drinking scotch like a man

  On 8/23/2014 at 2:15 AM, lala said:

i LOVE laphroaig

 

my favourite, with just a drop of spring water as a mixer

also, the best cocktail i've ever had was a penicillin, which has an islay whiskey like laphroaig as an ingredient

http://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/2539/penicillin-cocktail

I read this thread title as 'Drinking like a Scotch man', then instantly thought, 'well that's not very wise'.

  On 8/23/2014 at 11:52 AM, kaini said:

 

  On 8/23/2014 at 2:15 AM, lala said:

i LOVE laphroaig

 

my favourite, with just a drop of spring water as a mixer

 

also, the best cocktail i've ever had was a penicillin, which has an islay whiskey like laphroaig as an ingredient

 

 

http://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/2539/penicillin-cocktail

 

im going to invent one called the whiskylinium united

  On 8/23/2014 at 11:53 AM, westhead said:

I read this thread title as 'Drinking like a Scotch man', then instantly thought, 'well that's not very wise'.

True. Moreover, I'd rather drink as a Scotch woman. Legend says Scotch women can outdrink anyone on the planet.

after spending copious amount in the shitter last night, producing formless flaps of disgruntled brew, i have decided on no more alcohol until another time.

but you drink your scotch. i understand. it fires up and cools down the senses. p amazing trait if u ask me.

... you didn't?

another dangerous thread.

tonight, i may invent the 'whiskylinium united'

which will start as a simple 2-1-1/2 using laphroiag, lemon, sugar syrup. i will experiment with using honey as suggested by the penicillin. also stones ginger wine will be waiting in the wings 'just in case'

im going to put 'drink a pint of water' as a sig to remind myself so as not to get so hung over.

edit* there. hopefully that will work

i used to drink jack daniels black label a lot when i was younger. once i drank a whole 5th in a few hours (along with some beers) and ran out of smokes and like my brain thought that anything shaped vaguely like a cig could also be smoked as one... so i was trying to smoke my car keys and couldnt understand why they wouldnt work. outside of that i was still kinda sane somehow.. talked to a cop and he didnt suspect anything

only few times i tried scotch i thought it tasted nasty/vomitous, even back then. now i hate any kind of whiskey or anything with that barrel aged thing going on, that flavor from that grosses me out. i drink gin now and not nearly as stupidly, just a drink (gin+tonic or martini) before going to beers, and i dont get anywhere near as drunk as i did back then (even tho i mix pretty stiff drinks). plus i think soda/pop like coke messes with my stomach so that kinda makes drinking whiskey a bit more problematic even if i wanted to

i might get into whiskey again some day, for the flavor, if i find one i like. been thinking about clear rye types.. also thinking about getting into tequila

no.3 is a nice gin:

its a lot smoother than gordons. make a martini out of that one and its easy to get into stupor-land

thats another problem, the smoking thing. i always want a fag when im drinking,. im back on e-cigs but they give me a kinda headache which isnt cool... nicotine overload. im guessing theres something in normal tobacco that nulls out the nicotine headaches, that sorta anaesthetic-y thing that happens when it hits you.

talking about drinks my favourite is the caiprinhia. the mixture of sour hitting you first then the sweetness of the sugar mellowing it out is addictive. i make a mean one of those too

4 advil + 2 bottles of water before bed = no hangover.
Works for me every single time regardless of how much I drank. I just wish I discovered that earlier.

whats advil? ibuprofen?

  On 8/23/2014 at 5:51 PM, beerwolf said:

whats advil? ibuprofen?

Yes

At 200mg. I don't think I would do four at anything higher.

  On 8/23/2014 at 7:20 PM, A Reggae Lee Bowyer said:

At 200mg. I don't think I would do four at anything higher.

don't do it too often.

causes stomach ulcers easily especially when combined with alcohol

edit: I mean ibuprofen does. well drinking does too I guess

For real.... I guess I'm getting old, but looking at this thread and reading it gives me an ulcer

This evening I'll be a cooking seared sea scallops and fettuccine alfredo then relaxing with my scotch and a quality bar of dark chocolate. I'll keep a bucket close by tonight.

  On 8/23/2014 at 7:29 PM, StephenG said:

 

  On 8/23/2014 at 7:20 PM, A Reggae Lee Bowyer said:

At 200mg. I don't think I would do four at anything higher.

don't do it too often.

 

causes stomach ulcers easily especially when combined with alcohol

Yeah, it definitely does that :(

Yep, Laphroiag with a splash of water for me, or Talisker if I can't find it. I rarely drink these days, but a good Scotch is incredibly satisfying.

The peaty dry stuff is my favorite. So much better than sweet syrupy bourbon or whisky. I may well have a sip tonight, thanks thread.

  On 8/23/2014 at 11:40 PM, A/D said:

Yep, Laphroiag with a splash of water for me, or Talisker if I can't find it. I rarely drink these days, but a good Scotch is incredibly satisfying.

The peaty dry stuff is my favorite. So much better than sweet syrupy bourbon or whisky. I may well have a sip tonight, thanks thread.

i didnt succumb to the temptation. went to the pub instead and drank a few lagers. strong stuff, whisky :)

You buy this :

You poor it into this type of glass :

You don't put a fucking rock or an ice into it. Never do that. Instead, you poor perhaps 1:10 ratio of water at room temperature. A few drops, nothing more. Not all Scotch need that, but something like Lagavulin or any Islay-type needs that.

Turn that shit inside the Glencairn. Put your nose deep into it and smell. Drink a little, let it poor inside your mouth. Swallow it and enjoy that deep, intense burn that lasts forever it seems. Repeat until drunk.

Some might say Laga doesn't need water, but I still think that 2-3 droplets is good for it. I would say that Cast Strengths would also naturally benefit such thing, but again never more than 1:5 in ratio, more rationally do it 1:10. Get a water pipette, something like this which is great :

what philip said.

i've got a nice bottle of glenmoragie that a friend gave me - the burn is hard at first but i usually get into after the first couple sips.

it also helps if there is a dampness outside that affronts the soul. When I first went to scotland i suddenly realized why scotch is called scotch - its a necessary abatement to the dampness and cold

Just take activated charcoal, spirulina/chlorella, and drink a fair bit of water. No reason to take Ibuprofuen. If you want to get really serious take vitamin c throughout the night as you are drinking.

how much charcoal? like one of those tablets you can get?

  On 8/24/2014 at 6:56 PM, lala said:

how much charcoal? like one of those tablets you can get?

Depends. 4 is pretty reasonable but you could take more if you wanted. I buy bottles of it, but it comes in capsules. Good to take when you've been treating your body less than ideally. You can also take one or two as you are drinking every couple of hours. I've been taking it at night after drinking and then in the morning when I wake up. Seems to work rather well.

That's a good idea.. like taking 5-htp & others. We have a 'happy landings' concoction for those days after clubbing - never thought of charcoal for the booze, getting it at the source rather than treating the symptoms of the hangover