Author Topic: ETA on basses... (Read 930 times)

toma_hawk01 · « **Reply #45 on:** December 08, 2009, 06:33:09 PM »

Man you guys make drinking sound so good!

Those nice fancy bottles, cool giant Hershey's chocolate kisses looking fermentation tanks looks so appealing and regal.

I can't count the number of people I counseled to get off the stuff and being clean and sober.

For those who are trying to kick it, my prayers are with you 100%. I mean no greater harm than those who supports it, and to strike a balance of diversity of Alembicans who are not drinkers of alcohol.

I am not judging, I am just showing my appeal and happiness of being free from the stuff with just the same amount of joy.

Peace and Love!

(Message edited by toma_hawk01 on December 08, 2009)

jacko · « **Reply #46 on:** December 09, 2009, 08:00:13 AM »

All things in moderation Hal.

Graeme

toma_hawk01 · « **Reply #47 on:** December 09, 2009, 08:43:08 AM »

I was at a very known music award show, and a performer (I will not name...) stood up to receive his award, and announced he was thanking God for having the strength to be clean and sober for 2 years, and everybody in the house clapped, and him applauded roaring-ly...

The irony...

It's like applauding the F student who finally wakes up and receives (awards himself) the A.

However, students who never received anything lower than an A, we call them: Nerds, Geeks or something very derogatory for their good works, and extreme efforts to excel in school.

Also, moderation is relative.

I have relatives (family members) who died from the liver damage caused by alcohol.

Tolerance and moderation are two different things.

(Message edited by toma_hawk01 on December 09, 2009)

peoplechipper · « **Reply #48 on:** December 10, 2009, 01:21:42 AM »

Good points Hal,
I actually think that if all booze was as strong as Scotch we'd have less alcoholism; the stuff scares many people(including at least one real drinker I know) and the hangover from Scotch is nasty(like a brain-sucking spider) which would likely instill respect for alcohol early in one's career...
I like with Scotch that with a sniff and a taste you can tell what region it came from; way easier than with wine; stronger flavours...I had a bottle of 36 year old Glen Craig(I think) last summer and it was like Dalwhinnie but with depth that rolled in waves...heather,honey....joy! thankfully I gave my Dad a bottle and he's kept it for the special few, so I'll get to try some more(the distillery is extinct) I shared mine with friends to toast my beloved Spud, my cat of 14 years...she deserved it. Tony

hydrargyrum · « **Reply #49 on:** December 10, 2009, 07:32:19 AM »

Heather? Honey? But how does it taste mixed with coke?

I'm not an alcoholic, alcoholics go to meetings.

bracheen · « **Reply #50 on:** December 10, 2009, 09:46:27 AM »

Sam, thanks for sharing your photos. I was in Scotland this past May also. I didn't visit any distilleries but did get to socialize with Graeme and Mike. I knocked on George's door but unfortunately he wasn't home at the time, better luck next time.

Sam

oddmetersam · « **Reply #51 on:** December 10, 2009, 11:18:17 PM »

Thanks for the distillery shot comments -- all of them. Alembic enthusiasts represent a broad spectrum of thought on more than just our basses and that's a good thing!

I was struck by the similarities of quality control, attention to detail, pride of craftsmanship and that elusuve something that defines world class both in our incredible instruments and the way these distilleries operate. Take those incredible copper stills, for example. Their design, construction, maintenance and upkeep is a highly specialized art involving serious old world craftsmanship. Sound familiar?

How many certified coppersmiths do we have in the States? There are many unique and esoteric jobs that when they're gone...they're gone!

I would be remiss if I didn't add that since I've gotten into single malt scotch (not blends, btw), I've stopped drinking beer and drink much less, overall, because I drink for the succession of flavors and nuances; not to get buzzed or raise hell at parties -- or to make it through the day. This stuff is made for introspective sipping, not guzzling for its own sake.

cozmik_cowboy · « **Reply #52 on:** December 11, 2009, 08:03:25 AM »

Hey, Sam, I'm with you - except for the next-to-last sentence. For some reason, I no longer enjoy distilled spirits; they taste like gasoline to me (and this from someone who once considered himself a devotee of fine bourbon). But I've found myself drinking less beer as I've stopped drinking whiskey - and I refuse to drink swill anymore; this has become even more true since I started brewing my own. These days I'm much less interested getting kneewalkin' than in savoring the subtleties of the brewmasters art, and seldom have more than 2 or 3. Proper brewing requires the same attributes you describe for single-malt distilling & quality instrument building. Good beer is, indeed, about instropective sipping and the succession of flavors & nuanances. And on the rare occasions when excess seems to be in order, good beer hurts less in the morning!

Peter
ps - I have also arrived at the conclusion that one bottle of wine is a serving, two bottles of wine are sometimes a serving, and 3 bottles of wine are rarely as good an idea as it seems at the time.

peoplechipper · « **Reply #53 on:** December 12, 2009, 11:43:32 PM »

With ya on the wine...
MIXING SINGLE MALT WITH COKE IS SACRILEGE!!!! perhaps the most evil and wrong thing I've read on this site yet; not to mention a waste of good scotch...careful where you make jokes like that, you could wind up on your ear...

David Houck · « **Reply #54 on:** December 14, 2009, 05:20:57 PM »

Yes, I could see where it could ruin things if you were planning to snort it up your nose.

hydrargyrum · « **Reply #55 on:** December 14, 2009, 05:34:23 PM »

I don't know, there was a time when I knew a bunch of folks who liked to get coked up, and drink whiskey. I don't think I've ever known a more boring group of human beings. I'll just take the whiskey, thanks (and I'll have it neat).

David Houck · « **Reply #56 on:** December 14, 2009, 05:57:37 PM »

But, and I really have no idea here, and have absolutely no desire to put either one of those substances in my body, but if you mix the coke with whiskey doesn't the coke get all wet and sticky, impeding the snorting process?

hydrargyrum · « **Reply #57 on:** December 14, 2009, 06:20:13 PM »

I would suppose it wouldn't exactly facilitate snorting (the folks I knew weren't that foolhardy. Well, I never saw them do it, to be more accurate.). Perhaps one could perform a nasal irrigation using a more dilute solution and a neti pot. However, having once choked on a shot of whiskey, I can say with surety that the sensation of whiskey in one's mucous membranes is an experience that only a masochist would willingly seek.

cozmik_cowboy · « **Reply #58 on:** December 15, 2009, 06:02:50 AM »

Well, I've been told that if you mix your coke with whiskey, you should then drink it - same basic effect, but no post-nasal drip & thus less impairment to singing.

Peter (who's known enough serious coke-heads to be glad he never had the money to develop a taste for the stuff)

adriaan · « **Reply #59 on:** December 15, 2009, 08:00:49 AM »

I thought coke came in bottles, and was recently declared kosher.