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Right on Fitz! I think I would make a Bonal version if I were going to make another right now (not ruled out as yet). If I were making it on the rocks instead of up like the postprohibition.com guy did, I think the Bonal would be even better because it would stand up to the ice and would make the drink more layered. A nice variation that I bet you would like a lot, Jim. I don't have any Carpano right now, but by memory I prefer the Cocchi to it. I think the Carpano is so strong and overpowering that it was hard to mix with unless I knocked down the proportion. So I just tasted the Bonal and Punt y Mes and it was very interesting. The Punt y Mes is sweeter overall, and has a more bitter wine kind of profile. The Bonal is more grape and quinine mixed, with a better balanced and finish. I really like Bonal and plan to oeuvre m'appétit with it more often. Even though different, you could easily sub in Bonal where you might use Punt y Mes.

For science: traditional Vieux Carre with Cocchi vermouth. Interesting results. The Benedictine is more apparent and the overall flavor is softer and sweeter. I quite liked the Bonal version and will use it again when the mood tends to bitterness.

Yay for chilled Monkey brains [and everything else Monkey]!

Vieux Carré with Bonal 1 oz Cognac (G-R XO brandy) 1 oz rye whiskey 1 oz Bonal 1/4 oz Benedictine 1 dash of Peychaud’s bitters 1 dash of Angostura bitters 1 lemon twist Postprohibition.com suggests swapping out the sweet vermouth with Bonal and I approve. Tasty and familiar but a little less sweetness and a little more bite. Like!

New Wilco single. Claire pre-ordered the new LP/CD today

How is that stuff? Never seen the Single Barrel Reserve.

Figure out how much you make per day and send them a bill. That would be really nice.

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Sounds like a wonderful birthday evening Antonio. Nice drink selection too!

Have a great, toy-filled birthday Steve! Cheers!

Feliz Cumpleaños Antonio! Have a great one and maybe a couple drams of Sazerac 18 to celebrate! Cheers!

Everybody is making me very thirsty! About to have some beer after getting a drubbing in softball.

Although I think you would look smashing in a top hat, I don't think we have to dress up as Count Negroni just to make his name-sake drink.

Nice little shipment, there Mikey!

Challenge accepted!

The World's Largest Negroni in a giant carved ice container would have been some big fun.

Why not?

Of course the other advantage of the new Apple monitors (or any others that come out with T-Bolt connections) is that you can daisy chain to a hard drive or array and the display so you only have to have one connection when you "dock" or MBA or MBP. The Apple T-Bolt display has a built in T-Bolt plug and magsafe power plug, to connect and power a laptop, plus a T-Bolt port on the back for a hard drive or whatever else you want to daisy chain in. Same would be true for the new Mini but the convenience of one plug is not as important in a static PC situation.

I thought you said TOTL, so why stop at Signature when you can have Diamond!?

HC people are NOT most people.

Thanks Stretch, that is excellent!

No regrets here but if it is going to be used as a primary computer then the extra screen real estate would be nice. I have not tried to run down the battery but I have only gotten the 20% left warning once and I really do not plug it in all the time.

HC Glencairn of Springbank 10

Classic Wayne story! Who has 6 weeks of underwear, btw?