I mentioned a desert island in yesterday’s post on the Ginger Grant, and it appears I’m not the only one who had deserted tropical beaches on my brain. Rick at Kaiser Penguin posed a very interesting question: which ten bottles would you choose to be marooned with?
This is a very similar iteration of the long-distance driving game we music nerds like to play, so I’ve decided to fold them into one post—my “when I hit the Lotto and move to a small uncharted island” must-have lists. Well, if I won the Lotto and chartered a very small plane to get me to said island and FedEx wouldn’t ship all my assorted crap. You get the idea.
Desert Island Liquors
- Tanqueray No. 10 gin
- Rittenhouse Bonded rye
- St. George Absinthe Verte
- Corralejo Reposado tequila
- Aberlour a’bunadh scotch
- Cruzan white rum
- Lemon Hart demerara
- Carpano Antica sweet vermouth
- Vya dry vermouth
- Veuve Clicquot champagne
Desert Island Albums
- Neko Case – Furnace Room Lullaby
- Ted Leo & the Pharmacists – Shake the Sheets
- Whiskeytown – Strangers Almanac
- Sugar – Copper Blue
- Nick Lowe – Jesus of Cool
- John Prine – John Prine
- The Promise Ring – Nothing Feels Good
- The Smiths – The Queen is Dead
- Iron & Wine – The Creek Drank the Cradle
- Old 97′s – Too Far to Care
Of course, I say all this assuming that I will be able to have or produce all the bitters and assorted homemade liqueurs and syrups I want on said island. And both lists will probably be entirely different tomorrow in my head, but I promise not to sneak in and change them.
