Alcohol Discussion!

[ShamelessMcBundy]

Since the picture thread got a little side tracked with all the different references to alcohol, namely, martinis i thought i would post a new thread about booze. So this is to discuss what you like, don't like, what you'd like to try, blah, blah, blah, etc.

As for me, i love martinis. Gin with olives. Also, i enjoy scotch.

What about you?

[Mr. B]

I'm not much of a beer drinker but I'm developing a taste for stuff like Chimay, Pacifico and others. I'm more of a cocktail person. I really like Disaronno amaretto, screwdrivers, rum punch...

I don't really care for wine outside of white zinfandel which tastes like soda pop. I have developed a tolerance for it though so I don't mind drinking it socially.

[Tim]

Extremely dirty vodka martinis, Gs&Ts, and margaritas are my most-consumed drinks. However, I'm mainly a beer person, preferring the darkest, maltiest, smokiest stouts out there.

[Canadave]

I'm mostly a beer and wine drinker. Developing into a bit of a snob on both fronts, I must admit... heh.

Never cared much for martinis, cocktails, liqueurs, etc. though. They've just never really appealed to me.

[Admiral Jarok]

I prefer dark beers like Guinness. For liquor there is nothing finer than a glass of whiskey. Bourbon is the best, but I like a good Canadian whiskey as well. Mixed or clean, it doesn't matter too much.

[trekkiedane]

ShamelessMcBundy wrote:

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Since the picture thread got a little side tracked with all the different references to alcohol, namely, martinis i thought i would post a new thread about booze.

What a brilliant idea!

As for me, i love martinis. Gin with olives. Also, i enjoy scotch.

What about you?

What a brilliant idea!


(Shaken!)

[Timby]

Clausthaler Golden Amber. All the great taste of a German dark beer, but no alcohol.

[RoJoHen]

I downloaded an awesome drink recipe app for my iPod Touch, and it had an intriguing Guinness recipe involving cream and cinnamon.

[DarkHelmet]

Timby wrote:

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Clausthaler Golden Amber. All the great taste of a German dark beer, but no alcohol.

Is your abstinence from alcoholic drinks a temporary thing (say, for health or weight loss) or more permanent?

[Mallory]

The only way I'd drink gin is if it was the only alcohol available and I had to perform an emergency appendectomy on myself. It's the only spirit that I simply detest.

[ElimParra]

I'm a beer drinker, but I'll also drink wine, scotch and rum.

[TrekkieMonster]

ShamelessMcBundy wrote:

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Since the picture thread got a little side tracked with all the different references to alcohol, namely, martinis i thought i would post a new thread about booze. So this is to discuss what you like, don't like, what you'd like to try, blah, blah, blah, etc.

As for me, i love martinis. Gin with olives. Also, i enjoy scotch.

What about you?

A man after my own heart.

Scotch, single malt, preferable highland, neat.

I'm a huge martini fan (and by martini, I mean gin or vodka with a touch of vermouth -- none of these fru fru flavored drinks in a triangular glass) with an olive, twist or onion. [James Bond]shaken, not stirred.[/James Bond]

Unfortunately, though I like gin martinis, I've learned over the years that they decidedly do not like me. So, I've had to switch to vodka. Which are almost as good, as long as the vodka is good; plus there's the benefit of no hangover.

I'm also a big fan of wine and good beer. Oh, and a nice, smooth, sipping tequila. Some rums, and boubon's nice for a Manhattan, and I was recently introduced to "real" absinthe, with the whole ritual of the water decanter, slotted spoons, sugar, flame ....

Do I have a problem, you think?

[Timby]

DarkHelmet wrote:

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Is your abstinence from alcoholic drinks a temporary thing (say, for health or weight loss) or more permanent?

Let's just say that rehab isn't the way Dr. Drew's TV show would have audiences believe.

[RoJoHen]

Timby wrote:

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Permanent, for health. (Among other reasons, that is.)

No wonder you yell at me so much.

[Tim]

TrekkieMonster wrote:

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...and I was recently introduced to "real" absinthe, with the whole ritual of the water decanter, slotted spoons, sugar, flame ....

Actually, the classic way is without flame. Cold water over a sugar cube placed on the spoon, with the dissolving sugar allowed to create a translucent louche in the liquor.