What are you drinking right now?

[edinatlanta]

 

[Fueco]

I figure you guys would enjoy this story from a guy backpacking in northern Alaska recently.

 

[edinatlanta]

Amari are quick becoming one of my favorites.

This is a nice way to feel less full after eating half a loaf of bread while finishing the weekend papers.

 

[venividivicibj]

Amari are quick becoming one of my favorites.

This is a nice way to feel less full after eating half a loaf of bread while finishing the weekend papers.

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straight? or in drink

 

[Fueco]

Another one bites the dust. Uhl’s Brewing has been producing a solid set of beers. There are just too many microbreweries around here, I think.

Uhl's Brewing Plans to Go Out With a Bang

After its taproom business fell sharply in June, the Boulder brewery, which debuted in 2020, will say goodbye on August 6 with a farewell party.

www.westword.com

 

[Omega Male]

Mid day Margarita.

 

[Fueco]

 

[Fueco]

Virgin White Russian

 

[Colonel Mustard]

Just got into Negronis lately after a trip to Italy. What are people's recommendations for some good quality ingredients that complement one another.
I understand Antica Formula is the ne plus ultra of sweet vermouths but not sure where to go from there.

 

[edmorel]

Just got into Negronis lately after a trip to Italy. What are people's recommendations for some good quality ingredients that complement one another.
I understand Antica Formula is the ne plus ultra of sweet vermouths but not sure where to go from there.

You have no idea how deep this rabbit hole goes. A few posters, including @Piobaire will be around shortly asking you if you want to take the blue pill or the red.

 

[Texasmade]

You have no idea how deep this rabbit hole goes. A few posters, including @Piobaire will be around shortly asking you if you want to take the blue pill or the red.

All men must take the red pill.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

You have no idea how deep this rabbit hole goes. A few posters, including @Piobaire will be around shortly asking you if you want to take the blue pill or the red.

Oh I have no doubt. This forum is a bastion of excellent advice - my bank manager can attest to that.

 

[venividivicibj]

Just got into Negronis lately after a trip to Italy. What are people's recommendations for some good quality ingredients that complement one another.
I understand Antica Formula is the ne plus ultra of sweet vermouths but not sure where to go from there.

I much prefer Cocchi over Antica - Antica is too overpowering for me.

 

[mhip]

Just got into Negronis lately after a trip to Italy.

I make them constantly, and I use Antica Carpano, Campari, and whatever good gin I have on hand. I don't mess with success...
BTW, here's a pic of my first one in Italy.
The bartender at my hotel was sick the day we checked in, they had a Filipino maintenance guy working the lobby bar. I asked for a Negroni, and he said "what is that, sir?" I said it's the most ground zero of Italian cocktails. He asked me to show him, so I hopped behind the bar and instructed him.
It ended up in a tall glass for some reason...

 

[Ambulance Chaser]

Just got into Negronis lately after a trip to Italy. What are people's recommendations for some good quality ingredients that complement one another.
I understand Antica Formula is the ne plus ultra of sweet vermouths but not sure where to go from there.

Start with a good London Dry gin like Beefeater, which will be able to stand up to the other ingredients. Save the Hendrick's and less juniper-heavy gins for G&Ts. For the sweet vermouth, I like Cocchi Torino. Antica is very nice in a rye Manhattan, but too strong for a Negroni in my opinion. As for the red aperitif, Campari is the classic. I prefer, and use, Select from Venice, which is halfway between Campari and Aperol. Serve it on the rocks (not up) with a large ice cube in an old-fashioned glass. Add an orange peel for a garnish if you have one.