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Echoing glass bottle Topo Chico is number 1.
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Jul 30, 2022 16:31
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Kroger brand seltzer is the only one I’ve found with volumes of CO2 comparable to Topo Chico. It’s cheap and in a can so it’s better for cocktails where you’re just topping with a splash. But stuff like ranch waters where the seltzer is a primary flavoring agent and you’re likely to be drinking it out of the bottle Topo rules.
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Jul 30, 2022 16:43
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obi_ant posted:
The Paranubes is good! I need to try it in a daiquiri since I got fresh limes today. But I gave it a sip last night and tried it in a creole sazerac. It reminds me a lot of cachaça
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Jul 30, 2022 17:54
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Paranubes is essentially an agricole without the name, and so is cachaca, so you're right on the money.
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Jul 30, 2022 18:10
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prayer group posted:Paranubes is essentially an agricole without the name, and so is cachaca, so you're right on the money. Ahhh you know I never really realized that but I LOVE cachaca so this makes a ton of sense. Sounds like I need to buy some Hamilton rum. Last night I was going to have some Mortlach 16 neat (one of my fave bottles of Scotch) but decided to make a perfect Manhattan with it. It was delightful, if not a little indulgent
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Jul 30, 2022 18:55
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We have really hard city water, so I bypass the water softener, pass it through a charcoal filter, and put it into a keg, and just have 5 gallons on tap. Which actually just ran out. I guess I had too many glasses of bitters and water, much to my wife's dismay when she got a glass of co2 instead of water.
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Jul 30, 2022 22:19
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Bitters and water? That's a thing?
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Jul 30, 2022 22:21
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Yeah, also it rules, especially if you feel like a digestif and don’t want an actual drink. I like one after lunch sometimes.
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Jul 31, 2022 01:12
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Honestly on the water front, if you have good water it's super easy to carbonate your own. I held off a long time thinking I didn't have the space or whatever, but it's been a game changer. I can get super sparkling 2 liters of water when I want! Plus if you've never had a carbonated Manhattan they are amazing.
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Jul 31, 2022 02:55
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I did that, it was amazing. I opted for a 5 lb tank, just a tiny bit more expensive for a much larger capacity - fewer trips to the gas supplier.
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Jul 31, 2022 03:01
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I just bought a bottle of Strega and so am now putting Strega in everything. I made a Corpse Reviver No 2 with Strega instead of Absinthe and it was real tasty.
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Jul 31, 2022 03:37
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Made two Jungle Birds with two different bases... 2 ounces blackstrap rum 3/4 ounce Campari 1 1/2 ounces pineapple juice 1/2 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed 1/2 ounce demerara syrup Hamilton 86 Demerara - woody, earth, really orange forward, very tropical like, fruit punch, Campari shows up very well, although I might down it to .50oz Hamilton Pot Still Black - funk shows up very well, dense, dark and rotten fruits. I very much prefer this one over the 86, although the 86 seems like a totally different drink.
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Jul 31, 2022 04:48
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GIn talk: I just started messing with gin about a month ago and I've tried maybe 10 brands? So far by far the best cheapo stuff I've had is Citadelle, best overall is 135 East. I did just pick up a bottle of Barr Hill and holy crap. It's a bit pricey so I was rationing it on the rocks, but I just mixed up a g&t with it and holy poo poo. The botanicals pair up super well with the tonic and the honey aftertaste is just 
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Jul 31, 2022 05:28
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obi_ant posted:Made two Jungle Birds with two different bases... True transcendence will be achieved with a split base, 1oz of each. Two rums will do what one rum can't, I think Beachbum Berry or one of those motherfuckers said that.
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Jul 31, 2022 06:58
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prayer group posted:True transcendence will be achieved with a split base, 1oz of each. Two rums will do what one rum can't, I think Beachbum Berry or one of those motherfuckers said that. You son of a bitch, I'm in! Will report back tomorrow.
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Jul 31, 2022 07:19
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Snow Cone Capone posted:GIn talk: I really like Citadelle, it's a really good base for my non-dirty martinis. The Botanist is another favorite, but gets a bit spendy. It's so good, though.
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Jul 31, 2022 21:40
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I really like Aria and it seems relatively unknown outside of the PNW.
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Jul 31, 2022 22:26
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Has anyone had any success with using sweetened condensed milk in a milk punch? I've done a number of clarified milk punches using just the regular stuff, but was thinking of adding some condensed milk to make a more thai iced tea inspired version. I'm not sure if the cooking the cans go through would impact it's ability to clarify though. Anyone tried using the stuff?
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Aug 1, 2022 00:07
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Made my first batch of Oleo-Saccharum today. Grapefruit for palomas. Man if that isn't an utterly transcendent mixture. What other good drinks can I make with this before it runs out, or should I just embalm myself with palomas which to be fair seems like a very good strategy.
