Agree with this, but these at a day shower is going to turn into a **** show.
6:53p, 3/19/23
In reply to BrokeAssAggie
How's that golden falernum?! It sounds interesting on their website but of course they're gonna make it sound that way for marketing.
BrokeAssAggie said:
How's that golden falernum?! It sounds interesting on their website but of course they're gonna make it sound that way for marketing.
7:37p, 3/19/23
In reply to SpiderDude
Related, I just made a batch of falernum recently. I think it's good, but it's also the only stuff I've ever tried (DIY or store-bought).
8:23p, 3/19/23
So my wife has decided she really likes Last Words. Unfortunately for me, green chartreuse is harder to get than Blanton's.
8:28p, 3/19/23
I prefer with yellow actually.
But not sure if also hard to find. Haven't repurchased in a awhile
But not sure if also hard to find. Haven't repurchased in a awhile
10:57p, 3/19/23
In reply to jh0400
My situation as well. Thanks for the warning on the Chartreuse. Might preemptively restock.
2:02p, 3/22/23
If you're in DFW and have a liquor king nearby they seem to consistently have Chartreuse. Online the price shows to be $71.05 and it can be ordered for delivery or pickup in Fort Worth. Two Bucks also had it last time I was in (1 bottle) but it had been there for a month as far as I could tell.
2:17p, 3/22/23
If you are traveling through OKC; Grand Cru Wine & Spirits on N. May Ave and Wild Turkey Finer Wines on MacArthur both had multiple bottles of both Green and Yellow Chartreuse a week ago.
11:26p, 3/24/23
I've browsed 4 Spec's in Houston & 1 in CS this week and all had 4-6 bottles of Green Chartreuse on the shelf. They must have received a shipment this week.
8:09a, 3/25/23
In reply to LawHall88
I watched it recently and thought it was pretty fun. There are wild ingredients and techniques so I personally did not make any cocktails from the show if that's what you're looking to do
1:56p, 3/25/23
In reply to betadawg1
I stopped by three Specs and one TW in Houston today and struck out four times.
2:16p, 3/25/23
In reply to jh0400
The Specs on Jones Rd had t least 4 last night. If you don't have any luck in the near future I can mule you one from CS.
Apparently Chartreuse is one of the rare items that TW doesn't carry, per an employee.
jh0400 said:
I stopped by three Specs and one TW in Houston today and struck out four times.
The Specs on Jones Rd had t least 4 last night. If you don't have any luck in the near future I can mule you one from CS.
Apparently Chartreuse is one of the rare items that TW doesn't carry, per an employee.
2:34p, 3/25/23
In reply to jh0400
Did you try the Spec's on 45 and Rayford?
jh0400 said:
I stopped by three Specs and one TW in Houston today and struck out four times.
Did you try the Spec's on 45 and Rayford?
3:58p, 3/25/23
In reply to betadawg1
If you've got a surplus I'd take you up on it. I don't have a lot of time to visit stores outside of the handful near my house or office. I'm glad to pass along some samples if there is anything I've got that you're interested in and buy you a drink or three for your trouble.
5:50p, 3/25/23
In reply to betadawg1
I was told this is more of a supply vs demand issue. They're mainly allocating to bars and restaurants vs liquor stores.
betadawg1 said:jh0400 said:
I stopped by three Specs and one TW in Houston today and struck out four times.
The Specs on Jones Rd had t least 4 last night. If you don't have any luck in the near future I can mule you one from CS.
Apparently Chartreuse is one of the rare items that TW doesn't carry, per an employee.
I was told this is more of a supply vs demand issue. They're mainly allocating to bars and restaurants vs liquor stores.
10:25a, 3/27/23
Friday night margs.
1/2 oz agave syrup
1 oz cointreu
1 oz lime juice
2 oz tequila
Saturday night Mai Tai:
1/4 oz demerara syurp
1/2 oz orgeat
1/2 oz Clement Creole Shrub (orange liqueur)
1 oz lime juice
1 oz Plantation OFTD rum
1 oz Plantation Stiggin's Smoky Formula
I tried the recipe with both pineapple infused rums. With only 1 oz it was hard to discern the smoky flavor. I may iterate on this with an overproof float and 2 oz of Smoky Forumula.
1:25p, 3/27/23
In reply to Streetfighter 02
Going to infuse some reposado with cinnamon and candied jalapeños right now.
8:29p, 3/27/23
In reply to G Martin 87
You can be my side hustle when Street marries me!
G Martin 87 said:
Going to infuse some reposado with cinnamon and candied jalapeños right now.
You can be my side hustle when Street marries me!
8:49a, 3/28/23
In reply to SpiderDude
You're really going to love that my freezer makes craft ice spheres.
8:29p, 3/29/23
Honey Badger (a riff on the Gold Rush)
10 Rosemary Needles
1.5 oz Bourbon (used 100 proof)
.5 oz Yellow Chartreuse
.25 oz Ginger Liquor
.5 oz Honey Syrup (2:1)
.75 oz Lemon Juice
Shaken and strained over new ice. Garnish with a rosemary stalk if you are into that sort of thing.
It's a little honey forward. I'm going to mess with the ratios a bit. Either up the bourbon to 2oz or use a higher proof and up the yellow chartreuse a bit to get more herbal notes. I might try Mike's hot honey to make the syrup to give it some heat.
On the second one I cut the lemon juice to 1/2 oz, upped the yellow chartreuse by 1/8 oz, and cut the honey syrup by 1/8 oz. Going to play with it some more but starting to hit my sweet spot.
10 Rosemary Needles
1.5 oz Bourbon (used 100 proof)
.5 oz Yellow Chartreuse
.25 oz Ginger Liquor
.5 oz Honey Syrup (2:1)
.75 oz Lemon Juice
Shaken and strained over new ice. Garnish with a rosemary stalk if you are into that sort of thing.
It's a little honey forward. I'm going to mess with the ratios a bit. Either up the bourbon to 2oz or use a higher proof and up the yellow chartreuse a bit to get more herbal notes. I might try Mike's hot honey to make the syrup to give it some heat.
On the second one I cut the lemon juice to 1/2 oz, upped the yellow chartreuse by 1/8 oz, and cut the honey syrup by 1/8 oz. Going to play with it some more but starting to hit my sweet spot.
9:46a, 4/3/23
A Mai Tai with the same recipe as above except I used 2 oz of the Stiggin's Smoky Formula with a nice float of OFTD. This is a double recipe with twice the volume above. The mug is from Smuggler's Cove.
10:46a, 4/3/23
In reply to Streetfighter 02
How do you like the smoky version? Stiggins has become a staple on my shelf, and I was intrigued when I recently saw that smoky one at my local store.
11:50a, 4/3/23
In reply to Scotts Tot
In this recipe I can't detect it at all. I guess I really need to make two at the same time and taste them side by each.
3:52p, 4/3/23
In reply to Streetfighter 02
I guess I'm curious how prominent the smokiness is if you tried them neat side by side. Also is it more of a wood fire or peaty kind of smoke.
8:15a, 4/9/23
I made a Jungle Bird where I replaced the rum with raisin soaked bourbon. I used Amaro Lucano in place of the Campari also. Legit. I think I'll call it "Hung Like a Horse". I don't know why. I just like the name.
8:24p, 4/11/23
In reply to SpiderDude
I'm headed to Tiki Tatsu-Ya in Austin on Friday. Think they can make it?
8:28p, 4/11/23
Any good uses for Rum Fire? I love trelawny rum but have a hard time with this one overpowering everything.
8:55p, 4/11/23
In reply to jh0400
I would probably sub it into any recipe that calls for overproof rum. I've never had it but it sounds somewhat similar to Wray and Nephew overproof rum. That stuff is like a banana bomb.
https://punchdrink.com/recipes/dry-tongue-therapy/
https://punchdrink.com/recipes/dry-tongue-therapy/
7:14p, 4/14/23
In reply to jh0400
jh0400 said:
So my wife has decided she really likes Last Words. Unfortunately for me, green chartreuse is harder to get than Blanton's.
Quote:
Four months ago, Joshua Lutz started scouring the country for Chartreuse, the bright-green herbal liqueur based on a secret recipe of 130 botanicals and produced in the French Alps by the Carthusian order of monks for more than two centuries. Mr. Lutz, a health care technology professional based in Huntington Woods, Mich., has loved the liqueur for more than 20 years long before it became a stalwart on cocktail lists across the country.
"It used to be something you could rely on being available, so I never really paid much attention to it," he said. But Mr. Lutz's local liquor store has been sold out for the past year, so he has taken matters into his own hands. Now, when he travels for work, he takes a shipping box with him. "Recent times have forced me into hoarding a little bit," he said.
The shortage isn't limited to Mr. Lutz's liquor store.
While supplies of some wines and other spirits have dwindled because of a glass shortage and shipping delays, Chartreuse both the green variety and its mellower yellow sibling has become scarce because the Carthusians have declined to increase production to match rising demand.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/dining/drinks/chartreuse-shortage.htmlQuote:
In 2020, as the pandemic turned many people into at-home mixologists, sales of Chartreuse in the United States doubled, a pattern that held true worldwide, according to Chartreuse Diffusion. Global sales topped $30 million in 2022.
This rise in popularity directly conflicted with a collective decision that the monks quietly made in 2019 to cap production of their ingredient-intensive spirit in order to limit the environmental impact and to focus on their "primary goal" of solitude and prayer, as explained in a letter released in January.
"There's only so much Chartreuse you can make without ruining the balance of monastic life," said the Rev. Michael K. Holleran, a former monk who oversaw Chartreuse production from 1986 to 1990.