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Last night my wife invented (well, probably not, but we've never come across it before) the Oran-gin-gina (tm). A shot of OEG, a couple of ice cubes and a decent splash of Orangina. The citrus flavours in the OEG marry perfectly with the Orangina and the result is waaaaay to dangerously drinkable.
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Little gift from a friend for a Friday night. Rye’s haven’t been my fave but this one is on point.
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glass of my year old spiced rum and coke . :thumbup:
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This is a pretty tasty single barrel Wheat from Grand Teton Distillery in Driggs ID.
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My nuclear rum hit 101 days yesterday and it's done.
This is side by side with a bottle of 5 year old aged in bourbon barrels.
Last night, rum, blackberry lemonade topped with ginger ale.
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Wasn’t a stilling weekend for me but I did replace the clutch ramp throwout bearing in my Sporty in Saturdayband did a nice 200mi cruise of the natchez trace - no likker was consumed on the ride but that’s done and I am gonna spank the dirty white dog tipple a little before bed.
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Kirk and Sweeney Reserva. After making a little rum I realized I have never tried an aged commercial rum before. Not that it should be the benchmark, but it's something to compare to.
Plain ole pot rig.
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River Rat wrote: Sun Aug 08, 2021 5:04 pm Kirk and Sweeney Reserva. After making a little rum I realized I have never tried an aged commercial rum before. Not that it should be the benchmark, but it's something to compare to.
Give us a review.
I was at a wedding last month & my friend, Father of The Bride, was very proud of having a bottle of Papa Pilar Dark stuck behind the bar.
I didn't want to tell him I'd never heard of it. Roughly the same price as K&S, and being more of a bourbon drinker, Diet Coke was the only sugar free mixer, so it was kind of ----eh :yawn:.
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Well, I like the K&S. It's nice and smooth - none of the heads that I've come to expect from most commercial booze. You can definitely tell it's made from molasses, but the flavor doesn't stick around more than a few seconds. It's very light. You taste it while you're drinking it and then it's gone.

My SBB all molasses, which has only been on oak for 3 months, tastes similar but with a much heavier molasses flavor that you taste long after it's gone down the pipe. It would probably be a more fair comparison after mine has aged a little longer.

I'm a real somebody now, this is the first time I've given a thoughtful description of what liquor tastes like to me. 8)
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River Rat wrote: Sun Aug 08, 2021 7:56 pm I'm a real somebody now, this is the first time I've given a thoughtful description of what liquor tastes like to me. 8)
Thank you sir. You are a Gentleman & A Scholar.
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I am sipping some of my version of booners that the cuts came out funny and ended up 45% so I said what the heck and aged it that way.
My step dad wrote the label and forgot to put the date so I don't know how long it has been aging but it is sure getting good.
I honestly didn't know if it would be drinkable since I aged at 45% and I probably won't do it again but it was interesting anyway.
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Sipping on some day 4 bloody butcher HBB sugarhead @150*F on used wine oak (Calistoga Cab). Couple more days and taking notes!

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Pig out Friday 😁
Started with a few GnT’s … It’s our quaff so it’s home brew shop essence ( Still Spirits London dry ) … yeah I know but can’t keep up with production iff’n I made real Gin. :oops:

Followed up with a Margarita. Home grown Limes , home made Cointreau , home brew shop Tequila essence . :shh: ( two out of three aren’t bad )

Red wine with dinner .

Now sipping a Rum :ebiggrin:
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Yummyrum wrote: Fri Sep 10, 2021 2:37 am Pig out Friday 😁
yeah I know but can’t keep up with production iff’n I made real Gin. :oops:
Get off your lazy arse and start doing proper Gin...you know where the right recipe is ..and I will send you any botanicals that I can.
Really ? how hard is it ?
Running some SSS through the VM is the hardest part.......the gin takes an hour at most.
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Saltbush Bill wrote: Fri Sep 10, 2021 2:45 am
Yummyrum wrote: Fri Sep 10, 2021 2:37 am Pig out Friday 😁
yeah I know but can’t keep up with production iff’n I made real Gin. :oops:
Get off your lazy arse and start doing proper Gin...you know where the right recipe is ..and I will send you any botanicals that I can.
Really ? how hard is it ?
Running some SSS through the VM is the hardest part.......the gin takes an hour at most.
I know , but a bottle of essence is cheaper and less work … and everyone is happy
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Yummyrum wrote: Fri Sep 10, 2021 5:32 am I know , but a bottle of essence is cheaper and less work … and everyone is happy
A friend of mine makes the best gin he has ever tasted using an Airstill, Turbo and essence, but his wife, who has tasted mine, is standing behind him shaking her head and giving him the thumbs down. :D
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Sipping on some day 4 bloody butcher HBB sugarhead @150*F on used wine oak (Calistoga Cab). Couple more days and taking notes!

