Leblon Natural Cane Cachaça From Brazil, fresh pressed cane juice micro-distilled in copper pot stills then rested for up to 6 months in vintage XO Cognac casks from France.... The Caipirinha.... Brazilian national drink... Muddle 4 lime wedges and 2 Tsp sugar in a chilled glass... Fill glass with crushed ice and add 2oz of Cachaça. Stir well and garnish with a lime.... Very Tasty....
Aw, man. I haven't had a Capirinha in years. I'm suddenly very thirsty. Thanks! Looks like I need to go shopping.
I've been on M/A for over a year now.... just came across this thread. At any length, I love Caipirinhas... awesome on a nice hot day. I make mine with PITU Cachaca. But this is what I am drinking now, unfortunately I am polishing off this bottle.
Hey! If you're gonna drink, do it right! This was actually a graduation present from someone years ago.
Brazil bound for the last time Saturday. I'm going to have to have a couple while I'm down there this time.
The best I have ever had was actually a tequila. Round about the turn of the century, Jose Cuervo, yes I know normally their stuff is just ok, made a special batch called Jose Quervo Especialle Millenium Reserve, or some such. As I was told by some folks I used to know in the booze business this run was limited to 100 bottles per state, so I was financially unable to secure a whole bottle for meself. I managed to find a bottle while out drinking one night with friends at a nice upscale bar. They had bottle 83 and this stuff was $15 a shot, quite steep. I would love to tell you what bar I was at when I drank this amazing nectar of the gods, but my better judgement left after the first sip and I was told I drank most of the bottle and made the bartenders night while making my bank account cry. I have never before or since had such a smooth spirit. It had the taste of tequila mixed with the smokiness of a high end whiskey and I swear as FSM as my witness this stuff went down like water. I fear I will never have anything quite as divine in my life again.
I've never had a good place to keep my collection together until we moved to CA a few months ago. It used to be in the back of a cluttered kitchen cabinet. I had to take a photo. starting on the top left and working my way down Jamieson Irish 12 year distillary reserve (only sold at the distillary): Bought it on a 10 year wedding anniversary to Ireland. I'm about done with the 18 year-old I got on our honeymoon, so this will open soon. Cadenheads 22-yo Scotch: Cadenhead is a small blending shop and they sell some of their components. This is a single malt from the Balmenach distillary that sells only to blenders (most of the supply goes to Glenlivet's top blends). The bottle with the dancer is Grappa from an Italian winery that my wife and I visited. We made friends with the owner over lunch and I convinced him to sell me one of the 50 or so bottles of Grappa that he makes for his own personal consumption every few years. The little round bottle is a 12-yo Caol Isla Scotch. This stuff is complex! You get the burn of alcohol, followed by the sweetness of malt. A few seconds later the smoke hits you, followed by a heavy taste of salt. It's wonderful stuff, but sometimes if feels like work, trying to appreciate it all. It was sold by a shop that sells by the mL in Scotland... you bring in a bottle (or buy one from them) and they fill it from the cask. My wife got it for me as a gift. Edradour (14-yo, Sherry cask Scotch) - Edradour just started selling in the US, but I got this at their wonderful little distillary... the smallest commercial outfit in Scotland. They do only 3-5 casks per week. The distiller described this one as 'Christmas cake in a bottle' and he's right... tons of dried fruit flavors. It is heavy cask strength, so it needs a heavy shot of water in order to enjoy it properly. Breuklen Distilling's Glorious Gin: I love a gin and tonic and this stuff is fabulous if you like your gin to stand out. It's craft made in Brooklyn with tons of grapefruit notes and juniper (of course). On that top shelf, I think there is a bottle of Woodford Reserve that I tend to save for mixed drinks where bourbon is called for. Down low, I see a couple bottles of wine... the cheap stuff for daily consumption goes in the kitchen. These are the nicer bottles. The pressurized bottle is from a winery near San Francisco... a carbonated Chardonnay that is a lot of fun to drink. The other 2 are from a very recent trip to Napa... a family-run winery called Cakebread Cellars... their Napa Chardonnay (the lighter oaked of their Chardonnays) and their big Cab. They do very fruit-forward wines and are nicer for the uneducated folks like myself.
I love this picture, reportedly actual prohibition activists, 1919. I think they could have used a little help with their message...given those pictured, it doesn't seem like much of a threat.
Been making Gin and Tonics lately.... Very refreshing... Found a fantastic small batch tonic made by Jack Rudy Cocktail Co.. Jack Rudy Cocktail Co. Handcrafted in the South... Jack Rudy sounds like a real character... “Jack Rudy was many things. He was a pilot who illegally flew his plane under the Ohio River Bridge (on a dare), an inventor who created a mechanical device for pharmacists to count pills, and a craftsman who once built a houseboat out of an old city bus. After serving as an aircraft mechanic in WWII, he spent his working life as an engineer. He read Popular Mechanics and National Geographic cover to cover – a curious type who made his own bullets, and shot them into a dirt wall he constructed in his basement. In addition to being a ‘marvelous’ dancer, he LOVED to entertain and was known to overindulge in drink, smoke, and his wife’s gourmet cooking.†In a collins glass combine.... 2 oz. of your favorite gin... .75 oz. of Jack Rudy tonic... Add ice, top with 4 oz. of soda water... Stir and drink.... Yummy....
A refreshing summertime drink I concocted several years ago. In a tall glass, a healthy shot of Aalborg akvavit over crushed ice, a dash of lime, top off with club soda and stir briskly. If you can get frost to form on the glass even better. That and a spot in the shade with a broad vista over a sparkling lake doesn't get much better. Store the akvavit in the freezer.
Heh Heh Heh.... This is what's resting in my freezorr right now... I'll have to give it a try Friskie....:ihih:
Hope you like it. I'll await your evaluation. opcorn: Only thing is, that aquavit is available spiced it many different ways. Hope it doesn't make any difference as both of yours are intriguing. The only one available in these parts is this one.
Treated this to myself as a Christmas gift.... Four Peel Gin.... Made locally just up the street from my shop.... Watershed Distillery.... These guys are making a name for themselves.... It's nice supporting local talent....
Also got me one of these, but haven't broken the seal yet.... Temperature is supposed to get down to -11F Monday night.... Soooo who knows what drastic steps might need to be taken....
Can't beat Maker's by much. Are you familiar with Bulleit bourbon and/or rye? Got both including the newly released 10 y/o Bulleit.