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QUOTE (G&T @ May 25, 2011 -> 03:38 PM) Never heard of the rum but I am very interested in the drink. Worth trying with an Appleton product? On another note, I know nothing about bourbon, but I found this interesting. Jim Beam is bottling what they call the Devil's Cut. Extracting the remaining bourbon left in the barrels themselves and adding it to 6 year old bourbon. Any takers on that? V/X works well in the Bumbo, on it's own or mixed with Pusser's. That's what I had to drink last week when I ran out of Classick Gold. The Devil's Cut product sounds like it could be excellent and I will certainly give it a try when it makes it down here. Beam's rye is pretty good stuff when I can't find Old Overholt and don't want to break the bank on expensive bottle.

QUOTE (The Critic @ May 22, 2011 -> 07:14 PM) This reference adds 7 years to your Soxtalk age. The fact that I got the reference adds 5 years to mine. The fact that anybody is referencing or recognizing the referencing of that terrible, terrible Janis Ian song frightens me.

QUOTE (G&T @ May 22, 2011 -> 11:06 PM) No Coruba near me and I couldn't find it in South Carolina. I use Myers and ED 12. I also cut back on the lime. With ED 12 you are doing alright. An interesting rum to try when you find it is Sergeant Classick gold. It is a pot still rum made in San Francisco with molasses from Hawaii. I bought a bottle back last September and I found it interesting but hard to mix with — just couldn't find the right cocktail for it despite it having a lot of interesting pot still esters in the flavor profile. So the bottle sat around half-full for months until last week when I was watching the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie with the family and I thought I try it in a traditional bumbo (the real pirate rum drink — grog was an attempt by the Royal Navy to keep its sailors from getting too trashed). WOW!! This rum is absolutely brilliant in a bumbo, and I really wonder if it isn't rather similar to the type of rim that would have been a 17th pirate staple. Pot-stilled but unaged and a bit green, really needing a just bit of spicing up to really be enjoyable. Bumbo is fun with any flavorful gold rum, but I think the Sergeant Classick is just a perfect fit in this drink. • 2 oz. good gold rum • 1 oz. cool water • grated nutmeg to taste • grated cinnamon to taste Notice the lack of ice for 17th century pirate authenticity. Note also the lack of lime. Short haul pirates didn't need to worry about scurvy the way the Royal Navy's sailors did. Try this when you are looking for a change of pace.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ May 22, 2011 -> 06:44 PM) I shouldn't be alive, by far the msot blacked out I had ever been, woke up in a bathroom, hallway, and an emergency stairwell before I finally left the apartment building where the party was to go back to my friend's place. My phone had died too and I had about 20 missed calls and another 15 texts from friends that weren't even there because no one could find me. I should not take shots. I remember being twenty-something. Well, sort of.

QUOTE (G&T @ May 22, 2011 -> 03:45 PM) I have been away in South Carolina on vacation. Brought passion fruit syrup and rum to make Sidewinders Fangs. My wife and my mother in law are now addicted. Awesome drink. I prefer them with tonic rather than club soda. I had the chance to have some local beers down there. I grabbed some Duck Rabbit and, unfortunately, it was clearly light struck. However, Palmetto is a pretty nice brewery and their pale was very good. By the way, I tried th G&T with bitters and that is nice. Definitely a nice twist to give a new layer to the drink. Palmetto has been at it for nearly 20 years — I remember trying a few of their beers shortly after they opened in the early 1990s. That trip up through South Carolina sticks out in my memory because my wife and I got engaged that trip — during a marine botany conference. Yeah, we were badass rebels, weren't we? Sidewinder's Fang is a Tiki classic for sure. I tend to only do it when I have fresh oranges to juice, and if I am using homemade passionfruit syrup I'll dial the lime juice back to 1 ounce. Are you using Coruba and ED 5 as the Jamaican and Demerara rums?

Who the heck let all the geezers in here?

:headbang Happy Birthday!!

Harmon Killebrew

QUOTE (Tex @ May 17, 2011 -> 06:49 AM) http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international...RhQjTny9XzFWI9L Heh, his strategy is to out-plank the competition by being more stiff than everybody else.

QUOTE (farmteam @ May 17, 2011 -> 01:12 AM) How long has that been there? Soarin is my favorite Disney World attraction, for sure. Tequila Cava is only about two years old. It's downstairs in the Mexico attraction where the ride and restaurant are, on the right side of the faux open air bazaar. 80 different tequilas and mescals and a menu with about a dozen original fresh margaritas. I agree, Soarin' is a great ride.

