[OT] Language Cocktail

[Nick Sabalausky]

On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:04:33 +0200
Jacob Carlborg <doob at me.com> wrote:

> On 2013-09-18 22:59, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
> 
> > Ahh, the "makeshit double boiler" method. I do similar for certain
> > sakes. Ie, the ones that say on the bottle they're best when
> > warmed ;) Also the ones that are best hot, which would be the
> > lower-quality ones and any that are getting old (Sake's not like
> > most other boozes - after the initial aging involved in production,
> > more time beyond that just degrades the quality. After six months,
> > may as well just drink it hot. I think people calling "rice wine"
> > in misleading that way. It's not even a wine at all, it's made from
> > a grain, not a fruit.)
> 
> I didn't know it had a name.
> 

I don't think it does, that's just what I call it. Except *usually* I
spell "makeshift" with an "f" in it...

> > But I didn't know that about dark rum. I may try that sometime.
> 
> A small piece of dark chocolate, of high quality and a high
> percentage of cocoa (around 70%), is a great combination. Nice way to
> end a dinner.
> 

We usually have some fairly dark chocolate in the house. The
antioxidants are a good excuse :)

> > The ways I've had dark rum were probably mistakes: A "Dark and
> > Stormy" (dark rum with ginger beer), but problem is I don't like
> > ginger beer ;). And once I tried using it like a regular rum in a
> > chilled fruity drink. Yea, I guess I didn't know what I was doing.
> 
> I use dark rums in fruity drinks as well but it depends which kind of 
> rum you use. Dark rums for mixing drinks I would go with any of the 
> first stet of rums I listed: Havana Club, Cruzan or Ron Barcelo.
> 

I have no idea what kind of dark rum it was I tried (It was at
someone else's place). I think the bottle had a seal (the animal) on it.

> I guess it also depends on what kind of ginger beer you use. I
> sometimes mix dark rum with ginger ale, the kind that's like soda,
> and some freshly squeezed lime, then you get a Fidel Castro.
> 

Yea, ginger ale is good. (It's also good with gin - much better than a
Gin & Tonic, since I don't like tonic.) That Fidel Castro I may try
sometime.

> The right rum for the right kind of drink.
> 

Indeed. Ex: While I like certain Parrot Bays, they don't make for a
great Rum & Coke.