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    • RojoLocoR
      RojoLoco @brandon220
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      @brandon220 said in What Are You Drinking:

      @rojoloco My favorite is the Old Fashioned with Knob Creek. I keep trying different variations. If you don't mind - What is your "recipe"? I have tried with just the bourbon, added a dash of water, club soda, orange bitters, regular bitters, etc. Still can't get it like one I've had in my favorite restaurant. I'm still trying though.

      This was my first attempt at homemade (pretty good, not great. A friend made me one on saturday that was excellent, should have paid more attention) .

      I muddled an orange slice with a bit of simple syrup (can also use a demarara sugar cube) and the bitters (regular and orange). Take out the orange slice, remove the pulp, rind goes back in the glass. Add a large ice cube, bourbon, stir, add a splash of club soda, then garnish with an orange slice and a maraschino cherry. I'll definitely be paying more attention next time I order one.

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      • brandon220B
        brandon220 @RojoLoco
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        @rojoloco That is almost exactly how i do mine. I also plan to keep experimenting.

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          • RojoLocoR
            RojoLoco @brandon220
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            @brandon220 I like them with rye whiskey also. Or a good, aged, sugarcane rum.

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            • GreyG
              Grey
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              I had a lovely Glenmorangie last night. Helped me to get rid of a headache that had lasted all day. Bad dreams, though.

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              • Emad RE
                Emad R @scottalanmiller
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                @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Drinking:

                @emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:

                @scottalanmiller it is customary here to drink it with just water. Try it with Sprite one third or quarter arak the rest Sprite .

                It is customary here to drink it straight. We keep it in the freezer.

                Well not to brag with all of history of wars and couple of inventions and sexual abstinence.
                But we did brought arak to the world and it maybe the father of all alcohol.
                Lately having trouble finding a good cocktail mix for it without any soda like Pepsi or Sprite

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller @Emad R
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                  @emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:

                  @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Drinking:

                  @emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:

                  @scottalanmiller it is customary here to drink it with just water. Try it with Sprite one third or quarter arak the rest Sprite .

                  It is customary here to drink it straight. We keep it in the freezer.

                  Well not to brag with all of history of wars and couple of inventions and sexual abstinence.
                  But we did brought arak to the world and it maybe the father of all alcohol.
                  Lately having trouble finding a good cocktail mix for it without any soda like Pepsi or Sprite

                  Why mix?

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                  • Emad RE
                    Emad R @scottalanmiller
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                    @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Drinking:

                    @emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:

                    @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Drinking:

                    @emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:

                    @scottalanmiller it is customary here to drink it with just water. Try it with Sprite one third or quarter arak the rest Sprite .

                    It is customary here to drink it straight. We keep it in the freezer.

                    Well not to brag with all of history of wars and couple of inventions and sexual abstinence.
                    But we did brought arak to the world and it maybe the father of all alcohol.
                    Lately having trouble finding a good cocktail mix for it without any soda like Pepsi or Sprite

                    Why mix?

                    Clearly I have not reached your level yet.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @Emad R
                      last edited by

                      @emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:

                      @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Drinking:

                      @emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:

                      @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Drinking:

                      @emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:

                      @scottalanmiller it is customary here to drink it with just water. Try it with Sprite one third or quarter arak the rest Sprite .

                      It is customary here to drink it straight. We keep it in the freezer.

                      Well not to brag with all of history of wars and couple of inventions and sexual abstinence.
                      But we did brought arak to the world and it maybe the father of all alcohol.
                      Lately having trouble finding a good cocktail mix for it without any soda like Pepsi or Sprite

                      Why mix?

                      Clearly I have not reached your level yet.

                      I've not had real arak, would like to try. I love anise alcohol. It's one of my favourites.

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller
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                        But arak is normally only 100 proof, definitely a straight drinking strength. Our tsuica in Romania is 130 proof and you would never mix that with anything. It would dilute what little plum flavour is left.

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                        • Emad RE
                          Emad R @scottalanmiller
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                          @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Drinking:

                          But arak is normally only 100 proof, definitely a straight drinking strength. Our tsuica in Romania is 130 proof and you would never mix that with anything. It would dilute what little plum flavour is left.

                          what does 100% proof mean, like 100% alcohol ???

                          If you noticed my pic says ~50%

                          I heard that those stuff, are the reason why Arak killed people:

                          http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2792799/the-world-s-dangerous-holiday-cocktails-revealed.html

                          http://balimanual.com/the-problem-and-solution-with-arak-in-bali/

                          Mention arak around some people though and they will be quick to tell you of all the dangers of arak. You might hear “it will make you go blind” or “it killed a friend of my friend”, among many other stories. To be fair, these aren’t just rumors. A few years back, over 25 people died on Bali from a single batch of arak. The scary part was this was the type that was regulated, taxed and sold in stores, not the traditional kind the Balinese drink.

