Ace of Clubs (Esquire)

2 oz aged rum (the drink scales well, use something good)

0.5 oz Creme de cacao (white)

0.5 oz lime juice

0.5 oz simple sugar

Shake the double strain! Garnish with aromatic bitters drizzles on top.

Edited July 13, 201114 yr by luvdunhill

Fernet and Moxie

3 oz Moxie

2 oz Fernet Branca

Wild Heaven Invocation

2007 La Jota Merlot. Went to a friend's house to pick up my case of Seasmoke Ten earlier today and hung around a bit for a Pinot tasting, I am now experiencing the wrath of (Mrs.) Khan.

The good news for all you interested parties is that the 2009 is good stuff.

Edited July 14, 201114 yr by Augsburger

Little shot of stuff that is getting low:

--> Lochside 1966 38yo 45.6% Celtic Heartlands bottling.

Edited July 14, 201114 yr by mikeymad

A great tasting glass of Dugges High Five! And some other beer as well.

Edited July 14, 201114 yr by DefectiveAudioComponent

Kinda sweet in a good way.....pretty darn good

grog

My first gin and tonic in about 2 weeks.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Either way, this is delicious.

Edited July 14, 201114 yr by Duggeh

Raising a glass.

Nothing fabulous. 2 measures of regular gordons and a wee tin of schweppes, a drip of bitters on the top.

Edited July 14, 201114 yr by Duggeh

Hanky Panky Variation

1 1/2 oz Plymouth Gin

1 1/2 oz Bonal

1 bar spoon Fernet Branca

Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange twist.

Raising a glass.

Had that at the beer fest, was not a huge fan.

Earlier, lots of delicious wine. Stag's Leap '09 chardonnay and some red that I didn't pick up the name of unfortunately. Now, diet mt dew though.

Cuvee Des Jacobins Rouge...probably the best beer had on tap tonight...not too sweet...good stuff...coming soon to bottles...

Upland Persimmon Lambic...quite a sugary, tropical nose...

Upland Raspberry Lambic...good, but behind blueberry, blackberry & persimmon methinks...

Lost Abbey Framboise de Amorosa...I brought this one...probably best Raspberry base beer I've had...Lost Abbey is incredible...

Brugge Spider King...they (Brugge) rarely have this on...

Hannsens Oudbeitje Lambic...at first I thought this was as horrible as the pic I took, but the strawberry kick is worth the initial discomfort...

Professor Fritz Briem 1809 Berliner Weisse...do NOT smell this one...just enjoy...

I really liked the Jacobins at the get real fest.

Westvleteren 8 & then 12...

both tasted candied to me...trying to read the best by to determine vintage, but it was immediately apparent that the 12 I took to Jackie O's was amongst the best beers on Earth...that one we pegged as a 2006...it's as if this one hasn't gone through the metamorphosis...

still...all things considered:)...

also forgot to mention that someone whipped out a bottle of Isabelle Proximus circa 2007 (nutso rare) earlier...

Edited July 15, 201114 yr by emelius

This.

My first gin and tonic in about 2 weeks.

Same, although it may have been longer than 2 weeks.

Starting late:

--> Linkwood 1990 17yo 55.5% Signatory from Binny's

Yum Mikey! I'll be right over.

Cheers to that... some Mortlach coming up soon..

This is getting better with time...

Love the Sherry Aged Mortlach's

--> Mortlach 1988/17yo 59.6% Malt Trust

Laphroaig quarter cask

good call.. I don't have any of the LQC ..

good call.. I don't have any of the LQC ..

With your considerable connects I think you can find it easily.