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It's made by Bacardi
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Jun 8, 2022 02:57
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I looked it up and it looks like there are two. The original and one made by bacardi to profit off the originals name. Or maybe it's the reverse.
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Jun 8, 2022 03:25
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It's both. The original Bacardi was in Cuba, the owners fled the revolution, Cuba took over the distillery and started making Havana Club with it, the Bacardis kept the Bacardi name and made rum elsewhere, then Havana Club had such a good rep that apparently Bacardi started calling some of their rum Havana Club.
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Jun 8, 2022 04:04
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Speaking of rum and thus tropical/tiki drinks and the insanity of getting into that genre of cocktails(which appropriate to my handle, I'm dabbling in). I 've never had a Singapore Sling, and no place nearby makes one. Is buying the D.O.M. and the cherry heering worth it to try out? I wish they made them in smaller proportions/more available.
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Jun 8, 2022 04:40
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Singapore Sling good. Tiki good. Do the tropical thing.
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Jun 8, 2022 05:08
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Quixotic1 posted:Speaking of rum and thus tropical/tiki drinks and the insanity of getting into that genre of cocktails(which appropriate to my handle, I'm dabbling in). I think it's a pretty good drink although whether or not it's worth spending $50-100 to make is kind of iffy. Benedictine and Cherry Heering aren't super common cocktail ingredients but they're both used in a decent amount of recipes so you can definitely find a few more to make besides just Singapore Slings.
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Jun 8, 2022 05:14
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A singapore sling is a fun and tasty drink, but if you’re getting into tropical stuff, that heering is going to be pretty limited in utility and I would suggest considering something else. Outside of the various styles of rum, I think you’d be better served by looking into, in rough order of utility: -Orange liqueur -Orgeat (easy to make at home, though I prefer some of the store brands) -Absinthe -Velvet Falernum (you could make this yourself) -Allspice Dram (same) -Maraschino liqueur
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Jun 8, 2022 05:16
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Anyone else tried the Brucato Amaro? I just got the Chaparral and think it's pretty amazing, pretty similar to Chartreuse, but less sweet? Mainly neat so far, but could be quite fun in some cocktails.
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Jun 8, 2022 07:03
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Benedictine is tasty on its own too.
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Jun 8, 2022 18:33
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You can also find $20 375 ml bottle of Dom Benedictine.
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Jun 8, 2022 18:42
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Waltzing Along posted:You can also find $20 375 ml bottle of Dom Benedictine. This is the move, because its shelf life isn’t indefinite. My partner really enjoys Benedictine in almost any application, and I’ve found that it makes some $30 whiskeys taste more like $60 bottles, making an exception for the obvious addition of sugar.
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Jun 8, 2022 19:44
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Anybody ever worked with licorice root? Apparently a large amount of it can lower your potassium and raise your blood pressure. cocktailsafe.org has some info. I guess just "keep it low" like using cinchona bark?
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Jun 8, 2022 19:49
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Anonymous Robot posted:This is the move, because its shelf life isn’t indefinite. Really? It's 40% alcohol.
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Jun 8, 2022 19:55
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Yeah that sent me on a wtf spree, and the sources I found all say it's shelf-stable forever. Benedict is apparently a fortified wine that will eventually spoil though, but that's a different thing.
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Jun 8, 2022 20:01
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Waltzing Along posted:You can also find $20 375 ml bottle of Dom Benedictine. & if you’re not wild about it in mixed drinks, try mixing it 50/50 with brandy for a B&B, which slaps (esp. as a highball).
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Jun 8, 2022 20:09
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Oh word? That’s cool then.
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Jun 8, 2022 20:11
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Comb Your Beard posted:Anybody ever worked with licorice root? Apparently a large amount of it can lower your potassium and raise your blood pressure. cocktailsafe.org has some info. I guess just "keep it low" like using cinchona bark? What’s your use case for the root? There are a bunch of other foods that have the same flavors and are safer to extract in a relatively uncontrolled setting (either your bar or home).
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Jun 8, 2022 20:11
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Just to fill out a complex anise note.
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Jun 8, 2022 20:18
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Comb Your Beard posted:Just to fill out a complex anise note. Fennel, star anise, Thai basil, tarragon.
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Jun 8, 2022 20:46
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B&B is my favorite highball and you can buy it premixed or mix your own in large quantities, owns bones
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Jun 8, 2022 21:12
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I like highballs and drink a fair amount of them and I like B&Bs and have one every couple years, but I’ve never thought about turning a B&B into a highball. Do you garnish with anything or no?
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Jun 9, 2022 13:44
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BrianBoitano posted:B&B is my favorite highball and you can buy it premixed or mix your own in large quantities, owns bones 
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Jun 9, 2022 15:39
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Scythe posted:I like highballs and drink a fair amount of them and I like B&Bs and have one every couple years, but I’ve never thought about turning a B&B into a highball. Do you garnish with anything or no? I don't. If I'm feeling saucy it's B&B on the rocks. If it's hot outside or I want something lighter in goes the soda water!
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Jun 9, 2022 17:18
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BrianBoitano posted:I don't. If I'm feeling saucy it's B&B on the rocks. If it's hot outside or I want something lighter in goes the soda water! A lemon twist is a nice add, as is using sparkling mineral water instead of straight soda, which would have been the way to drink it in the late 19th/early 20th C
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Jun 9, 2022 18:13
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Yeah I really should say I'm inadvertently too deep in tiki i should say. MOSTLY Due to the usual curse of expressing you like something off hand (me saying i liked the drinks I had at Trader Sam's at Disney) and suddenly that's all you get gifted, I have: Rums: Smith and cross Apple estates signature blend Flor de Cana 7 year Siesta key spiced rum Plantation O.F.T.D Plantation Pineapple Bacardi Superior Blackwell black rum Barbancourt Pango Rhum Midori Wild Turkey Rye 101 Hendricks Gin Cointreau Grand Marnier Rumchata Orange bitters Angostura bitters Orgeat Falernum Grenadine Grassl Torino Sweet vermouth Peach liquor Mixel app says i can make 197 cocktails O.o Would the Hendricks be alright if i do go and make the Sling drink, or would that make the drink radically different.
