Thread: Snack ideas.....

Originally Posted by R93

For me, you can't beat cold smoked wild salmon sliced thin, on crackers with a good cream cheese, cherry tomato and fresh ground black pepper.
Washed down with a quality single malt.

I have around 10lbs of smoked salmon to last me till next season.
I still have one to smoke and was going to try different wood but everywhere near me only has manuka.
Anyone send me some pohutakawa to try?



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Rich fella like you can only scrape together $150 for a bottle?

Originally Posted by MSL

Rich fella like you can only scrape together $150 for a bottle?

Ha!! I am happy with dirty old Jamesons for the most part

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Originally Posted by R93

For me, you can't beat cold smoked wild salmon sliced thin, on crackers with a good cream cheese, cherry tomato and fresh ground black pepper.
Washed down with a quality single malt.

I have around 10lbs of smoked salmon to last me till next season.
I still have one to smoke and was going to try different wood but everywhere near me only has manuka.
Anyone send me some pohutakawa to try?



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Balvenie 16, a man of taste

Do you go for peated malts?

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Originally Posted by Bavarian_Hunter

Balvenie 16, a man of taste

Do you go for peated malts?

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No. Not a fan of the really peaty whiskeys.
I am easily pleased tho. Big fan of anything Abaloure.
I only bought the Balvenie because some whiskey tasting dude at Brisbane duty free had me try a few expensive ones while I was waiting for a flight home. He swindled me out of a fair bit of cash
I am not a knowledgeable fella when it comes to whiskey and such. I will just buy what tastes good.

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Originally Posted by R93

No. Not a fan of the really peaty whiskeys.
I am easily pleased tho. Big fan of anything Abaloure.
I only bought the Balvenie because some whiskey tasting dude at Brisbane duty free had me try a few expensive ones while I was waiting for a flight home. He swindled me out of a fair bit of cash
I am not a knowledgeable fella when it comes to whiskey and such. I will just buy what tastes good.

That guy got me too! He's good though, knows his stuff and I got on the plane with a nice buzz after all the samples he gave me.
Of course a few hundred bucks went the other way across the counter. Talisker Dark Storm is the ticket!

Originally Posted by R93

No. Not a fan of the really peaty whiskeys.
I am easily pleased tho. Big fan of anything Abaloure.
I only bought the Balvenie because some whiskey tasting dude at Brisbane duty free had me try a few expensive ones while I was waiting for a flight home. He swindled me out of a fair bit of cash
I am not a knowledgeable fella when it comes to whiskey and such. I will just buy what tastes good.

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If you get a chance and haven't already I recommend Springbank (almost finished a bottle of 10yo one of my favourite drams) and glenfarclas 15.

If you like aberlour I think you'll like glenfarclas.

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Originally Posted by R93

I am not a knowledgeable fella when it comes to whiskey and such. I will just buy what tastes good.
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Beats getting suckered by fancy labels and price tags eh.. There's so much bollocks out there. If you find something you like, and don't fancy getting gouged (duty free may be duty free, but they certainly pump the difference a bit), this place is THE cheapest place to buy spirits in NZ. Mate runs a string of wholesalers, and says their retail price is often BELOW his cost from the normal importer. https://www.whiskyandmore.co.nz/

Originally Posted by Tommy

Beats getting suckered by fancy labels and price tags eh.. There's so much bollocks out there. If you find something you like, and don't fancy getting gouged (duty free may be duty free, but they certainly pump the difference a bit), this place is THE cheapest place to buy spirits in NZ. Mate runs a string of wholesalers, and says their retail price is often BELOW his cost from the normal importer. https://www.whiskyandmore.co.nz/

You're not wrong on prices. What I like to drink is $89 at Brisbane duty free and $69 on that site.

Awesome thanks for the link Tommy

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fejoa works ok in smoker too....

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

fejoa works ok in smoker too....

Fruit or wood?

Originally Posted by Beaker

Fruit or wood?

the wood....I found twig that had been snapped off by wind so broke it up and put in with trout fillets...yip pretty tasty. oak is primo too.

While we're on chilli's. Anyone recommend a decent sauce that will add a bit of kick to jerky?

I have tried all kinds and they have all been pretty lame on the finished product to be fair.

I don't want to be able to fart and jet my way across the duck pond, but would like a bit more kick.

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Originally Posted by R93

While we're on chilli's. Anyone recommend a decent sauce that will add a bit of kick to jerky?

I have tried all kinds and they have all been pretty lame on the finished product to be fair.

I don't want to be able to fart and jet my way across the duck pond, but would like a bit more kick.

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You were going to be a test subject this weekend for a new brew..... however, we can sort a tasting for a suggested bottle of sauce.

Originally Posted by Beaker

You were going to be a test subject this weekend for a new brew..... however, we can sort a tasting for a suggested bottle of sauce.

I am not sure if and where in the process of making the jerky that weakens the kick but I have had some sauce that has a bit of zing when you try it out of the bottle. But then it has no guts on the finished jerky.

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Originally Posted by R93

I am not sure if and where in the process of making the jerky that weakens the kick but I have had some sauce that has a bit of zing when you try it out of the bottle. But then it has no guts on the finished jerky.

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Try this stuff next week and feedback the results....