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Post by toshtego on May 2, 2023 19:02:34 GMT -5
Hoping to make a Wild Turkey 101 Old Fashion Cocktail made with Southern Comfort instead of a sugar cube. I sure need it after today's complications in dealing with the State of New Mexico government agencies over our grant money. It seems that those folks in Santa Fe want to make certain nothing ever happens to improve the distant rural villages.
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Post by Darin on May 3, 2023 14:16:48 GMT -5
Sitting at Fratelli's in Flagstaff waiting on a Pesto Cashew pizza ... Lumberjack Red Ale while I wait. Pesto pizzas instead of tomato sauce are quite good. I'm a big fan! 👍😎 |
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Post by toshtego on May 4, 2023 19:34:52 GMT -5
A two olive Martini made with Green Hat Gin. This is new to me and my friend who stocks it in Questa NM sold to me for 55 per cent off to get my opinion. I usually do not pay $33 for Gin. Certainly smooth with a light flavor from the botanicals. Not sure I would buy it again. There are so many premium priced Gins now that I have not tried. They also offer a "Navy Strength" 114 proof Gin but that I will have to order. Doing a Google search on this brand, this is made by Midwest Grain Products at their Kansas plant. My experience with MGP has always been good with the whiskeys they produce. So, it is not a reach for them to make a Gin. I still prefer Gins made in the United Kingdom. Tanqueray and Beefeater being my standards since Plymouth Gin is hard to find here. The USA is making progress on this front. Some day, a blind test of two Navy Strength Gins; Plymouth and these guys.
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Post by trailboss on May 4, 2023 20:06:07 GMT -5
A nasty wreck happened a couple days ago in southern Arizona by Willcox, not very far from NM...A trucker (probably) fell asleep ran off the road and wedged himself on the inside of a guardrail under an overpass, hit the bridge abutment and roasted the pillars along with being incinerated making the freeway unsafe to travel.  www.azfamily.com/2023/05/03/truck-driver-killed-fiery-semi-crash-i-10-near-willcox/I came eastbound into Douglas Az. yesterday and before I got to the Douglas scales, no less than 10 18 wheelers were being ticketed for bypassing the scales...the line to the scales was two miles long...(5MPH on the scales), so I guess some stupidly went for it. I have never seen so many trucks on the two lane highways that are usually pretty well deserted...Tombstone never saw so many trucks... since they are replacing a bridge near Benson that had been underway, it necessitated routing everyone to the border town of Douglas then back north.My buddy coming back from Lordsburg NM has it far worse, he is facing a hellish day...he had 500 miles before the detour happened. |
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Post by toshtego on May 4, 2023 20:09:38 GMT -5
The life of a Road Ranger is seldom easy.
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Post by Ronv69 on May 4, 2023 20:26:41 GMT -5
A nasty wreck happened a couple days ago in southern Arizona by Willcox, not very far from NM...A trucker (probably) fell asleep ran off the road and wedged himself on the inside of a guardrail under an overpass, hit the bridge abutment and roasted the pillars along with being incinerated making the freeway unsafe to travel. www.azfamily.com/2023/05/03/truck-driver-killed-fiery-semi-crash-i-10-near-willcox/I came eastbound into Douglas Az. yesterday and before I got to the Douglas scales, no less than 10 18 wheelers were being ticketed for bypassing the scales...the line to the scales was two miles long...(5MPH on the scales), so I guess some stupidly went for it. I have never seen so many trucks on the two lane highways that are usually pretty well deserted...Tombstone never saw so many trucks... since they are replacing a bridge near Benson that had been underway, it necessitated routing everyone to the border town of Douglas then back north.My buddy coming back from Lordsburg NM has it far worse, he is facing a hellish day...he had 500 miles before the detour happened. May he rest in peace. My dad fell asleep and drove off into a bayou with a truckload of dynamite, but with noticeably better luck. If he had hit a bridge abutment, I wouldn't be here. |
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Post by toshtego on May 4, 2023 21:04:00 GMT -5
The Wages of Fear comes to mind.
