what are you drinking tonight?

[coxhaus]

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Nice. I am lacking in old world wines. I have hooked up with some guys that drink a lot of old world wines. I hope to me with them a lot more and learn about old world wines. That is the plan. Maybe even take a trip to Argentina to drink wines this summer. My wife is excited if the trip happens.

 

[Greasylake]

Akvavit basil smash, garnish with basil or a lingonberry

Edit: whoa the akvavit is really delicious in a smash

 

[Beerzebub]

Always!

0.75 oz lightly aged Rhum Agricole
0.5 oz high ester Jamaican rum (Smith & Cross ideally)
1 oz sweet vermouth (one of the rare instances I think Carpano makes sense in cocktails)
5/8 oz Campari
3/8 oz Tempus Fugit banana liqueur (no subs on this one)
2 dashes Bittermans Tiki bitters

Orange peel over the top and into the glass as garnish, bonus points if you flame it (usually not a fan, but it works here). I usually like to build this over one large cube so the first few sips are full strength and really funky / fruity before it mellows out into crushable goodness.

The x/8 measurements are finicky, sure, but I found it was the best balance with the r(h)ums and vermouth I used. Depending on what you use might require some tweaking

I tracked down some of the banana stuff. Delicious! Still had to adapt the recipe a little: no rhum agricole (used an ounce of S&C) or Bittermens tiki bitters (used Angostura).
EDIT: I probably should have put orange peel down in the drink... next time!

 

[Greasylake]

My dad made a trip to India for work, and naturally I couldn't let him return without some sort of local liquor. This stuff is basically concentrated funk in a bottle, super interesting and I'm not really sure what I'm going to do with it yet. Seems like it would be good on the rocks, but I also want to see if i can make some pretty cocktails with it. Should be quite fun

 

[MarcelNL]

a selection of Belgian beers...not sure where to start ;-)

 

[DamageInc]

Had this again and really enjoyed it again.

 

[gaijin]

Efter holding a lecture about stock investments at a local club, I think I deserve a drink. Since the topic was mainly American investments, I grabbed an American bottle. I like this bottle. Or rather its contents.

The knife? Oh, it's just the only American knife I own so it begged to be in the picture.

 

[coxhaus]

I went to a wine tasting yesterday at my favorite Italian restaurant and they had just done inventory. They had a bunch of cases of wine of leftovers wines they were no longer going to carry. They were bargain prices, so I bought 5 cases mainly Spanish and Italian wines. It will give me a chance to drink more old-world wines.

 

[Beerzebub]

Enjoying an American classic while trying to up my chili oil game on Netflix.

 

[Corradobrit1]

Enjoying a Kilkerran 16 night cap View attachment 227516

Had a dram of that last night. I also have a bottle of the 12 yo version and to be honest I prefer the 12, which has more character. At less than half the price its a no brainer.

 

[Beerzebub]

Had a dram of that last night. I also have a bottle of the 12 yo version and to be honest I prefer the 12, which has more character. At less than half the price its a no brainer.

Nice when it works out like that! Unfortunately I'm a sucker for what seems to me some extra depth and richness that the 16 offers, but I like the 12 too and drink it in much greater quantities so by that measure anyway it's winning.

EDIT: By the way, what's up with that price difference! Here the 16 and 12 are about US$80 and US$60 respectively, including tax.

 

[Corradobrit1]

Nice when it works out like that! Unfortunately I'm a sucker for what seems to me some extra depth and richness that the 16 offers, but I like the 12 too and drink it in much greater quantities so by that measure anyway it's winning.

EDIT: By the way, what's up with that price difference! Here the 16 and 12 are about US$80 and US$60 respectively, including tax.

I paid €110 for the 16 in Europe. €56 for the 12. Much bigger price differential

 

[Beerzebub]

I paid €110 for the 16 in Europe. €56 for the 12. Much bigger price differential

Yeah, yikes, I would stick with the 12 too.

 

[Beerzebub]

Efter holding a lecture about stock investments at a local club, I think I deserve a drink. Since the topic was mainly American investments, I grabbed an American bottle. I like this bottle. Or rather its contents.

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The knife? Oh, it's just the only American knife I own so it begged to be in the picture.

Underappreciated as a sipping whiskey!

 

[Seemore]

Underappreciated as a sipping whiskey!

Highly appreciated in a Manhattan.

 

[schmitty]

tell me more about this high west rye

I second the High West Rye recommendation, great rye for the cost. It is sometimes tough to find so buy two, or three.

 

[Greasylake]

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[Rideon66]

 

[gentiscid]

Some tweaked old fashioned

 

[Seemore]

It’s not night yet, but I’m ready to sip one ounce over the course of an hour during food prep.

 

[ethompson]

 

[ethompson]

Hanky Panky

 

[ethompson]

Celebrating Razorback victory with one of my last remaining nice bourbon bottles from my bourbon days - batch 6 Stagg Jr.

 

[Greasylake]

Sotol sour

 

[Seemore]

Valtellina, alpine nebbiolo-

In context-

 

[Fyianar]

Whiskey

 

[gaijin]

Just some sort of Martini.

This was really just a test of the image stabilization in my new camera in low light. 1/8 of a second. Pretty OK.

In the glass: Aviation American Gin and Noilly Prat Vermouth.

 

[simona]

Walking around the shop looking for something for my guests tomorrow night but also, of course, thinking about my latest buy, I came across this fine vintage. My immediate thought was that it would suit most palates on KKF.

Cheers

 

[chefwp]

Whoops, I left out one ingredient, a simple syrup lightly infused with ginger.

 

[Seemore]