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I have been tasked with bringing cocktails to a small brunch (4-5 people), however there's one person that doesn't drink. Any recommendations for a mixed drink that would be 1) easy to make a side batch minus the alcohol 2) that alcohol-free version would still be tasty?
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French 75s for the drinkers and fresh sparkling lemonade for the non-drinker.
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Feb 20, 2024 01:16
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Peteyfoot posted:I have been tasked with bringing cocktails to a small brunch (4-5 people), however there's one person that doesn't drink. Any recommendations for a mixed drink that would be 1) easy to make a side batch minus the alcohol 2) that alcohol-free version would still be tasty? Whisky Sours + Lemon-Lime-Bitters https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/how-to-make-lemon-lime-bitters-australian-drink In theory the Bitters mean it's not *truly* non-alcoholic, but its ultimately negligible.
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Feb 20, 2024 06:04
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What's the best clear ice maker for a fridge or are they all pretty similar? I don't have a lot of fridge space so the cheap igloo container hack is out, I'm just looking for a directional ice style maker for a housewarming gift. Thank you!
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Feb 20, 2024 06:33
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adnam posted:What's the best clear ice maker for a fridge or are they all pretty similar? I don't have a lot of fridge space so the cheap igloo container hack is out, I'm just looking for a directional ice style maker for a housewarming gift. Thank you! Depends on how warm the house is 
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Feb 20, 2024 11:40
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adnam posted:What's the best clear ice maker for a fridge or are they all pretty similar? I don't have a lot of fridge space so the cheap igloo container hack is out, I'm just looking for a directional ice style maker for a housewarming gift. Thank you! This takes a full 48 hours to freeze, though I expect any insulated freezing device would. It absolutely does make exactly what they show in the pictures, though, which many purported clear ice creators do not. https://a.co/d/bWpCqyB
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Feb 20, 2024 13:15
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I have the Ice Made Clear and it works good. You need to find the timing where all of your cubes on top are solid but before the whole thing freezes solid which makes one of the cubes taller. For me in my basement freezer that’s about 19 hours, I make them and freeze them in ziplocs so they’re good to go. https://icemadeclear.com
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Feb 20, 2024 16:52
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Chemmy posted:I have the Ice Made Clear and it works good. You need to find the timing where all of your cubes on top are solid but before the whole thing freezes solid which makes one of the cubes taller. I have the same set and same experience. I have softened water and it doesn’t work, also anything too purified like RO or distilled will not work. I fill 5 gal jugs from my work with municipal water and it works perfect every time.
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Feb 20, 2024 16:59
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We use softened water and it works fine, what happens when you use softened water?
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Feb 20, 2024 17:03
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Super cloudy. I am on a well with extremely hard water and a tons of iron though. Since softeners operate by ionic exchange it kinda makes sense that results may differ. The harder the water is to begin with the more sodium you’ll end up with in the softened product.
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Feb 20, 2024 18:05
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Anonymous Robot posted:This takes a full 48 hours to freeze, though I expect any insulated freezing device would. It absolutely does make exactly what they show in the pictures, though, which many purported clear ice creators do not. That's the one I have as well and it works the best out of all the at home versions I've tried.
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Feb 20, 2024 20:12
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tonedef131 posted:I have the same set and same experience. I have softened water and it doesn’t work, also anything too purified like RO or distilled will not work. I fill 5 gal jugs from my work with municipal water and it works perfect every time. Anonymous Robot posted:This takes a full 48 hours to freeze, though I expect any insulated freezing device would. It absolutely does make exactly what they show in the pictures, though, which many purported clear ice creators do not. Chemmy posted:I have the Ice Made Clear and it works good. You need to find the timing where all of your cubes on top are solid but before the whole thing freezes solid which makes one of the cubes taller. Most excellent! I think the cheapest one sounds great to me, just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing out on the 'Latest Best Ice Maker™'. Appreciate all the help!
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Feb 20, 2024 21:08
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I find it kind of amusing that there is an entire industry around making ice that looks cool in cocktails.
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Feb 20, 2024 22:26
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let me tell you about the decorative cocktail umbrella industry
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Feb 20, 2024 22:42
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Waltzing Along posted:I find it kind of amusing that there is an entire industry around making ice that looks cool in cocktails. Call me a pleb but if my ice is cloudy I automatically discount whatever cocktail’s in front of me
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Feb 20, 2024 23:56
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Snow Cone Capone posted:let me tell you about the decorative cocktail umbrella industry How else do you keep your drink from being diluted when it rains?
