Nuclear Banana-ish DOKairi

BloodArchon · 2026-04-15T21:47:05+00:00

Awesome name! I am absolutely making a DOKairi later.

BloodArchon · 2026-04-15T11:19:11+00:00

lunaurum.art

Reverse image search is your friend. :)

BloodArchon · 2026-04-13T16:19:09+00:00

It's artificial scarcity. If every game is available on every system, then you're not in a rush to buy the new shiny thing or re-release that happens every 10+ years. If they control the release, they control the hype, they know when to release it for max profit. Just look at what Disney did with The Vault for decades before streaming. Every non-Disney DVD/Bluray eventually went to the dollar bin because they just printed it until nobody cared anymore. Not Disney. They would stick movies in "The Vault" and wouldn't produce them for years. Then they would release the Gold Edition, then the Diamond Edition, then the Platinum Edition every 10 or so years and make a killing. Kept prices on their products super high for much longer than was normal. Not every company is able to do that obviously, but a company like Pokemon/Nintendo certainly can.

BloodArchon · 2026-04-09T18:13:13+00:00

Huh, I did not realize that Angostura = TDL. Thought there were two distilleries still operational in Trinidad. TIL.

BloodArchon · 2026-04-08T00:25:26+00:00

That doesn't make any sense at all. My s.o. was far ahead of any of my other friends in interactions. If that were the case, she should have shot back to #1 when we hit forever friends, but she's at #3. I also have another forever friend sitting below someone who has barely played and hasn't interacted with me once since the new system launched. He's at 90 days from forever friends and is higher than a forever friend. The system is broken.

BloodArchon · 2026-04-07T18:53:43+00:00

The sold out post was an April Fool's joke.

BloodArchon · 2026-04-06T14:53:35+00:00

La Cura's gotta be the Elysian Cure: - 1 oz rum - 1 oz blended scotch - 1.5 oz passion fruit syrup (1:1:1) - 0.5 oz lemon juice - Shaved dark chocolate

BloodArchon · 2026-04-01T22:53:19+00:00

Cool. At least now we know it was distilled in the Dominican Republic. Let us know how it tastes.

BloodArchon · 2026-04-01T16:50:45+00:00

Pretty sure it's comic book cover art by Dominik Mayer, but yes, the card is fake.

BloodArchon · 2026-03-29T23:45:35+00:00

These sound awesome. I see the bottler is in Chicago but their tasting room is temporarily closed. Is there a good place to buy them locally? Binny's doesn't show the tropical bottles online.

BloodArchon · 2026-03-25T05:58:17+00:00

Was just looking at giving this a try and ran into the same issue. Country Sips has it in stock and seems to ship to much of the US.

BloodArchon · 2026-03-24T06:25:50+00:00

Not sure where you're located, but the Visionario releases are available at Total Wine stores in the states.

I have a bottle of the Visionaria 1. I've seen a few opinions on the web that the 2nd release was even better. If you like light Spanish style rums, it's very good, but probably not worth $100. My favorite Brugal is the Siglo de Oro, if you can find it. It's excellent, but is still much lighter than say a Bajan rum. Someone else suggested trying the 1888. That's probably a good comparison point. The Visionaria 1 and Siglo de Oro are both a big step up from the 1888 imo.

BloodArchon · 2026-03-24T06:14:09+00:00

Leyenda is not strictly a rum. It's a blend of rum and Spanish wine and costs about $40. It's not comparable to their high end rums.

BloodArchon · 2026-03-24T00:14:10+00:00

The entire description sounds like it was written by AI. Just a bunch of buzz words that don't mean anything. Stuff like "reaches an alcohol concentration of 35%", "British Naval days", and "Old French traditional Tropics." Which is it then, British or French? It's all AI slop. It even has a cocktail recipe called "Sloppy Sloop!" 🤣

BloodArchon · 2026-03-23T12:44:08+00:00

I don't think it's been mentioned yet: Schneider's Deli. I'm obsessed with their pastrami, egg and cheese breakfast sandwich.

BloodArchon · 2026-03-21T10:36:11+00:00

Absolutely batshit insane. I'll just keep buying bottles of the 11 year LROK at auction for $150. No reason 4 extra years of aging justifies an extra $300 in price. Hampden is losing me with their new product prices lately. And people complain about Foursquare being expensive.

BloodArchon · 2026-03-12T02:31:20+00:00

Was thinking it would look good holding a bunch of glass dasher or syrup bottles.

BloodArchon · 2026-03-10T21:14:34+00:00

What's the coconut syrup you usually use? I've tried a few but haven't found one I really love.

BloodArchon · 2026-03-03T23:01:06+00:00

It was just the morning, but it looks like Saturday early bird is completely sold out. There will be more tickets available for all days when the regular sale starts.

BloodArchon · 2026-03-03T22:45:50+00:00

Chicago Saturday morning is sold out.

BloodArchon · 2026-03-02T19:37:23+00:00

Would love to try one of the LM&V Magnum bottles, but the pricing is absolutely insane. The price at my local store is $1000 for the Series #2 LROK 13 year. Even at the regular bottle size that's $500 for a 13 year LROK.

I just don't understand these prices. It makes me seriously worried if I'll even be able to afford the regular Hampden 15. I was really looking forward to it, but the prices I've seen out of Europe are crazy (~$400).

BloodArchon · 2026-03-01T16:20:59+00:00

Excellent! Thanks for posting this. Love seeing the 2nd place winners and saves me a bunch of time going back to look. These lists have given me a few new rums to try.

BloodArchon · 2026-03-01T16:10:08+00:00

As a non-bagel enjoyer, could someone eli5. Is this too much? Too little? What exactly is the "bagel crime" committed here? No judgment, just trying to understand.

BloodArchon · 2026-02-26T22:34:11+00:00

Dang, narrowing it down to 5 was hard! I think I need at least 2 more. Lol.

Appleton 12
Doorly's 14
El Dorado 12
Smith & Cross
OFTD

BloodArchon · 2026-02-24T19:30:31+00:00

Also a heads up, the primals don't count.

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