Drinking general

>Honestly I don't have any reference, I've only had Canadian Whiskey.
Oh
Well, all I know about Canadian whiskey is that it's similar to Irish whiskey in that it's very mild and not smokey. The main Leaf whiskey I can remember I've had is Black Velvet, and it's indeed similar to the Irish ones I've had.

>If I had to give a taste analysis, it has a bit of a caramel taste, no sweeter than rum though.
Useful. Tasting notes can be directives for others.

What are the whiskey prices like over there if you can't afford anything imported?

i've already seen this foto.

>What vodka, senpai?
Sailors Vodka. It's the only one that doesn't taste awful while still maintaining a decent price.

In retrospect, I could probably afford Scotch Whiskey, but then I would have to forego a week of drinking. The local brands cost anywhere from 188.43 Swedish Krona to 235.54 Krona. Scotch in comparison costs from 289.38 Krona to 390.32 Krona. I've never seen any Whiskey else than local Canadian and Scotch being sold. Just using your currency (hopefully) since you are Swedish.

>i've already seen this foto.
Impossible, as I took it this night.

>Sailors Vodka
Based.

>Scotch in comparison costs from 289.38 Krona to 390.32 Krona.
If it's good quality Scotch, that's a bargain.
t. live in a cunt where gubmint tax ABV

>Just using your currency (hopefully) since you are Swedish.
Yeah, I'm a Swede, m8.

I'll make sure to try some Scotch next time then, thanks for the recommendation. Shame there aren't more people posting tonight.

Water :(
I thought bevvy in Canada was expensive, are those cheap scotch’s?

Do so, my m8. The best whisky I've ever had has been single malt scotch.

>Shame there aren't more people posting tonight.
This. Where is everyone?

All Scotch is made in Scotland. Whisky cannot legally be called Scotch if it's not made there.

Maybe? I don't know the brands off by heart, haven't had them, sorry.

Nigger it's 2pm on a Sunday, the only thing I'm drinking is soda water

>Nigger it's 2pm on a Sunday
So? Execellent time to be drinking.
t. 4am here

That's pretty weak user

I know, I think you misread my post. It also has to be aged for at least two years
It’s the same sort of price as you’d get here, I just assumed they’d be higher in Canada because do you not have to get all your alcohol from a government shop?

>I know, I think you misread my post.
Maybe I did lel

>do you not have to get all your alcohol from a government shop?
Pls don't remind me that I have to do that ;__;

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Nah, only Ontario and some other shit tier provinces have that. In my province we have privately owned shops.

I just opened up a flat tire. It's pretty good in between regular beer.

Agreed, I started drinking at 1:30pm after renovating a bathroom.

Red wine. It's whatever

Canadian whiskey is utter shit since it's rye. Only drink Irish, Scottish, or even American and Japanese. Canadian is unforgivable.

No offense to Canadian bros, but when you live in a state with Kentucky you can't tolerate low quality shit.

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I drink Kokanee beer (local brand again), flat tires any good?

Red wine. It's garbage.

How do you feel about reading books in volumes? If a series' first book focused more on establishing characters and their world than their transformative arcs, would you read further? Or not?

There's no "Canadian Bros" here right now, all just me. I understand, I'm sure if I drank anything but rye I would be disgusted by the local brands. I'll be sure to try what I can find of Scotch next time I am at the store.

Also, is friend-abandoned-me guy here? I want closure desu

It's not good but it's different enough to work as a break after drinking too much beer.

thewhiskyexchange.com/p/5016/monkey-shoulder

This one is very good for its price. Basically you get a $70 whiskey for $30

Pistonhead? I wish my Systembolag still sold those.

Irish and Canadian are pretty similar, 2bh.

>Also, is friend-abandoned-me guy here?
D-do you mean me?

Probably

>Jow Forums meetups are the definition of hit and miss
>We're on the same frequency
>I can't just take a 4-hour train ride to his front door

Did you two sweet boys figure things out?

>Irish and Canadian are pretty similar, 2bh.
Perhaps in taste, but Canadian whiskey uses rye, which is an anomaly across the whiskey world. It's very distinctive

Yeah, that's me.

>Did you two sweet boys figure things out?
I called him and got some response a week ago. He realized his faults, I think, and we're back to communicating. We have a new IRL meetup coming up, so we'll be able to talk things trough better that way. As for now, we're status quo-good.

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get him drunk and give him the ol' schwedentrunk

Well, I'm no expert, I just know that they're similar both from narrow experience and from staff guidance at my local alco shop.

I am far away from being knowledgeable on whisky, I just drink what I like.

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Very good

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwedentrunk
what, you don't shove manure water down an unwilling subject's throat as a dating ritual? it's common in the USA

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Wew lad

Do you ever stop drinking?

