What's in your glass / cup right now .....

Well, you are off line so I am guessing you have retired for the ....um... morning.

5:55 am, my traditional 24oz cup of coffee.

I was beat last night, last couple nights. I signed off here just after 8 and don't remember anything after that. I need to rest or my cup will be full of Nyquil this weekend.
 
Up here at the country house in Copake on a Friday night so,....it's Zinfandel, of course! Bogle Old Vines - 2003....Mmmm, Mmmm good! 😉
 
Damned if I'll drink tequila just because I live on the Mexican border. Glenfiddich or nothing!

In the small border town of Naco, AZ, just across from Naco, Sonora, Mexico, there is a wonderful bar, the Gay Nineties (said name is frequently misunderstood by tourists in terms of clientele) with fine pool tables, a genial host, and a large L shaped bar. On one side of the L are the Mexicans from across the line, all drinking Bud Lite. On the other side of the L are gringos, all sipping Corona. Help me with this.
 
tedwhite said:
Damned if I'll drink tequila just because I live on the Mexican border. Glenfiddich or nothing!

In the small border town of Naco, AZ, just across from Naco, Sonora, Mexico, there is a wonderful bar, the Gay Nineties (said name is frequently misunderstood by tourists in terms of clientele) with fine pool tables, a genial host, and a large L shaped bar. On one side of the L are the Mexicans from across the line, all drinking Bud Lite. On the other side of the L are gringos, all sipping Corona. Help me with this.
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Ted,

I have a house in Tucson - I know exactly what you mean!

You need to learn Spanglish and start drinking bourbon with a Negro Modelo chaser! 😀

I know, its warm and sunny - just got back East and North and it's cold (but, thankfully, sunny!) 😉

Oh, and remember, it's a "Dry Wine" (or was that heat?)
 
Already speak Spanish, but I'm too old for boilermakers, George. Truth is, very good, well made and well aged tequila makes, well, a very good drink.
 
tedwhite said:
Already speak Spanish, but I'm too old for boilermakers, George. Truth is, very good, well made and well aged tequila makes, well, a very good drink.
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Cool - I guess it's just too sad and expected that the "L" segregates folks in such a small town.

Guess Roy Orbison picked up on the impossibility of crossing the divide 40 years ago!

"In a little cafe, just the other side of the border...." 😉
 
Actually, they all know each other. Perhaps I overstated the case here, as everyone gets along quite well. Naco is 90% Hispanic and 10% Anglo. I lived there for two years and was soon regarded as a local treasure as I could tell my neighbors what letters said that they would receive from Social Security or some other government agency and, if a reply was in order, I would write it for them.

I truly think the preference for Bud Lite (you make "lite" beer by adding water to it, so why drink such swill) is due to massive advertising on the part of Budweiser targeted at Hispanics.
 
varjag said:
Schweppes Original Bitter Lemon. Helps with hangover 🙂
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I had two drinks in Europe that I loved and cannot find in North America. Cassis and Bitter lemon both by Schweppes. Another was 'blood orange' All great drinks , wish I could get them here.

Right now it's 12.30 am and I have a glass of Prosecco.. an Italian sparkling wine from the Trieste area . Very enjoyable bubbles to wash down a couple of crostini w parmagianno , garlic, olive oil, herbs, and proscuitto. Nice night time snack.
 
aT 8:16 am sipping a 50/50 of Sumatra Blue Mandheling and Ethiopian Water Process Decaf from Old Bisbee Roasters (www.uniquecoffee.com) and applying leather preservative to my Rolliflex TLR neveready case, a simple wake-up activity.

Jan, you Canadians aren't having it too rough. What you had as a snack would be nigh near impossible to find in these here parts.
 
Ted, right now it's 12.20 am and I've got a cup of Oolong with a chinese almond cookie. Next is bed.

Snacks? .. Easy-peasy.. go to the grocery store and ... buy a small baguette or italian bread, a piece of parmagianno, olive oil, garlic, blended ''Italian herbs", some proscuitto. At home turn on your bbq get it hot, slice the baguette lenghtwise, use a pastry brush and put the olive oil on the cut side of the baguette. Take the baguette and put it on the grill and toast it on the cut side. You now have a crostini. Take the toasted bread and take one or two peeled raw garlic cloves and rub them all over the toasted side of the baguettes until there is none left. Sprinkle on the Italian herbs, lay some proscuitto over the bread and then grate some parmagianno all over the baguette. EAT!
Optional at the time of adding the herbs, grind salt and pepper over the crostini/baguette then add the proscuitto and parmagianno. Assembly time about 2 minutes toasting time about 5-6 minutes, eating time.. whatever .. :-D
 
Jan, I printed out the recipe and will take it to local "gourmet" shop tomorrow.

Thanks for the potential nuevo food experience.

Ted
 
tedwhite said:
Jan, I printed out the recipe and will take it to local "gourmet" shop tomorrow.

Thanks for the potential nuevo food experience.

Ted
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Let me know what you think. The garlic... peel it, then take the clove between your fingers and rub it all over the crostini like you were trying to use a rubber eraser on a large sheet of paper. This will quickly 'shred' the garlic into the toasted surface. The rest that follows is easy.
 
Speights Porter Stout
Kauri Gyle Fermented
Hops squeezed between a virgins thighs....
Only 5% Alcohol (that's OK though, I have plenty more.........)
 
Mmmmm! I think I have some of that here too. better go see.............................oops, its Fonesca, Porto, Bin 27 Finest Reserve....hic!
Oh look, there's a nice Laphroaig Single Islay Malt lurking behind it.
Hops grape and grain: my favourite 'salad'

someone catch me when i fall......

jan normandale said:
it's 4.44 am and I'm still not asleep... so I'm drinking about 4 OZ of Cockburns Late Bottled Vintage Port. I'm hoping it works..
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