What is your alcohol choice for Tuesday?

[vercetti2021]

Mine is every fucking thing I can find!!! Okay...nerves talking. Mine is a nice...Gentleman's Jack. I need this so bad...and that bottle might be gone before the night is over.

So...how will you calm your nerves? By drinking in moderation or to death?

[theaocp]

1. None.

Be safe.

[vercetti2021]

2. Safe?

Nothing is safe if we don't win. Yeah my nerves are starting to flare up.

[theaocp]

11. I understand the desire for the beverage.

As an alcoholic, I just want everyone to be safe, especially when drinking to deal with stress. Cheers.

[2naSalit]

3. Glenlivet

or some nice 12 yo single malt. I don't drink but a couple times a year, might not drink at all Tuesday night, but I might sleep better after hearing some results.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

5. Is GL a whiskey? I've heard it all my life but never ordered one.

[2naSalit]

7. Single malt scotch, 12 year old...

You really only need one drink, it's like a nice nightcap sort of whiskey, very smooth with a warm glow, no groggy feeling in the morning unless you have more than one. At a bar it could cost $10+ for one "scotch on the rocks", but well worth it. Glenlivet is just one brand that is readily available around here, there are other, perhaps finer brands but I don't partake enough to care much about them.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

8. Hmmm.

That sounds like a good one. Maybe it's time for a GL. I like the idea of a warm glow. Thanks Salit. Good morning btw.

[2naSalit]

12. Good morning to you!

I only sleep a few hours at a time so I'm up now, will go back to sleep for an hour or so and then...

COFFEE!!! I can only have that in the morning when I'm up for the day.

I have found, after finding that I don't care for alcohol all that much, a better grade of alcohol was in order for those occasions when I do drink it.

It was a bunch of guys, after a day of bow hunting and celebrating the elk they got, at my neighbor's who exposed me to this beverage. We enjoyed it in coffee cups while gazing at the stars. I lived in a remote cabin in the mountains at the time. It was such a nice warm glow on a chilly evening that I never forgot and when I have enjoyed it since, I have the same nice experience so it's my first choice.

I like that I can get it in airplane sized bottles, they're cheap and I take them on camping trips, easier to transport and keeps you from drinking too much. I hardly ever actually drink when I go camping, but one must be prepared.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

14. What a great story. Thanks for telling me that.

I can picture it. Yes, preparation is important. Elk horns on the wall honor the beast forever. Never could kill anything, but, I sure like to sit in the woods.

[2naSalit]

16. I miss it.

I was in a cabin in the woods for over ten years, at roughly 7K ft. I had a good neighbor who helped me with chopping wood for our stoves, we were good friends before we were neighbors. Anyway, I would like to get back up to higher elevation, I had to move to lower ground for a job a few years ago and ended up having to go on disability. I don't have the means to live anywhere but I think I can get back to a higher elevation in my region in a year or two.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

17. It's going to be ok.

Keep dreaming. it reminds us all of where we need to go, and hopefully are headed. I'll raise a glass of GL and think of you. Ty for the reparte'(sp)

[2naSalit]

20. Indeed.

I can't complain too much, I still have lots more wildlife than humans in my surroundings like eagles and antelope but I miss the wolves and bears and bobcats.

Have a great day!

2na.

[MontanaMama]

27. I love this story.

My dad was a single malt scotch guy...we would put our pennies together as kids to buy him the best bottle we could find for his birthday. He would savor it all year. I even mentioned his preference for scotch in his obituary.

We toasted the elk my husband got last weekend near White Sulphuric Springs with a nice bourbon...it’s that time of year in Montana, right? Snow in the high country, good meat for the year in the freezer and a toddy in your hand to warm your belly and mood.

Your cabin sounds magical!

[2naSalit]

50. It was my first encounter with

decent scotch. The only kind I had tasted prior was blended and that stuff is just plain nasty. It's served with a twist of lemon rind, I guess to help you get past the smell or you're supposed to put that in your mouth after you drink the nasty scotch to kill the taste? I learned early on that I can't tolerate cheap booze at all so I have to be selective. When the boys next door introduced me to single malt, that was a good thing.

The cabin was interesting and truly spartan but the surroundings are to die for so I was willing to live with the extra load of chores to be able to enjoy it as long as I could. Now I live in the wind zone and I'm just not close enough to mountains for my comfort. Working on changing that.

