Best & worst Bourbon?
Mar 17, 2014, 5:08 pm
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I find Maraschino cherries disgusting. In the old days when I worked for people who used them, I often thought I'd rather stick my hand in a jar of donkey piss than into that sticky sweet goo. Unless your body has a specific need for Red Dye #2, stay away and don't put any of that crap in a Manhattan. Find some dark cherries marinated in booze or do it yourself with your liquor of choice. I've tried Brandy, Rum, Tuaca, Rye, Southern Comfort, Yukon Jack & Bourbon so far. Ain't nothing hard about it and they all turned out great.
The imitation "maraschino cherries" you buy in the store are other varieties of cherry preserved in a soup of chemicals and sugar.
The dark cherries you get in drinks at bars that take their cocktails seriously are probably not maraschino cherries (since marasca cherries are pretty rare) but are another variety of cherry soaked in booze (could even be maraschino liqueur - I think Luxardo is the most widely available brand).
Mar 18, 2014, 8:11 am
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To be fair, the day-glo red cherries that one buys at the store labelled "maraschino cherries" are NOT real maraschino cherries. Real maraschino cherries are Marasca cherries preserved in maraschino liqueur, which is a liqueur made from Marasca cherries. Marasca cherries are only grown on the Dalmatian coast, IIRC.
The imitation "maraschino cherries" you buy in the store are other varieties of cherry preserved in a soup of chemicals and sugar.
The dark cherries you get in drinks at bars that take their cocktails seriously are probably not maraschino cherries (since marasca cherries are pretty rare) but are another variety of cherry soaked in booze (could even be maraschino liqueur - I think Luxardo is the most widely available brand).
The imitation "maraschino cherries" you buy in the store are other varieties of cherry preserved in a soup of chemicals and sugar.
The dark cherries you get in drinks at bars that take their cocktails seriously are probably not maraschino cherries (since marasca cherries are pretty rare) but are another variety of cherry soaked in booze (could even be maraschino liqueur - I think Luxardo is the most widely available brand).
Mar 19, 2014, 3:17 pm
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Mar 19, 2014, 8:42 pm
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Local liquor store called, my bottle of Pappy 23 has arrived, and none too soon, as my current bottle is about done. Otherwise, my daily bourbon is either Buffalo Trace or Basil when I'm slumming it.
Mar 19, 2014, 9:25 pm
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The 23 is great no doubt, but it cost TWICE as much as the 20. That's why it's usually available and the 20 isn't.
Mar 22, 2014, 7:13 pm
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Was previously on a Basil Hayden kick but now I am on an Eagle Rare kick.
Local store just got some Pappy 15 in. The price is $700. Thanks, I'll wait till next year when a new batch is released. When pappy was readily available they would sell the 23 for $200.
Local store just got some Pappy 15 in. The price is $700. Thanks, I'll wait till next year when a new batch is released. When pappy was readily available they would sell the 23 for $200.
Mar 22, 2014, 7:18 pm
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Mar 23, 2014, 3:43 am
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They are now serving Buffalo Trace in the lounge at the IC London - Westminster. ^ Help yourself.
Mar 23, 2014, 4:05 pm
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Thanks for the tip to go back to IC to "freshen up" before heading out to eat after workday. I will leave some for others in two weeks time!
But I did have a Pappy 23 at the HK American Club last week.