What's your favourite alcoholic drink?

Vodka & tonic or Gin & Tonic has always been my favorite.
I drink a glass of wine every six months or so but have grown
away from wine. The last two or three bottles I bought I gave
to my son. I never was much of a beer drinker. I think the last
cold one I had was maybe six years ago when a roup of my
son's friends got together and invited us over.

I had kept a quart of vodka in my cabinet thinking I'd have a
drink some evening but I kept it unopened for three years or
so, then offered it to my son who didn't want it so I pored it
down the kitchen sink. Too bad, I'd like to have a cool one
now but have no tonic. Maybe next year.
 
asp3 said:
If you want to drink red wine but don't want to waste a bottle I highly recommend Private Preserve. It's an inert gas that replaces the oxygen in the wine bottle and prevents the rest of the bottle from going bad. I've been using it for years.

There was one time a winemaker gave me the dozen remaining bottles of wine he had been pouring at a tasting because he didn't want to cork them up and take them home. I corked them and then got home about 2 or 3 hours later, used the Private Preserve on them and put them in the fridge. All of the wines remained very good until I finished them. I simply recorked and private preserved them after pouring myself a glass. I was still drinking one of the bottles three months later and it still tasted wonderful.
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You know, I 've seen those things on Shark Tank, or something similar. Always wondered if they really worked.

If I drank more wine, ya I'd probably invest in one.
 
I take a nip of flavored Vodka in the evening....maybe half a shot....and that helps me get a good nights sleep. That's about the Only alcohol I consume anymore. However, when we go to the city casinos, I have the beverage server bring me a glass of Mogen David Concord wine. I really like that stuff....it's a good thing none of the local stores sell it, or I would probably become a "wineaholic".
 
dobielvr said:
You know, I 've seen those things on Shark Tank, or something similar. Always wondered if they really worked.

If I drank more wine, ya I'd probably invest in one.
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Private Preserve is just a can of inert gas that comes with two straws. You stick a straw in the spray button, stick the straw down into the bottle, give one half second blast and then three smaller blasts into the bottle and then put the cork in. It's relatively inexpensive (about $10 or $11 online) and can be used up to 120 times but probably 70 to 90 is more likely. Anyway even at 70 times and $11 it adds 15 cents per glass of wine if you only have one glass at a time out of the bottle. Plus the first glass is free.
 
asp3 said:
Private Preserve is just a can of inert gas that comes with two straws. You stick a straw in the spray button, stick the straw down into the bottle, give one half second blast and then three smaller blasts into the bottle and then put the cork in. It's relatively inexpensive (about $10 or $11 online) and can be used up to 120 times but probably 70 to 90 is more likely. Anyway even at 70 times and $11 it adds 15 cents per glass of wine if you only have one glass at a time out of the bottle. Plus the first glass is free.
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Oh, ok...I was thinking it was some kind of expensive gadget.

I don't think I've ever seen one at the store, tho. I'll pay attention next time I'm out. I wonder if Trader Joe's has them?
Where did you get it, do you remember?

Is there a time limit on when you have to use it, like an expiration date?
 
dobielvr said:
Oh, ok...I was thinking it was some kind of expensive gadget.

I don't think I've ever seen one at the store, tho. I'll pay attention next time I'm out. I wonder if Trader Joe's has them?
Where did you get it, do you remember?

Is there a time limit on when you have to use it, like an expiration date?
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We get ours from wine stores which in this area means BevMo or Total Wines & More. They might have it at Cost Plus but I don't think I've ever seen it at Trader Joe's.

There is no expiration date because it's just inert gas, so there's nothing in it to spoil.

BTW the can feels like there's nothing in it and there isn't any liquid when you shake it. It's just the inert gas under pressure.
 
I always had a small glass of wine with dinner since I was about 8 years old. It as a culture thing.

A short time after I turned 18 years old my dad took me to a classy businessman's bar. You know the type...
dark, expensive furniture, bartender wore a white shirt and tie with a vest.

He told me that someday I will be going out to dinner or drinks for business reasons and have to order a cocktail.
He said that I should order whiskey on the rocks. The only "mixed" drink I should order is a martini.

He said "no son of mine is going to order a drink with an umbrella in it"

"If you want a Pina Colada have one when you are on vacation sitting by a pool, preferably out of the country."

Later on he educated me on fine wines with dinner.
 
Well, coming up on 11 years ago when I concluded the fastest way to not wake up in the morning(my plan) was a 30 pack and a good sized amount of vodka straight from the bottle should do it, I no longer indulge.
However,always loved a well made Bloody Mary and an ice cold Becks...but as the group knows 1 is to many and a thousands not enough.
 
Speaking of booze....remember those decanter's people used to collect? Or beer steins.

One of my parents friends, who was a general manager at a nicer restaurant used to have a bunch of them in his game room. He has since passed, but I wonder what happened to those.

I just don't see them anymore...do you?
 
dobielvr said:
Speaking of booze....remember those decanter's people used to collect? Or beer steins.

One of my parents friends, who was a general manager at a nicer restaurant used to have a bunch of them in his game room. He has since passed, but I wonder what happened to those.

I just don't see them anymore...do you?
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I have several decanters for Swedish Schnapps. I hardly ever use them - mostly when we celebrate Midsummer or at Christmas.
 
Single malt scotch or Guinness. I did all my serious drinking while in the Navy. Today I am a lightweight so a wee dram or a single bottle pretty much do it for me.
 
Glenfiddich from years ago. In the last few years Crown Royal. No mix with this class of drink.
One once in a while, sometimes after a heavier meal. It helps the system a little so I am told.
YES, he was a real doctor, no mix no real sweet drinks. NO DRINKING AHEAD!!!...lol
That man knew me....lol:D:DšŸ„ƒ:devilish:
 
Forgot about the Dark n Stormy - Iā€™d have to return to Bermuda to get one. That was the only place Iā€™ve had a great one.
 


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