All of those except the first would be great mixtape titles.
― thrill of transgressin (Eazy), Monday, 22 August 2016 20:35 (seven years ago) link
I bought Traitor to His Class on Alfred's recommendation and yeah it's good. Oddly, I still did not entirely understand *why* he was such a staunch traitor to his class, that aspect of his character is still a bit of a mystery to me. The ending is also a bit abrupt, it's basically "and then he died. The End", with no real conclusion or summation or anything. Minor quibbles both, granted.
― Οὖτις, Monday, 22 August 2016 20:38 (seven years ago) link
Hiltzik was a regular patron at UCI's library where I worked for years -- very personable fellow.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 22 August 2016 20:42 (seven years ago) link
Thanks Alfred!
― beer say hi to me (stevie), Monday, 22 August 2016 22:03 (seven years ago) link
my pleasure!
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 22 August 2016 22:06 (seven years ago) link
jaymc had asked upthread for mixology tips. I wrote the following a few months ago and updated it yesterday.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 17 February 2017 17:31 (seven years ago) link
You will know me by my hatred of bad drinks.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 30 June 2017 01:45 (six years ago) link
Each of those drinks has their place, (except the LI Iced tea)
― Treeship, Friday, 30 June 2017 04:13 (six years ago) link
Actually lemon drops are gross too and moscow mules are for ex girlfriends. Mimosas are the lifeblood of the economy.
― Treeship, Friday, 30 June 2017 04:14 (six years ago) link
Of the brunch economy.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 30 June 2017 10:20 (six years ago) link
Some of those cocktails are more defensible than others, but few are irredeemable. Even the Long Island Iced Tea, my fave bar in Chicago does a classy version of that, along with a classy Pink Squirrel and a classy White Russian (with fresh coffee in it). However, I am so not a fan of beer-based cocktails, which taste like someone had been drinking a beer out of the glass, dumped out the dregs, then filled the glass again with a cocktail without washing out the glass first.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 30 June 2017 12:12 (six years ago) link
I can't really defend any of those, although perhaps a skilled mixologist could make decent versions
― Moodles, Friday, 30 June 2017 12:33 (six years ago) link
Do you know that your Buñuel roundup may be your best one yet?
― When I Get To The Borad (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 21 August 2017 01:37 (six years ago) link
Oh, I see you already posted on other thread
― When I Get To The Borad (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 21 August 2017 01:47 (six years ago) link
ha -- thank you!
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 21 August 2017 01:50 (six years ago) link
Summer's here, the time is right for Negronis.
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 20 June 2019 13:28 (four years ago) link
I recently had an excellent negroni with capoelletti (which I don't think I had ever heard of) and cochi torino (same).
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 20 June 2019 15:00 (four years ago) link
See, that's what I hoped for – suggestions.
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 20 June 2019 15:08 (four years ago) link
Spanish vermouth with a slice of orange on ice is a great summer drink!
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Thursday, 20 June 2019 15:25 (four years ago) link
I was just trying to remember that Italicus bottle this weekend during some spirits shopping! I could not recall it.
― Yerac, Thursday, 20 June 2019 15:29 (four years ago) link
Beefeater seems out of place to me in that selection of good quality spirits.
― Tim, Thursday, 20 June 2019 15:47 (four years ago) link
love this local gin, well worth a try if you ever see it (the Small batch one with the yellow label)
http://swallowtailspirits.com/our-vodkas-gins-and-whiskeys
― Ambient Police (sleeve), Thursday, 20 June 2019 15:51 (four years ago) link
My lovely wife sometimes makes a fantastic negroni using Antica formula, Gran Classico bitter and then a decent clean gin (often Plymouth or Martin Millar's, that kind of thing).
I may have mentioned it elsewhere on here but my current favourite Friday night just-got-home-from-work drink is a thing we copied off a bar in Santander last autumn, that they called a "gin vermutonic" - single shot of gin (usually Plymouth or Hendricks, I think) double shot of vermut negra or other sweet vermouth, topped up with decent tonic water, all over ice, slice of orange, cherry if you can be bothered, absurdly refreshing.
― Tim, Thursday, 20 June 2019 16:09 (four years ago) link
― Tim, Thursday, June 20, 2019 11:47 AM
A solid martini gin when done well.
