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[Tago Mago]

@mclaincausey I guess I've given up on deep diving into gin because I don't drink gin neat and I don't need a fancy gin for a gin & tonic. Rum, whiskey, mezcal can work both in a cocktail and neat and can be distinct drinks both ways

[pechelman]

@Tago-Mago since you were requesting cocktail info for mezcal

Oaxacan old fashioned
1.5oz reposado tequila, .5oz mezcal, bar spoon agave nectar, couple dashes of mole bitters. Stir, serve over a giant rock, express oil from a flamed orange peel, and drop it on top.

Favorite mezcal cocktails

• Naked and Famous: equal parts mezcal, aperol, yellow chartruese, and lime. shake and serve up
• La Rosita (ish): 1oz reposado, .5oz ea of mezcal, campari, sweet vermouth, and dry vermouth. stir and serve as your fav negroni. This one I also reccommend grapefruit bitters or ango if you have them. Express a flamed orange or grapefruit peel if you're feeling extra fancy and drop it in.
• Mezcal paloma: 2oz mezcal, .5oz ea of lime and honey syrup (or agave), and top with grapefruit soda or use grapefruit juice with soda water.

And one final one that's pretty crazy

• Bela Lugosi: 1oz ea of Fernet Branca, Mezcal, and pineapple juice and .5oz ea of lemon and agave nectar. Shake and serve up. There's a fun garnish with this too involving a caramelized sugar wheel doused with ango. (search for the video)

[Tago Mago]

@pechelman thanks for the recipes. I spoke to a guy yesterday and he mentioned the naked & famous. I told him I only knew the denim brand

[pechelman]

one is definitely better than the other. I'll leave it to you to figure out which it is

[Tago Mago]

I feel confident I will get the answer right. Without having tried either no less

[dwaynelum]

@pechelman - nice list. Going to try the Bela Lugosi this weekend.

[goosehd]

She sells seashells by the seashore…It’s not blue crabs, but it’s shucking time:

[ARNC]

@Tago-Mago @seawolf not tried this yet, but it could the answer to gin OFs, gin with barrel aged characteristics, and avoiding a mod war! I’ve hovered over it a few times but not yet committed. I’ve enjoyed a number of Kyrö’s whiskies so should be a fairly safe bet when I get round to it.

[Tago Mago]

@ARNC I'm 100% sure that @seawolf and I would come to a most amicable agreement over a cold beverage or 2

[ARNC]

@Tago-Mago and possibly even more amicable after 3or 4!

[seawolf]

@goosehd Those are some good looking oysters! They look Canadian.

[seawolf]

@ARNC That gin looks perfect for an old fashioned. There's a distillery in California called St. George and I believe they also have a barrel-aged gin. You might be onto something here. I'll try it this weekend, and let you know. My wife is really into gin, so this might be right up her alley.

@Tago-Mago I think that could work. Let's try it and see!

[goosehd]

[goosehd]

@seawolf Raspberry Point Oysters from Prince Edward Island

[seawolf]

@goosehd Fuck yeah! I love Raspberry Points! I've shucked hundreds of those when I was an oyster shucker many moons ago. Enjoy! I had some Malpeques the other day that were also fabulous. PEI doesn't mess around when it comes to Oysters.

[Jett129]

Circling back to the mezcal cocktails. My go to,especially when I'm having BBQ,is an Anejo tequila on the rocks,squeeze some lime and some orange,float some mezcal on the top. I've tried this with blancos and reposados and I like how the barrel aged tequila mixes with the smoke of the mezcal.

[ROman]

@goosehd said in WAYET:

I almost needed my epi pen just looking at these.

[Ikeaparty]

Vacherin mont d'or tonight in Vancouver, a pre Christmas tradition for us!

[seawolf]

@Ikeaparty that looks incredible.

[flannel slut]

Drove through the night and finished off the final leg of holiday travel in sugar delirium