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[Zefiris (#127560)]

I don't get sick off mixing, I only get sick If I go anywhere near cider, even a mouth full can make me sick don't know why it just does


Didn't know it would start a new page, now people can't see your question Ken, sorry

[Ken Hayashi (#52012)]

Ah, my question was:

[fnord (#129232)]

Mixing? Depends what's mixed I guess. I found out that cocktails go with anything. White wine is fine too. I never had any problems except for sangria (which makes me sick even if I don't mix it, so it might not count) and that one time when I drank crappy beer. Neutral liqueur like vodka should be fine with mostly anything. So I suppose I had very few problems, but some.

Out of curiosity though, Ken, what do you mean with "health issues" when you said beer? I don't remember beer being any more hazardous to physical well-being than any other alcohol.

[Ken Hayashi (#52012)]

Due to certain ingredients used to make beer, I get a breakout of rashes all over even with a little sip of beer. It's enough of a health issue, to me. I can't stop scratching my back. And it doesn't go away till at least an hour after the last sip of beer. I think it's most likely the hops they add to the mix when brewing beer. I have no such problems with whiskey.

BTW, I don't usually drink enough that the alcohol can cause a problem for my liver.

[Dr. Shaneman (#137846)]

[Anothar (#136418)]

Mixing is a baaaaaad idea for me.... If I start on beer, I can up to wine, but that's about it. I'm not much of a liquor drinker, but I've had some bad experiences with tequila. As they say: "Tequila Te Killya!"

Ken: Ever try wheat beer? Is it available in your end of the world?

[Ken Hayashi (#52012)]

[Avalanche (#92065)]

I have had very *very* bad experiences with mixing liqour. One of my "oh so great intelligent" friend gave me a concoction of whiskey and vodka with coke. I did not even have 250ml of the stuff and puked. Worst night of my life - EVER. Heck, I did not touch alcohol out of fear for the next half year or so. However, I know some crazy people who like their stuff *only* when it is mixed - there was this guy who took 200ml (each) of scotch and vodka mixed and was still able to talk decently...

So yeah, no mixing. As for normal boozing, I like my vodka (or scotch, if I am having that) neat, on the rocks. After 3 large pegs though, I usually start mixing a little amount of soda. Coke/Pepsi/7Up ruins the taste of any hard drink IMO - makes it all sweet.

[Ken Hayashi (#52012)]

[Dr. Shaneman (#137846)]

I thought I'd add here that I love Smirnolf Ice. One of my most favourite drinks to buy. Once I start I get addicted to the stuff x_x.

[Ken Hayashi (#52012)]

You guys seem to like a lot of the pre-mixed stuff. Smirnoff Ice. Jim Beam & Cola. Is it the convenience? I prefer the flexibility to mix a concoction to my own taste. But, I'll admit, for convenience's sake, I do sometimes pop into the local supermart for a little bottle of the stuff off the shelve.

[Dr. Shaneman (#137846)]

[fnord (#129232)]

Well, but Smirnoff Ice is really expensive. Just buying a bottle of coke and a bottle of vodka should be much cheaper. I mean, you need like 10 Smirnoff Ice before you're anywhere near drunk.

[Dr. Shaneman (#137846)]

It's not as expensive as some of the other things I like though.
Plus I only drink to relax in the evenings.

[Ken Hayashi (#52012)]

I'm not sure about the costs. I think it's due to several different factors. Here, first there's the import duty on all alcoholic drinks. Then, there are so many different marketing agents who are each importing and selling several (if not more) different brands. The branding exercise can be quite confusing. If they decide that Brand A is more upmarket thanBrand B, they will price them accordingly to reflect that status, even if Brand B might actually cost more to bring in, resulting in a lower margin.

Then, there's the matter of where you actually buy them. So pubs and bars slap on a premium over the street price. Some pubs and discos carry certain brands as "house brands" and will actually have a discount on those brands to encourage you to buy them in preference.

