Just mixed the best White Russian ev-AR!

[Aristus]

Smirnoff Whipped Cream-flavored vodka.
J. Brandt Chocolate Liqueur
Cream

Diabetes in a glass? Maybe.

Delicious? Oh my God, yes!


The Dude abides...

[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. That.Sounds.GOOD!!!!!

[Aristus]

2. If my tanker buddies from the Army could see me now, they'd laugh themselves silly...

Tankers drink Mad Dog and mass-market beer; that's it.

Trouble is, Mad Dog and corporate piss-water taste terrible!

If I'm going to get a little buzzed, I at least want to enjoy the taste...

[50 Shades Of Blue]

6. Maybe they would - but I bet they'd secretly be jealous, LOL!

[Aristus]

7. The whole time I was in, they were jealous of me. I sensed it...

[Blue Owl]

3. Right on, man!

[samplegirl]

4. I need a white

Russian now!

[Aristus]

5. Here you go:

OOPS! Sorry...

[EarnestPutz]

27. Props, man, you made me laugh.

[TexasTowelie]

8. Well comrade, I have the ingredients for a cocktail inspired with a Communist country name.

Cuban Breeze

1 oz vodka
1 oz Amaretto
3 oz Pineapple Juice
1 tsp. fresh lime juice
Ice
Mint

[Aristus]

9. YES!

Sounds fantastic! Do Communist countries do cocktails so well because if you drink enough of them, you forget you're living in a Communist country?

[TexasTowelie]

10. I did mix up a shot of pineapple juice and amaretto earlier in the week and it tasted good,

so I'll expand my repertoire with this recipe.

As for your comments about Communist countries, I will say perhaps. It did make me curious so I googled North Korean cocktails and stumbled across this which might interest you:

The Seoul Mule

https://nomageddon.com/seoul-mule/

[Aristus]

11. Sounds interesting.

I'll have to try one. I think your keyword search only registered 'Korean'. Seoul is in South Korea...

[TexasTowelie]

14. Yes I know, I specified North Korean cocktails in my search.

The other drinks that came up were a 38th Parallel and Korean Ice Tea. It appears that soju is in most Korean cocktails.

[Retired Engineer Bob]

12. I vaguely remember our Black Russian walk

Was living in a mid sized Wisconsin town, population 50k ish. One Friday night a buddy and I decided we should walk from my apartment to downtown. Rule was that we had to stop at every tavern we we passed and have a Black Russian. A couple of places did not know how to make them, or what to charge. We provided the recipe, and suggested $3. I recall one tavern mixed with too much Kahlua, had to dilute with vodka to save the drink.

Somehow we did make it downtown. I somehow recall having difficulty getting my jacket on as we waited for the cab to get us back, my buddy pointed out the jacket was upside down. Made it home with my jacket on.

[Aristus]

13. Great story.

Welcome to DU, Bob.

[Retired Engineer Bob]

15. Appreciate the welcome

Looking forward to meeting lots of good folks, and having a good time on DU.

[Aristus]

16. In September, I will have been here twenty years.

Met many, many good folks and have had a good time. I can't imagine my life without DU...

[EarnestPutz]

28. Anybody who leads off with a good story is welcome here. Nice to meet you.

[Retired Engineer Bob]

31. Nice to meet you to, good sir

[cilla4progress]

17. Oh god that sounds good!

Are you still on vacation? I'm going tomorrow!

Drinking Tito's Moscow Mules tonight. Same part of the world anyway!

Frick: did not know your were a Dude aficionado!!!! Of course we are siblings from another mother! I frickin' OWN that DVD!

Wonder how he's doing - Jeff Bridges... 😥

[Aristus]

18. Got another week of vacation left.

I'm loving it. Although I'm mindful of an article I read recently that Americans are so brainwashed into being busy, on the job, and 'productive', that we either avoid time off, or feel guilty anytime we're 'doing nothing'.

I'm feeling a little guilty that my entire day is not taken up with chores, errands, and doing stuff. I'm trying to just relax and do as little as possible...



As for The Big Lebowski, I've only seen the film twice. But its penetration into the pop cultural landscape is so pervasive that I know all the quotes, all the memes, etc.

[2naSalit]

19. I rarely drink...

But I would have one of those with you if I were there! That sounds like a nice dessert.

[Aristus]

20. Yeah, I'm not even going to pretend that drinking one puts me on a par with James Bond.

This is a "get the alcohol inside me without the sometimes nasty taste" situation...

[2naSalit]

22. ...

That's me. It makes me feel crappy anymore so I don't drink. In my state I can have a Rx for what ails me and I use that a lot.

[BobTheSubgenius]

21. Sounds like a great dessert!

[Aristus]

23. My week has been spent in the company of Mumm Napa,

Woodinville Bourbon, and Lagavulin single-malt.

Tonight, I thought: 'Dammit, I'm just going to have something delish!"

[Retired Engineer Bob]

30. Aristus

Went through a Scotch phase a while back. Even tolerated and liked the Islays.

[BobTheSubgenius]

38. The Islays are a lot peatier...smokier....than many other brands.

Some people are put off by that, some find it totally to their liking. Have you ever tasted Glenmorangie? Some of their expressions have a real note of orange, which I find delicious.

[Aristus]

39. I love the peaty smell of Lagavulin!

When you crack the seal on a bottle, it smells like a campfire...

[Retired Engineer Bob]

41. Glenmorangie

Sounds familiar, but it has been over 15 years.

Made the mistake of not keeping relatively cheap whiskey in stock. Was having a few guests over for cocktails. One was mixing a nice Highland with Coke. What’s a good host to do?

[BobTheSubgenius]

44. Justifiable homicide.

It would be a valid defence in The Auld Sod.

[BobTheSubgenius]

33. Well, it seems like you managed that!

[Aristus]

35. Wow. Three Bobs in a row!

Gentlemen...

- Bob

[BobTheSubgenius]

37. Mine is just a handle, I'm afraid.

But I'm still very pleased to meet you. My real name is actually Jim, but an old gf still calls me Jimbob for some foolish reason. Does that count?

[Retired Engineer Bob]

40. Having a common first name

Can get confusing. When we first started our company there were three Bobs out of a total of 11 folks. “Bob, pickup call on line 2”, all three would try to grab the call.

[Aristus]

42. It was my father's and my grandfather's name.

And also my father-in-law's name. It was pretty confusing for a while there, until they all died.

[Retired Engineer Bob]

43. Fortunately

We found a better solution to the Bob problem in the office.

[wnylib]

26. Speaking of desserts, ever have a

Kahlua sundae? When we lived Toledo, Ohio, there was a restaurant that served them. Not sure what went into the syrup besides Kahlua, but it was really good. I think the Kahlua was mixed with chocolate fudge and cream, but not sure.

[Aristus]

29. I have.

Thought I'd died and gone to Heaven...

[wnylib]

32. LOL. That restaurant became our favorite

for the few months that we lived in Toledo because of those sundaes.

[BobTheSubgenius]

34. Sounds like a Mudslide in a bowl!

I would have either of these treats in a heartbeat.

[wiggs]

24. Dirty blood orange Mezcal margarita for me. Chocolate white russian for dessert maybe! nt

[jcgoldie]

25. My secret ingedient

is raw goats milk... + stoli and a splash kahlua.

[BobTheSubgenius]

36. My friends lived on a small, unused farm on the Sechelt Peninsula, north of Vancouver.

They had a goat that gave the BEST milk. Plain yogourt made from her milk was like pudding.