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Tokyodreamer
SFN Regular
USA
1447 Posts |
 Posted - 06/08/2001 : 08:12:58 [Permalink]
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My dad has a martini once a day in the evenings. I've never tried them, but I'm not too fond of gin. My brother, on the other hand, was guilty of the ol' "drink dad's liquor, and refill the bottle with water back to the right level" trick. I'm sure you all know the outcome.
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Tokyodreamer
SFN Regular
USA
1447 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2001 : 08:15:34 [Permalink]
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Guiness, Jaegermeister and coke !!! Saints preserve me, I've fallen in with barbarians!
Can I get a list of spirits that qualify as non-barbarian, please? Like I said, I'm looking for a more 'sophisticated' drink to order out when I'm feeling all James Bondy and stuff. 
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Trish
SFN Addict
USA
2102 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2001 : 10:46:52 [Permalink]
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Ok Tokyodreamer, you can never go wrong with port or brandy. Stick to the straight drinks and avoid the mixed. Except with BBQ, gotta have the beer.
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sega
Skeptic Friend
USA
73 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2001 : 17:47:19 [Permalink]
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Beer is the true beverage of choice for civilized persons. It predates most everything except wine, and is the choice of danish royalty for drowning ones self in.
I am not referring to anything that comes in a can or 40 Oz bottle. Pilsners made anywhere but the Czech republic are not fit for consumption. Pasteurization is also a no no. Obviously the true connoiseur has a tap system at home, and only drinks from bottled beer when necessary.
No liquor except scotch is fit for consumption without a mixer or Chaser. And that is my 2 cents.
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rubysue
Skeptic Friend
USA
199 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2001 : 18:32:43 [Permalink]
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Jeez, this is probably going to make me sound like a sot, but I enjoy all of the following in "moderation" (more or less moderation, depending on the day of the week):
- Vintage varietal wines (red and white, from America/France/Italy/Australia)
- The occasional Guinness or other fine microbrew beverage, preferably porter or stout, but will tolerate an amber or wheat
- Single Malt Scotches (Scottish or Irish), particularly from Islay.
- Drambuie (the nectar of the gods - I know that I've "crossed the line" when I start ordering the Drambuies. Humphrey Bogart's favorite drink, by the way).
- Vodka martinis (sorry slater, gin doesn't do it for me); a particular favorite is done with Stoly oranj and has a mandarin orange in the bottom of the very chilled glass
- Margaritas, with a fine Patron or Sauza Hornitos, salt and on the rocks. However, I patronize a restaurant that makes absolutely killer Margaritas with standard fare Jose Cuervo.
I have also been known not to turn down box wine, lite beer and Zima, so my taste buds are apparently quite dead.
My liver deserted me about 10 years ago, so don't worry about it..
 
rubysue
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
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Slater
SFN Regular
USA
1668 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2001 : 18:34:10 [Permalink]
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Beer?
I never touch the stuff myself. It is made with water, very bad stuff, promotes rust you know.
Nor do I frequent drinking establishments where my feet stick to the floor or they play country western "music".
Scotch whisky is fine if you cannot get real (read Irish) whiskey. There is more of a difference than just the letter e.
The Irish is (by law) distilled to such purity that you will never get a hangover from the drink. Hangovers being caused by sediment.
The most popular in the US is Jameson. But after attending several actual "whiskey tastings" in Dublin I would have to say that the absolute best has the rather racist name of PADDY.
You should drink it neat. Prehaps with a glass of water on the side, in case of some class of aquatic emergency.
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rubysue
Skeptic Friend
USA
199 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2001 : 19:10:35 [Permalink]
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Oops, I forgot the demon rum and the bubbly. Love those Cuba Libras on hot summer days (and Pina Coladas - need that Vitamin C and fiber). I also could sip champagne (or even sparking wine) with just about anything....
Alcohol - it's not just for breakfast anymore...
rubysue
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
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Trish
SFN Addict
USA
2102 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2001 : 19:14:08 [Permalink]
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Nor do I frequent drinking establishments where my feet stick to the floor or they play country western "music".
Hey, that describes about 2/3s of the places where I live. Besides being some of the best steak houses out there.
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Snake
SFN Addict
USA
2511 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2001 : 02:03:36 [Permalink]
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Speak to me not of vodka
Now don't get me wrong, I think all drugs should be legal. And my father owned a bar.
