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I just realized I never posted after buying my hookah. Shabba gave great advice, and southsmoke took good care of me. I bought a 24 inch single hose in a lovely cobalt blue egyptian pattern. Shisha in rose, double apple and melon finished the order. The smoking is great. A very different experience from my usual cigars. I am really fond of pairing my hookah smoking with a good Gin and Tonic (my favorite summertime drink - it has been running in the upper nineties to low hundreds here...). The learning curve is pretty simple and it is great fun trying different "fillers" in the hookah. I love the rose shisha with iced tea in the hookah - the ice makes a very cool and satisfying smoke and the flavor pairs well with the rose shisha. Alyssa, hopefully I can make the next SoCal event (my Dad is doing much better) and I will order another hose and bring the hookah and some shisha along!
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It's Millers time! OK, that was bad. Still, Millers is a must try - I like that cucumber flavor, if only for certain drinks. Robert, thanks for the info on Beefeaters, nice to know. It makes sense to me that the brand would change somewhat.
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Sippong my second glass of Lucid...earlier it was a fine Beffeater's Martini. I really like the way gin preceeds absinthe. Of course, it can lead to drunk posting, which shall commence if number three round of Lucid is dripped. Actually, I don't know about posting but the Lucid is calling.
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Agreed on that, I just love gin and don''t find any need to keep just a couple. In fact, my gin selection is growing almost as fast as absinthe. On the good Doctor's recommendation I grabbed a bottle of Beefeater's and was very plesantly surprised - I don't remember it being that tasty. Maybe my appreciation for gin has grown up a bit? All I can say is it made a darn good martini! On the saffron gin front, tomorrow I plan on finding the correct flying monkeys to provide a bottle...
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For a martini I stick with Plymouth. For G&T I really like Junipero (great well rounded "gin" flavor - what I want gin to taste like with tonic) with Boodles a close second. I like Hendrick's for the Cucumber Martini when I want one, but my wife loves it for a Tom Collins (with a touch of Marachino Syrup). When we have company and it goes across the board, I stick with the old original Bombay. 'Tis great fun trying new gins - it is great when you find a new one you like (like Junipero). Saffron Gin??? I am now on a mission, I love saffron and it sounds yummy in gin. If I had to pick one gin and only one gin? I would be VERY sad!
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I take my youngest son (he is 13) out to dinner every Thursday night - sushi at least once a month and it almost always breaks $100...Our favorite is Aji sashimi- that lovely little spanish mackerel - with a spicy ginger dipping sauce. They fry the bones in tempura to finish up. Oh so good!
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I love lobster. If cockroaches taste like lobster, they better watch out in my house. Of course, my gecko seems to think they are pretty tasty...hmmmmm.
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Another crazy day. So I am calling for another round of Juniepero & Fever Tree tonic - my new fav G&T. Later, it will be a PF1901...
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Tanqueray Rangpur & flavored spirits
deaddybear replied to drcocktail's topic in Good Spirits & Other Potables
I don't know about online, but BevMo has the Fever Tree and it is seriously great stuff. -
Delicious and nutritious, tastes just like chicken!
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I really like the Junipero. It is a nice change, very smooth and very flavorful. Of course, my wife seems to think it a bit much to have Junipero join with Plymouth, Boodles, Bombay, Tanqueray, and Hendricks in the cooler. What can I say? I like gin. Alot. Fever Tree is the big hit - it is a whole new world of tonic water for this old boy. All I can say - go buy some. I agree with dessert - absinthe follows gin quite well (and quite frequently in these parts).
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Green jello with pineapple chunks?
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Just returned from BevMo and poured a G&T with Junipero gin and Fever Tree Tonic Water...this is the start of a beautiful friendship.
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Funny! Last night we had cucmber martinis and finished off the bottle of Hendrick's. I will agree that is does not make a very good g and t, but I love it in a cucmber martini. I tried it in a Tom Collins and decided that it was not bad, but not as good as Plymouth or Boodles. Even if it is a one-drink pony, I am off to BevMo to get another bottle.