DasAfternoon quick mezcal tasting and a bit of prebatched
Cacao nib infused #mezcal #negroni that I got along for my host friend here in SoCal
Friday homework
Taste testing the cocoa nib infused mezcal in #negroni (side by side with non infused control)
Flavor is excellent, chocolatey - I'm undecided whether to filter the #mezcal further through filter paper (not just the cheesecloth multi layers) to get it clearer.
#booze #boozehounds #cocktail
Taste testing the cocoa nib infused mezcal in #negroni (side by side with non infused control)
Flavor is excellent, chocolatey - I'm undecided whether to filter the #mezcal further through filter paper (not just the cheesecloth multi layers) to get it clearer.
#booze #boozehounds #cocktail
oh no wonder it has full on orange-y citrusy notes!
Never realized till now it had all these - I'm guessing for the distillate in baskets as in gin making
...oh that was really good, had to make another.
It had gotten a bit passe or maybe I got jaded, so I don't really do it much, but nice foam can really enhance a drink flavor and textural contrast.
This one turned out even better looking l
eta - put/left the ice in this one, nicer this way
Felt fancy again and wanted to do something and needed something nice - so here
(Dark amber) Maple Old Fashioned with Angel's Envy #Bourbon
/Angostura and Orange bitters/ Maple lemon foam
I normally have a double espresso - but hey today more than most other days calls for stronger stuff
The best trick I learned about Irish #coffee is to dump the hot coffee over the whiskey (1ยฝ oz)
Here I brewed the espresso over the whiskey (and a Tbsp or so of Irish cream, why not!) then a bit of hot water from the steam wand, top with whipped cream
Didn't have anything to drink in the evening and before midnight - but feeling much better now, so oh yeah 2026 - bring it on!
Painkiller (โ 3 if you must know)
For the flight, followed up the Weller ๐๐ฝ - so clearly #bourbon on the nose and then taste - with these 3 #whisky s - in this left to right order: Toki (so light and so much like a Scotch), Jameson, then the Speyside Glenrothes I picked up some time ago. Oddly the last is smooth and full bodied but but hmm - will have to finish with something else
Winding down the year - just a wee dram of this #bourbon for an impromptu tasting/flight this fine evening
Not too often partner springs for me to fix her a #cocktail (rather than her whiskey or bourbon + seltzer). Ok a whiskey sour, she said - so I made one thinking about the one I had last in Osaka a few weeks ago*
No Hakushu here, went with the Ao that I have and yuzu liqueur I picked up (instead of syrup) along with lemon juice. A touch bracing (my preference is sweeter) but partner likes it sour. She liked this!