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

[resmin.livejournal.com]

Do I sound like a total degenerate if I say it depends on the beer/vodka/whiskey/tequila? Because a good high-shelf brand of vodka is a guy, a middle-brand is female and Aristocrat is just embarrassed.

[topaz7.livejournal.com]

I couldn't vote on vodka, it is neither male nor female. It is, however, my personal kryptonite. I'm getting queasy just thinking about it. ;)

Your mileage may vary.

[ethrosdemon.livejournal.com]

Jim Beam. Just do not do it.

[plumtastic.livejournal.com]

Blue Moon (with the orange slice) is such the summertime beer for me now, though I love it so much that I drink it with delight outside, in freezing temperatures just for laughs.

Also, Stella has a HUGE following in town among the hipster set. It's cute. We, of course, still bleed PBR.

(two to try if you ever decide, Sweetwater and the Purple Haze by Abita --because purple beer rocks, and there's nothing quite so smooth)

[obeetaybee.livejournal.com]

Wine is most definitely female and most definitely a bitch. Especially the morning after drinking two bottles the night before.

[literaryll.livejournal.com]

You're insane ♥

[elzed.livejournal.com]

Of course, in French, beer and vodka ARE female (la biere, la vodka), and wine and whisky male. And I can't think of them in the opposite sex as a result... Love them all (well, beer not so much these days, but on a hot day...) but am more of a man's gal, wine and whisky. And I misspelt Lagavulin on my comment, too. Tsk.

*swigs Chateauneuf du Pape*

[avid-slacker.livejournal.com]

I don't really assign gender to drinks, mostly because I only ever drink mixed "girly" drinks like margaritas, long island iced tea, lemon drops... So by default all of my drinks are female.

I don't really know brands either, except of course, Jose Cuervo, but who isn't friendly with Jose?

[paige-eliz.livejournal.com]

Fantastic poll. Reminds me of the only phone survey I ever deemed important enough to take part in...

[khana.livejournal.com]

Beer is neutral, vodka and whiskey are male. Just because the German dictionary says so. (Das Bier, der Vodka, der Whiskey.)
Sometimes languages that define gender with the article are great. I was so confused when about a week ago I learned that countries are generally female in english...

[liseuse.livejournal.com]

I live for Hendricks and Fever Tree Tonic. Just so yummy. Juniper and gorgeous tonic.

That said, I would die a happy girl if I could drink Guinness and champagne for the rest of my life. Mixed, obviously, into a Black Velvet.

[sparky77.livejournal.com]

I will never understand the compulsion to mix drinks with milk. It's just bad and wrong.

[wildrosesings.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm. Liquor's gender varies with the liquor and the occasion for me. Which probably says more about me!

[issaro.livejournal.com]

Wow. You learn new things everyday. 75%.... that's just amazing.

[pandorablu.livejournal.com]

The only time I've ever actually fallen on my ass was after a night of drinking Crown Royal. Still makes me shudder thinking about it. So yes, whiskey is most definitely male.