Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails)

[seawolf]

Mine is very similar. I muddled a sugar cube with a splash of water, and 5 dashes of peychaud's.  I don't have absinthe so I subbed sambuca. I'll pick up some Pernod or absinthe soon though. Serving glass chilling with ice. Mixing glass also with lots of ice. Pout out serving glass ice, coat with sambuca, express lemon, strain mixed drink into glass and boom! The rye I'm using is 100% rye which I find very revealing about what rye brings to a mash bill. I also have a bottle of Hudson Baby Bourbon that is 100% corn and is also very revealing of the grain.

Thanks for sharing your process. Such a great drink.

[mclaincausey]

Yeah when I use cubes I muddle the cube with the bitters.

Agreed on rye. Bourbon is way different, the spiciness of the rye is important, though Ferrand 1840 can be subbed for what I call an "antique" Sazerac. Since it is designed to be a reproduction of 19th century cognac it is perfect if you're trying to reproduce Mr. Peychaud's original recipe instead of Thomas Handy's rye version. A lot of New Orleanean places insist on Sazerac Rye (fine by me) and Herbsaint (less fine). Herbsaint was an artifact of a ridiculous absinthe ban, and to my palate absinthe is far, far better than Herbsaint (which is an anagram for "absinthe" but not as good IMO).

[mclaincausey]

Two parts reposado tequila, one part triple sec, habanero shrub, simple (not needed in the future), hop bitters, ancient Chinese secret Sichuan peppercorn bitters, ginger crystals. I think I'll call this one Chino Latino. It's nice.

[seawolf]

Looks great!

[mclaincausey]

Thanks it was. This one is better!

Rittenhouse rye, simple, ancient Chinese secret, habanero shrub. I'm gonna call it East Meets East since the rye is an east coast style rye and the ancient Chinese secret is Eastern.

[Finn666]

what it do Ohighyo?

my room mate texted me this picture, just to let me know what was waiting for me…what a bastard

[ohighyo]

Here it goes, down in my belly

[mclaincausey]

[mclaincausey]

[demonito]

Single malts always

[mclaincausey]

Del Maguey Chichicapa Mezcal. The Islay (Mezcal) to your Speyside (tequila). So elemental, raw, smoky and delicious.

[sabergirl]

Yes!  Chichicapa is my favorite of the Del Maguey mezcales.  The bottle we're working on right now at the house is Pierde Almas Dobadaan.  I like this one, but my fave Pierde Almas is definitely the Tobaziche.  If you love mezcal, that's a label worth checking out, and I'm pretty sure it's increasingly available in the US.

[mclaincausey]

I'll keep an eye out, thanks for the tip!

[seawolf]

What is this Mezcal?!

I just googled it. I would love to try some and I'll be on the lookout now!

[Megatron1505]

A friend bought me a bottle of Fireball for my birthday, Canadian whiskey and cinnamon, I'm about to give it a go.

[seawolf]

Sounds horrible. Let us know how it goes!

[Bums_Fan]

It is terrible, but I'm not a big fan of cinnamon.

[Megatron1505]

I like cinnamon, and I like this too. Reminds of a sweet I enjoyed as a kid.

[seawolf]

Glad you like it. How are you drinking it? On the rocks?

[Megatron1505]

Straight from a shot glass.