Like most people, I enjoy an occasional drink. However, I do almost all
of my drinking at home with my fiance. I rarely frequent bars, and I rarely
drink with anyone who knows anything about drinking. Thus, I do not know
the most appropriate way to enjoy various alcoholic beverages. I have the
following in my liqour cabinet:

Seagrams Extra Dry Gin
E&J Brandy
Bacardi Gold Rum
Southern Comfort

What are the best ways to enjoy these beverages? What cocktails can be made
from them. I have limes and some frozen fruit juice I can use as well.
Mostly I've just been taking shots of the various spirits, but I'd like a
more appealling way to reduce my sobriety.

Thanks,
Adam

Adam Schwartz wrote:
>
> Like most people, I enjoy an occasional drink. However, I do almost all
> of my drinking at home with my fiance. I rarely frequent bars, and I rarely
> drink with anyone who knows anything about drinking. Thus, I do not know
> the most appropriate way to enjoy various alcoholic beverages. I have the
> following in my liqour cabinet:
>
> Seagrams Extra Dry Gin
> E&J Brandy
> Bacardi Gold Rum
> Southern Comfort
>
> What are the best ways to enjoy these beverages? What cocktails can be made
> from them. I have limes and some frozen fruit juice I can use as well.
> Mostly I've just been taking shots of the various spirits, but I'd like a
> more appealling way to reduce my sobriety.
>
> Thanks,
> Adam


Go he

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...+drink+recipes

HTH?

K.

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Adam Schwartz wrote:


> What are the best ways to enjoy these beverages? What cocktails can be made
> from them. I have limes and some frozen fruit juice I can use as well.
> Mostly I've just been taking shots of the various spirits, but I'd like a
> more appealling way to reduce my sobriety.


try this www.webtender.com

~john!


....or just knock back a bottle of Jag


--
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with your face down on it...

Adam Schwartz wrote:

> Like most people, I enjoy an occasional drink. However, I do almost all
> of my drinking at home with my fiance. I rarely frequent bars, and I rarely
> drink with anyone who knows anything about drinking. Thus, I do not know
> the most appropriate way to enjoy various alcoholic beverages. I have the
> following in my liqour cabinet:
>
> Seagrams Extra Dry Gin
> E&J Brandy
> Bacardi Gold Rum
> Southern Comfort
>
> What are the best ways to enjoy these beverages? What cocktails can be made
> from them. I have limes and some frozen fruit juice I can use as well.
> Mostly I've just been taking shots of the various spirits, but I'd like a
> more appealling way to reduce my sobriety.
>
> Thanks,
> Adam
>
>
I don't drink any of the above so I'm afraid that I can't be a whole
h*ll of a lot of help. The one thing I would suggest is to just toss
the S.C. in that garbage! That stuff's *nasty*. I got so sick on that
when I was younger that I still shudder when I think about the taste.

Ah yes, to be *young* and stupid again....

--
Steve

If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.

On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 12:23:33 GMT, Steve Calvin >
wrote:


>The one thing I would suggest is to just toss
>the S.C. in that garbage!

I agree there. For sipping, try Maker's Mark. It's not too
expensive, but I think it's much smoother (more enjoyable) than JD,
SC, etc.

Seagram's Dry Gin isn't very good. I have it occassionally with
tonic. It's not terrible, but since you only have cocktails once in a
while, it should be the good stuff.

Beefeater's, Tanqueray, or Sapphire are great gins.

And then there's the world of GOOD beer. Not Michelob or Bud. As a
homebrewer, I've come to appreciate good beer, and I'm only starting
to get a more mature taste for red wine.

"Adam Schwartz" > wrote in message
news:9Cjub.33912$Dw6.167411@attbi_s02...
> Like most people, I enjoy an occasional drink. However, I do almost
all
> of my drinking at home with my fiance. I rarely frequent bars, and I
rarely
> drink with anyone who knows anything about drinking. Thus, I do not know
> the most appropriate way to enjoy various alcoholic beverages. I have the
> following in my liqour cabinet:
>
> Seagrams Extra Dry Gin
> E&J Brandy
> Bacardi Gold Rum
> Southern Comfort
>
> What are the best ways to enjoy these beverages? What cocktails can be
made
> from them. I have limes and some frozen fruit juice I can use as well.
> Mostly I've just been taking shots of the various spirits, but I'd like a
> more appealling way to reduce my sobriety.
>
> Thanks,
> Adam
>

Both the gin and the rum can be mixed with tonic water (one at a time!!).
Add a twist of lime and you have a nice drink, but more appropriate for warm
weather.