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Aug 1, 2022 01:27
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50/50 with the Jungle Bird is wonderful, you get the funk at the start then the fruitiness at the end.
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Aug 1, 2022 04:59
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Just made a couple of Dirty Shirley’s, one with grenadine and one with Luxardo cherry muck. Both one dimensionally sweet and downright dreadful, and I even made them with lemon-lime seltzer. How in the world are people drinking these with actual full sugar soda?
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Aug 1, 2022 22:46
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tonedef131 posted:Just made a couple of Dirty Shirley’s, one with grenadine and one with Luxardo cherry muck. Both one dimensionally sweet and downright dreadful, and I even made them with lemon-lime seltzer. How in the world are people drinking these with actual full sugar soda? What's everyone's true drink of summer? I've been rocking Greg's Improved Cactus Water, which is basically just a tequila highball with a tajin rim and it's incredibly refreshing and easy to drink without just being a big glass of mildly boozy sugar.
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Aug 1, 2022 23:38
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https://twitter.com/thatbilloakley/status/1553843508611403776?s=20&t=Ry26IQptXszwIRLJgIbQww
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Aug 1, 2022 23:45
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I went to Foxwoods last weekend and it’s truly mindblowing how bad the drinks there are. Doesn’t matter if you’re getting it for free off a tray from a server that’s making rounds on the gaming floor or paying $16 at a bar, you’re getting the same sub-airport quality drink, filled to the rim with hotel ice and unstirred so that the syrup or whatever all sits at the bottom.
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Aug 1, 2022 23:55
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Strange Matter posted:Did you use homemade grenadine? that probably would make a difference but yeah, I like sweet drinks but I really can't fathom what level of lead poisoning is driving this dreck. Yeah I use Morgenthaler’s grenadine recipe and that was definitely the preferred version due to the acid from the pomegranate. I’m not a vodka cocktail guy so I didn’t figure it would be for me but thought maybe with the seltzer it wouldn’t be so bad.
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Aug 2, 2022 00:05
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Strange Matter posted:Did you use homemade grenadine? that probably would make a difference but yeah, I like sweet drinks but I really can't fathom what level of lead poisoning is driving this dreck. Gin and tonic is my everlasting drink of the summer, every summer.
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Aug 2, 2022 01:11
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I love a good G&T, but so far bitters and carbonated water is putting up a good showing this year. If nothing else, I can drink it all afternoon and not have any issues. Looking forward to smoking more cocktails this fall though, my first few tries when the heat hasn't been stupid outside have been pretty good. Except for burning nutmeg, that was AWFUL.
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Aug 2, 2022 01:18
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Gordon’s Cup is my ultimate summer drink.
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Aug 2, 2022 01:26
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Americano here, though I mix it up by using random amari instead of always doing Campari.
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Aug 2, 2022 01:34
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My drink of the summer would surely be some blended ice drink if I didn't keep forgetting to do it before the kids go to bed, and just settle on something stirred or shaken instead
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Aug 2, 2022 02:02
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Pastis of course. Or a Pimm’s Cup with a bit of gin and cucumber. Or a daiquiri.
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Aug 2, 2022 02:20
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tom collins with a few splashes of bitters rolled around the glass first, light on the simple syrup
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Aug 2, 2022 02:23
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Brandy and soda. Feels more luxurious than it is.
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Aug 2, 2022 02:37
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Does a cheap tall boy with half a lime squeezed into it count as a cocktail? If not then nothing says summer to me like the classic rum and coke in a plastic cup.
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Aug 2, 2022 02:43
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Human Tornada posted:Does a cheap tall boy with half a lime squeezed into it count as a cocktail? If not then nothing says summer to me like the classic rum and coke in a plastic cup. oh yeah I forgot we've been rocking Spaghetts for a couple weeks now and they own crack a miller high life, take a swig, fill it back up with Campari, drop a lime wedge in 
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Aug 2, 2022 02:57
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Can’t forget a mint julep.
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Aug 2, 2022 02:57
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Snow Cone Capone posted:oh yeah I forgot we've been rocking Spaghetts for a couple weeks now and they own Camparty?
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Aug 2, 2022 03:00
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that's a way better name for it tbh, but the internet calls them spaghetts and i always say it in the tim & eric voice
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Aug 2, 2022 03:09
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Snow Cone Capone posted:oh yeah I forgot we've been rocking Spaghetts for a couple weeks now and they own Oh poo poo that sounds great. Might whip one up tonight
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Phil Moscowitz posted:Can’t forget a mint julep. Garden/patio container or three of mint plants makes for a great summer.
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