Make Your Own Bitters! - Tiki Drinks and Food

A AceExplorer Grand Member (8 years) Deep in the Jacksonville Flori-duh jungle. Joined: Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 2566	A AceExplorer Posted posted on Fri, Feb 13, 2015 6:15 AM Good thoughts. But here is my dilemma when I read this article -- I understand that it's written "down" for less-experienced alkies than us, so they suggest a whiskey or a vodka as a base spirit. Then my sober brain jumps in and says things to me like, "Hey, let's take this into the lab! What if I use a neutral spirit (Everclear, for example) or an overproof white rum like Wray & Nephew? Wouldn't I get a more crisp/clean and more pure end result?" Sometimes I like my non-sober brain better cuz it doesn't make me stay up WAY too late trying all different crazy things. I gotta stop listening to my sober brain... This may pale in comparison to the guy who killed a night desperately trying to come up with a peanut-butter based cocktail last year and came up with - nothing. "My brain hurts!"

Good thoughts. But here is my dilemma when I read this article -- I understand that it's written "down" for less-experienced alkies than us, so they suggest a whiskey or a vodka as a base spirit. Then my sober brain jumps in and says things to me like, "Hey, let's take this into the lab! What if I use a neutral spirit (Everclear, for example) or an overproof white rum like Wray & Nephew? Wouldn't I get a more crisp/clean and more pure end result?"

Sometimes I like my non-sober brain better cuz it doesn't make me stay up WAY too late trying all different crazy things. I gotta stop listening to my sober brain...

This may pale in comparison to the guy who killed a night desperately trying to come up with a peanut-butter based cocktail last year and came up with - nothing.

"My brain hurts!"

Post #737287 by AceExplorer on Fri, Feb 13, 2015 6:15 AM