[Limited Release; Tanqueray Old Tom]

I'm all over this like fleas on a stray dog.

http://www.diffordsguide.com/beer-wine-spirits/spirits/gin-and-juniper-spirits/BWS004619/tanqueray-old-tom-gin

[Cocktail Books: The Topic]

I cancelled my Amazon order and ordered it via them from an indie retailer.  It meant that for only £4 I got Drunken Botanist too.

[A Complete Sous Vide Setup for $700]

This is promising for the future of economical chamber vacs.

[Cocktail Books: The Topic]

I've got one on the way too.

I'll order Death & Co at some point in the future too.

[Understanding Rum]

I open wax seals with my teeth. I learnt it during my pirating days.

[Campari Cocktails]

Pah! Being vegetarian is so mainstream these days.

[Rittenhouse is Changing Its Label]

We'll certainly see a price hike over here.  it's already gone up 20% on trade and as noted above, much more off trade in the last year.

[Aw, Nuts! May's MxMo Challenge.]

Any chance you could post the walnut orgeat recipe?  I need to make some orgeat.

[Understanding Rum]

Plantation 3 is fantastic. I really liked Diplomatico too, but not for the cash.

El Dorado is very full bodied and buttery daiquiri. Unique.

Plantation is closest to HC.

[London Spirits Run]

Sounds great. Quite accessible, but refreshing at the same time.

Worship Street drinks only have molecular techniques employed in their prep. There's no foams or spherification or other such bullshit.

[London Spirits Run]

I'd suggest the Worship Street Whistling Shop. Everything is classic inspired, but they do some pretty interesting things behind closed doors. The drinks are no frills unlike, say, nightjar.

http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/29407457/Whistling%20Shop%20Spring%202012%20Menu%20Small.pdf

This is actually their menu from mid to late last year. I think they're still running it, or near enough.

[London Spirits Run]

I appreciate the shout out, but actually I'm not tending in London at the moment. I'm actually on the eve (not quite, but close) of opening a bar with a friend in my home town of Horsham.

Describe Pouring ribbons to me. Do they have a style of drink they lean toward? Do you want unique drinks, or just solid classics?

[Cocktail Porn]

Is that a Hoffman without a coil?

Sorry, I read it again. No it's not.

[Southern Comfort Alternatives]

Bourbon and Red Bull, maybe?

[What Jiggers Should the Home Bartender Have?]

The Japanese ones aren't Japanese anyway.  

 

I have a proper Japanese made jigger and it weighs about five times that of the CK stuff.  That said, I have a full set of CK jiggers and I like them a lot.

[What Jiggers Should the Home Bartender Have?]

That's very cool.  Worth a look.  Thanks.

[What Jiggers Should the Home Bartender Have?]

What are the measurements, exactly?

[Cocktail strainers]

I use all Cocktail Kingdom gear.

 

Julep for my mixing glass,

 

Then I like the AG Hawthorne for a four prong design, Bonzer because it fits both ways and I like their antique style strainer too.

[Spirits as rock stars]

You overrate John Mayer. He's more like a perfectly decent mid-shelf blend, technically quite well-made if undistinguished, that suddenly got a garish, annoying ad campaign and irritating fans.

 

 

 

Oh, Chivas 12....

[Spirits as rock stars]

Macallan would be the John Mayer of scotches.  Good, but boring.

 

Sean Connery would be Clynlish: Smooth with rugged edges.

[Workarounds for suboptimal ice]

Use a salad spinner to shake off excess water and then shake or stir less.  The unwanted dilution is going to come from surface water, not the surface area of the ice, providing you adapt you technique.

You're going to far too much effort, bringing in your own ice or trying to cool down the shitty stuff.  Remember, all bar ice is 0C when it's in the well; Kold Draft or not.  

 

Read Dave Arnold's article on using crushed ice for better proof of this concept.

 

Oh and this:

 

 

"I brought my own ice"

[New Anova Precision Cooker Announced May 6, 2014]

If one does that, think of these words found on just about every prospectus I've ever read: past performance does not necessarily predict future results.  Stocks are always a gamble.

 

 

Exactly.  That's what I mean.

 

You invest [pledge] an amount to support the project.

 

As a thank you, if all goes well, you receive a reward depending on the amount pledged; the return on your investment.

[Non-citrus cocktails]

Tabard

 

1 1/2 oz. reposado tequila
1/2 oz. Amontillado sherry
1/2 oz. Drambuie
Dash of orange bitters
 

 

Stir, Up, Orange Twist, Fresh Thyme sprig.

 

 

 

You could sub Benedictine.

[New Anova Precision Cooker Announced May 6, 2014]

Thanks for clarifying that.  So, some people are getting their knickers in a bunch over a product that doesn't yet exist. Anova, it seems, is selling blue sky.  Although it's clear that they do have a good reputation, there's only a promise of the MKII (I know about the MKI). It's possible that the described features and specs may change once production has started, yes?

 

Think of it like investing in shares.

[Cocktails That End Up in the Sink]

I can't relate to this thread; every cocktail I make is fantastic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Though I once put ginseng liqueur in coffee:  That was awful.