Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails)

[Denimhead 0]

@endo Love them both. Belvedere is a little pricier in my parts.

[pechelman]

Not really into unflavored gin at all, but one holiday party long ago a Russian guest brought in the only vodka she drank, so I was intrigued to try it. Was surprised how good it was, especially with the right food. I still don't have any vodka in my bar but if I did it would be that bottle of beluga.

[ARNC]

@endo you think? Maybe you should have another, just to be sure.

[Tago Mago]

N=3 is the absolute minimum. Anything less won’t stand up to statistical scrutiny. I’d go for n=5 to be on the safe side

[ARNC]

Any thoughts on Kornog? I’m contemplating getting one of these in the sales as the tasting notes sound interesting (sweet smoke, ripe cherries, chocolate, apple crumble, stewed fruit and a delicate sherry influence).

[endo]

sounds delicious @ARNC

[Denimhead 0]

@endo Blue Cheese 🫒 w Grey Goose

[ROman]

@endo I love Belvedere Vodka..

[SourPower]

Made it to Beachbum Berry’s Latitude 29 while down in NOLA, it did not disappoint!

[ARNC]

As there doesn’t seem to be much intel on Kornog here, I guess it’s my public duty to order a bottle and report back. Watch this space!

[SourPower]

@ARNC everything about this bottling sounds superb! Definitely want to hear your thoughts on this dram.

[ARNC]

@SourPower it should arrive later this week with something else (a repeat buy from Kyrö). Overall the reduction over the two bottles was about 27% of the normal price, so I’m feeling quite happy.

[SourPower]

Visited the Sazerac House and ended the night at the Sazerac Bar!

[mclaincausey]

Those philistines should be discarding the lemon peel after expressing it over the drink but at least they didn’t submerge it in the beverage

Peychaud originally made them with cognac, but a blight on cognac grapes forced a shift to Maryland rye by Thomas Handy who bought Peychaud’s operation. The nonsensical, politically motivated prohibition of wormwood pastis led to Herbsaint replacing absinthe. All this to say, you no longer have to use Herbsaint, and it’s interesting to try a cognac variant, specifically using Pierre Ferrand 1840, to see how the cocktail would have tasted in its original form. And unbeknownst to most the OG recipe included some Angostura in addition to the Peychaud’s.

My favorite cocktail and I usually make mine with Rittenhouse, though the best I’ve had was with Thomas Handy.

Some history from the 1938 classic Famous New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix Em by Stanley Clisby Arthur.

[mclaincausey]

Happy new year friends!
Cheers to you and your loved ones and I hope you have the best year ever in 2026.

[tody]

I was in a hailstorm when I came out of the water. No amount of Juttertje - a herbal liquor from the island - could warm me up...

[tenuin]

New Years tends to be one of the less enjoyable days as a dog owner in Berlin. Usually we try to get away from it all but it didn't pan out this year, so I spent the night comforting our dog, most of the time on the bathroom floor as it's the only room two walls removed from the nearest window and so the quietest. I had a wee tipple of this rum though. Independent bottling of DDL juice. Distilled on the Port Mourant still, one of the two last remaining wooden stills in the world (both residing at DDL). 100% pot still, no added sugar, 10 years continental aged. And a hefty 58%abv.

[DeeDee85]

@tenuin sounds delicious, hope pup was ok.. we have one very scared of fireworks also

[mclaincausey]

Make mine a double!

[SourPower]

@tenuin wow that still is a true artifact of history, thanks for the education on DDL! I will need to seek out their rum!