What did you buy at the liquor store today? (2016 - )

[Katie Meadow]

Late brunch for a friend's birthday and she loves a Mexican Coffee cocktail. Ordinarily I don't stock tequila or Kahlua, but I do now. A really delicious drink, of course with a float of cream. We served them with dessert.

[rotuts]

Ive been looking into hard cider recently , 

 

and have come up w some refreshing results , both at Totl Wine and Trader Joes.

 

TJ's has a yellow label system for items exclusive to them , and a white label for non-exclusive

 

items.   the white label items are usually cheaper @ totalWine.

 

Tj's 

 

 

is excellent . dry , but not bone Sahara dry.   $ 9.99 12 12 

 

Tj's also have Stormalong , 12.99  4 cans   the same at Total wine   11.99

 

https://www.totalwine.com/search/all?text=stormalong

 

 

this is dryer , and quite crisp.

 

tried this from TW today :

 

 

 

 

this is very dry and quite tart .  for some reason @ TW $ 9,99  4 cans

 

this

 

 

is very interesting .  its unfiltered , and resembles cider you purchased at an orchard that you then let ferment

 

at room temp , to your desired  dryness .  thus , you might enjoy the orchards best , w some sweetness , by refrigerating

 

before the natural yeast give up and die.

 

this version has a little sweetness left to it.  not too much , but not bone dry as I like the natural orchard stuff.

 

there are many more brands in my area than there were 5 0r so years ago .

 

one brand , Angry Orchard I don't care for at all .   it taste a bit soapy to me.

 

so TJ's  exclusive for most of the time , and an occasional storm along , but from TW mot TJ's

 

 

Edited June 13 by rotuts (log)

[weinoo]

"My" TJ's did not have those Stormalongs the other day. I'll look again next week.

[rotuts]

@weinoo

 

don't know about TJ's NYC , re : prices .

 

Id find out if your Local has ' yellow ' tags for exclusives  ( cheaper )

 

and ' white  tags re ' more expensive that Total Whine .

 

look for the HH , id say , but it might be a NE item ?

 

one nice thing about Stormalongs :  on the back of the can there is an indicator of  Dry // Sweet :

 

 

they mention the apple types , but please who remembers what a Baldwin apple taste like ?

 

and their description :

 

 

leave a lot to new desires :  mo oak whatsoever .

 

apparently , the place is very near to me 

 

this one:

 

https://www.stormalong.com/cider/mass-appeal

 

was a bit sweet .  however , ice cold , w a bit of added selzer to cut the sweetness , one of those little umbrellas 

 

a small plastic ' sword '  w stabbed  pineapple , cherries , mango  etc

 

on a hot humid day :   would do very nicely.

 

https://www.stormalong.com/

 

is very near me 

 

OIll have to stop by.

 

take some pic.  etc

 

[rotuts]

over here , a field trip 

 

literally

 

https://forums.egullet.org/topic/166683-a-very-short-trip-to-stormalong-cider/#comment-2426849

 

[liuzhou]

Mystiqanna Amsterdam Gin.

 

Dutch gin distilled with hemp (no THC), but flavoured with the herbal cannabis. 40% by volume. Very pleasant.

 

¥168.81 / $23.26 USD for 500 ml.

 

 

[liuzhou]

16 minutes ago, Katie Meadow said:

Sounds yummy! They ship to Namibia, Argentina and Vatican City among other places, just not to the US. Why?

 

Sorry. That I can't answer. I can buy it in China. I just did.

 

 

[rotuts]

I didn't buy this today

 

and Ive mentioned this beer before :

 

Hoponius Union  , from 

 

https://jacksabby.com  one town west :

 

[ @Duvel , please look away ! ]

 

 

over here :

 

https://forums.egullet.org/topic/166683-a-very-short-trip-to-stormalong-cider/#comment-2426849

 

 

Ive been tasting and  enjoying local cider.

 

temp is up  this afternoon , along w humidity so :

 

the above brew .  Ice cold , w added ice.  a no-no for beer aficionados

 

but O like it

 

Id forgotten how good this beer is :

 

nice bite , but full bodied ,  creamy and fruity.

 

the creamy fruitiness reminds me of Golden Eagle Indian  beer:

 

 

I used to get this at a mighty fine Indian restaurant in Boston   Kebab and Curry ,on Mass Ave.

 

the can was 16 oz  ,  so it certainly had its effects.

 

enjoyed w my nIndian-ish dinner Here:

 

https://forums.egullet.org/topic/166082-dinner-2024/page/69/#comment-2427722

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 23 by rotuts (log)

[Craig E]

First time purchases of Appleton 12 and Roku gin, but this was the biggest and longest-anticipated bottle that found its way into my cart: 

 

[liuzhou]

Boulard Calvados

🍎

 

[rotuts]

going down to the WHPS next week.

 

https://forums.egullet.org/topic/164538-cooking-with-a-pellet-grill/#comment-2364331

 

this is the setting.  Excellent fish // shellfish in Falmouth.

 

so , taking a few Chablis to try , simple selection from TotalWine 

 

similarly priced , and decently rated.  91 // 92 // 96  

 

Oysters ( many ) // Scallops // local catch , baked w season breadcrumbs.

 

hope to remember to take some pics .

 

 

 

looking forward to trying these.

[rotuts]

as a further note:

 

last weekend I took two bottles of Chablis to the WHPS  , as there were two people :

 

 

and

 

 

same maker , just a few dollars difference.   these were ' o0ff the shelf '

 

ie  chosen price range .

 

both were decent .  the Petit Chablis had a bit more aroma  ( not enough to matter , really )

 

but more body .  it would be the one Id pick of the two .  it also had a higher  ' independent '

 

ie not TW click in customers .

 

in the above three  for next weekend , I moved up one price category 

 

and the Petit Chablis has a higher rating.

 

Im wondering if the P.S. get more attention than that Chablis itself 

 

and yes, I know all about the ' terroir ' and French Politics and the economic impoact

 

to increase the Hectare 's  that are Chablis , Petit or not.

 

back in the day , a long long time ago , 1st Cru Chablis were not that expensive , compared 

 

to other wines , ' in your price range '   ie mine.

 

no longer