G&T

Whipped up margaritas tonight. Went with Cabo Wabo tequila since it was on sale. 2:1:1 recipe with a tsp of aguave nectar. Very smooth. How anyone can handle more lime than that is beyond me. The Cabo from my knowledge is a good brand. Wonderful pepper aroma with a hint of brown sugar. Reminds me of Wray overproof. Of course these are hitting me like a ton of bricks.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jun 5, 2011 -> 06:18 PM) Sounds like a risque German C&W duo. Ha. Well it's still awesome

Schwarzbier and sausage...yes please.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ May 31, 2011 -> 05:26 PM) Quite a tropical lineup there. Very nice. I played bartender a bit this weekend at a Memorial Day party at my parents' place on Kissimmee. Dad has a nice upstairs bar that I have finally taught him how to stock reasonably well. I only had to bring a couple handbags of specialty rums and other ingredients along which is quite a bit less than I usually have to haul anywhere I intend to do any serious mixology. So do you do any prep before going or do everything on location? Like, if you were doing a mai tai, would you consider combining the orgeat, simple, and curacao (or whatever you're using) into a mix and do rum and lime for each drink to speed things up? If I were to play bartender and had to do sidewinders again, I think I would combine the juices and syrup and just mix in the rum for speed and space.

One more thing. As I've mentioned many times, I don't get Coruba around here so I've been drinking Myers. I was told last night by a friend that Myers is pretty terrible compared to other dark rums and I've read that before. He suggested Trader Vics. I know Goslings and Blackstrap are available here as well. What's the suggestion based on those options?

So many updates on my drinking life First, I tried the bumbo and I'm impressed. made with VX. Came out perfectly sweet and a touch spicy but I figure a spicier rum would work better for balance. For a warm drink it is surprisingly drinkable. Great suggestion! On the beer front, I grabbed Bells Double Cream Stout and Founders Imperial Stout while in Charleston. Both are very good, but the imperial stout is incredible. Poured dark as ink and thick as oil. Most intimidating beer I've seen. But the taste is anything but intimidating. Rich and sweet with the perfect hop balance. A touch of fruit lingers. Best imperial stout I've had. Just perfect. Sipping a Dale's Pale Ale from Oskar Blues right now. Would fall into IPA territory for many breweries. Excellent citrus hop, but little malt for balance. Nevertheless, excellent brew with plenty of grapefruit in the nose and a touch of pine.

QUOTE (Tex @ Jun 3, 2011 -> 08:54 AM) So what's everyone doing this summer? I have almost three weeks of training lined up. Boy Scout Camp Director training in June. Then in August two weeks of training for helping Pre-Ap students. In between five weeks on South Padre Island catching some waves and a couple weeks in Bar Harbor Maine watching whales instead of oil wells. (In Texas whales and wells are pronounced the same). No s***. That's where I got married. We've been going the last 3 years and it's one of my favorite places to go. If you want/need recommendations, let me know. The food is incredible and Acadia is amazing. On topic, we are trying to figure out places to see that we haven't been to on the east coast. Might get up to Burlington, and I want to spend a couple days in NYC. I hate NYC but if we move, I doubt I'll ever go back. Probably be in Bar Harbor for our anniversary.

The lineup I went with last night was: coconauts - awesome stuff Painkillers - hadn't had one in a while but damn good Hurricanes Sidewinders Seemed to go over well, but a pain in the ass to deal with in a small kitchen. One good move was warming the coconut cream and putting it in a plastic water bottle before going. It stayed liquefied and easy to pour. One thing I do forget is that these drinks are meant to show off the rum which these people weren't quite used to.

Happy birthday! A Jim bday has to be an event!

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 26, 2011 -> 11:18 PM) This is bulls***, and unfortunately espn will be hyping this s*** for the next week. The bulls choked three games in this series. Major chokes. The games were f***ing gift wrapped. f*** the refs, f*** the NBA Yeah. LeBron didn't do anything.

This is a team that wasn't ready for real playoff pressure. They will be someday, but they just choked late every game.

I think the dispells the Lebron can't close garbage.

Rose chokes on another FT.

Rose at the line to tie the game.

Wow.

What a choke job

Rose fouls on the 3. Jesus

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 26, 2011 -> 10:59 PM) Jordan never flopped like James does, and he certainly never ran around on the court like a pansy hugging his teammates in the 4th quarter. He was a better competitor, no doubt. All I'm saying is perception changes based on relationship to that player.

QUOTE (chw42 @ May 26, 2011 -> 10:57 PM) MJ's doucheness stood out more than his play? Does LeBron's? Would your answer change if he played for the Bulls?

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 26, 2011 -> 10:57 PM) ? I don't think many people hated Jordan like James is hated. The only thing separating them is the decision.

QUOTE (MurcieOne @ May 26, 2011 -> 10:55 PM) I think Brewer has as many (if not more) 3's this series than Korver. I'm going to guess that this is the fewest minutes Korver has played all series with 9. Unsurprisingly, they haven't missed him.

QUOTE (Controlled Chaos @ May 26, 2011 -> 10:54 PM) James is so easy to hate. I can't remember a player with that much talent who's overall douchness stands out more than his play. I'm sure if you lived anywhere but Chicago in the 90's you'd have an answer.

BREWER!

Wade decides to show up.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 26, 2011 -> 10:37 PM) If Taj or Noah deserved a Tech there, then Lebron deserved it for a nearly identical reaction after he fouled Rose, he just didnt' open his mouth as wide as Taj. Rose has been very demonstrative too and he doesn't get techs. Taj had actually slapped the ball after a call earlier in the game in reaction to a foul and nothing was called. We all know the refs aren't consistent.