It's very simple--mainly a heater/fan with a timer. It came with some beans, which make some pretty boring coffee, but it's nice to be able to roast beans to an un-burned doneness. I actually can no longer drink Starbucks because it just tastes like burning. The interesting thing is that freshly roasted beans are quite acidic, and take a day to mellow out. We got some more green beans from Whole Foods which have a much better flavor than the generic ones, but we'll probably look into internet sources soon. If anyone else wants to jump on the coffee roasting bandwagon let me know and we can order in bulk!
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As most of you know, we've really gotten into cocktails lately, and have built up quite a decent bar. We got a request recently to get a list of what we have, so here goes (starred items are ones we use regularly):
Whisk(e)y:
*Thomas Handy Rye (our of our favorites for sipping, barrel proof)
**Rittenhouse 100 Rye (great for mixing and sipping, so cheap)
Old Overholt Rye (mixing only)
Old Portrero 18th century style whisky (100% rye, too assertive for sipping, not our favorite)
*George T Stagg Bourbon (great for sipping, barrel proof)
*Oban 14 year
The Balvenie 10 year
*Buchannan 12 year blended
Maker's Mark Bourbon (good for mixing)
Southern Comfort
Gin:
Hendricks
**Tanquaray
*Junipero
Corenwyn Ginever
Rum:
Ron Zacapa 23 Anos
Bacardi 8
*Old Monk (Indian rum, butterscotch flavors)
Khukri (Nepalese, tastes like molasses)
*Mount Gay Eclipse (light rum)
Parrot Bay coconut rum
Tequila:
El Tesoro Añejo
Vodka:
Vermont Gold
Luksusowa
Green Tea infused
Szechuan pepper infused
Earl Gray infused
Brandy:
Laird's Applejack
*Laird's Straight Apple Brandy (100 proof, really great stuff)
Laird's 12 year old rare apple brandy (nice for sipping, probably wouldn't buy it again)
Bas Armagnac Marie Duffau Hors d'Age
*Christian Brothers VS (for mixing)
Fruit flavored things:
*Luxardo Triplum (triple sec, really good)
*Marie Brizard Apry (so good)
Marie Brizard Poire William (sweet pear liqueur, we're not really sure what to do with this)
Marie Brizard Parfait Amour (perfumy, citrusy, really sweet)
*Mandarin Napoleon
Bauchant Napoleon
*Cherry Heering
Cassis de Bordeaux
Midori
Peach Schnapps
Creme de Banane
Blue curacao
Sloe Gin
Other Liqueurs:
**Luxardo Maraschino (awesome)
*Benedictine
**Green Chartreuse
*Yellow Chartreuse
Strega
Galliano
Amaretto
Pims
Creme de menthe
Creme de cacao
Bailey's
Kahlúa
Buttershots
Sambuca
Absente
Bitters:
*Fernet Branca
Luxardo Fernet
*Amer Picon
*Punt e Mes
*Fee's orange bitters
*Regan's orange bitters
Fee's peach bitters
Fee's old fashion aromatic bitters
*Angostura bitters
*Peychaud's bitters
*Campari
Wine base:
Vya sweet vermouth
*Noilly Prat dry vermouth
*Cinzano sweet vermouth
Dubonnet Rouge
Non-alcoholic:
*Grenadine (homemade 1:1 sugar:POM)
**Fresh lemons
**Fresh limes
Orange flower water
Rose-flavored syrup
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Lots of drinks recently, maybe too many :-P Here are a few good ones:
Sazerac with Anchor Brewing Co. Old Potrero 18th Century rye:
2 1/2 oz rye
1/2 oz simple syrup
3 dashes peychaud's bitters
1 dash angostura bitters
rinse glass with absente
This was super good...the old potrero is normally ridiculously agressive, but it was great in this drink
Old Monk Daquiri:
1 1/2 oz old monk rum
3/4 oz lemon juice
1/2 oz marie brizard poire william
1/4 oz simple syrup
Variation on the Apple Pie Cocktail (from cocktaildb.com)
1 oz light rum
1 oz sweet vermouth
1/2 oz lemon juice
1/2 oz marie brizard poire william
1/4 oz grenadine
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