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Could be an interesting signature cocktail. Can you drink it and survive two life threatening ingredients.

So does a Black Mamba, but I wouldn't recommend either.

The Monte Carlo looks good but Casablanca with the SFO sounds awesome. Have fun Al. Having a Gale Force Vesper with the gin courtesy of Messrs Dunhill and Guise. Cheers gents.

I would definitely stay away from Old Overholt. Rittenhouse 100 is pretty good for an inexpensive rye. Looks like some Sazerac making at Chateau le Fitz.

Nice selection! I haven't tried the Double Rye, keep us informed.

I find the Blackwoods a smooth gin in much the same way Sazerac 18 is a smooth rye. They both lack some of the bite of their relatives. Having said that I have not used the Blackwoods in a G&T. Plus I rarely measure my anything and tonic but my guess is it probably is around a 2:1 ratio.

I do.

Yeah I think if you used a dark rum and an Anejo tequila you could lose the cola.

Just think of the little fingers of mischief. It has worked for me so far. This last thread turn has been hard though because I love the Regas. Congrats Ric.

I use a Waterfield Designs sleevecase because they are classy and so is the MBA.

I'm pretty sure that Long Island Iced Tea always had a bit of cola for coloring. The following is from Esquire. Did you know it's National Iced Tea Month? Didn't think so. But this occasion gives us a chance to reconsider one of the most maligned summer cocktails in American history, the Long Island Iced Tea, which has been the butt of jokes everywhere from New York speakeasies to The Simpsons. It's known less as a drink than a way of getting drunk: a sugary but powerfully alcoholic concoction of cola and just about every house liquor behind the bar. But is it really that bad? Recently, it seems like bartenders have backed away from ritual mocking of the drink. You can find a version at David Chang's Ma Peche in New York City, and even Ina Garten makes her own variation. According to Esquire drinks correspondent David Wondrich, enjoying a Long Island is all about not taking yourself too seriously: "It's not the worst drink in existence. It is, however, strong and trashy." Which means, yes, you should probably be drinking something else, but as long as you're doing it, you might as well do it right. Wondrich has his own "fancy" version, which is like the classic but with better brands. You can find the recipe below. Just don't blame him for what happens — this isn't one he likes to claim responsibility for. "As a proud-ish son of Long Island, I wish it had been invented on the Jersey Shore." The David Wondrich Long Island Iced Tea Shake well with plenty of ice: 1/2 oz Absolut vodka 1/2 oz Beefeater gin 1/2 oz Don Q white rum 1/2 oz Milagro blanco tequila 1/2 oz Cointreau 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice 2 teaspoons simple syrup (equal parts water and sugar) Strain into an ice-filled Collins glass. Top off with 1/2 oz Coca-Cola. Garnish with a lemon wedge and add a straw.

Merci

This Four Roses Single Barrels look awesome. Nice choices. I decided to steal one off of Marc's PGE list. Rhum Old Fashioned. 2 oz Depaz Blue Cane Rhum Agricole 1 sugar cube A few dashes Bitter Truth Creole Bitters Muddle sugar cube and bitters. Add Rhum and 1 king cube. Garnish with lime wedge and orange wheel. Inhale. Damn those creole bitters are red!

I was definitely going to suggest that last one but I was hoping he was only using the name, not the actual "spirit".

Nice rye selection Mikey. I am a big fan of the Rendevous. A nice looking Sazerac Shelly. The absinthe looks interesting. The Martini looks pretty good too. Al: Your unaged rye looks a lot like the Wasmund's I tried a while back. Hopefully your barber produced a tastier batch. The Hotel Georgia Cocktail looks pretty dam good and I like dreamsicles. Since it is hot as hell here I decided to go with a Carbonated Piston Slinger 2 oz 151-proof Demerara rum (I only had 126 proof so upped it to 2 1/2 oz) 3/4 oz sloe gin 3/4 oz lime juice a Maraschino cherry (apply as garnish before serving). a lime wedge (apply as garnish before serving). Shake with ice and strain into an ice-filled collins glass. Top with club soda.

That's an excellent list. Now I'm thirsty. Oh and I think you have an unnecessary comma in between Peychaud's and bitters under the Vieux Carre.

Sierra Nevada 30th Anniversary Grand Cru IMO this is the star of the 30th anniversary beers.

Those barleywines look good Todd. Just bought a 4 pack of Sam Adam's lager glasses.

^^^ That is awesome Shelly.

Yep, I echo Al. You post much older. Happy Birthday.

Lion has trouble with the external monitor I use with my MBA. It doesn't wake up correctly, but that is not common. However, when I close the lid it never shuts off video to the external monitor. Never happened with Snow Leopard.

Thanks Al, You must be higher up on the list as I just received that email about 15 minutes ago. I guess I'll sit tight. I do like Lion on the MBA, even the reverse polish scrolling. Edit: Just found out that as of now Amarra will only work with iTunes 10.4 in 32 bit mode.

So has anyone using Amarra mini upgraded to Lion and iTunes 10.4? Any problems?

Agree and Agree

I think it is actually Northwest AV Guy.