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @Emad R
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                            @emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:

                            @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Drinking:

                            But arak is normally only 100 proof, definitely a straight drinking strength. Our tsuica in Romania is 130 proof and you would never mix that with anything. It would dilute what little plum flavour is left.

                            what does 100% proof mean, like 100% alcohol ???

                            100 proof, not 100% proof. You copied what I said incorrectly. 100 proof is 50% alcohol. 200 proof is 100% alcohol.

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                            • Emad RE
                              Emad R @scottalanmiller
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                              @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Drinking:

                              @emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:

                              @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Drinking:

                              But arak is normally only 100 proof, definitely a straight drinking strength. Our tsuica in Romania is 130 proof and you would never mix that with anything. It would dilute what little plum flavour is left.

                              what does 100% proof mean, like 100% alcohol ???

                              100 proof, not 100% proof. You copied what I said incorrectly. 100 proof is 50% alcohol. 200 proof is 100% alcohol.

                              Aha I never knew about this "proof" method ... interesting.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @Emad R
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                                @emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:

                                I heard that those stuff, are the reason why Arak killed people:

                                http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2792799/the-world-s-dangerous-holiday-cocktails-revealed.html

                                http://balimanual.com/the-problem-and-solution-with-arak-in-bali/

                                Mention arak around some people though and they will be quick to tell you of all the dangers of arak. You might hear “it will make you go blind” or “it killed a friend of my friend”, among many other stories. To be fair, these aren’t just rumors. A few years back, over 25 people died on Bali from a single batch of arak. The scary part was this was the type that was regulated, taxed and sold in stores, not the traditional kind the Balinese drink.

                                No amount of ethanol creates blindness. That comes from someone mixing (or leaving) methanol (wood alcohol) in which is far cheaper to use and is poisonous to humans. It causes your body to process it into formaldehyde which collects in the eyeballs cooking them from the inside out. Actual ethanol alcohol (the kind you drink) is actually the only antidote for methanol poisoning.

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                                • DashrenderD
                                  Dashrender @scottalanmiller
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                                  @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Drinking:

                                  @emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:

                                  I heard that those stuff, are the reason why Arak killed people:

                                  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2792799/the-world-s-dangerous-holiday-cocktails-revealed.html

                                  http://balimanual.com/the-problem-and-solution-with-arak-in-bali/

                                  Mention arak around some people though and they will be quick to tell you of all the dangers of arak. You might hear “it will make you go blind” or “it killed a friend of my friend”, among many other stories. To be fair, these aren’t just rumors. A few years back, over 25 people died on Bali from a single batch of arak. The scary part was this was the type that was regulated, taxed and sold in stores, not the traditional kind the Balinese drink.

                                  No amount of ethanol creates blindness. That comes from someone mixing (or leaving) methanol (wood alcohol) in which is far cheaper to use and is poisonous to humans. It causes your body to process it into formaldehyde which collects in the eyeballs cooking them from the inside out. Actual ethanol alcohol (the kind you drink) is actually the only antidote for methanol poisoning.

                                  huh - I didn't know that. cool.

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                                  • QuixoticJeremyQ
                                    QuixoticJeremy @scottalanmiller
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                                    @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Drinking:

                                    @emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:

                                    I heard that those stuff, are the reason why Arak killed people:

                                    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2792799/the-world-s-dangerous-holiday-cocktails-revealed.html

                                    http://balimanual.com/the-problem-and-solution-with-arak-in-bali/

                                    Mention arak around some people though and they will be quick to tell you of all the dangers of arak. You might hear “it will make you go blind” or “it killed a friend of my friend”, among many other stories. To be fair, these aren’t just rumors. A few years back, over 25 people died on Bali from a single batch of arak. The scary part was this was the type that was regulated, taxed and sold in stores, not the traditional kind the Balinese drink.

                                    No amount of ethanol creates blindness. That comes from someone mixing (or leaving) methanol (wood alcohol) in which is far cheaper to use and is poisonous to humans. It causes your body to process it into formaldehyde which collects in the eyeballs cooking them from the inside out. Actual ethanol alcohol (the kind you drink) is actually the only antidote for methanol poisoning.

                                    Well then, learn something new every day.

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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                                      @dashrender said in What Are You Drinking:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Drinking:

                                      @emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:

                                      I heard that those stuff, are the reason why Arak killed people:

                                      http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2792799/the-world-s-dangerous-holiday-cocktails-revealed.html

                                      http://balimanual.com/the-problem-and-solution-with-arak-in-bali/

                                      Mention arak around some people though and they will be quick to tell you of all the dangers of arak. You might hear “it will make you go blind” or “it killed a friend of my friend”, among many other stories. To be fair, these aren’t just rumors. A few years back, over 25 people died on Bali from a single batch of arak. The scary part was this was the type that was regulated, taxed and sold in stores, not the traditional kind the Balinese drink.