Brandy and soda (seltzer) is another lovely drink.

Southern Comfort IMO is horrid swill and should be poured down the drain.


--
Peter Aitken

Remove the crap from my email address before using.

On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 12:43:23 GMT, wrote:

> As a homebrewer, I've come to appreciate good beer,

yea, the stuff you buy in a bar. ;-)
--
Tim.

If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would
be so simple that we couldn't.

In article <9Cjub.33912$Dw6.167411@attbi_s02>, "Adam Schwartz"
> wrote:

> Southern Comfort

Over ice, or straight up at room temperature.
--
-Barb
State Fair prizewinning jams and jellies for sale at the Burnsville
Senior Citizens Bake Sale, November 19, 2003; 9:00 a.m. -6:00 p.m.
Diamondhead Education Center, Burnsville Parkway & Nicollet Aves,
Burnsville. 952-707-4120

In article <9Cjub.33912$Dw6.167411@attbi_s02>, "Adam Schwartz"
> wrote:
> Seagrams Extra Dry Gin
E&J Brandy
Bacardi Gold Rum
Southern Comfort
>
> What are the best ways to enjoy these beverages? What cocktails can
> be made from them. I have limes and some frozen fruit juice I can
> use as well. Mostly I've just been taking shots of the various
> spirits, but I'd like a more appealling way to reduce my sobriety.

> Adam

Check the companies' websites for recipes, Adam. A friend makes a
holiday punch that involves Southern Comfort.
--
-Barb
State Fair prizewinning jams and jellies for sale at the Burnsville
Senior Citizens Bake Sale, November 19, 2003; 9:00 a.m. -6:00 p.m.
Diamondhead Education Center, Burnsville Parkway & Nicollet Aves,
Burnsville. 952-707-4120

"Peter Aitken" writes:
>
>Southern Comfort IMO is horrid swill and should be poured down the drain.

Southern Comfort is a 100 proof _LIQUEUR_, sure it made ya sick... yer not
supposed to guzzle the entire bottle at one sitting. Idiot.

liqueur [lih-KUHR, lih-KYOOR]
A sweet alcoholic beverage made from an INFUSION of flavoring ingredients (such
as seeds, fruits, herbs, flowers, nuts or spices) and a spirit (such as BRANDY,
RUM or WHISKEY). Essential oils and EXTRACTS are used to flavor many of today's
liqueurs. Artificial flavorings make a lackluster contribution to the less
expensive brands. Most commercial liqueurs are made with closely guarded secret
formulas. Also called cordials and ratafias , liqueurs are usually high in
alcohol and range from 49 PROOF for CHERRY HEERING to 110 proof for green
CHARTREUSE. The crème liqueurs (such as CRÈME DE MENTHE) are distinguished by
being sweeter and more syrupy. Liqueurs were originally used (and some still
are) as a digestive. They are now usually served after dinner but also play an
important role in many cocktails. Liqueurs can also be used in cooking,
particularly for desserts. See also ABSINTHE; ADVOCAAT; AMARETTO; ANESONE;
ANISETTE; BÉNÉDICTINE; CHÉRI-SUISSE; COINTREAU; CRÈME D'ABRICOTS; CRÈME
D'AMANDE; CRÈME D'ANANAS; CRÈME DE BANANE; CRÈME DE CACAO; CRÈME DE CASSIS;
CRÈME DE CERISE; CRÈME DE NOYAUX; CRÈME DE ROSE; CRÈME DE VIOLETTE; CURAÇAO;
DRAMBUIE; EAU DE VIE; FRANGELICO; GALLIANO; GLAYVA; GOLDWASSER; GRAND MARNIER;
HERBSAINT; IRISH MIST; IZARRA; KAHLÚA; KÜMMEL; MANDARINE LIQUEUR; MARASCHINO;
MIDORI; OUZO; PERNOD; PRUNELLE; ROCK AND RYE; SABRA LIQUEUR; SAMBUCA; SLOE GIN;
*SOUTHERN COMFORT*; STREGA; TÍA MARÍA; TRIPLE SEC.