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4 days in the sous vide bath at 150? I haven't played with using my sous vide to coax a spirit along. How's it working out?
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Saw this yesterday on the shelf at the state store & had to give it a try. Glad I did -- it's damn tasty!!! $40 for 750 mL bottle is usually what I consider too pricey, but curiosity got the better of me.

I really like Tullamore Dew which is finished in sherry casks, and I really like rye. So I may have to give this a go when my high-rye CROW bourbon comes off oak spirals. I have some Hungarian oak soaking in sherry that was meant for my next Irish whisky. Looks like they'll be taking a detour!

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Had some High West Double Rye last night and I am blown away how smooth it is. Almost question if I'm even drinking alcohol, which I'm a bit torn on as I do like a bit of bite. Runs $32 out here.
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rubberduck71 wrote: Tue Oct 12, 2021 9:28 am Saw this yesterday on the shelf at the state store & had to give it a try. Glad I did -- it's damn tasty!!! $40 for 750 mL bottle is usually what I consider too pricey, but curiosity got the better of me.

I really like Tullamore Dew which is finished in sherry casks, and I really like rye. So I may have to give this a go when my high-rye CROW bourbon comes off oak spirals. I have some Hungarian oak soaking in sherry that was meant for my next Irish whisky. Looks like they'll be taking a detour!

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Little gift from a friend for a Friday night. Rye’s haven’t been my fave but this one is on point.
I like most things Cedar Ridge puts out, been there a few times, a nice little place, the people are very friendly. Managed to snag a bottle of the single malt scotch they put out and It is excellent, while it comes across as almost a simple drink, not a ton of flavor, doesn't punch you in the face, I find that I'm constantly wishing my glass had more in it, when I get to the end of it.
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Sippin on an OVD (Old Vatted Demerara ) rum and coke.
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My 2019 attempt at Mezcal using Agave americana. Very flavorsome. Probably unwise to get drunk on it thinking you can go to work tomorrow, but nice if you are only having a shot or two..
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I just followed my Mezcal with a shot of my Mezcal de Pechuga, (which was made using my Mezcal), and it is much nicer. I'm not having any more samples tonight :D
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Sipping on some of my CROW bourbon. It just keeps getting better. Pretty soon Im going to have to put a quart or so aside for prosperity or it's going to be all gone.
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Sampling a liqueur.

Pineapple gin proofed with lemon juice that has had most of the citric acid converted to calcium citrate, which is relatively insoluble, by reacting it with calcium hydroxide, filtering out the precipitated calcium citrate, then concentrated by freeze jacking to 29g/100ml of sugar, giving me a liqueur with about 15g/100ml sugar at 35% abv and a pH of 6.

Very nice.

Worth the effort? Probably not, especially because I'm not a big fan of liqueurs, but it has been educational and a lot of fun. My parents would have liked it, they had a sweet tooth.
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I was watching a Fred Minnick youtube Wednesday night. He mentioned Rye whiskey goes very well with Turkey.
I was gifted a bottle of O.H. Ingram Straight Rye.
Their claim to fame is that it's aged in a rickhouse on a barge on the Mississippi River.
(remember it was a gift!)
Only had two things I could mix with. Coke & Fuji Apple flavored water (soda).
Went with the Apple & Rye & it's really good!

Was great with my Thanksgiving meal & made that Tryptophan coma EXTRA special.
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A White Kentuckian; Tater's Kahlua, HBB white dog and a splash of cream. A recipe for messy drunkeness if ever there was one!

Edit to add: Shortly after this post, YouTube recommended the following apposite snippet:
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Just had some whistle pig piggy back rye. I don’t want to like it, but damn it I do.
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It's Friday night and this week sucked.
Might be a long night, but at least I know I won't have a shitty hang over.
Some cherrywood finished CROW, and some 13%Rye.
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Having my first beer in over a year.
An old favorite of mine, Three Philosophers.
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Calumet Farms blend of 14y and 8y bourbons. Really like it.
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