@Jear77 Why? What’s it like? I can drink champagne no problem… and apple cider but apple cider is only 4.5 % alcohol and is pointless if you want to get drunk
If the key motivation is just to get drunk, making it easier and more concentrated is just going to result in more addiction and death.
The drunk is certainly a part of the appeal. But taste is also a factor. And in an interesting sort of way even the negative aspects of alcohol in it’s natural form have benefit. The more concentrated the distillation or the more you drink, the higher “the price” both in consuming it in the moment, and in the after-effect (the hangover, the regrets, the beer-belly). There’s a positive learning-curve in learning to use it, without being used by it. (ie, self-control)
Just popping a pill would very seriously increase the manifest hazards, and almost totally side-step any positives.
Hence the invention of the Brandy Snifter, a glass vessel used to transform distilled spirits into a breathable vapor. Rather than consuming the spirits via ingestion by mouth, one inhales the alcohol vapor through the nasal cavity. The effects of the alcohol are more immediate as the blood vessels in the sinus cavity pick up the alcohol vapors and you begin to feel intoxicated much sooner than passing the alcohol through your digestive tract.
The most efficient snifter is one which the “belly” of the glass is large and the “mouth ” of the glass is just big enough to allow the user to place it over their nose. The shape of the snifter should resemble a teardrop shape. To increase the vaporization of the alcohol, the snifter should be warmed over a second glass filled with hot water.
12 responses to “Why can’t adults just admit that alcohol tastes bad? And that there should be another way of getting drunk?”
You’ve obviously never had eiswein…
@Jear77 Why? What’s it like? I can drink champagne no problem… and apple cider but apple cider is only 4.5 % alcohol and is pointless if you want to get drunk
@Yoshikawa it’s not really about getting drunk. It’s about the taste! It’s the smoothest, easiest to go down wine ever.
@Jear77 Is it expensive?
@Yoshikawa VERY
@Jear77 buy me some and send to Australia post-haste
@Yoshikawa it’s a bit out of my price range! A 12.5 oz bottle starts at $100…
@Jear77 yes send to oz
If the key motivation is just to get drunk, making it easier and more concentrated is just going to result in more addiction and death.
The drunk is certainly a part of the appeal. But taste is also a factor. And in an interesting sort of way even the negative aspects of alcohol in it’s natural form have benefit. The more concentrated the distillation or the more you drink, the higher “the price” both in consuming it in the moment, and in the after-effect (the hangover, the regrets, the beer-belly). There’s a positive learning-curve in learning to use it, without being used by it. (ie, self-control)
Just popping a pill would very seriously increase the manifest hazards, and almost totally side-step any positives.
Hence the invention of the Brandy Snifter, a glass vessel used to transform distilled spirits into a breathable vapor. Rather than consuming the spirits via ingestion by mouth, one inhales the alcohol vapor through the nasal cavity. The effects of the alcohol are more immediate as the blood vessels in the sinus cavity pick up the alcohol vapors and you begin to feel intoxicated much sooner than passing the alcohol through your digestive tract.
The most efficient snifter is one which the “belly” of the glass is large and the “mouth ” of the glass is just big enough to allow the user to place it over their nose. The shape of the snifter should resemble a teardrop shape. To increase the vaporization of the alcohol, the snifter should be warmed over a second glass filled with hot water.
@immortal_pirate is this thing real? Sounds… nasty
@Jear77 Yes, it’s real.