© Copyright Barron's Educational Services, Inc. 1995
based on THE FOOD LOVER'S COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.

---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =---
---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
Sheldon
````````````
"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."

Melba's Jammin' writes:

>> Southern Comfort
>
>straight up at room temperature.

Hmm, don't mess with a coal miner's daughter! <burp>


---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =---
---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
Sheldon
````````````
"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."

Melba's Jammin' writes:

>Check the companies' websites for recipes, Adam. A friend makes a
>holiday punch that involves Southern Comfort.

Coal miner's daughter sippin' penicillin:
Southern Comfort and Coke with a dash of maraschino.


---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =---
---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
Sheldon
````````````
"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."

Adam Schwartz wrote:
> Like most people, I enjoy an occasional drink. However, I do almost all
> of my drinking at home with my fiance. I rarely frequent bars, and I rarely
> drink with anyone who knows anything about drinking. Thus, I do not know
> the most appropriate way to enjoy various alcoholic beverages. I have the
> following in my liqour cabinet:
>
> Seagrams Extra Dry Gin
> E&J Brandy
> Bacardi Gold Rum
> Southern Comfort
>
> What are the best ways to enjoy these beverages? What cocktails can be made
> from them. I have limes and some frozen fruit juice I can use as well.
> Mostly I've just been taking shots of the various spirits, but I'd like a
> more appealling way to reduce my sobriety.
>
> Thanks,
> Adam
>
>

I like gin mixed with Fresca.

Lately I've been experimenting with making hurricanes from rum, some
hibiscus syrup that I made (it was supposed to be jelly), and key lime
juice. Over ice in a tall glass.

E&J makes several different brandies. The VSOP is good for sipping.

Southern Comfort oughtta be good for basting fruitcakes.

Best regards,
Bob

On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 14:32:30 GMT, Tim Challenger
<"timothy(dot)challenger(at)apk(dot)at"> wrote:

>On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 12:43:23 GMT, wrote:
>
>> As a homebrewer, I've come to appreciate good beer,
>
>yea, the stuff you buy in a bar. ;-)

My stuff is excellent, full-bodied, malty, and perfectly carbonated,
with no haze or sediment.

Adam Schwartz wrote:

> Like most people, I enjoy an occasional drink. However, I do almost all
> of my drinking at home with my fiance. I rarely frequent bars, and I rarely
> drink with anyone who knows anything about drinking. Thus, I do not know
> the most appropriate way to enjoy various alcoholic beverages. I have the
> following in my liqour cabinet:
>
> Seagrams Extra Dry Gin

This is not a great gin. It's okay, but gin is one of those liquors where there
is a world of difference between the good stuff and the bad stuff but not to
great a difference in price. I usually buy Sapphire or Tangueray. The stuff
you have will suffice for gin and tonic. Use a decent tonic, not one of the no
name varieties, in a tall glass with ice and a slice of lime.

> E&J Brandy

Not too bad for a domestic brandy, it is usually served in a snifter, but since
it is not first rate brandy you probably don't want to savour the aromas. It's
nice as a night cap or after dinner, or just something to warm you up on a
chilly evening.


> Bacardi Gold Rum

Mix it with cola or orange juice. Since you have limes, you can make up a lime
syrup to make a rum punch; lime syrup, Angostura Bitters and amber rum.



> Southern Comfort

That can be nasty stuff. I used to like it on the rocks, but then I overdid it
one hot afternoon. I was very thirsty and drank way too much, resulting in the
nastiest hangover in history and a lingering disinterest in the stuff.

> What are the best ways to enjoy these beverages? What cocktails can be made
> from them. I have limes and some frozen fruit juice I can use as well.
> Mostly I've just been taking shots of the various spirits, but I'd like a
