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Wife made me another delicious marg, here's my attempt at artsy framing.
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:Wife made me another delicious marg, here's my attempt at artsy framing. but are you using bourbon or rye for your margarita
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Jan 14, 2023 23:58
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Rye obviously. Rim was undersweet though
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Jan 15, 2023 00:04
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Make sure you roast those cherries like a marshmallow over that fire. They're already on a stick and everything
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Jan 15, 2023 00:09
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Tonight I made an Old Fashioned. 1.5 oz Wild Turkey 101 .75 oz simple 1:1 3 dashes Angostura 1 dash Fee Brothers Black Walnut bitters Poured over a big piece of clear ice I froze overnight in a yeti tumbler, huge orange peel expressed on top, then skewered with a Luxardo cherry. Delicious! Edit: and because I drink too much I also made an Improved Whiskey Cocktail 1.5 oz Rittenhouse Rye .25 oz simple .25 Luxardo Maraschino 2 dashes Angostura 2 dashes Peychauds Glass rinsed with Absente 100 and a big lemon peel expressed on top JUST MAKING CHILI fucked around with this message at 08:01 on Jan 15, 2023 |
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Jan 15, 2023 07:45
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I got a bottle of 120-proof Adrift Triticale whiskey for Christmas. While I'm familiar with the joys of overproof rum, I don't really have any good ideas for overproof whiskey beyond "splash a little bit into an Old Fashioned" and "get drunk on highballs". Is there anything useful I can do with the stuff or are those probably my the best options?
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Jan 15, 2023 09:20
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You might think it's crazy, but honestly, a gin old fashioned is really good! Worth checking out.
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Jan 15, 2023 11:25
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if i can ask, how many drinks do you all have daily, and how frequently? i'm just curious, i don't really have much of a frame of reference
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Jan 16, 2023 05:27
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If it’s a Friday or Saturday, usually two. Three if we’re partying. Other nights, zero.
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Jan 16, 2023 05:54
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I’ll usually make 1-3 drinks on a Friday or Saturday, and maybe one or two on a random weeknight once or twice a week if I’m feeling like it. Other times I won’t drink for a week or more if I’m too lazy to make a cocktail. I don’t usually drink beer anymore unless I’m out with friends which doesn’t happen too often sadly. I’d guess maybe 2-3 drinks per week on average throughout the year? my kinda ape fucked around with this message at 06:19 on Jan 16, 2023 |
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Jan 16, 2023 06:15
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2 a day or so. Some days none. I'm assuming wine doesn't count. Mr. Wiggles fucked around with this message at 07:08 on Jan 16, 2023 |
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Jan 16, 2023 06:54
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Typical for me is bottle of sake, bottle of wine, or two or three cocktails on Friday and Saturday. I usually don't drink the rest of the week, I might have a beer occasionally.
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Jan 16, 2023 07:10
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On weekdays sometimes none but usually two. Two is a lot better than one when you just got home from work and are cooking, eating and cleaning it up for most of the night. Three is not necessarily better than two in this situation. Weekends maybe one or two more because a mid-afternoon bloody with a beer sidecar is what usually holds us over between late breakfast and dinner. If we are hosting or partying I’ve never bothered to keep track.
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Jan 16, 2023 11:37
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AlexDeGruven posted:The difference is a couple of dashes of different bitters. Literally that's it. Not to mention it's 50:50, Yes that's literally it and its a much better cocktail than a Manhattan for it.
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Jan 16, 2023 17:19
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Doing dry Jan so hard to remember my exact pattern, but I think it was 1 cocktail every other night, one or two on Friday, then 0-3 Sat and Sun depending on what activities we're going on. Sometimes hiking or driving so 0, sometimes it'd be experimentation day so 3. Wife is more consistent, one cocktail a day, every day. Usually a rosemary gin old fashioned or the hazelnut cocktail I invented a while back (rye, aperol, maraschino, and hazelnut bitters).
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Jan 16, 2023 19:14
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well poo poo lol I have 2-3 cocktails daily 
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Jan 16, 2023 19:48
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One or two on Tuesday evenings (regular day off), otherwise beer as needed.
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Jan 16, 2023 22:50
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I mostly drink weekdays with a days off here and there. I'm kinda jacked up on my adhd medicine and at the end of the work day it's such a lovely transition. Often just a single large portion (I free pour), one and done. Weekend if I'm doing something social or if family is driving me nuts. Try to listen to my body and skip if I'm already a bit tired in the evening. Admittedly that is kinda heavy and it does give me pause.
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Jan 16, 2023 22:53
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Snow Cone Capone posted:well poo poo lol Nothing wrong with that. In Belgium, anything less than 3 a day is seen as low level.
