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 College professors and even some programmers are in trouble but I think bartenders are safe from ChatGPT
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Anyone wanna recommend a cork puller? 
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Dec 12, 2022 03:13
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Why wouldn’t a regular waiter’s key work?
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Dec 12, 2022 03:28
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It has a plastic dingus in the middle which makes corkscrewing precarious
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Dec 12, 2022 03:30
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For that I bet you want an "ah so" style cork puller. As far as I know they're all pretty much the same, but I searched around and here's a video if you haven't seen one of that type before.
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Dec 12, 2022 03:39
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Scythe posted:For that I bet you want an "ah so" style cork puller. As far as I know they're all pretty much the same, but I searched around and here's a video if you haven't seen one of that type before. Okay that brand was one of the top results on Amazon, thanks Edit: oh wait looks like ah-so is a type, not a brand I was already looking for that type of device, just wondering if anyone had a brand to recommend Steve Yun fucked around with this message at 03:49 on Dec 12, 2022 |
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Dec 12, 2022 03:39
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Steve Yun posted:Okay that brand was one of the top results on Amazon, thanks It's not even a brand though (at least anymore), it's just a style. I'm sure there are good ones and bad ones, but as long as it has two prongs of different lengths and isn't so lovely it breaks apart while you use it, it'll be fine.
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Dec 12, 2022 03:42
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Steve Yun posted:It has a plastic dingus in the middle which makes corkscrewing precarious Ah… yes… not sure why I missed that.
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Dec 12, 2022 03:44
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Just break the bottle over a really fine mesh strainer and strain it into a new bottle.
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Dec 12, 2022 03:50
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I’ve done that for other bottles (with a coffee filter because strainers aren’t enough) but this is a nice bottle
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Dec 12, 2022 04:33
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It was a joke. I had a similar issue w/ a bottle of cognac. Cork disintegrated so I just poured the whole thing through a strainer a couple times and then cleaned the hell out of the original bottle. Put it back and then topped it with a speed pourer.
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Dec 12, 2022 04:37
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Push the cork into the bottle and then pour through a strainer into another bottle.
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Dec 12, 2022 05:46
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I want to keep the cork out so I can give the bottle back to the person who gifted it to me
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Dec 12, 2022 05:48
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The cork looks a lot wider than a wine cork so an Ah-so wont work. Just jam a knife into the side of the cork and force it out
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Dec 12, 2022 06:07
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drill a hole in the bottom of the bottle for airflow and then suck the cork out
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Dec 12, 2022 06:14
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Didn't see a dedicated soft drink thread but this thread would likely know, has cock and bull been discontinued? It disappeared completely from my area a while ago and no place seems to stock it any more. I can occasionally find some online (no idea if backstock) but several of them won't deliver to florida and the rest are comically expensive (hence the wondering if it was why the price was so high). I only kinda liked it for cocktails, which it was just fine at, but honestly I could knock it back just by itself all day long in summer
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Dec 12, 2022 15:06
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In Chicago for the weekend and touring a couple of the big spots. Aviary serves fine drinks but is mostly about the theatricity, which is what I had expected. Kumiko, on the other hand, is really something special. Most of their drinks are remarkably restrained and delicately balanced while also managing to be nuanced and surprising.
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Dec 12, 2022 17:23
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 Interesting. Campari stopped using cochineal for coloring in 2006. 2020’s bottle on left, 1980’s bottle on right. Of course, age may have played a part in it being darker and more opaque too, who knows
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Dec 12, 2022 18:00
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Chemmy posted:Push the cork into the bottle and then pour through a strainer into another bottle. Had that happen recently with some Pusser's rum. The knob on top of the cork broke off when pulled, and the corkscrew I was trying to use accidentally shoved it into the bottle instead. I got a metal water bottle and poured the rum through a fine strainer into it.
