Saturday night drink thread

[Droopy]

It's time for to leave all that serious talk to all of them serious talkers and hit the lounge. I know, sometimes we can get serious in here and sometimes them other forums can be rather humorous, but.......... :wtf: somebody smack me because I'm just rambling on. What I really want to know is what are you drinking tonight? I'm chillin' with some Miller Lite. I would buy better beer, but I get this at a heavy duty discount and I'm just too cheap. Cheers.

[DarkPhenyx]

1. Dude!

Go here.

www.moderndrunkardmagazine.com

[Droopy]

7. Looks like my kind of magazine

But only on Saturday nights.

[DarkPhenyx]

10. Good stuff in here.

Start with... 40 Things Every Drunk Should Do Before He Dies

[eaprez]

2. I'm going to make a blender full of.....

...Italian Margarita's....come have some...they're very tasty

[Droopy]

8. So, what makes a margarita an Italian Margarita?

Inquiring minds want to know. For the record, I've never had a margarita, Italian or otherwise. What's in one?

[eaprez]

14. Italian Margarita Recipe

In a blender....
1 6 oz can frozen lemonade
3 oz tequilla
2 oz Amaretto --- the italian part!
1 oz 3x sec
3 oz water
3 cups ice cubes
Blend..........

Margarita salt.....for the glasses

(may use less water and more tequilla as desired:p


Perfect drink for a hot sultry night

[papau]

3. Ouzo doubles

:-)

[DarkPhenyx]

6. Ouzo?

Who the hell taught you to drink? Raki man, always Raki!

[papau]

39. Ouzo is a "raki" - guess I need to teach the young folks once again

Turkish Raki is different from the various Greek Raki, but is flavored with aniseeds during distillation. Indeed Turkish Raki is not always made from distilled razaki grapes but is made from different fruits in different regions - however grapes, figs and plums are the main ones. Always the distilled alcoholic beverage is strongly aromatized with lots of anise.




I do not like it as much as Ouzo, which seems smoother and more effective on the knee joints and in clearing the head = at least IMHO. Beyond the different taste, there is the idea that the name comes not from the grape - but from its effect as described in Arabic. Arak in Arabic means "sweat" and araki "that which makes one sweat" and indeed drinking can cause sweat, or if you like, watching the distillation process you could say each distilled drop falls drop by drop like sweat, so the name could have come from Arabic! By the way - Greek Raki from raki grapes is made in ones home and takes about 7 to 8 hours of cooking and sending the steam through the pipes (the first part sucks - and the last part is too mild - so one must have good taste buds and use them so as to know what part is a "keeper".

Now the other Raki that lie about the Med are a bit closer to Ouzo.

There is a version in Greece that has gum is added to it and the drink is called "Mastika".

The Slavic folks have Duziko which comes from the slavic word "Duz" which means raki grape with aniseed.

And there is a Raki - besides Ouzo - that I like - The Cretan distilled-grape-and anise blessed



Tsipouro is a strong distilled spirit containing approximately 37 per cent alcohol per volume and is produced from the must-residue of the wine-press. The name tsipouro is used throughout the country, except for Crete, where the same spirit with a stronger aroma is known as tsikoudia. During the Turkish occupation of Crete the name raki was given to the local tsikoudia, since there were some similarities (for example - the anise). Now both names are used in Crete equally.

While Turkish raki goes back at least 300 years, the Greek variations go back to early Byzantine empire.

In the European Union the law now states that ouzo, tsipouro, tsikoudia and the distillation of Corinthian currant as exclusive Greek products - so any Raki not made in Greece must carry the Raki name. The European Union protects the following unique spirits as being only original when coming from its original place: Cognac, Brandy de Jerez, Grappa di Barolo, Berliner Kümmel, Genièvre Flandres Artois, Scotch Whisky, Irish Whiskey, Tsikoudia from Crete.

The names of tsipouro, tsikoudia and ouzo are and have been mixed up often. Ouzo is being produced traditionally and exclusively in Greece. It belongs to the "anise" category and has an aniseed flavour (aniseed is what gives ouzo its trademark milky countenance when water is added). The indigenous mastic (masticha) of Chios island, ginger, cinnamon and other aromatic seeds, plants and fruits are all part of the distillation process, and give ouzo its distinctive taste. Its main distinction from other similar drinks lies with the traditional method of its flavouring.

In 1896 a professor Alexander Filadelfefs noticed and wrote about how the word "ouzo" had come to replace the word "tsipouro" in many places, saying that tsipouro gradually became ouzo after a Turkish Turkish consulate physician, named Anastas Bey "gave" it that name. The story the professor tells is that back in the days that Thessaly exported fine cocoons to Marseilles (during the 19th century) they distinguish the product from other shipping by stamping on the outgoing crates "uso Massalia" - Italian for 'to be used by Marseilles'. One day, the Turkish consulate physician, named Anastas Bey, happened to be visiting the town of Tyrnavos and was asked to sample the local tsipouro. Upon tasting the drink, the physician immediately exclaimed: 'This is uso Massalia, my friends' - refering to its high quality. The term subsequently spread by word of mouth, until tsipouro gradually became known as ouzo.

Tsikoudia is known as zivania in Cyprus and souma in the Cycladic islands.

As with many gastronomic delicacies, most alcoholic beverages have their roots in poverty. Tsipouro and tsikoudia are produced in poor viniculture soil. Therefore, every year after the vines are pruned, the vineyard provides wood for the fireplace, grape leaves for cooking (the famous Greek "dolmades"), grapes as a fruit or as a pastry and, of course, wine. Some of the grape must is used to make molasses, which when combined with flour become must-jelly, must-rolls as well as other well-known Greek pastries. When must is made from grapes, the seeds, stems and grape-peels aren't thrown away, rather they are distilled to produce tsipouro and tsikoudia, spirits consumed for centuries in this part of the Mediterranean.

