When beer would take too long to get you drunk...

Originally Posted by Encephalon

Why would you even think of committing such a sacrilegous act?

You beat me to it!

When I go to the bars, I usually order up a Bombay & tonic, or a Ketel One gimulet. For all you kids and non-drunks, Bombay Sapphire is gin, and Ketel One is vodka. Both are a bit high on the shelf, but definitely not the most expensive.

I have a ~40 year old bottle of Aqua Vitale that I take a shot from once per year. It is the most amazing liquor because it tastes like silk, doesn't dehydrate you, and it makes you feel lighter than air without impairing your senses. It is the closest thing to heaven I have ever been to.

I always wanted to splurge on a bottle of really good alcohol. There is a really small place in a hidden strip mall right next to the lake (Lake Michigan for people not familiar with Chicago) where this fella sells bottles of alcohol from $120 to $5000, depending on what you are looking for. I would love to buy another bottle of Aqua Vitale (the first was a present from a good friend).

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Visavi

I don't know, they just tell me that it needs to be diluted b/c it can seriously mess you up.

It will seriously mess you up if you mistreat it. Pour yourself a double shot, sip it slowly, and you are good for the evening. If you have to dilute it, then you shouldn't mess with it. I am allergic to alcohol and I break out in hives all over my body when I consume too much liquor, but even I can handle one single shot of the stuff.

Absinthe can be mixed with very specific ingredients, but is only best in it's purest form (with a little peyote for good measure )

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by YeOldeButchere

I've always wondered, since I've heard a number of different accounts, what absynthe actually does. I mean, I've heard people say it really fucks you up, while other say it's nothing different from normal alcohol. Who's right?

First thing is, everybody has a specific tolerance to alcohol. I friend Joe can drink straight Everclear and come back for more. I, myself, who is allergic to alcohol, will hang on to the floor to keep from falling after about five beers. Now, as for the specifics of Absinthe, if it came from Europe (or more specifically Holland), it has peyote in it. Peyote is a halloucinagenic drug that, when taken straight up with no buffer, will make you halloucinate for about four to five days straight. Hence, European Absinthe will fuck you up. American Absinthe is the same formula, but with no peyote cactus. It will still mess you up if you have one shot, but you won't halloucinate.

Originally Posted by Lazyguy

Everclear is some of the stongest stuff i've ever had. Its pretty much pure alchool and will burn out your mouth if you drink too much at once. Otherwise i like jagerbombs and screwdrivers when beer isnt doing the job.

Everclear is rye alcohol, and has a proof of 180 (90% alcohol). It is rarely served at bars in the first place for it's fire hazard attributes. I am not familiar with any spirits that are served at bars that are more potent, and the only form of drink I have heard that is stronger would be pure, clean Moonshine (200 proof, 100% distilled alcohol). I have heard of people dying of alcohol poisoning through Everclear, but I still use it in my personal bar when I mix up a Green Goddamn.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.