What Did You Drink Last Night?

[BinkieBaumont]

Thought you'd never ask!

Thanks Michelle (NOT swinggal) & Paul & Best of luck for the future!!!!

 

[jamespowers]

Bruichladdich. :cheers1:

 

[Miss Golightly]

Mateus Rose - kind of kitschy but delish....

 

[Danny Ocean]

Danny O,

I had a fabulous time, as you know. And my, wasn't Clem in a silly mood? I can't believe what he got up to. Did you ever get your hat back? Drinks on me next time!

X
BD

BD,

I know you did, how could I forget! :whistling Louie was away that night, and yes, he did "relax" the rules a little. The last time I saw my hat, it was on your head........just before you decided to join in with the Can-Can.......but yes, I did get it back, via the other dancers!

Thank you, how could I refuse your most generous offer!

Danny O
x

 

[Miss Golightly]

Waipara Springs Premo Pinot Noir

 

[John in Covina]

Waipara Springs Premo Pinot Noir

I had a dinner some time ago and they paired a Pinot Noir with a duck liver pate and it was amazing.

 

[Miss Golightly]

I had a dinner some time ago and they paired a Pinot Noir with a duck liver pate and it was amazing.

I'd say that was a lovely pairing but pate is one thing I cannot eat - maybe it's just one of those things you either hate or love!

 

[Puzzicato]

I had a dinner some time ago and they paired a Pinot Noir with a duck liver pate and it was amazing.

Pinot noir and duck really is a magic combination; I haven't tried it with pate though.

 

[jamespowers]

Redbreast Irish whiskey. :cheers1:

 

[Adcurium]

I really need to take a good inventory of my liquor cabinet and find out what I need for the upcoming cocktail/cigar season. Well, it is ALWAYS cocktail/cigar season but, now I can enjoy them outside...

 

[jamespowers]

I really need to take a good inventory of my liquor cabinet and find out what I need for the upcoming cocktail/cigar season. Well, it is ALWAYS cocktail/cigar season but, now I can enjoy them outside...

A suggestion of a few single malts for cigar pairings if I might.
Dalmore Gran Reserva
Abelour
Bruichladdich
Talisker

Cocktails:
Aviation Cocktail
Sazerac Cocktail
Sidecar
Mai Tai(the original version)
Old Fashioned

 

[Adcurium]

Thanks for the suggestions! I'm not familiar with the Aviation cocktail. I'll have to google. And regardless what it is, I'll make it my next drink!

What is your favorite Mai Tai recipe?

 

[jamespowers]

Thanks for the suggestions! I'm not familiar with the Aviation cocktail. I'll have to google. And regardless what it is, I'll make it my next drink!

What is your favorite Mai Tai recipe?

For the Mai Tai, I try to stick as close to the original recipe as possible:

• 2 ounces of J. Wray & Nephew Rum Over Proof over shaved ice.
• Add juice from one fresh lime.
• 1/2 ounce Holland DeKuyper Orange Curacao.
• 1/4 ounce Trader Vic's Rock Candy Syrup.
• 1/2 ounce French Garier Orgeat Syrup
• Shake vigorously.
• Add a sprig of fresh mint

For the Aviation Cocktail:

• 2 oz gin
• 1/4 oz maraschino liqueur
• 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
• dash of creme de violette (some use Creme de yvette)
• flamed lemon peel for garnish

There is also the Original here:
Aviation (Original)

• 2 shots gin
• ½ shot lemon juice
• ⅓ shot Maraschino
• ⅙ shot Crème de Violette
• Shake well with ice and fine strain in to a cocktail glass. Garnish with a Maraschino cherry.

The original of both of these is best.:cheers1:

 

[Danny Ocean]

Thanks for the suggestions! I'm not familiar with the Aviation cocktail. I'll have to google. And regardless what it is, I'll make it my next drink!

What is your favorite Mai Tai recipe?

Adcurium,

I'd have to second James's suggestion, of the "Aviation" cocktail, it's also one of my favourites.

Based on a 25ml measure, I mix it up as follows:

2 measures of Tanqueray gin.
1/2 measure of freshly squeezed lemon juice.
1/2 measure of Luxardo Maraschino liqueur.
1/4 measure of Bitter Truth Creme de Violette liqueur.

Shake with ice, and serve in a martini cocktail glass, drop a maraschino cherry in, for garnish.

Cheers,

Danny O

 

[Adcurium]

My God, I can't wait to get home and get the shaker filled with ice...

 

[Wally_Hood]

Well, not last night, but the other night a Manhattan, with Maker's and Dolin's and Regan's. My weekend routine of enjoying a drink almost always coincides with watching something, like a movie or Fringe or something, so whatever I'm drinking lasts throughout the evening.

 

[rumblefish]

I pushed some blackberries through a strainer into a shaker. Then squeezed a quarter of a lemon and poured it with Jim Beam Black and Cointreau over the blackberries still in the strainer and pushed it all around into the shaker. Iced and shaken and into a cocktail glass with an orange rind and called it a BlackJack, because that's what The Cheesecake Factory calls it.
(Mine aren't as sweet)

 

[Adcurium]

Is "Rock Candy Syrup" the same as "Simple Syrup"?

 

[Danny Ocean]

Is "Rock Candy Syrup" the same as "Simple Syrup"?

Hi Adcurium

As far as I can remember, "Rock Candy Syrup", is a version of "Simple Syrup", with a much higher ratio of sugar to water, and the addition of vanilla extract flavouring.

Hope this helps.....

Cheers,

Danny O

 

[jamespowers]

Hi Adcurium

As far as I can remember, "Rock Candy Syrup", is a version of "Simple Syrup", with a much higher ratio of sugar to water, and the addition of vanilla extract flavouring.

Hope this helps.....

Cheers,

Danny O

That is about right. If you can find Trader Vic's rock candy syrup then that would be ideal. The store had two left. I have two.
Superconcentrating the syrup is sort of a pain. Getting the amount of sugar to water right is also a problem. It will recrystalize a bit at a time fairly soon if you over do the sugar in rock candy syrup. You can put the bottle in a pot of boiling water to "re-syrupize" the mixture though.