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Thanks Shelly! Of course, I cannot get any of those.. I decided to take a chance on the Russell Reserve 10 year bourbon. We will see.

Looking at my list I need a good bourbon. I really cannot get a good bourbon here Shelly, any recommendations from Specs?

Shelly, this might be a good first for the W&N: Kickerbocker Cocktail 2 oz Rum 1/2 oz Curacao 1/2 oz Raspberry Syrup 1 oz Lemon Juice

Alright slackers, here is the Head-Case challenge cocktail! Dew eet! Jerry Thomas Mississippi Punch 2 oz brandy (man up and use Armangac) 0.5 oz overproof rum 0.5 oz overproof rye 0.5 oz water 1.5 tbsp (!) powdered sugar Juice of half a lemon Muddle sugar, water and lemon juice in a bar glass. In a shaker, stir with crushed ice the booze. Mix into glass and garnish with seasonal fruits. Satisfies Anvil and your sobriety!

Yeah, a lot of the drinks work better with a eau-de-vie. Thats what I found for this particular drink at least. I'd recommend the Kuchan stuff or Blume Marillen

Gin Smash 4 oz Genever 4 mint leaves 1 tsp powdered sugar 2 tsp water Muddle sugar, water an mint. Add crushed ice. Add gin. Night night!

Improved Cocktail 2 oz Genever 1 tsp maraschino liqueur 1 dash angostura 1 dash peychauds 1/2 tsp rich simple syrup Shake and garnish with a lemon twist This is a definite keeper!

Ti' Punch 2 oz rhum agricole 1/2 lime 1 tsp rich simple sugar Muddle juice from hand squeezed lime with syrup. Add 3 ice cubes. Add rhum. Gently stir.

Cocktail a la Louisiane 1/2 oz rye 1/2 oz Benedictine 1/2 oz Dolin Rouge 1/8 tsp Peychauds 1/8 tsp absinthe Stir and garnish with a cherry

Pretty tasty!

Tom Basil Gimlet 4 basil leaves 2 oz Old Tom gin 0.5 oz lime juice 1/2 tsp turbinado sugar 1/4 oz agave nectar Muddle leaves and turbinado. Add gin, lime and agave to shaker and shake. Strain into original glass and then fill with crushed ice. Garnish with basil.

Rye Daisy 2 oz Handy rye 0.5 oz yellow Chartreuse 1 tsp lemon juice 1 tsp lime juice Splash of soda Shake and strain. Garnish with a lemon twist.

working on directly attaching my Netgear ReadyNAS to my mac mini and setting up jumbo frame support. So far, very slick and very fast. The only issue I have is Internet Sharing not working from the ethernet interface over to the wireless interface, despite it being configured. This isn't a huge issue, but now I have to manually upgrade the firmware on the Netgear device. Next up, creating a single iPhoto library for all users on this machine, and perhaps a single iTunes library, if that's even possible (merging).

Thanks! Very helpful. I just bought some of this: 20 PCS. 1/8 x 12 3/4 x 20 BENDING BIRCH PLYWOOD That's way more than I need, so if anyone would like some... The front horn requires a specific curve. I remember back in high school drafting we had these moldable pieces of plastic that worked much better than the French curves to connect dots for curves. Anyone know what these are called?

That's the place!

Agricole Toddy 2 oz boiling water 2 oz rhum agricole 1 sugar cube Dissolve sugar in water. Add spirit.

It made me a bit moist, I must admit.

Whiskey Skin 2 oz boiling water 2 oz scotch 1 sugar cube 1 lemon twist Boil water. Rise cup with said water. Add 2 oz to sugar cube. Stir. Add scotch. Add twist. Serve with spoon. This is yummy too...

Suffering Bastard 1/2 oz fresh Meyer lemon juice 1/2 oz Handy Rye 1/2 oz Ransom Old Tom Gin 1 dash Angostura Bitters 2 oz Ginger Beer Shake ingredients. Add Ginger beer. Very nice!

sounds like you have R2D2 in your house

Japanese Cocktail 2 oz brandy (Pisco) 1 tbsp orgeat 1/2 tsp angostura bitters Shake and strain. Also, G&T with........ A potato gin?

I've been scooped! Gr. Well, I first used sweet vermouth and then Dolin dry. That sorta didn't work. The Vya does work nice though. My calvados is very assertive, it's the first flavor that you taste. Then comes the scotch and the "dashes" make the aftertaste. The vermouth is the flavor that mixes with each of these stages, so it feels to be the most important. Now, the above uses a much more assertive scotch, so I'm not sure how that would work. Thanks for the link! I'd give it a go I you had time to kill And you know I'm going to try that last one, right after this drink

This is one I've been playing with that might be ready for the harsh critics of HC: Faux Carre 1 oz scotch 1 oz calvados 1 oz extra dry vermouth 1/8 tsp Peychauds 1/8 tsp Angostura 1/8 tsp Benedictine Stir and strain.

Watch it...

Champs Élysées Cocktail 2 ounces cognac 1/2 ounce yellow Chartreuse 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice 1/2 tsp powdered sugar 2 dashes Angostura bitters And for my wife, a margarita with grapefruit juice instead of lime juice, as we are out of tonic and also limes... It's not half bad honesty.