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Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Very Strange Things posted:

What do the pros do for a Julep?

Drink a Pimm's Cup instead.

# ¿ Sep 27, 2011 18:18

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# ¿ May 2, 2024 03:23

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

No, it's Pimm's #1 (which is gin based), with cucumber, lemon, and a bit of ginger ale. Pros add cucumber vodka as well. And it's a must at horseraces, which is where the julep is also found. Thus it's appropriateness.

# ¿ Sep 27, 2011 20:41

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

I'd have a Sazerac with that - I think it would complement perfectly. Of course it's rye based and powerful, but it sounds so good together. Actually I think I might do that this weekend.

# ¿ Sep 27, 2011 21:33

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

I'm kind of in a cocktail rut. I almost only ever order sazeracs or old fashioneds, and need to try something new. I have access to fantastic bartenders. What should I try.

# ¿ Dec 16, 2015 21:41

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Wachepti posted:

Tell your fantastic bartenders to make you something like an old fashioned or a sazerac.

My recommendation would be a fourth regiment, a boulvardier, a lion's tail, or a sazerac with cognac instead of whiskey(how it was originally made).

Good suggestions, thanks.

# ¿ Dec 17, 2015 00:57

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Drinking a black rider right now, except it's not a real black rider as there was no cynar around. Subbed aperol for it, and it still kicks a lot of rear end.

# ¿ Dec 23, 2015 01:40

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Data Graham posted:

I just watched The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and noticed that he kept topping up a tall tumbler with straight Campari, lol drat.

When it's hot, my negronis start to veer away from 1/1/1 to campari gin vermouth to 2/1/0.5. I can relate.

# ¿ Aug 15, 2020 19:14

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

No, you're pretty much right. Except for the buffalo grass vodka, which is interesting and good on its own merits.

# ¿ Aug 16, 2020 17:35

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

A bloody mary is much better with tequila, though.

# ¿ Aug 18, 2020 06:43

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

All your red vermouth wants to be in negronis. All your white vermouth wants to be in a contessa, which is equal parts gin, white vermouth, and aperol.

# ¿ Sep 5, 2020 18:16

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

That's why I keep Canadian Club around.

# ¿ Sep 11, 2020 06:13

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Tonight I have invented the Elixir Tropical #2. I was out of mint, but had a surplus of basil, so switch basil for mint and replace the normal white rum for Ray and Nephew Overproof and boom, fantastic loving drink.

# ¿ Sep 19, 2020 05:00

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

So I came up with something, sort of a modified daquiri or barbados cocktail, though I'm pretty sure that it already exists somewhere. But until I find out I'm going to call it a Spice Island.

2oz dark rum
3/4 oz lime juice
1/2 ounce falernum
1/2 ounce demerara syrup
3-4 dashes angostura

Shake, serve over crushed ice in a tiki mug. I really like this one! Who did I copy accidentally?

# ¿ Oct 15, 2020 23:24

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Well I'm glad people like the Spice Island! Until I hear otherwise, I'm going to keep calling it my own and serving it to people in my private tiki bar. By which I mean my backyard.

# ¿ Oct 16, 2020 15:06

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Toebone posted:

They left out tequila, so the 12 Bottle theory goes right out the window anyway

I am drinking a tequila highball right now for emphasis.

# ¿ Oct 21, 2020 01:32

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Carillon posted:

I bought Amaro CioCiaro as a picon substitute for Amer Picon and was curious what else I could do with it other than picon biere and a brooklyn. Anyone know what else might be a fun cocktail to use it in?

It works great in a picon punch. Use 1.5 ounces of it, stirred in the glass with a 1/4 ounce of good grenadine. Add some soda and float a slug of brandy or cognac on top. Goxoa!

# ¿ Oct 26, 2020 03:37

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

I just picked up "Drink What You Want" and it's pretty good.

# ¿ Oct 30, 2020 03:46

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Tonight I made a margarita with scotch instead of tequila, and Grand Mariner instead of triple sec. It's good. Will make a scotcharita again.

# ¿ Nov 3, 2020 05:26

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

I'm going to start with mai tais in hopefulness, and then end with either negronis for good or straight vodka for bad.

# ¿ Nov 4, 2020 01:07

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

I'm through a number of double mai tais at this point, bit since the news is neither bad nor good, I've switched to black riders for the remainder of the evening.

# ¿ Nov 4, 2020 06:28

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Also delicious on ice cream.

# ¿ Nov 14, 2020 04:51

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

MAKE NO BABBYS posted:

throw it in the garbage where it belongs

You have bad cherry syrup opinions fyi.

# ¿ Nov 14, 2020 16:17

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Branca is my favorite, for absolute sure. I also keep stocked up with cynar (both proofs), montenegro, zucca rabarbaro, sfumato rabarbaro, and Alpa Lys. Probably my favorite class if drink.

