Ask the local curmudgeon (me) anything related to tech or liquor. :)

I came across this while YouTubing and it should be amusing for all the bourbon drinkers out there. It's not it's funny, per se, but the guy seems to really enjoy bourdon. The permanent flush on his face speaks volumes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISHoo6Z7GbY&frags=pl%2Cwn

All the best,
Nonoise

A friend of mine, at some point, invented a cocktail "Death in the bedroom". It was something you drink in the evening, before going to bed. The recipe is:

-100ml of vodka

add

-100ml of vodka

It seems as the simplest cocktail ever, but...

important thing, and why he qualified it as a cocktail, is that it must be two different vodkas.

That drink is actually a thing.... except it has vodka...and it’s disgusting.

@erik_squires : "Moscow Sunset"

Bingo!

@millercarbon, the last time I heard that one I laughed so hard I fell of my dinosaur. ;-)

Shot of sloe gin, double shot of Southern Comfort, with orange juice.
Like a screwdriver, sort of.
I call it a sloe comfortable screw.

Moscow Sunset

New drink. Invented just about 1 hour ago. Probably invented decades ago too:

Vodka  1 oz.
Cointreau 1 oz.
Blood orange juice 1 oz.

Combine. Shake vigorously in a cocktail shaker with ice.

Pour into martini glass with a wedge of blood orange for garnish. 

Don't have a name yet. That will be Erik's job.

Cooks Country rated the Breville blender as the best. And much better than the more expensive Ninja and VitaMix blenders. Waring was always considered the best blenders for years and probably still are, at least in terms of build quality and consistency. But they always used to be super expensive and not to have many features. I used to see them in labs that only had one speed. Can't say what they're like now or how much they cost.

I can tell you that the average low cost blenders you get these days will hardly mix much less blend.

@millercarbon


Sir, this is Audiogon. Clearly the only solution left for you is to go to read a dozen blender reviews, then go to the Williams Sonoma website, ask a hundred questions about blenders and drinks, and then order whatever you wanted to buy in the first place.


Best,

E

So okay Erik serious question. Leftover pina colada. Whole blender thingy goes in the freezer. Okay. Got it. But then next night when you want more and its all frozen solid, what then? I’m thinking add more rum (a lot more rum!) which being warm (and alcohol) will loosen it right up. Which is what I’m looking for, loosened up. Or would it be better to just get it out and let it thaw while I go turn on the system. So they both warm up together?

"Why don’t my $500 speaker cables sound 500 times better than lamp cord?"

Who can say? For all we know you might have $500 lamp cords. And trust me, if you don't, you should. It makes all the difference in the world.

"Why the hell does $500 whisky taste 500 times better than lampcord-priced whisky?"

Again, it depends on the lamp cord price. $500 whiskey should not taste any better than $500 lamp-cord-priced whiskey.

You've got to give Erik more to work with here.

Tech: Why don’t my $500 speaker cables sound 500 times better than lamp cord?

Liquor: Why the hell does $500 whisky taste 500 times better than lampcord-priced whisky?

Amateur! As a professional mixologist I hope you know I would never ruin the ideal proportions of any drink just to add more alcohol! That is not what you do. You switch to straight shots!

You can fix ALL of that by simply adding a lot more rum. Same principle applies to audio. I'm pretty sure that's why my low end system down at my weekend getaway place sounds so good.....sometimes.

Well the Waring Professional comes with little rubber feet. Which as michaelgreene has pointed out many times excessive damping results in mooshy margaritas. When properly tuned the pina colada opens up and you can see the coconut and pineapple spread deep and wide across the room in front of you. Or you could just forget to put the lid on, same result. 

Secret to the blender is the isolation feet.
greatly reduces transmission of ...........wait, spiced rum?
all is good.

Making pina coladas last night and maybe it was the spiced rum but it sure seemed they came out better running the Waring Professional blender with the Synergistic Research Master Coupler. Why do they even bother selling blenders with stock factory power cords???!

Clearthink...
is it not interesting that many of the greatest artists and scientific minds in history have been passionate advocates for various, some would say liberating, intoxicants?
Grab a drink, you might learn something.  Or maybe even relax and live and let live. 

But don’t spill it like I just did.  

Hey Erik,
Have you given Finlaggan a try? You might consider it.

I am trying to remember what the treatment for graphorrhea may, should, or could be.

millercarbon, go with the Chianti. Perfect with the steak and the cherries. They say nothing pairs with asparagus but it won't hurt the Chianti.

Or go with the porter. If not with, then after the meal for dessert.

Here, hear! But let's not forget that malted barley can also be roasted, sparged, fermented and bottled into a tasty carbonated ale! No distillation necessary!

@clearthink"

"... intoxicants that are regularly, commonly, and routinely endorsed, promoted, and advocated hear."

Thanks for reminding us that this is a AUDIO forum; but I do find a single-malt dies improve my 'hear'ing experience.

Gas

Ribeye, asparagus, green beans, chopped salad with dried cherries and blue cheese. Should I open the cheap (but 92 points tasty!) Spanish Red, Chianti Classico, or the Kirkland or Dunham Cabernet? I know the Dunham will probably be the best, but its 2016 kinda rather give it another year or so. The Kirkland Oakville is great, but no more for a while so kinda like to sit on that one too. Or at least save these for some evening where I’m not so rushed. Which oh yeah, no time to listen tonight either. Dang. Maybe just crack open a bottle of beer, call it good.

