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

[Tago Mago]

Speaking of mezcal: does anyone have any recommendations that work in a cocktail and can be sourced in Germany?

[Filthy2123ozjunkie]

Okay @mclaincausey wish me luck… Hopefully I don't have an aneurysm like I did last Wednesday drinking the Mickey's.

[goosehd]

Rusty nail (Drambuie and Scotch)…

[goosehd]

@Filthy so, how is it?

[Filthy2123ozjunkie]

Well, four shots in and I have a nice mellow buzz. No head/ neckache yet. I have anxiety thinking about what a sorry state I was in the last time I had anything to drink. The mezcal tastes like buttery smoke mixed with tequila.  I'm probably not gonna temp fate and drink anything else and wait and see how I do. I have some cigars on the way so maybe in a couple more days when they get here I'll probably have some of this mezcal over ice and with the salt they have on the included brochure, and a cigar.

[Chap]

Been to the Baltic Sea this Autumn… very nice after a fatty dinner.

[endo]

delicious, and somewhat … tropical

[mikebarhoot]

[kkibbey23]

Nice choice Mike! Just had some Benton’s my self[emoji2]

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[Jett129]

@mikebarhoot I guess you can get Blantons in Texas,next to impossible to find in my neck of the woods. Ridiculously expensive when you can find it Do you collect the tops?

[mikebarhoot]

Yes. Well. With my brothers. 1 bottle is oldest brothers. And we have about 6 tops.

I actually found/bought my bottle in Nashville. My brother got his in College Station (where i am this weekend).

[Jett129]

I only have 2 of the tops,but if they happen to be the ones that you’re missing I’ll send them to you. I’ll check when I get home.

[mikebarhoot]

That’d be cool. Thanks!

[Jett129]

I have A,S and T which is currently on top of an extremely rare bottle of Straight from the Barrel Blantons. My brother got it for me last time he was in the UK. If any of these work for you let me know. @mikebarhoot 

[mikebarhoot]

Just txt’d my brother on topic.  forgot to tally the letters before i left (quite hungover) yesterday.

Thanks @jett129

[Giles]

Welcome and thank you @louisbosco …...

[ARNC]

Two recent presents, both local to the givers, and a known reference point. I’ll be taking these round to a friend’s later for a tasting (easier for them on the child management front).

[ARNC]

Update: In case anyone is interested, all three gins were worth drinking but there was a clear split between the men and women present last night.

All three gins were served with the same tonic and an appropriate garnish (l to r: rosemary/pink grapefruit/mango). The men all preferred Juniper Green but the women went for the Cotswolds. Make of that what you will!

We also learned the meaning of bladderwrack (one of the botanicals in Hills & Harbour, not the consequence of drinking too much gin  :D)

[Stuart.T]

Fallen Angel black rum. Aged far longer than dark rums, it has a black, liquirice colour, slightly sweet but smokey flavour, almost chocolate like. I don't drink with mixers, but imagine it works well with cola.

Coastal botanical were very much a trend for some gin distilleries this past couple of years, here are 2 of the best we've sampled

And finally, a coastal botanical mixer for rums. Based on an old recipe from West Cornwall, apparently used to mix with rum that contained sea water after wreckers sunk ships for their loads… Sales artistic licence maybe, but tasty nonetheless

[mikebarhoot]

Sincere gratitude Jett!  Will be taken to the tailgate house next trip. Shown on XHS and XHSBB.