Professor of Potables

Be careful using ChatGPT for historic cocktail recipes. It often gets them wrong. My most recent interchange researching Chicago Fizz is a good example. I drilled down, teaching it by providing documentation of its errors. Eventually it learned, & I found source of its bias.

Poured Chateau de Ribebon 2019 for steak dinner tonite. Bargain #Bordeaux Supérieur wine (<$7 @CostcoWine), balanced #merlot w/cab sauv & franc, rustic, medium body, drink now, let breath. #bargainwine #bordeauxwine #bargainbordeaux

@QSDistillery Will give this a try...

Bottling what is now our oldest bourbon, Laughton Bros.™ 7-year-old Bottled-in-Bond single barrel Illinois straight #bourbon #whiskey. We think it's oldest craft bourbon distilled & bottled in Illinois. #bottledinbond To be released at distillery later this week...

What makes red vermouth red? Not its color, which is more auburn brown. Likely so-called because its Italian moniker rosso means red, but generally not made from red wine grape. Rather, white wine flavored w/botanicals & sweetened w/caramelized sugar, giving it its darker color.

Recipe translation: in a mixing glass, with 2-3 lumps of ice the size of a nut, measure: 55% gin, 10% lemon juice, 15% orgeat (almond) syrup, 20% triple sec. Frost rim. Strange, specifies amount of ice, but percentages of other ingredients. My interpretation: convert to ml.

@LibationLegacy Okay, so I made it! Very easy to drink, actually, reasonably balanced!

So, I decided to make it…

@TRidesmith @LibationLegacy Hey this is a pretty porny cocktail. That rim looks like cocaine but the liquid definitely looks like something else you might find in a bordello!

@LibationLegacy Lemme tell ya bout the origins of the real pornstar cocktail… Las Vegas circa 2001

@LibationLegacy Especially with that sugar frosting of the glass rim, which is clearly necessary for the presentation!

To truly appreciate what vermouth can bring to a #martini, you should really try drinking #vermouth. Definitely best w/ ice. Compare different brands & styles. Understand flavor & aroma. Imagine hints of that with your favorite gin, or even vodka. Then try in a dry martini.

@QSDistillery This brandy reminds me of an Armagnac. Perhaps because it is pot distilled with just a few plates, like that French brandy. It’s distilled from a wine from Vidal blanc grapes, bred originally as a substitute for traditional Cognac grapes, but popular in northern US for ice wine.

Our Brandy is Back! 1st batch sold out fast 3 yrs ago, we expect 2nd will too. Distilled from Michigan vidal blanc wine, aged 3 yrs in small cask used to age Bourbon Spring®, there are less than 3 cases available of QSD Brandy 750ml (40% alc by vol) $66+tax, in our Retail Shop.

@RepThomasMassie Because, moron, they slow down contagion and reduce severity of symptoms and deaths.

CDC director says vaccines can’t prevent transmission anymore, so why would any government, organization, or company mandate them?

@NBSaphierMD Data does indicate it is more virulent in the whole population, including children.

It's been more than a year since the bartenders at @QSDistillery in Riverside shook up cocktails for a thirsty public. But the craft distillery's cocktail bar will be back in business on weekends beginning July 24. rblandmark.com/2021/07/13/riv…

@whiskytip @QSDistillery @TaylorCope1982 @Ardbeg @LagavulinWhisky @Laphroaig Indeed

@ProfPotables @QSDistillery @TaylorCope1982 @Ardbeg @LagavulinWhisky @Laphroaig Rich and smokey, rather than light and smokey then, is your preferance

Getting ready to review the @Ardbeg Scorch, and I’d love to hear all your opinions on Ardbeg in general. Love? Hate? Love/Hate? Do you chase the Limited Editions and/or the Committee Releases? What’s the most you’ve ever paid for an Ardbeg? Other thoughts?

@QSDistillery @TaylorCope1982 @Ardbeg @LagavulinWhisky and @Laphroaig much preferred instead

@TaylorCope1982 @Ardbeg Meh

@WhiskiedWander @Laphroaig This is exactly my take on it. The CS Laphroaig is one of the few #caskstrength scotches I will drink without diluting.

Met an older gentleman at the bar tonight. He gave me his card. After he gave me his card, he said, “it’s easier to hand this to the bartender than explain what I want.” I’m a little in love right now.