Cocktails

[R_J_K75]

Had one of the worst Negronis last week in an airport bar. It’s three ingredients! How do you screw that up? Easy. Let it sit on the counter for 10 minutes before giving it to the customer so it’s already watered down.

Just read this was Anthony Bourdains favorite drink, a Negroni

 

[TiQuinn]

Just read this was Anthony Bourdains favorite drink, a Negroni

I had always been a bit scared to order one just because people complained of the bitterness of Campari. Finally, I was like "How bad can it be? I drink IPAs for crying out loud."

Turns out it's Heaven in a glass.

 

[R_J_K75]

I had always been a bit scared to order one just because people complained of the bitterness of Campari. Finally, I was like "How bad can it be? I drink IPAs for crying out loud."

Turns out it's Heaven in a glass.

It's a rum based drink, correct? I've never had one let alone ordered one.

 

[TiQuinn]

It's a rum based drink, correct? I've never had one let alone ordered one.

1 ounce gin, 1 ounce Campari, 1 ounce sweet vermouth on the rocks. Whatever bitterness Campari has is balanced out by the vermouth.

 

[Mannahnin]

1 ounce gin, 1 ounce Campari, 1 ounce sweet vermouth on the rocks. Whatever bitterness Campari has is balanced out by the vermouth.

Campari isn't even that bitter. It's pretty nice over ice by itself.

 

[TiQuinn]

Campari isn't even that bitter. It's pretty nice over ice by itself.

Yeah, I took a little sample, and I think people overstate things.

 

[R_J_K75]

1 ounce gin, 1 ounce Campari, 1 ounce sweet vermouth on the rocks. Whatever bitterness Campari has is balanced out by the vermouth.

Gin is not a good sipping drink, let's say it's good for specific deinks. One Thanksgiving about 10 years ago I invited my father over, just me and him and another family friend. Noon comes around, I'm preparing dinner and the lesbians from next door come by with a bottle of cheap gin. Cheap gin, Mr. Boston I think, but I'm hammered by the time my dad got there. MORAL: We all had dinner, and then Hannah turns to my father and says, "I'm sorry we got your son drunk on bad gin.", my dad replies, "There's good gin...?"

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

"There's good gin...?"

Yes?

There's a pretty decent range of gins out there, including styles that are aggressively pungent with their juniper flavors, and ones where it's much milder.

 

[TiQuinn]

Gin is not a good sipping drink, let's say it's good for specific deinks. One Thanksgiving about 10 years ago I invited my father over, just me and him and another family friend. Noon comes around, I'm preparing dinner and the lesbians from next door come by with a bottle of cheap gin. Cheap gin, Mr. Boston I think, but I'm hammered by the time my dad got there. MORAL: We all had dinner, and then Hannah turns to my father and says, "I'm sorry we got your son drunk on bad gin.", my dad replies, "There's good gin...?"

I used to hate gin, but it’s either my taste buds have changed or rather I just think people are making better cocktails overall nowadays. Like just the difference between fresh citrus versus the fake stuff or real grenadine versus Rose’s. Huge difference in taste.

 

[R_J_K75]

Yes?

There's a pretty decent range of gins out there, including styles that are aggressively pungent with their juniper flavors, and ones where it's much milder.

I think the named brads got it right, Tanqueray and Bombay Saphire is what I'm willing to drink, the latter being my preferred drink of choice. Others too much juniper and its cloying, too little and its no longer gin.

I used to hate gin, but it’s either my taste buds have changed or rather I just think people are making better cocktails overall nowadays. Like just the difference between fresh citrus versus the fake stuff or real grenadine versus Rose’s. Huge difference in taste.

I'm a 1-2 punch kind of guy. Any more than 2-3 ingredients I'm down for the count. Although I get into trouble, I prefer my hard drinks without a mixer. Citrus and some sodas upset my acid reflux. There's a good Scotch drink called the Godfather, think its Scotch and amaretto I bought Scotch yesterday because I watched Arthur.