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lorax
04-19-2009, 10:28 AM
Ok, so that we afficionados of the peaty malt can let Cassie's thread go back to being about Ice Cream bananas, here is a thread wherein we discuss and appreciate fine Scotch and Whiskey, whether it be Single-malt or Blended.

I'll kick things off by saying that I have in my liquor cupboard:
* Oban 50-year Single Malt
* Oban 1992 Distiller's Edition
* Dalwhinnie 13-year Single Malt
* Cragganmore 15-year Single Malt
* Lagavulin 20-year Single Malt
* Glenfiddich Blue Label (which I never used to see in Canada and which is widely available down here)
* Jameson's Irish Whiskey

I've also got an assortment of local rums and aguardientes, but they are not fine liquors. (OK, maybe the reposado is, but it doesn't count.)

I prefer the Oban, as there's more honey and peat and it's not completely scratchy with heather. It's going to take me years to get through the Dalwhinnie for this exact reason.

Chironex
04-19-2009, 10:33 AM
Welcome to spirits.org Join you could glad. Haffa fun timehere.

lorax
04-19-2009, 10:43 AM
I'm not nearly so think as you drunk I am, Scot. I just have an appreciation for fine spirits. And maybe I'm a little squiffy.

Chironex
04-19-2009, 10:46 AM
Ok shanks! whatsa squifffy, are those the dustmops thingys???

lorax
04-19-2009, 11:54 AM
Squiffy - noun. The point of intoxication where movement, motor, and speech processes are not really impaired, but brain function is. Other dictionaries define is as "very very drunk" but I've always taken it to mean "buzzed." Certainly, when my Grandma says "I'm a little squiffy, dear" she means that she's not quite tipsy.

Bob
04-20-2009, 09:20 AM
The time was right for this thread( certainly it will derail). Ill have to take stock when I get home.. Just the single malts will take a while.

alpha010
04-20-2009, 11:33 AM
bah.....don't have time to "acquire" a taste. A coworker of mine makes hella mean blueberry and strawberry brandies. A glass (or 5) a day keep murderous thoughts of my wife away...lol! She think naners are stoooopid.

Bob
04-20-2009, 11:49 AM
Beth ,excuse my ignorance but, have you heard of something that sounds like kashasa? I have heard it described as Brazilian "white lightning" from a friend from there. I want to try and make something called a Kaiparinia(sp?) and don't know what either are but still want to try one.

lorax
04-20-2009, 12:55 PM
Cachaça! It's neat sugarcane spirits, about 150 proof. Excellent in Caipirinhas. If you can't find a Brazilian brand, look for unflavoured Aguardientes from Ecuador or Peru; they're very similar. Aguardiente from Colombia contains anise.

Here's the mix for a Caipirinha.

2 oz neat Cachaça
4 small green limes, cut into wedges and juice squeezed into the glass (throw the rinds in too)
2 tsp white sugar.

Muddle in an old-fashioned glass until cloudy. Add ice. Drink immediately. Cachaça is best, like vodka, when it's very very cold.

I s'pose I should mention that there are variations, most notably the Caipiruska, which is made with vodka, and the Caipiron which is made with white rum. Neither are nearly so popular as the original, though.

saltydad
04-20-2009, 02:05 PM
I love 12 year old Jameson. Anyone have any other Irish favorites (since Lorax kindly included us Irish nuts in this group)?

lorax
04-20-2009, 02:17 PM
Oh, and Bob? The very best Cachaça is home-brewed, so it is very much a "white lightning" sort of thing.

The other drink made from Cachaça or Aguardiente is called a Canelazo. The recipe makes about 20 hotshots, (which is how Canelazo is consumed)

10 oz Cachaça or Aguardiente, the stronger the better
10 oz Peach nectar
4 cinnamon sticks
2 cloves

Heat the peach nectar and spices in a saucepan until it's too hot to stick your finger in. Add the Aguardiente, decant into shooter glasses, and sock it back.

The very first time I was introduced to this form of drinking, I consumed 10 shots. It was a grave mistake. Aguardiente is an insidious liquor - you don't feel it at the time, but you become completely plastered about 1 hour after you stop drinking it (hence, it's safer to not stop.) I have never, in my life, been so chuchaqui (hungover) in the morning.

Chironex
04-20-2009, 08:42 PM
It makes me feel squiffy just thinking about it.

Patty in Wisc
04-20-2009, 10:15 PM
When I get skwiffee, my peeks get chink :):):)

My home made wines would knock you all on your butts hee hee.

lorax
04-21-2009, 12:13 AM
I dunno. My tipple of choice is something called "Aguardiente Reposado." It's a 180 overproof black rum-type drink.

Patty in Wisc
04-21-2009, 12:33 AM
You got me there LOL. When I taste liquor that high in alcohol, I almost choke!
My wine sometimes goes down like cool-ade & sneeks up on ya. Some are around 18% alcohol where normally wines are 11-12%.
"I drink to make other people more interesting" LOL.
That was on a button I saw once & I loved it!

alpha010
04-21-2009, 05:19 AM
Anyone ever try that mystic bottle from the Dominican Republic called "Mamajuana Santiago"? Talk about a nice well rounded diet in a bottle.......got your leaffy greens, high fiber barks and sticks and rum! (who am I kidding, the stuff tastes like I distilled my compost pile)

lorax
04-21-2009, 09:10 AM
Patty, Reposado is fantastic because you never need more than 1/2 oz in your Cuba Libres. A bottle, which costs $5, lasts a really really long time.

Then again, to combat the use of harder drugs, the government made alcohol very very cheap here. It seems to be working.

