Drink of the Week 07/19

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Drink of the Week 07/19

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Bacon is nature's wonderfood. Not only is it delicious enough to turn a vegan straight, but it can make any other food more spectacular. You can wrap lobster, jalapenos, pork chops, broccoli, almost anything in bacon and create a meal worthy of a Plantagenet king. Bacon makes everything better, except maybe jello, but, then again, maybe I just haven't thought the recipe all the way through. Pancetta, prosciutto, guanciale, in whatever form, bacon embiggens us all and gives life, and mealtime, meaning.

Likewise, Bitters are the bacon of the Liquor kingdom. Take an otherwise lackluster, everyday breakfast drink, sprinkle in some bitters, and you have a cocktail for the ages. Bitters add dignity and flavor to every drink they touch. For this week's DOTW, take your normal daily drink and add a dash of Bitters. Just don't be surprised if the world seems a little brighter, and your life is filled with just a little more joy.
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I just got an urge for a bloody mary with a piece of bacon in it.
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Post by Nil »

Primary thought - Bitters is my next purchase. I fully intend to consume a DOTW very soon.

Secondary thought - Maybe you should try the Tartan Chicken. Chicken stuffed with Haggis, wrapped in Bacon.

Tertiary thought - go for lemon jelly (jello you godless heathen)
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Barca wrote:Bacon is nature's wonderfood. Not only is it delicious enough to turn a vegan straight, but it can make any other food more spectacular. You can wrap lobster, jalapenos, pork chops, broccoli, almost anything in bacon and create a meal worthy of a Plantagenet king. Bacon makes everything better, except maybe jello, but, then again, maybe I just haven't thought the recipe all the way through. Pancetta, prosciutto, guanciale, in whatever form, bacon embiggens us all and gives life, and mealtime, meaning.
Alas, I smell the sequel to Forrest Gump, The Barca Gump bacon company.
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Done and done. Code Hemmingways anyone?
Still just figuring it all out. Still not really figuring it out.
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The Liqour store was sold out. Seriously. I'm trying a different one Friday.
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Is drinking Campari and Soda or Fernet Branca an acceptable substitute?
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Post by Martini Time »

Though I've certainly have not been delinquent in my bacon intake since...oh...never, other than occasional night-cap Manhattans, I have to admit that I have been slacking off in the bitters department.

Tonight, though, I thoroughly enjoyed/am enjoying Beefeater™/Tonics with a couple dashes of dee-liscious Bitters. Good (and refreshing) call, Barca!!
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Post by Lifer »

Aarkwilde wrote:I just got an urge for a bloody mary with a piece of bacon in it.

If you had said "Caeser" I probably would have blown my load.

UGH! there it goes.
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Post by Tipsy McStagger »

Bacon must come from some mythical and magical creature.

Spiced Rum and gingerale tastes so much better with a dash of bitters.
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Post by fishy »

Prosciutto is ham, not bacon.

A dash of bitters is going into my G&T right now!
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fishy wrote:Prosciutto is ham, not bacon.
Bacon by any other name would still taste as sweet.

I'm perplexed as to what I should experiment with regarding bitters. I'm consuming scotch and bourbon lately, but straight.
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Post by Tipsy McStagger »

Aarkwilde wrote:
fishy wrote:Prosciutto is ham, not bacon.
Bacon by any other name would still taste as sweet.

I'm perplexed as to what I should experiment with regarding bitters. I'm consuming scotch and bourbon lately, but straight.
Bourbon and bitters on the rocks is really tasty.
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I like bitters. And it's good for you too!

I recall the first time I met Mr. Bitters. I was severly hungover and at a bar where a friend was bartending.

He said drink some bitters and soda! It will settle your stomach, and it did!

I was able to then graduate to booze for the rest of the evening!
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Post by Tipsy McStagger »

Best cure for hiccups:

One slice of lemon covered with sugar topped with Bitters.

Oldest bartending trick and so right on.
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