Corona Drinking Thread (renamed) (6 Viewers)

[Scorpius the Allfather]

Mine has more to do with health reasons and the fact that I get hungover from the smallest amount of alcohol.

Over thanksgiving I only had alcohol on one occasion which was the Friday after - my family went to a whiskey tasting. I had 5 small samples of my own, 2 of my aunt’s that she didn’t drink bc she hates whiskey & an old fashioned that I didn’t finish. I was pretty drunk from just that.

After that, we went to a party at some friends house and I had stopped drinking & had lots of water and food. I still slept like crap. I wasn’t hungover the next day, as in no headache or feeling nauseous or anything but felt crappy from the lack of sleep because I never sleep well when I’ve been drinking. My body just can’t tolerate it as I get older and especially now that I’m eating the healthiest I ever have in my life.

I have sort of figured out a hack though. When I do decide to drink, I’ll take a Xanax before I go to sleep (save the lectures; I know you’re not supposed to take it with alcohol) and it helps me get solid sleep so I don’t feel bad the next day. I think not sleeping well or enough after a night of drinking is one of the leading contributors to me getting hangovers.

You can buy something that you take that supposedly prevents hangovers.

 

[CapitalCitySaint]

I'm exactly the opposite. I sleep way better when I've been drinking haha. When I first started drinking bourbon/coke I would have wicked hangovers but that kinda went away and I actually feel worse after drinking beer. That was worrying to me also and why I started taking breaks. My wife has also had a string of liver failure patients and makes sure to tell me how rough they have it. That I don't really care about because we all gotta go some way. Liver failure is not near the top of the list on how I want to go though. Not very pretty.

This is what I hear from most guys I know - that they sleep well after drinking & don’t really get hangovers.

 

[Grumpy Old Manatee]

Depends on who/what you wake up next to…

 

[Scorpius the Allfather]

Everyone has cut back it seems
I drink very seldom these days.

I've actually been drinking everyday for 2 weeks or longer now. Ever since I cut back 4 years ago, I've noticed that I go back to almost everyday during the winter. That's why I was always hot, because I was getting drunk everyday for 11 years, so the cold weather helps with that.

 

[Tapxe]

1 part fresh squeezed lime, 2 parts triple sec, and 3 parts blanco tequila.

Try it and you'll never want a margarita mix again.

You've been warned.

 

[buzd]

1 part fresh squeezed lime, 2 parts triple sec, and 3 parts blanco tequila.

Try it and you'll never want a margarita mix again.

You've been warned.

Cointreau. Never triple sec.

 

[Scorpius the Allfather]

Cointreau. Never triple sec.

I can't remember the celebrity, but I just recently saw a Hot Ones episode where they gave a recipe for the best margarita and it involved triple sec. They also said don't use a lot of lime. It might've been Bryan Cranston.

 

[Tapxe]

Cointreau. Never triple sec.

Both Orange Liquors, but one is a lot less expensive. I use that savings on better tequila.

And since I use the triple sec for cooking mostly, it doesn't really make sense for me to overpay.

 

[0rion]

1 part fresh squeezed lime, 2 parts triple sec, and 3 parts blanco tequila.

Try it and you'll never want a margarita mix again.

You've been warned.

Sounds like a snake bite with tequila added.

 

[Tapxe]

Sounds like a snake bite with tequila added.

I'm unfamiliar with that one. Search results are varied enough that maybe...

 

[0rion]

I'm unfamiliar with that one. Search results are varied enough that maybe...

It's been many years ago....snake bite is Yukon Jack and lime juice. Kamikaze was closer to what I was thinking but that's vodka, triple sec, and lime juice. Both will make you do an equal amount of dumb sheet.

 

[0rion]

I had every intention of doing some bourbon/coke tonight but plans changed. Maybe tomorrow night.

 

[DaveXA]

I had every intention of doing some bourbon/coke tonight but plans changed. Maybe tomorrow night.

What bourbon do you pair with coke? I'm thinking about doing something similar.

 

[0rion]

What bourbon do you pair with coke? I'm thinking about doing something similar.

Not sure you can go by my choice. I used to use Jim beam black and this is going to sound crazy but my buddy gave me a bottle of old crow and I definitely prefer that. Old Crow is cheap as hell ($19 for a 1.75L vs $46 for beam black label) but I prefer it. It has an orangeish aftertaste that I like and doesn't have as much bite as beam black. Makers mark is also good but the strong smokiness gets to be a bit much after awhile.

 

[Scorpius the Allfather]

Sounds like a snake bite with tequila added.