Don't You Just Hate It When...

[BigDon]

It's in the evening, maybe an hour before bed, all your responsibilities for the day are over and you go and allow yourself a nightcap, pour a tumbler of nice whiskey and then take a big ol' sip of nasty dust because you forgot to rinse the tumbler after it's been sitting up on the shelf awhile? (Yeah, that's why you're supposed to store them upside down.)


Ruined the whole effect.

[PetersCreek]

The problem is, your whisk(e)y glass sits idle for far, far too long, my friend.

[Fazor]

The problem is, your whisk(e)y glass sits idle for far, far too long, my friend.

Yeah, I can't say I've had that problem ... and it's certianly not due to a lack of love of whiskey.

(I'm out of any 'good stuff' at the moment though. How disheartening)

[Buttercup]

Whiskey is nasty, wicked stuff. No wonder it was called "Fire Water" by the Native Americans. I once make the mistake of drinking some while feeling very depressed...yeah. Big mistake.

If I do have a nip every now and then, it's vodka.

[PetersCreek]

You just haven't met the right whisk(e)y. I used to think the same thing until I started shopping above the middle shelf.

[Fazor]

Whiskey is nasty, wicked stuff.

*points a crooked finger* BLASPHEEEEEMER!!!

...sorry, just wanted to shout that. Woulda been more fun, but my inquisition costume is at the dry cleaners.

Sorry, carry on.

[KaiYeves]

Once, in the shower, I grabbed the wrong oblong white bottle- and put lotion in my hair instead of shampoo.

[kleindoofy]

[slightly off topic]

There is a rule on the internet, much stronger than Godwin's Law, which dictates that any mention of "whiskey" must eventually be followed by a forum member reminding the rest that "whiskey" means "water of life" in some obscure Scottish mish-mash dialect, and/or Gaelic.

Let the count-down begin.

[/slightly off topic]

[Fazor]

You just haven't met the right whisk(e)y. I used to think the same thing until I started shopping above the middle shelf.

I missed this comment. I've only recently gotten into the "Upper/Middle" shelf (JD, Jimmy, recently bought a bottle of Dewar's). Whiskey's actually the one liquor that, if I can't get to the liquor store, I can settle for the cheap, low-proof grociery store stuff like 'Old Kentucky' or the like. Though, with the exception of Dewar's, I drink mine with Coke.

[Seeka]

Uisce Beatha prounounced 'ishka baha' means water of life in Irish! No wonder we are dubbed a nation of alcoholics. But i must recommend all you whiskey lover's try 'Midelton Rare' it is brewed (correct term?) in Midelton Cork and is the smoothest whiskey ever.

[PetersCreek]

There is a rule on the internet, much stronger than Godwin's Law, which dictates that any mention of "whiskey" must eventually be followed by a forum member reminding the rest that "whiskey" means "water of life" in some obscure Scottish mish-mash dialect, and/or Gaelic.

Let the count-down begin.

Let me oblige! It's "uisge beatha"...and I'll do you one better by reminding all that the Scotch variety...the superior variety...is properly spelled without the "e": whisky!

[PetersCreek]

...it is brewed (correct term?)

Distilled. Beer is brewed. But coincidentally, the precursor to Scotch whisky is called "beer" so you're in the ballpark, in a way, since they're both made with malted barley. If you're distilling corn-based whiskey, though, it's called "mash".

[kleindoofy]

... If you're distilling corn-based whiskey, though, it's called "mash".

[whistles, thinking of the good 'ol days in the Hills of Connemara, where "mash" and "corn" were referred to separately ]

Gather up the pots and the old tin cans
The mash, the corn, the barley and the bran.
Run like the devil from the excise man
Keep the smoke from rising, Barney. ...

[Seeka]

Ah yes distilled i could not think of the word. So like Jack Daniels is sour mash whiskey so it's corn based. Cool.
The more you filter a drink the finer/potent it becomes? I have often heard of vodka being triple filtered, for smoothness or strength?

