Alcohol Substitute?

Does this sound like good news or bad news to you?

An alcohol substitute that mimics its pleasant buzz without leading to drunkenness and hangovers is being developed by scientists.

You can read more here.

Anything you like, as long as it's rum.

"On a recent night at Roneria Caracas, a bar with its own name tucked inside a restaurant in Williamsburg named Caracas Brooklyn, a young woman with jet-black hair, a small barbell piercing her nose, and gashes in her earlobe from a former surfeit of earrings took a stool at the corner of the bar. “I like whiskey,” she announced to the bartender.

Gently, but without apology, the bartender replied, “I cannot make you anything with whiskey.”

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In case you were wondering...

... if it's time to start drinking yet, here's your answer.

Quote of the Day - November 26/09

"Say it loud, say it plowed!"

~ Pól Rua

Long-lost Whisky.

Now this is dedication:

Drilling for whisky.

And I'd definitely love to try it.

Good News!

The latest in booze-related health news:

Alcohol protects men's hearts.

So it's not just for curing heartache after all.

Quote of the Day - August 24/09

"My friends, I had not intended to discuss this controversial subject at this particular time. However, I want you to know that I do not shun controversy. On the contrary, I will take a stand on any issue at any time, regardless of how fraught with controversy it might be. You have asked me how I feel about whiskey. All right, here is how I feel about whiskey.

If when you say "whiskey" you mean the devil's brew, the poison scourge, the bloody monster, that defiles innocence, dethrones reason, destroys the home, creates misery and poverty, yea, literally takes the bread from the mouths of little children; if you mean the evil drink that topples the Christian man and woman from the pinnacle of righteous, gracious living into the bottomless pit of degradation and despair and shame and helplessness and hopelessness, then certainly I am against it.

But if when you say "whiskey" you mean the oil of conversation, the philosophic wine, the ale that is consumed when good fellows get together, that puts a song in their hearts and laughter on their lips, and the warm glow of contentment in their eyes; if you mean Christmas cheer; if you mean the stimulating drink that puts the spring in the old gentleman's step on a frosty, crispy morning; if you mean the drink which enables a man to magnify his joy, and his happiness, and to forget, if only for a little while, life's great tragedies, and heartaches, and sorrows; if you mean that drink, the sale of which pours into our treasuries untold millions of dollars, which are used to provide tender care for our little crippled children, our blind, our deaf, our dumb, our pitiful aged and infirm, to build highways and hospitals and schools, then certainly I am for it.

This is my stand. I will not retreat from it. I will not compromise."

~ Noah S. Sweat, Jr., April 4, 1952

Quote of the Day - June 13/09

"Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? Y'know, there's a support group for that - it's called 'Everybody'. We meet at the bar."

~ Drew Carey

A Blog Worth Reading.

For your perusal: Booze Muse.

Wish I'd thought of that name.

Quote of the Day - June 4/09

"No matter how troubling times get, you can always drink whiskey."

~ Norm MacDonald

Possibly the Coolest Thing Ever.

(Hopefully I haven't already used that post title.)

The 2009 Bacon and Bourbon Expo. Other than fire and meat, it's hard to imagine a more awesome combo.