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Carillon posted:Someone in this thread (it may even have been you) suggested doing a caipirinha with Chartreuse. It's also really worth checking out, they're delicious. They are incredible, my favorite drink last summer. Might need to pace myself a bit more this year unless the shortage has eased up.
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I feel like some part of me wants to stick to whiskey distilled from family-grown corn and hand-turned barley by a small distiller but I've had plenty of product in this category that sucks. I've had plenty of MGP products that tasted extremely good. I think you just have to taste it and see.
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Mar 28, 2023 02:38
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Carillon posted:Someone in this thread (it may even have been you) suggested doing a caipirinha with Chartreuse. It's also really worth checking out, they're delicious. Yep, that was me. I really hope this Chartreuse drought breaks soon, I'm having to get creative with alternatives and not all of them work. Pander posted:I am not gonna say you're wrong, I just don't want lime pulp in my drink, and the first one I made where I muddled the lime heavily was FAR more tart and unbalanced than when I just shook the lime quarters with ice. For sure, and I know pulp in drinks is a highly polarizing topic since obviously Tropicana does a brisk trade selling NO PULP and XXXTRA PULP in equally huge fonts  My stance on it is just that since the recipe calls for muddling the limes, it seems like the goal of a caipirinha is to end up with pulp, because it's almost guaranteed to happen, and there's any number of other ways to get juice out of a lime if you don't want any. So I just lean into it. Helps that I love getting little popping pulp pods in my teeth. It's like pop rocks. Whee! I could be completely wrong and would definitely defer to one of the more knowledgeable types around here.
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Mar 28, 2023 02:41
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Kevin DuBrow posted:I feel like some part of me wants to stick to whiskey distilled from family-grown corn and hand-turned barley by a small distiller but I've had plenty of product in this category that sucks. I've had plenty of MGP products that tasted extremely good. I think you just have to taste it and see. There's nothing specifically wrong with anything MGP. Just because it's mass-produced doesn't mean it's not high quality distillate. If anything, it can mean more consistency between batches vs self-mashing and distilling. But it's also easy to source some MGP and make something poo poo.
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Mar 28, 2023 03:00
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I don’t have any big philosophical thing against MGP, but I do wish it were required to be clearly labeled. As it is now, your clue is either “distilled in Indiana” or “bottled by [label]”, meaning that they didn’t distill it. I worked for a local brewery/whiskey room and their whole thing was marketing the whiskey as hand crafted and locally made when all of it save one expression was bought from MGP. I hate that and that’s one of many reasons I don’t work there any more. It can be a way for a small distiller and bottler to get a head start though. You don’t get very immediate cash from aging whiskey for 2 years.
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Mar 28, 2023 03:15
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Pander posted:I can't imagine 2oz of chartreuse. That seems far too decadent. Not all limes are created equal - if they're very fresh and ripe they're much sweeter and have more lime oils which help cut the sourness. Older limes go the other direction. Importantly, if a cocktail isn't balanced right for you, change it. If it's too sour, add some more sugar. It's not like it's a felony crime to alter a spec a little bit. Drink what you want.
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Mar 28, 2023 04:51
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Mar 28, 2023 05:47
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Help I bought Averna, what cool things can I do with it?
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Mar 28, 2023 05:50
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Black Manhattan Sub it for Campari in a Negroni, sub the gin for mezcal Try not to drink the whole bottle cuz it’s delicious
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Mar 28, 2023 05:54
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If it's still winter where you're at, amaro caldos.
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Mar 28, 2023 06:43
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Made a Black Manhattan (well, slight variant because I didn't have orange bitters so I used a spiced coffee bitters instead, but it was still great). Mezcal/Averna Negroni to come tomorrow. Amaro Caldos to come once the weather gets a bit cooler (southern hemisphere, hot drink time is rapidly approaching)
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Snow Cone Capone posted:The thing to look out for is "distilled and bottled by" as far as avoiding stuff like that MGP, right?
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Mar 28, 2023 10:38
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I added a sentence to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ti%27_punch " A major difference with the daiquiri is that the Ti' punch contains little lime juice; the lime element is mostly zest." they marked it as [citation needed]. Eventually I should find a citation and put it on there. I've never been that impressed with Cachaça, trying 3 different brands.
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Mar 28, 2023 12:31
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Following the cleanout of my Grandmother’s borderline hoarder house I have come into possession of miscellaneous bottles of brandy that were previously lost to the cruft of ages. What are the chances that these bottles are drinkable? They are unopened but at least one of them has probably been in the dark recesses of her pantry for decades.
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Mar 28, 2023 13:13
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Brandy doesn't go bad
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Mar 28, 2023 14:19
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tonedef131 posted:It’s less about avoiding it and more about not overpaying for it. MGP makes a good product, but if you look at the entire spread of brands that use it you’ll see just how much you’re paying for marketing. gotcha. I think I read a very unflattering article about Tito's vodka a while back that really put those industrial producers in a bad light, but I think in that case it's more about how hard they market the whole "handmade in TX" thing (also it's vodka so who cares  )
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Mar 28, 2023 14:32
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TengenNewsEditor posted:Brandy doesn't go bad Excellent, so it’s not like wine that can be stored improperly/too high a temperature etc and deteriorate over time?
