What are you drinking?

Florestan · November 30, 2022, 03:28:21 AM

Quote from: Papy Oli on November 30, 2022, 02:08:13 AMCheers, Andrei !

À la tienne, ~~Étienne~~ Olivier!

Papy Oli · November 30, 2022, 03:32:32 AM

Quote from: Florestan on November 30, 2022, 03:28:21 AMÀ la tienne, ~~Étienne~~ Olivier!

I might indulge in a tipple later when France plays 0:)

Florestan · November 30, 2022, 03:34:49 AM

Quote from: Papy Oli on November 30, 2022, 03:32:32 AM

I might indulge in a tipple later when France plays 0:)

I will have guests the whole afternoon so I will not be able to watch any match today but I have no doubt France will win.

Karl Henning · May 27, 2023, 08:54:16 AM

Trying something new this week, and I think I like it.

BWV 1080 · May 27, 2023, 12:11:37 PM

By the pool drinking sugar-free Mai Tais (internet orgeat recipe w almond milk, almond extract and orange blossom water)

Mookalafalas · June 04, 2023, 02:14:02 AM

A friend regifted me a bottle of fermented citrus wine. I mix it with a really cheap plum liquor (I live in Japan), and add some generic 70 proof white alcohol, a shot of Canadian club and a splash of red wine. I mix it (and drink it) in a big fruit jar. It won't win any awards, but it's pleasant to drink and does the trick.

Pohjolas Daughter · June 06, 2023, 01:30:02 AM

Quote from: Karl Henning on May 27, 2023, 08:54:16 AMTrying something new this week, and I think I like it.

Haven't tried that before. How have you been using it?

Quote from: BWV 1080 on May 27, 2023, 12:11:37 PMBy the pool drinking sugar-free Mai Tais (internet orgeat recipe w almond milk, almond extract and orange blossom water)

I'd be interested to see the recipe if you wouldn't mind?

Off to fix my morning coffee (with whole milk).

PD

San Antone · June 06, 2023, 04:30:06 AM

About once a year I'll stop off at one of the larger liquor stores in Cookeville and ask if they have any Blanton's. Yesterday, they did, but the only way they'd sell a bottle was as part of a bundle, with two other "store picks". But the per bottle price was lower than the last time I bought some, so I went for it.

One of the store picks was a single barrel bourbon from Bob Dylan's brand, Heaven's Door. Apparently, the Bard of My Generation is something of a connoisseur of fine whiskeys, and his bottle was a nice sipping bourbon.

Dry Brett Kavanaugh · June 06, 2023, 06:15:23 AM

Ron Viejo De Caldas (Old Rum of Caldas).

Karl Henning · June 06, 2023, 07:37:44 AM

Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on June 06, 2023, 01:30:02 AMHaven't tried that before. How have you been using it?

PD

With cereal, and in coffee or chocolate ovaltine, PD.

BWV 1080 · June 06, 2023, 11:15:39 AM

Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on June 06, 2023, 01:30:02 AMHaven't tried that before. How have you been using it?
I'd be interested to see the recipe if you wouldn't mind?

Off to fix my morning coffee (with whole milk).

PD

1 pt orgeat (https://www.blossomtostem.net/quick-and-easy-orgeat/) - I skip the sugar
juice 1 lime then add part of the lime skin
1 pt orange liquor
2 pt light or amber rum
sweeten to taste (I use Splenda)

stir, add crushed ice then stir more
add sprig of mint (slap it a bit to bring out the oils) and a floater of dark rum

Mookalafalas · June 07, 2023, 03:28:06 AM

Quote from: San Antone on June 06, 2023, 04:30:06 AMAbout once a year I'll stop off at one of the larger liquor stores in Cookeville and ask if they have any Blanton's. Yesterday, they did, but the only way they'd sell a bottle was as part of a bundle, with two other "store picks". But the per bottle price was lower than the last time I bought some, so I went for it.

One of the store picks was a single barrel bourbon from Bob Dylan's brand, Heaven's Door. Apparently, the Bard of My Generation is something of a connoisseur of fine whiskeys, and his bottle was a nice sipping bourbon.

