ies putting out series of gins like the McQueens did, this flavored gin thing is a full blown trend in the gin world right now. We’ve previously covered others who are part of this movement. Lee Spirits Co. in Colorado has a line of gins including two eccentric flavored gins. And don’t forget nginious!’s line of flavored gins. Really, rather than hiding the flavor behind a brand name, more distillers who are opting for less traditional flavor profiles are calling their gins “flavored” right on the bottle.
Unlike the infused gins from Lee Spirits Co, McQueen Mocha gin is not the result of post distillation infusion, but instead the result of a carefully crafted distillation process designed to taste like what the bottle says.
For a gin that says “Mocha” on the label, the nose is a surprisingly laid back profile of dark chocolate and orange chocolate— kind of like those giant orange shaped chocolates you smash on the table— right those are still a thing? There’s dark roasted espresso bean and pine-accented juniper as well. The nose is really a standout for me. Unique, but not overwhelming nor too literal. Coffee yes, but so much more.
The palate has a surprisingly large amount of traditional gin like notes with juniper, white grapefruit pith, and bitter orange merging with the gentle bitterness of dark roasted coffee beans. There’s a hint of vanilla and cream in here as well.
The citrus and gradually darkening juniper seems to dominate the finish. Hints of bitter chocolate at the edges on the back of the palate. Though the flavors are somewhat on the medium-to-short length of the finish; there’s a real pleasant residual warmth here that persists. One might even say, it warms the body like a Mocha on a cool day. Really.
It’s odd that I think “hey this might be the perfect gin for one of those chocolate bar/mainstream ‘everything’s a Martini’ style restaurants,” but I do. If you ever saw a Chocolate Gin Martini or Espresso Martini with gin, I would say this would be the right gin. Chuck out the chocolate and coffee flavored vodkas, there’s a new game in town!
As for traditional drinks, I am not a big fan of chocolate and coffee in my Gin and Tonic, so while I don’t think it was to my taste, I could really see how McQueen Mocha Gin would work for someone with the right palate. But Garnish with orange instead of lime. It worked in a Negroni as well, with only a slight hint of chocolate and citrus coming through amidst the Campari. But really, I think this makes one heck of a Gin Alexander. In fact, there might not be a better gin out there for making dessert inspired gin cocktails than this one.
I was prepared to be skeptical and the name seemed gimmicky to me. But I can admit that I was wrong judging this book by the cover. While McQueen Mocha Gin certainly does highlight chocolate and coffee notes, it does have a good deal of gin character, and gosh, it actually sort of works.
*Thanks again to David T. Smith for the sample. Cheers!This attractive building in the heart of the desirable Carnegie Hill neighborhood was erected in 1923 and converted to a cooperative in 1954. The 14-story edifice has 56 apartments.
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A nice feature of the building is that it has arched windows on the 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th floors.
The building, however, has inconsistent fenestration, protruding air-conditioners and no sidewalk landscaping. Not to far to the east of this building on 88th Street is the entrance to P.S. 169, the Robert F. Kennedy School.Why sanitize with wipes when you can sanitize with UVC light? UVC light kills up to 99.9 % of bacteria and viruses and is a lot easier to use than disinfectant wipes and sprays. UVC light sanitizes and disinfects by destroying the RNA and DNA strands in the bacteria or virus. This portable light can be used to disinfect your house as well as it can be used when you travel to disinfect hotel rooms, bathrooms and vacation homes. This wand is portable and easy to use and can be charged using a USB Cable.This is a hot item and a wise investment as you enter our new normal world. Remember to disinfect to protect.
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Congratulations! You have found Egg 11. The anagram is FAGLAND.
Look over there! It is the bearded man again, yet this time he is stood by a nighttime bird on one of many coastal islands.
Your builds look very nice and show good skills with quite a lot of things: buildings, trees, terrain and interior.
Using cobblestone for the rim of the roof is weird. It's not realistic as it is heavy and not robust.
Avoid visible stacked grass blocks.
The cobblestone floor of the Pony is very uniform.
The cobblestone wall around the Pony made of half slabs look weird, try to connect the blocks not only diagonally and also use some stairs and full blocks for a wall.
Thank you for your application!.
Update: As there are so many Theme builds to do, I didn't continue with the prancing pony but went straight on to the next one but remembered all your tips. The Causeway Forts (Outside Part) is now done and you can see I tried to follow MCME style in the ruined houses and also tried to incorporate double walls in the top part of the towers and in the wall surrounding the main house. I also used tree designs from the Gondor area of MCME. However the towers look very different, but it is my TB so I didn't want it to look to similar. The build is supposed to resemble the time just before it was over-run so there is a quickly made ditch in front of the tower. The link to the pictures is here http://www.mcmiddleearth.com/media/albums/bwot-for-artist-2.144/. However,I have not yet finished the inside but just wanted to show you the finished outside so you wouldn't think I forgot about your message.
Thanks for applying for Artist!
Your latest build is very impressive, but please forgive me that I will not yet delight you with a promotion but instead want to give you a couple of hints on what I'd still change on your Causeway Forts!
- Constructing a tower with varying cross-section is a lot harder than just having one with constant cross section. Compare any medieval tower you find on google images, I bet 99% of them have a constant width with either a square or round cross-section, simply because stacking bricks straight ontop of each other is the easiest way to build a tower.
- You have a platform on the top of the tower onto which you would probably put archers in case of an attack. A straight tower would result in a lot larger platform thus making it possible to put more units on top or at least give them more space to move around and fight.
The surroundings of the forts are fantastic, really! A lot of good ideas (the ditch, the destroyed field and houses) and also well built!
Your chimneys may be a bit too fantasy-styled. Theres absolutely no practical use