What’s oppo drinking?

"MUSASHI66" (musashi66)
06/27/2020 at 22:39 • Filed to: None

Went to Social in Fort Collins and had a few fancy drinks. Decided to do a fire and wife wanted another fancy one. Whiskey Sour with egg white and fancy cherries.

Whiskey Sour

2 oz Bourbon

3/4 oz Fresh lemon juice

1/2 oz !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

1 Egg white

Garnish: Angostura bitters

Dry shake, wet shake, strain.

DISCUSSION (51)

TheRealBicycleBuck > MUSASHI66
06/27/2020 at 22:46

It was a hot day to be outside, so after drinking water and tea all day to keep myself hydrated, I went whole hog this evening and poured myself a Coke.

Living on the edge!

Nick Has an Exocet > MUSASHI66
06/27/2020 at 22:46

Decaf. I’m damn exhausted after spending half the day underneath the Miata dash. Even with the seats out, there’s not much space to get under there.

ranwhenparked > MUSASHI66
06/27/2020 at 22:49

Love whisky sours. For whatever reason, they seem to really do the job when I have an upset stomach, it shouldn’t work, but it somehow does, better than a Tums.

E90M3 > MUSASHI66
06/27/2020 at 22:53

Kinja'd!!!

SmugAardvark > MUSASHI66
06/27/2020 at 23:01

Almost the s ame exact recipe I use for whiskey sours. Such a delightful beverage.

What’s your bourbon of choice? I personally go for Basil Hayden’s.

pip bip - choose Corrour > MUSASHI66
06/27/2020 at 23:04

Coffee

MUSASHI66 > TheRealBicycleBuck
06/27/2020 at 23:09

Just pop some Jack in it :)

MUSASHI66 > ranwhenparked
06/27/2020 at 23:09

If work in having an upset stomach all the time. Hotel Jerome in Aspen makes the best ones in the world.

MUSASHI66 > Nick Has an Exocet
06/27/2020 at 23:10

I did one car thing today - replacement clips for the fender trim on drivers side. All the room in the world. Feel bad for you.

MUSASHI66 > SmugAardvark
06/27/2020 at 23:12

I went with Cascade Blonde tonight. I love Basil. We use Tincup, Bulleit, Makers, Wellers... whatever is handy.

MUSASHI66 > E90M3
06/27/2020 at 23:12

How was it? It seems like dessert.

MUSASHI66 > pip bip - choose Corrour
06/27/2020 at 23:14

Coffee is not a night drink, unless you’re trying to stay awake. Then again, I don’t drink coffee unless it’s in a mocha or a latte, unless I’m in Rome where I have a doppio espresso every morning.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > MUSASHI66
06/27/2020 at 23:26

Scotch.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > pip bip - choose Corrour
06/27/2020 at 23:27

I thought you’d be drinking blood...

SmugAardvark > MUSASHI66
06/27/2020 at 23:29

Never tried Cascade Blonde. I shall now be required to seek it out. Bulleit is my standard backup choice.

However, I was out of all bourbon last week and used Pendleton Canadian Whisk y. It wasn’t terrible, but it also wasn’t quite right. I think it’s a little on the sweet side, but an artificial sort of sweetness. Like sugar-free caramel. I found myself using a little extra lemon juice to offset it.

Nauraushaun > MUSASHI66
06/27/2020 at 23:32

In some parts of the world it’s not night ;)

Coffee past midday though, no thanks mate. Had enough restless nights.

ranwhenparked > SmugAardvark
06/27/2020 at 23:34

I always use Canadian whiskey with mine instead of bourbon, not sure why, just got stuck on the taste, I guess. Personally, I like Canadian Club, its cheap and decent enough to get the Royal Warrant, at least.

MUSASHI66 > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
06/27/2020 at 23:36

Can’t go wrong. Had some JW Blue last week. Tasty.

SiennaMan > MUSASHI66
06/27/2020 at 23:38

Beer (ale to be more accurate). Spent 13 of the last 15 hours clearing out my in-laws house. I rarely drink, but a couple cold beers really are nice at the end of a day like that..

