What are you drinking right now?

[Piobaire]



Hopefully they enjoyed! Do you have a few preferred port wines?

He's saving it for their five year anniversary.

I'm sort of out of port these days. I mean, I've got several bottles old enough to drink, but I just don't find myself reaching for it. Last time I opened something good was with friends at Bouchons and I brought a bottle of 83 or 84 Graham's in for corkage. Everyone thought it was showing really well and there were some major wine folks at the table.

 

[SkinnyGoomba]

Thanks, I may move past this quickly, but I may give a vintage grahams a try. They sound pretty reliable.

My go-tos are always scotch and brandy, but branching out now and again might be interesting.

 

[b1os]

G&T with Fever-Tree Indian tonic water.

Now sipping on some Laphroiag 10/QK/TW while finishing some hand-in excercises. Tasty (the Scotch).

 

[b1os]

I'll have to spend most of this Tuesday at home waiting for the Internet technician to activate my internet access. If I'm in the mood--which will be very likely--, I'll open a bottle of Taylor's 10 early in the morning. I might also cook some Boeuf Bourguignon or so tomorrow to go with it.

 

[cptjeff]

Apple juice and Zubrowka over ice, a traditional, and very tasty, Polish cocktail. x2. I'll probably need one or two more drinks on the evening, but I don't know what they are yet.

 

[denning]

I also made my first mojito of the year yesterday with a few key limes sitting around instead of regular limes. Made with El Dorado 3 year. It tasted like summer.

 

[Bhowie]

not enough mint

 

[DonaldGrins]

I also made my first mojito of the year yesterday with a few key limes sitting around instead of regular limes. Made with El Dorado 3 year. It tasted like summer.

Looks really refreshing...

I just had a glass of coke and a glass of water awhile ago

 

[Beckwith]

sampled my "Stoli Doli" simple yet refershing and dangerously strong. Nice drink. I also made a batch of Manhattans ahead of time with Rittenhouse, Dolin, Regans and Angostura, left in shaker in the fridge for a hour or two. Came out really nice.

 

[b1os]

Taylor's 10. Margarita.

 

[cptjeff]

So when I get too lazy to flip through my recipe books and don't want to make something off my greatest hits list, I improvise. Sometimes it turns out great, sometimes not so great. Tonight was good to okay, with plenty of room for improvement.

Improv 1:
1.5 measures gin,
.5 measure Benedictine
.5 measure Ginger liqueur
.5 measure Lemon Juice

Yes, if you're using a 1.5oz shot glass as one measure like I tend to, it's oversized at 4.75 oz. Adjust to your needs. Or buy larger cocktail glasses.

Don't think I put bitters in that one. It was pretty good, but only the top few notes of the benedictine came through with the gin and ginger competing for attention. If I were to do it again, I'd use something a less complex in that role- a one or two note honey liqueur with a brandy base, if that exists.

Improv 2:
1.5 measures Irish Whiskey (I bought a bottle of Clontarf, to see if $14 Irish Whiskey could be somewhat respectable. It's respectable in a mixed drink)
.5 measure Port
.5 measure Lemon Juice
splash of Grenadine
2 dashes Orange Bitters

It's reasonable. The base liquor could stand to have a bit more depth. The citrus comes through, and so does the Port, but the subtleties of the Irish whiskey (even a rough one) are lost. If you were to make this, I'd probably do it with something that has stronger underlying notes- a smoky or otherwise assertive scotch, or bourbon.

 

[NewYorkIslander]

Last night:

then

 

[aravenel]

A Radler.

German pils with a splash of Sprite in it. Sounds gross, but don't knock it till you try it, it's the most refreshing thing I know of and it is damn hot today.

 

[NewYorkIslander]

Clynelish 14 right now...Ardbog when i get home.

 

[b1os]

Fred Loimer Rosé, Sazerac (Courvoisier VSOP).