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At 3/5/13 12:26 PM, Entice wrote: I got a chance to try some 160 proof moonshine. Despite having such a high alcohol content, the flavor was pleasant. Still not something that you can drink in more than tiny sips unless you mix it with Sprite or something similar.

I plan on picking some up next time I have $20.

Is it commercially available or made in some dudes bathtub?

Some good friends of my parents let us try some of their homemade moonshine. They soak it in prunes and raisins so it packs a punch, but doesn't taste like arsenic. Still a little leery of homemade hooch, don't really want to go blind because someone doesn't know how to distill properly.

On a side note, what's everyone doing to St. Patty's day?

I'll be working, then I'm going to the Nightclub & Bar convention in Las Vegas on Monday. Uber excited, minus the going by myself part.

It's not legal. Made in a still somewhere.

The guy we got it from drank it a lot and never noticed any bad side effects so we just went with it.
Some shady(er) people cut it with shit like bleach before they sell it. That's probably the stuff that can make you go blind.

Bought a bottle of the Jack Daniel's Sinatra for $150 at the duty free, only to discover that the bottle was friggin empty.

At 3/23/13 02:50 AM, Prinzy2 wrote: Bought a bottle of the Jack Daniel's Sinatra for $150 at the duty free, only to discover that the bottle was friggin empty.

Is that a limited time product, or just new?

At 3/24/13 01:37 AM, JackRocker wrote:

At 3/23/13 02:50 AM, Prinzy2 wrote: Bought a bottle of the Jack Daniel's Sinatra for $150 at the duty free, only to discover that the bottle was friggin empty.

Is that a limited time product, or just new?

Sounds like it's here to stay, 2015 would have been Sinatra's 100th birthday, so it'll definitely be here until then. They're working up to having it everywhere by then.

St. Patrick's day, for me, was spent with my band leader, his son, his girlfriend and one of their relatives. He's a Celtic historian, wears a kilt, cooked a Celtic feast, leads a Celtic thrash band, etc. Food was really good, I was sad that I couldn't finish my plate. We drank scotch, beer and gin, but when that was gone we had vodka and Black Seal rum.

My favourite gin was on sale for $19.99 this week, so I bought a large bottle of that, got some tonic and now I'm set for relaxation time.

Spring is here! Time to get some quality use out of my Margaritaville concoction maker. I find Absolut flavors work best, not sweet, but lots of flavor. I'm hoping to bartend for lots of outdoor parties this year, one of the liquor store owners who I've done some work for in the past throws lots of BBQs, she even has an outdoor tiki bar and a 1750ml of Patron to make margaritas with.

At 3/30/13 06:09 PM, Prinzy2 wrote: Spring is here! Time to get some quality use out of my Margaritaville concoction maker.

I decided to have a drink to the wakening of spring earlier. Mine was a rather lazy mix of vodka and Lilt, did the trick though. Probably more of a summer drink I'd say but I'm not gonna complain.

At 3/24/13 03:31 PM, Prinzy2 wrote:

Sounds like it's here to stay, 2015 would have been Sinatra's 100th birthday, so it'll definitely be here until then. They're working up to having it everywhere by then.

I hope so, I'd love to try it.

Got tanked at work last night, worst part was the red bull, red bull kicks my ass whether there is booze or not. Having a beeser as my home hangover cure. Beer, Tabasco, Worcestershire, and Clamato.

fml

How do you guys try to cure a hangover?

At 4/13/13 04:17 PM, Prinzy2 wrote: Got tanked at work last night, worst part was the red bull, red bull kicks my ass whether there is booze or not. Having a beeser as my home hangover cure. Beer, Tabasco, Worcestershire, and Clamato.

fml

How do you guys try to cure a hangover?

I once had a flavored "energy water." I can't remember what it was called, but somehow it instantly cured a hangover for me. I remember it was a lemon-lime flavored water with taurine and the like. Maybe Gatorade would work as well?

I bet being drunk at work is fun as hell though. Never had the balls to try that, but I have gotten a little bit of a buzz going while on the job and it was surprising how much better work was after that.

Prepare yourselves for the Cootie special.

Fill up a gallon water jug with 1/4 or so Everclear and fill the rest up with a mixture of grape juice and grape Koolaide. You'll be fucking fat bitches in no time. You might even fight a nigra or two.

At 4/14/13 08:21 PM, JackRocker wrote: I once had a flavored "energy water." I can't remember what it was called, but somehow it instantly cured a hangover for me. I remember it was a lemon-lime flavored water with taurine and the like. Maybe Gatorade would work as well?

If you ever find it again let me know what it's called.

I bet being drunk at work is fun as hell though. Never had the balls to try that, but I have gotten a little bit of a buzz going while on the job and it was surprising how much better work was after that.

It is, especially when the entire staff is at the same level. It gets pretty annoying sometimes when there are a bunch loud annoying people who don't tip and are doing everything to get your attention. Ativan is fun to do at work because you just stop giving a shit about that sort of stuff and ignore them without any feeling of guilt.