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Snow Cone Capone posted:well poo poo lol I've had weeks like that to be sure.
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On average it's probably a cocktail a day and usually a beer with dinner. More cocktails if I'm experimenting with something new or trying to use up something perishable, maybe more beer if it's the weekend and I'm out. Pro tip: living in a city is a great excuse to drink more because you can just walk or take the bus instead of having to drive everywhere.
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Jan 17, 2023 02:56
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Pander posted:I've had weeks like that to be sure. I got back from a cruise a week ago. Hendricks and soda all day long for 4 days, with the scattered Manhattan and neat pour here and there. Tonight is my first drink since Monday night. Liver needed a break. We won't mention I got COVID round 2 on Thurs. Jack Daniel's bonded to kick off a new week.
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my wife and I usually drink a cocktail each every 2-3 days, more on the weekends if we have company. Booze is a luxury item and we try to limit how rapidly we go through it.
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Jan 17, 2023 03:39
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Strange Matter posted:my wife and I usually drink a cocktail each every 2-3 days, more on the weekends if we have company. Booze is a luxury item and we try to limit how rapidly we go through it. I drink about 1-2 cocktail/night and then did my end of year 2022 financial estimations and realized I spent around $2k in 2022 on my home bar supplies alone. In my defense, I compared it to a few years ago when I lived in a major metropolitan area and it was uh, closer to a 5 figure range. 
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We have a friend doing us a favor and we want to give him some sort of gift. I know he likes bourbon. What is a nice bourbon in the $50 or so range? Could go higher but $50 seems good because there are tons of good ones in the $30 range so want to go up a little bit. IIRC, his favorite is Bulleit.
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Waltzing Along posted:We have a friend doing us a favor and we want to give him some sort of gift. I know he likes bourbon. What is a nice bourbon in the $50 or so range? Could go higher but $50 seems good because there are tons of good ones in the $30 range so want to go up a little bit. Once you get to the $60 point a whole world of high quality bourbons opens up. I like: Henry McKenna 10 Year Old Forester 1920 Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve (This one is around $45)
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Jan 18, 2023 04:03
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If he likes Bulleit, get him a fancy Bulleit like Single Barrel, $60ish.
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Bulleit 10 Year is one of my favorite middle+ bottles. It's usually around $40, and has lots of really lovely stone fruit notes.
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I hear Michter's US-1 is pretty good.
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Snow Cone Capone posted:if i can ask, how many drinks do you all have daily, and how frequently? i'm just curious, i don't really have much of a frame of reference I’ve really cut down, I basically only drink on Fri/Sat now. I’ll make 2-3 cocktails Fri night and Sat I’ll have a cocktail and maybe a couple glasses of wine.
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Just finished a bottle of Rittenhouse rye and now all I have is nice single barrel whistle pig. What should I get as a replacement, another Rittenhouse or something else?
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I do not know much of the rye world, but if you like how Rittenhouse mixes why not get another? It's both cheap and good.
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Got him the 1920. Thanks for the rec. Made my own concoction tonight. 1 - lime 1 - oj 1 - passionfruit syrup 1 - probitas rum 1 - st. germaine 1 dash ango Shake w/ 7 or 8 ice cubes. Open pour into a highball. E: think I'm gonna cut the passionfruit to 3/4 next time. Waltzing Along fucked around with this message at 05:01 on Jan 19, 2023 |
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JUST MAKING CHILI posted:Just finished a bottle of Rittenhouse rye and now all I have is nice single barrel whistle pig. What should I get as a replacement, another Rittenhouse or something else? I'm a fan of the Sazerac rye as a slightly more plush rye for mixing.
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Jan 19, 2023 07:24
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Pikesville Rye by Heaven Hill is really good for its cost as well
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Rittenhouse is my go-to, but I also like Old Forester 100 Proof and High West Double Rye for cocktail ryes around the same price.
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+1 on the High West
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Went to the store to restock on some things today. I subbed High West for Rittenhouse to shake things up, so thanks for the rec. I also impulse bought a bottle of saline solution to try out. I didn't notice until I got home that, in small letters under "saline," it says "sea salt and black pepper." Should be interesting
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Tonight I made an ice cream cocktail, using Anders's recipe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRPWDOCVByk 1.5 oz Tempus Fugit Creme de Menthe 1.5 oz Tempus Fugit Creme de Cacao 1 oz. Heavy Cream 3 scoops Tillamook Old Fashioned Vanilla ice cream 1/4 cup crushed ice 2 drops of green food coloring Blended in a Boston shaker tin with my immersion blender. I didn't top it with chartreuse whipped cream, but the recipe makes me want to buy a whipped cream canister. Served in an A&W mug that I keep in the freezer. Delicious!
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