Is there a reason to stop?

why stop drinking when your BAL is less than 1.0?

Cirrhosis of the liver is a good one.

I take breaks after bad experiences. I also rarely drink back to back days; I feel too thick and slimy, usually. Tonight's an exception

Joke's on you, it's not like American millennials are dying from th--

independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/alcohol-deaths-liver-disease-us-cirrhosis-recession-millennials-a8453306.html

chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-millennials-liver-disease-20180719-story.html

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Perhaps, but that requires excessive drinking.
The liver is the cleaning plant of the body. Unless you expose it to something it can't handle, you'll be fine.
I know more about this than I wish I did.

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That treatment is reserved for poles. In modern times it can be extended to uppity finns.

Mercy bump

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sippin the ol coffee here

Thinking of drinking some coffee. Taking some time off from Alcohol since i fell from my bike in front of a buzzling bar when i was leaving from there drunk off my ass. Now my face looks like i got the shit beat out of me and i can't move my left arm.

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I've overdone coffee recently. I normally drink coffee and wine and write like a loser, and coupled with coffee-lifting, it's taking its toll. Feels bad in my sternum

Currently high-elbowing a liter of cheap vino. Threw the cap away because my life sucks and I wanna get wasted. Haven't had a drink in like a month. Fuck the bullshit.

What's bothering you tonight, user? Wine is nice. Halfway through my bottle right now

Wine IS nice, isn't it?

As for what's bothering me, nothing specific. Just a general malaise. What's up with you, killer? You drinking red or white? I got the Cab Sav

I needed a break from drinking tonight, I was drinking until this afternoon and had started on thursday

Stronger than beer, weaker than liquor; a pleasant evening and a manageable morning

I feel you. Bad feelings creep in and stick a while. I've been worrying I'm literally in hell. Weird symbolism in people and events, struggling communicating on the daily, and generally isolated. Not really in hell ofc, but those sleeping-and-waking-up thoughts that seem real, you know

Red. Cutler Creek, cab sav, probably the same disgusting garbage. Their Chadonay tastes much better imo. I might swap fully to white soon

Cutler Creek, brings back memories. I'm drinking Livingston, an unrepentantly vile taste, but it gets you where you're going.

Yeah, I've been real isolated too. I think I'm starting to seriously lose the plot, I've got too many problems that seem insurmountable, and I say that being someone who's overcome a lot. I dunno. Sometimes it's best to just get hammered and hope some clarity comes with tomorrow's hangover

What problems specifically, my guy? What caused them, and how do you feel?

I can't tell if everything is absolutely right or completely wrong. Hours will pass unconsciously. Life feels increasingly process-based, moving towards I don't know what. Wage slavery? Remarkable success? I don't know, and nobody can surely tell me. Sometimes it feels great, other times I feel sick. I just wish everything made sense, felt clear. It's like the world is pressing in, you know, trying to crush you from every single angle

I can't get rye here and it sucks
at least there is god bourbon

Drank 3 liters yesterday, mixed a double choco stout with a double ipa, both were close to 10% alcohol.

I'm getting old, I arrived home absolutely smashed, took a fat shit and thew up right after.

Woke up today feeling like death and threw up thrice... I'm feeling better now though.

I don't understand how people do that. Not judging, I just physically cannot force myself to drink that much anymore

3 litres isn't that much to me mate. Well, actually, it is now, but that wasn't the case until a couple of months ago.

I used to own a craft beer bar, I'd usually drink 4 to 5 litres per NIGHT. It was common for me to drink 2 bottles of wine midweek. Sometimes a bottle of vodka by myself.

Anyway, I stopped doing that because it absolutely trashes your body.

I hear you.
I cant relate to anyone, Ive pushed away everyone whos known me and called me friend, I spend 98 percent of my time alone and cant make a connection with anyone or anything, Im just breathing waiting to die. its really quite extraordinary and not in a agood way

You monster. I couldn't handle that. Did your bar attract much business?

Did you push them away for good reason? I only have one friend now, but we only talk once every two months, so I don't know if that counts. I push people away because I hate them using me to stroke their own egos. I dislike loneliness, but I'd rather be alone than around fuckers. I'm holding out for something to FINALLY work, and to meet good friends and whatnot.

Real talk: have you considered suicide? I'm no sadboy, but sometimes between waking and sleeping, it feels like I could just fade out, and everything would be fine. Sometimes I'd like it to happen, but I'm scared. I don't know how to work myself into a state where I'm able to off myself, but disoriented enough not to worry. No homo, of course-- we're big, strong, tough men here

I was addicted to drugs for years from an early age (started smoking crack-cocaine when I was 14). Becoming an alcoholic was how I stopped doing drugs... as retarded as that sounds. I'm getting better now.

