My college senior has a beverage minor (it’s kind of cool, and they do a lot of making and tasting alcohol).
Anyway, this past week they tasted different brands/years of scotch. Apparently some of them were pretty high-end. She said most people in the class couldn’t stand it, except for the two boys who were throwing back the (very small) shots. She asked me why anyone would drink that stuff lol.
In this very small sample, most of those students will drink High Noons, vodka crans and the like, but not the hard liquors (yet?).
I grew up with a Dad who was Italian so I was exposed to small amounts of red wine early. I will not drink sweet wine. I admit to drinking too much beer in college, but I have NEVER even tasted MD20/20 or Boone’s Farm!
My mother loves red wine, but she usually drinks more affordable bottles. My brother and I always bring her better bottles that she can share with friends when they come over.
What drives me nuts, though, is that she only has an electric “gadgety” corkscrew. I use a waiters style corkscrew because I feel opening the wine is a ritual that is part of the overall experience. I’ll bring my 20+ year old Forge De Laguiole corkscrew to open all of the bottles. I have a small corkscrew collection, but the Laguiole will always be my favorite. It has opened hundreds of bottles.
If I post my alcohol pictures the Puritans will all need therapy. Here is the photo I texted my COO at 2:15pm yesterday to let him know the group was in the office pub.
@Twoin18 - I see one of my favorite Austin Hope wines on your table. We will have that wine too! It’s one of our favorite places to visit in Paso Robles. Fortunately we can get their wine at Costco here.
Yes, we did sort of wish S23 had got into CPSLO to give us an excuse to visit more often. We have deliberately set our membership to “pick up” to try and force us to make the trip…
Agree. My in laws quit drinking for health reasons. They are currently in my kitchen chowing down on a seven layer dip they bought at the grocery store. Moderate drinking may not be healthy but most Americans make far worse choices daily.
A fine red wine is an earthly delight; a beer does nicely if you’re in a slumming mood; a tot of Laphroig or Lagavullin induces melancholy thoughts; cognac aids digestion - but the apotheosis of all drinks, the emblem of elegance and sophistication, is the dry martini, gin of course, shaken not stirred, and throw the vermouth out.
I saw your post and I said to myself "I need some “therapy.” So after running a 10K Turkey Trot in the early AM, I decided I needed some real “therapy” and did a “Murph.”
Very therapeutic. I feel great now.
And fairly soon, I will have a horrible time at our family Thanksgiving, because no one drinks alcohol. I mean, without alcohol, you can’t possibly have a good time, right?
Stats from Pew showing how percent of persons who drink and abstain from alcohol over time are below. It doesn’t suggest much change overall. The Gallup poll I referenced earlier shows a similar type of pattern for overall. However, there were certain subgroups with decreases, particularly young persons.
Is there any actual evidence of everyone being soberish besides some anecdotal examples? Or is the point of this thread more to discuss anecdotes and personal feelings about alcohol?
If the latter, I don’t drink. I never had a good reason to. I don’t like the taste. I don’t like the effects on my body. And I don’t particularly care about peer pressure or needing to fit in with social drinking. However, I also don’t preach to others about drinking. I am fine with others drinking, so long as it does not cause notable problems to me or society in general. For example, I would have a problem with drunk drivers or being in a relationship with a person who did problematic things while drinking. I have a similar attitude towards most other drugs.
