What's in your glass tonight?

[jswordy]

Do you think you can actually still smell anything after all that?

Yes, since I quit doing it around 2 p.m. I could smell the bouquet as soon as the cork came out. The wine is good but a tad on the light side for me. Very nice for a non-edgy, conformist merlot. But I like edgy.

 

[jswordy]

This beer cost my world-traveler friend $20,000 – in Guinea, Africa – and traveled with him all the way here. It will be in my glass sometime soon!

 

[Bret]

$20,000 USD? There must be more to the story.

 

[ibglowin]

$20,000 USD? There must be more to the story.

 

[ibglowin]

Anyone interested? Hurry! LOL

 

[Boatboy24]

Anyone interested? Hurry! LOL

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I bought a six pack.

Then I put this in my glass:

 

[wineh]

Oxymoron for the day: 12.5% amarone. One of a few reasons I gave up making wine from kits.

Its not really very good.

 

[jswordy]

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Hey, I SAID IN GUINEA, AFRICA! Sheesh! Here's about a buck fifty in US money. The country is under the thumb of France. It is so poor and its currency so devalued that this is a typical bill – heavily soiled, ripped, and mended with tape.




I found very little in a Google search of Guiluxe beer and apparently it is not imported into the U.S. My friend says it tastes good, so I will be interested to try this long-traveled can.

 

[wineh]

Hey, I SAID IN GUINEA, AFRICA! Sheesh! Here's about a buck fifty in US money. The country is under the thumb of France. It is so poor and its currency so devalued that this is a typical bill – heavily soiled, ripped, and mended with tape.

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I found very little in a Google search of Guiluxe beer and apparently it is not imported into the U.S. My friend says it tastes good, so I will be interested to try this long-traveled can.

I can remember taping more than a few Canadian bills together when they were made out of cotton fibre. Our dollar is often considered "devalued" compared to yours.

 

[jswordy]

I can remember taping more than a few Canadian bills together when they were made out of cotton fibre. Our dollar is often considered "devalued" compared to yours.

I have Canadian relatives. Yes, Canadian money is devalued compared to the world's benchmark currency, the US dollar – but not like Guinea's! Guinea's money is so worthless that the notes themselves are barely worth replacing.

 

[David Violante]

 

[David Violante]

This is what WAS in my glass tonight. Saffron infused mead. Absolutely wonderful.

 

[winemaker81]

 

[winemaker81]

I received a tip from my younger son -- I don't keep simple syrup on hand, but do have a bottle of maple syrup. That works quite well in drinks!

 

[Boatboy24]

Picked this up at Costco today. 43% Touriga Nacional, 28% Pinot Noir, 16% Aragonez and 13% Syrah. Nice little wine. You don't often see Pinot Noir in a blend, but whatever.

 

[ibglowin]

Drinking for a lost Parrothead.

 

[Boatboy24]

Drinking for a lost Parrot Head.

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Tomorrow or Monday, it's cheeseburgers and margaritas at the Boatboy house.

 

[Hazelemere]

I have 8 of these left. I post this as a lesson in dealing with sky high brix Mettler Vineyard Petite Sirah, slightly shrunken but un-raisined with no mold or damage hand destemmed, almost over-ripe like an Amarone. The only 2 flaws in these grapes was too high in alcohol and low in acid. They were like tar meets candy. The Dineen Cabernet Sauvignon was a tiny bit under-ripe but not by much and turned out fine on its own. I used it to bump the acid and drop the alcohol of the Petite Sirah. The Regent was mine homegrown to boost the acid and drop the alcohol.

This is a heavy duty red. It is lightly flat but intense and complex with good tannin. Surprisingly it tastes like it will age.

So I will let it age. The tannin will keep it alive in spite of low acid.

If I had it to do over I'd add more Regent or Marechal Foch to get the acid level up to make the nose more complex. Having said all of that I look forward to tasting it as it ages e.g. 1 bottle per year over the next 8 years. It tastes like it would be good with roast lamb.

Pinnacle of Sirah 2020-21	Content	Acid %	Alcohol %
Dineen Cabernet Sauvignon	19%​	0.8​	13.3​
Sheridan Syrah	9%​	0.7​	15.6​
Amador Cabernet Sauvignon	4%​	0.7​	14.5​
Dineen Cabernet Franc	12%​	0.75​	13.3​
Mettler Petite Sirah	42%​	0.6​	16.6​
Regent	13%​	0.85​	10.6​
	100%​	0.74​	14.6​

 

[ratflinger]

2 yo FWK Super Tuscan for dinner & 21 yo Armagnac for later

 

[winemaker81]

My younger son talked me into buying a jar of Luxardo cherries, as he said they are the bomb for making Old Fashioned. Who am I kidding? I'm just looking for a reason to do things, and he provided it. [These are stupidly expensive.]

My elder son is present for today's BBQ (smoked brisket and chicken), and I made us each a drink. His eyes lit up at the first taste.

Note -- I stir all ingredients except the cherries to mix. Then I add 1 cherry + cherry syrup, but do not stir. The syrup is thick and doesn't mix. At the very end the cherry (which sucks up a lot of rye) + the syrup make for a great finale to the drink.