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wrote on 18 Jul 2020, 22:25 last edited by
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.
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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.
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wrote on 25 Nov 2021, 02:21 last edited by LuFins Dad
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wrote on 1 Aug 2022, 02:16 last edited by
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:
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wrote on 23 Nov 2022, 12:20 last edited by
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wrote on 3 Aug 2024, 15:08 last edited by Axtremus 8 Mar 2024, 23:45
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!
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wrote on 12 Aug 2024, 23:11 last edited by
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wrote on 12 Aug 2024, 23:52 last edited by
Yeah, distilleries are popping up all over the place.
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wrote on 29 Jan 2025, 01:31 last edited by
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.
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wrote on 29 Jan 2025, 03:45 last edited by
Don’t bother. The alcohol is a big part of the taste and feel.