I've been wanting to expand my drinking horizons. Rum and Vodka are my go to liquors. I've been thinking about getting into Brandy. What decent inexpensive Brandy would you all recommend. And what's a good cocktail to mix with brandy?
Yeah, I figured that was the case. I think I'll go with one of canine's suggestions, since a friend of mine is highly likely to bring rum already, and whisky (though I like it) is less unusual and probably will cost more.
For cachaça I recommend going with caipirinha. It is sort of like a mojito without lime, although that is more of a common explanation than how I would describe it.
Tuaca I prefer straight with no ice as it is quite nice to sip on. I know some people who like it on the rocks though so that may be more your style. Avoid the recipes online or that come with it that state to mix it with something else that is sweet as it is decently sweet itself and that would unbalance the drink.
So, this? Looks like my kind of drink. Is Cachaça 51 OK? It's $40 at Dan Murphy's, which I suspect is terrible by international standards but pretty good for Australia.
My dad and I made a few mixes last night. I pulled out a bottle of Reed's (best ginger ale ever, IMO) to see what I could do with it. I came up with a couple of interesting drinks:
Ginger Snaps
2 oz. Smirnoff Raspberry Vodka 3 oz. Limeade 1 oz. Reed's Ginger Brew
Just pour it all in a big glass of ice and stir. It's damn tasty.
Another great cocktail to make is to mix Reed's with Guinness. It tastes like coffee and cream.
Is Cachaça 51 OK? It's $40 at Dan Murphy's, which I suspect is terrible by international standards but pretty good for Australia.
Cachaça 51 is shit and should be avoided. I am not sure what is available there but some brands to check out would be GRM, Beija, Germana, and Leblon. A couple of those may be pricy if you can find them but way above the quality of Cachaça 51.
Well, availability isn't so bad, but you gotta know where to look. Pricing though, that's just fucked. Sadly, can't help you too much there, since I've not sourced the stuff locally myself, it's either through bulk distributors or ordered online.
I think Germana is available there at least as I believe someone I know tried it there but I am not sure of the availability near you or pricing. They have several varieties with the 2 years and 10 years variants being the better of them that I have tried but at an added cost.
Edit: This the is the 2 years one I was talking about. I am not sure how deliver works, it is not a thing they do in my area. That site seems to have a couple other variants as well but not the 10 years one I prefer.
I recently got curious about Mead after playing some Skyrim of all things. Is that any good? Does it pair well with other liquids if I want to do some mixing?
I recently got curious about Mead after playing some Skyrim of all things. Is that any good? Does it pair well with other liquids if I want to do some mixing?
It's quite tasty, if you like the taste of honey.
Well-made mead is basically a sweet white wine, so mix accordingly. Make a braggot by blending mead and beer. Cyser is mead and hard cider (usually fermented together, but you can probably mix). Metheglin is mead with spices and herbs. Melomel is mead with fruit.
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I don't think most of the people there will be particularly knowledgeable or experienced with alcoholic beverages, but then neither am I.
Which one, and how should it be drunk?
Tuaca I prefer straight with no ice as it is quite nice to sip on. I know some people who like it on the rocks though so that may be more your style. Avoid the recipes online or that come with it that state to mix it with something else that is sweet as it is decently sweet itself and that would unbalance the drink.
Ginger Snaps
2 oz. Smirnoff Raspberry Vodka
3 oz. Limeade
1 oz. Reed's Ginger Brew
Just pour it all in a big glass of ice and stir. It's damn tasty.
Another great cocktail to make is to mix Reed's with Guinness. It tastes like coffee and cream.
Edit: This the is the 2 years one I was talking about. I am not sure how deliver works, it is not a thing they do in my area. That site seems to have a couple other variants as well but not the 10 years one I prefer.
Well-made mead is basically a sweet white wine, so mix accordingly. Make a braggot by blending mead and beer. Cyser is mead and hard cider (usually fermented together, but you can probably mix). Metheglin is mead with spices and herbs. Melomel is mead with fruit.