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Whats in your glass tonight??? Part(?)
October 16, 2019, 07:20 PM
StramboWhats in your glass tonight??? Part(?)
Not in my glass tonight...but I just got back from an Uncle Sugar sponsored trip to Kosovo. The native alcohol in the region is "Raki" which is distilled from various fruits including grapes so kinda like Brandy.
Had a meeting in Serbia with our Serb Army counterparts and one of them, a Major, distills his own and served it to us at lunch. He made it from plums and aged it a bit with some oak staves...it was very good!
Since I home-brew we talked a bit about that as well as his Raki making process, he told me "we will get along just fine!" Agreed!
I bought some at the duty free shop to take home, a small bottle I bought made in Turkey has anise seeds in it so it tastes like licorice...I don't care for that at all and missed that on the label! The 750ml bottle I bought made in Kosovo from grapes aged in oak for 5 years had no such abomination in it and is pretty good. Not as good as a decent Cognac, but not bad either.
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feersum dreadnaughtquote:
Originally posted by Strambo:
Not in my glass tonight...but I just got back from an Uncle Sugar sponsored trip to Kosovo. The native alcohol in the region is "Raki" which is distilled from various fruits including grapes so kinda like Brandy.
Had a meeting in Serbia with our Serb Army counterparts and one of them, a Major, distills his own and served it to us at lunch. He made it from plums and aged it a bit with some oak staves...it was very good!
Since I home-brew we talked a bit about that as well as his Raki making process, he told me "we will get along just fine!" Agreed!
I bought some at the duty free shop to take home, a small bottle I bought made in Turkey has anise seeds in it so it tastes like licorice...I don't care for that at all and missed that on the label! The 750ml bottle I bought made in Kosovo from grapes aged in oak for 5 years had no such abomination in it and is pretty good. Not as good as a decent Cognac, but not bad either.
Raki as I’ve had it (in Turkey) was grape based, and anise flavored, much like Ouzo. Never forget an event with the Turkish Navy during a port visit in Istanbul (late 1980s).
Plum-based liquors in central-eastern Europe, I’d think would be “slivovitz” - but apparently also called Raki in the balkans.
Thank you Dad, for traveling Europe and bringing back all flavors of high-test booze.
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October 16, 2019, 08:29 PM
Pipe SmokerStiegl Gold, a lager from Austria. The best beer that I know of.
Serious about crackers October 16, 2019, 09:26 PM
sig operatorJW Green 15 yo. Smooth and tasty blend of single malts only.
October 20, 2019, 09:40 PM
bald1Redbreast cask strength neat with a few drops of chilled water to ward against the chill from the snowstorm outside.
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October 20, 2019, 09:45 PM
PykerDiet Dr. pepper
October 24, 2019, 08:59 PM
mr kablammoCelebrating the rain, lightning, and thunder with the Whistler 10 Yr whiskey and wind-blown Texas rainwater!
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November 02, 2019, 09:53 PM
Pipe SmokerWell, it’s Saturday evening,
and DST ends shortly, so an extra hour of sleep. A sound reason for an extra glass of Dow’s 10 yo Tawny Port, IMO. It’s VERY fine wine.
Serious about crackers November 02, 2019, 10:00 PM
sig77Miller Lite with some Crown. Happy daylight savings time!
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sigmoidAberlour 18 yr. old single malt
Like sipping butterscotch...
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November 02, 2019, 10:04 PM
Pipe Smokerquote:
Originally posted by sigmoid:
Aberlour 18 yr. old single malt
Like sipping butterscotch...
Not so keen on butterscotch. Don’t have a sweet tooth.
Serious about crackers November 02, 2019, 10:12 PM
sigmoidquote:
Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
quote:
Originally posted by sigmoid:
Aberlour 18 yr. old single malt
Like sipping butterscotch...
Not so keen on butterscotch.
Smoooooth………………………………..
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November 02, 2019, 10:35 PM
Outnumbered2016 Goose Island Bourbon County Stout
November 03, 2019, 03:21 PM
GT-40DOCKnob Creek small batch bourbon......tasty!!
November 03, 2019, 03:53 PM
GA GatorA Big Boi tall boy,
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November 03, 2019, 05:22 PM
mr kablammoNot yet evening but I had a few early drams after cleaning the balconey because of a thunderstorm and then freezing temps walloping the plumerias, peppers, and papayas. So after a hot shower... Weller, Whistler 10 Yr, Ledaig 13 Yr Amantillado, and Mello Corn BiB. The plan is to set aside the whiskies soon and then bake romanian Pasca bread this evening...
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye". The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, pilot and author, lost on mission, July 1944, Med Theatre.
November 03, 2019, 08:40 PM
mrwSame as usual, Water. Boring.
November 04, 2019, 01:36 PM
LeeannI'm sipping an Ithaca Beer Co. 4th Quarter Porter. Pretty damned good. I only bought it because my brother went to Ithaca College and my mom went to Cornell, added to the fact that I like porters, but I'm glad I did.
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November 04, 2019, 02:45 PM
rat2306Harpoon Winter Warmer ale. Bet it would be good to simmer a bit of beef for chili or a stew in, as well as drink.
November 07, 2019, 08:13 PM
feersum dreadnaught
In a Dingle Crystal “Beehive Roly Poly” - looks like this
Both are highly recommended. The glass is perfect, and the pattern makes for good grip and aesthetic pleasure.
https://www.dinglecrystal.ie/p...poly-beehive-design/
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