Friday Night Rum Buzz. Ask me anything.

[Aristus]

Enjoying a nice strong Rum Collins. Still exploring the realm of ‘granddad cocktails’ to see what all the shouting is about.

I love you all…

[asiliveandbreathe]

1. There you are...??

Do suspenders make a man HOT!!!

[Aristus]

4. Yes, they do.

I should know. I’m nobody’s idea of hot, but when I wear suspenders, women love to come up behind me and snap the elastic on my suspenders.

I don’t complain…

[TexasTowelie]

2. Since you seem to be experimenting,

have you found any interesting cocktails lately?

I'm sticking to the Purple Haze tonight.

[Aristus]

5. The Rum Collins is one of my favorites.

Next week, I’m trying a vermouth and tonic. Looking forward to it.

[chillfactor]

3. CHILLABLE RED wine

for me tonight. Cheap but what I can afford and makes me satisfied.

What would you think of Jen Psaki taking over for Rachel?

[Aristus]

6. If anyone can fill the unique role Rachel has carved out for

herself, Jen Psaki can.

Strong, intelligent women and the role they play in our society are the reason I’m proud to be a liberal Democrat.

[chillfactor]

7. As a woman and liberal Democrat

so am I!

[Aristus]

8. ...

[Lochloosa]

9. When is it going to be a a Friday night whiskey buzz?

[Aristus]

10. Soon...

I’m getting a new bottle of Lagavulin before too long.

[Lochloosa]

11. Never tried it. I will now

[Bristlecone]

17. When I used to drink, Lagavulin was my favorite

Pulling the cork was like a bonfire had been captured in there. Great, great stuff.

[madinmaryland]

12. It's been a long while since I checked in, probably after your DU Jeopardy appearance!

I’m keeping it simple with some cold beer and some basketball, after cooling off in the “not so hot” hot tub with my wife and watching the sun set and the soft lights turn on out back.

Enjoy!

[Aristus]

15. Welcome back!

That was 2006. Has it been that long?

[Captain Zero]

13. Interesting. I made Mango Collins last weekend.

Those are made with gin, mango puree, lemon juice and of course club soda. It was refreshing. I am not a big fan of rum, but be sure to enjoy yours, Aristus.

[MissB]

14. What celebratory drink shall I have tonight?

My former neighbor sold their house a year ago. The new owner paid over a million for it, and was going to tear it down. The new garage was going to be over 1500 sq ft, and the house? Ugh. Way too big.

Today, the house went back on the market. No more demo. The old house is still there, hopefully to be purchased by a family that needs a normal sized home.

[3catwoman3]

27. A 1500 sq ft garage?

Good grief. My late parents’ whole house was about 1300 sq ft.

[MissB]

28. Yes

It would’ve been utterly ridiculous.

Way oversized house for the property. Not to say there aren’t very large houses here but they are on appropriate sized lots. These folks were trying to cram a large house on a small lot.

[Bobstandard]

16. It's World Cocktail Day!

Not kidding! It’s World Cocktail Day so constructing and imbibing your favorite (constructed) tipple is a great way of showing your solidarity with all the people of the world who also need a little help getting through the day

For instance: The Margarita

In a shaker add:

Juice of 1/2 lime

1 1/2 oz of Tequila (not Cuervo! Their Cuervo Gold sold in the US for many years was so adulterated that the US version couldn’t be sold in Mexico. I recommend Herradura which was originally imported by Bing Crosby. Yeah, the White Christmas guy. No shit. Look it up!)

3/4 oz Cointreau (Yes it’s French, but look up Cinco de Mayo to see why that’s OG).

Fill shaker with ice. Wrap shaker with a clean bar towel. Shake 25 times (when I was a union bartender in San Francisco the union rule was to shake 25 times, but no more! 25! Any less threatens the integrity of the cocktail. More than that risks what’s become known as carpal tunnel syndrome and we don’t owe those bosses in their Bohemian and Pacific Union clubs any more than that, the bastids! Huelga!)

Rim an “up glass” with lime. Dip rim in salt. Strain cocktail into glass. Garnish with a round of lime

Enjoy in the Erma Rombauer way (author of the seminal cookbook Joy of Cooking) in two or three fulsome sips.

Viva Los Cocktails del Munro!

[NBachers]

18. How much is that doggie in the window?

[Wolf Frankula]

19. Have you ever had Elmer Fudd's favorite Whiskey?

Dead Wabbit Irish Whiskey.

Said after drinking Txakolin Arrosa which I've never had before. Not even in Bilbao years ago.

Wolf

[cilla4progress]

20. Where

do you get your news?

[Aristus]

21. Pretty much right here.

One could argue that this ensures that I remain in a bubble of liberal media content. But we are the ones who can face the truth and deal with the facts. We’re not a cult like the GOP.

[niyad]

22. And we love you back. what are "granddad cocktails"?

[Aristus]

23. Cocktails associated with old people and the cocktail culture

of the 1950’s and 60’s. Martini, Old Fashioned, Tom Collins, Highball, Gimlet, that sort of thing.

I like them a lot.

I don’t like a lot of today’s super-sweet, sugary cocktails.

God, that makes me sound old…

[niyad]

24. Nothing wrong with any of those. A superbly-made cocktail is one of life's lovely

pleasures.

[Aristus]

25. Since I'm an actual grandfather, I guess any cocktail I drink

is, by definition, a granddad cocktail.

[niyad]

26. There is that.