Sharkbait’s Cocktail Of The Week: The Fog

Apologies up front for the length of this week’s post. I’ve been battling a head cold for the last few days, and senses of smell and taste have been negatively affected over the course of that span. Thankfully it is confirmed NAWT COVID, so that keeps my active streak alive!

Whenever I’m feeling congested/have a cold, I almost always make a Hot Toddy, and that is no exception here. Unfortunately, that won’t work in this space, as I’ve already written about the Hot Toddy in the past. Not wanting to repeat myself, I’m somewhat in a bind here. I can’t give any kind of proper, in depth review since I’m hamstrung sensory wise. I do have something in the hopper, but it isn’t as polished as I would like it to be. Mainly because I had this drink while we were out at a local restaurant and I didn’t want to be that guy furiously jotting tasting notes down on my phone while out to dinner.

With that being said, I’m left with little choice than to bring it out, so here is the Peaches For Me:

Four Roses Bourbon

Peach Liquor

Lilet

Lemon Juice

Simple Syrup

Caramelized Peach for garnish

Sadly, I have no idea what the proportions are for the ingredients. Though at least I know what went in this drink. Rest assured, This will be experimented with come next spring and summer for sure. So the nose is fairly neutral. I get a lot of fruit notes from the peach. I imagine I’d get more if they didn’t sadly run out of the peach garnish.

Bourbon flavor leads the way upon the first taste. It isn’t too strong, but you can tell its a whiskey drink. Those that don’t like bourbon may still be turned off here. Fairly soon after the first sip, the flavor gives way to a lemon-y, peachy sweet and sour combination.

That mixture of flavors stays pretty consistent throughout the rest of the sip. There is just enough peach flavoring to keep things in balance, with perhaps a slight edge to the base peach flavor taking over, but not dominating. I’m glad that this drink doesn’t hit you over the head with peach flavors. Too much of that would ruin this.

The Lilet does get kind of lost here. Though it has such a light flavor on it’s own I think it might be acting as a counter to the peach and peach liquor, as well as a little bit of extra sweetener to balance the harsher citric acid from the lemon and attenuate the bourbon notes.

Again, apologies for (what I consider at least) to be a post not up to my usual standards. Though it is kind of nice to highlight the hard work of a local bar here, as well as give me inspiration to try and re-create this at home.

(Banner image courtesy Matthew Tetrault Photography)

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Sharkbait has not actually been bitten by a shark, but has told people in bars that he was for free drinks. Married to a Giants fan, he enjoys whisk(e)y, cooking, the Rangers, and the Patriots.
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Brick Meathook

Here’s a toy robot in Times Square. I made this. Completely computer generated, just like my earlier Jesus pictures. But how? You don’t want to know, but this is pretty high-end shit. The future is a scary and interesting place.

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ballsofsteelandfury

I’m watching the Tulane-Houston game and the scroller says that a Miami official said Tua was on the plane and he was “normal Tua”.

The first thought that popped in my head was, “as opposed to Twitchy Tua”?

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ballsofsteelandfury

Also, Futurama did it first:

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ballsofsteelandfury

Hmmm

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Doktor Zymm

Well crap, if Tua has boneitis he’s really screwed!

BrettFavresColonoscopy

As opposed to Tua on rye?

Doktor Zymm

It’s amazing how normal people can be while totally out of it

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Flight starts boarding in 30 minutes and I’m one L stop away. Wish me luck.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Made it. Needed some assists from people in the security line willing to let me go ahead, but made it as boarding started (small plane, 10 minute scheduled boarding time).

Doktor Zymm

Ooh, that makes it extra suspenseful, I was assuming something like 40 minutes. Was precheck closed?

BrettFavresColonoscopy

No, thank the Lord.

TheRevanchist

Can we just rename this the The Tua

WCS

“No, my favorite color is seven.”

— Trent G., calling for help with a cardboard box “trapped” to his head

Doktor Zymm

Shouldn’t that be some sort of boba drink, per the banner?

Brick Meathook

The latest creation from Brick’s mighty Hollywood VFX studio:

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Gumbygirl

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Gumbygirl

I had three mushy bananas sitting on my counter, so what do you suppose Gumbygirl did? That’s right ( you’re so smart!) I made banana bread. It is baking as we speak, smells so fucking good!

WCS

Fax me three loaves. Money order’s on the way.

King Hippo

yeah, banana bread is awesome

LemonJello

Banana bread is my favorite, don’t tell the others!

Do you add chocolate chips to your recipe?

Gumbygirl

I do if I have them . This time I added in chopped walnuts, raisins, and I sprinkled pumpkin pie spice on the top.

Doktor Zymm

This is by far the best use of bananananas

ballsofsteelandfury

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2Pack

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Brick Meathook

Say what you will about him, but I’ve seen Jay Cutler take about a hundred hits worse than Tua did and Jay just got up and meowed and kept on going like he didn’t even know it happened, which he probably didn’t. Tua needs to up his game to Marlboro Reds or Camels, because that bubble-gum vaping shit ain’t working.

2Pack

Found this under “Peaches” . I must be doin something wrong…

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Brick Meathook

“O dem watey-melons! I’se gwines to gets me sum o’dat!”

-Tom Brady, after getting conked on the head

BeefReeferLives

You may have heard this one before but…

So two guys are walking by a synagogue when they hear a strange noise emanating from within…
 
“What the hell was that?”
 
“That was the Rabbi blowing the shofar”
 
“What?”
 
“It’s tradition. He does it every Rosh Hashana”
 
“Huh….. Well, then what does he have to do for the housekeeper?”

Senor Weaselo

Hell, BFC posted a variant on Tuesday!

BeefReeferLives

D’oh! That’s what I get for only checking in occasionally.

King Hippo

Peaches for Skarkbait!
Peaches for he!
Millions of peaches
Peaches fo’ free!

2Pack

Peaches come from a can

LemonJello

They were put there by a man.

Gumbygirl

In a factory downtown.

King Hippo

I would sing to my oldest daughter (her name starts with “E” so was easy to tweak) when I fed her peach baby food.

Which was often, as orange is always >>> green, in terms of baby food preferences

Game Time Decision

Eaches?

King Hippo

Millions of Peaches
Peaches for ‘E’

Gumbygirl

So her name isn’t Eaches? I am confuse.