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Super cute as hell!

I have been thinking the same thing! In a similar vein, the head of my firm has insisted that people stop the practice of sending thank-you emails because they are so wasteful when we are all inundated already. His point is that we can just agree and assume that others are thankful. I was put to the test the other day when i had to inform him about my mother's passing and my lack of billing as a consequence. When he sent a nice understanding note in response, I had to fight the urge to say thanks. I don't think even Shelly would push the "congrat" model that far though!

So sorry that this kind of tragedy was brought to your country. It's like Oklahoma City combined with the Virginia Tech massacre just to make the horror that much worse. Sick people are everywhere, I guess.

Just because Ted Haigh gets paid to specify booze doesn't make it good or even passable.

Motion denied!

Oops, drank too fast and forgot the pic but I had a Corpse Reviver #2. And both Btyan and Raffy are pissing me off with the Founders Fest. Bitchez.

Monte Carlo cocktail with Rittenhouse rye, Benedictine and orange bitters. I'm waiting for my son so we can go see Casablanca with the SF Symphony playing the score.

What he said, but it can't hurt to up the gin percentage with Blackwoods.

Portugal. The Man -- In the Mountain In the Cloud

Me too.

I don't think that an actual Long Island Iced Tea was ever 100% alcohol. It always has a sweetener (sugar or simple syrup), some lemon juice or sweet and sour mix, and some Cola for color and more sweetening. Yes, it is kind of like one of every basic spirit behind the bar but it is also sweet and easy drinking, whereas just gin/vodka/tequila/rum/triple sec on ice would be way more fiery and way less popular. You should finish the other half because that stuff is way too good to waste!

Just fling some poo around, Dinny, it will make you happy again.

w00t!

Congrat Mike!

Noice.

Nice choice Ric! Vinyl obsession commence!

The 1512 Barbershop has a fresh grass/grain and fruity nose like other white whiskies and rhum agricoles, but there are no sour notes like I get from some unaged spirits. The rye bite is there and the flavor of rye grain is dominant. It has some pepper tones and a sweet alcohol burn. Very nice all around and I'm very happy I listened to Amy at Cask.

Woosh, that's a load of Stagg! Good luck, but if anyone can do it, you are the man, Mikey! As for me:

Très belle!

Great choice indeed, Jim I hope it cooled you off a bit. Very nice pour there, Mikey. Those Four Roses bottlings are intriguing.

Made in a barbershop by a real barber who uses a straight razor even! Very dangerous.

I picked up a bottle of unaged rye whiskey made in SF today, and plan to taste a bit later. Here is a stock photo: I just made another Hotel Georgia with less orange flower water than my first attempt (still not sure how many drops) and with about half an egg white. Both are improvements.

Great list Marc! If you want more name suggestions, here are a couple. The Rhum Old Fashioned could get a fencing twist as the Rhum Riposte, Riposte de Rhum, or Rhum Contre-Riposte I'm not sure how appealing it is, but Panther Piss Sazerac has a certain ring to it given your choice of rye.

Very pretty Mantini Shelly! Hotel Georgia Cocktail 2oz Old Raj gin 1oz Small Hand Foods Orgeat Syrup .5oz lemon juice 10 drops orange flower water 1 egg white orange twist for garnish Dry shake liquid ingredients for 10-15 seconds, then shake with ice for another 10-15 seconds. Double strain into chilled cocktail glass. Add twist and consume. Very tasty even though I overdid the orange flower water without a dropper. Kind of like an Orangecicle. In a good way. Forgot the twist in the first pic.

Excellent Mike! This thing is amazing so far.