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Damn! That's a lot of approval. If I did that well at work I'd be running this place. ... No wait. That's a bad thing.

Norton Reserva Malbec with dinner. Now a Gumballhead.

^^^ Excellent news Peter!

Hopefully the name does not reflect the source of the water Yep. That is what convinced me I really like Blackwoods. Hard to hide a crappy gin in a Martini. Excellent! I love your secret ingredients. Well the Matin with 3:1 gin:vodka is better. The Campari is less prominent and it has a nicer finish. Looks the same but tastes better.

I am going to try it with the traditional Vesper proportions of 3:1 gin:vodka instead of the reversed proportions. Should be even more Negroni like. That being said I do like vodka, kind of part of the heritage and all. Nice!

Yes, yes it is. Very negroni-ish as you would expect but less sweet and with a higher alcohol content. What's not to like?

A Vesper variation called a Matin 3 oz vodka 1 oz gin 1/2 oz Campari Stir, strain and garnish with a lemon peel.

Damn, that does sound good Todd.

Excellent post Wayne. I was thinking the same thing but was too exhausted to post.

Glad your dad is better Al and he everything works out well for your dad Scott.

That sounds like a tasty Bonal and Rye Shelly. The Tonga Room drink menu looks like it should keep you entertained for a while Marc. Cheers Al! Edit: Finished off the Gale Force (Thanks again Marc and Todd) and the North Shore 11 today.

Here's to hoping all works out well with your mom Dusty.

Early Vespers.

Laying in some supplies for the start of the semester in a little over a week. 1x High West BouRye 1x Junipero Gin 1x St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur 6 pack FFF Alpha King 6 pack FFF Gumballhead 2x FFF Dreadnaught 1x FFF Blackheart (Because they only had 1 left)

Sake at Sushi Umi.

Yesterday I did take Shelly's advice and used more rye in the Second Peralta, I also switched to the Willet which is higher proof and swapped the proportions of grapefruit and lemon juice. Much better balance, less sweet, moar bite. Now a bloody brilliant Bonal and Rye

Glad your dad is doing well and enjoying yelling at the TV.

Hormones are powerful. Tread lightly for the next couple of years.

Happy Birthday to The Headphone Czar.

[golfclap]Good show sir! Good show![/golfclap]

Glad you and Debbie like it Mike. Learned about it from eating at Nikolai's roof. It is a house specialty so I forced the exceedingly complex recipe out of them. Can't help you much there. Maybe Dan has some ideas. Decided Shelly's Peralta looked good so started with one of those. A bit sweet, likely because the grapefruit is very sweet. I will try another with less grapefruit and more lemon juice.

Where to in SC Shelly. I may be able to suggest some spots to go to, though they probably can't compete with SF.

^^ That is awesome in so many ways.

That sounds like a good drink and an excellent substitution. Many pre-prohibition cocktails originally called for Boker's bitters but Angostura bitters was substituted when Boker's was no longer produced. You can pretty much substitute the Bokers for Angostura and should probably up the amount as Angostura is a stronger bitter. Al's Remember the Maines looked so good the other night that I decided to follow suit tonight. Though my glass is nt nearly as nice.