Bitter Elder

3/2 oz Plymouth Gin

3/4 oz Campari

1/2 oz St Germain

1/2 oz lemon juice

The recipe I saw called for 3/4 oz St Germain but I thought that would be too sweet.

I like it!

2007 Le Petit Vice Cabernet Sauvignon. Reminds me of Beckstofer ToKallon vineyards for some reason, starting to open up real nice.

Gale Force Gin, Dolin Rouge, and Campari Negroni

x2

Reminds me that I need to buy some more gin.

I started to make a Mountain Man and realized too late that I am out of Cocchi Americano. I made a twist on the recipe with 2oz Tennessee whiskey, .50 Bonal, .50 Averna, and two dashes orange bitters. More bitter profile but quite tasty.

I've had a fair bit of whisk(e)y over the course of the night without barely feeling the effects. I don't know if I should be sad I don't get a buzz, or happy I can enjoy that much without any hindrance.

Metaxa 7 star

Raffy - JEALOUS.

Al - Let me know what you think of The Dissident. Been wanting to try that one for ages.. hopefully I'll come across it sometime.

New Belgium Lips of Faith Kick...

75% ale brewed with pumpkin & cranberry juice...25% ale aged in wooden barrels...a collaboration with Elysian(Dick)...

I think it's very good & preferable to most (but not all) of the other fall seasonals...

Fior di Sicily

3/4 oz Averna amaro

3/4 oz Carpano Antica

3/4 oz Aperol

3/4 oz St. Germain Elderflower liqueur

Stir and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a flamed orange peel.

Meh, at least I got to play with fire.

A healthy glass of Lillet since I haven't really been using it in cocktails like I thought I would, followed by a Schneider Aventinus.

Bluecoat/Fever-tree Gin & Tonic

Negroni

Good call

New Belgium Lips of Faith Clutch...Dark Sour Ale...collab with the band of the same name...

not nearly as good as Kick...buy Kick:)...or go back in the series...

Edited August 31, 201114 yr by emelius

I've never even seen Kick around here. :\

I've never even seen Kick around here. :\

It's new:)...

Stone 15th Anniversary Escondidian Imperial Black IPA....their jab at the new naming sytem...I'm in the minority here..I prefer Cascadian Dark to calling something a Black India Pale Ale...

in either case, though, this is a great example of the style:)...

(semi) Local Brew Tuesday:

Sierra Nevada: Southern Hemisphere Harvest

Edit: Oh and leftover chocolate from Grahame -- thx

Edited August 31, 201114 yr by mikeymad

It's new:)...

Well I actually hit up the usual suspects earlier tonight to restock the liquor cabinet and grab a minikeg of Oberon for the weekend, and didn't see it. But hopefully it'll make its way down here at some point.

(semi) Local Brew Tuesday:

Sierra Nevada: Southern Hemisphere Harvest

Fitzy approves.

Laphroaig 1/4 Cask

Well, since the last Averna cocktail was pretty fluffy I decided to try Al's Mountain Man modification

2 oz Bulleit Bourbon, 1/2 oz Bonal, 1/2 oz Averna, 2 dashes Bittercube Orange Bitters and a flamed Orange peel as garnish because I still wanted to play with fire.

Ahhhh, much better.

Edited August 31, 201114 yr by morphsci

because istill wanted to play with fire.

Laphroaig 1/4 Cask

Peat has made an appearance - Mikey Approved

Before/during dinner I had a Blackwoods and Noilly Prat martini

After dinner was a rather heavy gin Bijou with Blackwoods, Cocchi Vermouth and yellow Chartreuse.

Edited August 31, 201114 yr by Voltron