MUSASHI66 > SmugAardvark
06/27/2020 at 23:38

We were shopping for a bottle to take on a vacation when this rep raked us into Cascade Blonde. Surprisingly cheap for how decent it was ($20). It won’t light your world on fire, and honestly, Evan Williams BiB for same price is probably a better choice for cocktails, but not a bad bottle nonetheless.

I like Crown, but I don’t like Pendleton. I have 1/3 of a bottle left in my shelf and it’s been there for years. Just never had a desire to finish it.

XJDano > MUSASHI66
06/27/2020 at 23:40

I put a specialty drink up earlier. It’s pretty funny. It tasted better the more I had. Previously a Yuengling black & Tan, then that drink, and a dragons milk , and a shot of Jaegermeister most recently along with with the wife who has had her own line up.

MUSASHI66 > Nauraushaun
06/27/2020 at 23:40

I thought pip bip was in states, but I might be wrong.

I always liked how social coffee was back in Serbia - remnants of the Ottoman way of doing things. Coffee in America is just a stimulant in most cases.

MUSASHI66 > SiennaMan
06/27/2020 at 23:41

Ouch. Why are you doing that for?

SmugAardvark > ranwhenparked
06/27/2020 at 23:41

There’s definitely room in my heart (and liquor cabinet) for Canadian whisky. For example, if I’ve got ginger ale handy, that’s my go to pairing, in a 2:1 ratio.

I also don’t mind it in an Old Fashioned (although I never seem to have maraschino cherries around and usually have to replace orange with nectarine).

MUSASHI66 > XJDano
06/27/2020 at 23:44

I can’t do Jaeger(usually) . Once, after a day at the beach in Greece with my friends, I drank all the vodka we had, then started drinking beer which I don’t like just to drink something, and after the beer was gone, I had Jaeger.

After that, at dinner, I had... some booze, and then Greek sweet dessert wine. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

ranwhenparked > SmugAardvark
06/27/2020 at 23:44

That’s a great summer afternoon drink, especially with a really strong ginger ale, refreshing and medicinal

SiennaMan > MUSASHI66
06/27/2020 at 23:46

It needs to be done. Also, of the folks left my wife is the organizer in the family so it’s much easier for her to tell me where she wants things and it get done. I suppose also last year my father in law gave us (me really) a great deal his Civic he didn’t have need of anymore and I feel like I need to represent because of that. (I keep meaning to write an intro of that Civic)

XJDano > MUSASHI66
06/27/2020 at 23:48

Jaeger is a root based liquor, it says so on the bottle, or something. It’s gluten free which attracts my wife, but it’s still Jaeger after all and no matter what tastes “very specific” so, not exactly my first choice.

SiennaMan > SiennaMan
06/27/2020 at 23:49

Actually, I should also blame covid. Original plan was that we'd hire muscle to do everything and I'd likely supervise. Instead, 3 out of shape middle aged men did all the heavy lifting..

SmugAardvark > ranwhenparked
06/27/2020 at 23:49

Agreed. I used to do nothing but Jameson and Ginger, but I’m glad someone at some random bar many years ago once convinced me to swap the Jame-o for CC.

I do still enjoy Jameson occasionally , but it seems like I just do shots of it now. A nd of course I cha se them with pickle juice. Because I’m told that’s what sociopaths do. I did have a bit of a stockpile of it a few months ago, and used a bottle to soak some oak spirals in to add a kick to a stout I was brewing. Came out very well, but at nearly 13% ABV, you could taste the booze.

ranwhenparked > SmugAardvark
06/27/2020 at 23:50

I’ve never done that - I do like pickle juice and vodka though, maybe worth a try

SmugAardvark > MUSASHI66
06/27/2020 at 23:51

Don’t judge me too harshly, but I genuinely like Crown Apple with cinnamon Coca Cola. Unfortunately, Coke only sells it around Christmas.

