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    mclaincausey
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    Joined: 12 Apr 2013

    Don’t have any maraschino but Leopold’s makes one and it would be fun to make a cocktail just with their spirited, but subbed amaretto cherry syrup in a Martinez and man oh man it’s so good. This vermouth is the best sweet vermouth I’ve ever had by far. It’s just a blend of Mathiasson Cabernet with some amazing distillates Leopold’s makes, so it’s a totally different sweet vermouth experience.

    The summer gin is extremely citrus forward and cuts through the depth of the vermouth and amaretto.

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    Think it, be it.

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      SourPower
      Haraki san Expert
      Joined: 10 Mar 2024

      Had a Caribbean themed dinner party with some epic rums last night…

      Highly reccomend the Mars Wine Cake!

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      Excess In Moderation

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        pechelman
        啓蒙家
        Joined: 24 Jan 2022

        Woah woah woah. What's going on with that Hampden lrok in the 2 cup measure??!!!

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          SourPower
          Haraki san Expert
          @pechelman
          Joined: 10 Mar 2024

          @pechelman made 4 cups of daiquiris for the party. 1 cup lime, 1 cup simple, 1 cup plantation white rum, 1 cup LROK. They were a hit!!!

          Excess In Moderation

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            pechelman
            啓蒙家
            Joined: 24 Jan 2022

            Oh nice! I very much approve. I was worried that it was 2 cups of the lrok going on a cake or something. 😃

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              motojobobo
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              Joined: 22 Aug 2015

              While visiting a friend last night he had us try this mezcal, Clase Azul. We each had a shot. No expert on these drinks, I found it quite good. Strong smoky taste to it.

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              The journey is the objective.

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                mclaincausey
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                Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                @motojobobo that would technically be a mezcal if we are using the original, broadest definition of "spirit distilled from agave," but that is normally called a tequila. If we use the above definition of mezcal, tequila would be a subtype of mezcal.

                Today "mezcal" is, like "tequila," a controlled term, so in that sense it can't be applied to Clase Azul tequila. I am surprised to hear you picked up notes of smoke, because the tequila designation requires the use of autoclaves or ovens to roast the pinas of blue Weber agave plants. The smoke that mezcal is traditionally associated with comes from techniques such as using underground wood burning ovens to roast the pinas. And not all varieties of mezcals do that--some of them mirror tequila production techniques but they are in states that fall outside the tequila designation or use agave that isn't blue Weber.

                Clase Azul is fine, but a lot of the cost is the bottle, and there are additives such as sugar. A fifth of Clase Azul is like $150 here in the states, and I could get 4 bottles of better, additive free tequila in less fancy bottles for that.

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                Think it, be it.

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                  motojobobo
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                  Joined: 22 Aug 2015

                  I thought I could learn a bit about these spirits from you @mclaincausey . Thank you!
                  I thought it was quite smoky.
                  I won’t tell our host about how he paid more for bottle (which I’d find hard to use as decoration once empty) than liquid.
                  Perhaps next time I’m in Mexico I’ll ask you for one or two rec’s on mezcal or tequila.

                  The journey is the objective.

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                    scooter
                    啓蒙家
                    Joined: 26 Dec 2015

                    Almost hazmat...

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                    Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

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                      SourPower
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                      Joined: 10 Mar 2024

                      Nuggets W and epic mezcal - thanks to @mclaincausey

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                      Excess In Moderation

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                        mclaincausey
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                        @motojobobo
                        Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                        @motojobobo they even joke about it in their marketing, people make lamps out of the bottles because they’re so beautiful. Maybe it was one of their mezcals if it had smoke but I expect the bottles to look like these ones: https://claseazul.com/clase-azul-family-mezcal

                        Either way I hope you try some more agave spirits. They’re so good!

                        Think it, be it.

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                          mclaincausey
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                          @SourPower
                          Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                          @SourPower thanks to YOU; that bottle you brought was outrageous.

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                          Think it, be it.

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                            ARNC
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                            Joined: 13 Dec 2020

                            I guess this is in the grey area between hard and wine but whatever category it’s in it’s good (especially coming after about 6 weeks of abstinence) and I appreciate the friend who gave it to me.

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

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                              ROman
                              Haraki san Prodigy
                              @ARNC
                              Joined: 5 Jan 2015

                              @ARNC 6 weeks of abstinence? Lent?

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                                ARNC
                                啓蒙家
                                @ROman
                                Joined: 13 Dec 2020

                                @ROman yes - not something I normally do but I wanted to try taking a temporary break from drinking and it provided defined start/end points.

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

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                                  Tago Mago
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                                    SourPower
                                    Haraki san Expert
                                    Joined: 10 Mar 2024

                                    One of my good friends who is extremely passionate about beverage recently started a fragrance line called Westlands “drawing inspiration from the world of hand-crafted small batch spirits”.

                                    He is a one man operation making the best scents I have ever experienced, with a heavy influence on rum.

                                    Had to pick up the Rum Fragrance Flight inspired by some of my favorite terroirs and distilleries. Highly recommend this stuff!

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                                    Excess In Moderation

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                                      mclaincausey
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                                      Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                      The brain trusts at the NHL and the NBA have once again scheduled Colorado playoff games at the same time. This is the third time in these 7 game series, and on game 7. I may not be able to see the games very well either as I will be recovering from LASIK on Saturday. Why not start the imperfect weekend early then with a perfect martini hoping for a perfect game 7 record for my basketball and hockey bros?

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                                      Think it, be it.

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                                        pechelman
                                        啓蒙家
                                        Joined: 24 Jan 2022

                                        perfect drinks are so underrated

                                        Knowing your affinity for agave spirits, have you tried a rosita @mclaincausey ?

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

                                          @pechelman I’ve not but I will try.

                                          I came into a bunch of spirits recently I’d not normally buy including crème de pamplemousse that I’d love to riff on some agave cocktails with.

                                          This one was the crown jewel of this cache:
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                                          Think it, be it.

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