> more appealling way to reduce my sobriety.
>

If you overdo it with the Southern Comfort you might appreciate your former
sobriety :-)

In article >,
(PENMART01) wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' writes:
>
> >Check the companies' websites for recipes, Adam. A friend makes a
> >holiday punch that involves Southern Comfort.
>
> Coal miner's daughter sippin' penicillin:
> Southern Comfort and Coke with a dash of maraschino.

MOF, my grandfather was a coal miner -- lots of folks from Eastern
Europe were hired to come work in the Pennslvania coal mines in the
early part of the 20th century. My dad worked for the Soo Line
railroad as a night watchman. Don't need maraschino cherry or Coke
with the SC, Sheldon -- only the Manhattans. :-)
--
-Barb
State Fair prizewinning jams and jellies for sale at the Burnsville
Senior Citizens Bake Sale, November 19, 2003; 9:00 a.m. -6:00 p.m.
Diamondhead Education Center, Burnsville Parkway & Nicollet Aves,
Burnsville. 952-707-4120

Adam Schwartz wrote:
>
>
> > Southern Comfort
>
>
> > What are the best ways to enjoy these beverages? What cocktails can be made
> > from them. I have limes and some frozen fruit juice I can use as well.


A shot of S.C. over ice in a tall glass. Add cranberry juice
to fill and a squirt of fresh lime juice for a Scarlet O'Hara.

This combination makes a nice holiday punch bowl, also.

gloria p

"Puester" > wrote in message
...
> Adam Schwartz wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Southern Comfort
> >
> >
> > > What are the best ways to enjoy these beverages? What cocktails can
be made
> > > from them. I have limes and some frozen fruit juice I can use as
well.
>
>
> A shot of S.C. over ice in a tall glass. Add cranberry juice
> to fill and a squirt of fresh lime juice for a Scarlet O'Hara.
>
> This combination makes a nice holiday punch bowl, also.
>
> gloria p

I caressed a few Kohlers in my youth after drinking Southern Comfort. But I
wasn't sipping either.

Jack Keck

"Jack Schidt®" wrote:

> I caressed a few Kohlers in my youth after drinking Southern Comfort. But I
> wasn't sipping either.

Stay away from that sweet shit.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:

> "Jack Schidt=AE" wrote:
>=20
>=20
>>I caressed a few Kohlers in my youth after drinking Southern Comfort. =
But I
>>wasn't sipping either.
>=20
>=20
> Stay away from that sweet shit. =20
>=20
> nancy

I'm with you nancy! Hangover city. Beside making you sick.

--=20
Steve

If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.

Jack Schidt® typed:
> "Puester" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Adam Schwartz wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Southern Comfort
>>>
>>>
>>>> What are the best ways to enjoy these beverages? What cocktails can be made
>>>> from them. I have limes and some frozen fruit juice I can use as well.
>>
>>
>> A shot of S.C. over ice in a tall glass. Add cranberry juice
>> to fill and a squirt of fresh lime juice for a Scarlet O'Hara.
>>
>> This combination makes a nice holiday punch bowl, also.
>>
>> gloria p
>
> I caressed a few Kohlers in my youth after drinking Southern Comfort. But I
> wasn't sipping either.
>
> Jack Keck

I lived in "Southern Comfort" one weekend. Not a pleasant memory.

BOB John

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> "Jack Schidt®" wrote:
>
> > I caressed a few Kohlers in my youth after drinking Southern Comfort.
But I
> > wasn't sipping either.
>
> Stay away from that sweet shit.
>
> nancy

Amen! It is truly awful.


--
Peter Aitken

Remove the crap from my email address before using.

Peter Aitken wrote:
>
> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message

> >
> > > I caressed a few Kohlers in my youth after drinking Southern Comfort.
> But I
> > > wasn't sipping either.
> >
> > Stay away from that sweet shit.

> Amen! It is truly awful.

(laugh) I did put that rudely. As usual. But sweet booze will give
you the opportunity to empty out your digestive tract out the wrong
end every time. Been there, done that. Drive that bus. No thanks.

nancy

Adam Schwartz wrote:
> Like most people, I enjoy an occasional drink. However, I do almost all
> of my drinking at home with my fiance. I rarely frequent bars, and I rarely
