Drinking Responsibly

What do you drink, and how do you drink it?

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Does owning and running a still go hand in hand with drinking responsibly?

Well I will answer yes for me because the time and attention required to make a fine product you can be proud of. I love my whiskeys, gin and rums and now have a respect for enjoying spirits to taste and critique.

Though mrpe often than not I do enjoy an irresponsible session of g&t's with lime rimmed glasses topped with Schweppes tonic on barmey summer afternoons sitting in the shade. Later on after some red wine and a bbq, then later supping back on a few single malts neat!

So who's a responsible drinker and owns a still?
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The docs say drink so much and have a few nights off per week, assuming highly taxed indirect access to legal swill!

Can get more'n pissed with no hangover on good cuts, but the livver will speak to you. Listen to your livver :cry: cos it knows. It likes a food buffer and lots of water depending. If you have direct access to a still then take care with the drinkin same as with the brewin.
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Define 'Responsible' :lol:

It's very rare that I'd have more than a drink or three a week, but on the occasions it does happen, there is a precedent for getting messy. Protip - 1 drink of booze, 1 drink of water. B vitamins help.
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How much more resposible can you be,,,, I drink at home, I don't drive and havent' laid a hand of aggression on the ole lady. With a good buzz on, I'm a happy character who loves a good joke.
What the heck, with this worthless economy and me trying to find work, I'ld rather loose my liver than my mind. JR was able to get a liver transplant, they haven't figured out how to transplant a new mind yet.
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I like to think I'm a responsible drinker, found out that its safer to stay in walking distance of the house if I'm drinking, and I just like to talk to people when I'm drunk. So I walk about a 1/2 mile and shoot the breeze with other guys getting drunk at the bar, then walk home.
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I'm often the designated driver because my wife's a lush :lol: bd.
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kiwistiller wrote:Define 'Responsible' :lol:
Protip - 1 drink of booze, 1 drink of water. B vitamins help.
I'll go with that Kiwi, it actually works. Hav'nt tried it with the B Vits though.

Protip +1 - Eat before and during if possible.

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I drink about five nights a week, but seldom get pissed unless it's on a fishing trip with the mates when we all play up.
Yairss, I know, I'm old enough to know better, but you know how it is...

A quick look under the house and one would initially think I drink a lot, but most of it is several years old, and reserved for my wake -like bloody hell it is. :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Hell I'm a evil shit bird when I get loaded, That's why I don't do it. I'm also a truck driver so even if I didn't kill someone being a idiot, and that's what you are if you drink and drive, if I was caught doing it I wouldn't have a job.

IDk I have known a few shiners and most seemed responsible.
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I drink responsibly, too bad my mum hates the fact that I distill spirit and says I have an alcohol problem when I don't really drink that much.
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SMOKEU wrote:the fact that I distill spirit and says I have an alcohol problem when I don't really drink that much.
Someone with a drinking problem wont take the time and effort to still, IMHO. theyll drink whatever shitty booze they can get a hold of. mouth wash even. my wife made a similar comment. i told her if i was laying under my still letting it drip into my mouth, then there would be a valid argument. havent heard anything else since.

there is a show on A&E about addiction "Intervention". I have seen alot of those episodes and never one where an old or young shiner was placed into rehab. not saying it doesnt happen, but i really really believe that if you have a serious drinking problem, you arent going to take the time to ferment and distill.

my only alcohol problem is i dont have any right at this moment. :ebiggrin:
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toofless wrote:
SMOKEU wrote:the fact that I distill spirit and says I have an alcohol problem when I don't really drink that much.
Someone with a drinking problem wont take the time and effort to still, IMHO. theyll drink whatever shitty booze they can get a hold of. mouth wash even. my wife made a similar comment. i told her if i was laying under my still letting it drip into my mouth, then there would be a valid argument. havent heard anything else since.

there is a show on A&E about addiction "Intervention". I have seen alot of those episodes and never one where an old or young shiner was placed into rehab. not saying it doesnt happen, but i really really believe that if you have a serious drinking problem, you arent going to take the time to ferment and distill.

my only alcohol problem is i dont have any right at this moment. :ebiggrin:
The thing is that I never feel that I have to drink alcohol. I only drink alcohol on weekends or when I don't have school/work/any responsibilities the next morning.
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SMOKEU wrote: I only drink alcohol on weekends or when I don't have school/work/any responsibilities the next morning.
Proper cuts and you won't need to worry about that :mrgreen:

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+1 LWTCS

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I get a weekly email from 'straightdope.com', which includes a new article and one or more old ones. This came with yesterdays: (Friday). -hey-

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/rea ... alcoholism
  
 
 
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heynonny,
Interesting link ... I book marked it for future reference

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Dang Hey.
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I've been drinking too much at times, I had blackouts that scared the hell out of me. I bumped my bakkie, not knowing when or where it happened. Since the beginning of this year, I can say I stopped drinking, athough I do taste my distille produce and I hope to never misuse alcohol again. I wonder sometimes if I should continue with distilling, even though I've just seemed to start getting the knack of it. I like this hobby, the fermenting, and distillation and the tasting, and that's where I hope it will stay for me.
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flip you are the only one who can control you if there was a problem. tread carefully my friend and be safe.
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I like to drink when Im happy. If Im sad, then I dont like to drink. It feels "dishonest" to me. Dont know why.
Being a veteran of two heart attacks, I have been told to "have a drink or two" and try to watch my diet. So pretty much every night you can find me with a glass in my hand. But I dont like to get sloppy or anything. Just a little buzz. The medications I take also lend a good deal of resistance to alcohol.
The "responsible" thing for me is to make sure that I have everything done and that Im not drinking to avoid anything. I like it that way because I can really relax and simmer down. If one of my kids is away, I wont take a drink til 9 or so, just in case I need to go get them. I was hanging around with a drinking crowd who very often saw each other get into the car when they really shouldnt have. I separated myself from them so I could maximize my chances of being there for my family. Kinda hard to just drop friends like that, but it made sense to me. The few friends I have now know how I feel about my family and respect my choices.

Im not sure that "responsible" is the true word to use, but I feel that if I am going to drink, Im not going to put anyone else in danger.

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Well written SB. Makes perfect sense. family first.
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i just like to drink responsibly and hate it when anybody create mess. But enjoyment is another face. I just love to drink whiskey, beer and some time Rum along with smoking.
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I stop drinking for a year after I got a dui. it was 2 weeks before my daughter was born. I gave up drinking and started to make likker. I have only got really shitty once sense that year has been over. I didn't look at a year as a date or anything. it was a little more then a year actually. but I had to grow up a but before I hurt myself or someone. but now I know when I have had to much and never involve myself in driving anywhere.
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I always do what my doctor says.

He said that I should drink responsibly
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If drinking responsibly mean's you don't spill much, then yes I drink responsibly. Plus, no driving, no hitting, no drooling, no vomiting and my wife still tolerates me...I must be a paragon of temperence....hic!
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I drink to help me sleep,sometimes too much, but I have a endless supply.
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You want to drink a gallon of whiskey and not get a hang over? No problem, just chip a way at it, 2 shots a day...
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Do I drink responsibly? Well, sometimes I use 2 hands....no wait, that's how you shoot responsibly LOL. I am however, responsible for every dram of liquor that passes my lips, never once have I been forced to drink against my will.
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sltm1 wrote:Do I drink responsibly? Well, sometimes I use 2 hands....no wait, that's how you shoot responsibly LOL. I am however, responsible for every dram of liquor that passes my lips, never once have I been forced to drink against my will.
Oh , come on ; let's have one more and then we will go ............... :moresarcasm:
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