The Evening Tipple...

[GClark]

All this fine whiskey talk has me missing my favorite libations more than I already am. Before I found I was expecting, I liked a small nightly drink.
/snip/

Has anyone here had the Irish single malt Connemara? I've not so much as seen it in our local stores. I really want to try it.

I bought a bottle of Connemara while in Ireland over the summer. It is peaty, but not like the bigger Isaly whiskeys (e.g. Lagavulin or Laphroaig), more like Bruichladdich, or even a bit like Highland Park.

You can definitely get it here in the States - I have seen it in MD.

 

[vonwotan]

I have been slowly conducting my own sherry tastings. Last night I enjoyed a glass of Lustau Solera Reserva, DeLuxe Cream, Capatax Andres sherry.

I am working my way up to a full tasting/dinner and trying to get a representative of the Cosejo Regulador or another expert from Jerez to join us for the evening.

I never realized just how many different types of sherry are made. Unfortunately it is still very much overlooked in the US.

 

[Subvet642]

Last night it was something a little different; Bacardi Silver, tonic water and a big squirt of lemon. Pretty good. I'll do it again tonight.

 

[Cigarband]

This weekend my choice was a "Dark and Stormy"; Scotch and ginger beer (NOT ginger ale)

A "Dark and Stormy" is made with Ginger Beer and Gosling's Black Seal RUM.
Yours would be a "Dirk and Stormy."lol

 

[BinkieBaumont]

Tonight while my half chicken roasts with it's "Arabian herbs" if having a few glasses of "Jacobs Creek" Shiraz Cabernet, after spending 10 mins looking for a corkscrew, I even looked inside my hot water bottle and the ice box, I discover its a "Screw top"..... lovely flavours "Tough and rough on the outside with a soft "Nutty" centre.

 

[Mr. Paladin]

A change from the usual Scotch whisky; Rebel Yell Kentucky Bourbon, neat. Until a few years ago, only sold in the South. Carpetbag market got to be too much for them I guess!

 

[campy]

A "Dark and Stormy" is made with Ginger Beer and Gosling's Black Seal RUM.
Yours would be a "Dirk and Stormy."lol

lol

Or, since vodka & ginger beer (plus lime) is a Moscow Mule, the Scotch version could be called a "Highland Mule."

 

[jamespowers]

lol

Or, since vodka & ginger beer (plus lime) is a Moscow Mule, the Scotch version could be called a "Highland Mule."

Or a Lowland Mule or a Speyside Mule---depending on where it was produced.

 

[Ethan Bentley]

lol

Or, since vodka & ginger beer (plus lime) is a Moscow Mule, the Scotch version could be called a "Highland Mule."

Sounds like a nice idea.

 

[campy]

I had a Negroni this evening. Equal measures Campari, vermouth and gin on the rocks. I usually put a drop of orange bitters in it rather than a fruit garnish.

 

[JennyLou]

In the evenings, after a long day I usually like to enjoy a simple rum and coke or a blend of any juice and rum I have in the house.

 

[Ethan Bentley]

I've been having some Armangac in the evening recently as a cognac fan it's nice to have a change sometimes.

 

[rumblefish]

Fernet Branca, neat.

 

[campy]

Martinis tonight. I'm using Tanqueray gin and Stock vermouth these days, with an olive.

 

[MisterCairo]

A Rusty Nail. Scotch with a side order of scotch!

 

[rumblefish]

A bit of Raki and a cube.

 

[MisterCairo]

A VERY nice bottle of Baco Noir, 2007, Peller Estates (Ontario VQA).

 

[Ethan Bentley]

Old Fashioned with Jim Beam White

 

[jamespowers]

A bit of Raki and a cube.

Kind of like Sambucca but less sweet? [huh]

 

[rumblefish]

Kind of like Sambucca but less sweet? [huh]

Yep. A bit sharper as a result.