# \#liquor-alcohol **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/liquor-alcohol/60.md [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) --- ## [Whiskey aged at sea on ships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whiskey-aged-at-sea-on-ships/1031879)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whiskey-aged-at-sea-on-ships/1031879 "2026-08-25T23:36:17Z")
This is an interesting concept. The whiskey barrels are actually stored on the open decks of cruise ships for six months. --- ## [Recipe: Bullitt’s and Bea’s Jello Shots (Jell-O Shots)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-bullitt-s-and-bea-s-jello-shots-jell-o-shots/1031437)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-bullitt-s-and-bea-s-jello-shots-jell-o-shots/1031437 "2026-07-05T19:51:14Z")
Thought I’d share this. Jello is fun food, and Jello Shots can be more fun. Recipe: Bullitt’s and Bea’s Jello Shots (Jell-O Shots) 4 Notes This recipe is in honor of my mother-in-law, Bea. The first Jello Shots I ev… --- ## [What’s For Drinks Tonight: Episode 2025 - The Empire Strikes Back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-for-drinks-tonight-episode-2025-the-empire-strikes-back/1015630)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-for-drinks-tonight-episode-2025-the-empire-strikes-back/1015630 "2026-06-24T21:38:55Z")
Continuing the discussion from What's For Dinner Tonight: Episode 2021 – A New Hope: Per the lolz of @needscoffee (the founder of the parent thread) and the request of @BippityBoppityBoo, here’s the What’s for Dinner To… --- ## [Who Framed Roger Rabbit on Primetime Network TC May 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-framed-roger-rabbit-on-primetime-network-tc-may-2026/1030528)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-framed-roger-rabbit-on-primetime-network-tc-may-2026/1030528 "2026-06-02T00:59:24Z")
I was surprised to see ABC running Who Framed Roger Rabbit on primetime last night, and said so to my wife, Pepper Mill. “It’s summer and Sunday night. Nobody’s watching,” she replied. Well, maybe, but that network pri… --- ## [Well stocked home bar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144 "2026-05-24T18:35:19Z")
There was a previous version of this back in 2016, and a lot of the content will be the same but I figured I’d start a new thread for this decade. I’ve gotten into making cocktails for my wife and I after work, and want… --- ## [Liquor store boxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liquor-store-boxes/1030121)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liquor-store-boxes/1030121 "2026-05-22T14:59:02Z")
I’m clearing stuff out of my basement and back room and putting things into storage. As part of this project, I’m using a lot of boxes. My usual practice in the past when I needed boxes was to visit local liquor stores … --- ## [Could home (whiskey) distilling cause low blood pressure and a heart attack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-home-whiskey-distilling-cause-low-blood-pressure-and-a-heart-attack/1029209)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-home-whiskey-distilling-cause-low-blood-pressure-and-a-heart-attack/1029209 "2026-04-23T10:36:30Z")
A late, former coworker died a couple of years ago. I think he was 62 or 63. He was taken to the ER and was found to have low blood pressure. He was admitted, and died of a heart attack a couple/few days later. He ha… --- ## [Home-distilling ban ruled unconstitutional](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-distilling-ban-ruled-unconstitutional/1004249)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-distilling-ban-ruled-unconstitutional/1004249 "2026-04-20T00:43:55Z")
I think this is the correct forum for this. If not, mods, please relocate as the spirit moves you. A federal judge in Texas ruled Congress was too big for its britches when it banned home-distilling. (The link goes to Y… --- ## [Home distilling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-distilling/1029202)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-distilling/1029202 "2026-04-12T17:31:07Z")
The 5th Circuit just ruled that the 1868 federal law banning home distillation of alcohol is unconstitutional. https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-appeals-court-declares-158-year-old-home-distilling-ban-unconst… --- ## [Not Bourbon, Not Scotch, but Irish Whiskey: Happy St Paddy's Best?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-bourbon-not-scotch-but-irish-whiskey-happy-st-paddys-best/1028526)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-bourbon-not-scotch-but-irish-whiskey-happy-st-paddys-best/1028526 "2026-03-20T17:33:48Z")
