Zyth..
it's funny you mentioned wine cause i did enjoy it very very much and beer, especially ales and lagers..
But with migraine headcahes i avoid the sulfites created from the fermenting..
anyway on thanks giving me and my sisiter polsihed off almost a whole bottle of pretty good merlot she got, and yes.. ^-^i did dodge a bullet and did not get a headache!
Ricki

Ricki, I try to avoid California wines because the sulfates ALWAYS give me headaches. I have no problems with French, Spanish, Australian, Chilean, etc....

zythyra

Thanks that's good advice i am not as educated with wines as i'd like to be so maybe there's a chance i can still enjoy some of them from time to time!
Ricki

Quote from: Ricki on November 03, 2006, 09:09:15 PM
Melissa you did not do that provocative drink Tom cruise or the bar tender did in the movie cocktail did you?
hehe....
Cool!

Hmm, which provocative drink?   SOTB perhaps?  I haven't watched that movie in a long time, so I don't know which of the hundreds of provocative drinks you are referring to.

I have slipped back to mostly wines.  I poured a bunch of my hard liquor down the toilet a couple days ago because I kind of got tired of drinking that stuff.  I only saved about 4 bottles of stuff that was really expensive or I drank recently.  It seems with age, my desire to drink lessens.

P.S.  I've talked to a number of other bartenders and they normally hate any reference to the movie Cocktail or Tom Cruise.  That's like really offensive swear words to them.

Melissa
Posted on: November 26, 2006, 08:51:23 AM

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Quote from: Ricki on November 25, 2006, 09:46:42 PM
But with migraine headcahes i avoid the sulfites created from the fermenting..

You could also try fruitier wines such as those from Arbor Mist since they tend to be closer to wine coolers in strength.

Melissa

I didn't drink at all until my mid twenties, but by 1984 it had become such a problem, life-style and health wise, that I stopped cold.  Very rarely I have wine for special occassions (perhaps twice a year).  Back in the days it was mostly either beer or bourbon and coke.

Susan Kay

Thanks Melissa!
The one scene in the movie cocktail if memory serves right is the one drink the orgasm i think where they put the shot glass in their wastbelt.. I think it was cocktail..well either way its neither here or there...
many moons ago that movie was made!
Thanks for the wine tip,  I actually like the fruity wines i like dry reds too which should i possibly consider>  unless i find one which does not trigger any headache effect it would be reserved for a weekend or friday evening just in case i got a headache!
xo
R

Oh, ok Ricki.  I've made orgasms and I've given orgams.

Melissa

Beer:  NOT a standard american brand (ewwwww...)  Guinness in the can is my Bud/MGD/whatever.  Stone Brewing Arrogant Bastard Ale when I can get it (google it and read the label for fun!), or some other creative brew of malt, hops, water and yeast.

Wine:  Red.  Right now I'm doing Merlot/Shiraz/Syrah.  The bottle has to have a creative label.  I favor Australian versions because of the Monty Python Australian Table Wines bit.

Liquer:  They all have 'way too much sugar in them, or I treat them as such to stay out of trouble.

Distilled:  Everclear 195.  32ml (1 oz of ethanol exactly, accounting for the teensy bit of water,) added to a 22 oz or larger bottle of diet beverage.  Drink slowly.  Or sometimes add it to a big slushy made with sugar-free fruit syrup.

Most important rule!  Any/all of the above are to be consumed strictly in moderation!  The Air Force has it right when they counsel no more than 1 oz of ethanol (any way you can reach it) per hour, and no more than 3 oz in any given day.  And you are STILL considered impaired if you have even 1/2 oz within the last two hours.

MODERATION!

Karen

Now, speaking of O's......I know that there is a drink called screaming orgasm.  I tried it not too long ago... >...seriously! I'm talking about drinks BTW... .  It has less liquer than the blue hawaii and long island ice tea  Have you kitties heard about it or had it before ?


tinkerbell

How about the Hemorrhaging Brain?  Disgusting look.  Tasty.

Karen

I rarely drink but if I must then I will drink a....

Pina Coloda

or a

Margarita

or a

wine cooler

Very funny Melissa!  i see the holiday spirit is upon you! 
r

Quote from: Ricki on November 29, 2006, 07:37:50 PM
Very funny Melissa!  i see the holiday spirit is upon you! 
r

Yes, I am in good spirits right now...or is it good spirits are in me.   Do you like puns?

Melissa

I do you make me giggle.. Laughter is good medicine!
Thanks
R

Hmm, don't drink much anymore since my body might have an aversion to it, however:

Beer: Anything Unibroue. It's an import from Montreal. Dear rock is it good A bit heavy, a bit strong (*cough*10%*cough*) but nice and smooth for a dark ale. They reccomend champagne glasses for it... I don't have any.

Wine: The ONLY wine I've ever liked is called "Homard". It comes in a lobster-shaped bottle, and is a white merlot. If you hate wine, try this one, you might like it. If you like wine... you probably don't want this.

Hard Liquor - reeeeeally hates me. If I'm hard pressed and have to have A mixed drink... I'll take a Gin and Tonic. If it were easier to obtain, Absynth is also nice (and no, it doesn't make you 'trip', that's a hoax that's been debunked by everyone but the FDA).


Nowadays though, the hardest stuff I'll drink is Tab Energy Drink, and one at that.


-AB+

Thanks AB..
cool very curious 

QuoteAbsynth

where would any of us get this???
R