The Corkbook

[Axtremus]

Cranberry juice blend with a shot of Jägermeister.
Surprisingly good combo, tangy with a spicy kick.

[George K]

@George-K said in The Corkbook:

I'm getting my first shipment today.

https://www.sodasense.com

I finally had two bottles empty that needed to be shipped out. I put them in the (supplied) box, attached the pre-printed label, and took it to the post office on Monday.

Two refilled bottles arrived via FedEx today. Total cost is, indeed, higher than going to Target, Best Buy or Kohls. (about $6 a bottle more, including shipping). But the hassle factor was zero, and service was fast. Considering I don't need to drive anywhere, stand in line, waiting, only to be told that they're out of stock, it's worth it.

[Mik]

Convenience is pretty cheap these days. I love it.

[Mik]

I had a couple light pale ales Sunday. Other than that I've been dry. My current favorite beer is from my favorite brewery, Deschutes. It's their light hazy pale ale. 4% alcohol, 100 calories, 4g carbs, full flavor. Delicious. Pretty good deal considering my other favorite is their Fresh Squeezed IPA at 192 calories.

[Axtremus]

Stumbled onto another great liquored dessert combo:

• AiYu jelly with Manischewitz concord grape wine.

[Catseye3]

As a guest, I once had a dessert that was a parfait of vanilla ice cream drizzled with Harvey's Bristol Cream Sherry. Simple and very good.

[Mik]

One of the best desserts I ever had was fresh peach ice cream with ripe peaches and late harvest Muscat drizzled over it Late harvest muscat is like a big bite of a fresh peach anyway. Wonderful.

[Catseye3]

@Mik said in The Corkbook:

One of the best desserts I ever had was fresh peach ice cream . . .

Hmm, sounds like maybe too much peach? No?

[LuFins Dad]

@Mik said in The Corkbook:

I had a couple light pale ales Sunday. Other than that I've been dry. My current favorite beer is from my favorite brewery, Deschutes. It's their light hazy pale ale. 4% alcohol, 100 calories, 4g carbs, full flavor. Delicious. Pretty good deal considering my other favorite is their Fresh Squeezed IPA at 192 calories.

I’ve found something similar by Dogfish Head -

[George K]

Adding this discussion to "The Corkbook."

https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/topic/2593/the-perfect-gin-and-tonic/11

[Mik]

Tonight a Bieler Provencal Rose while cooking and an Italian Primitivo red with Tuna Carbonara pasta.

Latest low-cal/alcohol IPA is Madtree's Ramble On. Delicious.

[Rich]

Wine smoothies!

[LuFins Dad]

Meh, still looking for a good alternative to Dad’s Hat Rye but easier to get. This isn’t it. It’s good, but way too sweet for my taste (even though there’s no corn). It’s close to a bourbon but with a spicy rye finish. It’s not bad, just not what I’m looking for.

[Axtremus]

is tonight‘s experiment.

It’s a type of rice-based Chinese liqour called 女儿红，pronounced ”nü er hông”, literally translates to “daughter, red”.

Culturally, it’s a storied liquor that I have been reading about in the literature since I was an elementary school student. The story being that this is the sort of liquor parents would seal and bury a bottle in the ground when a daughter is born, then unearth to drink in celebration when the daughter gets married. It’s a very nice, heart-warming, romantic story.

The liquor’s color is much like western brandy.

Tonight, I finally tasted it. (No, I did not marry off a daughter tonight, I just bought it from a liquor store.) And it’s a disappointment to me … I do not like it at all. It tastes a lot like cooking wine to me. So most likely I will relegate it to cooking rather than drinking after tonight. :man-shrugging:

[jon-nyc]

[Axtremus]

I want to share a very nice cocktail recipe that I recently came up with:

• X part Welch's "Peach Medley" juice cocktail, refrigerated.
• Y part Gekkeikan sake (Japanese rice liquor)

Served chilled.

I tried X:Y = 9:1 and thought the result was very pleasant.
I think any ratio from 10:1 to 5:1 should be fine, depending on you taste.

Welch's "Peach Medley" juice cocktail is commonly available in most grocery stores.
Gekkeikan sake is one of the more affordable sakes, should be commonly available in most liquor stores.

Enjoy!

[George K]

Gonna try some of this tonight.

There's a small distillery not far from where I live that has all these neat whiskeys. Mostly bourbons. I went to buy some as a gift for a friend and mentioned that I'm a Scotch drinker and the guy poured me a sample and let me try it. It's pretty nice.

[Mik]

Yeah, distilleries are popping up all over the place.

[George K]

My $31 mistake.

I bought this on a whim, thinking, "How bad could it possibly be?"

https://spiritless.com/products/kentucky-74-non-alcoholic-bourbon

https://thewhiskeywash.com/reviews/review-spiritless-kentucky-74-non-alcoholic-spirit/

I drank it neat. That was probably my mistake.

Horrible. Just fucking horrible. Think of really concentrated grape juice with some strong citrus, with no bite, no body.

I'll finish the bottle, but it's going to be a struggle.

[Mik]

Don’t bother. The alcohol is a big part of the taste and feel.