I think my wife was having a wine spritzer here. Possibly one of those little italian bottles of sweet stuff that you add to wine...
My first post and far to good to not make the effort at home. CheersDamn that looks good, my go to cocktail. Shame too many bars butcher it.
I love mojito's :agave: . I've only really known and experienced them in the last few years or so, and haven't made them at home yet . It's a go-to cocktail when I'm relaxing in the sun in the Caribbean. I've enjoyed many excellent mojito's at AI resorts as well..... both super fresh and super well-made. The local bars around me only make an average and expensive version in my experience. At a quality establishment ask for double (doble in spanish) premium white rum (bacardi blanco is a great start) and less sweet (menos dulce in spanish). It's a great drink and better balanced this way, including lots of fresh fresh mint, fresh fresh lime, soda water and a smaller amount of simple syrup (the sugar). That's where the bar is set for me .freshly made mojito...the taste of the islands for me
Fresh mint in the garden. Great suggestion! Will try if I can. Fresh margaritas when summer gets hot :agave: ! I've spent some time deep diving this drink and will post a few up at some point.The only reason I grow mint in my garden... Fresh margaritas made with freshly squeezed lime juice and grand marnier with a decent tequila too.
Nice! Thx . Wicked version of an old-fashioned.scotch old fashioned - gotta use a sweeter single malt tho, like a 15 yo Glenfiddich
Mojito - i also grow mint in the garden just for that reason
Aperol Spritz - ice, 1 part Aperol, 3 parts Prosecco, squeeze in an slice of orange, dash of club soda - great before dinner
Nice! Thx .If I'm in the mood for a sugary drink (i.e. Not beer) my go to drinks are;
Moscow Mule- preferably with The Great Jamaican Spicy Ginger Beer, 2 oz Vodka, and half a lime
Gin and Juice- My "juice" is lemon San Pellegrino, and I've always used Bombay Sapphire gin.
A detailed gin and tonic, It's a classic and fave. I'll post up a few at some point. Great great cocktail.Gin & Tonic, tall glass no ice. Hendricks gin, fever tree Indian tonic... if 2/3rds of your drink is mix, use the best mix available, could be more important than the booze grade.
You're Canadian? (Drambuie and Crown Royal)
Nice suggestions. I've had similar and appreciate the appeal; it reminds me to circle back to this drink... been a long time since I've had one (or similar), years.For the purists:
(Johnny Walker Black and /Drambuie)
Great cat in that picture . I'm first and foremost a beer enthusiast. The world class beer selection and reasonable prices in ON and Canada has been an amazing experience, and unrivaled compared to the wine and spirits markets. World class beer was my first real deep dive.Other than an occasional ceasar as an aperitif at restaurants, I'm more of a straight-up consumer. A nice wine in this instance.
I put a G&T together last night using Dillons gin, Ontario product, felt I should support Ontario industry. It wasn't bad, it just wasn't that good. So now i have 95% of a bottle left, for making G&T's for company. Hey, you have to try this Canadian product..........
I put a G&T together last night using Dillons gin, Ontario product, felt I should support Ontario industry. It wasn't bad, it just wasn't that good. So now i have 95% of a bottle left, for making G&T's for company. Hey, you have to try this Canadian product..........
More drambuie posts. Sounds great.
I tend to stick with my premium vendor products or more std faves but one should try a new brand from time to time. I sample new beer far more than liquor though too. When one has premium faves already, sometimes they win and sometimes they lose on a new tasting. It's still more than worth it to try new stuff. And I love alcohol's whole scene where it's now re-embracing craft and world-wide vendors. The sheer addition of new product inevitably leads to some pretty great liquor for everyone.
FYI, I edited my last post discussing the boulevardier with the simple youtube version of that video. Did you see the flaming orange :blob6:? Wild, never heard of that before. And yes, there are youtube videos showing you how to do a flaming orange .
Here's an example of my additional prepping of the orange twist, scrapping the white pulp which is almost complete in the picture :agave:...
Cheers!
A zester tool. I only learned about such things a few months ago. I think you mean citrus zipper tool. A true and excellent way to get a moderately sized skin for a twist. Haven't gotten it yet, but want to. Even with my detailed posts I don't have such tools, but some people here should have them I'd guess . Who's an automatic cocktail lover (zester or zipper tool owner) ?just get a zester tool....it works really well.
Has anyone heard of a drink called a "Bye Bye"? I had one of these in Costa Rica recently and as I recall it was blue on colour and had 3 types of rum in it. No mint or fruit. Just curious.
Glen Breton - I've been there a few times. Drank with their head guy. Not sticking up for the place as I tend to like different scotch styles than theirs but for someone to say they tried a Glen Breton once and it was horrible so their stuff is overrated is like saying you did a trackday on a NC700 and it was bad so Honda is overrated.
Only GB product I've seen in the LCBO is their Fiddlers one which I've had and it's horrible. Had a few others at their place that were excellent. Most of their whiskey is sold before it's even bottled. Take the tour if you're ever in Inverness (I'll be there again in June).