Okay so, Black Butte Porter? Widmer Hefeweizen? Too light for the steak? Got a real nice Belgian... Mac & Jack’s African Ale...dang this is hard! erik!! Quick before dimthinkster can paste one of his terrible troll trifectas....

There is fairly good clinical evidence that a single alcohol containing drink per day is actually beneficial to health in a number of ways.

For males there is fairly good clinical evidence that two alcohol containing drinks per day causes no harm. Less for females.

There are also studies that counter these but they seem to be based on weaker data.

AND on that note, I'm the guarantee man for Knob Creek Whiskey. If for any reason you do not like their whiskey, please carefully package up the unused portion and send it to me, and I will "cheerfully" drink it for you!
lol

@mental : "Learn to lighten up and enjoy the forum"

Agreed. In threads like this the humor should be apparent. In other places it should be too but the line is often blurred. I think its best when we give folks the benefit of the doubt for that reason.

Is there whiskey in the jar?

@clearthink: " I hope you get the help, support, and guidance that you need."

I think all of the rest of us hope the same for you too.

oregonpapa"there are those who are prone to addictions and must be under the influence of their drug of choice (including alcohol) in order to have a good time. That reminds me, I’m almost out of Single Malt."

I feel sorry for you and the others similarly afflicted and I hope you get the help, support, and guidance that you need.

n80"I must have been drunk"

Yet another forum user, poster, and contributor who's thinking, reasoning, and logic is weakened, compromised, and rendered useless by the use of chemical intoxications I feel sorry for you and the others similarly afflicted and I hope you get the help, support, and guidance that you need. 

@clearthink, said: " Ego is not a substance "

You don't say? Did you see the little '     ' things on either end of the word substance?

But otherwise you are totally correct as your username would (so ironically) suggest. Ego never gets anyone in trouble and is probably the very thing that would solve most of our cultural problems. I don't know what I was thinking. I must have been drunk.

One has to wonder what the ego to humor ratio is sometimes. In this case "inversely proportional" comes to mind.

n80"Probably the worst mind-altering ’substance’ is the sense of ego"

Ego is not a substance it is a concept it is not something you consume even the most ego driven individual stands a better chance at making good decisions and choices than someone who’s brain is corrupted, polluted, and addled with the mind altering drugs, alcohol, and intoxicants that are regularly, commonly, and routinely endorsed, promoted, and advocated hear.

^^^ "Everything in moderation" is a good motto to go by. Unfortunately, there are those who are prone to addictions and must be under the influence of their drug of choice (including alcohol) in order to have a good time. 

That reminds me, I'm almost out of Single Malt.

Frank

@clearthink : NO ONE has said they expect YOU or anyone else to take they're opinions, seriously or otherwise.

Probably the worst mind-altering 'substance' is the sense of ego that makes everything about 'you'.

mental"I do enjoy a good drink with my audio, among other vices"

It is amazing the amount of time, energy, and money that users, contributors, and posters to this forum spend on drugs, intoxicants, and mind-altering substances and what is most amazing is that these same USERS expectct us to take they're opinions, claims, and assertions seriously when they're brains are addled with foreign chemicals.

A few years back I read an article on Pappy's by a whiskey lover who was also a chemist. Pappy's just copied Taylor's old formula. All one had to do was buy two of Taylor's present offerings and mix them in a certain ratio and it was practically indistinguishable from Pappy's Reserve. That, and you saved a bundle.

All the best,
Nonoise

@Jetter

I wish!! As an apartment dweller and frequent mover, I do travel with five GIK Panels and 2 Soffit traps and curtains to cover hard surfaces with, but only in the living room.

Somehow I make do each time. Definitely not perfect, but also the best sounding room in the building I'm in. :) 

Japanese single malt tastes digital while the real deal tastes like tubes and analog.

Trick Question: Erik, do you find that your liquor brings you more satisfaction when drank in a room with proper sound treatments?

Answer:  How would Erik know, every room in his house has proper sound treatments.

Jade Absinthe!  Or, in a pinch, King of Spirits!   

"everboringmoron"

Hi @ebm:

Wow another amazing thread.Ill think about it and let you know asap. 

In a private message you called my work "bloviating."

Here's what I suggest: Contribute to the forums in a way you would like to see others contribute. Lets see your creativity, passion and knowledge take new and exciting directions.


Best,

E

Forget Pappy (23 year is delicious but waaaay too expensive IMO) and go with EH Taylor Small Batch. My favorite sub $50 bourbon. Delicious! 

"God invented whiskey to keep the Irish from conquering the world. "

I've had several Japanese "Scotches". They were all very good but also as pricey as many high end Scottish Scotches. I've also had a pretty good "Scotch" from India.

I'll answer my own "Pappy" question since Erik seems reticent. ;-)

I've had Pappy 23 and while I thought it was very good indeed it was only a little better than Four Roses single barrel and not really any better than Blanton's. At many many times the price of Four Roses and Blanton's I would never consider buying Pappy. If the fad ends and Pappy catches up with production I might pay a few bucks more for it over the other two. But I might not.