I'm not always a fan of chocolate beers, but the Mokah is awesome. Cheers Mike!

I had some ST Chokolat Friday night at Brother Tuckers Friday night. I didn't think I would like it but it was very good.

Glad to hear your mom is coming home Al.

Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi

Anderson Valley Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout (Growler)

I'm not always a fan of chocolate beers, but the Mokah is awesome. Cheers Mike!

Totally agree.

Pre-dinner Vodkatinis with Luksusowa vodka.

cracked a bottle of Justin 2006 cab.

Fax is on if you need help finishing it.

Edited March 27, 201115 yr by shellylh

graffigna 2008 malbec

Ok, fine, I will have a margarita then.

Margarita

3/2 oz Casa Noble Crystal tequila

1/2 oz Grand Marnier

3/4 oz lime juice

1 tsp Agave Syrup

Eagle rare perfect manhattan on the rocks

Having some more Kumbe cab with my steak dinner. I am even less impressed with it the second night. No more of this wine.

I just want to hop on the "Southern Tier Mokah is awesome" train. Choo-choo!

Alas, I don't have any refrigerating right now. I think tonight's a Sleepytime night.

Opera Cocktail (modified)

2 oz Tom

1/2 oz Dolin Rouge

1/4 oz Luxardo maraschino liqueur

1 dash Regan's orange bitters.

Stir.

I really, really like this one.

So the Plymouth gin worked very well in the Palm Beach and Park Avenue last night. The same cannot be said for the Seventh Heaven. Plymouth is much too smooth and mild and so the drink was overwhelmed by the 1/2 oz of maraschino liquor. My suggestion is to either cut back to 1/4 oz maraschino if you are using Plymouth or other less assertive gin or just use a ballsy gin like Junipero.

Anyway, tonight I am revisiting the Twentieth Century Cocktail

1 1/2 oz Bluecoat Gin

3/4 oz Cocchi Americano

1/2 oz Mary Brizard Creme de Cocoa (The recipe calls for light but all I have is dark)

3/4 oz Fresh Lemon Juice

Shake and double strain into a cocktail glass. Express a lemon peel and drop in.

Gnomegang...best blonde I've had in 'while:)...9.5ABV to boot...

So the Plymouth gin worked very well in the Palm Beach and Park Avenue last night. The same cannot be said for the Seventh Heaven. Plymouth is much too smooth and mild and so the drink was overwhelmed by the 1/2 oz of maraschino liquor. My suggestion is to either cut back to 1/4 oz maraschino if you are using Plymouth or other less assertive gin or just use a ballsy gin like Junipero.

Anyway, tonight I am revisiting the Twentieth Century Cocktail

1 1/2 oz Bluecoat Gin

3/4 oz Cocchi Americano

1/2 oz Mary Brizard Creme de Cocoa (The recipe calls for light but all I have is dark)

3/4 oz Fresh Lemon Juice

Shake and double strain into a cocktail glass. Express a lemon peel and drop in.

And?

It was so good I made another, this time with Blackwoods Gin

Wooooo .. at least in this cocktail, the Blackwoods kicks Bluecoats ass without breaking a sweat. Scotland 1 USA 0.

We'll see about that. Twentieth Century with Junipero, Cocchi and Firelit liqueur coming up. USA USA USA !

Edited March 28, 201115 yr by Voltron

Opera Cocktail (modified)

2 oz Tom

1/2 oz Dolin Rouge

1/4 oz Luxardo maraschino liqueur

1 dash Regan's orange bitters.

Stir.

I really, really like this one.

On my third. Yum.

We'll see about that. Twentieth Century with Junipero, Cocchi and Firelit liqueur coming up. USA USA USA !

In my patriotic fervor, I forgot that firelit is coffee, not chocolate so the lame Dekuyper will have to do.

Edited March 28, 201115 yr by Voltron

Wooooo .. at least in this cocktail, the Blackwoods kicks Bluecoats ass without breaking a sweat. Scotland 1 USA 0.

Interesting...

i'm all about collabs:)...

A wee dram a Caol Ila 12yr before bed.

I think the Junipero would definitely make it a fairer fight.

Decided to see how good the Blackwoods really is by mixing up a Vesper

3 oz Blackwoods Gin

1 oz Glacier Vodka

3/4 oz Cocchi Americano

Stir briskly and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a nice lemon twist.

Yep, Blackwoods is good.

Hey Jim, where did you get the Blackwoods?

I got it at Friar Tuck's in Champaign (Savoy).