Exactly like boudin balls except totally and completely different. I can hear my mother now. "No Oreo balls until you finish your boudin balls." And that was at breakfast!
Stocking your bar for guest on a casual basis ?????
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We drink mostly rum and gin on board with red wine at dinner quite often. We keep some rye, scotch,vodka on board for guests, only pick up some beer when a beer drinker is coming on the boat.
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man i love those little ice makers beats the heck out of those $12 hundred dollar ones
I highly recommend learning about Martinique Rhum. Rhum Agricole is the best tasting Rhum I have had, and I have tasted fine, small batch rums in Puerto Rico. Rhum Agricole from Martinique is full of flavors and is more like a sipping Bourbon. Here is my current favorite:
Your 2 degrees north and 7 degrees west of here with too many gators in between, send samples.
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hum decisions decisions...... it's too late i only had enough for one glass and was going to share but your half was on the bottom and before i knew it i drank it all ...i never leave a glass half full or half empty
ok here is how it is.....
y'alls comin to my boat--best be bringing yer own booze, mixers, food..cooked or not..if not--thenye get to figger out which of my many bbqs is best ..lol... and, while yer at it.... ye get to help clean up--oh yes and bring your own plates forks spoons and other ancillary items necessary to eat. glasses also. serving tools.
i might remember to buy enough large garbage bags for cleanup.... oh yeah, and you willneed to dink to my boat, so make sure ye tie off correctly so as not to lllose the dink , even tho the resulting searches can be a lot of fun.....
otherwise i really dont do parties.
y'alls comin to my boat--best be bringing yer own booze, mixers, food..cooked or not..if not--thenye get to figger out which of my many bbqs is best ..lol... and, while yer at it.... ye get to help clean up--oh yes and bring your own plates forks spoons and other ancillary items necessary to eat. glasses also. serving tools.
i might remember to buy enough large garbage bags for cleanup.... oh yeah, and you willneed to dink to my boat, so make sure ye tie off correctly so as not to lllose the dink , even tho the resulting searches can be a lot of fun.....
otherwise i really dont do parties.
I bring only rum, beer and soft drinks to the boat. Sue brings wine & water. I drink the wine with her but I won't drink water from plastic bottles. In fact I won't drink ANYTHING from plastic bottles. I think it is a health hazard & the bottles are disastrous for the environment.
(Editorial comment aside!)
I've been favoring Shipwreck (Brinley Gold) rums for the boat, namely vanilla, toasted coconut & spiced. I like the tall, thin bottles and the labels. The taste is good, too. I drink them on the rocks. I might have on board (if I bring for special occasion) Goslings for dark rum & Malibu Black for coconut rum with more kick.
For beer, I always have Leinenkugal Summer Shandy on board for me ... I like lemon citrus in beer. I may have Corona if I remember to bring limes. I found that Sam Adams Porch Rocker is delish as it is not really a shandy and it is verrry smooooth. I buy it when I stumble into it. I don't see it everywhere. People tend to bring the beer they like, so I don't worry about having a selection on board. I just stock what I like and what Sue might have.
Soft drinks have to include Regatta ginger beer. I like the labels & the bright green bottles. I drink them alone and mixed with rum. Anything out of a glass bottle tastes better and is cooler, so that is the reason I don't buy Gosling's ginger beer ... I only find it in cans. I'll drink only Pepsi & Coke from cans. I used to drink beer from cans when I was in college. I wasn't fussy, then, I'm much older now.
For wine, you can't go wrong with Pinot Grigio. That seems to be everybody's favorite on a sunny day. That's all I need to buy to keep Sue happy. She'll drink a Blue Moon beer or something equally innocuous. But she calls me a girl for drinking flavored rum and fruity beers, just to let me know that she doesn't put up with any crap when I make fun of her selections.
(Editorial comment aside!)
I've been favoring Shipwreck (Brinley Gold) rums for the boat, namely vanilla, toasted coconut & spiced. I like the tall, thin bottles and the labels. The taste is good, too. I drink them on the rocks. I might have on board (if I bring for special occasion) Goslings for dark rum & Malibu Black for coconut rum with more kick.
For beer, I always have Leinenkugal Summer Shandy on board for me ... I like lemon citrus in beer. I may have Corona if I remember to bring limes. I found that Sam Adams Porch Rocker is delish as it is not really a shandy and it is verrry smooooth. I buy it when I stumble into it. I don't see it everywhere. People tend to bring the beer they like, so I don't worry about having a selection on board. I just stock what I like and what Sue might have.
Soft drinks have to include Regatta ginger beer. I like the labels & the bright green bottles. I drink them alone and mixed with rum. Anything out of a glass bottle tastes better and is cooler, so that is the reason I don't buy Gosling's ginger beer ... I only find it in cans. I'll drink only Pepsi & Coke from cans. I used to drink beer from cans when I was in college. I wasn't fussy, then, I'm much older now.
For wine, you can't go wrong with Pinot Grigio. That seems to be everybody's favorite on a sunny day. That's all I need to buy to keep Sue happy. She'll drink a Blue Moon beer or something equally innocuous. But she calls me a girl for drinking flavored rum and fruity beers, just to let me know that she doesn't put up with any crap when I make fun of her selections.
Boat booze, for crew and casual drinks:
1.5 liter PLASTIC bottles of vodka, gin, run, and Irish cream. If it comes in plastic bottle, it will not break, and you KNOW that the distiller knew exactly how it was intended to be used. If you're going to mix it , it does not have to be great. Black box wine taken out of the boxes, bladders lay easily most anywhere.
For beer its good beer but cans only. New Belgium makes very decent beer and its all available in cans
We don't go top shelf. For both teams we probably spend as much on crew booze as some boats do on sails.
Pia appreciates good gin so a bottle of Hendrick's hidden somewhere.
1.5 liter PLASTIC bottles of vodka, gin, run, and Irish cream. If it comes in plastic bottle, it will not break, and you KNOW that the distiller knew exactly how it was intended to be used. If you're going to mix it , it does not have to be great. Black box wine taken out of the boxes, bladders lay easily most anywhere.
For beer its good beer but cans only. New Belgium makes very decent beer and its all available in cans
We don't go top shelf. For both teams we probably spend as much on crew booze as some boats do on sails.
Pia appreciates good gin so a bottle of Hendrick's hidden somewhere.
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Scotch: Famous Grouse (on the rocks)
Bourbon: Bulleit (on the rocks)
Rum: Pussers (straight; w/o ice if there is none)
Vodka: New Amersterdam (w/tonic or cranberry juice; need ice)
Gin: Tanqueray (w/tonic; need ice)
Beer: Sierra Nevada (bottles only for beer!)
Late Fall & Winter it's usually Scotch or Bourbon; otherwise, it's Gin or Vodka; Rum anytime; beer anytime.
Bourbon: Bulleit (on the rocks)
Rum: Pussers (straight; w/o ice if there is none)
Vodka: New Amersterdam (w/tonic or cranberry juice; need ice)
Gin: Tanqueray (w/tonic; need ice)
Beer: Sierra Nevada (bottles only for beer!)
Late Fall & Winter it's usually Scotch or Bourbon; otherwise, it's Gin or Vodka; Rum anytime; beer anytime.
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The local rum. Cane direct only, none of that molassas stuff. If you are stuck in some rum-forsaken corner of the states Mt. Gay will do well. Very Old Mt. Gay for your favored guest, and only neat or over ice.
Gin if you are north of Baltimore, or are a yacht club type. Lay in some schwepps quinine.
Limes, lots of limes (cooking, mixing, cleaning your teak, you can't have too many of them).
Beer is like bread, buy the local and fresh stuff. Pale Ales travel better.
Gin if you are north of Baltimore, or are a yacht club type. Lay in some schwepps quinine.
Limes, lots of limes (cooking, mixing, cleaning your teak, you can't have too many of them).
Beer is like bread, buy the local and fresh stuff. Pale Ales travel better.
Honestly, I'm just all impressed-up with Woodster for wanting to be a good host. He said fairly soon after splashing that he had asked lots of questions here and paid attention to all of the replies. Good on you, Woodster. You're top shelf in my book.
It appears everyone likes their booze. What a surprise....
We have a portable bar that stays on-board during the sailing season and then travels with us on our winter vacation. It consists of about 10 bottles of the most common liquor with each bottle being 8 ounces.
8 ounces is enough for 3-4 drinks and I just refill the bottles from home as needed. A friend worked at F. W. Webb (plumbing supply) and they have these bottles for taking water samples. I figured if it was good enough for water samples they would be perfect for my booze. The bottles are about 25 cents apiece and the bag is just something we had. In addition to this "variety pack" we keep a large bottle of gin - my wife likes Tanqueray, I like New Amsterdam just as well for mixing. We also keep a big bottle of Gosling's Black Seal Rum. I stock my favorite beer - PBR. I tell our guests what I have and invite them to bring their own flavors of liquor or beer if they don't like what I have.
We have a portable bar that stays on-board during the sailing season and then travels with us on our winter vacation. It consists of about 10 bottles of the most common liquor with each bottle being 8 ounces.
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