I've been making some of hard cider for a few weeks now, this weekend I'm going to prime it for carbonation and then bottle it. I plan on doing a taste test also.
Very exciting!
Coffee. I am at work, but when I get home a nice smooth Guinness.
I have been hearing a lot about the mint julip. Now I have just tried it twice over a couple of weeks. It really is great! Might have one tonight!
A lengthened margarita to finally start the weekend. Made one, but the tequila was nearly gone so I made the husband a shot then put the rest into my drink but ick, I just was not ready to have such a tequila heavy drink. Re-shook it with some orange juice and pineapple juice, then topped with a little topo chico. Supper is ready so this is my aperitif
Been babysitting my homebrew Grand Marnier knockoff. Buy a decent cognac, burn some orange peel strips on a gas stove. I added a couple organic vanilla beans and coconut sugar and omg.
Ok this I have to try. You just infuse it with the burnt orange?
That's all, it's great I'm glad you reminded me to go take a belt off it right now lol. I think the vanilla beans add a great smoothing to it.
Been in a highball mood lately, so probably a nice Scotch and Soda. I know a nicer spirit makes a better drink, but I find a highball is perfect for finishing off those mostly empty bottles of whatever.
I've also been playing around with a ginger tincture I made recently, so hoping to use that in something. Just been drinking it with soda water lately and it works great for that, but I want to try turning it into a syrup too. Maybe a dark and stormy or something like that.
I tried to make an infinity whiskey with the odds and ends, but my husband drank it, lol. Ginger tincture sounds interesting - I love home fermented ginger beer, that's my usual ginger project.
Haha! That's definitely the danger of the infinity bottles! I've been drinking mostly rum lately, and an infinity rum bottle sounds like something I need to try.
I'm loving the tincture. I used Darcy O'Neil's recipe and it is a banger. Super simple and really spicy. I only need like 1.5ml to 6oz of soda water to make a refreshing sipper. I would love to make a ginger beer, but I just don't have room right now.
This is the first time I've run across this community. I feel like I've found my people.
In about an hour and a half I'll be having a Maker's 46 Manhattan. Tonight I'll be drinking well garbage. Tomorrow, if all goes well, I'm headed to a whisky bar that keeps Old Rip Van Winkle in stock and I'll have a couple of glasses of that. Tomorrow night is more well garbage. Sunday morning will be brunch cocktails with either corpse revivers or cadaver revivers. Sunday afternoon will be more Maker's Manhattans, then in the evening I'll switch to water so that I don't die at work Monday.
tomorrow is Eurovision, so I'm making everyone Blue Lagoon's: 1pt Vodka, 1pt Blue Curacao, 4 Parts Lemonade. Garnish with Lemon/Lime/Orange Slice or Maricino Cherry. Typically served in a hurricane glass.
Wow this sounds like something my penultimate (adult) child would love. Maybe sub tequila though. On the occasions she wants a drink, she always asks for "a blue" meaning margarita with blue Curacao but not too strong (my ideal margarita is 2 oz tequila, 1 oz orange liqueur, juice of one lime, shaken).
Ive never heard of mixing curacao w/ tequila, but that doesnt mean anything
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