In some places of Crete people make a variety of tsikoudia, called mournoraki. This is coloured red and is distilled from mulberries. It is quite rare and even more strong then tsikoudia. I've only seen it in Anopoli, Sfakia region.

[HEyHEY]

4. I gotta go for part tow of my buddy's stag

oooboyu!

[ScrewyRabbit]

5. A nice IPA

or two, or six

[Droopy]

9. Well, whatever an IPA is, make it six. n/t

[DarkPhenyx]

11. India Pale Ale.

You need to go to beer school, dude.

[Droopy]

13. No shit

I drink the same damn stuff all the time. I need to broaden my horizons.

[DarkPhenyx]

19. If you get a chance to go to Bush Gardens...

...defiantely go to beer school then. I haven't been myself, but I was schooled by the best when I was young. My 'Pa promised me when I wasw a babe that he'd teach me to cuss, chase women and drink like a sailor. Damed if the old man didn't too.

[legin]

12. Good post Droopy

about the only one i can safely reply to.

Tequila bloody mary's sort of made with Clamato (tomato and clam juice(?))

[Droopy]

17. Ahhhhh, the bloody Mary

Yummmmm. I hear they're also good for the morning after. I've never had one made with tequila, though.

[legin]

30. I think this may be the thread to thank bush*

for improving my social life.

Ever since the torture scandel, for someone who was pretty much a none drinker, I seem to have been fairly 'bombed' quite a lot of the time recently.

So loathsome as it is to say it say it, he does seem to have some exceedingly minor social utility.

[Droopy]

32. I bet a lot of people have been drinking heavily in recent years

Because of Bush. Peace activists, feminists, veterans, gays, Dems in general. Bush has definitly been good for the alcohol trade.

[jukes]

43. legin

dood, that is 1 serious ipecac!

not an anti-liquor post, but that combo has to be poisonous!

i *never* use this smiley: :puke:

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

15. orange juice and cheap australian wine

well, not so cheap, but in these little bottles. They really suck, but with orange juice or tonic water they are ok.

[mike_c]

16. fetzer sundial chardonnay....

How in the hell did I manage to get through the first 40 years or so of my life without living in California, where even a trip to the local redneck mart yields an excellent chilled bottle o' vintage goodness for $6.95?

[fudge stripe cookays]

18. I've been making tombstones all day...

I just had a nice frosty Franziskaner Hefeweissen.

For those of you saying :wtf:, I'm using thick 2" insulation to make faux tombstones for our huge Halloween party in a few months.

And I have TONS to do before then, so I started 6 months ahead of time planning and making props, creatures, tombstones, fake books (for my "Mad Scientist's Lab"), and other doodads.

Phew! Thirsty work!

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[Droopy]

22. I was about to ask you what's in a tombstone.

Never heard of that one before. ;)

[fudge stripe cookays]

23. It's a golden opportunity, droopy!

What should we put in this new drink? Anyone? Anyone?

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[Droopy]

28. Well, takillya has got to be in there

And jaeger meister (sp?) tore me up real bad one time, too.

[fudge stripe cookays]

31. Good start.

And add some peach schnapps. I hate anything peach. That'd sure kill me!

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[Nlighten1]

20. Barcardi Limon and Lemonade on ice.

[Radical Activist]

21. Woah! I almost forgot to start drinking

Its Redhook ESB for me tonight.
Thanks for reminding me!

[Droopy]

25. No problem R.A.

That's what I'm here for. I'm afraid that's my only useful function here on DU. Remind people they need to cut loose every once in a while.

[Political_Junkie]

24. Sauvignon Blanc

French not domestic.

[HuckleB]

26. Nothing wrong with lawnmower beer, long as it don't come from Missouri

or Colorado.

Just walked in from digging up the yard all afternoon, so I'm jumping on the Tecate.

Salud!

[Droopy]

33. I like the phrase 'lawnmower beer'

First time I've heard that one, but it's so true. Yeah my mom works for Miller at a brewery in Trenton, Ohio. She gets 4 free cases of Miller product a month. She doesn't hardly ever drink any and my dad likes a different brand so she ends up giving most of it away.

[Don_G]

27. I'm Open To A Good Beer

Specifically Heinekein or Bass on tap but I won't turn down a good Kentucky Bourbon either.

I would guesstimate that the taxes and duties I pay for "sin" are a tenth to a quarter of what y'all expend.

[eaprez]

29. While you're drinkin....

...listen to DU's own NightTrain...he's jammin

http://whus.org/listen.htm

[BuddhaGirl]

34. I'm enjoying a luscious zinfandel

a '91 Storybook Mountain...yum!!

[Droopy]

35. I don't get it with wine, but whatever floats your boat

I've never tasted a wine that I like. It's all been too bitter to me. Maybe I've just had bad luck in wine drinking, though. I'm open to all possibilties.

[Harrumph]

36. Not drinking tonight...

:smoke:

[Droopy]

37. A big sloppy drunken kick

:dem:

[hatrack]

38. Goose Island IPA - Bottle #2 now underway

And you know, it's pretty damned good beer for an American micro!!
Honk honk!!!

[jukes]

40. showing up on top sunday afternoon

doesn't that violate some kind of "blue law" :evilgrin:

[jdonaldball]

41. Ben Franklin said:

Ben Franklin said: "Beer is God's way of letting us know He loves us and wants us to be happy."

[Droopy]

42. I agree with old Ben

And welcome to DU jdonaldball! :toast: