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Volcott posted:Not sure if there's a more appropriate place to ask this, but how long will an unopened bottle of spirits keep? I was given two bottles of whiskey a good 10 years ago that I just rediscovered in the back of a pantry. Were they opened? If unopened and kept in a cool spot out of the sun they should stay good more or less indefinitely. Even if opened they won't really go bad but some of the alcohol and/or volatiles might evaporate and the flavors will weaken or change. This only applies to spirits though. Lower ABV stuff (<20% or so?) might eventually go bad once opened and wine based stuff will spoil after a few days to months once opened, much depending on exactly what it is and how it is stored after being opened. my kinda ape fucked around with this message at 01:18 on Apr 24, 2022 |
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Unopened, yeah. Okay, if they're still good to go I'll try to offload them onto a Whiskey Enjoyer.
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Apr 24, 2022 01:16
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When making simple syrup with things other than white sugar, should I just use the same amount of alternate sugar (brown, demerara, turbinado, etc) by weight or by volume?
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Apr 24, 2022 01:43
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Carillon posted:When making simple syrup with things other than white sugar, should I just use the same amount of alternate sugar (brown, demerara, turbinado, etc) by weight or by volume? Yeah.
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Apr 24, 2022 02:13
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Carillon posted:When making simple syrup with things other than white sugar, should I just use the same amount of alternate sugar (brown, demerara, turbinado, etc) by weight or by volume? Weight, it’s also nice to get all your measurements set by weight for repeatability.
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Apr 24, 2022 04:19
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Anonymous Robot posted:Yeah. Sorry should it be by weight or should it be by volume 
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Apr 24, 2022 05:18
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Volcott posted:Not sure if there's a more appropriate place to ask this, but how long will an unopened bottle of spirits keep? I was given two bottles of whiskey a good 10 years ago that I just rediscovered in the back of a pantry. If they aren't exposed to light, eternity.
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Apr 24, 2022 05:22
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Some of the bottles of scotch Shackleton left in the arctic were recreated for modern production (it's pretty good scotch) because buried in the snow, they had remained perfectly like they were when he bought them. They just used a syringe to extract it through the cork into a glass and blenders recreated the flavor profile.
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Carillon posted:Sorry should it be by weight or should it be by volume If you're using big crystals of sugar they don't pack into a volume as tightly as fully granulated. I think if you're going for 2:1 syrup and you have any doubt you can weigh the 2:1 ratio instead.
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Apr 25, 2022 14:49
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Anyone have opinions on Ararat brandy? I got a bottle of the 5 year for $20 and have made a couple sidecars with it, seems decent but I haven’t tried many brandys. It’s a bit hot for sipping but I’d expect that for the price.
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I had a bottle of it once, thinking it would be similar to Georgian chacha. It was not It was pretty good though. I'd get another
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Apr 26, 2022 18:24
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I've been gross sick for over a week. Give me your cocktail recipes that include my son's orange pedialyte please and thank you
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BrianBoitano posted:I've been gross sick for over a week. Give me your cocktail recipes that include my son's orange pedialyte please and thank you 
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BrianBoitano posted:I've been gross sick for over a week. Give me your cocktail recipes that include my son's orange pedialyte please and thank you 2 oz orange pedialyte 1 oz pineapple juice .5 oz lime juice .5 oz orgeat 2 oz light rum Garnish with mint I call it a My Tyke Waltzing Along fucked around with this message at 20:50 on Apr 28, 2022 |
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Apr 28, 2022 19:46
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Ive always done simple syrup by volume and not had any pronøems. My current bottle was done by weight and its so viscous i can barely get it out of the (refrigerated) bottle. This is a 2:1 white sugar syrup.
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Apr 28, 2022 22:09
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Bourbon will help heal you
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drat, super juice is a game changer. I’ll never want for lime juice again. It’ll take a little experience to figure out how to substitute it for fresh lime though, as it’s a little more tart.
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Tone down the amount of acid you add?
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May 2, 2022 02:36
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I’m eating 3 large spam musubis, two fried eggs and drinking a light and fruity Mai Tai. This is heaven.
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I thought calvados would sub for Applejack. I thought wrong. Is it supposed to have a weird sour funk, or is that just how it goes? It's borderline undrinkable. Berneroy VSOP for reference.
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Pander posted:I thought calvados would sub for Applejack. No. It should pretty much taste like a drier applejuice.
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Pander posted:I thought calvados would sub for Applejack. That's the particular taste of Berneroy. I keep it on hand because I like it. Calvados has a lot of variation, just like cider. If Berneroy isn't for you, try another one!
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I usually get Morin Calvados. I would rate it higher than domestic apple spirit easily and it's not that high end. Don't give up on the category.
