Both of them.
Not funny, aeropl.
All credit to ya for at least staying home to experiment, Muad’Dib, and not getting behind the wheel of a car, but please keep in mind some of the other risks. Go ahead and drink if you want, but know what you’re doing. Since you don’t like alcohol and aren’t used to it you need to go into it with a few precautions in mind.
Don’t want to preach, honestly, but you might take a look at this or related sites first. Take it slow, okay? Your wish for “sustainability” sounds like a swell idea. Don’t just slam anything down as fast as you can, chasing a buzz. If ya gotta do this, find something you can bear the taste of, then take it slow and easy. You’ll start feeling it, never fear. When/if you start feeling nauseated, stop with the booze immediately. Switch to straight water or mixer to rehydrate yourself, If you feel like barfing, barf. Barfing is your gross best friend. It’s your body ridding itself of toxins it can’t process fast enough. Do it while you’re together enough to handle it.
Sorry to come across like a real downer, but a close friend of mine died from passing out after binge drinking alone and choked to death on her own vomit. A senseless, preventable waste of a good life. Rest in peace, Sharon.
Getting buzzed can be fun. Getting hammered can be dangerous as hell.
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Well, I don’t like to drink, either, and two L.I. Iced Teas will mess me up (I admit it, I’m a lightweight). Nor do I like the taste of black licorice, but if you don’t mind it, Jaegermeister is the way to go. I once saw a guy get wasted right before my eyes on this stuff. He did three shots right in a row and went from completely sober to slurring drunk in about 15 minutes. He was not a little guy, either. And since he was in college at the time (I likes 'em a little young),I can only presume he knew how to drink.
Even if you can’t stand the taste, if you do shots, it’s not so bad. Just don’t mix your liquors. Pick one type and stay with it.
Up until last week, I had never intentionally consumed an alcoholic beverage. (And I’m a number of years past 21.) Once upon a time, it was for religious reasons, but in later years, it was simply because a) I also despise the taste of alcohol, and b) I get pretty punchdrunk at parties anyway, letting myself go, willifully disinhibiting, etc.
Don’t drink alone if it’s your first time getting yer buzz on, better to do it with people you trust to look out for you.
I decided to let my pals take me out for a drink and find me something with an aesthetic sufficiently appealing enough to offset my distaste for alcohol. I had a vodka tonic, rum & OJ, vodka lemon shot, and brandy. I happen to be a tallish guy who held his liquor well, on a relatively empty stomach, but that was paced over three hours, with water and soda sipped between drinks (and sometimes sipped between sips). I was definitely buzzed and dizzy, but otherwise pretty annoyingly self-aware and self-controlled as usual.
This weekend, I tried some Eastern European drinks as well as some wines. Except for wine, the rest was just ass. Wine, however, tended to have a different “alcoholy” taste that was infinitely more palatable. (This particular red wine was quite dry and bitter, however, but almost enjoyable.)
After wine, the spiced rum with plenty of OJ was tolerable. On the other hand, I also had vodka with TONS of fruit juice, and all that did for me was catapult me back to childhood traumas of having to swig Robutussin for a cough. Not a pleasantly Proustian moment, I tell you what.
IMPORTANT: In both evenings, although I mixed alcohol types (generally verboten), it was done under supervision of experienced drinkers and/or in moderate to small quantities (mixed drinks or shots, except the brandy), and followed by plenty of water drunk before I went to bed.
To the OP: Hahaha, kudos on the Penny Arcade reference in the title (unless that was purely coincidental).
I have a gallon of real live moonshine that will make you see Jesus in about 2 ounces.
I am in 100% agreement - forget my post. For you, THIS is a great idea. Seriously.
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Buy a fifth of 151 Bacardi and a liter of ginger ale.
Crap Peyote Coyote, ya beat me to it.
151 is the best, sheapest way to get fed up quickly. After the first shot your tongue and throat are numb so you don’t notice it at all.
If you want, you can fill a shot glass and light it on fire. It makes a cool blue flame. Just be sure to blow it out before slammin it or it could be a problem.
Be careful, to much could kill ya.
I’ll leave the warnings to others.
There really is only one correct answer to this question, and t-keela got it in one. You can got a fifth of Everclear for less than twenty bucks at your friendly neighborhood package store, and there’s enough in one bottle to get an amateur drinker toasted on 3 or 4 different occasions at least.
