Quote from: Ducatamount on May 02, 2014, 03:47:59 PM
My neighbor Amos' homemade hard cider.
That sh#t sneaks up on you.
He says there's a giggle in every apple.

Reminds me of a buddy's uncle's homemade apple pie wine, complete with "Panty Remover" labels. Tastes like nothing's there, and before you know it, well.....

One of my favorite mixed drinks is Texas Tea . . . almost a Long Island minus the Gin and replacing it with Bourbon . . .

Quote from: Darkmonster620 on May 05, 2014, 01:07:12 PM
One of my favorite mixed drinks is Texas Tea . . . almost a Long Island minus the Gin and replacing it with Bourbon . . .

Had that on our cruise last summer.  We had a bartender well versed in "tea" variations.  Texas was one of our favorites!

JM

Quote from: Speedbag on May 05, 2014, 10:31:40 AM
Reminds me of a buddy's uncle's homemade apple pie wine, complete with "Panty Remover" labels. Tastes like nothing's there, and before you know it, well.....

Ask ML about DIMBY cider.

Quote from: ducpainter on May 05, 2014, 04:03:33 PM
Ask ML about DIMBY cider.

I had cider that was pushing 20% once.  It was a bit bitter, but it would totally sneak up behind your chair and smack you in the back of your head for no apparent reason.  Then you had to stand up...     Good luck with that 

JM

Quote from: the_Journeyman on May 05, 2014, 05:22:24 PM
I had cider that was pushing 20% once.  It was a bit bitter, but it would totally sneak up behind your chair and smack you in the back of your head for no apparent reason.  Then you had to stand up...     Good luck with that 

JM

This stuff was anything except bitter...and it wasn't exactly cider.

It was damn tasty though and got the job done.

Dimby cider..... My god that stuff was amazing.

Years ago I created a drink I called Murk, which contained roughly equal parts Hi-C Ecto Cooler, Squirt soda, and gin. It was a pale, murky green color and would twist your horns if you burned it using a decent gin.

And then Hi-C quit making the Ecto Cooler, ruining EVERYTHING.    

That's like asking you which is your favorite child 

If you want to move beyond the 'well' level of drinks (rum and coke, gin and tonic, etc), remember the quality of the mixer matters as much as the liquor
if you like tonic drinks, get some Fever Tree Mediterranean Tonic, and also try different garnishes besides lime.
Hendricks-tonic-cucumber is great on a hot day, or try a meyer lemon or tangerine wedge

another good summer mixer is ginger ale. lots of good craft ones to try. the 365 house brand at Whole Paycheck is actually good for the low price
add some vodka (i like Titos for mixing), or some nice bourbon and a slice of lime and its sippin on the porch time

Favorite Alcoholic Beverage...?

What ever you're pouring.



Given the right time, place and attire, a nice, ice cold vodka martini with an olive before dinner and a lemon twist after.

As of late I've been nursing a tumbler of Pendelton Let'er Buck, a blended Canadian Whiskey / no ice.

If I'm in Belize, Travelers One Barrel Rum / on the rocks.

This only helps if you visit Asheville, NC, but we have a place called "Olive or Twist" that is basically a martini bar that serves food as well.  They have a nice list of martinis to try for those looking to try different martinis.

A drink that is quite different I tried while in NYC was one that used Lucid (US legal Absinthe, basically Anise liquor) which was a slightly sweet citrus drink with the bite of the Anise liquor.  It was nice, but maybe I'm weird.  One of the bartenders said he'd never seen anyone drink more than one of those in the 6 years he had worked there.

JM

Quote from: Monsterlover on May 03, 2014, 11:43:32 AM
Excuse me, Adamm0621, do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior, The Bucket?

Somehow, I knew this was coming.

Quote from: ungeheuer on May 02, 2014, 04:50:05 AM
On a stinkin' hot summer's evening....

nothing better than Bombay Sapphire direct from the freezer... tonic water mixer, slice of lemon.

And yes.