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Been out this afternoon with my mother and father for a lovely meal. Then with father to his local pub. Had 4 large Brockman’s gins with elderflower tonic water (Marvellous!)
That sounds as though it was a marvellously relaxing way in which to spend a Sunday afternoon.
And now for something completely different. At least for me.
Hibiscus cocktail.
It took most of the afternoon to make.
Hibiscus cocktail.
It took most of the afternoon to make.
And now for something completely different. At least for me.
Hibiscus cocktail.
It took most of the afternoon to make.
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Looks amazing; what is in it?
A crate of CBS from Founders, a half crate of Curmudgeon's Better Half (from Founders), and from Belgium, several bottles of of Trappistes Rochefort 8, and Trappistes Rochefort 10, plus four bottles of St Feuillien and a few others were also delivered this morning.
1 cup simple syrup infused with one pineapple
Hibiscus flowers steeped in hot water
1 cup fresh squeezed lime juice
2 cups silver patron tequila
One jalapeños (with seeds) cut into small wheels
Toss in a few lime halves used to get the juice
(Alternatively, one unsqeezed lime cut into wheels)
Serve in a chilled glass with a pineapple slice (used to infuse the syrup) and a couple jalapeño wheels.
It’s a wonderfully refreshing tart hibiscus flavor with pineapple sweetness along with the heat and flavor of the jalapeño.
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You got another crate of CBS!!!!?
Yes.
A full crate. Twenty four bottles.
To go with the twenty one bottles (I succumbed to temptation and consumed three bottles over the past two nights as anyone reading my posts here may have noticed), of CBS in another crate.
And a half crate of Curmudgeon's Better Half.
WOW! Very nice... Are these the big 25oz bottles!?!?! Super jealous! Enjoy!
A few beers at a local brew pub, an ESB, a dark Czech lager, and a Belgian saison...
What is the dark Czech lager like?
I've had one or two over the years, and they have been excellent.
I enjoyed it, it’s fairly smooth like a lager, but with some bitter and toasty notes that round out the flavor (sometimes lagers can be very bland). In some sense it’s a lighter porter, but don’t let that turn you off...it was called La Noirceur.
Honestly I only really drink bitter when I’m in the UK (with occasional exception); I too love the style. But I’m not in the UK today...
It was a house brew, from Saint Houblon (Saint Hop) in Montreal. Surprisingly hoppy for an ESB, but still nicely balanced and quite tasty!
One of the more intriguing of the Achouffe brewery's offerings is the Houblon Chouffe beer (that stupid auto-correct altered the name of the beer twice before I could persuade it that, no, I wished to write what I wished to write).