Smoke and Mirrors

1 1/4 ounce aquavit

1 1/4 ounce Campari

3/4 ounce Cynar

Garnish: Flamed orange peel.

Sam Adams Bahstan Lagah.

At Tap and Mallet in Rochester, pretty nice tap list for me to work with for the next few hours.

Starting with a Custom Brewcrafters Double Dark Cream Porter.

fresh mojito

Custom Brewcrafters Imperial Breakfast Beer (aka "Mabel") on cask.

Allison tool the pic so I could toast ya fools.

It got dimmer in this bitch.

Rohrbach Imperial Scotch Ale.

Imperial Scotch Ale sounds interesting -- how is it?

Imperial Scotch Ale sounds interesting -- how is it?

It was just okay, not as strong in the scotch character or notes as I guess I'd have expected... Then again I've no idea how long (or if) this was barrel aged.

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More Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout.

Just had a John Collins with Genevieve Genever and it was meh. Should try it with Ransom instead of genever but the Tom is just better than the John so far...

Tea.

Tea.

Sick Monkey?

As for me, I needed to change my spirit, so I decided on rum.

Outrigger

2 ounce rum

1 ounce Cointreau

1/2 ounce lemon juice

Shake with ice, strain into a cocktail glass.

FFF Evil Power, FFF Blackheart (which finally hit Indy shelves)...& um...had some wild cherry Pepsi...heh...quiet night of tv watching...

by the by...for all you Chicagoans...word on the street is that Goose Island Clybourn (not part of Anheuser-Goose) is going to tap Founders Canadian Breakfast at some point Wednesday...

if you go by prior tappings in the area, it'll last < 1 hour...

good news is, if you miss it, Founders plans to put it in 750mL bottles soonish:)...they've said that they'll release Blushing Monk first, but CBS could be next...

cheers...

Rum Old Fashioned with Zacapa Rum. Marc is right. This is a tasty beverage.

By the way, where is the cocktail crowd these days? I don't like drinking alone.

Dark Lord.

Kidding!

Malbecageddon -- finishing the bottles of Norton Reserva and Alamos Seleccion. Both were superb. Interchangeable first place, methinks.

had me for a split second...

venti bold no room (blech) here...better than the stuff they make at work...

hoping my bottle of Firestone Walker Abacus shows up today...ordered it then found a place that had it cheaper & w/o a bottle limit...kinda grumpy...

Rum Old Fashioned with Zacapa Rum. Marc is right. This is a tasty beverage.

By the way, where is the cocktail crowd these days? I don't like drinking alone.

I am back I town so I'll be joining you tonight!

Mt. Dew...

& for you New Yorkers...they're tapping CBS at Rattle 'n Hum in a little over an hour...not that I'm obsessed with this beer or anything:)...

I am back I town so I'll be joining you tonight!

Because I have a headache.

EDIT: btw, this stuff is VERY good.

2008 La Posta Cocina Malbec

Mojito, tho with myers platinum this time, I hope my S&C gets here soon

2008 La Posta Cocina Malbec

Malbec? I thought Cocina was the blend? Oh well, maybe that's just currently, back in '08 (all, the good old days), they had something called Cocina Malbec.

Do tell, I wouldn't mind a second opinion. Also, is that where you got it? It's looking like I'm going to have to order it online, I've only found the blend and the Bonarda in stores.