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Mar 28, 2023 15:23
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Liquor can an will go bad if it's stored improperly but if the corks are in decent shape and it's been stored away from light it will be fine
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Mar 28, 2023 15:25
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The Lord Bude posted:Excellent, so it’s not like wine that can be stored improperly/too high a temperature etc and deteriorate over time? It’s possible, but the entire appeal of brandy (and the source of its name) is that it’s wine that kept and traveled in the early days of multistage commerce. Start with a highball (seltzer, club soda if you get some good stuff). If you find it appalling, kick it into a sidecar, which is a brandy lemon drop. If that doesn’t do it for you, it makes a solid old fashioned. If you like all three, congrats, you have a taste for brandy. It begins…
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bloody ghost titty posted:It’s possible, but the entire appeal of brandy (and the source of its name) is that it’s wine that kept and traveled in the early days of multistage commerce.
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Mar 28, 2023 16:46
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Comb Your Beard posted:I added a sentence to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ti%27_punch " A major difference with the daiquiri is that the Ti' punch contains little lime juice; the lime element is mostly zest." they marked it as [citation needed]. Eventually I should find a citation and put it on there. I was trying to find a reference for you, but every article and video about it does it wrong. In Martinique they typically cut a coin about 1” diameter, you get whatever juice you can from the pulp on the backside. Maybe an 1/16oz, it’s very little. Then one or two ice cubes just to temper the 100-120proof rhum.
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Mar 28, 2023 17:05
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I already know I like brandy, but this brandy is certainly not what I’d normally get. There’s a bottle of Napoleon VSOP which is not something I’d drink neat; but will probably be fine in something else, but the rest are various grades of Metaxa (which is something that every greek household seems to have lying around somewhere but it’s pretty terrible for anything but adding to tea when you’re sick;) and some other greek brandy from Pireus that I’ve never heard of (omega?) might use them for cooking or something.
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Mar 28, 2023 18:37
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Seen at Costco $19 for 2lb 3oz jar.
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I shared this journey in discord and was asked to post it here. My neighbor Dan is a big fan of ranch and his go to drink is a manhattan. After many drunk nights joking about the most midwest drink we could make for him, we finally settled on what was known as the Midwest Danhattan. His birthday was this week so I took the opportunity to bring this unholy libation into reality. Starting with the basics, we live in Indiana which is known for its corn, so Mellow Corn seemed appropriate. Ken's Steak House brand is his favorite ranch.  I wanted to be as classy as I could so I chose to fat-wash, or rather, ranch-wash the whiskey. Roughly 12oz of whiskey was combined with 8oz of ranch.  They...don't mix willingly.  One good shake and we're off to the races. I let it sit for 5 or so hours.  There was a battle waged in that jar that somehow created three layers of separation.  I gave it another shake and stuck it in the freezer overnight. The next morning when I pulled it out I made a discovery; ranch doesn't solidify in the freezer. At least not when mixed with whiskey. Not one to be without a contingency plan, I pulled out some cheesecloth so that gravity could do the dark work necessary. Always hide your sins from god.  Drip by unspeakable drip was produced over the next several hours until it could give no more.   The final product was surprisingly clear but definitely altered.  Much deliberation was had with my husband over the proper proportions to use in the final cocktail.  I present to you all The Midwest Danhattan™.  Equal parts Mellow Corn, ranch-washed Mellow Corn, sweet vermouth. Two dashes ango. Rim the glass with ranch seasoning and garnish with a variety of cheese curds. It wasn't awful, just really bizarre drinking a savory and clearly ranch flavored cocktail. Not in a hurry to have another however.
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Man that's worse than the label on that whiskey I posted
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Feeling triggered.
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Could not stop giggling while reading that
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Mar 29, 2023 03:25
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May god have mercy on your soul.
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Mar 29, 2023 03:47
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Just getting mad flashbacks to the time someone gave me vodka infused with centrifuge extracted blue cheese essence. Literally couldn’t get the flavor out of my mouth for hours
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Mar 29, 2023 03:49
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Do a wing sauce martini next.
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Mar 29, 2023 03:54
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That rules but also keep it away from me
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Mar 29, 2023 04:12
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you godamned bastard you used martini & rossi just to make it personal didn't you
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Mar 29, 2023 04:44
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No lie Mellow Corn ain't that bad in its own right. An interesting cocktail mixer.
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Tremors posted:I shared this journey in discord and was asked to post it here. My neighbor Dan is a big fan of ranch and his go to drink is a manhattan. After many drunk nights joking about the most midwest drink we could make for him, we finally settled on what was known as the Midwest Danhattan. His birthday was this week so I took the opportunity to bring this unholy libation into reality. The daily updates on this and the completed results still make me 
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thinking about a lemon pepper ranch milk punch as the Atlanta version of this drink. maybe lemon rind and black pepper Mellow Corn, blanc vermouth infused with a ranch seasoning packet, lemon juice, a little sugar of some kind, and buttermilk?
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Yacht Club in Denver has a "Hidden Valley Ranch Water" which is buttermilk washed tequila, fino, dill, mint, and pepper and I've been told it's absolutely delicious
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Anyone need any? 
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Literally just spent $84.99 on a bottle of green at my local fancy grocery cause I missed it last time.
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Where's this?
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