SmugAardvark > ranwhenparked
06/27/2020 at 23:52

I swear by it, even though my shot-doing days are slowly dwindling. The closer I get to 40, the more I feel like they’re a young man’s game.

pip bip - choose Corrour > MUSASHI66
06/27/2020 at 23:54

I don’t have a problem with having a latte before bedtime

pip bip - choose Corrour > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
06/27/2020 at 23:54

Maybe I am as well

ranwhenparked > SmugAardvark
06/27/2020 at 23:57

Well, I’m in my mid 30s, but still like to go out every now and then and verify whether I can still drink like I did in my 20s. So far, so good. Trick is to not lose practice

MUSASHI66 > SiennaMan
06/28/2020 at 00:02

I do get insane amount of pleasure when organization is done. Just tidied up my garage yesterday and it felt so damn good. I hope you get something similar out of it.

MUSASHI66 > XJDano
06/28/2020 at 00:03

It’s based on many herbs. I’m not huge on herby stuff, especially if it also has licorice.

MUSASHI66 > SmugAardvark
06/28/2020 at 00:04

I actually love crown apple. Never even hear of cinnamon coke - which market is this?

SmugAardvark > MUSASHI66
06/28/2020 at 00:10

North America, specifically California. I only ever saw it in once in a brick and mortar store (Costco), but I was able to order a bunch of it from the Wal-Mart website back in December.

I imagine you could achieve the same effect by adding a bit of cinnamon sugar to a can of Coke, but I haven’t actually tried.

SmugAardvark > ranwhenparked
06/28/2020 at 00:13

Practice makes perfect!

The bulk of my drinking over the last few years has been on Sundays and Mondays. It’s not a coincidence that those are the two days of the week I play in softball leagues. Beer leagues sponsored by local bars, to be precise.

Of course, no softball lately, what with the world coming to an end. So now I’m down to two or three drinks a week, which is why I’ve gone back to whiskey sours. If I’m only going to drink a little, I want those drinks to matter.

promoted by the color red > MUSASHI66
06/28/2020 at 00:40

I started with beer and will have an O ld F ashioned in a bit. Bulleit bourbon grew on me faster than expected.

Vlachen > MUSASHI66
06/28/2020 at 01:02

Homebrew: A Bitter 2020 (Fuggle It)
English-ish style bitter. Fuggle centric. 6.4 % ABV, 46 IBU.

Kegged it and crashed it last Sunday and my (off brand) Arduino controlling the keezer went schitzo. So, by Monday evening, I had some 20 gallons of frozen beer. It took until today for the unit to run a chill cycle again

Tastes alright. Pretty alcoholic.

AestheticsInMotion > MUSASHI66
06/28/2020 at 01:08

Vodka shot, cider tallboy. It’s been a good week, and I’m starting the next one tomorrow with high hopes.

I need to start adding egg whites into more drinks. Really do love the frothiness it brings

Nauraushaun > MUSASHI66
06/28/2020 at 01:48

Haha, nah he’s a Ballarat man, Australia. Why do you think he’s always posting hour rules after the Americans have gone to bed!

Coffee in America is very much a different beast.

E90M3 > MUSASHI66
06/28/2020 at 08:20

It was pretty damn tasty, but then again I like stouts. Now that you put it like that, it kind of did taste a little like dessert.

MUSASHI66 > SmugAardvark
06/29/2020 at 17:59

I’ll have to look for it. I tried a bunch of different ones and never even heard of cinnamon.

MUSASHI66 > promoted by the color red
06/29/2020 at 18:00

Bulleit is great. Hard to complain about the quality to price ratio.

MUSASHI66 > Vlachen
06/29/2020 at 18:01

I read it all but it sounds like another language to me

MUSASHI66 > AestheticsInMotion
06/29/2020 at 18:02

Egg whites are awesome. My favorite egg white drinks are Bourbon Amaretto Sour and Clover Club.

Vlachen > MUSASHI66
06/30/2020 at 09:53

The more you drink the less you care.