Wine and spirits thread

[Viking]

Procreating? There is some good evidence for that and its health benefits

Are you accounting for stress?

You make Catholics look like they have a small family strategy.

[doctorcoug]

You better get on that and stop procreating.

Procreating? There is some good evidence for that and its health benefits

[Viking]

20? I need to lose 40.

You better get on that and stop procreating.

[doctorcoug]

I don't need to lose 20 lbs, unlike you.

20? I need to lose 40.

[doctorcoug]

Do you ever just make an argument without alluding to it in a way that you know most of your audience won't get? Seems pretty cowardly.

Either way, it's clear that you're trying to make an extremely stupid argument involving drinking during pregnancy hurting the fetus meaning that no one should ever drink. Are you willing to own up to this ridiculous argument, or are you content to just remind us all about how doctory you are? Yes, doctorcoug, you're a doctor. You save lives. You are an amazing man that we can all only hope to emulate. We are honored at your presence here.

Lighten up. I'm joking.

That is not a pregnant woman. That depicts what happens in end stage liver failure. Abdomen fills up with liters of fluid (I've seen 23 liters taken out of the belly of an alcoholic).

Obviously this doesn't happen in but a very small minority of patients.

[Viking]

You do realize the strength of recommendation for this is C. Unlike mammaries, C and D are undesireable. Strength of Recommendation D is what an orthopedist would write at a bar on a napkin (I stole this qoute from an orthopedist).

Americans would do better to lose twenty pounds than drink an alcohol unit every night.

I don't need to lose 20 lbs, unlike you.

[Viking]

Is this better?

No. you make the typical zoobie assumption that just because one enjoys an occasional drink, they are destined for alcoholism, and the potentially disastrous health consequences that follow.

The reality is the vast majority of the world drinks in moderation.

[doctorcoug]

I'm a major oenophile. I drink one glass of red wine every night, primarily for health purposes...

I avoid whites as there's no real health benefit such as comes from a red.

You do realize the strength of recommendation for this is C. Unlike mammaries, C and D are undesireable. Strength of Recommendation D is what an orthopedist would write at a bar on a napkin (I stole this qoute from an orthopedist).

Americans would do better to lose twenty pounds than drink an alcohol unit every night.

[woot]

Is this better?

Do you ever just make an argument without alluding to it in a way that you know most of your audience won't get? Seems pretty cowardly.

Either way, it's clear that you're trying to make an extremely stupid argument involving drinking during pregnancy hurting the fetus meaning that no one should ever drink. Are you willing to own up to this ridiculous argument, or are you content to just remind us all about how doctory you are? Yes, doctorcoug, you're a doctor. You save lives. You are an amazing man that we can all only hope to emulate. We are honored at your presence here.

[doctorcoug]

DC, that is uncalled for.

Is this better?

[Viking]

I always get a kick out of the extreme insecurity of booze drinkers. It seems like the first consideration is whether it is sufficiently manly, and then you pick your favorite from the remnants.

I don't drink a lot of booze, and when I do it's mostly gin or whiskey, but why is it odd that I have had several drinks that featured fruit and/or ice cream and enjoyed every one?

Man, the Cayman Islands were far more enjoyable sitting on the beach, sipping a strawberry daiquiri. Nothing could be more girly. And it was fantastic.

[Viking]

I'm not big on spirits; my body is not made for them for whatever reason. I enjoy a 12 yr Macallan maybe every other month and a 20 yr on special occasions. My grandfather drank scotch every night (Macallan) and my earliest memory is sitting on his lap, the clink of two ice cubes in his scotch in his right hand, his left hand extended towards the TV, showing me the old school stock ticker on the evening news, explaining what a stock was. I drink scotch with two cubes of ice and toast his memory every time.

When guests visit Brazil, I'll drink an occasional high quality cachaça, but not more than a small shot.

I'm a major oenophile. I drink one glass of red wine every night, primarily for health purposes but also because I love the taste of a great red with food.

Due to geography, we get a lot of Malbecs from Argentina, but I get tired of Malbec fairly quickly.

Clueless is a big montepulciano fan because she loves it paired with great pasta, which is a common meal for us. She's a Riesling fanatic, which I've come to appreciate but I avoid whites as there's no real health benefit such as comes from a red.

I love Sherwin Family Estates cabs (2007 is fine). I can drink that every night.

I enjoy Setubal wines from Portugal as well when I really want a light finish. Periquita is a not the highest quality but gets the job done and at a great price.

On birthdays, we open one of the Château Lafite-Rothschilds, most recently a 2005, which was simply amazing.

Aside from high school and freshman year at BYU, I've only been legitimately drunk a few times in my life (and a few times, embarrassingly sauntered here and wrote some regrettable things). The simple, warm buzz of a glass of wine cannot be replicated.

I do not use any banned substances but from my teenage years, know that marijuana is far less harmful than even the most basic of alcoholic beverages.

[woot]

Yup, it is an acquired taste.

What does that picture represent?

[woot]

It's like why kids strongly prefer bland foods like macaroni and unaged cheese and sweets Like bleu cheese and the best literature wine and spirits are an acquired taste partly related to experience, a maturing of tastes, repetition, and education.

I'm aware, but don't education and maturity also breed an appreciation of variety, a security with oneself, and an ability to be the arbiter of one's one feelings and desires? An ability to appreciate the best doesn't suddenly mean that you're gay or a woman for not requiring the best, or for appreciating variety. What a bore it must be to ensure a macho appearance regardless of one's mood.

I enjoy ice cream and fruit and candy and junk food (and probably eat too much of them). I also enjoy fine wine and spirits, generally drink the finest of coffees, and love aged and pungent cheeses and most bitter chocolates. I'm not so immature or insecure that I regard image as more important than my moment-to-moment tastes.

[Viking]

DC, that is uncalled for.