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Indeed there is one person. For your system that is you. For my system that is me. What's so hard to understand about that?

Martinez Cocktail (current Ellestad formulation) 1 1/2 oz Plymouth gin 3/4 oz Carpano Antica Sweet Vermouth Scant teaspoon Luxardo Maraschino Dash Angostura Orange Bitters Dash Angostura Bitters Stir with ice to chill and strain into a cocktail glass. Squeeze lemon peel over glass. Add a (preferably luxardo or toschi) cherry if you so desire. Pink Lady #2 1.5 oz gin 0.5 oz applejack 0.75 oz lemon juice splash grenadine 1 egg white Shake with ice and strain!

I'm not quite sure I understand the Vya extra dry / Carpano analogy. Then again, I've used it a total of once. It is more forward for sure than Dolin dry but so far it's not nearly as much as a showoff as Carpano is.

Anvil: Algonquin 1 1/2 oz Rye Whiskey 3/4 oz Dry Vermouth 3/4 oz Pineapple Juice Shake with ice and serve sans garnish. My first drink with Vya Extra Dry and it's amazing here! Blinker 2 oz rye 1 oz fresh grapefruit juice. 1 tsp DIY raspberry syrup. Shake with ice and serve with a lemon twist.

Started a DIY Hercules. There is lots of ink spilled on what exactly this is, but it's something that many Savoy cocktails use. The best description seems to be: "We have discovered conclusive evidence it was a fortified wine aperitif, spiced, and juiced up with Yerba Mate." Recipe from Erik Ellestad: Hercules #5 1 Stick Cassia Cinnamon, crushed 2 tsp. Coriander Seed, crushed 3 Cardamom Pods, crushed 8 Whole Cloves, crushed 1 tsp. Quinine Powder 1 tsp Gentian Root 1/4 Cup Yerba Mate 1 bag peppermint tea Rind 2 Seville Oranges Rind 1/2 Valencia Orange 1/2 cup Raw Sugar 750ml Quady Elektra Orange Muscat 1/4 cup Osocalis Brandy METHOD: Combine spices, peel, yerba mate and wine. Heat to 160 degrees. Add mint and allow to steep for 15 minutes. Filter through chinois and add Brandy. Let stand for at least a day. Pour liquid off of sediment and through a coffee filter and bottle. I more or less followed the recipe, the most noticeable substitution was the Brandy to take it up a notch (actually, this was the only brandy I had, other than Calvados and Absinthe). It took a while to track things down, so if anyone wants some of the raw ingredients here, let me know as I have plenty. Pics!

Nice! For what it's worth, the Rittenhouse 100 is an excellent budget cocktail rye.

I suppose it won't work well in the "mind eraser" I was planning on using it in

Has anyone ever tried Coruba Dark? Picked up Vya extra dry in a half size.

Any recommendations for something like a Ayre C-5Xe-MP or Krell EVO 505, but with a digital input?

Corn 'n Oil Tried a lot of variations and this is just a terrible cocktail and the Cruzan BS is just that. Free if anyone will pay shipping, otherwise it will meet Jim's Page's Parfait Amour in liqueur hell. Here's what I tried the THIRD time. 2.5 oz BS rum 0.5 oz Falernum Half a lime, quartered and squeezed. Stir. So, I tried to vindicate my DIY falernum. So, tried: Rum Swizzle 1.5 oz rum 0.75 oz lime juice 0.5 oz falernum 1 dash angostura bitters Better! More lime and better rum next time... And real swizzle sticks!

Perhaps adding diodes to limit the back EMF off the relays (assuming you're not worried about the time it takes to latch and unlatch)? Then again, I assume these aren't going to be firing all that often, huh.

I saw that, it was like $12 though. I dunno if I can handle that.

damn, I checked today and it was $50.

(gotta edit this one before Steve gets there)

I wonder how many ipad2 Target locations will have?

Power numbers don't really mean anything and this is paradoxically true with high efficiency drivers. Remember, it is all about gain and attenuation an how this translates to acoustic watts. That said, I wouldn't rule it out Throw some ideas out there!

Thanks Nate. Go for the corners, WAF is high there!

Yeah, I have a Krell KAV-400xi which is nice, but I'm thinking it's the wrong approach here. I have heard any MF gear I'm a while. They used to have the reputation for being decent circuits that were poorly implemented. Not sure if that's still the case. I'll look around locally for sure. Build, buy, it's all possible!

Ok, barring total fail on being able to construct the cabs, the Lowther TP-1 Isis with DX4 drivers (not sure what phase plug) it is. 3/4" Russian Birch construction. They'll be nice and heavy. So, moving up the chain. Amp. I think I'd like an integrated, and the Krell seems a bit much for these. I'm thinking Pass INT-30A. Any other suggestions?

Lowther DX4 drivers

Just build the modified Singlepower circuit. I think it will sound better.

Are you not using the APL much these days?

I need bourbon too. And now dry vermouth. I'm going to try and grab Bulleit and Vya.

There is at least one person here with these ingredients Try it. Drink the sweet, sweet cocktails! I think I'll try the fizz tomorrow, that looks nice!

Wow! I'd be so in for that!