Anyone drink odd stuff?

Dimitri · Super Member Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5944

So I bought a bottle of Saki (made sure it was Japanese and not one of the American made brands the liquor store had) and it was pretty good.

Actually I can't stand wine, but I think I can get used to replacing wine with Saki. It is about the same in its effects compared to drinking a similar amount of wine. Very Happy

So anyone else have any interesting drinks?

Dimitri

d_hoffman · Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 11:56 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone drink odd stuff?

Hey 'Mitri, define "odd stuff". My mother used to make home-made wines and one time she made a potato wine that was more like a stiff brandy. I've also had some blueberry moonshine. Cheers

Dimitri · Super Member Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5944

I think Potato wine and blueberry moonshine counts. Smile

Dimitri

Pumpkinslinger · Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 6:41 am Post subject: Re: Anyone drink odd stuff?

Some 17 years ago some Japanese technicians working with us gave me a bottle of saki. One of them said "Drink little bit, or give you very bad headache!" I never have opened it. Does that stuff age well?

Bushmaster · Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 6:54 am Post subject: Re: Anyone drink odd stuff?

Anyone ever heard of "apple jack"? Or "hard apple cider"?

By the way...Sake should be drank steeped...

Shelf life? Confused

Dimitri · Super Member Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5944

Pumpkinslinger wrote:

One of them said "Drink little bit, or give you very bad headache!"

See that is what I've heard too, then I figured, Japanese just like most in that part of the world are not used to alcohol. They suffer from something slang termed as CAS (Chinese Alcohol Syndrome). When I was younger I thought it was a joke. Then in high school and college I saw a large majority of my Asian friends get drunk on a bottle of beer most fallowed with the 2nd bottle.

Now I know I'd need to drink alot of Saki to get drunk myself. It doesn't seem to effect me anymore then wine. And I will admit, when I drink I can drink a lot without getting too sick. Heck if the couple of spammers for Alcohol treatment knew what I could drink without getting to the point of being sick and vomiting everywhere they'd probably want to force me into their program. Very Happy

Dimitri

pth1947 · Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 11:31 am Post subject: Re: Anyone drink odd stuff?

I've drank Meed its honey wine.

TRBLSHTR · Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 11:54 am Post subject: Re: Anyone drink odd stuff?

Mitri-you are a true Canuck!Myself-the odd goes to Rye whisky,definately an aquired taste boardering on masochism!Why do we put ourselves thru so much pain? Very Happy

chambered221 · Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 12:16 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone drink odd stuff?

Bushmaster wrote:

Anyone ever heard of "apple jack"? Or "hard apple cider"?

My cousin and I discovered it when I was about 13 !!!
Had the $h1t$ for 3 days !!! Mad

Pumpkinslinger · Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 1:18 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone drink odd stuff?

Oh, the Japanese tech said that they drank sake either warmed up or over ice. I would think that warming it would evaporate the alcohol.

Bushmaster · Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 1:33 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone drink odd stuff?

Evaperate the alcohal? Not so much...That rice wine seems to hang onto it...and it is best when steeped...

gelandangan · Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 4:19 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone drink odd stuff?

Yup, drank warm they are divine!! Very Happy

CAS? Ho Hum..
Those Chinese students are a small sample of a huge Chinese population.
Every nation have percentage of people that could not hold their alcohol..

Pumpkinslinger · Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 4:46 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone drink odd stuff?

Bushy, please explain "steeped".

Dimitri · Super Member Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5944

TRBLSHTR,

Nothing wrong with Whiskey and Scotch, which is what I drink the most off, more then I drink beer even. I've been known to drink "too much" of it and not be sick afterwords. Over half a bottle in a evening out (without getting sick afterwords) is not uncommon. Embarassed

You have some Peddletons there, which was really smooth, almost felt like I was not drinking Whiskey. I wish I was 21 when I went, that way I could bring a bottle back without worry.

Gelan,

Yes a very small population of Chinese and other Asian people I've been drinking with. None the less they all seemed to have very low tolerances to alcohol. If my comment offended you my apologies.

Dimitri

gelandangan · Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 7:05 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone drink odd stuff?

Dimitri wrote:

my apologies.

Dimitri

For what?
We all drink and we all lose our heads sometimes Very Happy