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Tiny Rogues: The Clean Update - Steam News in c/games

[–] xelareko 3 points 3 months ago

Looks like it is time to start a few more runs.

June Cocktail Contest - hot, hot, hot in c/cocktails

[–] xelareko 2 points 4 months ago

This turned out great btw. Wonderful suggestion!

June Cocktail Contest - hot, hot, hot in c/cocktails

[–] xelareko 1 points 5 months ago

I'll try that!

June Cocktail Contest - hot, hot, hot in c/cocktails

[–] xelareko 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I tried to infuse some mezcal with a single jalapeno from my garden. I diced the pepper up, popped it into the bottle, and left it in over night based on a cursory internet search. It is completely undrinkable. Insanely spicy and I'm Cajun and can handle spicy things pretty well.

Needless to say my entry for this month's challenge is a bust. What did I do wrong? Why is it so much spicier than the jalapenos normally are? I know the jalapenos from my garden aren't very consistent in their level of heat, but this infusion was liquid fire.

April cocktail challenge, Cynar. in c/cocktails

[–] xelareko 2 points 6 months ago

I made this last night and it was pretty good! I don't own cynar so I used Aperol. I also ended up increasing the rye and apperol, effectively reducing the curaçao, to match my tastes a bit more as well.

Follow up to the proposal for working on GDPR issues and moderation dashboard for Lemmy. in c/fediverse

[–] xelareko 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If you need $80/mo as a starting investment, I will step up and do a one time donation. Hopefully, you get the support you are looking for, but I don't think this is going to be a sustainable model for you in the future.

Shangri-La Frontier - Episode 18 discussion in c/[email protected]

[–] xelareko 1 points 9 months ago

Fantastic is all I can say

American Trilogy in c/cocktails

[–] xelareko 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Wow, this is way better than the sum of its parts! Very good!

American Trilogy in c/cocktails

[–] xelareko 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I'm gonna make this for dinner tonight. Let's see how it goes!

Old Cuban in c/cocktails

[–] xelareko 1 points 10 months ago

It was surprisingly good considering it is just a mojito that you top with champagne. I think I am going to make it at other celebrations. It feels like it should be a classic cocktail, but it was first invented in 2001.

If you like rum, this is a must try cocktail!

Old Cuban in c/cocktails

[–] xelareko 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

"What's that cocktail you have?"

"Oh, Just Milk."

"That's not a cocktail"

"Yeah it is like 1/3 bourbon."

"...You must have had a weird childhood"

Old Cuban in c/cocktails

[–] xelareko 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I wish I took pictures of the other cocktails that I made this weekend. We had six people over and we all did some sort of Cocktail science and wrote down the recipes that we liked. I will eventually workshop them into actual drinks that can appeal to more than just the one person that made it.

One of their favorite drinks was a bourbon milk punch that used my chai spiced simple syrup. Everyone was calling it "just milk" because a milk punch looks like you have put ice in a glass of milk and nothing else. The taste is spectacular though.

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Old Cuban (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by xelareko to c/cocktails

5 comments fedilink

This was a lovely cocktail that I made for my wife, a lover of rum. It was a pretty good way to use up some less than stellar champagne that was left over from New Year's.

10 mint leaves, muddled (plus more for garnish)
¾ oz fresh lime juice
1 oz simple syrup
2 oz aged rum
2 dashes Angostura bitters
2 oz champagne

Directions

Muddle mint in shaker with lime juice.
Add the simple syrup, aged rum, and bitters and shake with ice.
Strain into glass. I used a Hawthorne strainer as well as a sieve to minimize the mint bits in the drink.
Top with champagne.

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Ginger Buck (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by xelareko to c/cocktails

2 comments fedilink

This was for my friend who is a ginger fiend. It definitely took some elbow grease to grate that all up. Worth it though

2 oz Bourbon Whiskey
1 oz Lime Juice
1/2 oz Fresh Ginger, grated
1/2 oz Simple Syrup
Sprig of Rosemary (for garnish)
Candied Ginger (for garnish)

Directions

Grate fresh ginger in a cocktail shaker with lime
Add all remaining ingredients and ice to the cocktail shaker.
Shake and strain into a martini glass
Garnish with a rosemary sprig & a piece of candied ginger on the rim.