The gender of liquor or why Whiskey is a man but vodka is just vodka.

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serialkarma and I have been relaying our experiences with whiskey to issaro, who is somewhat confused as to why we continually refer to whiskey as 'he', like it's a person. To which we say it's not about the gender, but because whiskey has personality. Because drinking whiskey is a relationship. And because you don't just drink you whiskey, you experience it. It does shit to you. Just ask all those singers and songwriters.

To these ends I've been asked to post this poll, because I reckon I'm not the only person who has a whole genre on her iPod called 'Drinking'. So.

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Here, I will tell you in comments about why you should never drink XXX ...

Comments

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Vodka is an awesome base and never malign a good cranberry and vodka, or the power of a screwdriver for breakfast. Why am I talking to you, though, you prolly drink PBR.

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I don't really even drink beer, philastine. I stick to Bombay S. and scotch mainly. Or wine. I will have a Bloody Mary from time to time, but only, as you say, for hangover purposes.

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Bombay is nasty. Tanqueray all that way. Scotch, big surprise theren Lex. I can't really do red wine, the tannins and I don't agree so much. I do very much like Dry Reislings from Napa though. Oh, and champagne. Gotta love champagne.

[ethrosdemon.livejournal.com]

Champagne goes without saying. It's like Ab Fab up in this bitch.

Tanqueray is down market.

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Tanqueray and tonic is the G&T of champions. Beefeater makes the baby Petrelli gag.

Let me just pop open some Verve Cliquot and we're there.

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I also don't like tonic. I am SUCH a snob I drink gimlets.

Yeah, agreed, Beefeater is what people in 19th Cent brothels drank, wasn't it?

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Gimlets. I'll let you know when I stop snickering.

Beefeater should be what they use to clean the toilets.