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I use Cointreau, no bitters, and a splash of Italicus.

We're rocking Grand Marnier and no Italicus in this house (although now on the shopping list).

I'm doing dry vermouth, Pronto (Trader Joe's excellent campari knockoff), and a splash of lemonade on the rocks

Let me know.

Wait, what? Pronto is supposed to be Campari!?

Wait, Trader Joe’s makes hard liquor? I’ve only ever shopped at TJ’s in Virginia, where hard liquor is only sold in (intentionally) depressing state stores.

They don’t make it, they (as with their other products) mostly rebadge dece low-rank name-brand stuff

eg afaik their whiskey was* rebadged Jamesons. dunno who did their white rum but it was absolutely three-ingredient-cocktail worthy

*the one 23 mins from my flat stopped selling booze a week before I last went in, last spring. the one 30 mins from my dayjob and 5 mins more to the train stopped selling booze last summer.

The last cocktail I "improvised" was vodka - mint - cinnamon syrup - jasmine tea - slice of orange. I need to try again but it was promising.
In honor of Alfred, I've been enjoying the Sbagliato. I'll try the one with Cointreau.

Negroni with vodka (generic), Campari and tawny port makes for a punchy start to the evening

ooh

White Negronis might not be white, but they’re always delicious (gift link):

https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2024/03/21/white-negroni-alpine-mezcal-gentian/

WAIT, some of yall negronis have no gin?

I will on occasion mix a variant with bourbon or rye and an amaro like Averna or Ramazotti.

Slugbuggy’s all too infrequent posts in the perfume thread are among the best on this whole site

They are amazing; I wish he/she/they would post more often!

agreed

Scott Seward is always (and has always been) a joy to have in our midst; he brings a slightly absurd, off-kilter energy that’s very welcome, and the same vibe is there in his published work in, say, the Village Voice. When he wasn’t present for a while this place didn’t feel the same.

yes indeed

Yes amazing generous poster

One of my all time fav posters

So happy to have Scott back on here, and running a Tom Petty listening thread no less.

I'd been worried that the Eagles listening thread had permanently scarred him.

you guys are super nice thank you! Raymond you are always so nice to me. i really appreciate it. i do feel welcome here and i'll be honest i needed it. so, what i'm saying is, i am using you all. haha! not really. but i went away for awhile because i was not in a good place and i am in a better place now and better able to interact. i just worry about bugging people or blabbing too much. i feel like i do sometimes. like now!

luv yoo peeplez. luv to nia peeples.

scott seward is awesome and i love him so much. i can't engage with his posts so much these days because i just... i don't have much time for music, but i'll always love music, and i love how much scott loves music, and the way he expresses himself, and just, like. yeah, the vibe. the place feels brighter when he's around.

Scott def a capo di capi

Scott Seward is always (and has always been) a joy to have in our midst

A real truth to this.

love that scott is back.
i learn so much from his joyous enthusiasm for mad forgotten grooves.

Scott is the best.

Yes absolutely.

Scott rules.

As do you all, honestly. Place keeps me sane.

3 post ment but I've learned more about what it might mean to be a 'man' from posters like Kate, map, Alfred, gyac and left than from any other source I've read in the last ten years. Honestly, I want you dudes to write me a guidebook for gender and masculinity.

Foreword by rob and Matt DC if possible.

thank you :)

:) cheers!

echoing the love for scott and his return here.

that tom petty listening thread is hotttt

i really love how scott and ivy are so ebullient about the things they like

i don't always like the things they do, but they absolutely make me want to check stuff out

ivy

what an ilxor, srsly

never- afaict- wrong yet

I love the lot of you

xp otm

Chinaski, don’t know what you’re referring to, but thanks!

wait...am i dying? what have you heard...

haha, you guys are too nice and you have made me feel wonderful! thank you. i have really valued my post-pandemic time here a lot! i have ALSO learned a lot from all of you. I appreciate you.

Oz Ilxors met scoreboard:
SS - 0, PP - 3

Determined to FAP w/ Darragh and Erica one day though

Oh! Came super close to meeting Jaq a few years back but timing was not on our side. She did score an Arkansas cat though!

That's right! Still bummed it didn't work out but some day! Also, Cherry is a very good cat, worth the journey

I enjoy Jaq’s cat pictures and Sunny has more posts that haunt my thoughts than most other ilxors in a good way

Sarahell, this pleases me since haunting people's thoughts is my primary goal in life.

Jaq, I've been craving the PNW lately so maybe soon <3

mh is

mh is a long-time favorite of mine