Okay, I know this isn't absinthe-related, but hell with it, I'm going to asky anyway....

What are your favorite orange liquors?

So far, mine are:

For Sipping:
Grand Marnier 100
Grand Marnier

For Mixing:
Contreau (too sweet to sip)
Triple Sec

Haven't Tried:
Grand Marnier 150
Stock Grangala
Grand Marnier Cuvee Louis-Alexandre

Thoughts?

Is the 150 worth the price difference over the 100, for those who have tried them both?

Whichever Admin moved this:

No problem. Didn't mean to put it in the wrong place. I figured the other place was as good as this, but I've been wrong before.

Funny, usually my wife is the one mentioning the ways.

McDonald's orange drink mixed with cheap gin.

orange gatorade and gin.
gin 'n juice, baby.

I don't drink orange things and so can be of no help to you in your search for information. sorry.

No problem. That's what Mods/Admins are for.

well, i can assure you that McDonald's orange drink is orange in color only.

or is it the color that you have a problem with?

we you run over by Bo and Luke Duke as a child?

None. not a big fan of orange booze.

Moonman #24. Orangey and rootbeery.

No, but I have seen Tom Wopat in his underwear (tighty-whities, in case you're interested). Scary, that. Guess I shoulda’ have put that little gem over in the brushes with fame thread. Man, we're just all over the place today.
Also, one of the original General Lees is on display just moments from my mommy's house.
I do not dislike the color orange, in answer to your question.

I've still got a 1/4 bottle of the GM 100. It's much smoother and sweeter than the regular GM.

I tried a snifter of the 150 about 2 years ago. It was pretty tasty, but I can't comment on how it compares to the 100.

Don't forget about the blue curacao. Makes your margs look bluey.

um, k. i guess it's better than seeing Uncle Jesse or Boss Hog.

hey, could you hook me up with a ride? I always wanted to take a spin in the old General Lee.

that and KITT.


maybe i could just sit in it and make Vroomy noises?

Cut-off denim shorts never looked as good as on Daisy Duke. That was a wonderful sight for a pre-teen boy.

Considering that they were good old country boys, it makes you wonder how many times they got her into the back of the General Lee.

Yee-ha!

Grand Marnier Cuvee Louis-Alexandre.

IMHO, better than the GM100 because there's less added sugar.

I actually picked a bottle of that up on a trip to CanuckyFuckyLand over last new year's eve. It is sitting in my liquor cabinet, unopened. Like the Gentiane, I haven't opened it yet. (Please keep all discussions of how pathetic I am to one consolidated thread.)

I had the GM 100 this weekend. It was good. This weekend was also holiday bonus time. So I was thinking about picking up a bottle. I want to have some nice stuff around for special occasions, and for friends that don't like the anis-based drinks that are taking over the cabinet already.

Do you have any thoughts on the GM 100 vs GM 150?

Thanks for the input.

http://pub48.ezboard.com/bgrandmarnierliqueur

Thanks, Wolfgang. My lazy ass hadn't found that yet.

Tang.It is a product of the space program.(CG- )

No,really.Grand Marnier.

Since we are(kinda/sorta)on the subject of liqueurs,does anyone else like
Frangelico?

If you have'nt tried it,it is made from hazelnuts and herbs,and produced
in Italy.Long,long ago it was made by monks.

What is it with monks and liqueur?I think a few monks of old might have been
mumbling and stumbling through matens.

Christ, if you can't talk, can't fuck, can't watch tv, can't listen to music or the radio, and have to fast for weeks on end, what the hell else ya gonna do. Only soooo many hours in the day for praying, so you gotta drink, and make new stuff to drink. Kind of a hobby, I suppose. Hmm, if only all of us didn't have to work...?

YUM!

Hmmm... never heard of that Grand Marnier till now. I just polished off the last of the regular stuff the other night. How much does a bottle of that stuff normally run?

balz

Good point.

Some of them made cheese,too.At least that involved some of the monks having contact with another living being.

I hear tell those monks were'nt adverse to lifting their robes for each other occasionally,so maybe life offered a little entertainment now and then...

I'm sure the booze helped.

Fluffy G

Is the regular stuff Tang? It is for me.My grandpa worked as an engineer on the lunar program,so it is a nostalgia thing for me.

The price of Grand Marnier?When compared to Tang,price is out of the question.



Cheery-O

excellent...very good choice indeed! just don't mix with cocaine!

It's about $125 here.

My local store also carries the 150 edition. Although it appears to be a commonly held belief that the 100 is smoother in flavor than the pricier version.



Why in the FUCK would I mix anything that tastes good with cocaine?

Ever notice that you can't taste anything when you're off running down the white line highway?
DUH

I, for one, never understood the appeal of the thin white line. I've tried it twice and the only thing I got out of it was a numb half face. I can't believe people throw their lives away on that stuff.

DG

never tried it.

i'll stick with trucker speed if i ever need to do anything really fast.
which is pretty much never.

We used to call those "crosstops." I lost 100 pounds in a year doing those Ovalteen<sp> and cottage cheese. Screwed up my nervous system, though.

DG

Did you look like Lars's avitar?

Everyone's got their own reaction
to every drug. I don't care for coke
or speed, I'm wired like a hyperactive
chihuahua anyway.
And weed? Don't like it all. I get normal.

Just say no!

huffing raid is killer

I make my own "Grand Marnier."

Here's a recipe:

- ½ cup orange zest (the more bitter the better, preferably curacao - which you can get from a homebrewing shop)
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 ½ cup brandy
- 1 Tbs. Finishing formula

Mash zest and sugar together until sugar dissolves. Place zest and brandy in aging jar and age for a couple months or a few years. Strain and add finishing formula.

The longer you age it the better it gets.

What, pray tell, is 'finishing formula'?

"Finishing formula" is the final drink required to pretend the person you are having sex with is really worth having sex with, allowing you to finish what your merely half-drunken self had previously not allowed you to.

As shown by Jack's recipe needing only a tablespoon, it is some potent shit.

'zactly

Where can I get some of this...

I might need to start adding it to a few cocktails.

ask your girlfriend where she gets hers.

CG swoops in for the slam!

Well you can get it at a homebrew shop. It's either semen or glycerin. It's not salty and it doesn't louche, so I suspect it's glycerin.

If you've got time for a quick teaching session,
what purpose does it serve?
The glycerine, I mean.
I know what purpose semen serves.

It sort of "thickens" it up causing the cordial to mellow out and seem smoother. Quite a number of commercial liquors contain glycerin. Some may also contain semen.

i like the semen in old grandad.

...and thanks Jack.

I think that also holds true for the "secret sauce" used at hamburger chains.

They Jack in the Box?

Touche.

Also used by a pizza chain where I used to work, years ago:

"Shakey's"

That could describe either the clanks of the regulars or how the secret sauce was made.

I was wondering when you guys were going to figure out who I really was.

none of us really wanted to know.

seman

or (if you can find it), crushed up seamen.