Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails)
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@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
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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....
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@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.
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Giving the 1579 as a gift but will try it when I do, I have no doubt
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@mclaincausey I just picked up 1146 a week back! Brought it into the office yesterday. Big hit!
Blanket-line all the things!!!
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@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
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@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!
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@Matt ouch! In our neck of the woods, it seems a lot of Italian liquors are pricier or just unobtainable. My wife likes Midori but havent seen it in almost a year.
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No just the two you recommended, and decided after that I’d offer one as a gift for a friend.
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@Paul9221 y’all hiring?
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So, I’m surprising some friends with an agave tasting tomorrow and here is what I’ll bring. I’ll be leaving the 1579 as part of a care package as one of them has suffered a serious MSK injury. Only the Arroqueño mezcal has been opened. These friends hipped me to Volans, which I loved, and that’s why I’m leaving the 1579 as it is the same producer.
Think it, be it.
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@mclaincausey What a great surprise. Love Volans especially their reposado,as well as everything else I’ve had from Nom 1579. I’m not familiar with the Mezcal but currently have all 3 tequilas in my cabinet. Curious to see which one ends up being the favorite. Also I would highly recommend getting the Tequila Matchmaker app,as you can search on the brand or the Nom,and this way if you like 1579 or 1123 you can see all the other tequilas made there.
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thanks @Jett129
Here was the final lineup. They had bottles that fleshed things out such that we had two expressions from the same producer three times!
The sole instance falling out of that was probably my favorite. It was interesting to note the differences. We felt the Volans diverged more than the Fortaleza blancos. Everything was great!
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@mclaincausey A couple of questions. Did you know what you were drinking beforehand or did you do blind taste testing? My wife and I both had careers in Market Research and can be pretty anal about taste testing. Where did you land on the 1123?
