Here I sit with a glass of rye
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Only use for gin is in Long Island Iced Tea. Might as well drink turpentine.
L Ross
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G&T's are our favorite Summer drink. We prefer Bombay Sapphire, (which we refer to as Miss Vickie, or Sunday go ta meetin' gin), fresh squeezed lemon and lime juice in the glass and the wedge wiped around the rim. Then a spoonful or two of the brine from the jalapeno olive jar, one olive, and finally tonic.
I just got the patio furniture down from the upper deck in the pole shed and soon we will be back on the porch watching the beautiful view down the valley, sipping our G&T's and munchin' on some kind of appetizers. All it needs to do is WARM UP! Highs in the 40's predicted for Friday. Yuck!
I just got the patio furniture down from the upper deck in the pole shed and soon we will be back on the porch watching the beautiful view down the valley, sipping our G&T's and munchin' on some kind of appetizers. All it needs to do is WARM UP! Highs in the 40's predicted for Friday. Yuck!
Hawk
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Well, we had some rum last night.
My wife's father was partial to rum and coke, but only liked Malibu rum, which is coconut flavored rum. He passed in 2011.
We have a couple of bottles that are getting old, so decided to try to drink them instead of throwing them out.
Meyers dark rum, with a splash of Malibu rum on top, no mixer.
Having drank Scotch since i was about 25, I forgot how sticky sweet rum is, especially the Malibu rum.
Can still taste it in my mouth this morning!
Yuk, back to single malt Scotch.
My wife's father was partial to rum and coke, but only liked Malibu rum, which is coconut flavored rum. He passed in 2011.
We have a couple of bottles that are getting old, so decided to try to drink them instead of throwing them out.
Meyers dark rum, with a splash of Malibu rum on top, no mixer.
Having drank Scotch since i was about 25, I forgot how sticky sweet rum is, especially the Malibu rum.
Can still taste it in my mouth this morning!
Yuk, back to single malt Scotch.
Ian
Notorious member
Flavored rum is awful IMO. Meyers is ok. I prefer Jamaican rum and use the dark stuff for pina coladas.
London Dry gin, especially cheap gin like Gordon's, can be less than delightful. 100-proof Sapphire is good stuff but for me has to be mixed with something that can stand up to the bite, usually just straight tonic water and possibly a few drops of Sambuca. No extra citrus for me.
Malacca gin is smooth, makes any kind of gin drink good, and doesn't have that rubbing-alcohol smell to it. I think it may be available again here, but a decade ago I got wird from half a dozen liquor stores that it was no longer being imported. Maybe they just meant Texas, IDK. I bought all I could find and have since been through it.
London Dry gin, especially cheap gin like Gordon's, can be less than delightful. 100-proof Sapphire is good stuff but for me has to be mixed with something that can stand up to the bite, usually just straight tonic water and possibly a few drops of Sambuca. No extra citrus for me.
Malacca gin is smooth, makes any kind of gin drink good, and doesn't have that rubbing-alcohol smell to it. I think it may be available again here, but a decade ago I got wird from half a dozen liquor stores that it was no longer being imported. Maybe they just meant Texas, IDK. I bought all I could find and have since been through it.
Rockydoc
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I like Martinis. My favorite gin is Bombay Sapphire. Of whiskies I like, in order, scotch, rye, bourbon. When in a bar I order a Negroni.
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Charles Graff
Moderator Emeritus
I vote with Rick for Whisky neat or over ice. Whisky can be either Rye, Bourbon, Scotch or Irish, but never any of the blended whiskys from Canada or anywhere else. The so called "blended whiskys" are just brown vodka for mixing with something else.
Rockydoc
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As a rule I would agree about blends. Johnnie Walker Blue Lable Scotch is blended. I think it is pretty dam*d good. So I guess there might always be exceptions to rules.
Charles Graff
Moderator Emeritus
I consider blended Scotch to be an exception to brown vodka rule. Famous Grouse is noble whiskey. It is the North American blended swill I can't countenance.
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
When researching the history of whisky and whiskey for an article several years ago, I found out Charles is correct. Canadian whisky is made running through a refractory process, like making gasoline, that never stops. Not a pot still where it is made a few hundred gallons at a time. The color and flavors are the little parts that make it through the process or extracted from the barrels while aging a couple of months. Its popularity seems to be based on its lack of complex flavors and aromas, also why it is almost always 40% alcohol to decrease its ability to hold light volatiles that give you smells over ice or with a dash of water.
Charles Graff
Moderator Emeritus
Gin and Tonic is a refreshing hot weather drink that is also medicinal. The lime is for scurvy, the quinine water is for malaria and the gin is for the spirits. Cheers ol boy!
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
I have not had an attack of malaria protozoa since I got back from Viet Nam and started drinking them in the hot weather.
Rockydoc
Well-Known Member
Try G&T with a splash of Angostura Bitters.....delightful..
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
The British Navy drink, Pink Gin. How you could tell a sailor from a soldier in the 1800's.
Rockydoc
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Verrry interesting . I had heard of pink gin. I didn't know that was how it got that way.
