Cuban Cocktail for our Cuban dinner. 2 parts brandy, 1 part apricot brandy, half lime.

Heard that is supposed to be decent, worth trying?

For the price - for sure.. I decanted it for at least an hour before drinking (being so young). And drank it over about an hour and a half.. It is all I want from the Beringer Cab standard release. Nice dark fruit and a bit of chocolate .. I will be picking up a small pile for drinking later. Just wanted to try it before it leaves Costco. I pretty much try this and the BV every year, for nice simple drinking Cabs...

Cheers,

Brandy Crusta (Anvil)

1.5 oz Brandy

.75 oz Cointreau

.75 oz fresh lemon juice

.125 oz maraschino liqueur

.125 oz Peychaud’s bitters

Shake and strain into a cocktail glass rimmed with sugar. Garnish with spiral of lemon peel.

Considerably different that the "Forgotten" receipe.

Edited April 3, 201115 yr by luvdunhill

Jim, if that Staggering Old Fashioned doesn't get your attention you'd have to be dead!

Gonna do a Black Hawk finally.

Black Hawk down!

Inspired by Jim's mega old fashioned, I did a Black Hawk to his recipe except I used 2oz of Stagg and Plymouth Sloe Gin along with a little more than half a lemon. Nice!!

Been nursing a panil bariquee for the past 3 hours or so, just about done. Decent sour, but could be more complex and really light on carbonation. Probably will not get another, it is definitely second tier for me.

Well, that will certainly get your attention.

I'll bet!

Nice Black Hawk Al. Some serious Bourbon being drunk tonight.

So now my belated toast to Tyll on the soft launch of InnerFidelity.

Best of luck to you. I cannot think of a better person to do this.

After a number of average beers while watching DVDs, it's time for something more flavorful:

Everything is better with Macallan... )

No disagreement here

*takes notes*

what do you guys think of Maker's 46?

Never had it, since I never was much of a fan of the regular Maker's.

A little bit earlier... The Bruery Coton.

DDG Emelius, you are very lucky.

Stillwater Artisanal - stateside saison

I am really liking this brewery

Thanks for the heads up, I have to admit to having been curious, will give them a chance.

Me: pub dog oatmeal chocolate stout -- I think I better stay away from chocolate beers for a while -- they taste too much like coffee to me -- I'd like to stick to caramel and toffee malts for a while.

Except for Southern Tier, of course. And Ommegang.

Alright, maybe I better stay away from generalizations for a while.

Goddamnit.

At the usual place. Starting with a Zombie Dust.

Rabid Rabbit.

Topless Wytch.

Topless Wytch.

This was my favorite back in June.

Campari and Soda.

Now a Southern Tier Mokah. Chocolately goodness.

Finishing with a Bellhaven Scottish Ale.

Mike did you hear that they're going to bottle Zombie Dust? Rumor is they'll be in 6 packs.

2008 benmarcos malbec

Burger with 2yr aged cheddar, onion focaccia. Salt and pepper rub, sear quickly both sides, add butter on top, toss in oven for 5 minutes with cheddar on top. I actually dropped a seasoning and broke the first wine glass (fortunately with only a taste of wine in it), so the heatgun made an appearance at the end to speed some stuff up like cheese melt. Eat with Terrazas de los Andes '09 Malbec. Not bad, not bad at all.