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

[Chap]

Cheers everyone

[goosehd]

F’n influencers…

@ARNC Thank you

[goosehd]

Should have used the Campari instead of the Aperol. The Kahlua is a good touch and will play around with this a bit trying different Gins and Vermouths.

[ARNC]

@goosehd sounds like a plan. I think the bitterness of Campari is needed to balance the Kahlua, but there’s a lot of scope for playing with the other ingredients (and maybe different combos for different moods, seasons, etc.).

[goosehd]

@ARNC Exactly my thought with the Aperol as it’s a little sweet and needs the Campari for balance. I have both but picked the Aperol…Campari will be on the next try.

[Jett129]

@goosehd I’m going to try and come up with a coffee/Mezcal Negroni. Been drinking Mezcal Negronis as of late using Campari, Vermouth and Mezcal. I like my cocktails spirit forward so I use a 1-1-2 ratio. Figured I’d start out by adding a half ounce of the coffee liqueur and adjust from there.

[goosehd]

@Jett129 I’ll give that a shot as well and thank you for the idea.

[mclaincausey]

Might be worth trying that with Mr Black

[Jett129]

@mclaincausey Mr. Black is the coffee liqueur of choice by most people making coffee Negronis.

[goosehd]

I hadn’t heard of Mr Black before and looked them up…I also can’t get in our distribution system and probably why I haven’t heard of them.

[FOXY]

@Jett129 said in Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails):

@goosehd I’m going to try and come up with a coffee/Mezcal Negroni. Been drinking Mezcal Negronis as of late using Campari, Vermouth and Mezcal. I like my cocktails spirit forward so I use a 1-1-2 ratio. Figured I’d start out by adding a half ounce of the coffee liqueur and adjust from there.

don't dismiss St. George - if they still make it, though...

Mr. Black did a Rum Cask and a Mezcal Casked aged version a while back!
If you want to spice it up I'll recommend Ancho Reyes in the mix.

Also fun in a negroni:

Ultimately, you can go the vintage route and try sourcing Campari from the 50's, 60's or 70's - allegedly, the formulation got changed over the decades...

[endo]

Into the weekend. ️ Have a good one, folks!

[Denimhead 0]

@endo My Kinda weekend

[SourPower]

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[Jett129]

@SourPower Is that Sal de Gusano you have on the orange slices? How did you like that particular mezcal?

[SourPower]

@Jett129 Indeed, I really enjoyed this one. This was my first time trying a rum cask finished Mezcal, and I thought it paired wonderfully with the strawberry tres leches cake for dessert.

[Jett129]

@SourPower When I first tried Mezcal, Ilegal was the first one I tried as they had it at a bar. I liked it,bought a bottle and started trying quite a few other/different Mezcals. All of them much better than Ilegal in terms of flavor profile and complexity. They were also a lot more expensive. Never had a Mezcal that was finished in a second barrel,and that in itself might be heresy to some. Just as a point of reference are there other mezcals that you’ve enjoyed? This thread has been quite helpful and informative when it came to trying new mezcals. To circle back,glad to hear that you liked it.

[SourPower]

[FOXY]

yesterday evening's night cap - Thompson Brothers' SVR5, Batch 5 (8YO Blended, Solera Cask Method, started with Clynelish, Caol Ila, Glen Ord and others)