Gin and Tonic fans? What's up with tonic water these days?

[Duds13]

This

is what I was thinking of.

And the question I had asked...

Drank a LOT of Schaefer in college!

 

[tradosaurus]

[emoji6][emoji[emoji6]]" data-quote="jyoutz" data-source="post: 0" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch">

I love Manhattans, but I use Bulliet Rye. I’ll look for your vermouth recommendation.

What matters is what YOU like.
Personally, I have found the vermouth is irrelevant. All are good to me.
The rye is a personal taste.
I don’t want to imply that my recipes are the best but are what my wife and I like.

I have refined various recipes to my own tastes.

 

[ultrarunner]

Yeah, my Dad was not a bricklayer, he was a Modular Masonry Clay Unit Installation Technician.

We no longer have garbage men… only sanitation engineers.

I have heard the term polluted substituted for drunk.

I’ve got a closet shelf full of Alcohol received over the years… my guess none of it is palletable?

Bought a home as-is and it also came with racks of old wine… guessing the same?

 

[Runner]

I’ve got a closet shelf full of Alcohol received over the years… my guess none of it is palletable?

Same here. To look at it, you would think I drink a lot, but actually, that has all been collected over the years and hardly ever used (except for the Scotch and whiskey, he, he).

By the way, if anyone has any ideas on what mixed drinks can be made with only what you see in the picture, I'm open to suggestions.

 

[jyoutz]

Same here. To look at it, you would think I drink a lot, but actually, that has all been collected over the years and hardly ever used (except for the Scotch and whiskey, he, he).

By the way, if anyone has any ideas on what mixed drinks can be made with only what you see in the picture, I'm open to suggestions.
View attachment 3678239

Wow, I think there are lots of possibilities. Just buy a drink recipe book.

 

[WinterDeere]

I love Manhattans, but I use Bulliet Rye. I’ll look for your vermouth recommendation.

I also often buy/use Bulliet. I never drink rye neat or on the rocks, so I'm not sure it even matters what rye is used, once it's buried in the overpowering taste of sweet vermouth.

By the way, if anyone has any ideas on what mixed drinks can be made with only what you see in the picture, I'm open to suggestions.
View attachment 3678239

Makers, Wild Turkey, and Jack would go into Old Fashioneds, and the Jameson is good for Banff Cocktail or even Irish Coffee. Gordons is fine in a G&T.

You can also use the bourbons to make Manhattans, just reduce the sweet vermouth, as bourbon is already sweeter than rye. The reason @tradosaurus and I both use rye in our Manhattans is that the bitterness of rye balances nicely against sweet vermouth, versus something like bourbon or even Seagrams, both which can yield a too-sweet Manhattan.

All that cordial/schnapps crap on the lower shelf, I'd just pour down the drain and toss. I like Kahlua in a White Russian as much as the next guy, and the bottle of Gordon's Vodka on the upper shelf would do fine for that. But if the Kahlua has been open many years, given its high sugar content, it might be ready for the garbage.

 

[jyoutz]

I also often buy/use Bulliet. I never drink rye neat or on the rocks, so I'm not sure it even matters what rye is used, once it's buried in the overpowering taste of sweet vermouth.


Makers, Wild Turkey, and Jack would go into Old Fashioneds, and the Jameson is good for Banff Cocktail or even Irish Coffee. Gordons is fine in a G&T.

You can also use the bourbons to make Manhattans, just reduce the sweet vermouth, as bourbon is already sweeter than rye. The reason @tradosaurus and I both use rye in our Manhattans is that the bitterness of rye balances nicely against sweet vermouth, versus something like bourbon or even Seagrams, both which can yield a too-sweet Manhattan.

All that cordial/schnapps crap on the lower shelf, I'd just pour down the drain and toss. I like Kahlua in a White Russian as much as the next guy, and the bottle of Gordon's Vodka on the upper shelf would do fine for that. But if the Kahlua has been open many years, given its high sugar content, it might be ready for the garbage.

I actually do like Manhattans with Makers Mark. But god forbid mixing Jamison’s with anything except ice.

 

[bigtiller]

All that cordial/schnapps crap on the lower shelf, I'd just pour down the drain and toss. I like Kahlua in a White Russian as much as the next guy, and the bottle of Gordon's Vodka on the upper shelf would do fine for that. But if the Kahlua has been open many years, given its high sugar content, it might be ready for the garbage.

Agreed with all that and wanted to include the brandy on the lower right. It's just too sweet.

The Paramount brand isn't as sweet. Paramount Blackberry Brandy is what I like but I don't see it in the pic. It has more thorns than berries.

 

[WinterDeere]

I actually do like Manhattans with Makers Mark. But god forbid mixing Jamison’s with anything except ice.

I have to admit I've never really drank Jamison's. I have a bottle of it received as a gift, that's still sitting unopened after more than 20 years!

I drink mostly bourbon on the rocks or Old Fashioned, highland single-malt Scotches neat or with a dash of water, and rye in Manhattans. But I've never really gotten into blended whiskies, either American or Scotch, so no Seagrams or Jonnie Walker.

 

[Duds13]

I also often buy/use Bulliet. I never drink rye neat or on the rocks, so I'm not sure it even matters what rye is used, once it's buried in the overpowering taste of sweet vermouth.


Makers, Wild Turkey, and Jack would go into Old Fashioneds, and the Jameson is good for Banff Cocktail or even Irish Coffee. Gordons is fine in a G&T.

You can also use the bourbons to make Manhattans, just reduce the sweet vermouth, as bourbon is already sweeter than rye. The reason @tradosaurus and I both use rye in our Manhattans is that the bitterness of rye balances nicely against sweet vermouth, versus something like bourbon or even Seagrams, both which can yield a too-sweet Manhattan.

All that cordial/schnapps crap on the lower shelf, I'd just pour down the drain and toss. I like Kahlua in a White Russian as much as the next guy, and the bottle of Gordon's Vodka on the upper shelf would do fine for that. But if the Kahlua has been open many years, given its high sugar content, it might be ready for the garbage.

You should try the Angel's Envy Rye on the rocks. Incredible.

I had always seen Wild Turkey 101 pop up on articles or bourbon Reddit threads for best budget bourbons, so I finally picked up a bottle recently and I gotta say it is pretty damn good stuff for $25! Same with Old Grand Dad 114. The regular Old Forrester is solid too, but my fave from them is Old Forrester 1920. Packs quite a punch but quite smooth too.