Which is why, when I go for drinks, I almost always ask for whiskey and cola, without specifically asking for any particular brand. I don't really care whether it's JD or Chivas or Johnny. The cola part will most likely be Coke anyway. Keeps costs down.

BTW, I don't like to get drunk either. I drink in moderation. But that "moderation" seems to be quite a big amount.

[Dr. Shaneman (#137846)]

Around here pubs seem to change their brands every few months aside from the popular leading ones which are in every pub you go to. That is normally relative to Larger only though.

[Ken Hayashi (#52012)]

[Bizkit (#139655)]

Booze!! haha!!
I have the perfect YouTube video for this one.
I think I'll just post the link instead of posting the video... >.>
Unless that's not allowed either...
If not pwease don't yell at me!! >.<

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sGlCgxYZVI

I promise, it's worth posting!!

Also, I'm not old enough to drink, but virgin daquiris are gooood.
And, I was thinking, when I have kids, I kind of wanted to make drinking at the dinner table a common thing. What I mean by that is, I would let my kids (when they get to maybe, let's say 13 or 14 years old) drink wine [preferrably] to get them in the habit of drinking responsibly. That way, when they get old enough to want to party and drink they have that background of "My parents taught me hands on that it's ok to drink when I'm responsible about it."
Any opinions on that?

[fnord (#129232)]

I don't know about the 13/14 year old line, but in my country (Germany) legal drinking age is 16 for beer, wine and basically most things around that alcohol content and 18 for the rest. When I visited Canada, which if I recall correctly has a drinking age of 18 or 19, I noticed that it was far more of a regular occurence to be drinking really heavily. And I mean heavily as in verging on poisening ... not heavily as in just very drunk, which is just plain cool if you can handle it. But there is a fine line somewhere down the road whereafter you rapidly loose any real control over yourself, and I've always felt that a high drinking age (18 is arguable, but 21 is clearly too high imo) doesn't help people find that line. I would suspect it's more severe in the US, although the last time I visited the US I was 6, so I can't really say. Sure, there are binges abound over here too - drinking is just a rather socially accepted thing in most parts - but I've never needed help when I was drunk, and I rarely had to help other people because at least everyone I know usually finds it in himself to find out when another beer probably isn't a stellar idea any more. So, from my point of view, I'd say it's a good idea to get your kids acquainted with alcohol before they hit the legal drinking age all squirrelly for booze.

[Ken Hayashi (#52012)]

I think getting them started so young (13 or 14) is not a good idea. While I personally started at about 12 or so (drinking rum, which I don't quite like, with my gramps) I did so under adult supervision. It was very infrequent too. It taught me to drink responsibly, but I don't think starting this young works for every kid out there.

I think it's more important to show them that YOU (the parent) are responsible drinkers. They don't necessarily have to be drinking together with you, but they must see and learn that when you adults do drink, you don't binge. You don't even drink to the verge of being drunk. Just a glass or two of wine over dinner, just to liven things up.

I also think, what's very important, is that you allow them to drink, when they come of age. It's not just a matter of you keeping quiet (as opposed to screaming at them) when you know they've been drinking. They might think you are still against the idea, and that you didn't make a fuss about it simply because you didn't know about it. Let them know that you are OK with them drinking, as long as they do it right.

[Anothar (#136418)]

13/14 is a bit early, but I mostly agree with Bizkit's point. You know your personal limits when it comes to alcohol when you've surpassed them. Better do that mistake when you're younger, when the potential consequences of being drunk "don't count" as much. That way, by the time you're of age, you know how to drink responsibly and won't screw up badly enough to get someone/yourself killed, especially with a car.

I had my first drinks at 14, and got totally wasted for the first time at 15. Boy I learned a lesson that night... My parents offered me my first beer at 16. I was really surprised then.

I also agree with Ken that starting out young isn't the best for every teenager out there, but that's sort of a case-by-case thing. Everyone's different and handles alcohol with various degrees of responsibility.

[Shinka (#128364)]

[Ken Hayashi (#52012)]

@Shinka

HAHA. Reminds me of gambling and Lake Tahoe.

