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What are you drinking?

the_owlsthe_owls
edited May 2012
There have been a lot of great smoothie, juice, cocktail, etc. ideas floating around these parts and I'd like a place to come find them when I'm thirsty!
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  • the_owlsthe_owls
    Last night I made this iced tea for detoxing and refreshing:

    Peppermint
    Douglas Fir Tips
    Mugwort

    *touch of honey
  • Cherry_PieCherry_Pie
    Whoa! Cool tea!
    Last night a friend and I walked up and all around Mt Tabor and then when we got back to her house she served me the MOST REFRESHING AND DELICIOUS ICED TEA EVER!

    Fig leaves
    Mint leaves
    Boom!
  • Loose_ThreadLoose_Thread
    edited May 2012
    *Touch of honey

    No one buy the Fee's "Plum" bitters... it tastes like bubble gum.
  • ed_chigliaked_chigliak
    I am a big proponent of making giant mason jars of wildberry (or other flavors of) zinger iced tea to guzzle in the summertime. Four tea bags per half gallon jug. Mmmmm.
  • Loose_ThreadLoose_Thread
    The highly popular Genesis Herbal Fruit Tonic
    is a herbal tea containing a blend of rose hips, nettles,
    raspberry leaf, ginkgo, and St. John's worth together
    with organic lemon juice, cranberry juice, freshly
    pressed organic ginger juice and raw honey
  • distant_shoedistant_shoe
    i dont like fruity or berry-ish teas but i do like that tea that owlzer made for my detox! perfectly earthy-bitter sharp and evergreen but with a *touch of honey.
  • MirandaJulyMirandaJuly
    I drink this every day:

    http://www.townshendstea.com/yunnan-hong-cha.html
  • freddyfreddy
    Homemade agua de jamaica - really strong, lots of lime, pretty sweet.

    So many mint juleps - reason enough to grow mint.

    Homemade raspberry drinking vinegar with sparkling water.
  • the_owlsthe_owls
    How do you make a jamaica water!
  • YoursTrulyYoursTruly
    Alan I agree, no fruity or berry teas, only earth teas!

    I make this tea all the time, sometimes like Shay Shay I put it in a mason jug for cool sips:

    some combo of:
    catnip
    chamomile
    raspberry leaf (for the uterus)
    skullcap
    peppermint

    it's a minty earth-blast! With three different calming herbs--for me this just puts me at neutral but if you are more sensitive you may want to drink only at bedtime.

    Another thing I drink regularly is:

    Boil up a big pot of water, chop up a whole ginger root, simmer for 30 minutes or so, then strain into big mason jugs/mugs. Drink hot while it's hot, drink cold the next day for a refreshing spicy blast! Very good for your hormones, digestion, and skin, also tastes good.

    You can add lemon and honey if you are a wiener
  • MirandaJulyMirandaJuly
    Jamaica Water: Pour some water in a glass. Smoke a big spliff. Voila!
  • NickNick
    Having problems with soapyness in DIY tea blends. Obv shit like lavender or whatever contributes, but I'm sick of the bland soapy tea!
    I need something spicy like a chai but not chai.
    Hit me.
  • YoursTrulyYoursTruly
    My tea is never soapy! Only minty/earthy. Very refreshing.
  • kdawgkdawg
    we do this in the mornings:

    Banana
    Fresh mint from garden
    cocoa nibs
    almond milk
    ice
    agave nectar
    hemp protein
    chia seeds
    brown rice protein
    chlorella powder
    maca
    coconut oil
  • 12341234
    I am excited to get back into my smoothie routine.
  • Loose_ThreadLoose_Thread
    carob almond milk
    vanilla coconut milk
    holy kacao dark chocolate syrup
    peanut butter
  • freddyfreddy
    Owly, I nearly forgot! Agua de jamaica is Mexican hibiscus iced tea. I always just make it up, but this recipe looks good. You can buy hibiscus in bulk at New Seasons or other bulk venues, often with the tea instead of the spices/herbs. Or you can buy it for much cheaper at a mexi-grocery.
  • the_owlsthe_owls
    I dunno, Zuckernerd's recipe sounded pretty good!
  • 12341234
    I'm drinking water.
  • MatthewMatthew
    I am drinking fizzy water thanks to my awesome sodastream life.
  • Julee_CruiseJulee_Cruise
    I've been drinking this... love it!
    http://www.ramzylicorice.com/
    it reminds me of the fresh grass teas I'd drink in Taiwan
  • Loose_ThreadLoose_Thread
    AVIATION GIN

    Always neat
    Except for when I put bitters
  • MatthewMatthew
    I like AVIATION GIN with a lot of thinly sliced cucumber. Mega delicious.
  • 12341234
    I'm drinking a smoothie.
  • Loose_ThreadLoose_Thread
    Coffee from that converted subway entrance on 5th by the Standard Insurance Building. The young barista didn't notice me when I walked up and I gave him such a hard time! Plus then when I said small he said "do you want an 8 ounce small or a 12 ounce small." I was like did you just say 8 ounce small or 12 ounce small. Then some raunchy music was playhing and I was like ha ha WHAT are you LISTENING to and he was like Queen I was like Oh.
  • LelandLeland
    New smoothie dimension: chocolate milk!
  • the_owlsthe_owls
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    wodka, grapefruit, dash of 7-up- on the rocks

    pretty good, would have been great with a sprig of mint!
  • YoursTrulyYoursTruly
    you guys
    I have been infusing various liquors in my home. Currently:
    - plum vodka
    - plum and ginger vodka
    - vanilla vodka
    - jalapeno tequila

    I have been making modified gimlets:
    - vanilla vodka (when you infuse at home it gets super vanilla-y and thick and lovely)
    - juice of a whole lime
    - dash of grapefruit bitters
    - dash of simple syrup (make at home for pennies on the dollar)

    DELICIOUS. So strong and tart but not sour!