> drink with anyone who knows anything about drinking. Thus, I do not know
> the most appropriate way to enjoy various alcoholic beverages. I have the
> following in my liqour cabinet:
>



> Seagrams Extra Dry Gin

Good for mixed drinks as in Iced Tea. Otherwise, busy some vermouths,
olives, pearl onions, and make martinis.

> E&J Brandy

Flush down toilet. Nothing compares to the brandies of Spain: Le Panto,
Duque De Alba, Osbourne, Cardenal Mendoza. These are premium aged
brandies that should be taken straight with a nice Cuban Cohiba if you
like them.

> Bacardi Gold Rum

Follow E&J Brandy's fate.
You want good sipping rums, try premium aged Cuban rums. My personal
favorite is Puerto Rico's El Barrilito 3 star.

> Southern Comfort

I don't like that sweet twist, but it's ok on the rocks.

>
> What are the best ways to enjoy these beverages? What cocktails can be made
> from them. I have limes and some frozen fruit juice I can use as well.
> Mostly I've just been taking shots of the various spirits, but I'd like a
> more appealling way to reduce my sobriety.
>
> Thanks,
> Adam
>
>

Do yourself a favor, and get a small red book called Boston's Bar
tending Guide (I think that's what is called.)

Richard

--
"..A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava
beans and a nice chianti..."

Hannibal "The Cannibal"

Silence Of The Lambs 1991

In article <9Cjub.33912$Dw6.167411@attbi_s02>,
"Adam Schwartz" > wrote:

[reformatted for ease of response]

>What are the best ways to enjoy these beverages? What cocktails can be made
>
>Seagrams Extra Dry Gin

Martini - but you'll have to buy some dry vermouth. Pour a little
vermouth into a rocks glass with ice, swirl it around, then pour
it out again. Fill with gin. Garnish with olive. Drink. Repeat.

Or gin-and-tonic, with a squeeze of lime.

>E&J Brandy
>Bacardi Gold Rum

Eggnog. Let's see:

8 eggs, separated
2 c sugar
1 pt cream
1 qt milk
1 pt brandy
1 c rum

Beat whites not quite to soft peaks, gradually adding sugar once
they start getting foamy. Beat yolks. Combine everything. Chill.
Garnish with freshly-grated nutmeg.

Or: cuba libre. That's a rum-and-coke with a squeeze of lime. My
SO adds a couple of dashes of Angostura bitters, but that's not
entirely traditional.

Or: brandy alexander. But you'll have to buy some creme de
cacao. Shake 1.5 oz brandy with 1 oz creme de cacao and 1 oz
half-and-half. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Drink.
Repeat.

>Southern Comfort

Call the hazmat team and dispose of this safely.

--
Mark Shaw contact info at homepage --> http://www.panix.com/~mshaw
================================================== ======================
"It looks great at night. In the day, it winces like a hungover vampire."
-James Lileks, on Las Vegas

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> "Jack Schidt®" wrote:
>
> > I caressed a few Kohlers in my youth after drinking Southern Comfort.
But I
> > wasn't sipping either.
>
> Stay away from that sweet shit.
>
> nancy

Hell ya, amiga!! I drink beer because....I forget why but it don't make me
sick.

Jack Ale

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> Peter Aitken wrote:
> >
> > "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
>
> > >
> > > > I caressed a few Kohlers in my youth after drinking Southern
Comfort.
> > But I
> > > > wasn't sipping either.
> > >
> > > Stay away from that sweet shit.
>
> > Amen! It is truly awful.
>
> (laugh) I did put that rudely. As usual. But sweet booze will give
> you the opportunity to empty out your digestive tract out the wrong
> end every time. Been there, done that. Drive that bus. No thanks.
>
> nancy

Oh, hell, you weren't rude but on the money as usual. Driving that downtown
express, or out in the parking lot selling cars (Buick! Buick!).

It brings tearful memories. I've been drinking beer tonight. Cold,
wonderful, safe beer.....I will sleep the sleep of the righteous and not the
sleep of the bedspin....

Jack Aged

Adam Schwartz wrote:

> Like most people, I enjoy an occasional drink. However, I do almost all
> of my drinking at home with my fiance. I rarely frequent bars, and I rarely
> drink with anyone who knows anything about drinking. Thus, I do not know
