What are you drinking right now?

[Naka]



Lurisia Chinotto

Also I hate you people, you've had me searching for gum syrup all day. Does anyone know where I can find it in NYC before I have to get it online? I can confirm they don't have it in Whole Foods Bowery and Tribeca, Dean and Deluca, Kaluystans and the 3 or 4 wine stores I walked into around Union Square and Soho.

Edit: Oh also Eataly doesn't have it. This is seriously how I spent most of my day.

Just make your own mang, much cheaper and only takes 5-10 minutes.

http://cocktails.about.com/od/mixology/r/simple_syrup.htm


Tanqueray and Tonic, cucumber and lime garnish.

 

[b1os]

Well. One bottle costs like 5$, lasts a long time and you don't have to worry about crystallization.
I wouldn't ask for gum syrup though as many people might think you mean bubble gum syrup (Monin has that one, too!). Ask for sugar syrup. Or simply find a shop that focuses on cocktail preperation/ingredients. Or order online - it seems that you need a lot of other basic stuff, too, if you don't even have a sweetener.

 

[gnatty8]

This year's bottling of BTAC William LaRue Weller.

Still not a fran. Heat seems to overpower the flavor, even with 2 cubes.

 

[oDD_LotS]

Had an especially trying class this evening, so I came home with bourbon on my mind. Two moderate pours of Eagle Rare 10yr, neat.

God I can't wait until this semester is over.

 

[ama]



This year's bottling of BTAC William LaRue Weller.
Still not a fran. Heat seems to overpower the flavor, even with 2 cubes.

Try water, skip the cubes.

 

[gnatty8]



Try water, skip the cubes.

That's the first thing I did when I bought it a couple of weeks ago, but thanks for the advice..

 

[Cordwinder]

Canadian Club Manhattan

 

[impolyt_one]

Mojitos for me and the lady, Havana Club 3yr - got a huge bag of mint for like $1.50 today, and a big bag of limes too, but it's really the little splash of Monin mojito syrup that gives it a mint kick, fresh to death.

 

[tesseract]

apple cider, pear brandy and a splash of cointreau. cinnamon stick for garnish and flavor

 

[denning]

Aviation - Plymouth gin, I find it balances well with tihs cocktail, more so than Tanq, Bombay, or the other available gins around here.

 

[cptjeff]

One of my own invention, which was decent, but not worth spelling out, and a sidecar right now.

On a sidenote, the Stirrings Triple Sec is really quite good, even as a stand alone. For the price (pretty much the same as Dekuyper) I was expecting just a mixer (though I was certainly intrigued by the much higher proof), but it's much better than that. Good enough to sip, was I one to sip liqueurs, even.

 

[impolyt_one]

Liberating Cuba by myself tonight. Little mix of the white and the dark, half a lime, some cane sugar Coke - all things in place, finally.

 

[cocostella]

Damn Drew, I wanna drink the hell outta those. Looks so good. No Mojito fixins, but I'm gonna run up to the store for some Mexi Coke, limes and rum right now! INSPIRED.

 

[b1os]

I prefer the rum n cola (dark rum) plain, without lime... don't think it fits very well. Not more than a hunch of lime if any. Am I the only one? For a Cuba Libre, with more white rum, it obviously is a good fit.

 

[b1os]

Some Gin and Tonic.