tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145200404704322540.post875214159000894072..comments2023-10-11T06:50:10.494-04:00Comments on The Glass-Bottom Blog: Truffles and ambergrisZedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10623092831367861959noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145200404704322540.post-81464812143289071472011-06-08T09:23:04.528-04:002011-06-08T09:23:04.528-04:00Wow, the audio pronunciation on Merriam Webster ha...Wow, the audio pronunciation on Merriam Webster has it as amber-griss. Ew! I'm sticking to the Frenchy way.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270808520581466353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145200404704322540.post-15510398052758593892011-06-08T01:01:45.019-04:002011-06-08T01:01:45.019-04:00OED says they otter. Generally I think people over...OED says they otter. Generally I think people overestimate the antiquity of silences in French. Lovely word verif, thanks.Zedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10623092831367861959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145200404704322540.post-15739604263227560122011-06-07T19:51:54.201-04:002011-06-07T19:51:54.201-04:00Do people usually pronounce the S? I pronounce the...Do people usually pronounce the S? I pronounce the second syllable like the French for gray - gree<br /><br />Word verif is griespolElisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270808520581466353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145200404704322540.post-4810279071178545392011-06-07T17:08:05.995-04:002011-06-07T17:08:05.995-04:00Hm, maybe glucose-and-hop-infused vodka is the way...Hm, maybe glucose-and-hop-infused vodka is the way to go... I am sure you're right re gin. As for "ambergrease" (the spelling I assume?), it is a rare-ish variant nowadays -- in the Japan Times, most probably a mistake -- but the fake etym. was also a 17th cent. eggcorn of sorts, the OED has an example of "grease of amber" (?!) as well as an enigmatic quotation from 1614: "Is not Ambergreese coastly?"Zedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10623092831367861959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145200404704322540.post-62173092710516433722011-06-07T16:49:26.398-04:002011-06-07T16:49:26.398-04:00"Ambergrease"??
The bitterness of hops ..."Ambergrease"??<br /><br />The bitterness of hops is tolerable in beer because of the other sugars present. It's a balance thang.<br /><br />Gin, I'm pretty sure, is basically just infused vodka. They're both grain liquors but gin has flavors added.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270808520581466353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145200404704322540.post-49467943132652619052011-06-07T10:42:17.246-04:002011-06-07T10:42:17.246-04:00Well your intuitions are probably sound. Our calcu...Well your intuitions are probably sound. Our calculus was simply that anything "herbal" would probably infuse well, but it swiftly became clear that hops don't work like that. It was the only infusion I've ever tried...Zedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10623092831367861959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5145200404704322540.post-74793947492888469142011-06-07T10:30:06.101-04:002011-06-07T10:30:06.101-04:00In my experience the quality of the vodka has very...In my experience the quality of the vodka has very little at all to do with the result of any infusion. Perhaps post-brewing hops would be better? Seems like a difficult flavor to use on its own.zbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795831846754083167noreply@blogger.com