What are you drinking right now? - Page 80

BigV · 03-20-2020, 08:23 PM

Yep.

side note:

You're missing a comma.

"What, are you drinking right now?"

Gravdigr · 03-21-2020, 03:15 PM

Canada Dry Bold Ginger Ale

It's not bad, but the extra ginger is doing something to the back of my throat I'm not too wild about.

Have to call this one a miss. YMMV

Griff · 03-22-2020, 08:49 AM

I wonder if it's like Verner's ginger ale? Love it can't get it here.

Diaphone Jim · 04-07-2020, 11:11 AM

Bottles from the crypt, part 5.
This was actually last week's wine that took a while to fully appreciate.
It was a 1981 V. Sattui Cabernet Sauvignon from their Preston Vineyard in the Napa valley.
The exposed top of the cork was nasty with mold and perhaps other stuff. It came out in pieces and the smell of vinegar and worse filled the kitchen.
This was the dreaded volatile acidity (acetic acid) one fears with old wines.
And it tasted bad, too.
I opened an alternate recent purchase and left the old bottle on the sink with the cork out, expecting to pour it out in the morning.
When it came time for its demise, I poured a little for a final sniff and found the fault to have disappeared!
It was too early in the day to sip it, but by dinner time it still smelled good and tasted soft and mellow, if not award winning.
In my experience and reading, this is not supposed to happen, but it remained drinkable for a day or two.
So I learned a few things that didn't even come close to killing me.
# 6 tomorrow.

Undertoad · 04-07-2020, 11:15 AM

xoxoxoBruce · 04-07-2020, 03:24 PM

Wow, the Sattui came back from the dead! Tales from the crypt.
I'm confused by your statement, "It was too early in the day to sip it," what is that in English?

Diaphone Jim · 04-07-2020, 04:56 PM

While I have never been shy about enjoying almost every kind of alcoholic beverage, they don't taste as good before breakfast or even lunch.

I worked around wine tasting rooms for years and grew suspicious as visitors made claims about how fresh and discerning their palates were in the morning and please could they have just a little more of that pinot noir.

Perhaps also contributory, when I was in college, there was a football season activity called "suds at sunrise," when kegs were killed by the dozens. I felt like shit all day afterwards and never knew who won the game.
So I usually keep my yard arm time around five.

I forgot to mention that my Sattui was number 15761 out of 29285 bottled.
I also just thought to look and I found a 1982 currently for sale for $100, and an '85 for $70.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-07-2020, 11:42 PM

Too early is a prejudism, time is a human construct, as long as society is collapsing take the opportunity to rearrange your script.
Wine on your Cheerios, clothing optional, let the Sun shine in!!

footfootfoot · 04-08-2020, 07:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Too early is a prejudism, time is a human construct, as long as society is collapsing take the opportunity to rearrange your script.
Wine on your Cheerios, clothing optional, let the Sun shine in!!

The benefits of hermiting combined with the wisdom of age.

Right now I’m drinking coffee with half and half. I’ve got the java jive and it’s got me.

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sexobon · 04-07-2020, 07:32 PM

Those prices aren't bad. I used to buy Bordeaux top growths. For instance, I bought a half case of the 1982 Château Haut-Brion at $55 a bottle in early '85. Then the newly evolving Chinese upper class latched onto Bordeaux wines as status symbols and drove prices through the roof. By the time I was opening my bottles with holiday meals, 20-25 years later, the price had already shot up into the hundreds of dollars each. Today you can get the price down to around $850 a bottle if you buy it by the case; but, a little over $1K each by the bottle. Not for me. I felt a bit crazy for indulging in the $55 bottles at the time. These days, that's nothing for good wines from anywhere.

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Diaphone Jim · 04-08-2020, 11:02 AM

https://www.nharv.com/blog/word-of-the-day-prejudism

As an employee of another winery at the time, it's likely I got the bottle at half-price, but it is hard to know what regular retail was then. $20 to $25?
The current vintages sell for about $50.

