Most people don’t take that girl very seriously (she is at every drunken college party).
In the interest of fighting ignorance and not just calling shit whatever the hell you feel like:
Bourbon, Tennesee Whiskey and Scotch are all subsets of “whiskey”, each associated with the techniques of the region where they were originally distilled (Bourbon County, KY; Tennessee and Scottland). Bourbon is made out of mostly (51%) corn while Tennesee Whiskey is mostly grain and malt.
For that matter, champagne is, by definition, sparkling wine that comes from the Champagne region of France. Wines are typically named after grapes (pinot noir, merlot, etc) or regions (Burgundy, Champagne, etc).
I just don’t get why someone would continue to drink something that they loathe the taste of, when (a) there are so many drinks that pretty much just tase like fruity sugar (see the frou frou drinks being mocked upthread) and (b) there are other drugs that, while not legal, are very easy to obtain, would give a similar effect, and, in the case of something like pot, would be better on your system.
I’m enough of a whiskey connoisseur that I know that, region-specific naming in general just annoys me enough that I fight it when possible by ignoring it even in cases where there ARE some differences.
Funny thing about Nyquil, considering my posts in this thread. I love the taste of the cherry flavor. The extra heat from the alcohol is most welcome, and does more for me when I feel sick than any of the actual medicinal effects.
This thread’s actually got me thinking. I’ve tried beer and vodka, neither of which I’ve found very fun so far. But I think I might buy up some wine, rum, and bourbon and have an experimental Christmas and New Year’s weekends. Four days off both weeks, so that’s plenty of time to “man up” before work.
The only drinks that don’t taste really unpleasantly of alcohol to me are things like mudslides. I can’t imagine ever trying to drink more than one (or maybe more like half a one) mudslide.
I suppose the unmanliness of the umbrella turns some people off in the first case (tastes like crap, but its a MAN DRINK) and the illegal nature turns some people off in the second.
(Me, I’m female, so I can drink as many fruity rum drinks as I want without being mocked, I’ll just get fat.)
But yeah, around here we drink bourbon…good bourbon (and from Kentucky)…and then add coke. The look of horror on friend’s faces is rather funny. But even good bourbon straight is a taste neither of us have really acquired, and bad bourbon makes bad bourbon cokes.
Haven’t you heard there are two or three “wars” out there ?
I for one, definitely do NOT want to a legal/social victim of one them.
Why buy cheap rock gut vodka legally when you can socialize with criminals, pay premium prices, and end up on your local newpapers criminal stories of the day write up with a permanent criminal record ? :rolleyes:
Not necessarily true. It has to be 51% of one grain, but that can be corn, rye, wheat, or barley. For practical purposes, all Tennessee Whiskey’s are mostly corn. The only real distinction between the two is the Lincoln County Process of charcoal filtering before aging. However, I don’t think that charcoal filtering is expressly forbidden with regards to bourbon (it’s not mentioned by the BATF regulations) and there is some evidence that forms of it were used in Kentucky before Tennessee. This, combined with the fact that Jack Daniels was classified as a bourbon up until 1941, lead many to believe that Jack and others are a subset of bourbon, kind of like how all squares are rectangles but not all rectangles are squares.
It’s an interesting story. I’d be interested in seeing if the push for recognition was anything other than a marketing ploy. But, in the end, the two are considered different spirits because the government says so.
(And before anyone asks, I’m the occassional drinker, but I’ve found that booze tends to make me sleepy if I drink too much. So I’m not a fun drunk, if I can’t stay awake. Dammit)
My god man, have you no shame? You are dead to me now.
If you’re up to try just a couple more beers, I have some suggestions:
–Leinenkugel’s **Apple Spice **or Berry Weiss: It’s probably past the season for the latter, but in-season for the former. These were beers I used to introduce beer to people who “don’t like it.” Pretty sweet.
–Abita’s Turbodog: My absolute favorite beer. Dark without being harsh, very smooth, chocolate/caramel/coffee/toasted.
Wine: I tend not to have “go-to” wines as much as I’ll ask someone (at a wine store, usually, not like some chain grocery store cashier) “I’m having X with dinner, what would you recommend?” There’s a Whole Foods by my friend’s house that has a giant display with various wines constantly rotating in and out, each displaying its price, a rating, and a review. We look for something that sounds interesting and pick it up. Usually comes out quite nicely. When you start drinking wine, you’ll probably want to start with whites, and probably sweet whites versus dry. Maybe a **Riesling **(a German white wine). For the love of god, don’t get anything in a jug with a handle (or in a box–there are good boxed wines, but until you want to spend the time figuring out which they are, stay awaaaaay).
Please come back after you haven’t learned everything you know about pot from Training Day.
They’re both abominable. I have to be up coughing for a while before I’ll even force either down, and I have to literally hold my nose to do it.
Well, you’re not cruising the ghetto looking for a narrow alley stacked with recently-shot bodies in order to hand your entire wallet over to some guy still wearing a prison uniform while he holds a gun to your head, which seems to be your impression.
I just can’t believe that anyone who likes the effects of alcohol that much couldn’t find *one drink *they find at least *slightly *palatable, or would move on to another intoxicant.
Not to say that smoking pot is bound to get you arrested and/or in a fistfight with Denzel Washington, but even driving home with a baggie in your glovebox has an inherent risk to it that driving home with a 12-pack does not.
Its ILLEGAL. You know what happens quite easily when you do illegal drug shit ?You can loose a good job or never get one in the future. Not all good jobs are that way, but plenty are. I’ve known enough weed smokers in my day. And a good fraction of em always seems to know at least one guy you’d rather not have know your name or where you live. The guy selling me beer down at W-mart seems pretty safe by comparision. And he isnt in the business of trying to get me to try other more addictive, illegal, and more dangerous shit. Those pushy assed weed tokers/independent businessmen
Which reminds me of the other assinine part of your post. You werent just pushing weed, you were pushing other drugs. Yeah, I really wanna try some chemicals cooked up by some chemist in the hood. I am sure their quality control is the schnizl fazizzle.
If you wanna argue that well manufactured and legally distributed drugs/weed might be better for society than legal booze, have at it. I might even agree with it.
But the "why drink booze when you can tap in the criminal distribution network and the self taught chemists in the hood ? " suggestion is quite the laugh IMO.
And besides, Halmark doesnt make a “I was gonna buy you nice christmas present this year but I spent all my scratch on legal fees this year” card…yet.
