Dark and Stormy twists.
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Dark and Stormy twists.
Kraken, Rose's, and a brilliant ginger mead called Ginger Verve.
Adds a bit of the honey ginsing green tea thing to it plus it ups the ABV.
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Re: Dark and Stormy twists.
Aww, that looks refreshing. Time to mess with the black ink for once and probably not the last time.
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Re: Dark and Stormy twists.
That's a nice way for the oett to say that everything else in the image is too sweet for him.oettinger wrote:I love that cup
quite polite.
So, let's see, sweet for some,
sour for some,
bitters for some,
salty for P and booznik,
and;
that leaves umami.
is that the anchovies in the red drink of the Master of the Marys?
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Re: Dark and Stormy twists.
When it was tough to find real ginger beer (even about a year and a half ago, the only ginger beer in Carbondale was either Gosling's at Westroads Liaours, or Reed's at the Neighborhood Co-op), I came up with what I call the Light and Breezy - basically replacing the ginger beer with ginger ale and replacing the dark rum with light rum.
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Re: Dark and Stormy twists.
Nicely played Sir. Maybe Lemon to replace the lime and a really great hot, motherfuck it's hot drink is born.GraveyardShiftChuck wrote:When it was tough to find real ginger beer (even about a year and a half ago, the only ginger beer in Carbondale was either Gosling's at Westroads Liaours, or Reed's at the Neighborhood Co-op), I came up with what I call the Light and Breezy - basically replacing the ginger beer with ginger ale and replacing the dark rum with light rum.
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Re: Dark and Stormy twists.
I actually make my own ginger beer syrup for a few recipes,and have been playing with a recipe I've dubbed the Stormy Mojito.
Muddle mint,lime and sugar with a shot of ginger beer syrup
1 & 1/2 shots white rum,
splash of soda
crushed ice
stir well
float a shot of dark rum atop the drink
garnish with mint,lime wedge and ginger slice.
As for the home made ginger beer,it's a pretty simple method,my recipe makes about a litre
500ml freshly squeezed lime juice
4 slices of ginger,diced
300g caster sugar
250ml hot water
I usually blitz it in the bar blender for five minutes,let it settle,blend again then fine strain. Bottle and stick in the fridge,should keep for about 6 weeks. Because it's non-carbonated I can use it in shaken drinks
Muddle mint,lime and sugar with a shot of ginger beer syrup
1 & 1/2 shots white rum,
splash of soda
crushed ice
stir well
float a shot of dark rum atop the drink
garnish with mint,lime wedge and ginger slice.
As for the home made ginger beer,it's a pretty simple method,my recipe makes about a litre
500ml freshly squeezed lime juice
4 slices of ginger,diced
300g caster sugar
250ml hot water
I usually blitz it in the bar blender for five minutes,let it settle,blend again then fine strain. Bottle and stick in the fridge,should keep for about 6 weeks. Because it's non-carbonated I can use it in shaken drinks
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Re: Dark and Stormy twists.
I created the Light and Breezy because it was hard to find ginger beer back then. Nowadays it's like gimger beer is almost the new coconut water - now I can get both Gosling's and Reed's a bit closer to home at the local Schnuck's, I even found a Stoli branded ginger beer in cans at my local Wal-Mart. Decent stuff! As for the homemade stuff, I've been making my own lime cordial and grenadine.
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Re: Dark and Stormy twists.
There is a type of non-alcoholic ginger beer at Target that comes in 4 pack of generic looking cans. It is in the mixer section, next to the regular soft drinks, since nearly all Targets are set up alike. I tried it unmixed, and it was crazy spicy. Very peppery at the beginning and super ginger hot on the aftertaste.
It would be good for all this fancy mixology shit. But, I can only drink straight liquor because I am an uncultured and lazy visigoth.
It would be good for all this fancy mixology shit. But, I can only drink straight liquor because I am an uncultured and lazy visigoth.
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Re: Dark and Stormy twists.
I was playing about with recipes for a customer last night and came up with something I'm calling Storm Season
1 shot white rum
1 shot dark rum
1 shot ginger beer syrup
1/2 shot triple sec
couple of dashes of bitters
juice of half a lime
Shake and strain over ice and ginger beer (carbonated)
garnish with lime & ginger
1 shot white rum
1 shot dark rum
1 shot ginger beer syrup
1/2 shot triple sec
couple of dashes of bitters
juice of half a lime
Shake and strain over ice and ginger beer (carbonated)
garnish with lime & ginger
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Re: Dark and Stormy twists.
Say Galil,
You said your homemade ginger syrup's non-carbonated, but how much syrup would you add to a liter of just-carbonated water to make the carbonated stuff? I've got a Sodastream at home and I'm just curious, that's all.
You said your homemade ginger syrup's non-carbonated, but how much syrup would you add to a liter of just-carbonated water to make the carbonated stuff? I've got a Sodastream at home and I'm just curious, that's all.
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Re: Dark and Stormy twists.
I'm not sure. I definitely wouldn't go with a 1:1 ratio as you'd lose a lot of the flavour. probably more of a 70/30 mix of syrup to soda
Re: Dark and Stormy twists.
Have you tried running your booze straight through the sodastream? Curious what carbonated burbon or rum or scotch would be like.GraveyardShiftChuck wrote:Say Galil,
You said your homemade ginger syrup's non-carbonated, but how much syrup would you add to a liter of just-carbonated water to make the carbonated stuff? I've got a Sodastream at home and I'm just curious, that's all.
Now you're ready for some anti-dry-otics!-BeerMakesMeSmarter
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Re: Dark and Stormy twists.
Haven't really carbonated booze with it before, but I've seen a video on YouTube where Heston Blumenthal carbonated some Blue Nun and fooled quite a few yuppies into thinking it was champagne. I mostly use it for mixers.
May you all be hung, drawn and quartered!
Yes, HUNG - with gold and jewels,
DRAWN - in a coach and four,
and QUARTERED - in the finest homes in the land.
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DRAWN - in a coach and four,
and QUARTERED - in the finest homes in the land.
Re: Dark and Stormy twists.
Patchez, youtube offers this: Wine sodastream. Skip to 2:02 for the results. Not alot of other good videos around.
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