QUOTE (dasox24 @ May 16, 2011 -> 11:47 PM) Speaking of Epcot, I was there today. My family surprised me for graduation with a trip to Disney World, so we did Magic Kingdom yesterday and Epcot today. Both were pretty awesome! (I've never been to Disney World before) Hope you got a chance to enjoy a flight or two at Teqila Cava in Mexico. Best EPCOT addition in years.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 16, 2011 -> 05:08 PM) Only one I've ever seen I saw from the Panama City area. Impressive. For most launch trajectories I don't think you would get a great view so far across the state.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 16, 2011 -> 08:48 AM) We have left the nine minute hold in the 2nd to last ever space shuttle launch. Really great view of the launch today even though I was 2 hours south of KSC.

QUOTE (NIUSox @ May 15, 2011 -> 05:34 PM) Last night I saw Bob Seger at the Allstate Arena with my parents. All I have to say is the old man can still put on a great show! A concert where the pot users are grossly outnumbered by the Viagra users.

QUOTE (SnB @ May 16, 2011 -> 02:04 PM) Falling in love w/ gin and tonics over the past few weeks. Looking to improve - any tips? A classic drink for a reason. If you are falling in love with them, you are probably doing them right, but the simplest thing that so many people and even bartenders fock up is assuming this drink can be made with seltzer or club soda. It can't. Has to be tonic water with quinine and some sodium as well. That dryness in necessary to balance and compliment the botanicals of the gin and the tartness of the lime. Use ice cubes or chips but not crushed ice, and don't scrimp on the lime wedges. I like to squeeze two good sized wedges in a G&T - approximately 1/4 lime's worth of juice. Use a tall glass, either a collins glass or a chimney glass. The snobs will emphasize pre-chilling the glass so that when the gin hits the ice you can hear the ice crackle. For me that only works for the first round and then I start reusing the glass. Beyond that, the gin selection and the ratios are a matter of personal preference. 3 or 4 ounces of to ice to 2 ounces of gin is typical - I prefer 2 oz gin to 3 oz tonic. I don't think Bombay Sapphire makes a great Martini, but it does make stellar G&T. Good old Beefeaters works very well also, and for an interesting change of pace try one with Hendricks if you get a chance. Finally, I like to break the slightest bit with tradition and add a scant dash (just a few drops) of Angostura bitters to my gin and tonics. It makes the gorgeous clear drink just a bit tannish, but the aromatics of the bitters are a nice compliment to the gin botanicals and the lime. Try it and tell me what you think.

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ May 13, 2011 -> 02:05 AM) Cool limited release variety pack from Sam Adams. Samuel Adams Latitude 48 IPA Deconstructed I have been on the lookout for that to show up on shelves here. No luck so far. I'm very interested to do a side-by-side with these. I'm eager to identify the nuances of Ahtanum and Zeus hops that I'm unfamiliar with, but also because I don't think I have had a high-IBU ale where the sole bittering hop is noble Hallertau. That would be one expensive beer to make on a regular basis.

QUOTE (Bighurt52235 @ May 12, 2011 -> 06:50 PM) Fairly stunning to me how many people hate watching the end of games. Especially in save situations. Also, is it really that hard to stay up until midnight? I get it if you have to get up before 5 am, but otherwise, a West Coast game should be pleasurable, a late night treat. Just my 3 cents. Out here on the east coast the west coast night games are hard to see through to the end sometimes, but definitely not last night. On Tuesday, though, I couldn't stay awake and the game sucked anyway. That proved to me that the crappy start to the season has taken it's toll on me. Usually, i absolutely cannot go to sleep without knowing the outcome of a game even if it's a late west coast game that goes deep into extra innings. On Tuesday I knew we were toast by the 3rd inning and tuned out and didn't even bother to check a final score until like 10am the next morning. Dang, I really wish tonight wasn't an off night. Hate to lose the momentum of last night.

Who could hate the Wimperoo? I'm going to enjoy the broadcasts if I luck out and Extra Innings picks up the Sox feeds. Is Sunday a WGN broadcast?

It's Thursday Drink Night on the online Mixoloseum forum and the theme of the evening is: Internet Memes. My original cocktail submission for the evening is the Rickroll Rikishi: • 1.5 oz. kōrui shōchū (shōchū is a classic Japanese distilled spirit that is currently outpacing sake in terms of domestic Japanese consumption) • 1.5 oz. nigori (cloudy) sake • 0.75 oz. Chambord • 1 egg white. dry shake (no ice)/wet shake (with ice)/strain/up/top foam with drops of Chambord and rake into appealing design, garnish with 1 raspberry. Actually this came out pretty nice.

Game! Way to cover, Matt!

wOW!

Come through here, Dunn.