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Last edited Mon Mar 25, 2013, 05:37 PM - Edit history (1)
I thought I'd try a Tanqueray Gimlet for a change of pace. Built one, and just had my first sip.
It was a mistake. Too early in the year. This, like gin and tonic, requires warmer weather. I may be in Florida, but it is not warm enough yet for gin.
Back to the drawing board. Hmmm. Out of town guests drank all my scotch over the weekend. Well. Be right back anyway.
cliffordu
(30,994 posts)I think any out of town guests who drank all your scotch and didn't replace it need to stay out of town forever.
Moondog
(4,833 posts)It's the curse of living in FL, within striking distance of The Rat and the other big amusement parks. You end up running a hostelry for out of town friends and relatives.
Turns out I had some Irish whiskey left in the back of the liquor stash. Close enough, I guess.
trof
(54,256 posts)I appreciate it when hosts offer a drink, but I don't expect them to underwrite my 'habit'.
In fact, some of my friends don't drink alcohol.
I don't understand that but they sure don't object to me bringing my bar with me.
talkingmime
(2,173 posts)We'll prime up a little and then go down to the bar for a couple of beer and stay even longer if they've got pool, darts, or airhockey. Then it's back to the room for some more priminnd other things if we both don't completely pass out (a much more frequent ocassion as we age).
But even at friends houses we'll bring our own if we're spending the night. Otherwise only as gifts because we don't tend to because we still have to make it home. Neighborohood parties are another matter - drag along a bottle or a case of beer and indulge until it is clear that EVERYONE has had way too much. On a rare ocassion we'll hang out by the firepit with a couple or too well after the party has broken up.
Oh, and I learned early in life that it is REALLY not a good idea to offer a beer to the cop responding to a noise complaint. Fortunately all I got was a seroius chewing out, but it was enough.
trof
(54,256 posts)In order of importance...
1. First floor, if no elevator
2. ashtrays
3. king-size bed, but 2 queens will do
4. close proximity to ice machine
5. coffemaker
6. fridge
7. microwave
By the end of 8-10 hours of driving, us old folks are tuckered out. We usually either pack our own picnic or get take-out and bring it back to the room.
As soon as I hit the ice machine and make us a drink, we shuck off and get into something comfortable. then just veg in front of the tube.
A few tips:
Since we stay in a 'smoking' room, I bring Lysol deodorizing spray and a lightly scented candle. Neither of us like the smell of stale tobacco smoke, ESPECIALLY cigars.
I carry a baggie of instant coffee with a small plastic spoon in it. One cup of coffee from the room coffeemaker is never enough to get me cranking in the a.m. You can heat water in the coffeemaker, although most motel hot water is hot enough.
I bring a small cooler (about a cubic foot) for fetching ice from the machine.
It will keep it a lot longer than the standard motel ice bucket.
We both like 2 pillows and used to bring extras, but many motels have extras on the bed or stored in the room now.
My uncle used to travel with spare light bulbs, but I haven't gotten to be quite that anal yet.
Happy Trails.
sharp_stick
(14,400 posts)nothing pisses me off more than guests that don't resupply the liquor cabinet.
I had a couple (old friends of my wife) come over for a weekend. They developed a taste for my Manhattans and were very nice in buying me a replacement bottle for the one we drank. Unfortunately not being bourbon drinkers they didn't realize, or maybe pretended not to realize that replacing a bottle of Woodford Reserve with Wild Turkey wasn't quite the same thing.
Of course I drank the Turkey anyway, it wasn't Jim Beam after all.
Moondog
(4,833 posts)I don't do a lot of entertaining any more, so I keep what I drink on hand. These folks were a short notice visitation, and the last time I saw them they were wine drinkers. Surprise!
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)bluesbassman
(19,374 posts)Añejo primarily, but a good Reposado's nice and will do in a pinch. However if a cocktail is called for, a Bombay Saphire G&T does me right just about any time of the year.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)bluesbassman
(19,374 posts)The bottle makes me... nervous.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)Moondog
(4,833 posts)In that time and place, it's pretty good.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)No problem with everything else.
So you can have my share of the gin.
trof
(54,256 posts)Thanks for the memory.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)Yep. The memories.
There comes a day for everything.
Celebrate about the upcoming Spring, new friends.
Forget about some of the old things. Like the cold of Winter.
Salud
trof
(54,256 posts)The next time she came by and I offered her a drink she said "Could I have another one of your Salty Pigs?"
She'll never live that down.
I had no less than 20 card playing friends drinking with me that night.
It was a trip! A very good one. No one had to drive home.
Everyone looked out for each other. Those were very cool days.
elleng
(130,974 posts)(Don't like gin.)
Thanks for reminder. May have Black Russian tonight!
Moondog
(4,833 posts)well, hell, I'd have a spring citrus explosion. Like I said upthread, too early for that.