    What should we call it
  • Loose_ThreadLoose_Thread
    But it's so early : - (
  • the_owlsthe_owls
    YT, I was going to infuse but wanted to drink a drink RIGHT AWAY!

    What a dummy. I'd like to make some cucumber vodka.
  • the_owlsthe_owls
    I think you should call your drink.... The Shark's Repose.
  • YoursTrulyYoursTruly
    Good name!!!!!!

    "The Sharky" for short
  • YoursTrulyYoursTruly
    FYI some infusions only take like one day!
    The jalapeno tequila I made was already super spicy after only like 8 hours
  • Loose_ThreadLoose_Thread
    I love that... when I go to a bar I always order their weird infusions if they do that

    How are you doing it?? What is the easiest one to start on? Maybe that chili tequila
  • YoursTrulyYoursTruly
    it literally could not be easier. Here is how to do it:

    buy big bottle of decent vodka (I choose Titos for taste, weirdness, and cheapness)
    get big jar or jug with tight lid
    put inside jar things you think would taste good as a vodka flavor
    (one vanilla bean; handful of cherries (skins pierced); ginger; weird cardamom pods; cucumber slices; mint leaves; rosemary; thyme; hell I don't know garlic cloves)
    Fill jar up with vodka
    put on lid
    shake gently couple times a day
    start tasting after a week or so and just see when you feel like it's "done"
    (the herbs are way stronger, so taste after 24 hours and be careful you don't over-infuse)
    dump vodka through strainer into decorative decanter you found at Goodwill and/or a mason jar and/or the empty vodka bottle you first bought the vodka in
    BOOM YOU'VE GOT SCHNAPPS OR SOMETHING

    Do this with any liquor. I did one with a nice rye whiskey and vanilla bean and it was awesome. Jalapeno tequila. etc.

  • YoursTrulyYoursTruly
    simple syrup:

    in saucepan, boil 2 parts water, then dump in 1 part sugar
    boil, stirring constantly, for a couple minutes until sugar is totally dissolved
    take off heat, let cool
    pour into old tomato paste jar or whatever
    add a tablespoon of vodka for preservative
    keep in fridge forever
    use in gimlets, mojitos, whatever you wish, EVEN YOUR ICED COFFEE
  • AndrewAndrew
    Tito's vodka.
  • LelandLeland
    So much hard cider this year.... Hornsby's Green.
  • Loose_ThreadLoose_Thread
    edited July 2012
    I have been hitting the cider this year... I am an IPA person by default but when I want something lighter I choose that sweet stuff with the fine fizz.
  • 12341234
    UrHo Trip To The Cider Bar!

    I've been drinking a lot of it as well because the person I am seeing likes it. Also more whites and sparklings. Great summer choices.
  • LelandLeland
    It reminds me of Vihno Verde summer a few years back, and the summer of 'pinks' before that.
  • curtcurt
    Can someone describe the what the differences are between club soda, tonic water and seltzer water? When do you one over another?
  • Loose_ThreadLoose_Thread
    edited July 2012
    Tonic water contains quinine. It makes it a little bitter... it reminds me of artificially sweetened citrus zest. Club soda and seltzer are kind of the same. When in doubt, choose club soda or selzter as a mixer. I think "Club soda" gets its name because it is mixed on site (in the club), just by blasting carbon dioxide gas through water.
  • distant_shoedistant_shoe
    have u guys had that Anthem cider? a friend works for them and i had some one time and it was really interesting stuff. like, way more "hoppy" or something. im not a beer guy so i dont know terms but anyway it was some cool cider that didnt seem overly sweet or candy-like

    also do u guys know about basque cider? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagardotegi

    my old boss used to import a tiny amount of it directly to portland. like one palet a year, but man...no one liked it! it didnt catch on and it took us a long time to sell it all off
    it was really bitter and weird and kinda good? or just weird. i dunno. never had it with the steak and stuff yr supposed to eat it with

    i want a steak
  • MirandaJulyMirandaJuly
    Steak seems like a hoax. I don't think I've ever had a truly good one.
  • LelandLeland
    edited July 2012
    the one called mignon is real.

    and pure evil. no turning back.

    (I'm drinking steak blood.)
  • MatthewMatthew
    You guys? Have you had sweet tea vodka? Mixed with lemonade? It is pretty tasty and subtly really boozy.
  • curtcurt
    Yes! Spiked Arnold Palmer's are awesome.

    It feels like a classic Southern summer cocktail -- because of the sweet tea, I guess -- but Arnold Palmer is from Pennsylvania.

    (Also, a spiked Arnold Palmer is apparently called a John Daly [source])
  • YoursTrulyYoursTruly
    I like to call plural Arnold Palmer "Arnolds Palmer," if everyone doesn't mind getting on that horse with me

    I really like a not-so-sweet cider vibe, Alan, I'd love to get some more recommends from you.

    Tonic water is SICK AS FUCK. When you request a vodka soda and are given a vodka tonic you pitch it in the bartender's fucking face

    tonic water was invented so that British colonizers could have a defense against malaria (quinine) via their daily orange squashes or whatever the fuck those fucks were drinking in Africa

    pretty sure that's true
  • MatthewMatthew
    YT do you often get thrown out of bars?
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