> the most appropriate way to enjoy various alcoholic beverages. I have the
> following in my liqour cabinet:
>
> Seagrams Extra Dry Gin

Gin and tonic. At least when I was in college, this was considered classy. All
the rest was just "the hard stuff".
blacksalt, alcohol whip....
who probably suffered permanent braindamage in college, after one shot of Stoly,
resulting in a stunning case of alcoholic hypoglycemia

zxcvbob > wrote in message >...
> Adam Schwartz wrote:
> > Like most people, I enjoy an occasional drink. However, I do almost all
> > of my drinking at home with my fiance. I rarely frequent bars, and I rarely
> > drink with anyone who knows anything about drinking. Thus, I do not know
> > the most appropriate way to enjoy various alcoholic beverages. I have the
> > following in my liqour cabinet:
> >
> > Seagrams Extra Dry Gin
> > E&J Brandy
> > Bacardi Gold Rum
> > Southern Comfort
> >
> > What are the best ways to enjoy these beverages? What cocktails can be made
> > from them. I have limes and some frozen fruit juice I can use as well.
> > Mostly I've just been taking shots of the various spirits, but I'd like a
> > more appealling way to reduce my sobriety.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Adam

snip (should be a law thats says you have to, pmsl)

Mix the Seagrams, brandy and SC in a jug, and pour it into a weed
sprayer. Add 5 cloves of garlic and use it to keep down aphids in your
garden.
Buy some Coke, mix the rum 1 to 5 and enjoy.

Then go and buy some beeefeaters gin, any of the bourbons recommended
by previous posters, but no brandy unless your fiance likes it.

Adam Schwartz > wrote:
> Like most people, I enjoy an occasional drink. However, I do almost all
>of my drinking at home with my fiance. I rarely frequent bars, and I rarely
>drink with anyone who knows anything about drinking. Thus, I do not know
>the most appropriate way to enjoy various alcoholic beverages. I have the
>following in my liqour cabinet:
>
>Seagrams Extra Dry Gin

Gin & tonic with lime. Don't abuse the wogs (wink, wink).

>E&J Brandy

A nice snifter after a beefy meal.

>Bacardi Gold Rum

Mix 9:1 with tequila (the rum being the major portion), add
a few drops of lime, and shoot.

Alternatively, add a 1.5 oz shot to a whole glass of
Coke, and either a lime wedge to make a Cuba Libre or a
maraschino cherry to make a Rum & Coke.

>Southern Comfort

Best used as dead weight for something you expect to crawl
out of your garbage can before the garbage man comes.

>What are the best ways to enjoy these beverages? What cocktails can be made
>from them. I have limes and some frozen fruit juice I can use as well.
>Mostly I've just been taking shots of the various spirits, but I'd like a
>more appealling way to reduce my sobriety.

It's November. The Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome Ale is
on the specialty shelf of your supermarket's chilled-beer
aisle. I just had one. It's very, very good this year,
(when you get past the skunk-cabbage odor at the beginning,
but just start drinking and it turns into a lovely bouquet).

--Blair
"Don't try this at home, kids."

"Adam Schwartz" > wrote:

>
>E&J Brandy

I like brandy on ice cream, plain Napoleon or even better fruit flavored brandy.

Gin with Vermouth, of course. Drier is better.

Gin and cold orange juice by the pool on hot day.

Bacardi rum with cola, in coffee or tea, or on the rocks.

Dennis

Not to brag or any of that, but here's what's currently
in my liquor cabinet (I do and *do* for you kids and look
at the thanks that I get) in no particular order except
maybe roughtly left-to-right:

Hiram Walker Peppermint Schnapps
Hiram Walker Butternips Butterscotch Schnapps
Laphroaig Single Malt Scotch
Tott's Brut California Champage
Pinch Scotch
Grant's Scotch
George Dickel's Tennessee Whiskey
Wild Turkey 101 Proof Bourbon Whiskey
Jim Beam Rye
Courvoisier Napoleaon Cognac
Courvoisier VSOP Cognac
Maker's Mark Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Ketel One Vodka
Cabo Wabo Reposado Tequila
Pusser's Rum
Seagram's 7 American Whiskey
Stolichnaya Pertsovka Pepper Vodka
Tanqueray Gin
Black Bush Irish Whiskey
Bombay Sapphire Gin
Ciclon Rum/Tequila
Sauza Gold Tequila
Herradura Anejo Tequila