Anyway, you can't be faulted if you don't get caught. I was all of 16 when I was in the UK (around Cornwall) with some friends and drinking whiskey at an inn we were staying in. The innkeeper served us knowing full well we were all underaged. But heck, who's gonna spill the beans? We were out of the place the next day and moving on with our tour.

[Dr. Shaneman (#137846)]

[Ken Hayashi (#52012)]

[Dr. Shaneman (#137846)]

[Ken Hayashi (#52012)]

[Anothar (#136418)]

[Bizkit (#139655)]

I had my first shot at 14. I was in the 8th grade. My mom was at work and my stepdad was celebrating her promotion a little early. He bought Patron Silver for the occasion and I was in my room listening to Fall Out Boy (From Under The Corktree <333) Then I went into the kitchen to get something to drink and my stepdad's like, "Thirsty? Try this out."
He put a lime in my hand and salt in my palm, explained how to drink it and let me go for it....
That stuff buuuurrrnnned. >w<

Btw, thanks for the opinions, guys. Helps a lot.
For real :3

[fnord (#129232)]

[Anothar (#136418)]

A case of 24 bottles of 341ml of Alexander Keiths' goes for 44$ in Ontario, and about 28-30 in Quebec, depending on where you buy it. It varies with different brands, but there you have it.

[Ken Hayashi (#52012)]

I'm obviously not quite sure of beer prices here, since I don't drink that poison. But I hear locally brewed Tiger Beer is pretty cheap. The watered-down version the Armed Forces get is even cheaper (but it tells when you drink it because you can drink till death and still not get drunk). But this same Tiger (not the watered-down one) is sold as a premium beer overseas and commands a premium price?

I can't understand that. It tastes.... normal.

[Anothar (#136418)]

I've tasted Tiger... just a regular light beer, and it wasn't bad. It's not unlike Budweiser in taste (well, the Bud brewed in Canada anyways). I prefer beer with a little more taste, but I don't like anything too dark though.

[Dr. Shaneman (#137846)]

[Zefiris (#127560)]

lol remind me not to forget my I.D when I go down south, I don't think looking 25 has reached up here yet, I'm 19 and look it lol and I still don't get I.D'ed in the town centre's, but I do if I am going into a smaller pub for the first time, I agree It's because they can't take the chance now adays especially with the economy and rising taxes on alcohol causing less custom, one mistake could cost them the pub.

Has Bizkit's post made anyone else really want some Tequila, but I haven't had any nice tequila since I was in amsterdam some I try to avoid it over here it just seems to be a disappointment.

[Dr. Shaneman (#137846)]

[Shinka (#128364)]

[SupraGuy (#92823)]

I've taken to spending a bit more on my liquor, and have started drinking Grey Goose vodka. It's about twice the price of regular vodka, but it's worth it. No aftertaste at all, which makes it very nice straight.

I did pick up a bottle of key lime soda from the grocery store. I meant to get a different flavour, since I don't generally like it... But I did find that about a 4:1 mix of that with the Grey Goose makes for a VERY tasty drink. It's still good with "lesser" vodkas, but definitely not as nice, and I don't mix them as strong. This has become about the only thing that I'll mix my Grey Goose with now.

[Bizkit (#139655)]

[Ken Hayashi (#52012)]

[fnord (#129232)]

Er, yeah, but imo 2 Dollars a liter is still quite a lot ... that's like 1,50€, or 75c a half liter. And 10 dollars a sixpack (probably even only those tiny 0,33l bottles) is also 7,5€, which is a friggin' lot if you ask me.

[Shinka (#128364)]

[Ken Hayashi (#52012)]

[fnord (#129232)]

[Ken Hayashi (#52012)]

Cigarettes and alcohol (I suddenly am reminded of a song by Oasis) are heavily taxed here. I mean, think about it, we make Tiger beer right here in Singapore, and it still costs a fair bit compared to other countries. Of course it's still cheaper than most imported beer, save a few low-end brands.