Desire Avenue

Being a borderline alcoholic, i like to drink... wow, that was an oxymoron. Anyway, rightnow I'm drinkin coffee at work with Desparado amarretto. It's so sweet i don't need sugar ("I know the robins bring, bring me many things..") I'm not even sure if it's Desparado, but it started with a D and the bottletop was square shaped

and have you tried watermelon Smirnoff? wonderful stuff. if you like malt liquor.

I don't drink at all; and i don't smoke either.. I do like sugar though, so i always put loads in my coffee
I like the taste of amaretto though, so amaretto coffee WITH sugar would be very nice i guess

I almost never drink... and when I do it hits me like a truck and I'm remembered of the reason why I didn't drink. [:xx]

A beer most nights-but only one or at most two these days.
Occasionally a nice malt.
Stopped smoking forever 5 years ago,after spending 2/3 of my life as a smoker [:xx]

What's funny is i smoked cigarettes for a bout a year, while i worked at a horse ranch (Marlboro Reds, of course, the cowboy cigarrette) i was up to almost a pack every 2 days. Then i just stopped. I never got addicted physically or mentally. Isn't that kinda strange? I don't even miss it. They stink alot.

tea

Orangina. Alcohol makes me sleepy just after the second glass.

H2O.

All sodas = , although I do cheat...

Single malts.

Wines.

Isostar. [king]

good wine, tea, coffee, single malt
[crazy]

barrett wrote:A glass of elderflower wine and a spliff pour moi,sil vous plait. [music]

elderflower wine sounds so exotic [crazy]

right now, i'm addicted to cranberry juice, it helps to ward off urinary tract infections, and i haven't had the time to relieve myself properly at work (it's all in the nature of the job)

NON-ALCOHOLIC + and -

+ <b>Swedish tap-water.</b> You guys won't believe how incredible it is. They even put extra minerals and vitamins in it.
+ <b>Mineral water.</b> I'm addicted to the stuff. I love my fizzy. Non-flavoured please! lthough a little hint of lemon can be nice. It's very good for my stomach too, I wouldn't live happily without it.
+ <b>Rooibos tea.</b> Not really tea but an African counterpart. Doesn't contain caffeine, tannine or teaine which screw with your central nervous system and digestive tract. Contains a lot of minerals and tastes heavenly... especially the spicy blends with cinnamon and cardamom. Can you tell I'm a tea-fanatic?
+ <b>Fruit juice.</b> Freshly made. Especially passionfruit or papaya. I miss living in the caribbean - there was fruit wherever you turned your head. I miss having breakfast on fresh papaya every morning.
+ <b>Yogi tea - classic cinnamon spice blend.</b> From the flowering foot of the himalayas comes the god's gift to tastebuds and shattered nerves everywhere. It's not really tea but more of an infusion of herbs and spices. It's a better pick me up in the morning than coffee. Put extra ginger in it and you'll never have a flu again.

- <b>Coke and other sodas.</b> I do enjoy them on occasion (like mixed with heavier stuff) but they screw with my oh so delicate tummy. Too much sugar too.
- <b>Black coffee ? la Scandinavian.</b> Coffee was never meant to be drunk <i>this</i> black. Urgh. You can see like oily caffeine spots floating on the surface. [:xx] Coffee is good with lots of milk and a little bit of sugar... that's how I've had it since I was 5. It <i>can</i> also be good black.. but like an expresso, not a fucking mug-full.

ALCOHOLIC + and -

+ <b>Red Martini vermouth.</b> So spicy and tasty and sweet. It's best cold and straight up.
+ <b>Dubonnet red wine.</b> The easiest wine to drink in the whole world. I love the cat on the label.
+ <b>Any Oporto.</b> It's Oporto, nuff said.
+ <b>Fidel Castro's.</b> The best fucking drink in the whole world. Dark rhum (Bacardi, Havana Club or Negrita is to be preffered), ginger ale and lime juice. Saludos camaradas!!!
+ <b>Gl?gg.</b> Scandinavian mulled wine with almonds and raisins. A holiday favourite.
+ <b>Cava.</b> Props to Spain for the best fizzy. Cord?n Negro is better than any champagne in my opinion.
+ <b>Beer.</b> Lighter ones on a hot summer's day, Corona is my favourite. Heavier ones in the bitter wintertime.

- <b>"Teenage drinks" with Vodka or Gin.</b> You know the kind. Find any liquid and pour your parent's booze into it. Not a good idea. I've completely lost my taste in screwdrivers.
- <b>Whiskey.</b> I simply can't understand the fascination with whiskey. Maybe I lack some special tastebuds or something.
- <b>Cognac.</b> It's like perfume - smells great, burns your tongue and throat to ingestion hell if you drink it.

There's more but these are the absolute favourites I come to think of right now.

<b>Edit:</b> OMG I almost forgot:

+ <b>KIR!</b> Cr?me de Cassis + wine. Regular kir is with white wine. If you use red wine it's called a "Communist" instead. My absolute favourite is <i>Kir Royale</i> with champagne.

<b>Edit #2</b> Going back and reading your posts... I feel like such an alcoholic now. I feel I just want to say that I absolutely hate getting drunk and being around drunken people. I've gotten really drunk maybe 2 or 3 times in my life. Grah! Hated it! My use of alcoholic beverages is stricly limited to the enjoyment of their magnificent taste. When you start getting drunk you don't really care what you're drinking and that takes away the whole point. I was raised in a house where a nice glass of wine or beer always was the perfect complement to dinner... no more, no less.

whatis wrote:
elderflower wine sounds so exotic [crazy]

right now, i'm addicted to cranberry juice, it helps to ward off urinary tract infections, and i haven't had the time to relieve myself properly at work (it's all in the nature of the job)

I tend to stay from the mass produced chemical crap and stick to my own home brewed wine.Blackberry,gorse flower and elderberry (if i can beat the blackbirds and thrushes to them) are others i brew.
Youre welcome to pop in and sample some any time your passing .

i'll really like to know how you brew flower-based wine! do you do dandelion as well? the only other elderflower based anything i've heard of are those swiss-branded non-sugar sweets, which already taste very nice...
if i ever get the chance to go ireland, of course i'll try to pop by...

daniel, i wish i knew how to drink alcohol! my tummy is even more delicate...but now i know what excessive alcohol (and panadol, for that matter) does to the liver, maybe i'm better off...

I'll so definitely come back here when i again have the money to drink.
Now,...how many of the alcoholic things can you find in the states? :/

I totally agree with what danny said. It's kinda immature to get so wasted you forget things and make a complete ass out of yourself. Plus it's really no fun for you or the people around you so why do it?
I don't get dead drunk either, and mostly because my stomach couldn't handle me drinking so much so fast so that i get more than tipsy. Yeah, i puke. I have a picky body, but it helps me be responsible. Also because the people i hang out with i worry about so there has to be one slightly sensible person.

I've sworn off any thing with vodka mix with coke or whatever. Unless it's the $70 bottle...

I like any kind of expensive liquor, more as a shot than a drink. I like to taste the full effect usually. Amaretto Desperado in coffee is awesome, once again.

I don't really like mixing liquor with normal drinks. I like either shots (tequila's great in moderation, 2 shots an hour is my limit!) or malt liquor. Not a beer girl. Right now i'm stuck on Smirnoff Watermelon..mmmm