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Post by meimichan on May 16, 2011 19:28:05 GMT
I haven't had a decent cocktail in awhile antonia, I seem to be nurturing my new wine addiction, but I'm fond of margaritas, tequila sunrises, and strawberry daiquiris. And mojitos. I did have this one awesome drink called a Funky Comedina at a dive bar in my old college town but they make it differently than any recipe I've ever found online. It involves club soda, raspberry liquor, vodka, Squirt...and some other stuff? Okay, that was probably less than helpful. I think I was drunk when I watched them make it last time and I can't find the piece of paper I wrote the ingredients on. But it's really tasty!
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Post by eolise on Jun 5, 2011 8:30:06 GMT
Now, has anyone ever had "ginger" beer? I heard James talking about it. Sounds good. Never see it anywhere. I totally LOVE ginger, so I'd love to taste this.. never seen it anywhere though. |
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Post by aeromanda on Jun 5, 2011 18:17:17 GMT
I have discovered the most wonderful thing! Cotton Candy flavored vodka! I had to get a bottle of it to see if it really tastes like cotton candy and it does! I drink it mixed with a bit of seltzer. It is the little things in life, like Cotton Candy flavored vodka, that make it all worth while!
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Post by eolise on Jun 11, 2011 9:20:15 GMT
Good lord, just found out ginger ale isn't ale actually, as in: it doesn't contain any alcohol!!! REALLY SHOULD GET IT (I don't want to drink alcohol anymore).... But where?!
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Post by meimichan on Jul 23, 2011 1:21:54 GMT
Strawberry coconut rum daiquiri.
Finally got some use out of all those frozen strawberries, but I may have killed my blender.
Oh it's delicious. A big frosty ice-cold drink. Loaded with rum.
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Post by antonia on Jul 23, 2011 13:36:41 GMT
Am opening the bar tonight have an urge for a dirty vodka martini.
Is it just me but do drinks taste better in the appropriate glass??!!
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Post by jess_lou on Jul 23, 2011 14:25:55 GMT
I'm not a big drinker at all, but I had pear cider last night and it was delish!!
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Post by meimichan on Aug 12, 2011 18:50:58 GMT
I need to buy some wine. I suppose want to buy wine would be a better thing to say, but this week has quite possibly the roller coaster from hades, and I ran out of beer and wine a few days ago. Not sure what to get. Thinking of trying some rose wines. Not white zinfandel. Although I suppose I could do the usual and just go to the store and see what looks good.  |
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Post by devil-may-care on Aug 12, 2011 19:49:35 GMT
It is said, don't judge a book by its cover. I wonder if that applies to wine and labels? Who knows? I know I've bought wine because I like the label or the name of the vineyard or winery. ;D
Go with what looks good. Super finds that way! ;D
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Post by meimichan on Aug 12, 2011 20:29:21 GMT
It is said, don't judge a book by its cover. I wonder if that applies to wine and labels? Who knows? I know I've bought wine because I like the label or the name of the vineyard or winery. ;D Go with what looks good. Super finds that way! ;D I've got my price limits and I more or less know what I like and don't like, I'm nowhere near the wine ponce level of James and Oz, but I know enough to not walk out of the store with really crappy wine. Gonna go try out a store in town I haven't been in before. ETA: Came home with a Cotes du Rhone and a Wisconsin rose. Think I'll try the local one first. Gotta help the local economy, what with it tanking something fierce.  WINE! ;D As a bonus, the grocery store was serving wine samples. We could choose between chianti and pinot grigio. I've had pinot grigio before, so I tried the chianti. MOH and I both had a similar reaction to the chianti("That was fairly bland and tasteless" but I suppose it's more than likely there's more drinkable chianti out there), so me quoting "It's chianti, you don't want that." and a few more lines from that scene from Man Lab got MOH doubled over laughing for a minute. Yes James, you were right. We don't want that.  |
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Post by adrianmay on Aug 12, 2011 23:44:49 GMT
ETA: Came home with a Cotes du Rhone and a Wisconsin rose. Think I'll try the local one first. Gotta help the local economy, what with it tanking something fierce. WINE! ;D As a bonus, the grocery store was serving wine samples. We could choose between chianti and pinot grigio. I've had pinot grigio before, so I tried the chianti. MOH and I both had a similar reaction to the chianti("That was fairly bland and tasteless" but I suppose it's more than likely there's more drinkable chianti out there), so me quoting "It's chianti, you don't want that." and a few more lines from that scene from Man Lab got MOH doubled over laughing for a minute. Yes James, you were right. We don't want that. Yuck, well you certainly don't want THAT Chianti. Chianti should be very flavorful and kinda dry and acidic. At least I think so. When I was a poor and penniless college student, we'd all put our money in and make cheep spaghetti dinner from jarred sauce and then spring for Chianti that cost more than dinner. Priorities. |
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Post by Vivienne on Aug 15, 2011 22:48:26 GMT
AC/DC is starting their own line of wines from Australia.Article in the Daily Mirror.I would have thought hard liquor was their style.
