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N8DCJ · 07-02-2017, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by BigJohn

I pour myself about 16 oz of unsweet iced tea, and put 3 ice cubes in a glass with about 3oz bourbon. that's a great, refreshing after work beverage. Enhanced greatly by a good cigar too!

John

I tried this , I didnt care for the bourbon/iced tea combo

It is refreshing , just wish that combo did it for me ...

So , i opted for rum , coconut water and lime...

Dan

Mad Dawg · 07-02-2017, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by vernonator

I've been enjoying Mint Juleps here lately while sitting on the front porch. I use Alton Browns recipe and technique - I use soda water in place of seltzer, though I really would like a seltzer bottle.

Ingredients
10 mint leaves, plus a sprig for garnish
1 1/2 teaspoons superfine sugar
Seltzer water
Crushed ice
2 1/2 ounces Kentucky bourbon whiskey

Directions
Place the mint leaves in the bottom of an old-fashioned glass and top with the sugar. Muddle these together until the leaves begin to break down. Add a splash of seltzer water, fill the glass 3/4 full with crushed ice, and add the bourbon. Top with another splash of seltzer, stir, and garnish with a sprig of mint. Serve immediately

Juleps are awesome on a hot summer day!

Simple bourbon cooler: Freeze lemonade into ice cubes. Toss a few cubes into a tall glass, add a couple of fingers of bourbon, top off with ginger ale.

N8DCJ · 07-02-2017, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Mad Dawg

Juleps are awesome on a hot summer day!

Simple bourbon cooler: Freeze lemonade into ice cubes. Toss a few cubes into a tall glass, add a couple of fingers of bourbon, top off with ginger ale.

Mad

I will give that a try ... sounds good...

Dan

grtrx · 07-03-2017, 08:06 AM

willett cocktail:

2 oz Willett Family Rye (I use the 3 year old)

2 ice cubes

1 glass

Directions: don't overthink it

scubadoo97 · 07-03-2017, 08:38 AM

An Old Fashioned is my go to as the temps rise. I just changed my 5L barrel from Manhattans to Old Fashioneds.

Going a short distance from bourbon, a rye and ginger is quite refreshing on a hot day

BigJohn · 07-03-2017, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by scubadoo97

An Old Fashioned is my go to as the temps rise. I just changed my 5L barrel from Manhattans to Old Fashioneds.

Going a short distance from bourbon, a rye and ginger is quite refreshing on a hot day

I've been off sugar for so long that I can't drink anything sweet, really, so I avoid cocktails for the most part.

scubadoo97 · 07-04-2017, 08:01 PM

1/4 cup of sugar per 750 ml isn't a lot of sugar. But alcohol is a more simple sugar compared to sucrose

vernonator · 07-05-2017, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by scubadoo97

1/4 cup of sugar per 750 ml isn't a lot of sugar. But alcohol is a more simple sugar compared to sucrose

Shhhh reality will hurt his brain

N8DCJ · 07-08-2018, 11:46 AM

Well , this is an old thread , but , what I have settled on is , sorry southerners, unsweet iced tea , mango nectar , bourbon and lemon slice...

grtrx · 07-09-2018, 06:39 AM

as long as you enjoy it.... someday maybe you'll learn to like bourbon

07-03-2017, 08:06 AM	#14
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	willett cocktail: 2 oz Willett Family Rye (I use the 3 year old) 2 ice cubes 1 glass Directions: don't overthink it __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

07-03-2017, 08:38 AM	#15
scubadoo97 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 3,032	An Old Fashioned is my go to as the temps rise. I just changed my 5L barrel from Manhattans to Old Fashioneds. Going a short distance from bourbon, a rye and ginger is quite refreshing on a hot day __________________ You can't lay on the beach and drink rum all day if you don't start in the morning

07-04-2017, 08:01 PM	#17
scubadoo97 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 3,032	1/4 cup of sugar per 750 ml isn't a lot of sugar. But alcohol is a more simple sugar compared to sucrose __________________ You can't lay on the beach and drink rum all day if you don't start in the morning

07-09-2018, 06:39 AM	#20
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	as long as you enjoy it.... someday maybe you'll learn to like bourbon __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

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N8DCJ Club Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Mansfield , Ohio Posts: 1,348	Well , this is an old thread , but , what I have settled on is , sorry southerners, unsweet iced tea , mango nectar , bourbon and lemon slice...