Two Brothers Northwind Imperial Stout.

Pliny. Then some Eagle.

Pliny. Then some Eagle.

That sounds familiar.

gave my last Elder & Blind Pig to a friend who was thrilled:)...but I felt a bit empty so I picked up another couple 120 Minutes so I could spare one to drink immediately...they could charge for the smell...

won a nice laser engraved bottle opener from Flat12...

I like to stick with what works.

Thirty dog Siberian Night.

Savoy has some strange ingredients... fun stuff to research when the time comes:

Prunelle Brandy

Hercules

Groseille

Caperitif

Sirop-de-Citron

Byrrh

Lithia Water

Charbreux

Rock Candy Syrup

Oxygenee Cusenier

Eau de Vie de Danzig

Pricota

Forbidden Fruit Liqueur

Pretty weird indeed.

Blackbird Illustration Merlot. One of our recent Yountville trip discoveries.

The Twentieth Century Cocktail

1.5 oz gin

0.75 oz Lillet Blanc (Cocchi)

0.5 oz Creme de cacao

0.75 oz fresh lemon

Shake!

Yes, yes, yes. This one is a keeper.

For $3 a bottle, this stuff is amazing on my college budget.

The cacao is really subtle. It's an afterthought and more of a chocolate feel, if that makes sense.

Noble Pils

The rest of punch.

Little Salmon Milano and CI

--> Caol Ila 1989 7yo 42% Signatory (half bottle)

Continuing with the Cynar explorations:

Choke Artist

from The Art of the Bar, by Jeff Hollinger and Rob Schwartz

* 1 ounce Cynar

* 1 ounce Anejo tequila (I used Cazadores Reposado)

* ½ ounce fino sherry (I used Amontillado)

* 5 dashes Stirring's Blood Orange Bitters

* Extra-wide orange twist for garnish

Technique: Combine the Cynar, tequila, and sherry in an ice-filled mixing glass and stir. Add the bitters to a chilled snifter and roll around to coat the glass. Pour the Cynar and tequila mixture into the snifter. Garnish with the orange twist.

Edited February 25, 201115 yr by Voltron

Go Cynar!

More CI

--> Caol Ila 1991 NAS 58.7% 70cl Andreas Jacobs (edition 1)

I need some Cynar [puts on shopping list].

Caol Ila here too ... but just the 12yr.

CI12 = goodness too...

All this Islay talk....Caol Ila 18.

3 oz Cocchi

3 oz Fever Tree Soda

1 dash Stirrings Blood Orange Bitters

... And thus ends the first bottle of Cocchi. RIP.

CI18 = more goodness...

--> Caol Ila 1993 14yo Murray McDavid 46% (sherry cask)

fuzzy pic:

... And thus ends the first bottle of Cocchi. RIP.

Long live the Cocchi

Over Oaked Imperial Stout

Weyerbacher Heresy