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Dec 12, 2022 21:24
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Broken corks are a sad daily reality in bone dry Los Angeles and not being rich enough to have a climate controlled liquor cellar I welcome our synthetic cork overlords
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Dec 12, 2022 21:28
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Milo and POTUS posted:Didn't see a dedicated soft drink thread but this thread would likely know, has cock and bull been discontinued? It disappeared completely from my area a while ago and no place seems to stock it any more. I can occasionally find some online (no idea if backstock) but several of them won't deliver to florida and the rest are comically expensive (hence the wondering if it was why the price was so high). I only kinda liked it for cocktails, which it was just fine at, but honestly I could knock it back just by itself all day long in summer Talking about ginger beer? I see it at local stores, normal prices.
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Dec 12, 2022 21:34
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Steve Yun posted:Broken corks are a sad daily reality in bone dry Los Angeles and not being rich enough to have a climate controlled liquor cellar And screw caps. They have a reputation as cheap but they work as well or better than real and synthetic corks for keeping bottles sealed and there's never issues with re-sealing them. I tend to buy my cheap daily drinker wine as screw caps because it makes it way more convenient to cap and put back without having to transfer into another container or get a stopper fitting properly. I'm pretty sure keeping the cork industry alive is the only reason they still get used.
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Dec 12, 2022 22:12
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The JM Rhum screw tops are lovely as hell, but I go through it fast enough that I’m not worried about evaporation.
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Dec 12, 2022 22:18
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Chemmy posted:The JM Rhum screw tops are lovely as hell, but I go through it fast enough that I’m not worried about evaporation. I have a bottle of Rhum JM VSOP and it has a cork.
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Dec 13, 2022 00:35
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Dec 13, 2022 01:11
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I'm more recently annoyed at cocchi vermouth for being very delicious, but the rubber stopper being terrible. It's imitating a cork, but is very tight in there, and doesn't really seem to loosen much over time.
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Dec 13, 2022 06:43
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My floor has a slight imprint of the bottom of a cocchi bottle from me trying to jam the cork back in while holding the bottle poorly. At least it didn't shatter when it hit the ground
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Dec 13, 2022 17:43
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haha yeah the Cocchi corks suck real bad
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Dec 13, 2022 17:46
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Planning my quarterly liquor restock this week, I think I'm going to finally pull the trigger on a bottle of Absinthe.
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Dec 13, 2022 17:59
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Strange Matter posted:Planning my quarterly liquor restock this week, I think I'm going to finally pull the trigger on a bottle of Absinthe. Go for a 375ml of St George if it’s available. It’ll last you years.
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Dec 13, 2022 18:23
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Heck I've had a 200ml of St George for a good few months now
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Dec 13, 2022 18:24
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 I don’t even like absinthe in general but I’ll make an exception for St. George
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Dec 13, 2022 18:45
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I keep on meaning to try different gins but good ol' Tanqueray keeps being half the price of most of them.
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Dec 13, 2022 19:02
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I recommend trying Citadelle it's cheap and delicious
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Dec 13, 2022 19:07
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Toebone posted:I keep on meaning to try different gins but good ol' Tanqueray keeps being half the price of most of them. I love botanical gins. Once I discovered there was a gin flavor that isn't juniper I was hooked.
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Dec 13, 2022 19:10
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Snow Cone Capone posted:I recommend trying Citadelle it's cheap and delicious That being said Tanqueray is shockingly good for how affordable it is. If you're on any kind of budget there's really no reason not to go for it.
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Dec 13, 2022 19:11
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What's the best quality to price ratio on a less juniper-y gin? Citadelle? I'm eyeing that one. I've heard St George Terroir and Botanist are good, a little more pricey. Ever since chugging too much Bombay Sapphire in college I've had an aversion. Looking to slowly get into it.
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Dec 13, 2022 19:13
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also if you want to try some pretty "different" gins, Gray Whale and Gin Mare are pretty unique to the genre - be warned I personally did not like Gin Mare at all but it certainly stands out in a crowd e: cost-wise in additon to Citadelle, Aviation is pretty good and the anise flavor kind of drowns out the juniper
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Dec 13, 2022 19:13
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I keep going back to Gray Whale, both because it's local to where I grew up and also because I like it and its unique flavors.
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Dec 13, 2022 19:20
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Snow Cone Capone posted:I recommend trying Citadelle it's cheap and delicious Looks like my Total Wine has it in stock at the same price as Tanq, I'll check it out!
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