                                      No amount of ethanol creates blindness. That comes from someone mixing (or leaving) methanol (wood alcohol) in which is far cheaper to use and is poisonous to humans. It causes your body to process it into formaldehyde which collects in the eyeballs cooking them from the inside out. Actual ethanol alcohol (the kind you drink) is actually the only antidote for methanol poisoning.

                                      huh - I didn't know that. cool.

                                      I mean... if you drink ethanol until you die, you are blind too, I guess 🙂

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller @QuixoticJeremy
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                                        @quixoticjeremy said in What Are You Drinking:

                                        @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Drinking:

                                        @emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:

                                        I heard that those stuff, are the reason why Arak killed people:

                                        http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2792799/the-world-s-dangerous-holiday-cocktails-revealed.html

                                        http://balimanual.com/the-problem-and-solution-with-arak-in-bali/

                                        Mention arak around some people though and they will be quick to tell you of all the dangers of arak. You might hear “it will make you go blind” or “it killed a friend of my friend”, among many other stories. To be fair, these aren’t just rumors. A few years back, over 25 people died on Bali from a single batch of arak. The scary part was this was the type that was regulated, taxed and sold in stores, not the traditional kind the Balinese drink.

                                        No amount of ethanol creates blindness. That comes from someone mixing (or leaving) methanol (wood alcohol) in which is far cheaper to use and is poisonous to humans. It causes your body to process it into formaldehyde which collects in the eyeballs cooking them from the inside out. Actual ethanol alcohol (the kind you drink) is actually the only antidote for methanol poisoning.

                                        Well then, learn something new every day.

                                        The underlying reason here is that your body can process ethanol or methanol but not both. Your body can also process formaldehyde but only a little at a time. But it does this in parallel with alcohol processing. You can safely drink methanol up to the point that you have too much formaldehyde in your system. It's the formaldehyde that kills you.

                                        So the way it works is, if you have methanol in you to a dangerous point (which isn't much) the only way to convince your body to not process it too quickly (remember, the faster your body processes methanol the more formaldehyde builds up, unprocessed methanol just makes your stomach queasy) is to make it spend more time processing ethanol.

                                        So what they do for methanol poisoning is to induce extreme alcohol (ethanol) poisoning on top of it to shut down your body as much as possible so that the methanol processes slowly enough that your body can dispose of the formaldehyde before it builds up enough to start cooking your organs chemically. As long as they can slow your methanol processing down enough and not kill you with ethanol, your body will eventually clean the mess up.

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                                        • QuixoticJeremyQ
                                          QuixoticJeremy @scottalanmiller
                                          last edited by

                                          @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Drinking:

                                          @quixoticjeremy said in What Are You Drinking:

                                          @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Drinking:

                                          @emad-r said in What Are You Drinking:

                                          I heard that those stuff, are the reason why Arak killed people:

                                          http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2792799/the-world-s-dangerous-holiday-cocktails-revealed.html

                                          http://balimanual.com/the-problem-and-solution-with-arak-in-bali/

                                          Mention arak around some people though and they will be quick to tell you of all the dangers of arak. You might hear “it will make you go blind” or “it killed a friend of my friend”, among many other stories. To be fair, these aren’t just rumors. A few years back, over 25 people died on Bali from a single batch of arak. The scary part was this was the type that was regulated, taxed and sold in stores, not the traditional kind the Balinese drink.

                                          No amount of ethanol creates blindness. That comes from someone mixing (or leaving) methanol (wood alcohol) in which is far cheaper to use and is poisonous to humans. It causes your body to process it into formaldehyde which collects in the eyeballs cooking them from the inside out. Actual ethanol alcohol (the kind you drink) is actually the only antidote for methanol poisoning.

                                          Well then, learn something new every day.

                                          The underlying reason here is that your body can process ethanol or methanol but not both. Your body can also process formaldehyde but only a little at a time. But it does this in parallel with alcohol processing. You can safely drink methanol up to the point that you have too much formaldehyde in your system. It's the formaldehyde that kills you.

                                          So the way it works is, if you have methanol in you to a dangerous point (which isn't much) the only way to convince your body to not process it too quickly (remember, the faster your body processes methanol the more formaldehyde builds up, unprocessed methanol just makes your stomach queasy) is to make it spend more time processing ethanol.

                                          So what they do for methanol poisoning is to induce extreme alcohol (ethanol) poisoning on top of it to shut down your body as much as possible so that the methanol processes slowly enough that your body can dispose of the formaldehyde before it builds up enough to start cooking your organs chemically. As long as they can slow your methanol processing down enough and not kill you with ethanol, your body will eventually clean the mess up.

                                          Lol! This is terrible but awesome at the same time.

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                                          • DashrenderD
                                            Dashrender @QuixoticJeremy
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                                            @quixoticjeremy said in What Are You Drinking:

                                            Lol! This is terrible but awesome at the same time.

                                            pretty much what I was thinking... damn!

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