But I can't understand why people drink or use drugs. It seems like such an idiotic thing to do. Not to be in control of ones senses and emotions. Not to feel all the joys and pleasures of what is going on around and within, how sad.
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Lisa
SFN Regular
USA
1223 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2001 : 02:37:44 [Permalink]
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Speak to me not of vodka
Now don't get me wrong, I think all drugs should be legal. And my father owned a bar.
But I can't understand why people drink or use drugs. It seems like such an idiotic thing to do. Not to be in control of ones senses and emotions. Not to feel all the joys and pleasures of what is going on around and within, how sad.
I was laying on a white sand beach in the Maldives, with a cold Pina Colada in one hand and a hot sexy husband in the other. That's why. (I think at least, the ladies on this board will see where I'm coming from)
Lisa
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Slater
SFN Regular
USA
1668 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2001 : 11:04:54 [Permalink]
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Not to feel all the joys and pleasures of what is going on around and within, how sad.
Ah Snake, old boy, when you're right, you're right. It is sad. Sad and lonely and more than a little pathetic. Sigh.
Sniff
But say, I know just the thing to dispel this morbid depression over our personal failings. A nice cocktail!!!!
Since it's summer how about a large "boat drink." Sure they are gay as a three dollar bill ("Not that there's anything wrong with that"-- George Castanza) but who cares.
You've probably had Mai Tais while on vacation but have you ever had a REAL Mai Tai? (I've just noticed that although I habitually write the word god with a lower case "g" I always capitalize the names of drinks. Hmmm?)
Well it just so happens that I have the original 1947 Trader Vic recipe right here.
1 1/2 ounces of fresh (and that's very important, squeeze it on the spot) lime juice
1/2 ounce Curacao
1/4 ounce orgeat (a fancy way of saying "almond") syrup
1/4 ounce rock candy syrup
1 ounce aged dark Jamaican rum
1 ounce light Martinique rum
Serve in a double old-fashioned glass filled with crushed ice and spent lime shell.
Garnish with mint sprig.
You serve them in old-fashion glasses because the two rums don't mix and you get a beautiful layered drink that is yellow on top and brown on the bottom.
When I serve them I like to substitute a slice of fresh lime for the spent shell. And I garnish with a stake of fresh pineapple that has a paper umbrella stuck in it instead of using mint. Also I serve them in glasses that are formed to resemble South Seas Pagan Gods. These Gods inspire a belief system. Beliefs like-- I believe I'll have another and I believe these drinks are not having any effect on me at all. But I advise my fellow Skeptics to remain that way. I once had a guest at one of my cocktail parties, where I served these, make it all the way from my apartment in Manhattan to the Hamptons before she realized that she wasn't wearing her shoes. I had to Fed Ex them to her.
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It was a woman that drove me to drink!
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@tomic
Administrator
USA
4607 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2001 : 11:16:21 [Permalink]
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You really do need to squeeze lime on the spot, because I have looked high and low but have never been able to find a place that sells real fresh lime juice. Oh sure, these juice bars you see all over sell juices from fruits and vegetables that you never even knew existed, but lime juice seems to be beyond their abilities.
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sega
Skeptic Friend
USA
73 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2001 : 15:02:05 [Permalink]
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Slater, QEER as a three dollar bill, not gay as a 3$ bill.
BTW I'll give the recipie a sot, I mean shot.
Anyone ever tried Shrub? (not the POTUS)
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Slater
SFN Regular
USA
1668 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2001 : 16:38:37 [Permalink]
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Slater, QEER as a three dollar bill, not gay as a 3$ bill.
I know, but like Martinis I prefer my humor dry.
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BTW I'll give the recipie a sot, I mean shot.
Anyone ever tried Shrub?
I've never even heard of it (unless this is a gag about George W's kids drinking problems)
please elaborate.
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Snake
SFN Addict
USA
2511 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2001 : 16:45:49 [Permalink]
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Not to feel all the joys and pleasures of what is going on around and within, how sad.
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Ah Snake, old boy, when you're right, you're right. It is sad. Sad and lonely and more than a little pathetic. Sigh.
Sniff
But say, I know just the thing to dispel this morbid depression over our personal failings. A nice cocktail!!!!
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have you ever had a REAL Mai Tai?
I live with a real Thai, and he's good enough, heh he. No liquor needed.
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It was a woman that drove me to drink!
And I never wrote to thank her.
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