Imagine that it is St Patrick’s Day… and that you would like to have a taste of Irish Whiskey. Which one would you choose? Which one tastes best to you ( now ) ? Back in the day, I liked Connemara, but it doesn’t tast… --- ## [Earliest example of a song that subverts the expectation of a bawdy rhyme (better explained in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-example-of-a-song-that-subverts-the-expectation-of-a-bawdy-rhyme-better-explained-in-op/1027985)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-example-of-a-song-that-subverts-the-expectation-of-a-bawdy-rhyme-better-explained-in-op/1027985 "2026-02-28T12:02:00Z")
I watched a tv show recently where a character sang a bawdy song. The joke was, each stanza set you up for a ribald rhyme, but doesn’t deliver. Kind of like this (making it up in my head) : My daughter has a suitor A s… --- ## [Which Macallan (whisky) should I bring to my old best friend's house in the USA from the UK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-macallan-whisky-should-i-bring-to-my-old-best-friends-house-in-the-usa-from-the-uk/1026527)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-macallan-whisky-should-i-bring-to-my-old-best-friends-house-in-the-usa-from-the-uk/1026527 "2026-02-28T04:58:46Z")
Which Macallan (whisky) should I bring to my old best friend’s house during my tour of ALL THREE Massapequas on Long Island, New York, next week? I’ll be visiting mainly to sign closing documents for my Mother’s house. … --- ## [Favorite Rum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-rum/1027069)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-rum/1027069 "2026-01-29T03:29:22Z")
Years ago, in the days of the past, one could go into a bar and order a Rum & Coke. For me, if that was my thing, it would be (white) Bacardi and Coke. There was amber Bacardi, and I believe the exact equivalents in Morg… --- ## [Doc wants me on N/A beer and spirits (any recommendations?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doc-wants-me-on-n-a-beer-and-spirits-any-recommendations/1022691)
**Author:** [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doc-wants-me-on-n-a-beer-and-spirits-any-recommendations/1022691 "2026-01-24T18:52:07Z")
So I went to a gerontologist for the first time, had many body parts scanned, and among his orders was a “Hey, Stay Away From These If You Don’t Want To Get Any Worse” Diet. #1: Alcohol … Cue sad trombone. Now, the s… --- ## [Best home made drink recipe EVAH!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-home-made-drink-recipe-evah/1021889)
**Author:** [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-home-made-drink-recipe-evah/1021889 "2026-01-21T19:31:38Z")
inspired by this topic, what drink or cocktail have you invented? For example… I had Blue Moon beer in the fridge, and I was in the mood for a Boilermaker. The only whiskey I had was Fireball. What the heck, let’s tr… --- ## [If 2025 was a drink, it would be...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-2025-was-a-drink-it-would-be/1025959)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2025, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-2025-was-a-drink-it-would-be/1025959 "2025-12-26T17:40:16Z")
Just like the title says, just fill in the blank. :grin: --- ## [Raccoon breaks into liquor store and samples the wares](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-breaks-into-liquor-store-and-samples-the-wares/1025381)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-breaks-into-liquor-store-and-samples-the-wares/1025381 "2025-12-08T16:51:31Z")
I thought about posting this in Cafe Society, but decided it fit better here. And it passed out right next to the toilet! They are smart creatures, after all. --- ## [Looking for Rumpole quote about not wanting to be a judge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-rumpole-quote-about-not-wanting-to-be-a-judge/1024147)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-rumpole-quote-about-not-wanting-to-be-a-judge/1024147 "2025-10-26T14:34:41Z")
I can’t remember which of the Rumpole stories it’s in. He’d explains why he doesn’t want to be a judge. Wormwood Scrubs is mentioned, I think. --- ## [Stupid human liquor tricks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-human-liquor-tricks/1023869)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-human-liquor-tricks/1023869 "2025-10-11T21:49:18Z")
Take a Mason jar half full of “Herman The German Sour Apple Balls” candy. Fill it to the brim with Laird’s Applejack. Let it sit at room temperature for a week. Pour concoction over a couple of ice cubes in a rocks glass… --- ## [Men who drink scotch, men who drink bourbon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-drink-scotch-men-who-drink-bourbon/1021922)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2025, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-drink-scotch-men-who-drink-bourbon/1021922 "2025-10-05T12:36:58Z")
Yes, I know women drink these too. But I was watching a Clark Gable movie earlier, and I am also a man, so please forgive the gender-specific title. When I started drinking spirits, I drank scotch. Someone shared a dr… --- ## [Is old bottled whisky still good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-old-bottled-whisky-still-good/1011900)
