What Are You Drinking
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(Tried to upload this last night but the mobile page was being janky)
Fancy Sunday cocktails... Knob Creek Old Fashioneds
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@scottalanmiller it is customary here to drink it with just water. Try it with Sprite one third or quarter arak the rest Sprite .
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@emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:
@scottalanmiller it is customary here to drink it with just water. Try it with Sprite one third or quarter arak the rest Sprite .
It is customary here to drink it straight. We keep it in the freezer.
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Same in Italy, it's not mixed with anything.
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@rojoloco My favorite is the Old Fashioned with Knob Creek. I keep trying different variations. If you don't mind - What is your "recipe"? I have tried with just the bourbon, added a dash of water, club soda, orange bitters, regular bitters, etc. Still can't get it like one I've had in my favorite restaurant. I'm still trying though.
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@brandon220 said in What Are You Drinking:
@rojoloco My favorite is the Old Fashioned with Knob Creek. I keep trying different variations. If you don't mind - What is your "recipe"? I have tried with just the bourbon, added a dash of water, club soda, orange bitters, regular bitters, etc. Still can't get it like one I've had in my favorite restaurant. I'm still trying though.
This was my first attempt at homemade (pretty good, not great. A friend made me one on saturday that was excellent, should have paid more attention) .
I muddled an orange slice with a bit of simple syrup (can also use a demarara sugar cube) and the bitters (regular and orange). Take out the orange slice, remove the pulp, rind goes back in the glass. Add a large ice cube, bourbon, stir, add a splash of club soda, then garnish with an orange slice and a maraschino cherry. I'll definitely be paying more attention next time I order one.
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@rojoloco That is almost exactly how i do mine. I also plan to keep experimenting.
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@brandon220 I like them with rye whiskey also. Or a good, aged, sugarcane rum.
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I had a lovely Glenmorangie last night. Helped me to get rid of a headache that had lasted all day. Bad dreams, though.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Drinking:
@emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:
@scottalanmiller it is customary here to drink it with just water. Try it with Sprite one third or quarter arak the rest Sprite .
It is customary here to drink it straight. We keep it in the freezer.
Well not to brag with all of history of wars and couple of inventions and sexual abstinence.
But we did brought arak to the world and it maybe the father of all alcohol.
Lately having trouble finding a good cocktail mix for it without any soda like Pepsi or Sprite -
@emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Drinking:
@emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:
@scottalanmiller it is customary here to drink it with just water. Try it with Sprite one third or quarter arak the rest Sprite .
It is customary here to drink it straight. We keep it in the freezer.
Well not to brag with all of history of wars and couple of inventions and sexual abstinence.
But we did brought arak to the world and it maybe the father of all alcohol.
Lately having trouble finding a good cocktail mix for it without any soda like Pepsi or SpriteWhy mix?
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Drinking:
@emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Drinking:
@emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:
@scottalanmiller it is customary here to drink it with just water. Try it with Sprite one third or quarter arak the rest Sprite .
It is customary here to drink it straight. We keep it in the freezer.
Well not to brag with all of history of wars and couple of inventions and sexual abstinence.
But we did brought arak to the world and it maybe the father of all alcohol.
Lately having trouble finding a good cocktail mix for it without any soda like Pepsi or SpriteWhy mix?
Clearly I have not reached your level yet.
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@emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Drinking:
@emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Drinking:
@emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:
@scottalanmiller it is customary here to drink it with just water. Try it with Sprite one third or quarter arak the rest Sprite .
It is customary here to drink it straight. We keep it in the freezer.
Well not to brag with all of history of wars and couple of inventions and sexual abstinence.
But we did brought arak to the world and it maybe the father of all alcohol.
Lately having trouble finding a good cocktail mix for it without any soda like Pepsi or SpriteWhy mix?
Clearly I have not reached your level yet.
I've not had real arak, would like to try. I love anise alcohol. It's one of my favourites.
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But arak is normally only 100 proof, definitely a straight drinking strength. Our tsuica in Romania is 130 proof and you would never mix that with anything. It would dilute what little plum flavour is left.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Drinking:
But arak is normally only 100 proof, definitely a straight drinking strength. Our tsuica in Romania is 130 proof and you would never mix that with anything. It would dilute what little plum flavour is left.
what does 100% proof mean, like 100% alcohol ???
If you noticed my pic says ~50%
I heard that those stuff, are the reason why Arak killed people:
http://balimanual.com/the-problem-and-solution-with-arak-in-bali/
Mention arak around some people though and they will be quick to tell you of all the dangers of arak. You might hear “it will make you go blind” or “it killed a friend of my friend”, among many other stories. To be fair, these aren’t just rumors. A few years back, over 25 people died on Bali from a single batch of arak. The scary part was this was the type that was regulated, taxed and sold in stores, not the traditional kind the Balinese drink.
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@emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Drinking:
But arak is normally only 100 proof, definitely a straight drinking strength. Our tsuica in Romania is 130 proof and you would never mix that with anything. It would dilute what little plum flavour is left.
what does 100% proof mean, like 100% alcohol ???
100 proof, not 100% proof. You copied what I said incorrectly. 100 proof is 50% alcohol. 200 proof is 100% alcohol.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Drinking:
@emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Drinking:
But arak is normally only 100 proof, definitely a straight drinking strength. Our tsuica in Romania is 130 proof and you would never mix that with anything. It would dilute what little plum flavour is left.
what does 100% proof mean, like 100% alcohol ???
100 proof, not 100% proof. You copied what I said incorrectly. 100 proof is 50% alcohol. 200 proof is 100% alcohol.
Aha I never knew about this "proof" method ... interesting.
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@emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:
I heard that those stuff, are the reason why Arak killed people:
http://balimanual.com/the-problem-and-solution-with-arak-in-bali/
Mention arak around some people though and they will be quick to tell you of all the dangers of arak. You might hear “it will make you go blind” or “it killed a friend of my friend”, among many other stories. To be fair, these aren’t just rumors. A few years back, over 25 people died on Bali from a single batch of arak. The scary part was this was the type that was regulated, taxed and sold in stores, not the traditional kind the Balinese drink.
No amount of ethanol creates blindness. That comes from someone mixing (or leaving) methanol (wood alcohol) in which is far cheaper to use and is poisonous to humans. It causes your body to process it into formaldehyde which collects in the eyeballs cooking them from the inside out. Actual ethanol alcohol (the kind you drink) is actually the only antidote for methanol poisoning.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Drinking:
@emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:
I heard that those stuff, are the reason why Arak killed people:
http://balimanual.com/the-problem-and-solution-with-arak-in-bali/
Mention arak around some people though and they will be quick to tell you of all the dangers of arak. You might hear “it will make you go blind” or “it killed a friend of my friend”, among many other stories. To be fair, these aren’t just rumors. A few years back, over 25 people died on Bali from a single batch of arak. The scary part was this was the type that was regulated, taxed and sold in stores, not the traditional kind the Balinese drink.
No amount of ethanol creates blindness. That comes from someone mixing (or leaving) methanol (wood alcohol) in which is far cheaper to use and is poisonous to humans. It causes your body to process it into formaldehyde which collects in the eyeballs cooking them from the inside out. Actual ethanol alcohol (the kind you drink) is actually the only antidote for methanol poisoning.
huh - I didn't know that. cool.