Chironex
04-21-2009, 01:41 PM
You got me there LOL. When I taste liquor that high in alcohol, I almost choke!
My wine sometimes goes down like cool-ade & sneeks up on ya. Some are around 18% alcohol where normally wines are 11-12%.
"I drink to make other people more interesting" LOL.
That was on a button I saw once & I loved it!

Patty, do you fortify your wine? You must be growing some bodaciously ripe grapes to get 18% alcohol (about 25+ brix). That's about the highest I have ever seen for unfortified wine. Potent juice!!!

Dalmatiansoap
04-21-2009, 02:12 PM
These are few of our domestic grappas
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=16782&ppuser=4565><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=16782&size=1 border=0></a>
cherry, caruba, fig, herba...
:woohoonaner:

Patty in Wisc
04-21-2009, 06:46 PM
Scot, with some I make like port. After sugar turns to alcohol I measure specific gravity & add more sugar & let that work & then add more sugar. It's similar to how they make port except a good port matures in 20 years!! The more sugar, higher the alcohol.

Patty in Wisc
04-21-2009, 06:50 PM
Ante, I would love to help sample those!!! :) Is grappas wine? A cordial? Love those bottles too! Very nice.

Bob
04-22-2009, 04:35 AM
Anyone ever try that mystic bottle from the Dominican Republic called "Mamajuana Santiago"? Talk about a nice well rounded diet in a bottle.......got your leaffy greens, high fiber barks and sticks and rum! (who am I kidding, the stuff tastes like I distilled my compost pile)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=16792&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=16792&ppuser=4095)

Hopefully the herbs will show in this Photo. This isn't sold in the United States so I'm not sure how it got here:ha:. Closest thing to lightning in a bottle I ever came across. This bottle is a few years old and I doubt I''ll ever finish it.

alpha010
04-22-2009, 05:37 AM
Bob, all kinds of absinthe can be purchased and imported into the states.....as far as I kno there is wormwood Ab, Cannabis seeded Ab, and some variations with thujone. The thujone one is said to only take 1 or 2 shots in a day since it can produce hallucinations and possibly death in higher concentrations!

lorax
04-22-2009, 08:19 AM
Ahhh, Absinthe (http://www.strindbergandhelium.com/absinthe.html) - my only vice and one remaining pleasure....

Bob, are you doing the flaming Absinthe drip, or just drinking it neat? The former is the proper way.

Bob
04-22-2009, 09:45 AM
Beth , I have several French and Czech varieties. I started out doing the flames and sugar cubes etc but now just drink neat(Czech) when I do, I developed a taste for the Atemesia I guess. The French has a very sweet anise taste and I use it as part of the REAL sazerac recipe which uses absinthe and cognac not Pernod and Rye like most published recipes call for.

Thanks for the link!!!

Dalmatiansoap
04-22-2009, 10:24 AM
Ante, I would love to help sample those!!! :) Is grappas wine? A cordial? Love those bottles too! Very nice.

Yes it is wine grappa. Bottles are all handpainted and unique.Thanks
:woohoonaner:

island cassie
04-22-2009, 03:30 PM
Anyone ever try that mystic bottle from the Dominican Republic called "Mamajuana Santiago"? Talk about a nice well rounded diet in a bottle.......got your leaffy greens, high fiber barks and sticks and rum! (who am I kidding, the stuff tastes like I distilled my compost pile)

Hey - sounds like your mamajuana needs curing. Normally you buy the bottle of dried twigs etc. and this is what you do:-
1. Fill the bottle with cheap gin, let it set for 6 weeks shaking daily.
2. Pour the gin out and throw it away (it will be bitter and nasty).
3. Fill with 90% brown rum, 8% runny honey and 2% cheap red wine - often worth filling 3/4 full and adjusting to your taste.
4. Let it set for a month, and pour into another bottle (this batch may still be a little bitter.
5. Now you are ready for the first real batch - fill as above and let sit a month or so - it keeps forever and just gets smoother. You can add secret ingredients such as vanilla beans, small box of raisins etc to your taste which is why it is never the same wherever you go.
6. Just keep refilling the bottle - the herbs, bark etc will last for about 7 years! Voila!!!

As you don't like the taste of what you have, if I were you, I would empty the bottle and start at step 5 as your herbs, bark etc will probably be aged by now.

saltydad
04-22-2009, 04:31 PM
Since we are showing our appreciation of all things alcoholic....
enjoy!

YouTube - Why is the Rum Gone? - Remix (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JImcvtJzIK8)

lorax
04-22-2009, 06:16 PM
I am often heard to remark just that. Normally I'm even wearing my pirate jacket while doing so!

Bob
05-04-2010, 02:43 PM
Figured I'd give this thread a bump since I just got some....
http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss149/bob_075/DSCN0170.jpg

Banana beer!..... Cheers:nanadrink::woohoonaner:

Dalmatiansoap
05-04-2010, 02:45 PM
Haha, ŽIVIO!
:nanadrink:

Abnshrek
05-04-2010, 05:25 PM
At first site I figured this was like the "Feed your Banana's Beer" thread So I figured you might give your down & out Banana a snort to bring it about.. lol Kinda like the remedy to cure a cold, it could be recycled Diluted liquer right. :^)

saltydad
05-04-2010, 05:31 PM
Bob- Your review?

Bob
05-04-2010, 08:04 PM
Well... uh....basically a heavyish ale with a hint of that old yellow banana gum or taffy from long ago that disappeared from the shelves for good reason:ha:.

At least it ws 5.2%...:woohoonaner:

Abnshrek
05-05-2010, 12:02 AM
You know this thread is well named, cause I like a good blend versus one or the other :^)