Cocktails & Spirits

Does anyone know where I can find ''Suntory Mahola Mango Liqueur''in the United States? A friend acquired a bottle in Japan and that a little too far to travel for a bottle! This Liqueur is a prod...

anyone have any musings about plymouth gin? i read a while ago that it is a very old distillery in england that went out of business and was revived a few years ago. i remember something about th...

Hello, Please accept my apologies if this topic is somewhat "off topic", as it pertains to an alcoholic beverage instead of food. However, it is a topic that has been driving me a bit crazy. L...

by Chowpatty 15 years ago

About the only thing that's been really pleasant about this heat wave were the wonderful icy watermelon margaritas I whipped up the other night. I think you were supposed to freeze the watermelon c...

Lately I've been branching out from my regular tipple of Jameson, and I've come across several liquors with plastic pour spouts that I haven't figured out how to open without breaking the spout. Va...

I don't drink them. In fact, I have a severe aversion to most "white" spirits ... a result of youthful indiscretions. No gin for me, and definitely no vodka or rum! But my wife loves a martini...

Has anyone tried the clear Magellan gin (in the blue bottle)? I have a couple of bottles of the blue coloured (in the clear bottle) and I want to know if I should continue to ration it or just suck...

by maillard 15 years ago

Someone had posted a week or two ago about making cucumber-infused gin. I have a lovely cucumber. I have a lot of gin. I have mason jars. What do I do? How much cucumber to gin? How long to i...

by AppleSister 15 years ago

I bought a bottle of Ricard and am happy enough to drink it with ice and water, but would love any suggestions for ways to mix it up. Also, can it be used for cooking?

Growing up in Miami, I've had some amazing mojitos. The ones I've had were always made of lots of ice, crushed mint, lime juice, rum, and sugar. But it seems like every place I've been to in LA put...

by The Chowhound Team 15 years ago

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by Spoony Bard 15 years ago

Interested in learning more about this spirit. I've had Aguardiente Cristal at a couple bars in NYC in place of rum in a mojito, and I relished the additional nuance of anise it gave an already del...

In a Civil War era (1871) recipe for brandied peaches, written by a Southerner but intended for a national audience, what do you all think "best white brandy" would have been? Rum? I assume that i...

I want to infuse vodka with blueberries. How would I do this? Thanks.

by Scrapironchef 15 years ago

Anybody seen this brand on store shelves? Peach/Melon/Green Apple? I'm down to my last bottle and looking for a resupply.

I live on the buckle of the bible belt there are many products that I see on this forum that are not availale to me. I do not live in a totally arid environment just one where the camel traffic on...

by JeffW 15 years ago

Greetings all, On the 4th. of July, we had a wonderful al fresco dinner at DebbieW and Michael's home. Debbie whipped up a large pitcher of a drink she'd read about within Chowhound, called "Pe...

My mother-in-law just gave me vodka, gin, etc. which she's had for at least 30 years. Some opened, some not. Are they still good to drink? Would they lose their potency if opened? Any thoughts?