Drinking to get fucked up
Let's all pound down as many drinks as possible to see who passes out first!!
What drink can we make to get drunk the fastest?
Anyone up for drinking games?
These are all things that might be said by a novice drinker. The purpose of drinking is not to get wasted. Sure, sometimes it happens but that should not be the ultimate goal.
Drinking is a social and culinary experience that should be enjoyed in good company with appreciation and respect for the cocktail.
I am very disheartened by the trend of coolers, being passed off as cocktails. A cocktail is a cocktail, not a fruity, sugar drink that just covers up the taste of alcohol. A cocktail has alcohol in it. You are supposed to taste it. That is the point.
When mixed properly a cocktail’s blend of sugar, bitters, and liquor has a magnificent flavor like none you have ever tasted.
Now, I’m not saying that cocktails should not have fruit juice, far from it. But the fruit juice should be an ingredient that complements the cocktail, not over power it.
Respect for a drink is lost when you can’t taste the alcohol. Thus, people get drunk easier and without thinking. It is this type of irreverence and adolescence that give drinking a bad rap.
Alcohol is a dangerous substance when abused. But when it is respected and mixed properly, it can be enjoyed thoroughly.
Please drink responsibly and in moderation. Learn your limits and damn it, drink like an adult!
Here is another great article by Robert Hess on this topic:
http://www.drinkboy.com/Essays/YourFirstDrink.html
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posted by bar.mix.master at 6:30 PM
25 Comments:
Alcohol is what you make it. I drink to GET FUCKED UP, and I WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO,and if you call me a novice drinker because of that so be it, I will call you a SISSY in return. Goodday and a fine FUCK OFF to you, sir.
That is your prerogative. SIR.
Just another fine example of a novice. TJ doesn't deserve to be called SIR.
You're stupid. I was looking for a great recipe. I wanted people at my party to get buzzed fast. Believe it or not, some mature smart people do like to get "fucked up". Get off of your high horse.
It is very dangerous to serve the type of drink you are looking for. Let me guess you want a sweet tasting kool-aid type beverage where you can't taste the alcohol at all.
You won't find such a "great" recipe here.
Have fun you and your mature, smart friends.
I'm pretty novice to be fair, and have only just started on the cocktails but I know what I like.
I love the idea of tasting all the flavours in a cocktail and appreciating a perfect balance. I think appreciating balance can be applied to many hobbies and forms of entertainment, like music, but also in life in general.
In saying that, everyone loves to indulge from time to time. Aiming to get 'fucked up' when you're in good company can be great times and awesome (if a little hazed) memories. Everything in moderation, including moderation.
You don't need to be sophisticated or elitist to enjoy alcohol or cocktails to the fullest. You just need to be a touch on the responsible side, set out to have fun and as you say, be in good company. Each to their own I suppose...
Well said and I agree with your opinion. You don't have to be sophisticated or an elitist to enjoy cocktails.
If you are a responsible drinker then you can have a great time with friends getting tipsy. That is part of the allure of alcohol no doubt about it.
All I'm saying is that that should not be the goal from the outset in a way that you try to hide the taste of the alcohol behind a sugary concoction that has the single purpose of getting people drunk.
It's like have sex... the true purpose of sex is to get pregnant. However it is also fun to do without reaching that end. So you should drink responsibly and get drunk about as often as you might get pregnant.