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Jun 10, 2022 02:13
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That’s fine. It has a cucumber note in it but you’re not gonna discern that over the Heering and fruit juice. I’m jealous of your gifts.
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Jun 10, 2022 02:22
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Tiki Question: how much of a difference does the pot still black rum make in a Jungle Bird? Because I made it the other day with regular 'ole dark rum and it was mighty delicious, very different flavor profile from most other tiki drinks I've had.
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Jun 11, 2022 17:01
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It's worth trying! Look for something like Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still Black Rum (Ham Jam, as we called it at my old place). It's a fun bottle to have around, even beyond its usefulness in a Jungle Bird.
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Jun 11, 2022 17:52
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Strange Matter posted:Tiki Question: how much of a difference does the pot still black rum make in a Jungle Bird? Because I made it the other day with regular 'ole dark rum and it was mighty delicious, very different flavor profile from most other tiki drinks I've had. Nothing wrong with subbing different rums! Jamaican rums, especially the dark pot still rums, typically have a lot of "funk". Which is a flavor I can't really explain but you'll know it once you try a couple. So it probably makes a pretty appreciable difference but like I said there's nothing wrong with experimenting with different rums to see how a drink turns out. Even between two rums/liquors of the very same category you can often taste a noticeable difference in a cocktail. The point at which you start making something that's a different drink entirely because of substitutions is a bit subjective/controversial.
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Jun 11, 2022 18:10
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my kinda ape posted:"funk". Which is a flavor I can't really explain but you'll know it once you try a couple. I've always described it as "your brain tries to instantly set off 'don't drink this or you'll die!' alarms"
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Jun 11, 2022 18:16
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The funk is known as “hogo”
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Jun 11, 2022 18:31
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Sandwich Anarchist posted:I've always described it as "your brain tries to instantly set off 'don't drink this or you'll die!' alarms" Oh you mean like Jose Cuervo.
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Jun 11, 2022 18:32
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Going wild on syrups and liqueurs today. Ironically I originally embarked in this exploit intending to make creme de mûre, but I forgot to buy wine. I’m also planning to make a corn and oil milk punch for my partner’s birthday trip, so I wanted to make some falernum. It’s easy to do a bunch once you’ve gotten rolling though, so now I’ve got (in process:) Limoncello Creme de menthe Falernum Allspice dram Ginger syrup Cinnamon syrup With creme de mûre and creme de cacao to probably follow next month.
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Jun 11, 2022 18:39
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Last night I had the most wonderful rum old fashioned that used a banana oleosacharrum as a base. I didn't think you could do that with bananas, but here we are. Delicious.
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Jun 11, 2022 19:18
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Strange Matter posted:Tiki Question: how much of a difference does the pot still black rum make in a Jungle Bird? Because I made it the other day with regular 'ole dark rum and it was mighty delicious, very different flavor profile from most other tiki drinks I've had. Regular dark rum is going to be closer in style to the Blackstrap rum that's usually called for in a jungle bird, so it makes sense. The hamilton pot still black isn't really a Black strap and it wouldn't be the first thing I reach for to sub in for it. Dark rum, "pot still black" and Blackstrap are all fairly distinct rums
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Jun 11, 2022 19:53
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Fart Car '97 posted:Regular dark rum is going to be closer in style to the Blackstrap rum that's usually called for in a jungle bird, so it makes sense. The hamilton pot still black isn't really a Black strap and it wouldn't be the first thing I reach for to sub in for it. Dark rum, "pot still black" and Blackstrap are all fairly distinct rums Unrelated, I finally got my hands on some Dolin.  that stuff is excellent. I can see now why folks swear by it. I put it in a Negroni today and it completely changed my outlook on the drink.
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Jun 11, 2022 19:56
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Mr. Wiggles posted:Last night I had the most wonderful rum old fashioned that used a banana oleosacharrum as a base. I didn't think you could do that with bananas, but here we are. Delicious. Woah. I’ve had a banana cocktail before that I couldn’t figure out how they packed so much flavor into without a banana liqueur of any kind, and you may have just cracked the case.
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Jun 11, 2022 20:06
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was that made like any old Oleosacchrum, or is there some other trick to making it from bananas?
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Jun 11, 2022 20:33
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Strange Matter posted:was that made like any old Oleosacchrum, or is there some other trick to making it from bananas? Barman said it was just like any other. First batch he said he added water because he thought there wouldn't be enough liquid, but that was a poor choice. Second batch normal recipe but with banana, worked a treat. Really tasted nice. Rum was a five rum blend they do at the bar, with a coconut water ice cube and orange peel/cherry garnish.
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Strange Matter posted:That's what I love about Rum. I went to a rum tasting party pre-COVID and we had like 20 or so rums there and the enormous variety of flavors really changed my outlook on the stuff. I think at this point it's my favorite spirit. Appleton Estate is my go to for basic dark rum, but I'm currently trying out a bottle of Havana Club because I was on a bit of a budget and it's got a nice flavor to it as well. Dolin sweet vermouth? Huh I only ever use it for dry, and stick to Italian reds.
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