Cheers gentlemen!

 

Black Manhattan

Rye whiskey, Averna, orange bitters, and a cherry.

I could be water boarded and drowned with this cocktail, and I’d die happy.

 

Now I have to try it. It probably tastes better while wearing a Rolex.

 

Just bottled a new batch of Home made cherry liqueur!

Gonna try out some new cherry related cocktail recipes in the coming months!

 

@kaisiang098 I’m interested in knowing how the home made is turning out for you. Are you experienced with this? Pretty cool man.

 

Tonight calls for a sampling.

 

Hi there, well this is my 5th batch of cherry liqueur. I've tried a couple different recipes and i find that a mixture of cooked(with added sugar and water) and fresh cherries with a final Alcohol level of around 20-25%, 'aged' for around 2 weeks will yield the best results.

Taste profile will be similar to Umeshu (japanese plum wine) but with a fresh cherry flavour.

 

Ask about that in the other thread and you’ll get a much longer and interesting answer.

 

Using vodka by volume for the measurements? I need to try it.

 

Which other thread?

 

Yup, standard 40% alc vodka.
For this batch i used 700ml of vodka, 800g Cherries (halved, retaining the pits) , 100g Sugar and 250ml of water.
Cook the half of the cherries(with pits) with the sugar and water until you achieve a syrupy consistency.
Pour everything into a sterilised container of choice. Give it a taste and adjust the sweetness if need be.
Allow it to cool to room temperature, seal the container and refrigerate.
Give the container a shake every couple of days and taste the liqueur every 4 days or so.
When you're happy with the taste and flavour, strain it out and bottle!
The longer it is aged, the more mature the flavour becomes, losing the fresher notes, almost like a red wine.

 

One of the best beers stateside

 

https://omegaforums.net/threads/ama-kinda-cocktails-and-booze.79921/page-3#post-1023170

 

Tea

 

Tomatin 14 is also fantastic!

 

I have a bottle of McClellands - it's gross. I thought for the price I didn't have much to loose, but I was wrong. Not worth drinking IMO.

Not to me!

Have to finish my morning coffee first!

 

For me, THIS is the epitome of scotch! If you can find it. It's become insanely expensive.

The Islays close behind...

 

Don't see it on the LCBO site, but searches that come up in the UK it doesn't seem too bad - around 80 UKP.

For me this is the epitome...so far...unlike the younger variants this one is much more refined and complex. It doesn't smack you over the head with peat and smoke, but it's definitely still there, just a little bit more in the background.



But I have a number of bottles of Islay Scotch that I haven't cracked open yet...

Laphroaig 10 used to be the standard bottle I would pick up, but I've really taken to the Ardbeg's recently.

 

Ohhhh...would love to sample that one.

As for the Talisker 18, at least in North America it's hard to find. It was selling for usd $ 185.00 in CT last I've seen a bottle. Lag 16 has also become insanely expensive. I have two unopened bottles that I bought a few years ago. Paid
$ 65.00 each..it's doubled in price today.

 

Dude, you know where I am! Any time you want to drop by...