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Yes, we actually don't have anything appropriate for punch and that sounds neat, I'll check Walmart thanks.
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As far as punch serving devices. Walmart has got it down. Giant mason jars with spigots or the one I bought. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Buddeez-1-75-Gallon-Party-Clear-Beverage-Dispenser/52203166 This is what I have.The middle part had a groove in there for cups also! An all in one type of deal. What really sold me was the ice core and ice base for keeping things cool with no dilution. Plus for less then $15 bucks that's a steal. They have all glass ones and more visually appealing ones, but the function of this one really caught my eye.
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Jul 26, 2019 18:06
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Dilution isn't always a bad thing, and you might want to pre-dilute some drinks if you know that they're going into a vessel that chills without dilution. Also, World Market had like an 80% off sale on November 1st last year, so now I've got this guy for spoopy punch 
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Jul 26, 2019 18:59
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I'm glad I didn't buy a lovely gimmick vodka just to get a novelty bottle; now you can get skull bottles all over the place. I'm glad your station was a success. It seems to me like CL/whiskey-and-coke would be tricky, since people vary wildly in what proportions they want.
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Jul 26, 2019 19:15
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Toast Museum posted:Dilution isn't always a bad thing, and you might want to pre-dilute some drinks if you know that they're going into a vessel that chills without dilution. Well yeah, of course! I'm just saying for other things not booze related. The option is nice. drat, I need me some skull beverage dispensers  ! What's a good Halloween drink? Incredible Hulks? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm  Halloween Jack posted:I'm glad I didn't buy a lovely gimmick vodka just to get a novelty bottle; now you can get skull bottles all over the place. Thanks! Getting a ratio that everyone will like is tricky. Best bet it really just to make the batch the way you think will go over well for the majority of people and to have any left over booze be available for anyone who wants to top off. Though, personally, I'd hide the bottle and continually make fun of anyone who needs more booze in their booze. I have a buddy who would make Jack N Cokes by pouring a full solo cup of Jack with ice and a splash of coke... 
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Jul 26, 2019 19:20
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Rum and Coke, Whiskey and Coke are so classic but so bad. Coca-Cola is a terrible mixer.
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Jul 26, 2019 21:00
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 all highballs are good
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Jul 26, 2019 21:56
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Comb Your Beard posted:Rum and Coke, Whiskey and Coke are so classic but so bad. Coca-Cola is a terrible mixer. You'd rather I use R/C!? Like a peasant! ShortyMR.CAT fucked around with this message at 19:04 on Jul 29, 2019 |
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Jul 26, 2019 23:05
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I'm going to Las Vegas for a few days. Are there any bars I should try to visit while I'm there?
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Jul 29, 2019 16:32
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Toast Museum posted:I'm going to Las Vegas for a few days. Are there any bars I should try to visit while I'm there? I usually go to Rhumbar when I'm in Vegas, if you can sit outside it's a beautiful experience of being semi-secluded right off the strip. The cocktails aren't terrible either, though it's not a place I'd recommend directly for the quality.
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Jul 29, 2019 18:28
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Toast Museum posted:I'm going to Las Vegas for a few days. Are there any bars I should try to visit while I'm there? Herbs & Rye
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Jul 29, 2019 20:04
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Toast Museum posted:I'm going to Las Vegas for a few days. Are there any bars I should try to visit while I'm there? Toast Museum posted:I'm going to Las Vegas for a few days. Are there any bars I should try to visit while I'm there? The Golden Tiki Strip house at PHW has an amazing barrel aged old fashioned also.
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Jul 29, 2019 20:06
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I made orgeat from a 1:1:1 base of pumpkin seed, almond, cashew. Honestly straining it was terrible, I used an old undershirt. Didn't someone on here say that nut milk bags are the best strainers out there for various projects?
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Aug 2, 2019 15:18
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Comb Your Beard posted:I made orgeat from a 1:1:1 base of pumpkin seed, almond, cashew. Honestly straining it was terrible, I used an old undershirt. Didn't someone on here say that nut milk bags are the best strainers out there for various projects? Yeah, they are.
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Aug 2, 2019 15:24
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https://www.modernistpantry.com/sup...JsaAtZxEALw_wcB These are the best large scale strainers there are amigos
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Fart Car '97 posted:https://www.modernistpantry.com/sup...JsaAtZxEALw_wcB I've advocated for nut milk strainers itt before, but I kinda hoped the "modernist" site you were linking to was a centrifuge 
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Comb Your Beard posted:I made orgeat from a 1:1:1 base of pumpkin seed, almond, cashew. Honestly straining it was terrible, I used an old undershirt. Didn't someone on here say that nut milk bags are the best strainers out there for various projects? Plenty of goons squeeze their nut milk out into their sweaty old clothes. You, however, felt the need to post about it.
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prayer group posted:Plenty of goons squeeze their nut milk New thread title.
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Aug 2, 2019 20:39
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Use a sock like everyone else!
