What you drinking tonight?

Oh dear, that brings back some bad memories. My Dad always brewed his own beer and wine which was all very potent! During my platform shoes, high waisted trousers, and star jumper days, me and a pal downed a jug of some cloudy brew, left on the side at home, it tasted like a liquid laxative, which indeed it turned out to be over the following couple of days! But the most embarrassing side effect was the leg wobble on our walk to meet the girls in our lives, the 6" platforms were not for the sober never mind a couple of teenage dick heads high on "Firewater" we ended up with twisted ankles, grazes on wrists, knees and chins! we looked a right couple of pillocks!!!

 

If there's no champagne/cava/deutcher sekt available I'll drink G&T most enthusiastically. However to me most if not all craft gins are way over priced. They don't have to be aged for years like whisky/whiskey or cognac and are cheap as chips to make - just like vodka. It's profiteering I tell ye !
Same goes for Fever Tree and similar tonics - over priced and over flavoured. I prefer a really dry taste.

 

Happy days by the sound of it. Home brew kits have improved massively and are really good now.

 

Sadly only green tea, but the dumplings were top notch

 

It is hard to beat a good dumpling or two, Dartplayer.

 

Mr. Sandi and I are big fans of blind taste tests. Not only are they enjoyable we've found they keep us objective and not focused on price either way--either high or low. Nor on ratings or marketing or other folks' opinions. Plus we've found vodkas, gins, and whiskeys that we like immensely that aren't on the high price end of the scale. We haven't done a blind taste test with tonics but, hmmm, I feel one coming on.

 

Glad to know you've still got your priorities straight, dilli.

 

I met up with a work colleague for an outdoor happy hour this evening. She was running quite late so I started without her and with this Hendrick's martini. The bartenders at The Keg make the best lemon twists. When I arrived it was fairly warm but the wind was starting to really whip and during the course of the evening the weather wasn't the most cooperative. The helpful busboy did roll both a patio heater and a umbrella over to our table to warm us and to stave off the rain. We continued our conversation through some light rain but by the time we left we ran to our cars in a regular downpour and the temperature had dropped significantly. I drove the 12 miles home in the rain and after I changed into my jammies I made myself a hot toddy with some Knappogue Castle Irish whiskey, settled in by the fire, and logged into the forum.

 

still drinking zero coke

 

Hi Sandy, this was given to me, I'd never heard of it before.
It's absolutely amazing. It's quite dry but has some subtle floral botanicals and a fresh, shore line ozone kind of after taste. It goes very well with fever tree light tonic, no lime or lemon slice required. If you can get it over there I highly recommend you try it.

 

Being a gin aficionado as well as a scuba diver, this gin may just hit the mark really well. I will be on the lookout for it. In fact, I will do some research to see how I can get my hands on it! Thanks, @Patchinko!

 

Tucson, Arizona & scuba diver?
Do you have a BIG bath??

 

Being able to scuba dive when residing in the desert is thanks to something called "air travel", @Peter B. Remember when we used to be able to fly to various places around the globe?

 

A gin aficionado and scuba diver....
Then this must be the gin for you....

 

Know what you mean

 

Mr. Sandi and I celebrated Valentine's Day yesterday, the 15th, to avoid "Amateur Night" as Mr. Sandi calls it. It was a great plan. We had the entire outdoor patio to ourselves at our local steakhouse and got a table sandwiched between a roaring fireplace and a lovely patio heater. I had a Hendrick's martini with my steak (Stoli martini for hubby) and a delicious dram of this Angel's Envy bourbon with my bananas foster bread pudding.

 

That looks lovely. We forget what it’s like to have a meal out. Everything still locked down here. But that place looks fantastic. Great idea to avoid “Amateurs” night . That is a very good description. We do the same. Restaurants always over commercialise this evening and usually everything is overpriced, tables wedged in and poor service.

 

Bourbon.

Same as last night. And the night before. And the night before...

Shall I keep going, or do you get the point?

 

Nice drink