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I just bought a bottle of Daron calvados yesterday on a whim. Any good?
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Daron is good! Nice in cocktails, though it can get lost of you're mixing with amari and other heavy duty flavorings.
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Mr. Wiggles posted:Daron is good! Nice in cocktails, though it can get lost of you're mixing with amari and other heavy duty flavorings. Awesome, glad I lucked out. There's between 0 and 2 choices for most relatively uncommon stuff like calvados at even the nicest liquor stores here so I just kind of pick stuff by vibe when buying stuff to expand my cocktail options 
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Comb Your Beard posted:I usually get Morin Calvados. I would rate it higher than domestic apple spirit easily and it's not that high end. Don't give up on the category. The cocktail I invented works perfectly with Lairds BiB 1.5 oz Laird's BiB 0.75 oz Amaro (I use Torino) 0.5 oz dry vermouth (Dolin) 0.25 oz Douglas Fir Liqueuer (BroVo) a few dashes of bitter housewife Jerry Thomas bitters (kinda smells like sassafrass bitters) stir, pour, garnish with grated nutmeg Balanced, tastes like fall. The Berneroy subbed in for Laird's made it taste like poo poo.
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my kinda ape posted:I just bought a bottle of Daron calvados yesterday on a whim. Any good? Ehhhhhh, it's very one-note. I would consider it a cocktail calvados at best. Calvados distribution is very sporadic and scattered. It's hard to recommend one without knowing what's in the area, but the good ones I see around regularly are Domaine Dupont, Busnel, and Christian Drouin
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Fart Car '97 posted:Ehhhhhh, it's very one-note. I would consider it a cocktail calvados at best. I plan on using it for cocktails so that's fine. I'll look for those others next time I'm there although it'll probably be a few months. IIRC there was only one other besides Daron but I can't remember what it was.
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Those that use super juice at home but still try to how to retard the relatively lower oxidation with freezing: how do you do it? I originally filled up two big regular ice trays and one real small shallow one. But it's hard to fit the big ice trays into my squeeze bottles. I think if I do it again I'm just gonna freeze all the batch in a deli container + the little tray and then put a lot more at a time into the squeeze bottle. It thaws really fast I don't think more freeze or thaws over time will degrade it. Also the Kevin Kos/Dave Arnold acid ratio is good I think. I shouldn't have halved the water amount though. It's tart! Comb Your Beard fucked around with this message at 19:30 on May 6, 2022 |
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Comb Your Beard posted:I usually get Morin Calvados. I would rate it higher than domestic apple spirit easily and it's not that high end. Don't give up on the category. Got it today, tried it, don't like it. Same odd funk at the end, especially compared to the American Applejack's I've had. I wonder if it's the French oak they use?
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Pander posted:I wonder if it's the French oak they use? Nah there are definitely producers that aim for a kind of barnyard rustic funk to their calvados Strong recommendation for LeCompte / Dupont for a more refined/cleaner calvados that has a ton more depth than just "apples"
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This is my favorite, just delicious. I got a few bottles at the distillery but I’ve never seen it retail. Looks like you can find it online though.
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Also gonna chime in one last time with: Calvados is expensive, especially in the trump tarif & COVID world. They don't make a ton of it, french oak is expensive and they're fighting with Cognac which has seen big sales increases in the last few decades for supplies of wood. If you want good calvados you're gonna be shelling out $$$ for it. Entry price for a 12 year old is gonna be in the $100 range.
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Yeah it’s pretty brutal, and usually your selection in a U.S. wine/specialty liquor store will be some random calva you can’t tell what it is and an 8 year for $65. I get out to Normandy every couple years and stock up when I can. It’s even worse for pommeau, the one time I found some it was very disappointing.
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Yeah there were a few bottles going for $100+, didn't realize there'd be such a gap in quality between the light price point stuff and the Actually Good Stuff. Like $100 Scotch is great, but $30 bottles are at least still very drinkable. The calvaldos I've gotten has been unpalatable so far.
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A lot of it depends on what you like, too. If you like the base flavor/prime characteristic of something, I think you'll be more open to the different ranges. At the moment, I'm sipping on an Evan Williams Bottled in Bond ($18 bottle) and thoroughly enjoying it. But some people might not dig it because it's "just a basic bourbon".
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Talk poo poo on Evan Williams at your own risk
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Exam Williams bonded is the best loving poo poo. It is unbelievably good for the price.
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Yeah people don't respect that bourbon enough. Calvados isn't everyone's cup of tea, but if you like it you like it. I like all the funky and weird tastes that come from it, but I also like all those weird scrumpy ciders.
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