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post #16 of 30
11/20/09 at 11:41am
Georges DuBeouf Pinot Noir. It's good enough to drink but not great enough that you'll feel bad mulling it. Plus it's flavor profile would probably taste pretty good mulled. It's only like $6.99/bottle.
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post #17 of 30
11/20/09 at 11:48am
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Hot buttered rum, or one of the cocoa-based concotions.

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post #18 of 30
11/20/09 at 12:08pm
Glögg is awesome (Swedish mulled port wine). Definitely do one of the versions where you spike it with brandy. Extra points if you do one of the versions where you light it on fire.
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post #19 of 30
11/20/09 at 12:13pm
Bourbon
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post #20 of 30
11/20/09 at 2:41pm
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Originally Posted by kwilkinson View Post
Georges DuBeouf Pinot Noir. It's good enough to drink but not great enough that you'll feel bad mulling it. Plus it's flavor profile would probably taste pretty good mulled. It's only like $6.99/bottle.

Cheers for the rec. In order to show my appreciation, you're welcome to come to my christmas party, assuming you can't make it.
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post #21 of 30
11/20/09 at 8:34pm
If you want a real cocktail that has a nice Autumnal, holiday quality, I highly recommend the Alabazam: 2 oz Brandy 1/2 oz. Simple Syrup 3/4 oz. Cointreau 3/4 oz. lemon juice (you have no idea how important it is to use fresh-squeezed) 5 drops bitters (Angostura is fine) Shake hard, strain into a cocktail (improperly called a martini) glass,garnish with a proper Marasca cherry and a wedge of orange. This is a very festive with strong notes of orange, and because of the high bitters content, there is just enough spice (not bitterness) to give it that festive cinnamony-nutmegy quality that indelibly identifies with Fall. The drink can be extended with Champagne or ginger ale for a lighter experience. ~ H
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post #22 of 30
11/20/09 at 9:07pm
A Cable Car is a really nice cocktail for a Christmas party, and probably the only reason to have a bottle of Capt. Morgans around.

1.5 oz Capt Morgan
3/4 oz Triple Sec
1 oz lemon juice
.5 oz simple syrup

Shake with ice, pour into Martini glass rimmed with cinnamon sugar.
Garnish with an orange twist.

NB I usually make this without the simple syrup as that makes the drink
too sweet for my taste, especially with the sugar on the rim.
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post #23 of 30
11/20/09 at 9:13pm
I don't really buy into the season drink concept. A gin and tonic is just as tasty to me in December as a Manhattan is in July. A well made one that is.
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post #24 of 30
11/20/09 at 9:17pm
Cheap peppermint schnapps one handle a day
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post #25 of 30
11/20/09 at 9:30pm
A well made hot buttered rum is one of the great winter drinks. Here's my own recipe if making for a crowd: 2 1/4 cup brown sugar (1 lb) 1/2 cup butter 1 cube (1/4 lb) 1 pinch salt 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (fresh ground preferred) 1/4 teaspoon cloves 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon Garnish: Grated nutmeg and/or dash of cinnamon "Cream" (mix) the butter and sugar. In a separate bowl, mix remaining dry ingredients (salt, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon), and mix into the batter until well blended. In a pre-heated coffee mug, drop in 1 heaping teaspoon of the above batter (a coffee scoop works well for this). Add 2 oz of Rum (my favorite is the old Zaya which is too precious to use in cocktails any longer -- I'd suggest a solid alternative in the rich and dark rum category -- like Ron Centenario, or Diplomatico Exclusivo, and I'm looking forward to trying this with Vizcaya). Top with hot water to taste. Stir well. Float a layer of whisked cream on top if desired.
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post #26 of 30
11/20/09 at 9:42pm
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A well made hot buttered rum is one of the great winter drinks.


An interesting twist on this is the hot peanut butter rum, as served to me by the bar manager at Central. Being a fan of PB, I was not turned off by this change to a classic drink.
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post #27 of 30
11/20/09 at 10:20pm
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I don't really buy into the season drink concept. A gin and tonic is just as tasty to me in December as a Manhattan is in July. A well made one that is.
There are drinks which are clearly seasonal and those which don't necesarrily correspond to a season. The seasonality of drinks--by my estimation--is more related to similar spices (i.e., cinnamon, nutmeg, anise, cloves) which compliment the seasonal produce at the time (i.e., pumpkin, apple, squash, etc). Of course, this is just a folk theory, but I would also expect seasonal drinks to be wrapped up in nostalgia, need for warmth, caloric content, "heartiness," etc.
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An interesting twist on this is the hot peanut butter rum
Have a recipe? Did he actually use peanut butter or some sort of extract?
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post #28 of 30
11/20/09 at 10:22pm
white russians
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post #29 of 30
11/20/09 at 11:06pm
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I'm looking for drinks that would suit a fall cocktail party and just things to make when friends come over. There are plenty of summer cocktails and mixed drinks, but I can't really think of many appropriate things for fall except for whiskey based drinks that not many people may be fond of (except myself). So what are some good, sometimes fruity mixed drinks I can make?

Eggnog if it is during the holidays.
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post #30 of 30
11/21/09 at 2:49pm
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Have a recipe? Did he actually use peanut butter or some sort of extract?

Nope, actual creamy PB as opposed to using butter, but I'm not sure the exact recipe he used.
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