[PetersCreek]

Alcohol content is determined by the fermentation and distillation processes. Filtration removes solids that can impart undesired flavors. "Smoothness" can be achieved by filtering those solids out and/or by aging which allows certain chemical byproducts of the fermentation process to combine or breakdown. The various ways in which these byproducts do so can result in the quality of "complexity"...given enough age.

[Whirlpool]

Mine , made a nice good coffee in the middle of the day at work , then I sit on my desk placed my coffee on the side , and for a moment , when I drink my coffee , I forgot that it's HOT and it toasted my tongue!

yeah... ruined the moment

[mugaliens]

Once, in the shower, I grabbed the wrong oblong white bottle- and put lotion in my hair instead of shampoo.

That'll do for the water of life, aye...

[mugaliens]

Alcohol content is determined by the fermentation and distillation processes. Filtration removes solids that can impart undesired flavors. "Smoothness" can be achieved by filtering those solids out and/or by aging which allows certain chemical byproducts of the fermentation process to combine or breakdown. The various ways in which these byproducts do so can result in the quality of "complexity"...given enough age.

Back when I drank, I preferred my whiskey completely fermented, properly filtered, and abundantly distilled.

My top brand was Everclear.

[PetersCreek]

I think I'd rather drink naptha.

[Tucson_Tim]

I think I'd rather drink naptha.

I mix naptha and MD 20/20!

[PetersCreek]

I mix naptha and MD 20/20!

I thought MD 20/20 was Koolaid with a dash of naptha...

[Jim]

If I do have a nip every now and then, it's vodka.

I had a girlfriend in college whose mother told a story about her first experience with vodka.

She and her husband had gone for dinner at their private club (necessary at the time as that part of Texas was dry) and sat at the bar to wait for their table. She asked for her usual. The bartender told her he had a new liquor in stock, something called vodka, and suggested she try it. She did.

After the first glass, she remarked that it was smooth but tasteless and didn't do anything for her. He poured another. And another.

They were called for their table and she started to get up from the bar. Her arm, which had been resting on the bar, fell lifelessly to her side, followed quickly by an equally lifeless leg when her foot slipped off the foot rest.

Gooood stuff, that vodka.

[mfumbesi]

@Jim LOL.
I just had this picture of her downing the stuff as if it was a normal soft drink.
Then the surprise, limp limb strike (wait that rhymed).

[Salty]

When I drank, my hard liquor was Bourbon on the rocks. Also enjoyed Hamm's beer and Gallo vin rose wine. A total plebian, I am.

Now, I enjoy different types of coffee; and my home made 'beverage' of 50/50 cranberry juice and Canada Dry ginger ale.

[closetgeek]

It's in the evening, maybe an hour before bed, all your responsibilities for the day are over and you go and allow yourself a nightcap, pour a tumbler of nice whiskey and then take a big ol' sip of nasty dust because you forgot to rinse the tumbler after it's been sitting up on the shelf awhile? (Yeah, that's why you're supposed to store them upside down.)


Ruined the whole effect.

Huh? Why wait that long? I start hitting the bottle a few minutes before the kids come home from school.

[Tinaa]

I hate when I've unpacked a couple of hundred dollars worth of groceries and find that the one thing I really needed I forgot; yep, I forgot toilet paper!

[KaiYeves]

I hate it when I sit down on the toilet, do my business, and THEN realize that there's no toilet paper. And none under the sink, either.

[flynjack1]

Bourbon is my drink and for you non-yanks, to be called bourbon it must be distilled in one county in the the state of Kentucky. My preference is Makers Mark...middle of the shelf but a touch above in flavor. Whiskey will suffice when bourbon is not available. I will have to admit I dont usually have the dusty tumbler problem though, rather my problem of late has been a faulty ice maker.

[Jim]

Bourbon is my drink ... my problem of late has been a faulty ice maker.

Please tell me that you use the ice to cool the glass and then pour it out before pouring the Bourbon in. Otherwise, the ice will melt and dilute the liquor.

Now, that might be okay for a mixed drink, but never for sippin' whiskey.

[flynjack1]

Oh Oh..guilty of on the rocks! but I have been told that a small amount of water actually brings out some of the essence. I never add water except in the form of ice, however. Lately its been straight up due to the ice maker malfunction.