Coyote Flavored Tequila
Tanqueray Malacca Gin
Grand Marnier Orange Liquer
Chambord Raspberry Liquer
Mozart Chocolate Liquer
15 or so different wines from Chardonnay to Fume Blanc to Merlot to Bardolino
Chopin Vodka
Luksusowa Polish Potato Vodka
Finlandia Vodka
Stolichnaya Vodka

Recently finished and not replaced:

Famous Grouse scotch (had this bottle for a decade with a half-inch in it;
only bought it because it came with some nice Double-Old-Fashioned faux
cut-glass tumblers).

I could tell a story about every bottle. And choose a
bottle for any story.

--Blair
"Thanks for the inspiration. Here's to you."

> wrote:
>On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 12:23:33 GMT, Steve Calvin >
>wrote:
>
>
>>The one thing I would suggest is to just toss
>>the S.C. in that garbage!
>
>I agree there. For sipping, try Maker's Mark. It's not too
>expensive, but I think it's much smoother (more enjoyable) than JD,
>SC, etc.

SC fits a certain taste that drinkers may have acquired
in childhood in backwoods parties. In that way, it's
the same as Boone's Farm wine.

Maker's mark is nice, but I'm starting to like Wild Turkey
with a splash of spring water.

>Seagram's Dry Gin isn't very good. I have it occassionally with
>tonic. It's not terrible, but since you only have cocktails once in a
>while, it should be the good stuff.
>
>Beefeater's, Tanqueray, or Sapphire are great gins.

Bombay Sapphire is the Bomb. I've had it neat plenty of
times. Tanqueray Malacca is interesting, when you're in
your khakis and your pith-helmet and feeling a discipline-
the-wogs mood coming on. It's real gimmick is that it has a
strong dose of quinine, and is essentially the gin that
made Gin-n-Tonic famous in the Indian territories. A very
interesting drink. I just wish I knew if the lime I add
is authentic, or would some other spice be more right.

>And then there's the world of GOOD beer. Not Michelob or Bud. As a
>homebrewer, I've come to appreciate good beer, and I'm only starting
>to get a more mature taste for red wine.

I have a friend that makes an excellent malty/hoppy brown
lager. I try not to kiss his ass too openly, because he
likes it just to be a hobby.

Other than that, Warsteiner is my new fave. Killian's is
my everyday pub beer (and therefore the beer I probably
drink the most), and Coor's Original is what I buy in
case-lots to put in my fridge for I-need-a-beer moments.

I'd do Leinenkugel's instead of Killian's, but the bar I
go to considers Leine's a premium and Killian's a domestic
and only puts the domestics on special.

--Blair
"If it weren't for economics, we'd
have no nomics at all."

> wrote:
>On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 14:32:30 GMT, Tim Challenger
><"timothy(dot)challenger(at)apk(dot)at"> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 12:43:23 GMT, wrote:
>>
>>> As a homebrewer, I've come to appreciate good beer,
>>
>>yea, the stuff you buy in a bar. ;-)
>
>My stuff is excellent, full-bodied, malty, and perfectly carbonated,
>with no haze or sediment.

A little sediment is fine, if it's the result of little yeast
cells giving their all for the flavor.

--Blair
"Weep for them."

Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>In article >,
(PENMART01) wrote:
>
>> Melba's Jammin' writes:
>>
>> >Check the companies' websites for recipes, Adam. A friend makes a
>> >holiday punch that involves Southern Comfort.
>>
>> Coal miner's daughter sippin' penicillin:
>> Southern Comfort and Coke with a dash of maraschino.
>
>MOF, my grandfather was a coal miner -- lots of folks from Eastern
>Europe were hired to come work in the Pennslvania coal mines in the
>early part of the 20th century. My dad worked for the Soo Line
>railroad as a night watchman. Don't need maraschino cherry or Coke
>with the SC, Sheldon -- only the Manhattans. :-)

Sheldon's problem isn't the mixer. It's the everclear
he drinks like water.

--Blair
"Move 16 tons and what do you get?
Another 16 tons of Sheldon's shet."

Mark Shaw > wrote:
>In article <9Cjub.33912$Dw6.167411@attbi_s02>,
>"Adam Schwartz" > wrote:
>>Southern Comfort
>
>Call the hazmat team and dispose of this safely.

Hazmat shit.

Go to your local day-labor center, load a few wetbacks
