What are YOU drinking

chunks of Kylo and his light saber have simply... come away

there is an icon underneath the glass warning against using a dishwasher, but i only looked at that after it was too late.

it is of course possible that i have a cheap knock-off

 

Chai tea latte


Oatmeal stout

 

At work, coffee...

 

The hottest cup mug of tea ever. Ouch!

 

Scotch... Gotta love Friday evenings.

 

You people have a taste! On the weekends there is nothing hotter than a cool Jägermeister or maybe two or three. Do you know Jägermeister? Or Hamburg City?

 

I loved my experience with Jägermeister a couple of years ago! However, I understand that it's an acquired taste. I tried buying one when I got back home, but the local ones are just ghastly.

I mostly stick to scotch or metaxa nowadays, though in my younger days, I was also a big fan of rum.

 

How many varities of Jägermeister do you know? There are already many in Germany. I like the spicy one best.

 

I'm afraid I haven't had the chance to try anything but the standard version. A lot of countries tend to distill their own take on a herbal liqueur. The Hungarians, for example, have Unicum - which is more bitter and has a citrus undertone compared to your average Jägermeister (though I hear in the States it's a lot sweeter than in Hungary). Now that I've mentioned it, I could really give Unicum a try when I'm in Budapest this Sunday.

 

Dark roast.

 

Dark Magic from Green Mountain

 

Picked up one each of these. Not opening them just yet. It's a wee bit early. Especially for 7%ABV.

 

Something different today... A passion fruit Margarita! Or Coronarita hehe

 

That makes me think of this.

 

Never seen that before

 

VooDoo Ranger! Imperial IPA. I love this stuff... 9% ALC, it's hard to beat.

 

Lava Flow

You can find a million different versions of these drinks, but after experimenting, this is my favorite way.


Put fresh strawberries and several ounces of rum in a blender until smooth. You can use frozen, but I prefer fresh. Most use regular rum like Bacardi, but I’ve found the dark rum, especially Meyers, gives it a little different flavor that I like.


Pour an inch or two of that mixture into some clear cups.


Rinse the blender and add a few bananas, a little pineapple juice, a few ounces of Malibu coconut rum, just a handful of ice, then blend until smooth. The riper the bananas the better.
Some would add coconut cream here, but all those extra calories and fat are not worth the slightly better texture. Coconut syrups and things like that also just overpower all the other great flavors, and then it just tastes like sugary alcohol. I like fresh fruit.


Hard pour the second mixture right on top of the first and you get a cool swirl and some great taste sensations.


These are fun to make, taste great, and like they say, your eyes taste it first, and if they like it more, you will too.


Like other ideas I’ve posted, I don’t really use exact measurements. Just have fun with it. About the only way to go wrong is too much ice. It doesn’t take much ice to make a frozen drink.