Favorite backcountry beverage

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Found it! A place in town stocks the Lemon Hart Demerara 151, $33/750ml. I'll have to go down there and pick up a bottle.

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On a whim I stopped in at our local liquor store. It's tiny but I've been impressed in the past by its selection of spirits. Not only did they have it on the shelf but it was cheaper, at $29 it was less expensive than Bacardi. I took some with me on a two night trip this past weekend. It was so much better than any 151 I've had before. I actually like the taste. It's got a molasses-like sweetness to it, a little buttery. It tastes like rum instead of rocket fuel. I really like it.
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Water

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I am not carrying a stove for July-August trips, so SteriPen treated water is what I drink. Booze and altitude never worked out well for me. I give myself migraines if I get too dehydrated. I don't like adding flavored power to my water bottle because it leaves an aftertaste in the bottle when you are drinking straight water later. I am glad that the mountain water tastes good straight up
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1-1/4 oz of 151 and crystal light at the end of a long day
Sure takes the edge off.
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Mountain Margarita, i.e. tequila & lime juice
Second choice: Maker's Mark, neat
Also Mini Moos (real 1/2 & 1/2) for coffee
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dbourke wrote:Mountain Margarita, i.e. tequila & lime juice
A close cousin to the "Gatorita":

- Cheap tequila that comes in a large plastic container
- gatorade powder
- coarse salt
- fresh spring corn snow (avoid the yellow or the watermelon variety)
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longri wrote:Found it! A place in town stocks the Lemon Hart Demerara 151, $33/750ml.
The Lemonhart 151 has disappeared for some reason I'm a little too lazy to investigate. For a number of ultralight trips in the last couple years I've suffered with Bacardi 151 which is really caustic. I think I may have slightly damaged my esophagus on one trip.

Fortunately there is a replacement that I recently came across. It's Hamilton 151 demerara. It has a similar character and is almost too sweet to believe that it's really 75% ethanol. I think it's not quite as good as the Lemonhart but I don't have a bottle to do a side by side comparison so I could be wrong. In any case, I can sip this stuff straight and it tastes good, unlike Bacardi which is a nasty, caustic, rocket fuel medicine.

Hamilton 151 Demerara Rum (Guyana) -- $33/750ml
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Grape Snow Cone. Scrape surface off snow bank, fill cup with snow. Sprinkle grape flavored CoolAid (with sugar) over top. Stir with spoon; eat with spoon.
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My daughter appears to prefer cherry or strawberry. (Haypress Meadows, July 10, 2011)
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This year, it's been Tennessee Honey, Neat.
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