Very sensible.I like jagger and the new coke cola coffee blended. The drunker I get the more ramped up I also get.
Summer time Gin and Tonic with elderflower tonic is a joy .. discovered the elderflower tonic it in the UK a couple years ago (they are gin crazy) and we always keep it on hand.In the spring and summer I do enjoy a good cocktail because you can ice down a cocktail to beat the heat of oklahoma. My wife and I enjoy gin and vodka in our mixed drinks. Last summer we started playing around with variations on the gin & tonic with different tonics and replacements for the lime. Came up with a couple of good elderflower or mint recipes.
EDIT: P.s. we also started messing with beer and liquor mixed drinks when we tried to find mule drinks that we liked that were not ginger based
You are so right about the Brits and their gin and tonic craze. I was over there about a year ago and that's all everyone had. Every store had their own tonics they made and the selections were incredible. I had an elder flower tonic with dried currents. Just incredible.Summer time Gin and Tonic with elderflower tonic is a joy .. discovered the elderflower tonic it in the UK a couple years ago (they are gin crazy) and we always keep it on hand.
Coffee and Irish whiskey for the early tee times in colder weather
That is about it for my mixed drink game
Last time I was in the UK, the Brit I was with ordered a gin & tonic and he did not care about what gin he got, but had a five minute conversation with the waitress about what tonic to have. It was weird.You are so right about the Brits and their gin and tonic craze. I was over there about a year ago and that's all everyone had. Every store had their own tonics they made and the selections were incredible. I had an elder flower tonic with dried currents. Just incredible.
Updated to describe my experience watching Bedlam this season.Start with 30 oz premium bourbon whiskey.
pour the first 3oz into a suitable tumbler and mix with 3oz (frozen) water.
enjoy.
pour the remaining 27 oz. down your gullet, straight from the bottle
I love them too. I don’t often make one, because I’m lazy lol. Do you use herbsaint or absinthe? Peychaud’s bitters used to be hard to find in Oklahoma, but Amazon started carrying them several years ago.My favorite cocktail is a Sazerac.
Same. It’s bizarre.I don't do well with the brown stuff. I don't know if it's genetics or what but I end up making bad decisions and have terrible hangovers. Vodka or tequila? I can drink it all night and then wake up and go to the gym or mow the yard with zero issues.
Brown makes me mellow. Vodka makes me sleepy. Tequila makes my clothes fall off.Same. It’s bizarre.
I don't do well with the brown stuff. I don't know if it's genetics or what but I end up making bad decisions and have terrible hangovers. Vodka or tequila? I can drink it all night and then wake up and go to the gym or mow the yard with zero issues.
I have come to the conclusion that if I drink cheap spirits, no matter white or brown, I feel bad the next day. If I drink more expensive spirits I feel ok the next day. Sugar also plays a factor in it as well. The more sugary the drink, the worse I will feel. Worst hangover I ever had was splitting a bottle of Tuaca with two buddies one night.Some of my worst experiences with alcohol are with vodka and tequila. Either one can give me a wicked hangover but vodka is particularly unkind to me.
I can have several whiskey drinks and just feel a little dehydrated in the morning, but there are still limits.
Reposado, Fever Tree Sparkling Grapefruit, grapefruit juice, fresh squeezed lime juice, agave simple syrup. Salted glass.I drink Palomas like water down here in Tejas in the summer. There's a million different variations and they can get really girly but I go Tequila (blanco), lime juice, homemade grapefruit juice simple syrup, Topo Chico.
Topo Chico Paloma
This refreshing tequila cocktail (photographed on the right) uses Texas-made Topo Chico sparkling water.www.southernkitchen.com
When I'm in a hurry or on a boat or in the pool, tequila and Squirt.
Reposado, Fever Tree Sparkling Grapefruit, grapefruit juice, fresh squeezed lime juice, agave simple syrup. Salted glass.
When you have time to make it right.
That’s a top 10 for me.My favorite cocktail is a Sazerac.
Baileys in your coffee with a little extra Jim beam is a good way to start your Saturday.
That Jim Beam in your coffee should be Jameson, you philistine.
In high school we would stand in a circle and just pass the Jim Beam and a 2 liter of coke around. I can taste it right now.jameson black barrel is my favorite whiskey on the planet, but Jim beam reminds me of hank jr so I keep both around.
Let us know when Hopslam can be found? Or some Russian RiverSo I walk into Byron’s and low and behold they have Brooklyn gin. I guess they’ve found a way to up production and distribution fairly recently, according to a guy there.
It’s amazing how our fortunes have changed in Oklahoma. I actually thought about you awhile back, when I noticed like 6 varieties of Bell’s in the liquor store. Still missing a few things I wish we could get local, but we’ve come a long way, baby.
I’ve seen Hopslam plenty of times in Tulsa. Russian River isn’t sold in Oklahoma.Let us know when Hopslam can be found? Or some Russian River
Where can hopslam be found generally?I’ve seen Hopslam plenty of times in Tulsa. Russian River isn’t sold in Oklahoma.
absintheI love them too. I don’t often make one, because I’m lazy lol. Do you use herbsaint or absinthe? Peychaud’s bitters used to be hard to find in Oklahoma, but Amazon started carrying them several years ago.
We get plenty of Hopslam and we get Russian River about every two weeks here in Colorado, the arrival of Headytopper was a bonus.I’ve seen Hopslam plenty of times in Tulsa. Russian River isn’t sold in Oklahoma.
Seen it at Parkhills and Ranch Acres.Where can hopslam be found generally?
We tried the Paloma, we weren’t too impressed.Having a Ranch Water at the moment.
We were looking at making those too, that’s a bummer it looked good.We tried the Paloma, we weren’t too impressed.
C.J.’s Wine and Spirits in BA has Hopslam now.Where can hopslam be found generally?