Professor of Potables

A professor by day and maker and mixer of potables by night...

[Professor of Potables @ProfPotables]

Be careful using ChatGPT for historic cocktail recipes. It often gets them wrong. My most recent interchange researching Chicago Fizz is a good example. I drilled down, teaching it by providing documentation of its errors. Eventually it learned, & I found source of its bias.

[Professor of Potables @ProfPotables]

Poured Chateau de Ribebon 2019 for steak dinner tonite. Bargain #Bordeaux Supérieur wine (<$7 @CostcoWine), balanced #merlot w/cab sauv & franc, rustic, medium body, drink now, let breath. #bargainwine #bordeauxwine #bargainbordeaux

[Professor of Potables @ProfPotables]

@QSDistillery Will give this a try...

[Professor of Potables @ProfPotables]

What makes red vermouth red? Not its color, which is more auburn brown. Likely so-called because its Italian moniker rosso means red, but generally not made from red wine grape. Rather, white wine flavored w/botanicals & sweetened w/caramelized sugar, giving it its darker color.

[Professor of Potables @ProfPotables]

Recipe translation: in a mixing glass, with 2-3 lumps of ice the size of a nut, measure: 55% gin, 10% lemon juice, 15% orgeat (almond) syrup, 20% triple sec. Frost rim. Strange, specifies amount of ice, but percentages of other ingredients. My interpretation: convert to ml.

[Professor of Potables @ProfPotables]

@LibationLegacy Okay, so I made it! Very easy to drink, actually, reasonably balanced!

[Professor of Potables @ProfPotables]

So, I decided to make it…

[Professor of Potables @ProfPotables]

@TRidesmith @LibationLegacy Hey this is a pretty porny cocktail. That rim looks like cocaine but the liquid definitely looks like something else you might find in a bordello!

[Professor of Potables @ProfPotables]

@LibationLegacy Okay, so I made it! Very easy to drink, actually, reasonably balanced!

[Professor of Potables @ProfPotables]

@LibationLegacy Especially with that sugar frosting of the glass rim, which is clearly necessary for the presentation!

[Professor of Potables @ProfPotables]

To truly appreciate what vermouth can bring to a #martini, you should really try drinking #vermouth. Definitely best w/ ice. Compare different brands & styles. Understand flavor & aroma. Imagine hints of that with your favorite gin, or even vodka. Then try in a dry martini.

[Professor of Potables @ProfPotables]

@QSDistillery This brandy reminds me of an Armagnac. Perhaps because it is pot distilled with just a few plates, like that French brandy. It’s distilled from a wine from Vidal blanc grapes, bred originally as a substitute for traditional Cognac grapes, but popular in northern US for ice wine.

[Professor of Potables @ProfPotables]

@RepThomasMassie Because, moron, they slow down contagion and reduce severity of symptoms and deaths.

[Professor of Potables @ProfPotables]

@NBSaphierMD Data does indicate it is more virulent in the whole population, including children.

[RB Landmark @RBLandmark]

It's been more than a year since the bartenders at @QSDistillery in Riverside shook up cocktails for a thirsty public. But the craft distillery's cocktail bar will be back in business on weekends beginning July 24.
https://t.co/np1RJurndP

[Professor of Potables @ProfPotables]

@whiskytip @QSDistillery @TaylorCope1982 @Ardbeg @LagavulinWhisky @Laphroaig Indeed

[Professor of Potables @ProfPotables]

@QSDistillery @TaylorCope1982 @Ardbeg @LagavulinWhisky and @Laphroaig much preferred instead

[Professor of Potables @ProfPotables]

@WhiskiedWander @Laphroaig This is exactly my take on it. The CS Laphroaig is one of the few #caskstrength scotches I will drink without diluting.

[Liz Garibay @LizGaribayChi]

Met an older gentleman at the bar tonight. He gave me his card. After he gave me his card, he said, “it’s easier to hand this to the bartender than explain what I want.”

I’m a little in love right now.