Damn. I'm jealous. Hope it was as good as my imagination suggests.

Pohjolas Daughter · June 07, 2023, 03:57:06 AM

Quote from: BWV 1080 on June 06, 2023, 11:15:39 AM1 pt orgeat (https://www.blossomtostem.net/quick-and-easy-orgeat/) - I skip the sugar
juice 1 lime then add part of the lime skin
1 pt orange liquor
2 pt light or amber rum
sweeten to taste (I use Splenda)

stir, add crushed ice then stir more
add sprig of mint (slap it a bit to bring out the oils) and a floater of dark rum

Thanks! Sounds interesting. I ended up tossing my Splenda some years ago as I decided that I'd rather use the real stuff vs. putting some chemical into my body which someone would probably say was proven to be bad for me some point in the future.

PD

BWV 1080 · June 07, 2023, 04:23:14 AM

Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on June 07, 2023, 03:57:06 AMThanks! Sounds interesting. I ended up tossing my Splenda some years ago as I decided that I'd rather use the real stuff vs. putting some chemical into my body which someone would probably say was proven to be bad for me some point in the future.

PD

Well, everything is a chemical, no? I did see the recent meta study of artificial sweeteners triggering insulin resistance like real sugar though

Agave nectar is another option

Pohjolas Daughter · June 07, 2023, 05:28:26 AM

Quote from: BWV 1080 on June 07, 2023, 04:23:14 AMWell, everything is a chemical, no? I did see the recent meta study of artificial sweeteners triggering insulin resistance like real sugar though

Agave nectar is another option

I believe that I have some agave nector (though haven't used it yet). If I want a little bit of something sweet, I normally go for honey (like on fresh fruit/berries with Greek yogurt). Maple syrup is something that I also use (though rarely).

And, yes, ones body reacts to anything that you put into it--or don't. And I'm not anti-sweets (love good chocolate for instance). I try and not eat them that often or at least in small amounts when I do.

PD

San Antone · June 07, 2023, 12:10:59 PM

We use Stevia, and consider it the best alternate to sugar.

Henk · September 24, 2023, 09:44:06 AM

Drinking decaf instead of normal coffee lately.

I do it because of health concerns to prevent eye degeneration. Watching at screens is a cause but in my case drinking coffee as well. One cup is ok, but with the second one in the afternoon I observe it's bad for my eyes.

Decaf coffee is a fine solution. When you get older and want to watch your health, it's a good option imo.

Pohjolas Daughter · September 24, 2023, 11:31:19 AM

Quote from: Henk on September 24, 2023, 09:44:06 AMDrinking decaf instead of normal coffee lately.

I do it because of health concerns to prevent eye degeneration. Watching at screens is a cause but in my case drinking coffee as well. One cup is ok, but with the second one in the afternoon I observe it's bad for my eyes.

Decaf coffee is a fine solution. When you get older and want to watch your health, it's a good option imo.

How does caffeine effect ones eyes?

PD

Henk · September 24, 2023, 01:33:29 PM

Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on September 24, 2023, 11:31:19 AMHow does caffeine effect ones eyes?

PD

I don't know exactly. I speak of my experience, but of course I'm just an individual.

But I found this article, which seems objective and not too technical: https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-2023/how-coffee-affects-your-eye-health.html

I have dry eyes and it seems get better when I consume less caffeine.
Maybe I'm genetically predisposed to glaucoma.

Decafe is not caffein-free but the dose is much lower than normal coffee.

Pohjolas Daughter · September 24, 2023, 03:57:56 PM

Quote from: Henk on September 24, 2023, 01:33:29 PMI don't know exactly. I speak of my experience, but of course I'm just an individual.

But I found this article, which seems objective and not too technical: https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-2023/how-coffee-affects-your-eye-health.html

I have dry eyes and it seems get better when I consume less caffeine.
Maybe I'm genetically predisposed to glaucoma.

Decafe is not caffein-free but the dose is much lower than normal coffee.

Thanks for that link. It's quite interesting.

PD