I discovered ginger brandy tonight.

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I was just going to get some beer, and then I saw three versions of it: DeKuypers, Phillips, and …something else.

Grabbed the liquor store guy. “What do you mix it with?” No one had a clue and it wasn’t in The Book. Grabbed the Phillips version because I’m from Minnesota (what, need a better reason?).

Damn. Why haven’t any of you alkies told me about this stuff before? Short glass over ice, that’s it; nice kick of gingery fire at the end.

This night is not going to end well for me.

God this stuff is good.

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Mix?

Why mix? (Why ice? Brandies, even the flavoured stuff, have always done better for me in a snifter, so they can be warmed by your hand and release their vapours.)

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And the Overindulgence Fairy even took the hangover away.

This is going to be bad.

I only asked because I’d never heard of the stuff before - thought there was something new in school, that’s all.

But this stuff is wonderful. Here I’ve been searching for a better ginger BEER. Pshaw. Who needs it now. :slight_smile:

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Gee, thanks for giving me something else to try! :stuck_out_tongue:

I like Brandy too much.

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It sounds like a nasty mix of flavors to me.

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Agreed. This sounds delicious. Off to change the grocery list… :smiley:

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That sounds like a wonderful combination, biting and warm, mmm.

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I love the stuff, although I don’t drink it straight. It makes the best Tom & Jerry EVER. It also makes a damned good eggnog. I like a shot of it in a cup of tea as a lovely hot toddy. I had 3 of those last night (I have a yucky cold).

And it’s delicious with a good ginger ale as a mixer.

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My brother introduced me to ginger brandy in 1991, when we drank together legally for the first time. Eleven shots of it later, he had a friend of ours carry me home and deposit me safely on the sofa. Yes, we “shot” ginger brandy.

Yep, good stuff… now I’m thinking about getting a bottle, and I rarely drink. I should probably visit my brother, too.

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Domaine de Canton (ginger liqueur) is some seriously nice stuff, although I don’t think it qualifies as “ginger brandy”.

Shake it with lemon juice (basically making a DdC sour) and it’s awfully good.