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Feb 21, 2024 00:36
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JUST MAKING CHILI posted:French 75s for the drinkers and fresh sparkling lemonade for the non-drinker. Strange Matter posted:Whisky Sours + Lemon-Lime-Bitters Thanks for these recs! I may end up making both. 
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Feb 21, 2024 01:56
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If you’re making llb, I find that a bit of salt gets it very close to the bottled angostura version you can find in Trinidad and Tobago
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Feb 22, 2024 00:35
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Peteyfoot posted:Thanks for these recs! I may end up making both. If you do make French 75s I strongly suggest using a blanc de noir, they really make the drink pop. Just about any sparkling wine is good though.
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Feb 22, 2024 04:08
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JUST MAKING CHILI posted:If you do make French 75s I strongly suggest using a blanc de noir, they really make the drink pop. Just about any sparkling wine is good though. Absolutely going to do this, thank you for the suggestion!
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Feb 22, 2024 05:07
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Anyone have a good recipe for limoncello? The tree is thicc with meyer lemons, and I can only make so much marmalade and salted lemons
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Feb 25, 2024 02:41
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Steep in a neutral grain spirit until fragrant, sweeten to taste is how I've always done it
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Feb 25, 2024 15:04
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bloody ghost titty posted:Steep in a neutral grain spirit until fragrant, sweeten to taste is how I've always done it Well now I do smell like grain spirit, but I still don't have any limoncello
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Feb 25, 2024 16:55
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Sir Lemmingcello
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Feb 25, 2024 17:22
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Sir Lemming posted:Well now I do smell like grain spirit, but I still don't have any limoncello what's with the attitude, did you forget to sweeten?
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Feb 25, 2024 18:00
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Sweeten with a lemon-zest-infused syrup if you really wanna pack the flavor in there and use up more lemons.
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Feb 25, 2024 18:25
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TengenNewsEditor posted:what's with the attitude, did you forget to sweeten? I think they read "steep" as "sleep".
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Feb 25, 2024 18:36
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I just wasn't clear on what we were steeping
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Feb 25, 2024 20:01
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Sir Lemming posted:I just wasn't clear on what we were steeping Sorry, the zest. Peel with a vegetable peeler to have as little of the white, bitter pith as possible, and let those sit covered in neutral spirit. The higher the proof the quicker the extraction, 100 proof vodka is a pretty sweet spot if you're not used to working with everclear or its like. Infuse like this until the liquor is fragrant, then add sugar syrup to tamp down the heat/to taste.
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Feb 25, 2024 21:19
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At a cousin’s wedding and I asked for a Tom Collins hoping that would be simple enough and not only did they not have simple syrup but the bartender said no one had ever asked her to make one before 
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Mar 3, 2024 01:01
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These days I bet you could get it if you asked for a sweetened gin ranch water lol.
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Mar 3, 2024 01:22
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Yeah, I have found that there really is no bar low enough for a wedding/airport/casino bar. The type of institutional knowledge that exists at a proper bar or is accrued by an invested hobbyist just doesn’t exist as general familiarity. Most people don’t (care to) know how to order a cocktail, so why bother knowing how to make one if you aren’t personally interested?
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Mar 3, 2024 01:23
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weird enough I've had excellent luck at airport bars and lounges
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Mar 3, 2024 03:08
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Snow Cone Capone posted:weird enough I've had excellent luck at airport bars and lounges They’re tempting jobs for knowledgeable bartenders tired of the grind. Generally part of an airport union and make 15-25(outdated circa 2016ish, not sure now) an hour plus tips.
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Mar 3, 2024 03:45
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I learned a lot about making cocktails at home during the pandemic, but then when people were able to have weddings again and I tried the open bar, I felt like my innocence had been lost. It was honestly harder to figure out how to order something generic enough for them to make.
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Mar 3, 2024 04:34
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X and Tonic or a highball for me. Pretty hard to gently caress up and who doesnt love a heavy pour at a family event you dont want to be at.
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Mar 3, 2024 05:16
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"neat"
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Mar 3, 2024 05:31
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My approach is to order whisky, with some simple and bitters. If they say ran an old fashioned? I feel better about their cocktail acumen.
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Mar 3, 2024 06:44
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And this is why whisky and ginger exists.
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Mar 3, 2024 10:09
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If the bartender is clearly not a bartender I go with a neat pour, Hendricks and soda (I don't like tonic), or Jack & diet. Any actual cocktails they have will be sugar bomb premix or just plain poo poo. I learned my lesson when I ordered a Bulliet Rye Manhattan at an Applebee's (I could see the bottle on the shelf) and the bartender looked at me like I had 3 heads.
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