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snyprrr

#440
March 21, 2009, 01:17:17 PM
"Mandrake, do you KNOW why I only drink grain alcohol and pure rain water?"

The new erato

#441
March 22, 2009, 01:45:53 AM
A small glass of Ardbeg 10 yrs and a shared bottle of Ch Fourcas Hosten 2000 with the missus last night, Handel's Theodora on the set on DVD.

DavidRoss

#442
March 22, 2009, 05:09:44 AM
This morning:  Peet's 2009 Anniversary Blend, based on a coffee from Burundi with some American accents.  Good flavor, not overly acidic, but quite thin-bodied, requiring me to use about 20% more beans to get a brew that I like.
"Maybe the problem most of you have ... is that you're not listening to Barbirolli." ~Sarge

"The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people's money." ~Margaret Thatcher

Bogey

#443
March 22, 2009, 05:17:01 AM
Quote from: DavidRoss on March 21, 2009, 07:23:18 AM

I'm glad to hear that your wife likes the Major.  Their signature blend, it's a coffee for folks who like coffee! 

Funny you put it that way, David.  My described as, "*she paused*, well, it tastes like, coffee."  She is not into the stronger blends and does not like added flavors.  Probably why the Major's works for her.  She takes her's black while I pour in the cream with a bit of sugar from time to time.  In short,she has a better gauge of how it actually tastes IMO.
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Keemun

#444
March 22, 2009, 05:59:42 AM
Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life. - Ludwig van Beethoven

DavidRoss

#445
March 22, 2009, 01:51:40 PM
Quote from: Bogey on March 22, 2009, 05:17:01 AM
Funny you put it that way, David.  My described as, "*she paused*, well, it tastes like, coffee."  She is not into the stronger blends and does not like added flavors.  Probably why the Major's works for her.  She takes her's black while I pour in the cream with a bit of sugar from time to time.  In short,she has a better gauge of how it actually tastes IMO.
No added flavors from Peet's!  God forbid any coffee lover should adulterate the glorious bean with dry cleaning fluid, liquid smoke, or any similar abomination!  Major D's is a fairly strong blend, however--though that can be moderated by making a weaker brew that will still retain more body and flavor than most blends.

Now sipping:  A personal tea blend consisting of two parts Peet's Russian Caravan (proprietary blend of China blacks) and one part Lapsong Souchong.
"Maybe the problem most of you have ... is that you're not listening to Barbirolli." ~Sarge

"The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people's money." ~Margaret Thatcher

Bogey

#446
March 22, 2009, 01:55:43 PM
Quote from: DavidRoss on March 22, 2009, 01:51:40 PM
No added flavors from Peet's!  God forbid any coffee lover should adulterate the glorious bean with dry cleaning fluid, liquid smoke, or any similar abomination!  Major D's is a fairly strong blend, however--though that can be moderated by making a weaker brew that will still retain more body and flavor than most blends.

Now sipping:  A personal tea blend consisting of two parts Peet's Russian Caravan (proprietary blend of China blacks) and one part Lapsong Souchong.

I always put in enough beans for 12 cups and enough water for 11. ;)
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Brian

#447
March 22, 2009, 02:12:53 PM
Apple juice and Sprite mix.  8)

Bogey

#448
March 22, 2009, 03:34:22 PM
Quote from: Brian on March 22, 2009, 02:12:53 PM
Apple juice and Sprite mix.  8)

Out of necessity or on purpose, Brian?  :)  Actually does not sound too bad.
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Brian

#449
March 22, 2009, 06:18:47 PM
Quote from: Bogey on March 22, 2009, 03:34:22 PM
Out of necessity or on purpose, Brian?  :)  Actually does not sound too bad.
Both: my preferred mix is cranberry juice and Sprite, which is delightful, but the cafeteria doesn't have CJ.

Dr. Dread

#450
March 27, 2009, 01:42:59 PM
Raspberry vodka and fruit juice.

Benji

#451
March 28, 2009, 07:04:47 AM
Quote from: toledobass on March 21, 2009, 05:33:52 AM
From a recipe out of a magazine I subscribe to, I made some chai tea last night.  Excellent results but I'm going to tinker around a little here and there and see if I can get it to be a little more spicy/aromatic than the leaning toward more sweet it turned out.

Allan

I love chai tea, especially in the winter. It is extra warming like mulled wine without the...side effects!  ;D

Now, brown rice tea, which I got hooked on in Hong Kong (although it is actually Japanese). Thankfully I have a well-stocked oriental supermarket nearby to keep me happy! It has a nutty, popcorny, shreaded wheat taste to it. Lovely!

toledobass

#452
May 16, 2009, 05:27:59 AM
I just discovered Pu-erh tea and have quickly taken to it.  It's a nice rich tea with a an earthy charachter and extremely smooth mouth feel.  Good mid day wake me up kick to it too. ;D

Give it a try if you haven't already.

Allan

Bogey

#454
June 02, 2009, 09:06:08 AM
The Unseen Bean roasted in our backyard in Boulder, Colorado.  Here is a short video on the coffee.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCirh21XlAA
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

ChamberNut

#455
July 01, 2009, 01:07:43 PM
On this beautiful, sunny Canada Day  :)

A Super Big Gulp Coke from 7 Eleven

Fact: Winnipeg is the Slurpee Capital of the World, and has won that distinction many years.  Obviously something to be proud of.  :P

Szykneij

#456
July 01, 2009, 01:15:20 PM
Quote from: ChamberNut on July 01, 2009, 01:07:43 PM
On this beautiful, sunny Canada Day  :)

I'm jealous. I can't remember the last sunny day we had here in the Boston area, so on this dreary thunder-stormy afternoon, I'm drinking a nice hot cup of coffee from my local independently-owned donut shop listening to Hilary Hayn play the Barber and Edgar Meyer violin concertos. (concerti?)
Men profess to be lovers of music, but for the most part they give no evidence in their opinions and lives that they have heard it.  ~ Henry David Thoreau

Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. ~ Satchel Paige

ChamberNut

#457
July 01, 2009, 01:19:51 PM
Quote from: Szykniej on July 01, 2009, 01:15:20 PM
I'm drinking a nice hot cup of coffee from my local independently-owned donut shop listening to Hilary Hayn play the Barber and Edgar Meyer violin concertos. (concerti?)

I prefer saying "concertos", even though it's not technically the proper term.  ;D  I'm assuming you're listening to this on your mp3 player?  If it's the donut shop, kudos to them for playing classical!  :)

bhodges

#458
July 16, 2009, 03:38:47 PM
A simple but very refreshing cocktail made from Absolut Ruby Red (vodka flavored with grapefruit), and fresh grapefruit juice. 

--Bruce

toledobass

#459
July 16, 2009, 10:28:10 PM
Bruce,

I read about a Japanese bar that makes a muddled heirloom tomato bloody mary.  Ever have anything like that?  Have a recipe of some sort?  I remember my dad's cocktail of choice was a bloody mary, but he made it with V8...that pretty much turned me off to the drink even up to this day. Reading about a version like this really has me thinking twice though.

Allan
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