I have invented...

[Ocean1]

a new drink.

Having trashed my stocks of the Bourbon, I rummaged through the rest of the cellar looking for Margarita components.

Tequila... Check.

...

...

Aha: lurking in the back, there; a few bottles of experimental limoncello, constructed about five years ago from roughly equal measures of 40Below, sugar and fresh lemon juice. Good, progress. Off outside for the limes....

So. Blend some ice, a mug full of Tequila, a mug full of limoncello and a mug full of fresh lime juice.

It’s vaguely reminiscent of a Margarita, but without the cloying taste of the Cointreau. In fact I much prefer it.

Bit of a liability p’raps, with all dem free complex long-chain organics in there... But what the fuck, it tastes fucking good.

The ice is melting...

[jaffaonajappa]

sounds blood nice mate.

Have one for me....im stuck with only half a bottle of rum left in the whole damn house. hmm, plus a small hipflask of drambui in my jacket... :D

[007XX]

Alcohol? What is this delight you spake of???







*I need to be dragged out of motherly near sainthood*

[Ocean1]

Alcohol? What is this delight you spake of???

Hi babe! How are you treating life?

Is a new invention, good for anything that ails any of your various parts. Just send cash to...

[ellipsis]

sounds blood nice mate.

Have one for me....im stuck with only half a bottle of rum left in the whole damn house. hmm, plus a small hipflask of drambui in my jacket... :D

....you could save the planet with 1/2 a bottle of rum...

[007XX]

Hi babe! How are you treating life?


Hullo dahling :)
And I'm treating her well enough...she has me domesticated, believe it or not! Better than being masticated I s'pose.

I shall try the beverage you have concocted, but might have to make sure my other half is on end to be the "responsible one" and make sure I don't make too much of an inebriated mess of meself.

[Ocean1]

....you could save the planet with 1/2 a bottle of rum...

I have done. On numerous occasions.

[jaffaonajappa]

....you could save the planet with 1/2 a bottle of rum...

Damnit, I failed then. Perhaps next time :)

[Ocean1]

Better than being masticated I s'pose.

You obviously haven't been masticated by an expert.

I did offer y'know


I shall try the beverage you have concocted, but might have to make sure my other half is on end to be the "responsible one" and make sure I don't make too much of an inebriated mess of meself.

I rarely get trashed on coctails. Bourbon, yes. Margaritas, no. Which is good, 'cause I'm clearing out the cellar in preperation for moving house and there's all sorts of weird drinkies to be invented if I'm to make a dent in it.

In fact having dealt with a couple of minor domestic issues myself I'm feeling chipper enough to head off for a wee trundle on t'Buell.

[007XX]

You obviously haven't been masticated by an expert.

I did offer y'know
.

Oh I haven't forgotten.. How could I?

And poo to cocktails... Jamiesons for me cheers. Sadly, im too old for tequila, but vOdka still hits the spot.

[ellipsis]

Sadly, im too old for tequila,

...i was too old for it when i was a youngster...just took lots of years to find out it was a poison to me...

[007XX]

...i was too old for it when i was a youngster...just took lots of years to find out it was a poison to me...

At least you found out :) Some persist on living a denial.

[Oakie]

I accidentally invented a new drink a year or so ago. I noticed that our Bourbon decanter was only half full so I decided to top it up. Unfortunately I got my decanters mixed up and what I thought was bourbon was actually rum. Anyway in went 500mils or so of Mr Beam's finest leaving me about a half and half bourbon and rum. I realised when I put the bottle down but of course it was too late. Mighty perturbed I was until I tried it later that night and found that it was rather good. The blend seemed to hit all the parts of the mouth so it was a more complex drink than the two individual componants. It was so acceptable infact that I decided it was worthy of a name it. Hmmm, with Bourbon and Rum, the obvious name for the blend was 'Bum'.

Go on ... try it. You'll be surprised

[Ocean1]

in went 500mils or so of Mr Beam's finest leaving me about a half and half bourbon and rum.

Add Bacardi, Vodka and pasionfruit / mango and you've got a Tropical Itch.

Which I often had for lunch in Hawaii last month.

