Wine and spirits thread

[filsdepac]

Pretty standard NYE fare: the widow in a yellow box but it never disappoints

Did the tour of Veuve in Reims, very informative and the caves were cool.

[SeattleUte]

I won't go as far as doctorcoug on this, as I think our alcohol restriction is pretty silly. I've said before that I'd support a restriction up to say...25; after that, people seem to drink much more responsibly.

But it puzzles me how alcohol is legal and marijuana isn't. All of the justifications for banning drugs apply to alcohol and it would be so nice if college freshman would go seek their buzz/high/etc through marijuana instead.

I agree re marijuana, though you would never catch me deliberately inhaling smoke into my lungs at point blank range. I think marijuana is all but legal in many places isn't it? I think it will be legal.

[YOhio]

This thread is a subtle attempt by SU to dispel the notion that he's a frou frou drinks kind of man. Many have been teasing him for years that he drinks Appletinis.

[Flystripper]

my daughters all love bleu cheeses of all sorts. They especially love gorgonzola and squeal with delight when the find out it's on the menu. Does this mean I should begin introducing them to wine and spirits?

probably

[SeattleUte]

This thread is a subtle attempt by SU to dispel the notion that he's a frou frou drinks kind of man. Many have been teasing him for years that he drinks Appletinis.

The guy who drinks pink martinis with little paper parasols in the closet is landpoke. Note how he got offended at my attacks on such drinks, calling the thread ridiculous.

[YOhio]

The guy who drinks pink martinis with little paper parasols in the closet is landpoke. Note how he got offended at my attacks on such drinks, calling the thread ridiculous.

I'm not surprised. I've always thought his Wyo hick persona was pretty forced. Though I doubt you'd last five minutes at the Last Chance in Big Horn. You'd start in with your usual nonsense and they'd toss you out by the back beltloop.

[SeattleUte]

Finderson, last night at the Fox sports bar I ordered a vodka martini. I said, extra dry, no vermouth please. The waitress gave me a hateful look and said we never put vermouth in our martinis unless you ask for it. She said martinis.

Are chastened?

[RobinFinderson]

Finderson, last night at the Fox sports bar I ordered a vodka martini. I said, extra dry, no vermouth please. The waitress gave me a hateful look and said we never put vermouth in our martinis unless you ask for it. She said martinis.

Are chastened?

Hmmm... lets see if we can think of any ulterior motives for why the bar industry would try to push martini culture toward a less expensive, easier to make cocktail... oh yeah, it is less expensive and easier to make.

In one of Hitchens' essays, he argued against the 'mercenary' tradition of waiters filling guests' wine glasses:

Not everybody likes wine as much as I do. Many females, for example, confine themselves to one glass per meal or even half a glass. It pains me to see good wine being sloshed into the glasses of those who have not asked for it and may not want it and then be left standing there barely tasted when the dinner is over. Mr. Coleman, it was said, made his fortune not from the mustard that was consumed but from the mustard that was left on the plate. Restaurants ought not to inflict waste and extravagance on their patrons for the sake of padding out the bill. This, too, is a very extreme form of rudeness.

I quote the article here, not because it mentions martinis, but because it discusses how the business side of the culture can be at odds with the art. The trend of bars to default to cutting the vermouth is growing, and I take the position that responsible imbibers need to take a stand against this cheap cost-cutting measure.

[SeattleUte]

I'm sipping a Grey Goose martini super dry (no vermouth). Fuck you, Robin. (Watch, he won't have the guts to respond.)

[TripletDaddy]

I'm sipping a Grey Goose martini super dry (no vermouth). Fuck you, Robin. (Watch, he won't have the guts to respond.)

LOL!

That is one of your better drunk posts.

[FN Phat]

LOL!

That is one of your better drunk posts.

x2. Who needs Landpoke if SU can keep up with this!

[Uncle Ted]

Moderating drinking is back on the "bad for you" list..

New research shows that even a single alcoholic drink per day can increase your risk of developing certain types of cancer, including breast cancer in women.

Though people have long believed that a glass or two of wine can be good for your heart, the new study, conducted in conjunction with researchers in the U.S., Canada, and France, shows that the cancer risks far outweigh any heart-healthy benefits

[...]

http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-livin...201100119.html

[MarkGrace]

Wine is good for your heart and causes cancer? Hmm.

[SeattleUte]

This is a GREAT rye. I bought it because it had a bunch of awards and was pricey for a rye (which is still cheap compared to even passable scotch). I didn't read the fine print on the label till I got home, and saw it's from Park City, Utah. I thought, Oh shit, I wasted my money. It was phenomenal! Congratulations Utah. You have your first world class spirit (that I know of).

http://whiskyadvocate.com/whisky/200...s-rye-whiskey/

[TripletDaddy]

This is a GREAT rye. I bought it because it had a bunch of awards and was pricey for a rye (which is still cheap compared to even passable scotch). I didn't read the fine print on the label till I got home, and saw it's from Park City, Utah. I thought, Oh shit, I wasted my money. It was phenomenal! Congratulations Utah. You have your first world class spirit (that I know of).

http://whiskyadvocate.com/whisky/200...s-rye-whiskey/

Second if you count the Holy Ghost.