# ¿ Nov 17, 2020 18:45

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Anonymous Robot posted:

I’ve made this with both Fernet and Averna, and I did prefer the Averna. I find Fernet overpowering in just about everything.

Is a Fernet and a PBR a thing where you guys live, or is it just a west coast eccentricity? That's how I got turned on to Fernet in the first place - that was always the shot and a beer special when I was playing in punk bands in Oakland and Reno.

# ¿ Nov 19, 2020 06:58

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

tonedef131 posted:

In a pinch you can just dissolve sugar into commercial almond milk. That stuff is pretty shelf stable so I always keep a carton around for unexpected orgeat making.

This does indeed work. Though I also keep a bottle Trader Vic's for emergencies.

# ¿ Nov 24, 2020 18:05

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

PRADA SLUT posted:

Does Cynar have red food coloring? I’m allergic to Campari and trying to find something stronger than Aperol

A bit of caramel color, but no cochineal or anything like that.

# ¿ Nov 24, 2020 19:11

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Yeah I just keep Grand Marnier stocked at home.

# ¿ Nov 30, 2020 14:46

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

bolind posted:

I had a brainfart last night and managed to convince myself that an ounce was 5 cl.

Those were some hefty Mai Tais.

On that topic, anyone got some interesting rum combinations to try in a Mai Tai?

My favorite is a 50/50 of Appleton Estate Signature with Wray and Nephew. I like it funky. Though also I make trashy mai tais using only Cruzan Blackstrap for drinking on my back porch in summer.

# ¿ Dec 2, 2020 18:57

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Sandwich Anarchist posted:

Tequila works SHOCKINGLY well with anything

# ¿ Dec 3, 2020 18:09

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

I love my tiki mug collection, but I primarily use them for company (remember company?). Otherwise I use them in the summer because they keep my drinks cold longer. And a tiki drink just doesn't taste right unless you have a bunch of crushed ice and an umbrella, which is proven by science.

# ¿ Dec 9, 2020 20:23

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Brb gonna start working on 1 liter tiki drinks...

# ¿ Dec 9, 2020 20:36

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Human Tornada posted:

There's not much to "get", it's just a fun part of the experience, like getting your pizza in a big cardboard box. They're also insulated and protected from sunlight, like Mr. Wiggles said.

Anyways I'm looking for a new bottle to shake things up in the tiki department, preferably under $50. Anybody have any suggestions? (Creme de menthe or creme de cacoa?) Aside from rums and other liquors, I currently have:

Kahlua
Giffard banana
Cheap brandy
Cheap peach brandy
Cheap creme de cassis
Pernod
Cherry heering
Campari
Aperol
Creole shrub
Falernum
Becherovka
Pimento dram

Get some cynar. It plays well as a bitter, and is even the major flavor in drinks like the El Ritmo.

# ¿ Dec 10, 2020 00:01

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

I was playing with negronis tonight and discovered that a mix of 1:1:1 reposado tequila, red vermouth, and cappalletti tastes like a more complex bubblegum. It's sweet but gooood.

# ¿ Dec 10, 2020 04:42

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

I got a cool infusion setup for Christmas, and have been playing with doing cool stuff, and one of the best things I've made yet is rosemary syrup. So far that's delicious in a gin fizz and an old fashioned (provided you use good rye), and I've even fit it into a couple of tiki drinks. Anyone else have cool ideas for rosemary syrup, though?

# ¿ Jan 5, 2021 05:13

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

PRADA SLUT posted:

Deshler, De la Louisiane, Seelbach, Vieux Carre

In addition to these, try using it in situations like gin lemonade, manhattans, and other places you might reach for the ango. I love Peychauds is all sorts of cocktails.

# ¿ Jan 8, 2021 02:06

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

So I made way too much grenadine today. Besides zombies and hurricanes (which is why I made it), what are some other fantastic cocktails to help me use up all this red stuff?

# ¿ Jan 25, 2021 00:46

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

These are perfect, thanks! My lemon tree is also overloaded so it looks like things are aligning.

# ¿ Jan 25, 2021 01:23

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Kenning posted:

I know you're a man who appreciates Tiki, so I highly recommend

Hell in the Pacific

3/4 oz. lime
1/2 oz .maraschino
1/4 oz. grenadine
1 1/2 oz. 151 Demerara rum (Lemon Hart or whatever)

Shake with lots of crushed ice and pour unstrained into a a pilsner glass.

Aw yeah gonna tiki this up. I need something a little lighter after all that calvados this afternoon.

Edit: oh yeah this is fantabulous.

Mr. Wiggles fucked around with this message at 05:30 on Jan 25, 2021

# ¿ Jan 25, 2021 05:14

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Tiki is mother's milk and I will always tiki.

For an american whiskey punch, I feel like there should always be nutmeg and maybe clove involved.

# ¿ Jan 25, 2021 07:57

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# ¿ May 2, 2024 03:23

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Your life will now improve dramatically, in the inverse to your diabetes risk.

# ¿ Feb 7, 2021 23:43

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