Post by SatoriPost by NightMistOn Fri, 7 Sep 2007 06:39:51 -0500, "Peter H. Coffin"
Post by Peter H. CoffinPost by The Exiled, V.2Post by NightMistIt's a game.
Whoever breaks down and posts first loses and has to buy drinks all
around.
I'll have a cuba libre thank you.
Blast.
Oh well.
What's the recipe for it?
Damned embargo. The US calls it "rum'n'Coke", sometimes with a squeeze
of lime.
tut!
The squash of lime is absolutely mandatory!
Usually I just tell bartenders exactly that, a rum and coke with a
squash of lime. The ones that reach for the Rose's bottle don't get a
tip.
I generally prefer my rum with tonic, as I find coke overpowers the flavor
of the rum. But I absolutely agree that a twist of an actual lime is
mandatory.
Depends on the rum dunnit?
For me speedrack rum goes with coke.
Really good rum goes in a glass.
Stuff like Bacardi or Captain Morgan where it is usually better than
the shite on the speedrack, but certainly not worth drinking straight
up can go into mixed drinks where you get more of the rummy goodness
coming through than with coke. Rum Martinis and suchlike.
Had a very nifty thing bought for me once, it seemed to be a Silver
Fizz made with white rum and lime instead of gin and lemon. I asked
the bartender and he just told me to pay attention to the hot babe who
bought it for me rather than inquiring about the drink. Which made me
abandon the drink and run away very fast. Sad, but I distrust such
conspiricies. Still wonder what the drink was though.
NightMist
--
The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the
majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with
the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking.
- AA Milne