Posted on 12/23/2015 10:42:41 AM PST by DogByte6RER
I will gladly relieve any Freeper of unwanted rum, amaretto or rumchatta. Fruitcake too. I don’t get that cliché, I’ve never been given one( and I like’em) or knew anyone who was trying to pass one along.
Thank you. I was sad for a minute.
We bought my Scottish father-in-law a very expensive bottle of Scotch - shipped directly from the distillery in Scotland. I believe that it was one of the places that he toured a few years ago.
+1 for Auslese and also Trockenbeerenauslese. I would not refuse Eiswein either.
Damn! I just received the worst gift!
An excellent question.
You have had a proper Prohibition fruitcake.
First, get a good quality ring fruitcake that comes in a tin. Then, once a day, for an entire month, sprinkle it with just a single tablespoon of dark rum and put the lid back on. No more, or it will get mushy.
The rum will be absorbed, melt a little sugar but then re-crystallize. At the end of the month you will have an amazing result.
It was regarded as polite at the time to leave a small bowl of whole cloves next to the fruitcake, so that guests can chew on one to cover the alcohol smell.
Blantons for me.
Fruit cake is awful.
I don’t know anyone who likes it and it’s everywhere so it must sell to someone.
Maybe all the people who are giving it as gifts that nobody wants.
lol, none.
Now that I'm away from the 140 character limit, I lived in Traben-Trarbach for four years during my tour in Germany. I was always content to drive up and down the Mosel looking for a weinfest or castle to visit. Trier, Cochem, Burg Eltz, and other locales were great places to visit.
When I was stationed at Spangdahlem, my drive home would take me over the ridge at Urzig. The view of the Mosel always dissipated whatever work-related stress I had.
Once a month, I'd drive up to Koblenz to dine at the Konigsbacher brewery. Their restaurant had a fine jagerschnitzel, and bock beer was on tap 365 days a year. The drive home would take me past the Lorelei, and I always stopped in Bacharach.
Hopefully, I didn't sound like a know-it-all, that was not my intent.
Really? I regularly hand out Bailey’s Irish Cream during the Holidays. Everyone appreciates it.
There was a vintner in Zell-Merl that got 90+% of my business. I'd go see him every 4-6 weeks, and he had a vintage of eiswein that was so small, the wine labels were typewritten.
I'd usually spend three hours each trip, mostly talking cars and world events. He had a lot of business from Hahn AB, word travelled fast about the quality of his wine.
I usually bought a case, but I wasn't that big a drinker. For some reason, our hails & farewells were held within a 15 minute drive of my apartment, and my after-parties were well attended.
My landlord didn't mind the commotion, we were pretty well behaved.
I am open to any and all gifts of liquor. :-)
Peppermint Schnapps.
I am a terrible nephew. Always get Uncle Bob some Cutty
My mom lived in a retirement community and was very social. One year, she complained that she didn’t have sufficient alcoholic beverages to serve her neighbors when they came by. So, one Christmas I bought her a variety of spirits. thinking she would be thrilled. Not an inexpensive gift. Well, when she got the package she opened it in front of some friends and i got the nastiest call ever. She was mortified and furious that I would send such a gift.
This year she’s getting candy which she says she’s craving. Mind you she’s almost 98!
What the hell is the matter with these people?
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