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Scythe posted:(Drink recipe I posted in 2018 using Lo-Fi's weird sweet vermouth) I accidentally bought this weird-rear end vermouth again because I was at the hipster liquor store (well, one of them, I live in Brooklyn) and thought "I'm out of sweet vermouth" and I didn't remember how it totally doesn't work in a Manhattan etc. until after I got home. At least I found a better drink this time: I've been drinking a bunch of mezcal this summer and the vermouth's weird rhubarb/cocoa/vanilla flavors totally work with that, even better than the scotch I was using last time. I'm particularly enjoying it in a mezcal negroni variant with Ramazzotti as the amaro. Traditional 1:1:1 ratio, stirred, rocks, orange peel if you've got it. It's pretty great, try it if you've got the ingredients!
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Scythe posted:(well, one of them, I live in Brooklyn) At this point I just do most of my liquor shopping through Fresh Direct or when I'm visiting family in NJ. Every liquor store seems to be high end hipster or encased in bullet proof glass - I don't remember the last time I saw something inbetween.
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Aug 13, 2019 13:13
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Why not hit up a bevmo or something along the likes? *I'm from California. I can buy all levels of liqour from any liquor store really.
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Aug 13, 2019 16:39
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Is Amaro di Angostura worth getting? I always keep the big bottles of the bitters on hand and love them but it seems a bit redundant.
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Aug 13, 2019 16:47
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Amaro di Angostura rules. It’s more barky and spicy than the bitters. I like having both around, especially for ango bango shots (half Amaro di Angostura, half whatever spirit, usually rum).
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Comb Your Beard posted:Is Amaro di Angostura worth getting? I always keep the big bottles of the bitters on hand and love them but it seems a bit redundant. It might be too good? I liked it so much I put it in everything I made for like the first ~1/2 bottle, now I'm sick of it. I'm not saying don't get it this is just a cautionary tale.
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Anybody like Luxardo Triplum Triple Sec? I use Giffards but I’m looking for something of similar quality but cheaper.
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ShortyMR.CAT posted:Why not hit up a bevmo or something along the likes? Even in east coast states that aren't state control (pa, va, etc.) liquor laws are just weird.
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Aug 14, 2019 03:04
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VA is state control for liquor and it sucks rear end
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Aug 14, 2019 03:10
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Honestly a bummer. I feel for you guys. Not having access to booze or having that weird "no alcohol sales on sunday" thing must be awful. How do you even have brunch?!
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The Maestro posted:Anybody like Luxardo Triplum Triple Sec? I use Giffards but I’m looking for something of similar quality but cheaper. It's a very standard triple-sec.
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Actually in the less godly parts of Virginia the ABC stores are open Sunday. I work in DC so I shop at both, just depends what I'm trying to get. ABC store will dependably have way more bourbon brands than I need. Regret buying Batavia Arrack van Oosten. This stuff is just bad. Going to eek out the bottle overtime putting little bits in my rum blends. Trying to come up with my perfect personal Mai Tai rum blend. Coolest bottle I got recently is Plantation O.F.T.D. rum. I could drink it over ice despite the high proof.
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At first, it was only a couple stores in Richmond that were open on Sundays, but that's expanded drastically. Even my little local store in a town of 1,200 is open until 6pm on Sundays now. Edit: The problem with these smaller stores in VA is that they're weird about what they have and don't have. There will always be an entire wall of whiskey and an entire wall of vodka, and they'll be really spotty when it comes to rum and everything else. Halloween Jack fucked around with this message at 16:07 on Aug 23, 2019 |
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Comb Your Beard posted:Actually in the less godly parts of Virginia the ABC stores are open Sunday. I work in DC so I shop at both, just depends what I'm trying to get. ABC store will dependably have way more bourbon brands than I need. Van Oosten is a very traditional arrack and it's best used as a modifier in a punch or a fruity cocktail. It brings some great flavors under the heat and weirdness but it's not something you drink on its own.
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Fart Car '97 posted:Van Oosten is a very traditional arrack and it's best used as a modifier in a punch or a fruity cocktail. It brings some great flavors under the heat and weirdness but it's not something you drink on its own. You’d make a real lovely pirate, friendo. 
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This may be heresy, but is there any way to buy bottled lemon peel oil? There are a few drinks I really enjoy that call for a squeeze of lemon *peel*, but I drink them rarely enough that I don't always have a lemon on hand to peel. I can substitute a few drops of lemon juice but it's not the same.
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You can, but even the ones that aren't essential oils are generally marketed as cosmetics. I wouldn't drink that. I think you would be best off making your own limoncello and using that. I make mine with zest, so the result is far from bottled Lemon Drop.
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Aug 23, 2019 18:10
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Maybe a dumb question but would lemon extract work in the smaller quantities you're talking about?
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Aug 23, 2019 18:32
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I'd search for food grade lemon oil. It's not particularly cheap. If it's anything like this cinnamon oil I have though, a little goes a long way.
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Aug 23, 2019 18:54
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Ben Nevis posted:I'd search for food grade lemon oil. It's not particularly cheap. If it's anything like this cinnamon oil I have though, a little goes a long way. Thanks! https://www.amazon.com/Boyajian-Lem...618438571&psc=1 Looks like it'll do the trick. Thanks, problem solved. (The cocktail in question is the Susquehanna. The squeeze of lemon peel makes the drink bloom).
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Thanks! You're probably going to want to dilute the oil down before using it in a drink. We use a lot of food grade oils here and they're extremely potent.
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