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Post by From Afar on Aug 16, 2011 8:38:22 GMT
AC/DC is starting their own line of wines from Australia.Article in the Daily Mirror.I would have thought hard liquor was their style. I agree it's a bit out of character! |
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Post by jacqui on Aug 17, 2011 12:19:36 GMT
www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/14540106I don't know "Highway to hell" sums up a couple fo my nights out in the past ;D Wonder if the TG3 received a free crate (or 2!) ;D
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Post by meimichan on Aug 26, 2011 16:14:14 GMT
Because I follow someone warped on Facebook(one among many, I'm sure...)
A hurricane recipe! Better than Irene, I'm sure.
1 oz vodka
1/4 oz grenadine syrup
1 oz gin
1 oz light rum
1/2 oz Bacardi® 151 rum
1 oz amaretto almond liqueur
1 oz triple sec
grapefruit juice
pineapple juice
Mix all together, pour into a glass filled with ice, enjoy.
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Post by Vivienne on Aug 26, 2011 16:30:22 GMT
anyone ever had a blue hawaiian?
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Post by pesepheny18 on Aug 27, 2011 7:01:22 GMT
I was just in our local Dan Murphy's which has alcohol from all over the world and I found this and it made me think of James so I bought a bottle    I hope one day they stock the Fuller's brands especially London Pride, there is a beer importer in Perth that has it for $9.00 for a bottle plus postage but I cant justify spending that for a bottle of beer. |
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Post by meimichan on Aug 31, 2011 3:22:20 GMT
Drinking the last of my Blushing Rose bottle of wine from Wollersheim Winery. It's about 45 miles away from here.
I am a wee bit drunk. And online. This can only end well. Right?
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Post by meimichan on Oct 23, 2011 2:22:49 GMT
A fantastic glass of syrah. Well I had one at the uhh....wine shop that masquerades as a coffee shop(welcome to Wisconsin ). I had to leave before I bought a bottle, drunk it, and then I'd have never gotten home. I really want another glass. But I should probably eat something instead. |
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Post by adrianmay on Oct 23, 2011 4:07:26 GMT
A fantastic glass of syrah. Well I had one at the uhh....wine shop that masquerades as a coffee shop(welcome to Wisconsin ). I had to leave before I bought a bottle, drunk it, and then I'd have never gotten home. I really want another glass. But I should probably eat something instead. Syrah is wonderful isn't it. Spicy or peppery but still fruity. Fun wine. |
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Post by meimichan on Oct 23, 2011 4:19:13 GMT
A fantastic glass of syrah. Well I had one at the uhh....wine shop that masquerades as a coffee shop(welcome to Wisconsin ). I had to leave before I bought a bottle, drunk it, and then I'd have never gotten home. I really want another glass. But I should probably eat something instead. Syrah is wonderful isn't it. Spicy or peppery but still fruity. Fun wine. It is possibly my favorite grape that is turned into wine, but I love zinfandel, malbec, and pinot noir too. Cannot smell at all lately, but it tasted so good, so I don't care too much. Very tasty glass of wine. ;D |
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Post by adrianmay on Oct 23, 2011 4:48:52 GMT
Syrah is wonderful isn't it. Spicy or peppery but still fruity. Fun wine. It is possibly my favorite grape that is turned into wine, but I love zinfandel, malbec, and pinot noir too. Cannot smell at all lately, but it tasted so good, so I don't care too much. Very tasty glass of wine. ;D Zin is the wine I grab when I know I want to get trashed. Generally, Zin has a higher alcohol content, is bitey, and isn't too expensive. Party in a bottle. |
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Post by Vivienne on Dec 16, 2011 20:56:40 GMT
I want to start drinking again so I need some opinions on wine. I do not like sweet wines. Dry is the key word. Thanks for any suggestions.
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Post by devil-may-care on Dec 16, 2011 21:33:13 GMT
I'm rather partial to the Ravenswood winery at the moment. I haven't tried everything they make, but I've never been disappointed in anything I've had! ;D
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Post by meimichan on Jan 4, 2012 18:43:35 GMT
I need a drink. Now.
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Post by ElerVim on Jan 4, 2012 19:13:29 GMT
<---same here. Does it technically need to be after 12p before you start?
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Post by meimichan on Jan 4, 2012 19:19:52 GMT
<---same here. Does it technically need to be after 12p before you start? It's after 12pm here. Plus whenever I worked nights, I figured out how stupid that appropriate time for a drink thing really was. I've done some of my heaviest drinking at 7am, which was when I'd get home from really crappy "days" at work. |
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Post by adrianmay on Jan 5, 2012 19:10:24 GMT
<---same here. Does it technically need to be after 12p before you start? Yes, of course. You can't buck the tradition of waiting until the sun is over the yardarm. My current phrase is you can't have a drink until the children are in bed with their homework done and the laundry finished. Sigh.  The hours my bar is open are very limited. |
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Post by eolise on Jan 8, 2012 17:04:08 GMT
has anyone ever tried mead? I know a brewer in southern Netherlands that makes loads of different kinds of tastes.
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Post by antonia on Jan 8, 2012 17:08:40 GMT
We spent the day at a meadary(?) when we where visiting my mum in the summer.
Very nice but very sweet.They also had a stock of blackberry wine,we had some of that with our christmas lunch.
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The hours my bar is open are very limited.