Do NOT, however, take shots of the stuff. That’s not what it’s for (bad Meatros!). Shots of everclear are ingredient #1 on the recipe for alcohol poisoning. The rule of thumb on Everclear is, if you can taste the alcohol, there’s too much. That’s a little conservative to my mind, but a good place to start. Just mix it with whatever you feel like drinking. Grape juice, 7-Up, Margarita mix, whatever blows your hair back.
It’s silly to mess around with picking a brand of vodka, getting a nice liqueur, getting more than one type of liquor, etc. Just a fifth of Everclear and a gallon jug of generic cranberry juice will accomplish your goals perfectly.
151 will do in a pinch, but has a much stronger taste, and if you’re inexperienced shots of that stuff are a terrible way to start. And since you explicitly said you don’t like the taste of alcohol, I’ve no idea why anybody’s recommending any traditional mixed drinks.
Four hundred ounces of malt liquor, at least. Get it at a little independently owned store near da’ hood, so your money will go farther. Pick some brand that sounds thuggish … Camo, Steel Reserve, or Black Fist.
Man, you guys are cruel. He has twenty dollars! Stop telling him to buy Maddog 20/20 and malt liquor.
As someone who didn’t start drinking all that long ago, I recommend vodka. Either mix it with cranberry juice or do shots. Drink lots and lots of water. Vodka is by far the kindest alcohol, hangover-wise, especially if you rehydrate while you drink. For $20, you can get a bottle of Absolut. If you’re going to do shots, put it in the freezer first. You may also want to consider one of the citrus-flavored vodkas.
Muad, from the looks of this thread I think you already know the answer to your question.
Please use caution.
You know, it’s not that hard to get drunk on $20, even using reasonable quality ingredients. $15 will buy 750 mL of decent to good grade of most any kind of liquor, and the extra $5 can buy mixer(s).
Now, how can you get hammered on ten dollars, with the least amount of “nasty” possible, is what I would like to know. The 99 bananas sounded promising.
My $10 suggestion: some very cheap vodka and 64 oz Tropicana (not from concentrate) OJ. Mix. Serve.
Wow, this thread was sort of tounge-in-cheek, but these have been some great responses. Now to start cperimentin.
BTW, is 190 proof everclear legal in California? I have seen Everclear only once, and it was 151 proof.
Wow! I thought I was the only one who doesn’t like the taste of alcohol! I’m not a freak!
Everclear? It’s not legal in Mass. but I can buy it at the Liquor Store on Hanscom Air force Base. The US Military isn’t subject to all local laws.
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A few years ago, in another life, I was shackin’ up with a girl down in Florida. We both called in sick to work one day, bought a case of beer and two pints of Everclear, and had an afternoon of complete debauchery. Fun/Shameful. Awful hangover.
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Everclear in any proof is illegal in California. The crack dealers do not like the competition…
You explained this quite well, thankyou White Lightning.
It’s probably obvious by my username what my alcohol preference is. Ice cold shots of gold Cuervo…a little lime/salt on the side, maybe.
You apparently have a little experience with hard liquor as well.
Everclear is not supposed to be apparent when drank…it is for spiking punch and the like. A pint mixed in with a large punch bowl will get everyone (normal folks) at the party who has two or three cups a bit inebriated. Six or eight cups will have most people loaded. It only takes two or three ounces at a time to put most people on their ass. If you try to drink it straight (and I have) You will probably regret it.
As far as being legal and where…I don’t have a clue? Here in Texas it is legal, how 'bout it W/L ? Is Everclear legal in California?
Okay, so I googled and apparently E/C is illegal in Ca.
preacherswife I missed your reply.
(sorry mods. I didn’t mean to promote anything illegal)
So, the next question is: What is legal, available, most potent and drinkable? Probably the highest proof vodka mixed to taste with something you like. Why Vodka? It has less aftertaste or bite than most other alcohols.
TIP: Keep the vodka in your freezer and mix it only with a cold beverage. Its just works better this way, trust me. It will have a smoother taste and a better kick. Ice is your choice…I usually mix drinks in a pitcher or a large jar etc. (no ice) Then put them back in the frig. or freezer…I keep mugs cold in the freezer as well…then as refills are needed, pour a drink into a cold mug, rinse out the old one and put it back.