If you could only stock your home bar with 3 types of liquor, what would they be?

[Heywood Jannockitov]

Русский Стандарт (Russian Standard) vodka;
Mount Gay Eclipse Barbados rum;
Bailey's Irish Cream

 

[Bird]

My grandparents had a cottage on an island in a large lake about 30 miles north of here. They had mint growing all over the place. We'd pick it and chew it. Also, there is a HUGE mint growing industry in this part of Indiana and we are 4th in the nation in mint production. When its harvest time, they mow it down and put it in large metal mint wagons. They take wagon trains of two and three down the road to the mint stills. The pump steam through the mint wagons and recover the mint oil-laden steam, draw off the mint oil and put it in barrels. They dump the steamed mint in huge piles on farms and they sit there and steam for a few weeks. The smell is fantastic! Sure beats a pork operation! :laughing:

That's interesting. Thanks for the information. I never had any idea how or where they got the mint flavor or candies, cookies, and such. Just assumed it came from the mint plant, but didn't know the rest of the story.

 

[oosik]

Well - I guess - Jack Daniels, Grey Goose & Jose Cuervo.

 

[oldpilgrim]

Coke, mountain dew and dr pepper. I well into senior citizen status and never ciuld stand the taste of alcohol. Nothing against it, just can't get past the taste. Beer, actually makes me nauseous just to smell It.

Musta been a horrible drunk in a prevuous life.

 

[/pine]

That's interesting. Thanks for the information. I never had any idea how or where they got the mint flavor or candies, cookies, and such. Just assumed it came from the mint plant, but didn't know the rest of the story.

I also found this interesting...Where I grew up in FL mint grew wild along the edges of the orange groves...

There are a lot of plants in the "mint" family...I think most have square stems that make them easy to discern from just (other) weeds...!

One particular member of the mint family that many may relate to...though called by different names...we call it "Bee Balm" or "Bergamot"...
FWIW...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarda

 

[MossRoad]

Here's a link to some Idaho mint farmers' propaganda video... hahahaa but it is done the exact same way here in Indiana.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdnK0lVcneA

Mint juleps anyone? :laughing:

 

[Bird]

And I only noticed tater farms when I was in Idaho.:laughing: But that is a very interesting video.

 

[scaredychicken]

1) porter (or other dark) beers
2) Kahlua
3) chardonnay wines (white) - I know, opposite of the dark beer choices, what can I say ?

my main beverages are water, juices and coffee (another reason for kahlua)

 

[Bird]

It's been a lot of years since I had any Kahlua, but at one time I even got a recipe from a coworker and made my own.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

My trainee at work is in the process of making some home made dewberry wine. He says I can have a bottle when he's done.

Can't wait. My wife just made a huge dewberry cobbler with 6 cups we had in the freezer since early May.

Cobbler is already gone...