What Did You Drink Last Night?

[St.Ignatz]

Hi

Tecate' with Salt and Lime on the glass. Went well with the Chicken Fajita Enchiladas, Steamed Corn, and mashed potatoes. I don't think Rice goes with beer either, but I did find out that almost all OTHER American beers use a bunch of corn instead of the rice. Bring back the German Beer Purity laws, jeez. Water, Malted Barley, Hops, and Yeast, nothin' else.

Later

Rice is what gives Bud it's bite. Hops are below the threshold of detection. and to try to avoid the onslaught of A/B devotees. Bud, Zima, Kulminator 28, if you like it then far from me to judge just stating facts. Fred Eckhard "The Essentials of Beer Style".

The Essentials of Beer Style: A Catalog of Classic Beer Styles for Brewers & Beer Enthusiasts. Portland: Eckhardt Communications. 10-ISBN 0-9606302-7-9; 13-ISBN 978-0-9606302-7-1
Tom D.

 

[jamespowers]

Ovila Dubbel, Negra Modelo and somne other orange blossom thing.

 

[Touchofevil]

Ovila Dubbel, Negra Modelo and somne other orange blossom thing.

Before the days/evenings/nights of Dos Equis it was Negro Modelo. Good times.

 

[jamespowers]

Before the days/evenings/nights of Dos Equis it was Negro Modelo. Good times.

I don't always drink Dos Equis but when I don't it usually stinks.

 

[Miss Golightly]

Marks & Spencer California Zinfandel Rose 2010 - nice and light with only 10% alcohol so good for a school night as it were....

 

[Chasseur]

We had a fun English style dinner with some English friends tonight: way too much Pimm's, a nice Claret and Port!

 

[MissMittens]

St-Germain with diet Sprite

 

[penates]

2 oz Patron
1 oz Orange Liquor
Lime Juice
Ice

 

[Miss Golightly]

Perez Burton Tempranillo Rioja

 

[rumblefish]

Thoroughbred: Fresh peach- pureed, bourbon, a squeeze of lemon, a drop of Agostura, iced then topped with soda. I garnish mine with a homemade candied vanilla bean.
Lots of peaches coming off of my trees!

 

[jamespowers]

Thoroughbred: Fresh peach- pureed, bourbon, a squeeze of lemon, a drop of Agostura, iced then topped with soda. I garnish mine with a homemade candied vanilla bean.
Lots of peaches coming off of my trees!

Lots of Peaches eh? That tree must have grown some since I last saw it. That actually sounds good. I would have used Rye instead of bourbon.
What no Cynar?

I had a wee dram of Lagavulin.

 

[SteveAS]

I had two thick fingers of Thomas H. Handy rye. I loved it when it was introduced, but I lost my taste for it a couple years ago. For some reason, I have reacquired a taste for it. Too bad it's so expensive and hard to find! :eusa_doh:

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Captain Morgan and Dr. Pepper.

 

[jamespowers]

I had two thick fingers of Thomas H. Handy rye. I loved it when it was introduced, but I lost my taste for it a couple years ago. For some reason, I have reacquired a taste for it. Too bad it's so expensive and hard to find! :eusa_doh:

Interesting. Handy is only aged for 6 years and it costs that much. Hmmmmm. You can get much higher end ryes that cost less and have been aged longer. Jefferson has been one I have come to like. Then there are Sazerac, Templeton and even Fog's End Monterey Rye are all very reasonable next to that.
As an aside, I have come to like Shakers Rye Vodka. The peice is good and it is not a tasteless vodka. :cheers1:

 

[jamespowers]

Captain Morgan and Dr. Pepper.

Ah, a good Ole Diageo product. Enjoy.
Oh and did you hear that Captain Morgan Rum(Diageo) is sponsoring a hunt for Captain Henry Morgan's fleet off of Panama City:
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wi...aptain-morgans-lost-fleet-may-have-been-found

 

[SteveAS]

Interesting. Handy is only aged for 6 years and it costs that much. Hmmmmm. You can get much higher end ryes that cost less and have been aged longer. Jefferson has been one I have come to like. Then there are Sazerac, Templeton and even Fog's End Monterey Rye are all very reasonable next to that.

Yes, it's somewhat expensive, but two things mitigate it's high price: (1) it's 130+ proof, so, to compare it to 90-100 proof whiskies, it's fair to discount its $80 price by about 30 percent and (2) it's made with carefully selected barrels, which taste better and are worth more than other barrels of the "same" whiskey at the same age.

In light of those factors, and that I prefer drinking high proof whiskey, I don't consider it unreasonably priced.

 

[jamespowers]

Yes, it's somewhat expensive, but two things mitigate it's high price: (1) it's 130+ proof, so, to compare it to 90-100 proof whiskies, it's fair to discount its $80 price by about 30 percent and (2) it's made with carefully selected barrels, which taste better and are worth more than other barrels of the "same" whiskey at the same age.

In light of those factors, and that I prefer drinking high proof whiskey, I don't consider it unreasonably priced.

$80?! You can get it for $65 if you look around.

Handy is made by Buffalo Trace so Sazaerac and Handy are made by the same people but one is just higher than the other. They even have a Handy Sazerac Rye.

 

[Flicka]

Some sort of milk-shakey-like summer drink: Rose-flavoured vodka with milk and a home-made syrup of strawberries, raspberries and red currants from my sister's garden, with plenty of ice.

 

[SteveAS]

$80?! You can get it for $65 if you look around.

I'd be glad if you could point me to some place that has it for $65 (seriously). A quick search of closed auctions on ebay shows Handy has sold for not less than $95 and as much as $169 (including shipping) recently.

Handy is made by Buffalo Trace so Sazaerac and Handy are made by the same people but one is just higher than the other. They even have a Handy Sazerac Rye.

I am aware that Sazerac (formerly known as Buffalo Trace) makes Sazerac Rye and Thomas H. Handy Rye (and Sazerac 18, but that's beside the point). The "Handy Sazerac Rye" is what I've been calling Thomas H. Handy in this thread (see photo, below). You're right that Handy and and Sazerac are made from the same source whiskey; that is what I alluded to in my previous post where I wrote, "it's made with carefully selected barrels, which taste better and are worth more than other barrels of the 'same' whiskey at the same age." However, the barrel selections are different between and Sazerac and Handy, which gives the whiskies different characteristics and justifies, for me, part of the premium.

 

[rumblefish]

Lots of Peaches eh? That tree must have grown some since I last saw it. That actually sounds good. I would have used Rye instead of bourbon.
What no Cynar?

I had a wee dram of Lagavulin.

Two peach trees are loaded and as you called it the Moorepark apricot just needed another season or so. This year I had about a half of a bushelof apricots! Redhaven peach are coming now and Halehaven by next week.

You mentioned the Rye the first time I posted about this (anti-charcoal bourbon thing...)- I haven't tried it, though I'll bet it works!
Cynar!?!? well tonight of course- Norma Jean- Gin, lemon juice, mint, aaaaand Cynar!