"Orgasm: You consider yourself too classy to order a Blow Job, but not classy enough to order a Sex on the Beach."
My favorite section is the "wino wisdom".
Rum & Coke. Usually Bacardi, but sometimes Captain Morgan. If I'm lucky and want to experiment, a local brand. Also I'm kind of a big fan of Ron Flor De Cana, but for some reason you can't find it very often outside of Central American backwaters.
Let the psychoanalysis begin.
My favourite drink says I'm a lush.
- derumi (del-me)
"Bobby Fischer? Man, that guy is crazy!" - Mike Tyson
I like gin martinis with actual vermouth content. 3:1 or 2:1. None of that fake martini crap made with vodka, or making excuses about why one needs to be drinking gin straight from a tiny glass rather than just guzzling it from the bottle if you want to drink straight gin.
I like amaretto drinks, especially Godfathers (+scotch), Godmothers (+vodka), and sours.
I like getting drunk for less than $20, so being able to hold $150 worth of scotch without getting drunk isn't what I consider an accomplishment, it's just a waste of money. Unless that was $150 worth of scotch in just one glass.
I like keeping my sinuses friendly, so I mostly no longer drink in the evening. I use a motorcycle as one of my primary forms of transportation, so I mostly no longer drink during the day. I find that cutting down on drinking minimizes the weird, unbelievable tales that my friends keep telling about me.
- derumi (del-me)
"Bobby Fischer? Man, that guy is crazy!" - Mike Tyson
As always...mid-shelf scotch. I used to like rum, gin or vodka mixed with tonic, but something has happened over the years. When I drink scotch, along with enjoying the flavor, I also get a nice mellow buzz...very relaxing. However, lately when I drink rum/vodka/gin (again, all mid to middle upper shelf), I don't get the same kind of feeling...mostly it just makes me tired. Is it possible to get different reactions from alcohol...I mean, it's all booze, right?
It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine
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CW Says Yes
Mon Sep 08, 2008 at 06:20:48 PM EST
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Oh yes, I've heard about the different emotional buzzes from hard liquor even before I was drinking it on any regular basis. Tequila makes you crazy, everclear (and presumably moonshine) makes you angry, rum makes you happy, and scotch, as Raymond Chandler was always happy to report, makes you "floaty" and happy. Bourbon is mellow, hence the whole "sipping whiskey" thing while gin makes you talkative. Never heard much about port or Kahlua, or a lot of the liqueurs-- not enough bang for the buck for a lot of drinkers I ever met.
Those days are over, but I agree with the singularity of the scotch buzz.
Ex ignorantia ad sapientiam; e luce ad tenebras
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Whiskey a la mood
Mon Sep 08, 2008 at 06:30:11 PM EST
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Ray Smuckles would agree.
It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine
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Re: CW Says Yes
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I don't know that tequila has ever made me crazy but I definitely know of people for whom that's true. I would say bourbon generally makes me happy but I always thought the talkative nature of gin had more to do with the context I typically drink it in. I could be wrong, though, so I'll have to pay attention and give scotch more of a try for sake of science.
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