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Alcohol in Moderation

LittleGreyCat said:
Mr. Picky raises his ugly head.

You can drink a good Irish or American whiskey, but anything labelled as a Scotch Whiskey is a fake
It is Scotch Whisky without the "e". :cool:
Sunglasses for the hangover.:rolleyes:
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Forgot the "e" (sorry).

I meant a good single malt from Scotland (a large part of my heritage is Scots). Not a fan of American bourbon (horrible stuff, none of it is good IMHO) or Canadian rye whiskey (unpatriotic of me). Irish is fine but uisge beatha is the best.
 
Ooooh. Well at the risk of being called a smart **** cow, I have never had a hangover in my life. I like a drink, now I am retired I don’t have to limit myself to weekends if I choose otherwise. I gave up the fags nearly two years ago, cold turkey - that has been tough. I gave up full fat coke six years ago because I was concerned about becoming diabetic. Three months ago my concern became reality. So I have pretty much cut out carbs. Taken up a bit of exercise and lost some weight. I fancy a glass of red wine at night...go for it! Fizz seems to be a bit more tricky which is a shame as I had laid in a fair stock when on offer. I know I have willpower so do not have to indulge in tricks to cut down. Maybe I am pretty fortunate on the whole.
 
agwagw said:
Good advice for us tipplers :) Also congrats on the low carb diet - so much better then a low fat. Finally, excellent to see a reference to a gerund!!!
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I prefer gerundives, myself Bello, bellum, bello, I love a good bellow. Amo amass I love an ass. To be or not to be, that is the gerundive that has to be seen to be believed.

Mind you, expletives I find more satisfying when the occasion calls for one or two.
 
Grateful said:
For whatever reason, people with diabetes sometimes want to reduce their alcohol consumption. I'm starting this thread not as a discussion of the why's and wherefores of that goal, but rather, a place for practical hints in achieving it.

I have several tips for the wine-lovers out there; things that helped me a lot.
  • Buy smaller glasses. Here in America the standard glass is huge (12 fl oz or even 18). After some searching, we managed to find 6-oz glasses (online from Amazon).
  • Buy half-bottles of wine (375ml). They are quite a bit more expensive per glass, but if you are reducing your overall wine intake you could end up spending less overall (we did). They are hard to find in shops, so we buy them online. There are specialist online dealers both here in America, and in the UK.
  • Or, you can save money by buying standard bottles (750ml) then decanting them into a half-bottle decanter flask. This lets you re-cork the bottle immediately and save the rest for tomorrow, and the wine decanted today will "breathe" nicely for today's consumption.
I know that these are really stupid tricks and that we ought to be able to reduce our wine consumption without them, but ... they worked for us!!! For many months now Mrs. G. and I have been down to a half-bottle between us, per day (on weekdays). We "cheat" with a whole bottle about once per week.

(Edited later to restore a missing gerund.)
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Very informative info shared! Thank you, tip from down under and Mallorca, when drinking white wine, place 3/4 large ice cubes in the glass, this means you cant pour as much wine as normal, and actually it keeps it super cold! you have your vino, its less, and bonus chilled for longer.....
 
pollensa said:
Very informative info shared! Thank you, tip from down under and Mallorca, when drinking white wine, place 3/4 large ice cubes in the glass, this means you cant pour as much wine as normal, and actually it keeps it super cold! you have your vino, its less, and bonus chilled for longer.....
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makes a change from watering down the beer.
 
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