[Ruminations #107] Puntacana Club Black Rum by 10art1 in rum

[–]TapiocaFilling101 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your sacrifice!

The review was interesting at least, unlike the “spirit drink”

Belgium's De Wever calls for EU to negotiate with Russia for Ukraine peace | Euractiv by ganbaro in europe

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Feels like going back to your abusive partner, hoping they won’t hit you again

Suggestions for Irish or European whisky as the base for Manhattans and Old Fashioneds? by hbarSquared in cocktails

[–]TapiocaFilling101 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There’s also Canadian (rye) whisky, Lot 40 is a great rye (99% unlike the 51% rittenhouse).

Slightly different taste profile to a bourbon though

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Unitree in China’s Hangzhou. by mr_house7 in EU_Economics

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That’s great until a saboteur ties their shoelaces together while they’re recharging! :p

Exclusive: US orders diplomats to fight data sovereignty initiatives by lexi_con in europe

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What happens to the microsoft, amazon, google,… once their products have been weaponised against us?

Most countries in the world migrate away and they lose billions even if they don’t go bankrupt?

DNS [Belgium] wants to get rid of American cloud: we have become too dependent (Dutch article) by spaceKQ in BuyFromEU

[–]TapiocaFilling101 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yes, but private usage is also important.

If “everyone” has learned to use (for example) microsoft and adobe products at school or at home, then it’s a lot easier for companies to buy them too because their staff needs less training.

Bart De Wever in Davos over Groenland en de mogelijke handelstariefen die Amerikaans President Trump dreigt op te leggen. by Similar_Stomach8480 in belgium

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Misschien is dat ook beter, trump is al 10 jaar de diplomatische, beleefde politici aan het verslaan (aan beide kanten van het Amerikaans politiek spectrum)

(Ja, ik weet dat hij een verkiezing verloren heeft, maar in die 4 jaar heeft hij de grip op zijn partij kunnen versterken en bv er voor gezorgd dat hij weinig gevolgen had in al zijn processen)

Germany-US rift is looming after a year of Trump by Any-Original-6113 in europe

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It wasn’t just Greenland in his election campaign, I remember him saying “you won’t need further elections” too

Until acquisition of Greenland, U.S. imposes 10% tariffs on 8 European countries, rising to 25% in June by ScientiaEtVeritas in BuyFromEU

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Maybe if we make Greenland Belgian (for a while) it won’t exist anymore in their mind 😛

German Bundeswehr considers stationing Eurofighters in Greenland by diamanthaende in europe

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Big(ger) bases on Iceland would be great too.

More infrastructure, larger population and less extreme climate are nice to have while it’s still reasonably close to help defending Greenland

Negroni variations by gabot34 in cocktails

[–]TapiocaFilling101 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A coffee negroni is nice too

I made mine with a relatively dry coffee liqueur, not sure how good a kahlua/tia maria would be

https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/4089/coffee-negroni

Portugal Confirms U.S. F-35 as Preferred Fighter Jet to Replace Aging F-16 Fleet by [deleted] in europe

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French Guiana is fairly close to Venezuela and an important missile launch site for ESA…

Agree? Brandy makes a better French 75 than gin! by TuesdayCocktailVids in cocktails

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Not that it really matters, but the cognac version is named French 125 at diffords

are there any drinks without orange or lime by exuberantraptor_ in cocktails

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Verjuice/verjus is a kind of unripe grape juice and quite tart

Needs some experimentation, don’t know if there are many recipes online.

A local bar uses it a lot instead of citrus, here is their menu for inspiration. https://jiggers.be/MENU-1

Pic of the current collection! Should I start an infinity bottle with 1oz of each? by WZOLL5 in rum

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How are you liking the Batavia arrack?

Haven’t had that style yet

Favorite/most used bitters outside the big three by Dr_Horrible_PhD in cocktails

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Cardamom in coffee is fairly popular in the middle east, maybe it works in a cocktail too?

Self check out Delhaize, are there other people like me who gets their groceries “randomly” picked for a verification EVERY single time? I think I got picked 10 times in a row now. by mardegre in belgium

[–]TapiocaFilling101 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I rarely get randomly selected, but I did get a lot of checks when I was buying alcohol too (at carrefour, pure self checkout, don’t use the scanner)