i’m addicted to italian sodas. I’ve been making them all evening… strawberry, vanilla… mmmm
Jun 282004
Coke and Pepsi are debuting “mid-calorie” drinks that contain a mix of high-fructose corn-syrup and Splenda. These are meant to sit between the hyper-sugared normal stuff and the diet stuff with the funky aftertaste.
The new drinks contain the standard high-fructose corn syrup that sweetens regular soda but in smaller amounts. The corn syrup is supplemented with Splenda, a no-calorie, no-carbohydrate sweetener made from sugar.
The result is a soda with fewer calories than regular but more than no-cal. For instance, Pepsi says a 12-ounce can of Edge has 20 grams each of sugar and carbohydrates, and 70 calories, compared with regular’s 41 grams each of sugar and carbohydrates, and 150 calories.
a professor brought me a liter of bombay saphire gin today for help with a project…. who’s got the lime and tonic?
Mar 202004
Ok….
I really really like Coruba Rum… Dark Jamaican rum, smoother than Myer’s Dark…. $12.89 a bottle at Liquor World.
A littles goes a long long long way.
next project
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Jun 182003
i’m trying to find some koji, which is a type of white fungus spore, used in the production of sake.
My next homebrew project is a batch of sake.
Any thoughts ?
I bottled the latest batch of homemade cider…
peach, ginger, and mint hard cider…it’s really good…
was a bit tart, so I added a little bit of sugar and honey to it, mixed it up, and then bottled it.
In all, there’s 16 750ml wine bottles of this stuff in my small refrigerator.
Thirsty anyone?
I’m guessing around 13-14% alcohol.
wormwood anyone?
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May 312003
Potent Absinthe Mix Stirs Up Controversy
Fri May 30, 2003 10:20 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) – Absinthe, the fiery tipple with purported hallucinogenic properties, has stirred up fresh controversy in Britain where it will go on sale in nightclubs and bars next month packaged to be mixed with beer.
“Deco” comes with a small bottle of Kronenbourg lager with a shot of absinthe attached. The idea is to down the 45 percent-strong absinthe and drink the five-percent strength lager as a chaser.
Popularly held responsible for painter Vincent Van Gogh’s mutilation of his own ear, absinthe has been banned in many countries but was never outlawed in Britain.
Campaigners for sensible drinking attacked manufacturer Scottish Courage for launching the potent tipple, the latest in a long line of so-called designer drinks.
Charity Alcohol Concern said it was concerned “Deco” would add to the problem of binge drinking among young people.
Scottish Courage said it encouraged the product to be consumed sensibly and said it would not be available off the shelf in supermarkets.
“The actual alcohol content in a Deco is 2.5 units,” said David Jones, a company spokesman. “This is actually slightly less than the 2.8 units in a pint of Kronenbourg or lager of similar strength.”
Taken with ice water and a lump of sugar, the bitter drink became popular in 19th century Europe. It was distilled with a blend of herbs and was nicknamed “the green fairy” because of its emerald hue.
But many countries banned it after an outcry by the temperance movement amid fears it caused insanity.
Irish writer Oscar Wilde described its devastating kick.
“After the first glass you see things as you wish they were,” absinthe lover Wilde wrote. “After the second, you see things as they are not.”
“Finally you see things as they really are, and that is the most horrible thing in the world,” Wilde concluded.
peach/ginger cider
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May 032003
I just initiated zenandcider v2.0 for 2003.
3 pounds of peaches
a whole frickin ginger root.
Pulverized in food processor.
8 contains of Mott’s 100% Natural Apple Juice.
Sugar.
2 packs of tthe mead/wine yeast.
Now for the tough part…the wait.
sprite: remix
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Apr 302003
so, i tried the new tropical sprite: remix….
and I actually really like it.
Of course, I love regular sprite. it’s nice too.