At 4/15/13 06:59 AM, Cootie wrote: Prepare yourselves for the Cootie special.

Fill up a gallon water jug with 1/4 or so Everclear and fill the rest up with a mixture of grape juice and grape Koolaide. You'll be fucking fat bitches in no time. You might even fight a nigra or two.

Djangos where I live have machetes and are straight off the boat from Djangoland.

1 cup raw honey, 1/4 cup sugar, 3 cans of apple juice concentrate, 6 cans of water, and one packet of yeast
My attempt at some homemade mead. Followed this tutorial if anyone's interested.
http://plaza.ufl.edu/scott28/wine.html

Can't wait for it to ferment!

At 4/15/13 05:00 PM, Prinzy2 wrote:

At 4/14/13 08:21 PM, JackRocker wrote: I once had a flavored "energy water." I can't remember what it was called, but somehow it instantly cured a hangover for me. I remember it was a lemon-lime flavored water with taurine and the like. Maybe Gatorade would work as well?

If you ever find it again let me know what it's called.

HyDrive. Just remembered it. Here is a link to their site. Unfortunately, I've only ever seen it at one place, a small privately owned gas station near where I live, and they went out of business a couple months ago, but I'm willing to bet you could find it at certain other stations.

I bet being drunk at work is fun as hell though. Never had the balls to try that, but I have gotten a little bit of a buzz going while on the job and it was surprising how much better work was after that.

It is, especially when the entire staff is at the same level. It gets pretty annoying sometimes when there are a bunch loud annoying people who don't tip and are doing everything to get your attention. Ativan is fun to do at work because you just stop giving a shit about that sort of stuff and ignore them without any feeling of guilt.

Yeah, even with a slight buzz, the alcohol put me in a "no-fucks-given" kinda mood. Nothing could piss me off that that point! Definitely a good experience.

Sorry for the double post, but it looks like you can search for stores carrying HyDrive on their website(you can search by ZIP code, and search within X mile radius). The guy that told me about HyDrive said the lemon-lime flavor is really good when you mix in a little tequila. I've never mixed any of them with alcohol, but like I said before, drinking one of them after a night of heavy drinking was an almost-instant hangover cure.

At 4/16/13 02:16 AM, Entice wrote: 1 cup raw honey, 1/4 cup sugar, 3 cans of apple juice concentrate, 6 cans of water, and one packet of yeast
My attempt at some homemade mead. Followed this tutorial if anyone's interested.
http://plaza.ufl.edu/scott28/wine.html

Can't wait for it to ferment!

Mead's quite easy to make and doesn't require a lot of effort (it's also delicious). I'm going to ask my uncle for his dandelion wine recipe as soon as I can. I bet dandelion flavoured mead would be great!
Hangover Cure

Well, if I end up with a hangover I enjoy drinking Gatoraid and lying around all day, but I rarely get the chance to do that. I don't have any miracle cure. Usually just tough it out and drink a lot of liquid.

At 4/15/13 06:59 AM, Cootie wrote: Prepare yourselves for the Cootie special.

Fill up a gallon water jug with 1/4 or so Everclear and fill the rest up with a mixture of grape juice and grape Koolaide. You'll be fucking fat bitches in no time. You might even fight a nigra or two.

That sounds....deadly.

As with last year, started buying the margarita mix at Costco, bought tequila to make margaritas. Ran out of tequila when I still had mix left, bought more tequila. Ran out of mix when I still had tequila left, bought more mix. This is a perpetual cycle which I like to call "Summertime"

At 4/28/13 04:27 PM, Elfer wrote: As with last year, started buying the margarita mix at Costco, bought tequila to make margaritas. Ran out of tequila when I still had mix left, bought more tequila. Ran out of mix when I still had tequila left, bought more mix. This is a perpetual cycle which I like to call "Summertime"

Your summers sound expensive and awesome

At 5/4/13 01:48 AM, JackRocker wrote: Your summers sound expensive and awesome

Yeah pretty much. Also with a possible liquor store strike looming this weekend and the weather finally nice enough to sit on the balcony, I decided to stock up my apartment for the next while.

At 5/16/13 07:40 PM, Elfer wrote:

At 5/4/13 01:48 AM, JackRocker wrote: Your summers sound expensive and awesome

Yeah pretty much. Also with a possible liquor store strike looming this weekend and the weather finally nice enough to sit on the balcony, I decided to stock up my apartment for the next while.

Liquor store strike? Sounds terrible. Good thing we can still stop by the gas station for a six-pack if we're desperate, yeah?

At 6/15/13 01:49 PM, JackRocker wrote: Liquor store strike? Sounds terrible. Good thing we can still stop by the gas station for a six-pack if we're desperate, yeah?

I live in Ontario, convenience stores can't sell alcohol here, just the government-owned liquor store and one or two designated private retailers that can sell beer and wine.

The union at the liquor store always times their strike deadlines to be just before a long weekend to put more pressure on management. They've literally never actually gone on strike.