Daily Dose of Decadence (DDoD) May 2008

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A cloander full of freshly picked nettles. I turned these into nettle soup, served with egg and sandwiches.:happy088

 

To home:
MacBaren London Burley Blend + pinch 'O GL Pease Cumberland in my
Ser Jacopa Foeda freehand



At home:

 

Rick, we're somehow connected. McBaren Burley in my Peterson Spigot. Tanqueray gin mixed with Noilly Prat vermouth and Schweppes. By the way, how do you Anglophones pronounce Noilly Prat? Just curious.

 

my brutha from anutha mutha

Yukio:
not sure if this is right but I say

"Nuh-oily Prat (like 'brat')"

 

That’s what I thought. I personally pronounce it Nwa-yee Pra.

 

cool.

tow-mah-tow



Thankfully I dont have to say "Noilly Prat" out loud. Ever.
Still looking for orange bitters out here so I can have a traditional Martini.
Not much of a gin lover but Im willing to learn.

 

Ah, wine, gin, absinthe, umeshu, vermouth, whisky… I can’t live without them. If TSD members can suggest some quality orange bitters, I’m all ears.

 

Hookah Friday

Tangiers Horchata tobacco and one of these​

 

Cold and rainy outside... nothing a nice Ripasso can't cure

 

Johan:
is Riprasso a grape or a style of wine?

 

Ripasso is a style of wine based on the region of Valpolicella's wines;

After Amarone is pressed they bring out some of the traditional Valpolicella wine and let it ferment a second time on the leftover grapes/skins from the sweet Amarone.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripasso

You get a much "rounder" wine, not as heavy as the Amarone, this is the perfect wine IMHO!

 

Thanks for the lesson and the link.
I will most certainly look some up !

 

IF you do, look for the wineyard "Nicolis" and their "Seccal" ripasso. The best I've had so far, but I can't source it here



http://www.vininicolis.com/eng/prodotti.html

 

Strawberries with crème fraîche. I'm happy and I'm not ashamed.

 

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El Rey del Mundo Petit Corona.​

....................................................thought I'd help Isaac celebrate his 30th ! Here's to you, Turbo :eatdrink004​

 

I am cheap date...

 

Mmm.. M&M's.

 

I'll probably get flogged for drinking porter out of a Guinness glass...