Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails)
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@Tago-Mago I like the over ice with a little lime.
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The group of friends we gathered in Madrid all had drinking in mind when they showed up. These three Ardbeg bottles showed up…they are all quite peaty, but the rightmost one, Uigeadail, is sooo peaty that I imagine smoke wafting up when I sip it. Such a strong taste made it the least favorite.
The remnants all came back home with meThe journey is the objective.
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@motojobobo from memory Ardbeg released a less peaty and smoky whisky some time ago called Blasda, which made it somewhat uncharacteristic for them. I do like the Corryvreckan in particular
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@Jett129 any chance you can show the side label or share which edition? Still strength blanco? I haven’t tried this yet.
ETA: never mind found it. Nuestra Raices. Looks like a more traditional production approach than they usually take. I’ll look for it!
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@mclaincausey I was thinking about you all the way when I was drinking it. Thought to tag you but figured you’d find it. This is the first Cazcanes Tequila I’m trying. They had a big sale at the liquor ,in NYC,store and I limited myself to 1 bottle,and I like getting Unicorn kind of bottles that I’m not likely to ever see in NJ.
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@Jett129 the price and industrial methods used on their other bottles make them something I’d have to sample before purchasing (seem like tahona + prices for roller mill production). But this one seems like a throwback to how tequila was produced before a lot of it kind of got ruined and industrialized. A book I’m reading gets into what happened when the government interfered and a lot of the traditional producers modernized, industrialized, and compromised to keep up with demand and maximize profit.
These guys using direct flame on the piñas and hatchets on them before the shredder sounds interesting, even if there is a lot of modern production after that.
It would be interesting to see this guy use a clay still or even a copper alembic or refrescadora, or produce expressions with highland Weber, not so much to improve as just to see how things change.
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@motojobobo I’m a Uigeadail man! Would love to taste the others
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Tree is up a little early
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BB = bourbon basics
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Usually not one for mixes but 1:4:1 of these left to right made a mean Mezcalito / mad dog margarita. A little smoke from the Rey Campero, and some vegetal jalapeño pepper from the Derrumbes which is autoclaved so no smoke went well with the jalapeño marg mix.
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@SKT @Jett129 @SourPower
Decided I needed to finally snag a bottle of this for the holidays. My favorite whiskey discovery from Ireland.
In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...
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@Mizmazzle oh man, wish I was there to share a dram with you…enjoy and report!
(I mean I know you’ve tried it but savoring a whole bottle will be next level)
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Picked up this cacao pechuga today. Clay still, which I especially love.
https://www.mezcalreviews.com/mezcal/macurichos-espadin-con-cacao/
!Por Lo Bueno is one of the best values in agave and I !got this sampler 6 pack of all their products as well. Excited about that too! I’ve only had the tobalá and it punches way above its price.
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@Mizmazzle How can that not elicit memories of when you first tried it. I'm glad to hear that you acquired a bottle,maybe it will inspire me to get one as I have never tried that one. And after checking,my local store is currently out of it.