[Hitcher]

The last time I dabbled in the dark arts of cocktails was out of necessity. Somebody gave me a bottle of Slivovitz. Gahh! Thud. It's evel, truly evel. I don't think the Poles even like it.

[007XX]

The last time I dabbled in the dark arts of cocktails was out of necessity. Somebody gave me a bottle of Slivovitz. Gahh! Thud. It's evel, truly evel. I don't think the Poles even like it.

I have it on good authority they use it against colds... And i would prefer it if you called it "ebil", it seems more contextually appropriate then.

[Hitcher]

I have it on good authority they use it against colds... And i would prefer it if you called it "ebil", it seems more contextually appropriate then.

I have it on good authority they use it to stop jet fuel freezing. It tastes like paraffin. Srsly.

[007XX]

I have it on good authority they use it to stop jet fuel freezing. It tastes like paraffin. Srsly.

And you sir, might need to harden up then... For one of my very best gf (who is 5" nothing and gorgeous), also happens to be czech and downs the stuff like its milk.

Mind you, she also drinks red wine mixed with Coke... Its an acquired taste, but its notbad.

[jaffaonajappa]

my very best gf (who is 5" nothing and gorgeous), also happens to be czech

Is she single? And under 50?

[007XX]

Is she single? And under 50?

Yes, and yes... she's indeed a catch.

Real question is, are YOU good enough for her? :p

[jaffaonajappa]

Yes, and yes... she's indeed a catch.

Real question is, are YOU good enough for her? :p

Yep. For a night, perhaps two......but after that I usually get caught out. And then the missus goes Nuts. So....probably not :(

[007XX]

Yep. For a night, perhaps two......but after that I usually get caught out. And then the missus goes Nuts. So....probably not :(

Lolz... Damn, ran out of bling for you!

[Hitcher]

Mind you, she also drinks red wine mixed with Coke...

No wonder she's only 5 foot zip.

[Ocean1]

I have it on good authority they use it to stop jet fuel freezing. It tastes like paraffin. Srsly.

It's a peculiarly Slavic form of self-flagilation.

I used to bunker Russian fishing ships. Tradition had it that the oil company rep, the bunker crew and the Master or the Bosun signed the required documents on board and sealed the deal with a glass of Vodka. All that bullshit about genuine Vodka needing to be chilled stems from the fact that traditional Russian Vodka is such that if it's warm enough to taste you can't actually choke it down.

On one particular occasion I had Charlie with me, the foreman in charge of the shore crew. Charlie was a long time confirmed teetotal. The Master was a confirmed traditionalist and alcoholic, (a required condition for the job). I tried chugging Charlie’s glass on his behalf. The Master sat there looking at Charlie, absolutely unmoved. We all sat there in fact for over an hour, until I finally convinced Charlie that unless he drank that Vodka we would sit there until hell froze.

Reckons he can taste it to this day.

[Ocean1]

Bourbon slushies!!!

Jim Beam green label and snow! :drinkup:

Fooking excellent fence building and skiing accompaniment.

[LBD]

Slavic Cocktails....don't talk to me about Slavic Cocktails....Back in the day the Russian antifreeze we used at the mine was alchol based...and at the time a blind eye was turned to the odd bottle of Vodka on site, so no worries.

Then came our version of OH&S and there was a strick alchol ban introduced and enforced....about the same time we switched to an ethelyne Glycol based Anti freeze.
One morning not soon after the switch...7 dead and 3 in the medical center critical....and not one of the remaining three would admit what they had drank because they did not want to lose their job....Duh

Then there were two....then there was one.... who finally had the logic to decide he would happily lose his job if in meant not losing his life, so he spilled the story....too late.

10 dead drinking a Slavic cocktail of cordial and Ethelyne Glycol.

[ellipsis]

...apart from the bourbon bit, it all seems cool...

[KiWiP]

Technically not a cocktail but great fun if you're on the slopes.

Snow Gin

After a fresh snow fall (or during, it's just fresh snow is essential) scoop snow into tall glass, pour Slow gin down the centre of the snow in glass. Observe the deep purple colour at the bottom of the glass and how it rises up the sides. Drink at your leisure. Repeat till the lifts open

[Big Dave]

Are you on the l-evel?