On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:04:33 +0200 Jacob Carlborg <d...@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.