As far as hunting, don't do it myself. But if I'm going to enjoy the best organic meat, I have to accept that part of life. I'm just glad I know a lot of hunters who like to share. I trade other organic goods like healing salves or some food item we all like such as pie.

[Danascot]

32. Glenlivet on the rocks??!

Heresy! Ice kills many of the wonderful flavors in scotch. A good scotch should be served at cool room temperature with a little water to bring out all the notes in the symphony that is a top shelf scotch. Signed, the scotch nazi.

[2naSalit]

53. I stand corrected!

Though I will say, in my defense, that I have NEVER either been served nor drunk Glelivet on the rocks!

Check the time stamp on that post, btw.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

4. I'm just going to rest. by that time, everythng I can do is done.

It'll be good news on wed. If it's not,a hang-over isn't going to help me decide what the next step is. I usually would though.

[duforsure]

6. A couple of cold beers is all I can do

With a nice taco salad , and dip and chips later on, and watch the results come in. It could be a long, long night before we really know.

[LibinMo]

59. Budweiser Jim Beam Copper Lager

Two is my limit. Hope I don't need more.

[lkinwi]

9. Wine 🍷

[Sherman A1]

10. I will happily enjoy

Nectar of The Bean...

[2naSalit]

13. Ha!

I can only have that in the morning!

I like that nectar of the bean! I call it the ultimate bean broth.

[octoberlib]

15. Either wine or dirty martinis

Haven’t decided which yet.

[James48]

18. Um- my State is voting on Proposal 1.

Which would decriminalize recreational use of a certain wild-growing plant.

I’m going to skip drinking alcohol on Tuesday night.

[jmowreader]

47. Feel fortunate your Proposal 1 is as good as it is

My state's Proposition 1 is completely unconstitutional and it's already been shot down once, but you know how Republicans are.

We have three horse racing tracks in South Idaho, plus an Off-Track Betting place in North Idaho. They're either going broke or are out of business because no one wants to take the time to learn to bet on horses. So...they want to install these complex slot machines called "historical horse racing terminals." All well and good, but the Idaho Constitution prohibits any kind of slot machine and Proposition 1 does nothing to amend the constitution. Which means the second verse is same as the first: the voters approve the measure, the state gets sued over the unconstitutionality of the law, the machines get turned back off and the tracks continue to go broke.

Here's the best one: the five people who own Les Bois Park and are the biggest drivers behind Proposition 1 claim they are going to give 100 percent of their "net profits" to charity. Uhh...no one does that.

[Dennis Donovan]

19. Skunkbud...

[murielm99]

21. I am going to stay sane and sober.

There might be last minute things I am needed for, things like phone calls or rides to the polls.

I anticipated a celebration in 2016. I am not doing that again.

[Funtatlaguy]

22. Depends - blue wave scotch , - no wave arsenic

[MissB]

23. Cider

I’m attending a retirement party for an acquaintance that evening. I’ve already told DH he’s going to be driving me home, so I’ll drink multiple ciders.

[muriel_volestrangler]

24. Victory gin? (nt)

[elocs]

25. I don't drink but I prefer to wait until we're in the end zone to spike the ball and celebrate. n/t

[llmart]

26. No alcohol...

but I'll be drinking coffee a lot because I just know I will not be able to go to sleep Tuesday night. I want to follow every damned election involving a Dem, not just in my state. This is an historic election and we have just got to do this.

[meadowlark5]

28. I'm not sure I can watch

I don't do well with that kind of nail biting stuff. That's why I really don't like football or any spectator sport for that matter. If I'm too invested in one team and I have to sit and watch and be stressed and on the edge of my seat - that's not enjoyable for me.

I might retreat to the downstairs family room, put on a movie and just check in here from time to time till it's over.

[dem4decades]

29. Hopefully Republicans on the rocks. A Double of Democrats neat.

And if possible Speaker Pelosi Scotch straight up.

Politics with a twist

[Maeve]

30. Thinking optimistically--champagne!

Mimosas after the first glass....

OK, there is whiskey if it goes badly, but...

[jcgoldie]

31. Here's mine:

From Texas for Beto!

