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    pechelman
    啓蒙家
    @mclaincausey
    Joined: 24 Jan 2022

    @mclaincausey 1000% agree. Typically I go for very big, bold, unsubtle representations of those spirits like a tanqueray or rittenhouse rye for those cocktails or anything with another assertive modifier like campari. Though much like a martini or manhattan, ratios can be tweaked to preferences to let the vermouth or base spirit shine more.

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      Tago Mago
      Mod Squad
      Joined: 16 Jan 2021

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      I blame @endo

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        ARNC
        啓蒙家
        Joined: 13 Dec 2020

        Picking up the “Endo made me do it” conversation (Boulevardier strand), the red bitter component can make a surprisingly big difference. I’ve been playing with Campari and Rinomato Bitter Scuro (keeping Cocci Storico Vermouth di Torino and Michter’s US*1 Sour Mash constant). The Rinomato gives a much softer and rounder effect but lacks the distinctive Campari edge. This is the version with 50:50 Rinomato and Campari.

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        “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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          pechelman
          啓蒙家
          Joined: 24 Jan 2022

          Riffing on a classic cocktail called the poet's dream I put this together to celebrate some family who just made it to Machu Picchu. I call it the The Incan Vision. 1.5oz pisco, .75oz dry vermouth, .25oz yellow chartreuse, 1 dash orange bitters, garnish with a twist of lemon.

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            SourPower
            Haraki san Expert
            Joined: 10 Mar 2024

            Unnamed Speyside (Macallan) 12yr Single Cask

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            Excess In Moderation

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              Tago Mago
              Mod Squad
              Joined: 16 Jan 2021

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              Tipple du jour

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                pechelman
                啓蒙家
                Joined: 24 Jan 2022

                love hampden!

                enjoy that @Tago-Mago

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                  Tago Mago
                  Mod Squad
                  @pechelman
                  Joined: 16 Jan 2021

                  @pechelman I may have to dig deeper into Jamaican rum. We also have the Worthy Park Single Estate 12, which is fantastic as well

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                    Inorganic
                    Haraki san Student
                    @mclaincausey
                    Joined: 7 Sept 2022

                    @mclaincausey a bottle of Fortaleza is akin to a bar of gold these days...haven't seen that in the PNW in about a year.

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                      mclaincausey
                      見習いボス
                      @Inorganic
                      Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                      @Inorganic it was that way here for a couple of years but not hard to find now so maybe your luck will change.

                      I found a bottle of still strength in an Aspen liquor score behind a bottle of blanco. Was over the moon on that one. The cashier asked if I realized it was still strength and I exuberantly confirmed and he let me know it was the last one.

                      There are two other producers whom I esteem about at that level, and I know @Jett129 loves them as well:

                      https://www.tequilamatchmaker.com/distilleries/309-destileria-el-pandillo-s-a-de-c-v

                      https://www.tequilamatchmaker.com/distilleries/249-tequila-cascahuin-s-a

                      I haven’t had a sip from either of these that didn’t compete with Fortaleza in deliciousness.

                      Think it, be it.

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                        Jett129
                        見習いボス
                        @Inorganic
                        Joined: 17 Aug 2011

                        @Inorganic I’ve heard it somewhere,possibly on this thread, that Fortaleza is like the new “Pappy” Rarely see it in the NY/NJ area. But as @mclaincausey rightly pointed out you can’t go wrong with anything from NOM1123 or NOM1579.

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                          endo
                          見習いボス
                          Joined: 29 May 2020

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                          @ARNC made me do it

                          si tacuisses

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                            ARNC
                            啓蒙家
                            @endo
                            Joined: 13 Dec 2020

                            @endo 🤣

                            Looks good!

                            “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                              endo
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                              Joined: 29 May 2020

                              it's a very nice alternative to Campari

                              si tacuisses

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                                Bridger
                                Raw and Unwashed
                                @endo
                                Joined: 3 Mar 2021

                                Looks classy @endo

                                I have never seen a riesling vermouth - would it work in a martini?

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                                  endo
                                  見習いボス
                                  Joined: 29 May 2020

                                  good question @Bridger it's reserved in a pleasant way, could do nicely in a martini if you like the vermouth light

                                  si tacuisses

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                                    Bridger
                                    Raw and Unwashed
                                    @endo
                                    Joined: 3 Mar 2021

                                    Sounds like further research is required @endo 🍸

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                                    • 68degreesorless6
                                      68degreesorless
                                      Haraki san Student
                                      Joined: 19 Jul 2021

                                      If you like agave spirits, I recommend tracking down some raicilla. It’s kind of a fruiter mezcal without the smoke. Goes awesome with spicy mexi foods or sipped solo.
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                                        mclaincausey
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                                        Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                        Raicilla is just mezcal produced in Jalisco and maybe some neighboring states. As such, it can have any characteristics a mezcal can have. Unlike tequila, a tightly controlled term, raicillas have more species of agave and production techniques available to them.

                                        This producer steams the piñas, but a raicilla could use a horno or a wood fired oven to cook the piñas and you’d have smoke in the flavor profile.

                                        Conversely, even though most people associate mezcal with smoke, many regions like San Luis Potosí more often use ovens or autoclaves on their piñas, resulting in some expressions with zero smokiness.

                                        Just making sure no one buys a raicilla with expectations it will necessarily be like this one.

                                        La Venenosa has some crazy raicillas. Sierra del Tigre literally tastes like blue cheese. It’s a single distilled product and very primitively produced. One of the wildest tasting spirits you’ll ever love, hate, or be confused by.

                                        Think it, be it.

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                                          Jett129
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                                          Joined: 17 Aug 2011

                                          Cross Post from the Jokes thread. The Tequila Tasting starts at 11:45

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