Dude111 · 04-08-2020, 01:07 PM

Drinking Nice cold Milk

(Organic whole)

BigV · 04-08-2020, 07:10 PM

Bourbon

Urbane Guerrilla · 04-10-2020, 02:45 PM

Be drinking nice cold milk once we go out and get some.

Diaphone Jim · 04-11-2020, 02:29 PM

I kept getting mate, friend and wife mixed up.

03-20-2020, 08:23 PM	#1
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Yep. side note: You're missing a comma. "What, are you drinking right now?" __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

03-21-2020, 03:15 PM	#2
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Canada Dry Bold Ginger Ale It's not bad, but the extra ginger is doing something to the back of my throat I'm not too wild about. Have to call this one a miss. YMMV __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

03-22-2020, 08:49 AM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I wonder if it's like Verner's ginger ale? Love it can't get it here. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

04-07-2020, 03:24 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Wow, the Sattui came back from the dead! Tales from the crypt. I'm confused by your statement, "It was too early in the day to sip it," what is that in English? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-07-2020, 11:42 PM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Too early is a prejudism, time is a human construct, as long as society is collapsing take the opportunity to rearrange your script. Wine on your Cheerios, clothing optional, let the Sun shine in!! __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-07-2020, 11:11 AM	#4
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	Bottles from the crypt, part 5. This was actually last week's wine that took a while to fully appreciate. It was a 1981 V. Sattui Cabernet Sauvignon from their Preston Vineyard in the Napa valley. The exposed top of the cork was nasty with mold and perhaps other stuff. It came out in pieces and the smell of vinegar and worse filled the kitchen. This was the dreaded volatile acidity (acetic acid) one fears with old wines. And it tasted bad, too. I opened an alternate recent purchase and left the old bottle on the sink with the cork out, expecting to pour it out in the morning. When it came time for its demise, I poured a little for a final sniff and found the fault to have disappeared! It was too early in the day to sip it, but by dinner time it still smelled good and tasted soft and mellow, if not award winning. In my experience and reading, this is not supposed to happen, but it remained drinkable for a day or two. So I learned a few things that didn't even come close to killing me. # 6 tomorrow.

04-07-2020, 11:15 AM	#5
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423

04-07-2020, 04:56 PM	#7
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	While I have never been shy about enjoying almost every kind of alcoholic beverage, they don't taste as good before breakfast or even lunch. I worked around wine tasting rooms for years and grew suspicious as visitors made claims about how fresh and discerning their palates were in the morning and please could they have just a little more of that pinot noir. Perhaps also contributory, when I was in college, there was a football season activity called "suds at sunrise," when kegs were killed by the dozens. I felt like shit all day afterwards and never knew who won the game. So I usually keep my yard arm time around five. I forgot to mention that my Sattui was number 15761 out of 29285 bottled. I also just thought to look and I found a 1982 currently for sale for $100, and an '85 for $70.

04-07-2020, 07:32 PM	#10
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	Those prices aren't bad. I used to buy Bordeaux top growths. For instance, I bought a half case of the 1982 Château Haut-Brion at $55 a bottle in early '85. Then the newly evolving Chinese upper class latched onto Bordeaux wines as status symbols and drove prices through the roof. By the time I was opening my bottles with holiday meals, 20-25 years later, the price had already shot up into the hundreds of dollars each. Today you can get the price down to around $850 a bottle if you buy it by the case; but, a little over $1K each by the bottle. Not for me. I felt a bit crazy for indulging in the $55 bottles at the time. These days, that's nothing for good wines from anywhere. Price in Pounds per case of 12.

04-08-2020, 11:02 AM	#11
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	https://www.nharv.com/blog/word-of-the-day-prejudism As an employee of another winery at the time, it's likely I got the bottle at half-price, but it is hard to know what regular retail was then. $20 to $25? The current vintages sell for about $50.

04-08-2020, 01:07 PM	#12
Dude111 An Awesome Dude Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 1,111	Drinking Nice cold Milk (Organic whole)

04-08-2020, 07:10 PM	#13
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Bourbon __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

04-10-2020, 02:45 PM	#14
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Be drinking nice cold milk once we go out and get some. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

04-11-2020, 02:29 PM	#15
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	I kept getting mate, friend and wife mixed up.

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