Watch out for that dehydration. I have a little thing called twisted bowel syndrome that gives about the same results, except that it doesn't stop until after a stomach pump is in place and morphine to reduce the pain is flowing. Longer term. The VA held onto me for 9 days the last time and I lost about 11 or 12 pounds--if it had stayed off, I'd have almost felt the pain and tedium was worth it.
You're right- those are silly. I was thinking of the overwhelming school of thought that says a martini should be straight gin, with vermouth being used for no more than rinsing off the ice cubes- if even that. And that's fine, but not as refreshing as a reasonable shot of the vermouth in the mix to my taste buds. When I mix them, I usually go half and half with the two.
Grolsch can be good- but unfortunately, it usually sits so long in the cooler around here that it's turned skunky more often than not when I buy it, so I generally avoid it.
There are indeed many fine British beers... lots of good American beers, too- but they all seem to be microbrews that are tough to find. I still say St. Paul's Summit Brewery makes some of the finest beer to be had anywhere- now if it just had better distribution...
Aha- I looked that up. Nope- no $2 wine for me- last time I did that was in high school, and it felt like I had been kicked in the head by a mule the next day. I like Yellowtail because it flat out tastes better than much (better?) more expensive wines that I've tried in the past (excepting Thomas Coyne (sp?)- but I'm not driving halfway across the country just to have a glass of wine). It's not a cost issue, just a taste preference- I buy so little alcohol that I could easily spend more, but those really "classy" wines usually taste like an old lady smells to me.
Alright, damn it ... my favorite California Pinot Noir (Meridian) just went from $6.85 a bottle to over $16.00 because of "demand" (IOW, it was selling pretty good so the corporate greed at the grocery chain level got the best of them) ... so tell me, what's do I replace it with?
Merlot is a reliable work horse. Never great, but mostly reliable. I like it. What I really like, is Chianti. Man, there are some nice Chiantis around. The big-buck Chiantis are mostly hype/demand/history-priced. No need to spend a fortune. I like lighter wines (in red) like a beaujolais. The Portuguese make nice light reds. I suck at remembering the names. I know them by their label and their spot in the liquor store. Yes... liquor stores and Beer stores. No booze of any kind anywhere else in Ontario. (A few wine stores, which IIRC must have a larhe % of Ontario wines....which aren't bad any more.)
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