*me to the bartender* i want something that doesn’t taste like alcohol but has a lot of alcohol in it
For the record, you really shouldn’t say this to your bartender. What would your reaction be if someone rolled into your place of business and said “I hate your work, but I demand you give me something I won’t hate”? Why begin by declaring antipathy?
Nobody likes the taste of alcohol itself. It tastes more or less like the poison it is, burning tongue and palate alike. What people like the taste of are the complex flavor compounds that alcohol is amazingly good at delivering. Most flavor additives used in cooking, like vanilla extract for instance, are at least 35% alcohol just because it can dissolve and absorb those flavors into itself so well.
The trick of appreciating alcohol is to start slowly. Your palate quickly grows accustomed to the burning sensation of the alcohol itself and thereafter disregards it, opening your senses up to the myriad flavors suffused within. I myself once had a taste of a very very very expensive bourbon when I was younger and described the flavor as “seven layers of pain”, however a taste from the exact same bottle decades later was exquisite beyond belief. It’s an acquired taste, similar to coffee, but unlike coffee you don’t grow to like the things you don’t like…you actually stop tasting the things you don’t like entirely.
A bartender is an artist, blending subtle flavor aspects together to create something that appeals to the individual customer. If you say “give me something that doesn’t taste like alcohol, but has a lot in it” they’re just going to give you something with a ton of expensive booze in it and cover it up with sugary syrup and then wish the world’s worst hangover on you.
What you say instead is: “I don’t really have a taste for alcohol, but I want something strong. What do you recommend?” Let the artist work their craft. You may be surprised to find that you actually do like it.
Listen literally nobody asked for this dissertation I’m just trying to get drunk
remember when we all thot 2016 would be the year of prosperity. well, it is. for the devil himself
The country that invaded most of the world just voted based on the fear of being invaded.
There is a petition to try and call another referendum about the EU, with a rule asking for a 60% majority before a decision is made. Yes this is a shitty time, but hopefully there’s still a chance to fix things. The Leave campaign have already gone back on some of their promises before the referendum, so please, if you can, can you sign this? If we get 100 000 signatures parliament have to debate it, so please. Even if you’re not in the UK if you can share this to try and get it out there, that would be fantastic. Here’s the link: