National rum day.....waaahhhh, wine break.
Time for a Mai Tai...the original Trader Vic 1944 recipe...not those bastardized fruit juice/grenadine versions!
2 ounces good blended aged rums..I use 1 oz el Dorado 15 yrs and 1 oz 12 year Appelton estate
3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
1/4 ounce simple syrup
1/3 ounce orgeat syrup
1/2 ounce orange curacao
Combine all ingredients with 12 oz CRUSHED ice in a cocktail shaker. Shake and pour..garnish with a mint sprig AND ENJOY!!!! — 7 years ago

Din tai Fung in Taipei 101 — 8 years ago
Talon viini -tyyppinen. Sopii suolaisen kanssa, kuten pizza tai juustot. — 9 years ago
Täyteläinen, pehmeä. Menee kivasti sellaisenaan tai juustojen seurassa — 9 years ago
Having this tonight with a Pad Tai. The flavor of the wine is so eclectic. Its sweet and citrus. So yummy. — 9 years ago
Erinomainen, puolikuiva Riesling. Hyvä hinta-laatu suhde. Sopii seurustelujuomaksi ja kala- tai kanaruoan kanssa nautittavaksi. — 6 years ago
On the Lawn at Tanglewood this afternoon with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Our conductor Andris Nelsons is leading GERSHWIN (Piano Concerto in F), GERSHWIN (Variations on “I Got Rhythm,” for piano and orchestra) and STRAVINSKY (Petrushka) with the amazing Jean-Yves Thibaude as the piano soloist on the two first works presented today. Jean-Yves is by far among our favorite pianists to grace the Koussevitzky Shed stage, so graceful, yet poignant!
Hot days call for cool wines, today there are some fun ones planned for sharing.
Nose has blackberry jam on toasted brioche, violet,
bruised Tai basil, blueberry seeds and crushed ripe black currant.
Palate has peppered black raspberry, black cherry, tomato leaf and well concentrated blueberry jam.
@Carla Hine Thanks for sharing, top candidate for wine of the afternoon, along with the Minges Scheurebe!!! — 7 years ago


At Contraste, Milan. Bit of carbonation, strawberry. — 9 years ago
It is a 10🙌🏼 I may find a beer this good again in my life but it's incredible and happens to be local. it's been my favorite for awhile, some better some worse that's alcohol for you. Part of it is A) amazing beer B) distributed nearby so fresh off the line. It's 100% Mosaic, which gives off subtle pine on the nose and palette and hefty notes of tangerine and pineapple on the nose. The aroma is strong, the flavor is smooth with a tingle. They don't add as much additional hops at the end (which is what gives the extra big bitterness in IPAs like SN Torpedo, some Stone, etc.). It's clean and fun. It's a bummer that after you try something dozens of times it's not as amazing in the moment as you remember.. but if you get the right batch.. It's game-changing. Note the GABF gold for a brewing company 2 years old at the time. Must visit brewery on the central coast. — 9 years ago
Very nice in my Mai Tai — 11 years ago
Edelleen todella hyvä! Kepeä ja kirpeä. Sopii sellaisenaan tai ruuan kanssa virkistämään. Virkisti karanteenia.
@Joutsa
w Lauri — 6 years ago
On Air Tahiti Nui — 7 years ago
Ei liian hapokas, tasapainoinen , tuoksuu shamppanjalta 🙂.Kaikki shamppanjat ei tuoksu pelkästään shamppanjalta, niissä on paahtoleipää jne- mutta tässä ei, mikä mielestäni vaihteeksi piristävää. Menee hyvin ilman ruokaa, itseasiassa en kaipaa ruokaa laisinkaan tämän kanssa -lämmin kesäpäivä riittää, tai takkatuli. Sanoinko jo tasapainoinen? Sitruunaa - nam, ei kovin moniulotteinen mutta siitä huolimatta hyvä ryypättävä! — 8 years ago
Chianti Classico on klassikko - varsinkin lasillisena tai kahtena nautittavaksi. ;] — 8 years ago
Alane had this 9 years ago
Mao Tai on the nose (!). — 9 years ago
The very best. Excellent in a Mai Tai, along with Appleton 12 and Clement VSOP. — 10 years ago
Janette Johanna Välimäki
Keltaluumuisen makuinen, puolikuiva tai jopa vähän makeahko. Oikein maukas!! — 6 years ago