What Are You Sipping on Lately? (Spirits Thread)

[TXSTYLE]

Well if you are ever in my hood... Swing by for a drink.

[UncleWede]

So I found some orange bitters. Not really sure I could make that myself. Didn't seem like a few shakes would do much for my glass, so I kept shaking. Seems 10-15 shakes is WAY too much for a single glass . . .

[jgoens]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

So I found some orange bitters. Not really sure I could make that myself. Didn't seem like a few shakes would do much for my glass, so I kept shaking. Seems 10-15 shakes is WAY too much for a single glass . . .

Well..after you pee how many shakes does it take?

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by jgoens

Well..after you pee how many shakes does it take?

I'll have to ask my fluffer

[Crimson92]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

So I found some orange bitters. Not really sure I could make that myself. Didn't seem like a few shakes would do much for my glass, so I kept shaking. Seems 10-15 shakes is WAY too much for a single glass . . .

Here's here I have been doing mine for a while, I like it. I will say that I have seen this drink made many different ways so YMMV.

Grab a lowball/rocks glass

2 oz bourbon/rye
.25-.5oz simple syrup or 1 small cube brown sugar or 1 small cube white sugar
2 dashes of orange bitters/ angostura bitters.

Stir.

Take an orange, cut a quarter sized thick piece of skin. Grab a lighter, squeeze skin over lighter over the glass. The oil mist of the skin should spark and fall in to the glass. I like to take that skin and rub the rim of the glass. I garnish/stir with a finger width/length of orange peel.

I usually use a sphere mold ice cube as it doesn't melt as fast as cubes.

Enjoy.

[finaloption]

Originally Posted by TXSTYLE

Well if you are ever in my hood... Swing by for a drink.

nice setup

what's in the decanter?

[TXSTYLE]

Originally Posted by ShopVac

So...hit another state store and confirmed that in PA, they do not carry Plantation. I can order it...but would need to buy a whole case.

I like rum...don't think I'm buying 6 bottles. Guess I'll need to look around in my travels at work.

Any while I have a couple brandy's on the bar...I didn't have any Cognac. Until now.

Not to nit pick. But... There is a substantial smoothness difference between VS and VSOP. I've been drinking cognac for over 20yrs. XO is definitely where is at.

[TXSTYLE]

Originally Posted by finaloption

nice setup

what's in the decanter?

Thanks! That would be Pierre Fernand XO cognac.

[TXSTYLE]

Originally Posted by Crimson92

Here's here I have been doing mine for a while, I like it. I will say that I have seen this drink made many different ways so YMMV.

Grab a lowball/rocks glass

2 oz bourbon/rye
.25-.5oz simple syrup or 1 small cube brown sugar or 1 small cube white sugar
2 dashes of orange bitters/ angostura bitters.

Stir.

Take an orange, cut a quarter sized thick piece of skin. Grab a lighter, squeeze skin over lighter over the glass. The oil mist of the skin should spark and fall in to the glass. I like to take that skin and rub the rim of the glass. I garnish/stir with a finger width/length of orange peel.

I usually use a sphere mold ice cube as it doesn't melt as fast as cubes.

Enjoy.

This.

[kprocivic]

simple moscato at the moment.

[Blakhorse]

Lately it's been Jim Beam Quarter Cask (signature craft)

[fecurtis]

I was at a happy hour last week and had a few glasses of the Pappy 15 at the bar and figured I'd attempt to try to buy a bottle this fall.

Anyone ever do this before? Am I crazy to think I can get a bottle this fall without having to take out a mortgage to get one?

[kprocivic]

Originally Posted by fecurtis

I was at a happy hour last week and had a few glasses of the Pappy 15 at the bar and figured I'd attempt to try to buy a bottle this fall.

Anyone ever do this before? Am I crazy to think I can get a bottle this fall without having to take out a mortgage to get one?

they had that on happy hour. what was it 100 a shot.

[fecurtis]

Originally Posted by kprocivic

they had that on happy hour. what was it 100 a shot.

If you're ever in DC, Smoke & Barrel in DC, $16 a glass, cheapest I've ever been able to find it.

I've been to others that charge $25-$30 for a glass.

They don't have any specials on it for HH, it just so happened to be HH and I ordered a glass...several once I was told how much it was.

[M_Six]

Cracking open a bottle of Plantation tonight.

[kprocivic]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Cracking open a bottle of Plantation tonight.

banned for racism.

[1MOREMOD]

Picked up a limited run pyramid h7 unfiltered ipa 9.7 percent give a shot tonight

[JN1]

Originally Posted by fecurtis

If you're ever in DC, Smoke & Barrel in DC, $16 a glass, cheapest I've ever been able to find it.

I've been to others that charge $25-$30 for a glass.

They don't have any specials on it for HH, it just so happened to be HH and I ordered a glass...several once I was told how much it was.

Its a shame that would never happen here in LA. I think the last I had was a Pappy 12year for $35 or 40 and that may have just been 1oz

[fecurtis]

Originally Posted by JNM3

Its a shame that would never happen here in LA. I think the last I had was a Pappy 12year for $35 or 40 and that may have just been 1oz

Yeah mine was just for 1 oz. I contemplated long and hard the consequences of taking the bottle and running as fast as I could since he set it down right in front of me while I was drinking it.

[mookie45]

My go to when feeling some bourbon

[RJ_]

Went on the Jack Daniel's distillery tour last week. Their new "Angels' Share" tour gives samples of their top-shelf offerings at the end.

The Sinatra Select is every bit as bold, smoky, and in-your-face as it claims to be. If that's your thing, might be worth the $150 for a limited run bottle. Certainly good, but it was a little much for me.

Single Barrel Select was a solid offering. A good sipper for sure. Could definitely see it being a "go to" drink. But not quite as good as...

Single Barrel - Barrel Proof. Exactly what it sounds like, straight out of the barrel and not diluted at all. I thought this was outstanding. If it's even possible, this tasted just as smooth as the Barrel Select with the flavors cranked up a notch, and not even close to as "hot" as you might expect a 130 proof whiskey to be. Picked my self up a bottle of this.

Single Barrel Rye was exceptionally smooth and hardly belongs in the same category as the others mentioned, just a different style altogether. I really enjoyed it and I could see it being a good mixer.

[M_Six]

Have to take that tour some day soon.