likely try it again but maybe by acid adjusting the grapefruit to lime juice or adding ~.25oz of lime. The straight Agricole is also a bit in your face on this one. I'd spilt it with a nice 3-4 year column still instead. Either way, happy Friday y'all!

[mclaincausey]

Found this hidden behind a Fortaleza Blanco bottle in an Aspen liquor store. Fortaleza is hard to find around here much less the still strength, my favorite one. Super lucky grab.

[Jett129]

@mclaincausey I’m pretty sure that Fortaleza is pretty hard to find almost everywhere,especially the Still Strength,which at this point I would have to say is the best blanco I’ve ever tasted. Great score!

[Jett129]

@mclaincausey A liquor store in NYC has this rare Still Strength Single Barrel Reposado by Fortaleza. It’s going to be 15% off on 7-26,which is still pretty expensive for me. Wish I knew someone who would/could split it with me. The price isn’t showing. It’s $250

[ARNC]

It’s been a while since I’ve made myself a Boulevardier. Need to start training my liver ready for September!

[mclaincausey]

@Jett129 love the normal reposado. Man I beet that one is great too.

@ARNC thats a great cocktail and easy to scale up which can be handle due to the equal parts. I make big ole thermoses of it for camping

[Paul9221]

@Jett129 I've been looking for that tequila locally in California with no luck. Can't wait to get your impressions!

[Jett129]

@Paul9221 That particular bottle is unique to a liquor store in NYC,and as I mentioned it’s going to be on sale for about $212,which is a little bit out of my reach right now. It’s not the generic Fortaleza Reposado.

[ARNC]

@mclaincausey I tend to go with the more modern recipes with more bourbon (3:2:2 or 2:1:1) but I guess it’s still scaleable. Not sure much else would happen if I took a thermos with me on a trip

[mclaincausey]

@Jett129

Copped.

[Matt]

@Appfaff @Anesthetist

[pechelman]

Also a big campari fan. My favorite use is in a cocktail called Eeyore's Requiem. Kinda crazy mix of things but it works oh so well. Also uses most of my favorite things with campari, fernet, cynar, and blanc vermouth.

I recently branched out though to other "red bitters" and discovered I might like the Leopold version even more than the OG....

[Jett129]

@mclaincausey They’re all incredibly great. 1579 is my wife’s all time favorite,but for me,the fact that the 1123 was aged in wet Mezcal barrels and has a slightly higher proof, and comes from the Cascahuin Distillery. Ding,Ding,Ding we have a winner. Look forward to hearing your assessment.

[mclaincausey]

Giving the 1579 as a gift but will try it when I do, I have no doubt
Thanks for the recs!

[Jett129]

@mclaincausey I guess I misunderstood,as I thought you bought all of them.

[Paul9221]

@mclaincausey I just picked up 1146 a week back! Brought it into the office yesterday. Big hit!

[Tago Mago]

@Matt $39 for a bottle of Campari???? 🫣 it’s approx €16 ($15) for a litre here in Germany.

Then again I’m guessing tequila, mezcal, bourbon and the likes are priced ridiculously over here compared to the US

[ARNC]

@pechelman and other bitter(s) people, you might enjoy a Via Roma.

Probably shouldn’t be thinking about such things so early in the morning

[pechelman]

Thanks, @ARNC ! That sounds right up my alley. Think I have another amaro that might be able to sub in for the Ferro china in that recipe. Is there anything in particular you know of that might be a good sub?

[ARNC]

@pechelman not that I’ve tried. As Cynar and Campari can often sub for each other, maybe adding a third red bitter would work? Currently I’m quite into Rinomato Bitter Scuro.

Happy experimenting!