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 20 June 2019 16:20 (four years ago) link
As I read this I am sipping a Blood Orange Beefeater gin (which I didn’t know existed) negroni. I heartily approve.
― i really, really, really, really, really, really like glue (fionnland), Thursday, 20 June 2019 17:08 (four years ago) link
I like Beefeater because it's a straightforward gin at that pricepoint.
― Yerac, Thursday, 20 June 2019 17:15 (four years ago) link
I'm so glad my 36-year-long revulsion for gin has passed. Also that I discovered Bristow (made by the Cathead vodka people).
― I am curious (george) (slight return) (WmC), Thursday, 20 June 2019 17:30 (four years ago) link
The St. George's recommendation is of course choice, signed, someone who lives across the bay from where it's made, so.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 20 June 2019 17:31 (four years ago) link
I like gin as a cocktail ingredient, and I do notice variations in gin, but it's nothing I can ever get excited about the way I like (and enjoy) bourbons, tequilas/mezcals and rums. But then, I don't like martinis, and that seems to be the drink most beholden to gin.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 20 June 2019 17:38 (four years ago) link
*waves away vodka 'martinis'*
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 20 June 2019 19:20 (four years ago) link
1:1:1 ratio is what makes a Negroni a Negroni, though everyone has their own taste and I would gladly accept your variation if you were making one for me.
Try a Bijou: Gin, Green Chartreuse, and sweet vermouth in equal parts. Stir with ice and strain. Garnish with cherry. One of my favorites.
― Rolling Thunderdome Revue (PBKR), Thursday, 20 June 2019 19:45 (four years ago) link
I think ingredients make recipes not ratios. Agree w this ratio too fwiw.
― Ornette is blowing bubblegum spiderwebs (outdoor_miner), Thursday, 20 June 2019 19:52 (four years ago) link
"this" = Alfred's negroni
― Ornette is blowing bubblegum spiderwebs (outdoor_miner), Thursday, 20 June 2019 19:54 (four years ago) link
Negroni, like the corpse reviver #2 (more or less), is awesome for being an equal ratio cocktail. Easy to remember!I avoid vodka entirely. I'm a total snob in that regard. I once heard vodka described as an elaborate prank played on Americans by Europeans.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 20 June 2019 19:56 (four years ago) link
xps I prefer 1.25 gin. 1 vermouth, and .75 Campari but ymmv and it depends on the gin
― Ambient Police (sleeve), Thursday, 20 June 2019 20:02 (four years ago) link
thought that said "yummy"
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 20 June 2019 20:54 (four years ago) link
it is!
― Ambient Police (sleeve), Thursday, 20 June 2019 20:56 (four years ago) link
as far as highball riffs go, I've been mixing campari and topo chico lately.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 20 June 2019 21:00 (four years ago) link
Vodka is for people who don't like anything about alcohol besides getting trashed.
― Yerac, Thursday, 20 June 2019 21:14 (four years ago) link
It's....irritating living in a city where Tito's is the official drink.
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 20 June 2019 22:12 (four years ago) link
a shot of vodka in topo chico with a couple nuun hydration tablets over ice is good when the heat index is 110.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Thursday, 20 June 2019 22:47 (four years ago) link
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 20 June 2019 22:53 (four years ago) link
Another vote for St. George, I particularly like their Terroir gin. I visit my uncle in Alameda every year, but still haven't made it inside the distillery.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 20 June 2019 22:55 (four years ago) link
Summer's here, the time is right for Negronis.― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, June 20, 2019 2:28 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, June 20, 2019 2:28 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i'm surprised you describe a negroni as tart... that's not a flavour i associate with it
― just sayin, Thursday, 20 June 2019 23:12 (four years ago) link
I see tarts everywhere.
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 20 June 2019 23:21 (four years ago) link
lol
― just sayin, Thursday, 20 June 2019 23:30 (four years ago) link
Bitter tarts.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 21 June 2019 01:20 (four years ago) link
#%&@ tarts, let’s dance!
― TS The Students vs. The Regents (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 21 June 2019 01:34 (four years ago) link
"Ask Alfred Soto to Link to His Blog"
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 21 June 2019 02:30 (four years ago) link
should link to my Ginmo account.
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 21 June 2019 02:35 (four years ago) link