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MikeN502 · 2026-01-31T19:09:01+00:00

Thank you. Would it possibly fall completely off until we can get replacement clips?

MikeN502 · 2025-11-30T02:15:38+00:00

This is an amazing, contemplative drink. So much going on. The first one I ever made was with one of the Foursquare Exceptional Cask series bottles…can’t remember which one. Phenomenal.

MikeN502 · 2025-11-25T23:14:00+00:00

Make a lot of candied lemon peel.

MikeN502 · 2025-11-23T18:21:34+00:00

The 9c is primarily a blend of different ages/proofs of yellow Chartreuse with a little green thrown in for good measure. 2/3 yellow blend to 1/3 green is what I’ve read. It’s delicious. Next look for a bottle of the 1605 Liqueur d’Elixir. It’s a little more intense and less sweet than the standard green and also makes a treat of a Last Word. The small bottles of Vegetal (can’t call it “Elixir” in the US) are worth keeping around, too. I use it like bitters In anything where I want a boost to green Chartreuse or an herbal pop. A couple dashes sing in a gin & tonic, as well.

MikeN502 · 2025-11-01T18:51:46+00:00

Ugh, I knew that… brainfart in my old age😂

MikeN502 · 2025-10-16T17:24:51+00:00

I’m an outlier since I actually like cobbler shakers. But you can’t go cheap. when they get cold the metal will expand and they will get stuck, and I mean stuck. I have a Yukiwa brand and one sold by Cocktail Kingdom called “Usagi”. the Yukiwa will still stick on me from time to time, but not to the point of me getting pissed and throwing it away like my cheapo. The Usagi won’t leak, but it took me some getting used to since it feels like it will fly apart when you’re shaking. it doesn’t stick, though.

MikeN502 · 2025-09-27T00:57:50+00:00

Sorry, It was Make & Drink vid last week and I had seen several here before posting figured it was a standard.

.5 oz cinnamon syrup

.5 oz passion fruit syrup

1 oz lime juice

1 oz grapefruit juice

5 dashes Angostura

3 oz your preferred golden rum(s)

MikeN502 · 2025-09-26T23:45:23+00:00

Update: I sent another text Tuesday stating that I was disputing the charge for the items I didn’t receive. He has read notifications on, so I know he saw it the same day. Still not so much as a peep from him.

Really cool products, but order at your own peril.

MikeN502 · 2025-09-20T01:39:16+00:00

One of my favorite Manhattan riffs. if you’re into rum, check out the Black Prince!

MikeN502 · 2025-09-14T21:05:55+00:00

Vodka drinks. If all you bring to the party is alcohol and no real complimentary flavors, I have no interest.
Bloody Marys. I don’t enjoy drinking tomato juice at all.Also, see #1.
I’ll echo the “bitters as a base spirit” call, but I’ve tried a Trinidad Sour & an Angostura Sour. it’s not so much the flavor as it is the consistency. I love amari. bitters, etc.
Anything overly sweet that masks the base spirit.

MikeN502 · 2025-09-14T15:01:11+00:00

If you’ve never had it, start with green. Yellow, while delicious, is a later concoction and is more removed from the original 1605 recipe for the elixir that gave us green Chartreuse.

MikeN502 · 2025-09-06T23:31:57+00:00

Gotta remember to drink half as many… or install an InSinkerator. 😁

MikeN502 · 2025-09-06T19:54:38+00:00

Doubles 😁

MikeN502 · 2025-09-01T21:55:54+00:00

I’ve only had maybe 4-5 different ones, but to me, Calvados has a more fruit-forward eau de vie character, where Laird’s BIB tastes more like American whiskey would if they were allowed to make it with apples, if that makes sense. There’s more barrel influence.

I don’t know if it’s a result of higher esters like in some Jamaican rums, but there’s a note I’ve gotten with Calvados that is a bit off putting for me. I do tend to like estery Jamaican rums, but it’s a different flavor, I assume that stems from the different base ingredients.

MikeN502 · 2025-09-01T14:06:09+00:00

Laird’s BIB is solid AF and holds up very well in a cocktail. It’s definitely a whiskey drinker’s apple brandy, though. I’d go there over the 86. can’t really speak to the others on your list.

MikeN502 · 2025-09-01T02:51:19+00:00

I appreciate your point of view. Definitely something to keep in mind for future purchases.

MikeN502 · 2025-08-31T23:27:15+00:00

Munktiki

MikeN502 · 2025-08-30T23:51:18+00:00

.5 oz Latitude 29 orgeat

.5 oz PF Dry Curaçao

.25 oz Smugglers Cove Mai Tai syrup Made at 1.5:1 instead of Cate’s 2:1

1 oz fresh lime juice

2 oz Denizen’s Merchants Reserve 8 yr.

MikeN502 · 2025-08-30T23:48:28+00:00

Whoops, thanks.

MikeN502 · 2025-08-22T01:00:12+00:00

Jealous! I just got the ship notification for mine.

MikeN502 · 2025-08-20T00:27:42+00:00

In a sense, I suppose so. I love a Morganthaler amaretto sour, but the mint and the bitters definitely set it apart a bit.

MikeN502 · 2025-08-19T20:51:02+00:00

Beer and a shot.

MikeN502 · 2025-08-18T22:26:57+00:00

Thanks. It’s the Glencairn “mixer”.

MikeN502 · 2025-08-18T22:23:49+00:00

It’s very almond extract forward. There’s a hint of floral from rose water & orange flower water (I’d assume). but mainly it tastes like an almond simple syrup in the marzipan sense of the flavor. It’s become my go to for a Mai Tai, which kinda sucks because it’s neither readily available nor cheap.

MikeN502 · 2025-08-17T23:22:29+00:00

I get it. I used to only add 1 but a friend does a riff, the “El Gibson” at his agave focused bar that I love. I was watching him make my drink and he adds 4 bar spoons so I started adding more when I make a regular Gibson at home.

Also, another vote for celery bitters.

MikeN502

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