**Author:** [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-old-bottled-whisky-still-good/1011900 "2025-10-04T22:29:03Z")
My mother-in-law passed away about 6 weeks ago, and my wife, brother-in-law, and I, have been working our way through the house, getting rid of all the crap that’s accumulated over the years. We found a few cartons of wh… --- ## [Anybody here have a background in growing corn? Tell me about it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-have-a-background-in-growing-corn-tell-me-about-it/1022541)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-have-a-background-in-growing-corn-tell-me-about-it/1022541 "2025-08-29T22:03:46Z")
So, I’m a total suburban kid from Massachusetts, and know virtually nothing, so enlighten me, please. What I know: there are at least two types of corn. Sweet corn (the stuff we buy by the ear and eat off the cob) and … --- ## [Can you ferment maple syrup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-ferment-maple-syrup/1022502)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-ferment-maple-syrup/1022502 "2025-08-28T06:40:51Z")
I’ve seen acerglyn which is honey mead with maple syrup but nothing about using maple sap as the only sugar. It seems like it is possible to ferment maple sap so … is it done? If not, why not? If so, share the deets. --- ## [The Tequila Aficionado - Let's Hear your Favorites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tequila-aficionado-lets-hear-your-favorites/1022104)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tequila-aficionado-lets-hear-your-favorites/1022104 "2025-08-15T21:45:58Z")
Continuing the discussion from Men who drink scotch, men who drink bourbon: It would seem that you did not. I hope that wasn’t due to an excess of Tequila. Or Bourbon or Scotch for that matter. :grin: So here it is. I… --- ## [Homemade limoncello? Have you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-limoncello-have-you/1019652)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-limoncello-have-you/1019652 "2025-07-16T10:37:34Z")
This is my first attempt. 16 lemons, lightly zested. 1.5L of Everclear 120. Let sit for 45 days. Hopefully good things com… --- ## [How did longstanding American alcohol makers survive prohibition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-longstanding-american-alcohol-makers-survive-prohibition/1020263)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-longstanding-american-alcohol-makers-survive-prohibition/1020263 "2025-07-03T21:06:13Z")
Jack Daniels has been making whiskey since the 1860s. Anheuser- Busch introduced Budweiser in 1876. Pabst won a blue ribbon for its beer at the 1893 world’s fair. Coors first opened a Colorado brewery in 1873. All th… --- ## [I'm going on an adventure!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-an-adventure/1019704)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-an-adventure/1019704 "2025-06-23T23:05:16Z")
Feeling pretty anxious today! I am going with a group of five other ladies to hike the Nootka Island trail. We’re taking a float plane from Gold River over to the island and then will take five days hiking the trail whe… --- ## [What is Canada doing with all the US liquor they pulled off the shelves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-canada-doing-with-all-the-us-liquor-they-pulled-off-the-shelves/1015340)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2025, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-canada-doing-with-all-the-us-liquor-they-pulled-off-the-shelves/1015340 "2025-06-14T06:13:16Z")
Are they shipping it back, storing it, exporting it, using it personally, donating it, destroying it? --- ## [Alcohol that nobody has made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-that-nobody-has-made/1011023)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2025, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-that-nobody-has-made/1011023 "2025-06-02T21:52:24Z")
I don’t drink at all, ever, so all of the various mentions of various types of alcohol and their taste is entirely vague theory to me. But I was just thinking of all the different things used as bases for famous types of… --- ## [Does 80 proof alcohol kept in the freezer have the same coolant properties as the equivalent of ice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-80-proof-alcohol-kept-in-the-freezer-have-the-same-coolant-properties-as-the-equivalent-of-ice/1018448)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-80-proof-alcohol-kept-in-the-freezer-have-the-same-coolant-properties-as-the-equivalent-of-ice/1018448 "2025-05-16T16:44:29Z")
Just curious. I’m going camping this weekend. I’m doing a low-carb thing, so no beer-- I bought a handle of liquor (I think it’s called a ‘handle’-- it’s like the size of 2 fifths. Not that I plan to drink it all myself … [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/liquor-alcohol/60.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=liquor-alcohol)