Sam 45 Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 Lucozade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metarie Posted August 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 actually lucozade and vodka is really nice. Forget Irn Bru, this is the ultimate hangover cure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afro Droid Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 Bloody Marys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black_matter Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 ever drank baileys from a shoe? :laughing: that's sheer class, old gregg's the man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metarie Posted August 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 Bloody Maryss'got veg in it. I like my alcohol to be at it's unhealthy best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neil ex Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 You mean it's got fruit in it.From my experience (and it's not much cause I don't drink much apart from pints really) drinks effect people in different ways.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afro Droid Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 s'got veg in it. I like my alcohol to be at it's unhealthy best No it doesn't, tomatoes are fruit. </pedantry> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarmaTsunami Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 to be fair, it's the same guy who has made the white russian every time i've been in. so maybe it's just this particular barman's way of doing them.but i will check out chi bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougfast Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 my advice dont be picky and try anything oncei have got to the stage now where i like everything that gets me drunk.stab even encourged me to drink detol once, but i will never do that again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 The Chi Bar white russians are fucking brilliant. Much, much better than the bassment's ones. They have 3 different level of cocktail if I remember. The standard ones are pretty damn good but the most expensive ones are amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metarie Posted August 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 No it doesn't' date=' tomatoes are fruit. </pedantry> [/quote']Shush Actually the mere smell of celery makes me physically sick, so I'll pretend that's what i meant. Ahem. Tried the appleton white rum, lemonade and fresh lime in the moorings last night and it was rather lovely. Nice and cheap too, added bonus For future reference, if anyone sees me drinking cider and then later on gin and tonics please, for the sake of my relationship with my boyfriend and friends, remove the drink from my hand and give me a good slap. Mixing drinks always seems like a good idea at the time but I need to learn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 where about is chi bar and whats it like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripey Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 I like a straightforward G&T (with a slice of lime and ice), or a good single malt over ice. I don't see how anyone can say "this alcoholic drink makes me melancholic but this one makes me happy". They are all just the same alcohol, any notion that a specific drink makes you feel one way or another is entirely psychological. My favourite cocktail is a combination of the reduced citric acid extractions of the rootbark of a particular south american vine and the seeds of a particular middle-eastern shrub. It tastes utterly vile but it's a pharmacological work of art and an ontological sledgehammer. I don't think you can buy shots of it in moshulu though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 I don't think you can buy shots of it in moshulu though.lol.Yop and Redwine.Actually *starts thinking* maybe I should combine the two! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripey Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 lol.Yop and Redwine.Actually *starts thinking* maybe I should combine the two!hahaha, how about chocolate frijj and genuine turkish draincleaner raki, with a slice of courgette, mmmmm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 baileys, tia maria and whisky in a blender with loads of ice tastes great and gets you well and truly cunted of the highest order! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 It's upstairs in the Academy shopping centre. God knows its exact location. Just wander around the featureless and sterile corridors until you see a sign for it. It's quite pleasant once you're in' date=' I suppose. The atmosphere has left something to be desired every time I've been in.[/quote']easiest way to get to it is to walk into the courtyard of the academy from belmont street, then keep going forwards until you get to the stairs. At the top of the stairs is Chi Bar. If you wander around in the centre itself you're liable to stumble across enigma. Which isn't nearly as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metarie Posted August 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 I like a straightforward G&T (with a slice of lime and ice)' date=' or a good single malt over ice. I don't see how anyone can say "this alcoholic drink makes me melancholic but this one makes me happy". They are all just the same alcohol, any notion that a specific drink makes you feel one way or another is entirely psychological. My favourite cocktail is a combination of the reduced citric acid extractions of the rootbark of a particular south american vine and the seeds of a particular middle-eastern shrub. It tastes utterly vile but it's a pharmacological work of art and an ontological sledgehammer. I don't think you can buy shots of it in moshulu though.[/quote']It's not the actual drink that makes me emotional/depressed. It's if I've been drinking gin and tonics and cider all night and something happens. It's always something trivial and that I wouldn't normally get upset about, but if I've been drinking this stuff I blow it out of proportion and can't snap myself out of the mood I get into. And no, it's not the same if I've not been mixing my drinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash@TMB Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 I like a straightforward G&T (with a slice of lime and ice)' date=' or a good single malt over ice. I don't see how anyone can say "this alcoholic drink makes me melancholic but this one makes me happy". They are all just the same alcohol, any notion that a specific drink makes you feel one way or another is entirely psychological.[/quote']Well that easy to put to the test. Like all drugs there is an element of mood enhansion. But alcohol is not the only psychoactive present in drinks. There are many other mildly psychoactive substances present that imbue other more subtle effects. It's these that determine how under similar circumstances (brain chemsitry wise) different drinks will produce different feelings.As a classic example try drinking draught guiness verses Somerset scrumpy. Or OVD and coke verses Patron Silver Tequila in a sunrise/sunset. Most people will experience quite a dramatic difference.Personally I find that the worst moods, and hangovers, are produced by low quality drinks that contain lots of additives, some even adding ethanol as opposed to being naturally fermented. Blue WKD, draught Stella, Smirnoff Ice etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Denim.. Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 One thing I've noticed after coming back onshore after a 2 week stint on the oilrig is that if you start drinking a cheap lager like Tennants, you'll get a headache before the pint is done. A Guinness or JD and cokes never seem to have that effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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