Food from my Tuesday semi-potluck this week is in the "Cooking a good everything else" thread:
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...&postcount=773
Drink report: I tried the Nuclear Daiquiri. Awesome. Everybody else agreed. The high proof rum adds an alcoholic bite, which the Falernum (basically syrup) is a leveling touch too. The chartreuse easily shines through. I used an old lime for the first batch, and I think it was a little tart, easily fixed in the glass with a bit more Falernum. I'd cut back on the lime (as I did for the second batch) next time.
Next up was some Mimosas, fairly standard but quite good with the breakfast food. Organic oranges, juiced instead of fresh squeezed. I added orange bitters to mine because the oranges seemed a bit sweet.
After that, with the omelettes, was bloody Mary's, which sucked. I tried to use a garlic/hot pepper infused vodka I made a couple of years ago, which was too garlicky at the time. It's better now, but still not quite right. I should either throw it out or use it sparingly in other things. Also, since the two of us that have a lot of experience mixing drinks were cooking (omelettes and waffles) we were trying to direct a third party while doing everything else. Oh well. We drank them anyway.
Finally, made a batch of Torontos (see above, basically a Manhattan with Fernet and simple syrup instead of vermouth) while we ran down. Since I didn't get waffles earlier, I had mine with waffle and syrup, which made me realize it's a pretty good match for dessert.