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[Alan]

I'm not much of a cook, but I made this garlic bread!

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[Marina]

I'm impressed, it looks fantastic!!!
I didn't know the official drink for garlic bread was Jack Daniels though;)

[Alan]

Yeah, maybe I should have moved that :D It's not mine!

[Brian]

Yeah, maybe I should have moved that :D It's not mine!

Uh-huh. It's really funny, though. I was in a bar in December up on the mountainside of Albarracín (http://www.albarracin.org/), and sitting on the shelf behind the bartender was nothing more than a bottle of Jim Beam, a Kentucky-made whiskey whose distillery is not far from me. I felt quite at home at the time, although I ended up ordering a very strong café con leche.

[ValenciaSon]

Nothing says cafe con leche like Jim Beam;)

[Brian]

Nothing says cafe con leche like Jim Beam;)

I can't say that I've tried coffee with JB or JD. I guess you get the caffeine buzz with the whiskey disorientation, very similar to the Madrid youths who mix tinto and coca-cola.

[ValenciaSon]

Also similar to a carajillo: vermouth and cafe I believe.

[Alan]

Coffee with whisky (i.e. not bourbon) is very common here. It's a lovely drink. I've never tried coffee with bourbon. With Irish whiskey we call it Irish coffee (or café irlandés) and with Scotch whisky we call it a Gaelic coffee (or café gaélico). Both are topped with single cream à la Guinness. It's interesting that you get these drinks in bars throughout Spain too.

The best coffee I had was ordered by a friend of mine in Sicily - un caffè corretto. Literally a "corrected coffee" named because it is traditionally drunk by teachers. They have "corrected" it by adding a drop of their favourite spirit! They add no cream or milk. Espresso coffee with whisky tastes quite different to an Irish/Gaelic coffee. Try it :)

[Ben]

Also similar to a carajillo: vermouth and cafe I believe.

There are lots of variations on the carajillo, but the most common is with brandy, the strong Spanish stuff. It's quite a hit - the caffeine hit wakes you up and the brandy, well, does what a strong dose of brandy does. Ideal at 2 a.m. when the Spanish are still going strong and you feel like bed - gives you another 2 hours fiesta energy at least!