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Post by Ronv69 on May 5, 2023 0:32:17 GMT -5
The Wages of Fear comes to mind. I saw you had posted under drinks and this answer struck me. I didn't realize the Charlie's and my posts were in this thread. We could derail Big Boy with a toothpick. |
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Post by Ronv69 on May 5, 2023 0:35:33 GMT -5
The Wages of Fear comes to mind. I saw you had posted under drinks and this answer struck me. I didn't realize the Charlie's and my posts were in this thread. We could derail Big Boy with a toothpick. I looked it up. I remember a Bonanza with a similar plot. He was by his self driving from Houston to somewhere in Louisiana. |
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Post by Silver on May 5, 2023 16:21:32 GMT -5
Getting this thread back on track with a bottle of Hofbräu Original on the deck. Another will follow this one.
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Post by Zach on May 5, 2023 18:31:31 GMT -5
3 Floyds Speed Castle World-Ending pilsner.
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Post by toshtego on May 5, 2023 18:36:07 GMT -5
Green Hat Gin and Lemonade. Next a Tom Collins with same ingredients and some spritzer.
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Post by darktater on May 5, 2023 19:58:37 GMT -5
Bombay Dry Gin & Tonic
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Post by Zach on May 5, 2023 20:39:38 GMT -5
Your ears must've been burning today! |
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Post by Yohanan on May 5, 2023 21:09:54 GMT -5
Way too much Wild Turkey 101 on the rocks, Ya'll take it easy and good night.
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Post by turbocat on May 5, 2023 21:25:52 GMT -5
Ezra Brooks Distillers Collection.
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Post by urbino on May 5, 2023 22:30:30 GMT -5
Ezra Brooks Distillers Collection. Not familiar with that one. |
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Post by Silver on May 5, 2023 22:50:22 GMT -5
Henry McKenna 80 proof from the bottom shelf. Really not bad.
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Post by Ronv69 on May 5, 2023 23:26:50 GMT -5
HMK is a well reviewed whiskey that's been around for years. Why would you think it wouldn't be good. I'm sure it's better than the more expensive crap made in Texas or Colorado.
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Post by username on May 5, 2023 23:31:54 GMT -5
Trader Joe’s ginger beer.
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Post by Ronv69 on May 5, 2023 23:37:36 GMT -5
Trader Joe’s ginger beer. I bought some Jamaican ginger beer years ago and it was too strong for me to drink. I have some Goslings Ginger Beer on the shelf but I haven't been brave enough to try it. |
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Post by urbino on May 6, 2023 6:59:55 GMT -5
Had a couple snorts of Benriach 10 last night, and sleep still didn't come. So, here I am.
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Post by darktater on May 6, 2023 9:11:03 GMT -5
Your ears must've been burning today! hehehe maybe a bit |
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Post by toshtego on May 6, 2023 19:49:16 GMT -5
Greenhat Gin with lemonade and seltzer. No ice. It could have been more economically prepared with a cheaper Gin. I liked Gilbey's but that cannot be found here. The old stand by, Gordons, might have to do for tall mixed drinks.
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Post by trailboss on May 6, 2023 20:27:14 GMT -5
Friday $5 per sixpack on Modelo at Albertsons, sidecar of Jameson's 10 yr.
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Post by Ronv69 on May 6, 2023 21:24:44 GMT -5
Greenhat Gin with lemonade and seltzer. No ice. It could have been more economically prepared with a cheaper Gin. I liked Gilbey's but that cannot be found here. The old stand by, Gordons, might have to do for tall mixed drinks. I just saw a show about a seaweed gin made on a tiny island off the coast of Ireland. Sounded, interesting? |
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Post by trailboss on May 6, 2023 21:28:26 GMT -5
Didn't realize that I posted that wreck in the "What's in the glass" thread...it probably was posted at the end of the day in the cantina though.
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Post by don on May 8, 2023 20:01:28 GMT -5
An Old Fashioned made with Old Forester 100 proof rye and cardamom bitters among other things.
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Post by turbocat on May 8, 2023 20:08:27 GMT -5
Ezra Brooks Distillers Collection. Not familiar with that one. It’s one of my all time favorites. Rather hard to find though. It’s 107 proof, but one of those bourbons that you can’t tell because it’s so smooth. Sadly, this bottle is empty.  |
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Post by Ronv69 on May 8, 2023 21:06:56 GMT -5
Not familiar with that one. It’s one of my all time favorites. Rather hard to find though. It’s 107 proof, but one of those bourbons that you can’t tell because it’s so smooth. Sadly, this bottle is empty. For decades Ezra Brooks was a dependable bottom shelf bourbon that came with a black label and cost $10. Good luck finding it between the apple flavor bourbon and the $50 crap. |
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