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Re: Would you like a drink?
« Reply #120 on: May 19, 2013, 07:11:24 PM »
I'm drinking a homemade tangerine liqueur a friend of mine gave me. It's made with a technique where the peels never touch the alcohol. Apparently it takes several months to be ready. It has a light color and it's quite strong.
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Re: Would you like a drink?
« Reply #121 on: May 20, 2013, 12:22:57 AM »
Sounds delist. Pour me one.
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Re: Would you like a drink?
« Reply #122 on: May 20, 2013, 03:36:21 AM »
Quote from: xtopave on May 19, 2013, 07:11:24 PM
I'm drinking a homemade tangerine liqueur a friend of mine gave me. It's made with a technique where the peels never touch the alcohol. Apparently it takes several months to be ready. It has a light color and it's quite strong.

Now that's something I'd like to drink at 7am.
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Re: Would you like a drink?
« Reply #123 on: May 20, 2013, 05:37:07 AM »
Quote from: Autumn on May 20, 2013, 12:22:57 AM
Sounds delist. Pour me one.

Cold it's even better. Someone in the forum reminded me to do put it in the fridge.  ;) 
Now it's there right by the milk carton and my mother in law's limoncello. I know what you're thinking: xtopave pays attention to her vitamin C intake.  :D

Quote from: smokester on May 20, 2013, 03:36:21 AM
Now that's something I'd like to drink at 7am.

You're crazy! Now 8... 8:30...
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Re: Would you like a drink?
« Reply #124 on: July 02, 2016, 01:33:23 PM »
Quote from: xtopave on May 19, 2013, 07:11:24 PM
I'm drinking a homemade tangerine liqueur a friend of mine gave me. It's made with a technique where the peels never touch the alcohol. Apparently it takes several months to be ready. It has a light color and it's quite strong.


I've made my own mandarinetto with a Sicilian recipe I've found online and it turn out fantastic! My neighbour has a huge mandarine tree and half of it is in my property. I've made 4 bottles and gave away 2 and now I regret it.  ;D
I caramelized the peels of a 2nd batch.
And now I'm making lemoncello with lemons from my mother's lemon tree bc mine is too small and is suffering from some plague.
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Re: Would you like a drink?
« Reply #125 on: July 03, 2016, 11:40:05 AM »
Quote from: xtopave on July 02, 2016, 01:33:23 PM

I've made my own mandarinetto with a Sicilian recipe I've found online and it turn out fantastic! My neighbour has a huge mandarine tree and half of it is in my property. I've made 4 bottles and gave away 2 and now I regret it.  ;D
I caramelized the peels of a 2nd batch.
And now I'm making lemoncello with lemons from my mother's lemon tree bc mine is too small and is suffering from some plague.

My wife bought me some really good Lemoncello for Christmas but it hardly made it past Boxing day.  I have been refilling the lovely bottle with stuff I can buy at the supermarket but in all honesty it's diabolical. I may have to take a brief jaunt to Sicily just to stock up.

That Mandarinetto sounds like heaven on earth.  Don't be surprised if I turn up at your doorstep.
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Re: Would you like a drink?
« Reply #126 on: July 06, 2016, 02:16:42 AM »
parents have just returned from Sicily. Havent seen to ask how it went.

Son has a part time job in  a pub serving cocktails, cannot wait for my holls for him to bartender for us
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Re: Would you like a drink?
« Reply #127 on: July 07, 2016, 03:34:28 PM »
I was given a bottle of this by a customer and it's so good I drank about 2/3rds of the bottle with dinner.

http://www.solawines.com/PROD/7PHFM.html

I think I should have kept it for a few years.

Whatya gonna do..
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Re: Would you like a drink?
« Reply #128 on: July 07, 2016, 08:17:30 PM »
Quote from: smokester on July 03, 2016, 11:40:05 AM
That Mandarinetto sounds like heaven on earth.  Don't be surprised if I turn up at your doorstep.

I was about to say hurry up, but I'm making a 2nd batch so...  :)

Quote from: goldshirt*9 on July 06, 2016, 02:16:42 AM
Son has a part time job in  a pub serving cocktails, cannot wait for my holls for him to bartender for us

Wooohooo!

Quote from: smokester on July 07, 2016, 03:34:28 PM
I was given a bottle of this by a customer and it's so good I drank about 2/3rds of the bottle with dinner.

http://www.solawines.com/PROD/7PHFM.html

I think I should have kept it for a few years.

Whatya gonna do..

2/3rds? I usually fight my husband for half of any bottle of wine so I guess you're lucky.  ;D
Judging by the price that must be a very good Malbec. The other day my family did a whip-round to buy Festivo Malbec directly to the winery so we got a very good price. We used to do that with Alfredo Roca but those days are gone.  :D
And yesterday a friend gave me 2 bottles (+ 2 champagne flutes) of Cava Freixenet Cordon Negro.
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Re: Would you like a drink?
« Reply #129 on: July 09, 2016, 07:50:06 AM »
I want to drown in Mandarinetto.
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Re: Would you like a drink?
« Reply #130 on: July 16, 2016, 10:08:23 AM »
i would kill for a drink but as its the weekend i cannot due to collecting son at 2am in the morning to save him money for University.
he would work for two hours just to pay the taxi ride home  :'(
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Re: Would you like a drink?
« Reply #131 on: July 16, 2016, 04:30:18 PM »
Quote from: goldshirt*9 on July 16, 2016, 10:08:23 AM
i would kill for a drink but as its the weekend i cannot due to collecting son at 2am in the morning to save him money for University.
he would work for two hours just to pay the taxi ride home  :'(

Buy him a scooter and then crack open a cold one.
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Re: Would you like a drink?
« Reply #132 on: July 17, 2016, 12:08:28 AM »
Quote from: smokester on July 16, 2016, 04:30:18 PM
Buy him a scooter and then crack open a cold one.
he has a licence to drive a car but parking in the city center is awful and his insurance for 3 months is ridiculous.
After collecting last night , driving past 5 crashes with fire engines / ambulances / police i'm glad he doesnt drive.
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