in the station wagon, bring them back to your home, have
them dig your a nice sprinkler trench, and pay them with
the bottle.

--Blair
"Arriba!"

In article >,
(Naomi Darvell) wrote:

....

> IMO, gin and brandy aren't worth drinking unless they're a very good brand.

Agreed. Bad gin and bad brandy suck.

> I'd get a bottle of Bombay Sapphire or something, and work my way through
> the recipes on a decent cocktail website until I found some I liked.

plausible.

> The stuff you have, you can use for gin-and-tonics.

Here, I must protest. People in this thread seem to be assuming that
you can use any old crappy gin in a G&T. Nothing is further from the
truth. The better the gin, and the tonic, the better the G&T. A cheap,
raw gin makes a cheap, raw G&T.

And some of the currently popular "boutique" gins (Tanqueray's 10,
for example) are so heavy-handed in their flavorings that they make
dreadful mixed drinks. They may be OK for martinis, but martinis are
a drink for those who want to get soused as quickly as possible.

I like standard Tanqueary for G&T. I _really_ liked the Tanqueray
Molacca gin (probably the wrong spelling, but WTH) that was sadly
discontinued a few years ago, both for G&T and for martinis. Very
smooth, very satisfying.

Do _not_ use "supermarket" tonic -- it's dreadful stuff. Schweppes
or Canada Dry at a pinch. Use a really hefty slice of lime, squeezed
into the mix. [Some places, notably much of China, use lemon instead;
do _not_ do that!]

On 2003-11-18, Adam Schwartz > wrote:
>
> Seagrams Extra Dry Gin
> E&J Brandy
> Bacardi Gold Rum
> Southern Comfort
>
> What are the best ways to enjoy these beverages? What cocktails can be made
> from them. I have limes and some frozen fruit juice I can use as well.

Damn! ...how'd I miss this thread?

OK, gin first. Gin is a real gag-fest for biginners. A good starter
is a (1) Salty Dog: 3 parts grapefruit juice - 1 part gin - in a glass
with a salted rim, ala magarita. (2) Gin and Tonic: classic limey
cocktail that makes you feel like you're sweating bullets in the
steamy jungles of Burma. The drink that smells like summer!! 1 part
gin - 2 parts Schwepp's tonic water (accept no substitutes!) - a slice
(or eigth) of lime squeezed and tossed in. If you leave any one
ingredient out, it's swill! (3) Martini: Don't let anyone jerk your
chain. Anything but a gin martini is blasphemy! 3 parts gin - 1 part
dry Vermouth (Martine & Rossi rules!) - shaken or stirred, it's all
good - olive or onion or lemon twist. James Bond was a pussy!

E&J Brandy. Brandy & water. OK, I would've never believed it, but...
Me and an old buddy used to sit around and play the blues. He always
broke out a bottle of E&J. Initially, I raised a cynical eye-brow.
He always served it with a touch of water on the rocks. Me like!
After awhile, I became quite fond of ol' E&J. I discovered it goes
very well with Perrier, undoubtedly because the saltiness of Perrier
counteroints perfectly the sweetness of E&J.

Bacardi Gold RuM: What can I say? Rum and coke!! Coke if you can't
do better, Jolt Cola if you can (all the sugar - twice the caffeine!).
If it's a really good rum, sip it straight. If not, do any obscene,
unimaginable, thing you can think of ...orange-juice and ginger-ale,
cranberry and Pepto-Bismol ...whatever. [shrug]

Southern Comfort: Either toss it in the trash or save for use in the
wasp traps next summer.

cheers
nb

On 2003-11-19, notbob > wrote:

Oops!

...salty dog - shaken w/ ice, served without
...gin and tonic - served on the rocks
...martini - shaken/stired w/ice, serve w/o
...rum 'n coke - served on the rocks
...Southern Comfort - served however it takes
to suppress your gag reflex

nb

> Blair P. Houghton wrote:


>t's November. The Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome Ale is
>on the specialty shelf of your supermarket's chilled-beer
>aisle. I just had one. It's very, very good this year,
>(when you get past the skunk-cabbage odor at the beginning,
>but just start drinking and it turns into a lovely bouquet).
>
> --Blair
> "Don't try this at home, kids."
>

It's those damn clear glass bottles. Samuel Smith's make some very excellent
beer, but they insist on putting it in clear glass. By the time we get them,
they're light struck.

Jim