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I find unusual spirits interesting, and I want to hear about the ones you have.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I just got a bottle of malort. Yes. It's vile. Bitter, herbal, barely sweet, acrid, astringent.... It's bad.

I have a whiskey aged on chestnut. It's very good. Different than all the oak whiskey out there. A little earthier?

I have a bottle of aquardiente. It's kind of a minty drink. Not good or bad persay.

Ouzo and absinthe are pretty typical I guess. Rhubarb liqueur and I'm not sure what to do with it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You should post this in [email protected] too.

There are a couple of things I have to order online, that aren't in the shop here but I like - Heirloom Pineapple Amaro is one. I do make liqueurs so those I guess are the rarest. Like someone else in this thread, I tried infusing cocoa nibs, but in whiskey and it was similarly awful.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I wanted the largest reach to get as many responses as possible, so this community seemed like the best bet.

Can you crosspost like on reddit here?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yes, the copy button at the top.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Excellent, I mostly use Memmy on my phone, but I'll check it out on pc later

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

The spirit of Christmas future.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

A jar of what I've been told is legitimate moonshine from Popcorn Sutton

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

A bottle of Sam Adams Utopia

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

It's like a punch in the face. We bought 2 bottles, passed one around on my wedding night and most people hated it, it's so strong, we didn't even finish it. I ended up giving that one to a buddy, and I still have the other bottle, but I haven't found a reason to crack it open yet.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I've always wanted to try it. They passed around a bottle to sniff on the brewery tour and the thick maple syrup smell was intoxicating.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I have a 5000 yo former prince of some whacky kingdom I can’t pronounce. His head is partly caved-in but he’s generally cheerful despite his gruesome cause of death. He lives (haunts?) in the sink but comes out to scare the dog and MIL. Classic white robe type deal but older than the usual ghosts I encounter.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Just finished off a bottle of chartreuse.

Now it would be sacrificio, a type of mezcal.

Most unique I've had might be Zirbenz stone pine liqueur.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I was gonna say chartreuse isn't that exotic but then I remembered I'm French and it might be, when you're not.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A handle of tequila with cacao nibs added. I do infusions, and this was a failed experiment. Should have tried it in a mason jar.

Though it usually works out well. I have a bottle of premium Costco vodka with two anise stars and some simple syrup added. It's like a homemade ouzo and delightfully sippable for $18 a handle. I also have slices of pear in another bottle, and it's yummy. And a mason jar of bourbon with black peppercorns, which I like to splash into an Old Fashioned.

Hot tip: Buying flavored liquor is expensive and never as good as infusing it yourself.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Jumex.

The straight up instant refreshment of chugging a jumex after I get off work is far more pleasing than alcohol IMO.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

There have been a few people mentooning not drinking alcohol, so perhaps the next thread will be about "what is the must unusual non alcoholic ingredient in your home bar?"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Zwack Unicum from Hungary and 58% Kaoling sorghum liquor from Taiwan. The Kaoling can melt the bottom of plastic cups.

Had a bottle of fermented mare's milk Kumis gifted from Kazakhstan, but it tasted like rancid cheese. Didn't want to risk keeping it around once the bottle had been opened.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Her name is Gladys and she a kind gho- ooooh

Screwball. Does that count as a spirit?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

It's not particularly rare but the we have a spiced rum called Kilo Kai. It's mostly sold near Chicago.

We've had a consistent supply from visiting family members over the last few years.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago
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