What Did You Drink Last Night?

[jamespowers]

Cause Mr. Pisco was just asking for it...

Though both have great sip-ability, the half breed bird and the Muscat.

Well at least you didn't add Cynar or Campari to it. :eeek:

Pisco fine but the sour part? Uh, no thanks.

 

[rumblefish]

Well at least you didn't add Cynar or Campari to it. :eeek:

Pisco fine but the sour part? Uh, no thanks.

Who says I didn't? I just didn't tell you. I may have put a garlic, halfsour pickle in it too.

 

[Black Dahlia]

Miss Golightly, feeling much better now thank you. I think it's just the fact that some ciders are way too sweet. Hmmm, yum, now I'm thinking about wine!

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[Wally_Hood]

Not last night, but Saturday, a mojito while barbequeing the chicken and vegetables. Mrs. H had a Lillet cocktail, with the minor tweak of simple syrup.

 

[juup]

Just had a simple Cider last night, woodchuck crisp. Better half had a dirty martini.

 

[Danny Ocean]

Danny O,
Aren't you lucky? ;0
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BD,

Yes, very! The coffee grinder hasn't worked so hard in months, and the "Italian Roast" is now firm friends with the "Highland Spirit"!

Danny O
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[Black Dahlia]

BD,

Yes, very! The coffee grinder hasn't worked so hard in months, and the "Italian Roast" is now firm friends with the "Highland Spirit"!

Danny O
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Danny O,
Glad to hear it...what about the Harar?

I bought a case of Blanche beer but haven't had any yet.
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[Ethan Bentley]

The new Beefeater London Market Gin - rather nice, good strong Cardamon! http://summerfruitcup.wordpress.com/2011/06/27/beefeaterlondonmarket/

 

[jamespowers]

Who says I didn't? I just didn't tell you. I may have put a garlic, halfsour pickle in it too.

I am glad you didn't tell me.
Garlic fine----pickle? What you're pregnant now?

 

[jamespowers]

BD,

Yes, very! The coffee grinder hasn't worked so hard in months, and the "Italian Roast" is now firm friends with the "Highland Spirit"!

Danny O
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I have heard of an Irish coffee now I hear of a Scotish one.

 

[Danny Ocean]

I have heard of an Irish coffee now I hear of a Scotish one.

Not in the same glass, I might add.......sacrilege! The Dalwhinnie has quite a sweet honeyed flavour, that is cut through by the very strong (three, large) espressos!

I can highly recommend both.....

Danny O

 

[jamespowers]

Not in the same glass, I might add.......sacrilege! The Dalwhinnie has quite a sweet honeyed flavour, that is cut through by the very strong (three, large) espressos!

I can highly recommend both.....

Danny O

Ah good. I was beginning to wonder.

 

[Black Dahlia]

some Guinness
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[Danny Ocean]

some Guinness
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.........yes please! :beer:

Danny O
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[dnjan]

Quickfire Napa Valley Chardonnay 2008

Why subject over-ripe juice to mal-o-lactic fermentation, replacing the little character there could have been with butteryness?
And then over-oak it to try to bring back "something"?

Not my choice: a wine-of-the-month club selection.

The rest will go into any recipe that I think can take it.

(and how can I type malolactic without bringing up lol )

 

[St.Ignatz]

Quickfire Napa Valley Chardonnay 2008

Why subject over-ripe juice to mal-o-lactic fermentation, replacing the little character there could have been with butteryness?
And then over-oak it to try to bring back "something"?

Not my choice: a wine-of-the-month club selection.

The rest will go into any recipe that I think can take it.

(and how can I type malolactic without bringing up lol )

By your avatar I would have guessed beer geek over cork dork.:cheers1: That's what I get for jumping to conclusions. Maybe you can help me on this. Do CA vineyards (I know it generalizing) rely so heavily on oak to give it that "California" signature taste or is there a deeper reason like hops in beer? Thanks in advance dnjan.
Tom D.

 

[dnjan]

Personally, I think it is a little of both.
You need to remember that the west coast is full of intense coffee drinkers. Over-represented by notorious over-roaster Starbucks.
So it is natural that people trained with that roasted coffee taste would like toasted oak in their wine.

Also, when grapes are over-ripe, they tend to become one-dimensional (just fruit). So adding oak adds a dimension (and helps cover the high-alcohol, high pH that is also typical of over-ripe fruit).

As to the beer versus wine - it is beer in the afternoon when I do my grading, and wine in the evening.

 

[rkwilker]

Red Breast over rocks.

 

[_Nightwing]

Rum and coke, with the rum all dark and the coke all... as it comes from the factory. And three lime slices.

 

[Black Dahlia]

.........yes please! :beer:

Danny O
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Danny O,

Ha ha. Blanche beer tonight! What are you having? OHDS?
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