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

[Jett129]

@goosehd I was drinking a drink called a Jamaican Kiss which is Tia Maria,Cream and Wray and Nephews. My girlfriend was getting them from the bartender because I was tooo drunk to walk. Meanwhile the bartender thinks the drinks are having no effect on her and keeps making them stronger. Jamaican weed was involved as well. It wasn’t pretty.

[Tago Mago]

[goosehd]

Wray and Nephews ~ 1 oz. +
Grapefruit juice
Splash of Grenadine
Ice

[pechelman]

That sounds wonderfully refreshing. Would be great too with a splash of soda and/or some lime.
Starts to make me think about making a Hemingway daiquiri with Wray and a bit of grenadine instead of the marschino liquor....hmmm.

Has anyone else played around with acid adjusted juices?
Been working on one cocktail that my wife's dubbed the "Electric Painkiller" that adjusts the orange juice to lime that's completely ruined us for any other painkiller.

[goosehd]

@pechelman It kind of tasted like a rum punch…and thank you for the suggestion of the lime and/or soda. I’m going to keep working on this one as an afternoon drink on the hot summer days.

Cheers!!

[natehate]

@goosehd i'm assume you're in Ontario. if so try and locate a bottle of smith and cross Jamaican rum, it's back in our stores but not every location. if you don't already have it that is.

[goosehd]

@natehate Great tip and one I'll work on!!

Edit: Yes in Ontario

[goosehd]

@natehate Just checked and my local store has a healthy supply and I need to go to town today

Thank you!!

[natehate]

@goosehd your welcome
i grabbed 2 bottles when i found it because in the past it has come in and then disappeared for 2 years. but i also got super into tiki cocktails and it's probably the best for when you need something with that Jamaican funk

[pechelman]

@natehate said in Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails):

@goosehd your welcome
i grabbed 2 bottles when i found it because in the past it has come in and then disappeared for 2 years. but i also got super into tiki cocktails and it's probably the best for when you need something with that Jamaican funk

can 100% relate and agree with this
If I could have only one overproof Jamaican rum on the bar it would be smith and cross.

[goosehd]

@pechelman Splash of soda was a welcome tip that is working perfectly!! Cuts the sweetness a tad and makes it extremely refreshing, especially with todays hotter temps (85-87f.)

Thank you

[ARNC]

Current iteration. The Engine was given to me but turns out to be quite good!

[goosehd]

@ARNC Have to say that the bottle is unique and I would probably buy one because of it.

[ARNC]

@goosehd also perfect for anyone who wants to have a little something hidden in plain sight in their shed/garage/workshop

[goosehd]

@ARNC

[pechelman]

Tommy's Margarita tonight

[natehate]

finally added a bottle of eagle rare 10 year Kentucky straight bourbon to the collection today

[Jett129]

@natehate That’s pretty much impossible to find in my neck of the woods,at any price. Curious as to what you paid for it. I consider Eagle Rare to be one of the best bourbon values out there. Recently got a 10yr single barrel/store pick of Elijah Craig for $35. Felt like I was stealing.

[natehate]

@Jett129 $65 Canadian, but I had to drive an hour each way to get it. It sold out in most stores in minutes.
Waiting for the Colonel E.H. Taylor to drop now, probably 2 weeks. That was the gap between the Blanton's and the Eagle Rare.

[Jett129]

@natehate Where I live stuff like that never even makes it onto the shelves as the liquor store owners give priority to their best customers and friends. Once a year one of the stores near me sells all the Buffalo Trace Antique stuff for list price,and people camp out over night to get it. You’re only allowed 1 bottle,and they cut the line off once all the bottles have been accounted for. Last time I bought Pappy 20, I paid $75 and thought that was expensive in 2006.