Actually, a black or white Russian sounds pretty tasty too.
Note to self - pick up some Kahlua when I pick up scotch!
elleng
(130,974 posts)Just don't like it. Must be something about juniper berries.
Moondog
(4,833 posts)I keep some Bombay Sapphire around for when I or, more accurately, somebody in my home likes juniper. Anyway, and strictly fwiw, Tanqueray may have juniper in it, but I really don't notice it if it does. And it is different than, say, a lemon flavored vodka. More complex. Beyond that, I'd just suggest you pick up a miniature sometime and try it.
elleng
(130,974 posts)Do like citrus.
HipChick
(25,485 posts)Had no idea cheap rum gave me heartburn though...
Moondog
(4,833 posts)Pretty acidic. Add that to liquor and, if you're not used to it, it could do a number on your stomach lining and result in a bad case of heartburn. FWIW.
Taverner
(55,476 posts)I have learned to love the tastes
a la izquierda
(11,795 posts)Slice of cucumber instead of olives.
Wowza, good stuff. Floral and lovely.
Moondog
(4,833 posts)Cucumber, you say. Hmmmm. Thanks for the tip.
trof
(54,256 posts)It's MUCH cheaper than in Alabama (at state liquor stores) AND I get a 10% case discount.
Win-Win
Moondog
(4,833 posts)The liquor stores are not state owned, and not only do they compete on price, they do offer case discounts on wine and spirits.
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)cognac
Grand Mariner
Captain Jack Spiced Rum
peach brandy
good moonshine
some of these are harder to locate than others ...
Moondog
(4,833 posts)are things I have not sampled.
I did not know that the last one even existed. So, yes, I can understand the hard to locate part.
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)And what do you call that drink?
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)I guess this one should be called Southern Revenge
trof
(54,256 posts)Used to have those in front of the fireplace when we lived in NH.
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)mulled spiced apple cider that is really nice on a cold winter day. It is my own recipe. The family likes it so, I guess it is a hit.
This Christmas season was my first time to make it. I think it will become a standard at our table for future winter holidays.
trof
(54,256 posts)Skating parties on the pond.
It was like a Currier & Ives etching.
Used a hot poker to mull the wine.
I always maintained that the 'mulling' whupped the alcohol out of the wine.
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)alcohol had been whupped out
it is a fairly easy recipe:
apple cider - about a gallon
spiced rum - about a fifth
lemon juice, a real one if you have it. just half, depending on how much you are making
teaspoon sugar
dash salt
dash cinnamon
dash nutmeg
put in big pot on stove. served in coffee cups. garnish with a cinnamon stick, dollop of whipped cream and dash of nutmeg.
I sipped on it all night and maintained a nice warm buzz. it was lovely.
trof
(54,256 posts)Yeah!
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)put in a teaspoon of sugar. Actually, glad you asked about this because I had not written it down. so, thanks for asking, trof
trof
(54,256 posts)It just doesn't get cold enough to enjoy them.
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)Last edited Tue Mar 26, 2013, 07:42 PM - Edit history (1)
really do love Redneck Riveria. It is where I summered as a child. Many good memories of that area.
trof
(54,256 posts)But my childhood summers were considerably before yours, I betcha'.
40s and 50s.
Tourist courts.
No 'motels'.
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)mom, dad, granpa and granma, my two uncles (auburn grads, btw) and me and my two brothers, also, sometimes my aunt and her family. this was in the mid-late 60's. I remember one time my uncle caught a squid using my mom's bathing cap. lol
baldguy
(36,649 posts)I've been known to do that on occasion.
Moondog
(4,833 posts)OK, since I generally drink my stuff straight up, or on the rocks, I'll agree. But I don't even own those little umbrella things.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)No umbrellas is good.
The gin is all yours.
Moondog
(4,833 posts)And apparently yesterday wasn't one of those times.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)Moondog
(4,833 posts)Same age. Same reason. Still don't even like looking at bottles of the stuff.
astral
(2,531 posts)Highly addictive, without the high fructose corn syrup.
... might be good with a splash of gin or vodka ... I like it straight-up myself, with a straw.
Moondog
(4,833 posts)talkingmime
(2,173 posts)Moondog
(4,833 posts)that would never have occurred to me. But it sounds great!
talkingmime
(2,173 posts)(It's also good with a touch of whipped cream on top)
Moondog
(4,833 posts)talkingmime
(2,173 posts)LiberalEsto
(22,845 posts)Sometimes I go for English Breakfast tea for a change.
Moondog
(4,833 posts)It makes a truly excellent iced tea (important down here south of the Mason-Dixon line). Friends, still condemned to work inside the Beltway, bring me large quantities of it in return for putting them up when they wish to visit The Rat. Mrs Moondog favors Twinings English Breakfast tea for her morning quaff. I prefer the Keurig as a more efficient AM caffeine delivery system.