Dorek

The best wings I've ever had were in Portland, at Pok Pok. Thai fish sauce wings. Amazing.

Actually, ONLY made with Gosling's Black Seal Rum. If it's made with anything else, it is not a Dark and Stormy.

I thought the Tanq 10 might make a nice Aviation since it's more citrus-forward, but I was lazy last night, so I just made an Old-Fashioned. I really like this Bulleit Bourbon in an Old-Fashioned. Super cheap at Trader Joe's, too, 20 bucks.

Good luck!

Yeah, while 6 oz isn't large for a V-shaped cocktail glass, a 2-3 oz cocktail would look way too small in a 6 oz Nick and Nora-style glass. As for why it's called that, I have no idea--I've never seen the movies, only read the book (excellent book). This very thread is already on the first page of results for a Google search of "nick and nora glass" so I don't think the internet will be much help there!

Last night was take 2 for a Tanqueray No. Ten martini. This time, I went 3:1 with a dash of orange bitters and a twist. Much more drinkable this time. The first time I garnished with an olive. Still doesn't taste like gin, though! I hate this stuff. Worst waste of a gift card ever.

As far as I know it's the rounded shape.

When/wherever they're from, they're awesome.

Tried a martini with Tanqueray 10 last night (3:1, Noilly Prat, couple dashes of Regan's Orange Bitters). Wow, I don't get this gin at all. The martini...sucked. And that is a recipe that works extremely well with Beefeater and regular Tanqueray. Maybe I was just somehow off my game, or maybe it has to do with having used a frozen pint glass instead of my regular mixing tin. But the dilution and temperature seemed right--it was more like the botanicals just sucked with vermouth! The bottle of Noilly Prat is only a couple weeks old and has been refridgerated since I opened it, so it's not a problem with the vermouth. I made a decent Negroni last week with the 10, but that's probably just because the (delicious) combination of sweet vermouth and Campari totally overpowered the gin. Only reason I even bought Tanq 10 is that I got a $100 gift card to Ralph's from work and decided to spend it on booze. I was hoping to pick up Plymouth but the grocery store doesn't stock it, so I went with Tanq 10 since I figured I'd never spend my own money on it. Looks like I was right--I never would. (Also, not sure about the rules regarding bumping old threads, but in an older gin thread people were talking about how much the price of Plymouth has raised. At my local liquor store it's 38 bucks, and Beefeater is 18! Holy shit! Only 27 bucks at DrinkupNY.com and 30 at Bevmo, though, but I have a policy of trying to avoid Bevmo as much as possible. Their customer service is ass and the chances of them actually having something I want are astronomically low for some reason. If I go there wanting "rye whiskey" they'll have something, but if I want something specific they are almost always out.)