Chocolate soy milk. I'd never had it before. It's not very good.

Dark chocolate almond milk is much tastier in my opinion, might give that a try.

I'm drinking raspberry lemonade crystal light and taking a break from drinking alcoholic beverages to help me get over this cold, consuming scheduled to resume on the 27th.

I almost said that I bet the beer list could make it worthwhile given the psuedo cocktails made with beer, but I was in mood.

Now correcting that mood with a scotch whisky cocktail:

Golden Dog

1.5 oz Talisker (Lagavulin 18)

.5 oz Benedictine

.5 oz Lillet Blanc

.5 oz R&W Apricot liqueur

Shake (stir) well and serve in a chilled cocktail glass.

Smoky, complex and quite nice. Claire took a sip and practically spat it out saying that it was like drinking Liquid Smoke. I disagree.

I'm going to try that with the Compass Box. It's a very nice cocktail scotch, IMHO.

I found out I like black IPAs... (I don't like IPAs, so this was news)

No, not "BFFF"..."Pffff" -- (translation: we ain't leavin', so toss off).

North Garden cocktail also from Regan's Cocktailian column this week in SFGate

1/4 ounce of Laphroaig (Lagavulin 18)

1 1/2 ounces of applejack

3/4 ounce of Buffalo Trace bourbon

dash of Angostura bitters

teaspoon of a demerara sugar syrup that (2 parts sugar to 1 part water

Stir and enjoy.

sbux italian...starting today, you can pay at any location by scanning your iPhone...just wanted to try it out as similar programs i've used haven't worked...

I accumulate gift cards from those that don't care for their coffee...'s too bad I let 'em sit in my wallet for so long...but I still had over $9...

but her scanner was down heh...so she took my iPhone & just entered the number...glad I decided to try it when there was no line...

We could always go back. Of course, they'll probably have a beertini by then.

North Garden cocktail also from Regan's Cocktailian column this week in SFGate

1/4 ounce of Laphroaig (Lagavulin 18)

1 1/2 ounces of applejack

3/4 ounce of Buffalo Trace bourbon

dash of Angostura bitters

teaspoon of a demerara sugar syrup that (2 parts sugar to 1 part water

Stir and enjoy.

Looks nice, I hope you enjoyed it! Still without time to enjoy nice cocktails.

Looks nice, I hope you enjoyed it! Still without time to enjoy nice cocktails.

I did enjoy it, but the Golden Dog is way more interesting. I should have noted that I used the Pappy 19yo instead of BT as the recipe specified.

So sorry that your time is too tight for cocktails, and hope your ice and time woes end soon!

As prescribed by Dr. Al, a Boodles martini. Most excellent.

For the first time in years, Mello Yello. My wife found it in one of the vending machines at her work and brought one home for me.

I had a mello yello on the drive home from pittsburgh monday. The first soda I'd had in months, because they didn't have a non-soda option at the rest stop roy rogers, except bad coffee.

Thanks, now I have Donovan stuck in my head.

And also a hankering for a Mello Yello

No Mello Yello in Cincy? The last one (prior to the one tonight) I had was while I was living in Columbus.

Guards Cocktail from the Jimmy Late of Ciro's 1930 bar book

1 oz Dry Gin (Blackwoods)

2 oz Italian vermouth (Punt y Mes)

2 dashes Curacao

Stirred and strained over new ice even though it is probably meant to drunk up. Tasty with the bitter Punt y Mes. Kind of Negroni-like.

Turley Petit Syrah. Very jammy and just right for this cooler weather.

San Martin Cocktail

3 parts dry gin (1.5+ oz Blackwoods finishing the bottle)

3 parts Italian vermouth (1.5 oz Punt y Mes)

1 part yellow Chartreuse (.5 oz)

Stir and squeeze a lemon peel on top.

Tasty, not dissimilar from the Guards, but more subtle and complex while less bitter.

Working and drinking Camus. Could you fax me over something Al? Surprise me.

Had a Pink Gin with Tanqueray, going to try one with Hendrick's now

Working and drinking Camus. Could you fax me over something Al? Surprise me.

Saw a martini-style cocktail called the Gloom Lifter, Shelly. Coming right up!

Meanwhile, I just poured a little Pappy 19yo over an ice cube and I intend to drink it shortly.

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Awesome!!!

Had a Pink Gin with Tanqueray, going to try one with Hendrick's now

Cool, what's your preference? Very different tastes, but I find myself preferring the Tanq most of the time.

Coffee. These Keurig K-Cups are lousy--so weak. I'm not surprised that the coffee is mediocre, but the weakness is unacceptable. Does anyone know if they make a decent STRONG K-cup? I know they have those "extra bold" glavors, but I'm wondering if there's one that's actually good.

I had some Eau de Cookie ...V? Is that what I'm up to? Anyway, it was made with Wolaver's, and it turned out pretty good.

Yeah, less water is an option.

They make gold foil refillable kcups, maybe adding more coffee? I'm deathly afraid of weak coffee, so i use absurd quantities of coffee when I brew it. Or use my aeropress.