Red Mosquito

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I've been drinking this all winter long:

1 part spiced whiskey
2 parts apple cider reduction

Stir with large ice cubes and serve with a twist.

This is so fucking delicious.

not sure if anyone remembers from the old board but I have a soft spot for brown liquors

in a mason jar:

2 oz. cane & abe clearwater rum
1 oz. lime juice (the real stuff)
top w/ berritt's ginger beer
cardamom
ginger
brown sugar
all-spice

stir/shake vigorously, garnish w/ mint

That sounds pretty good. Do you find that a well-made cocktail before the food prep but after the ingredient round-up can greatly enhance the cooking experience?

Drinking definitely makes cooking better. I'm a brown liquor guy too but I've grown to appreciate gin a little more thanks to the lady.

i was a once a year gin drinker before I met my wife..she pours herself a gin martini every night after dinner..I have about 1 a week

It's quite good in certain drinks, she also likes martinis. The most refreshing of all liquors for sure.

I don't have any bitters, but I've been playing around with simple syrup, bourbon, and orange twists all night.

on top of black label beer i was heavily into tom collins' in high school. but one day i had a few too many and my liver felt like a dried up raisin. i backed off for a while and just admired her from afar.

surface the north wrote:I don't have any bitters, but I've been playing around with simple syrup, bourbon, and orange twists all night.

Now I have bitters. This will prove to be a contemplative evening.

The Vieux Carre

Rye, cognac, sweet vermouth, angostura, peychaud's, and benedictine. Can't lose.

For pina coladas, is coconut milk a necessity? Of course you need ice, rum, and coconut mixer.

I need to know! Thanks, RM.

Harry Lime wrote:For pina coladas, is coconut milk a necessity? Of course you need ice, rum, and coconut mixer.

I need to know! Thanks, RM.

Hahahaha you're making piña coladas?!

theplatypus wrote:

Harry Lime wrote:For pina coladas, is coconut milk a necessity? Of course you need ice, rum, and coconut mixer.

I need to know! Thanks, RM.

Hahahaha you're making piña coladas?!

Maybe.

Harry Lime wrote:

theplatypus wrote:

Harry Lime wrote:For pina coladas, is coconut milk a necessity? Of course you need ice, rum, and coconut mixer.

I need to know! Thanks, RM.

Hahahaha you're making piña coladas?!

Maybe.

Why can't I get an answer?!

I'm not a piña colada drinker, but I would imagine that the best versions of Puerto Rico's pride are made with the most natural ingredients. I say leave that "coconut mixer" out and just use coconut milk and pineapple juice.

Im going to try and make an old fashioned for the first time tonight, we will see how it goes later this evening

i just discovered Tito's handmade Vodka.
As a typically a limited vodka drinker, i like it.

Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:Im going to try and make an old fashioned for the first time tonight, we will see how it goes later this evening

didnt turn out too bad, it is definitely a strong whiskey drink, so if you dont like the whiskey then you probably wont like it, but it was good to sip on, but i made a 2nd and it was a bit much, i had had enough of the combination of the strong whiskey flavor with the sugar from the simple syrup. so if i have one again this weekend, i will only do 1 and switch to somehting else if i want to drink more