What AreYou Drinking- Right Now?

A round of Black Magics

On 2017-03-08 20:05, CincyTikiCraig wrote:
A round of Black Magics

It was so good that it turned me sideways.

I'll show myself out....

Mai Kai's Cobras Kiss

Officine Brera cocktails! (I wish I had properly noted the names. They were great, that I recall. This place is just down the street from the Lost Spirits Distillery in downtown LA. I ate and had cocktails here before my distillery tour. Highly recommend the restaurant and the tour.)

Last night I attempted to make a Rum Old Fashioned contained within an hollow ice sphere. Unfortunately, the ice wasn't quite thick enough and sprung a leak while I was funneling the cocktail into it. This was my first attempt, mostly to figure out how long to freeze the sphere before dumping the excess water. Now I know I need to freeze it longer.

Very nice, Jen! Thrillist did a video on this a while back, and they said 2 hours of time in the freezer. It depends to some degree on how cold your freezer is. But hey - I'd would make "mistakes" a few times in order to have to drink up the mess, and then finally "get it right!"

The Thrillist video involves flame to melt the ice shell, and then the whole thing gently comes apart in the glass and mixes with the bottom spirit. This is a very cool effect!

https://www.thrillist.com/recipe/nation/magic-ice-ball-cocktail-recipe-video

Manuela Lavender Sour!

Frankie's

Spousal unit won 400.00
:)

On 2017-03-07 19:31, hang10tiki wrote:
Hamo-
Thank you,
I have been looking for a way to use the bourbon I have.
Very good.

Glad you liked it, hang10.

This afternoon it's my first Navy Grog:

No pilsner glass or Beachbum Berry ice cone mold, but I improvised.

Hamo- :)

Dig da Porpoise constitution

Worst sound ever, slurp of an empty tiki mug through my straw!!!

[ Edited by: hang10tiki 2017-03-12 19:26 ]

X2

Manuela Last Word!

A Nui Nui to wash down a dinner of Chinese takeout.

On 2017-03-09 11:20, AceExplorer wrote:
Very nice, Jen! Thrillist did a video on this a while back, and they said 2 hours of time in the freezer. It depends to some degree on how cold your freezer is. But hey - I'd would make "mistakes" a few times in order to have to drink up the mess, and then finally "get it right!"

The Thrillist video involves flame to melt the ice shell, and then the whole thing gently comes apart in the glass and mixes with the bottom spirit. This is a very cool effect!

https://www.thrillist.com/recipe/nation/magic-ice-ball-cocktail-recipe-video

Two hours isn't enough in my freezer. That one was about 3 hours. I tried 5 hours the next day and that was too long, only leaving room for about 1.5oz liquid. Still working on finding the perfect time.

PalmTreePat- nice Cyclops eyece
:)

Killin pain

Finishing another original drink created one evening to use Don's Mix after I decided I could only handle one Zombie:

The Beachcomber's Shanty
(Name courtesy Tiki Bar Name Generator)

3/4 oz light Virgin Islands rum
3/4 oz gold Jamaican rum
1 oz Don's Mix
1/2 oz pineapple juice
1 dash Angostura bitters

Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.

Manuela Rye Sour!

On 2017-03-14 21:31, hang10tiki wrote:
PalmTreePat- nice Cyclops eyece
:)

Killin pain

Nice bowl Jon. Should not dat Painkiller have two straws?
Cheers

The Below Decks Night Tripper!

R&D Bees Knees!

Before the traditional whiskey, a little tiki for St. Patrick's: a Fu Manchu and Song of the Islands.

I too, decided to go the green route. Making myself a standard grog of lime, demerara, and rum. Just added a little Blue Curacao to the mix to get the color.

Barrel O rRum’s (with green umbrellas) and a green cake. Happy St. Paddy’s to all.

[ Edited by: nui 'umi 'umi 2017-03-17 21:27 ]

David- that was a selfish painkiller :)

David- nice Barrels

It's early:
Strong coffee

Tiki Puka Puka, in a fish mug for no particular reason.

Just finished a Trader Vic Grog and still have lemon juice to use up.....

Maybe it's a bit late in the evening for this one, but to finish the lemon juice I settled on a Mid-century Zombie.

The Below Decks NoMad Mai Tai!

Plantation Pineapple Daiquiri. This rum is phenomenal.

The Below Decks Bumble Bee!

Porpoise constitution
(Yep, I like these)

On 2017-03-20 21:53, Hamo wrote:
Plantation Pineapple Daiquiri. This rum is phenomenal.

I did a similar daiquiri last night with the same rum, but honey syrup instead of simple. It was delicious!

p.y.t. Almond Joy!

p.y.t. Jalapeno Business!

Bar Clacson And for the life of me I now can't recall now what it was called. :( I can say that this is a great place for craft cocktails, that the bartender was great and they know the business and service of well-made cocktails!

I am SOOOOOOOOOO in love with that Bar Clacson logo. Oh my days. That is a thing of beauty.

I think that drink is called The Separatist.

Sven -Tiki

And multiple Miehana

And other tasty goodies

UnkaTrav- your pics look great
Made me thirsty
So

Double ...-

Porpoise constitution

Hamo- love the Plant Pineapple rum
Sucks, can't find in Vegas anymore

Ok
Next
Spin on the Porpoise
Substitute burnt sugar for falernum

Ok
Porpoise C with chocolate bitters added

On 2017-03-24 20:37, hang10tiki wrote:
Hamo- love the Plant Pineapple rum
Sucks, can't find in Vegas anymore

Hi Time shipped my bottle, but maybe that's not an option in Navada.

I'm enjoying another Pineapple Daiquiri as we speak.

Nope
The mob blew that option for us long ago
:(

On 2017-03-24 09:30, HopeChest wrote:
I am SOOOOOOOOOO in love with that Bar Clacson logo. Oh my days. That is a thing of beauty.

I think that drink is called The Separatist.

That's the name I was grasping for! Thanks! Great place and bartenders!