Aimless1 Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Bell's Two Hearted Ale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 New Holland "The Poet", oatmeal stout.Hmmm...I have access to that one, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Voltron Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Anvil Friday Night! To fulfill the Mojito requirement, I turned to the trusty 1946 Stork Club Bar Book and found the following variation: Mojito Highball 2 oz Appleton Estate V/X rum 1 tsp superfine sugar juice of half lime plus the rind 1 cube of ice (ok, 3 cubes) Serve in a highball glass. Fill with soda. Decorate with 3 sprigs of rind [of mint]. Stir. Light, refreshing and not cloying like most syrupy Mojitos. Nice. Next, I decided to take my medicine even though I did not have proper white creme de menthe. Luckily, Wondrich and the Savoy each went with a 1/4 to 3/4 ratio rather than the even parts recipe in the Stork. Stinger 3/4 oz white [green] creme de menthe 2 1/4 oz Maison Surrenne cognac Shake well and strain into sherry glass or cocktail glass. Wow that is green. I wish I had better and more appropriate creme de menthe (Wondrich recommends finding the French brand "Get"), but I admit that it is appealing in a retro sort of way. People in my parents' and grandparents' generations drank a lot of creme de menthe drinks and it has a way of bringing me back to being a kid at parties or restaurants. Now I get to make and drink them, though, so that is a good thing. 10 to go, and hopefully more to cross off tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 eagle rare followed by redbreast 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 If there's a lot of blue no. 1 in there, watch your piss and shit the next day, you'll crack up. (You may have to drink significantly more.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphsci Posted January 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Great Mojito recipe Al and the retro stinger is great. I know what you mean about taking you back. I can see my mom drinking a sickly green grasshopper. Anvil time here is starting with # 29 East India Cocktail 2 ounces cognac 1 teaspoon curacao 1 teaspoon pineapple syrup 2 dashes maraschino 2-3 dashes Boker's bitters Stir well with ice and strain into chilled cocktail glass; hit it with a lemon twist and, if you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitz Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Trying to save money by not buying expensive beer. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emelius Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 are you posting from the Merry Old Land of Oz?... this is what absinthe looks like after you drink a bottle of absinth:)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitz Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 That's a friggin' awesome glass, btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphsci Posted January 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Al has the best glasses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 and everything else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellylh Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Sazerac at the Sazerac Bar - frankly, mine is better is, this is too watery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emelius Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 North Coast Old Stock Ale Cellar Reserve 2009... crappy pic, great beer...mainly 'cuz it tastes very, very much like Founders Backwoods Bastard...only it's over twice as expensive...really nice looking bottle...you'll hafta take my word for it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Cocchi and Soda on the rocks, equal parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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morphsci Posted January 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Sorry about the bad Sazerac Shelly, especially in NOLA. I would shame him/her into making you a real one. Anvil # 55 Mint Julep 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emelius Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Sazerac at the Sazerac Bar - frankly, mine is better is, this is too watery that's too bad...wonder which bartender you had?...the Ramos Gin Fizz I had there was quite good...check out the gift shop for Sazerac glasses:)...the Napoleon House was closed when I was there... the Avenue Pub's probably the closest thing they have to a beer bar...& it's on the St. Charles Street Car line so easy to get back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Jim, that's a lot of mint leaves. Me, more Cocchi. I think I'll start on Anvil at some point too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Not in the land of Oz, but I own the house that my grandfather lived in for 25 years and inherited a lot of very cool barware and glassware. Those little champagne glasses are some of my favorites, especially with a neon beverage in them. Gonna have to get some faux-Bokers, and I really like both the gum syrup in general and the East India Cocktail in particular. I have not made many juleps, but that or the Zombie will be my last one from the list. Sorry about the poor drink, Shelly, but I am not surprised that you might get a dud now and again. Maybe act all indignant and shame them into doing it right like Jim said, or maybe just find one of the other thousand bars in the neighborhood that looks better. Haven't been to NOLA in years but it would be fun to have a meet or other get-together there sometime. Moving into single digits on the Anvil list by way of the worst-tasting of all the drinks on the list so far. The Morning Glory [Fizz] from the Stork 1.5 oz scotch (2 oz Edradour 10 yr Signature) 1 tsp powdered sugar white of 1 egg .5 tsp tsp superfine sugar Shake and strain into highball glass with new ice cubes and top with seltzer. Maybe I will try this one morning and see if it is glorious, but it just tastes bland and lousy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augsburger Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 First off a 1998 Kalin Pinot that is unfortunately over the hill I hope the rest of them are better. Moved on to the Domaine Serene. Oregon Pinots win this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellylh Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Nice Jim. I will certainly pick up some glasses at the gift shop. My second drink (Thomas Handy neat) made up for the watery Sazerac - the bartender poured me quite a generous pour!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullguise Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 talisker 10 I ALMOST bought this for a neighbor's 50th BDay party, but instead tried something I had heard of but not tried: Dalwhinnie 15 year. Not a Scotch afficianado by any means, but it was pretty good IMO, and two others who partook (?) agreed. One person didn't like it as much as a few others he tried. [ATTACH=CONFIG]4214[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphsci Posted January 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Jim, that's a lot of mint leaves. Me, more Cocchi. I think I'll start on Anvil at some point too. You can't have too much mint in a julep, nor too much Cocchi. I'm probably going to start on the forgotten cocktails book after a short break. I did not really care for the morning glory fizz either Al. It was OK but nothing really stood out. Yay for generous pours of Handy. Back to the list. Anvil # 71 Pisco Punch 2 ounces pisco 1 ounce distilled water 4 teaspoons pineapple gum syrup 3/4 ounce lemon juice Shake well, strain into a thin punch glass and garnish with syrup-soaked pineapple chunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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