[Olafjoy]

49. I'm with you. ❤️ Tito's

[redstateblues]

55. With lime and soda

[mulsh]

33. Tuesday- I'll be drinking wine but if the final results get called quickly 25 year old Bas Armagnac

will be generously poured into my late parent's Waterford brandy glasses and I'll be one happy camper. I may repeat until I'm even happier.

If the results don't go the way we're hoping I will stop drinking for a while.

I learned early in life to only drink alcohol when I'm happy and in a good mood.

When issues and problems arise I tend to stay sober.

[tazkcmo]

34. None.

I don't drink anymore with the rare exception of a craft beer matched with my meal on special occasions and then it's only one.

[Maxheader]

35. Peanut butter on crackers and ....

(quite drinking alcohol in feb..)

[Armymedic88]

36. Roll me some

Devil's lettuce

[BigMin28]

58. I'm with you

[wasupaloopa]

37. None this Thanksgiving I have been 35 yrs sober

[Iggo]

42. Wasup !!!!

[Freddie]

38. I rarely drink

But if there’s celebration I’ll get some my favorite wine 🍷, cheap ($10/big bottle) red moscato.
Last night was in a fancy ($$) restaurant and told the server I don’t know much about wine, please bring a glass of your sweetest red. An $11 glass of vinegar. Should have gotten a Coke.

[DFW]

39. Same for me as every other day

None. Zero.

I never have liked the stuff, and am not about to start now.

Whatever other vice I may have, there are three addictions that pose no danger to me: Nicotine, religion and alcohol.

[Tavarious Jackson]

40. Stoli Vanilla and OJ. nt

[Iggo]

41. None.

22 years, 7 days, and about 12-ish hours. (There were no clocks where I spent that night.)

EDIT: But to answer your question, my drink of choice will probably be water. I'll be TV-off/heaphone-guitar-amp-on for the duration.

[rownesheck]

43. Champagne

if we win, buckets of black tar heroin if we don't.

[Mrs. Overall]

44. A wee bit of sake.

Or more if needed.

[NastyRiffraff]

45. Newcastle Brown Ale

I'm a latecomer, but I just discovered it and it's fabulous!

[Boomerproud]

46. A good nights rest.

Just hoping.

[Polybius]

48. Depends on how it's going

I'll start around 10:00 PM. Champagne if we are winning, cheap vodka and lemonade if it doesn't go as well as I hope.

[LW1977]

51. Green bud

And a vaporizer

[lapfog_1]

52. crown royal... and something... IDK yet

and if we are winning big... a nightcap of Baileys

[sakabatou]

54. Well I do have some wine in the fridge

[sweetroxie]

56. Kombucha

since I discovered that a small amount of it makes be drunk and woozy.

[malchickiwick]

57. An old-fashioned or two, homemade, with extra Angostura Bitters and Jim Beam Black Label ...

And a couple of good pale ales to keep me lubricated whilst watching the returns, good news or bad.

[GulfCoast66]

60. If we do poorly Makers Mark in Quantity

If as expected and we do well I will be sipping Wellers 12 Year Old and enjoying a Cuban cigar.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

61. Moscato, but I'm saving it for good news!

[ret5hd]

62. I prefer either the clear or the brown liquors.

[k8conant]

63. Maybe a little bit of Commandaria St John..

and a lot of coffee.

[Runningdawg]

64. I wasn't prepared 11-16 this time I'm ready!

I plan to start off with a little weed to take the edge off. By 10pm CST I will either be opening champange or falling into a bottle of Cuervo. Xanex on standby for the worst case scenario.

[CTyankee]

65. Wine and enough of it to make me go off to beddy-by...

[Talitha]

66. Diet cherry 7-up for starters....

Followed by Bacardi Oakheart [over ice] as the night progresses.
Rum is very kind to me. It doesn't get me koo-koo-nutz OR put me to sleep.

And if all goes well, a Champagne breakfast on Wednesday.

[maveric]

67. Jameson's

And some CA, recreational bud.

[Grown2Hate]

68. Two tall bottles of Arrogant Bastard IPA. I don't know HOW it became my tradition for watching

election returns, but I've done it every major election night since at least 2006, so I'll keep that going (after I drop off my ballot and get my aunt and uncle to the polls as well).

[joshcryer]

69. 18 pk of Natty Daddy.

[Codeine]

70. None for me, thanks.