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I tried Gin.
It tastes like a liquefied Christmas tree.
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You need to persevere.
Regards,
Rob Philpott.
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I've tried that technique with Whiskey - still can't drink it neat (or with ice) - and I have tried cheap and expensive flavours, still can't stomach it.
I do love a bit of Southern Comfort* though, and can polish off quite a bit with no trouble.
(* I gather that Southern Comfort is a Bourbon not a Whiskey - before some Whiskey zealot jumps up and down on me...)
"Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick." ~ Garth Algar
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
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Bourbon is Whiskey.
If there are bourbons you like, then there are almost certainly other whiskeys and scotches that you'll like.
BUT there's no reason to do the work to acquire the taste for something you don't like.
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Hmmm, interesting - I shall need to do some research.
"Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick." ~ Garth Algar
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
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There is a difference in were they come from:
Whisky (scotch)
Whiskey (all other places)
THereby Bourbon whiskey is the same, where as Bourbon Whisky does not exists...
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Yeah - I've just read something similar to this on Wikipedia, you learn something new everyday!!
"Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick." ~ Garth Algar
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
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Now its just a matter of trying it out in a Bar 
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a HA! I never knew there was a difference in meaning of the spellings.
Bourbon, until recently could only come from Kentucky. But in the last couple years I've seen regional bourbons from New York and Colorado.
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1.21 Gigawatts wrote: I gather that Southern Comfort is a Bourbon not a Whiskey
I thought it was whiskey for girls.
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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ChrisElston wrote: I thought it was whiskey for girls.
Meow!
Ohh, I've never heard such a thing.
Now if you don't mind I need to finish my nails.
"Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick." ~ Garth Algar
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
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ChrisElston wrote: I thought it was whiskey for girls.
It is.
Mix it half-and-half with amaretto and give it in a goblet over ice to the woman of your choice.
She will soon find you devastatingly handsome and desireable.
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1.21 Gigawatts wrote: I gather that Southern Comfort is a Bourbon not a Whiskey
And to flesh out your understanding a little, Bourbon is a type of whiskey.
Southern Comfort is a whiskey flavoured liqueur.
Although not actually flavoured with whiskey anymore, just whiskey flavouring.
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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1.21 Gigawatts wrote: I've tried that technique with Whiskey
Well, there's your problem. Try it with whisky instead. 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Fair point.
Although Wikipedia [^] says:
"Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition:
'In modern trade usage, Scotch whisky and Irish whiskey are thus distinguished in spelling; whisky is the usual spelling in Britain and whiskey that in the U.S.' "
So it appears I've gone American.
Yeehaa!
"Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick." ~ Garth Algar
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
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Not quite, whisky or whiskey was first brewed on Ireland... By some monks, whisky litterally means Holy water.
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I thought it was the "water of life" not "holy water"
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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Oooops, that sounds more right. 
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That's a girls drink
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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1.21 Gigawatts wrote: Southern Comfort is a Bourbon
This is blasphemy on the highest level...
To say that Southern Comfort is bourbon is like saying that your excrement after eating a lot of chocolate is, in fact, Swiss chocolate. It might look the same (and perhaps somehow share a bit of flavor), but one should never be mistaken for the other.
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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Did you drink it neat?
When Nagy and I were young wizards at Hogwarts we took Potions for our NEWTS exams and both passed as we got the exact mix of Gin and Tonic right.
You see Gin is horrible, and Tonic is vile, but mixed correctly, Magic happens and there is the worlds most refreshing drink that also allows you to speak with confidence, and protects you from Dragons and Ogres and can allow for deafness to all criticism.
It is a truly powerful potion and should not be imbibed by anyone less than Master Wizards, otherwise odd things happen.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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And how the young apprentice will become a Master Wizard if he or she doesn't practise with some potions and magics ?
Microsoft ... the only place where VARIANT_TRUE != true
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Although I enjoyed the explaination considerably I'm with Meh on this one, Gin = urgh!
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer)
www.simonshugar.co.uk
"If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
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Dalek Dave wrote: You see Gin is horrible, and Tonic is vile, but mixed correctly, Magic happens and there is the worlds most refreshing drink that also allows you to speak with confidence, and protects you from Dragons and Ogres and can allow for deafness to all criticism.
I think this goes for a lot of 'mixed' drinks.
Caipirinha for instance, are delightful if done correctly, rancid if done badly.
Mmmmmmmm....caipirinha........*drool*
"Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick." ~ Garth Algar
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
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Yep. +1 on how you drink your gin.
Neat it's not good for anything, even degreasing engines.
It's definitely a spirit that needs to be mixed.
OF the gins, Hendricks is an easy favorite for me.
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