Message 15405 of 39188 in General Discussion

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> That stuff is way too good for messing it up with
> something else, right?

As per my post, um, yesterday, most of the name-brand drinks ARE great on 
their own for what they are. 
Cocktails, in the main, are not so much "improvements on" a manufacturers 
product as "variations of ways of enjoying them". Remember this.
There's a few times when I read a customer and suggest they go for a straight 
liqueur. Absolut flavours are a good example. And they go all downcast that 
I'm not going to spring some magic concoction of them.
More ingredients is better, remember? :-/

> Same with whiskey. Who'd mix some 200$-Whiskey with CocaCola???

But they do. :-/ Gaahh!

> So what do you think? If you're drinking a Long Island Iced Tea,
> do you know the difference between "The Good Stuff" and some
> 5$-Bottle from the supermarket?

There is "cheap stuff", and then there is aggressively cheap stuff that 
can overpower or throw off a mix, but in general you have a good point.
I have no qualms substituting generic triple sec for Cointreau in almost 
anything but an Orgasm.

And while I haven't spent any time developing on the merits of the Absolut 
flavours, I sort of believe that any cocktail with three or more ingredients 
that then specifies a flavoured vodka is starting to miss the point.
Basically you have to be at a level with the very best of other ingredients, 
and in an environment where it's appreciated for this to make a difference.

Continue to enjoy... ... good things.
Such as straight Absolut Citron.
As much as you wish.

.dan.