Anyway, the bar received lavished praise on food quality. I don't know how common meatballs are in America but here it's a common bar/worker person snack. We made ours from 100% German Mettwurst (no wheat or other fillers added). We'd add green onion and onion to the meatballs then deep fry them at 180ºC. It was served on bread with cream cheese. We also had what I dare say is the best pulled pork sandwich I have ever eaten.

Pic related is the place.
It went into bankruptcy after 3 years because we simply couldn't afford paying rent (about 2k usd p/month) and loans we took in order to open the bar. Now I'm an unemployed, failed 29-year-old businessman

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>I'd rather be alone than around fuckers
Das it mane. Thats why I pushed them away. None of them were really my friends. I was tolerated, not accepted.I seem to be incapable of attracting genuine people. I wear my heart on my sleeve, maybe thats it, I dont play stupid social games and engage in status manuvering or whatever the fuck.
I think about an heroing all the time. Even "tried" it a few times. I honestly think its just a matter of time, but for the time being, I want to see how shit plays out.

Have you ever spoken to anyone about your sicidal thoughts? Its better to talk about it with a pro. Ive had more counselors than Carters has little pills, but for me its a bust. I dont know, man. Whatever. Like you said, big, strong, tough men are we

Nah, man, something's better than nothing. Whatever works.

Badass you made it 3 years. Small businesses go bankrupt in America all the time, even in prime areas; I live in a rural area, and a mower-mechanic (who worked constantly) just went under. At least you did something. 9/10 people would imagine your attempt but never follow through.

What's next on your list, if anything?

just leave everything behind if you stopped caring.

Go teach English in East Asia. The simple fact that you're native speakers of English puts you ahead of 90% of the world - life went to shit? well fuck it, bang asian whores and live the life of a bum in EA.

Is it believable that I could go through 8.5 liters of US beer in one night getting more fat than drunk?

>What's next on your list, if anything?

First I considered joining the French Foreign Legion. Then I thought about suicide. But suicide is not the best option for me (right now at least) because, as much as this may sound fucked up, I have rich parents.

My parents were extremely abusive to me during my childhood. They're extremely nice to me nowadays though, and I think that's because they regret the things they did to me - so seeing the state I was in my father basically asked me if there was anything I wanted to do in life (within reason), and he said that as long as it had me working/trying to accomplish a goal, he'd "sponsor" me so to speak. So... I said it was my dream to live in Japan - and basically he told me that I can choose a Japanese Language School to study (visas last for 2 years) and if I pass a University entrance exam he'll pay for me to study in Japan.

It all sounds extremely crazy to me. I got very close to killing myself, and it took that much for my father to come up to me and help me out... I never expected him to be this generous, we're talking about something that will cost a retarded amount of money...

>I want to see how shit plays out
This, a million times. Even though things are bad, life dealt us neat roles to play. Hunter S. Thompson's (no meme) thoughts on death, and even eastern views' (even less meme) keep me going. It doesn't matter if we die. We aren't obligated from birth to succeed-- life continues. Nothing matters. Which isn't nihilistic whatsoever. It removes the failure stress (because nothing matters), and inflates the 'maybe this'll finally work' hope (because it'd be cool if it worked, but isn't obligated to work)

No. I dislike therapists. Dying isn't bad. Sadness isn't bad. People who say otherwise are selling you ACTUAL impossibility lmao

I don't know. I'm back in college. Writing a bookery-boo and making videos. Praying everything unkinks, and this was all a joke

I wouldnt live in asia if you paid me. One of the only reasons im not dead is because life is so fucking easy and nice here. To immerse myself as a foreigner in an environment where I dont speak the language and am surrounded by asians would just exacerbate my lonliness and isolation. plus, i dont articularly like asians. Nothing racist, I just dont.

good man. I hope everything works out for you brother. If nothing else, know theres ssome drunken fool on the internet whos rooting for you

Man, it's not fucked up. If life presents you opportunities, take them. It's cool you have more to work towards. Don't let anyone drag you down.

I've always wanted to visit Japan, but I unless I hit it big, I doubt I'll ever be able. Plus, I'd prefer not learning Japanese-- the linguistic distance makes ANIME more fun

>The simple fact that you're native speakers of English puts you ahead of 90% of the world
About to waste my money on an English degree, despite the college meme. I love my language. I don't know if I'll find work or success, but it's something to do for now

plenty of US expats in Thailand and Vietnam nowadays m8. Life is easy there, I have a South African friend teaching English in Hanoi who lives like a king and works like, 22 hours p/week. Bangs his students, no fucks given (not saying I agree with his actions just making a statement) - I've heard he even got drunk before class once and hit a kid and even then they didn't fire him.

What does "articularly" like mean?

I meant particularly. As aforementioned, Im quite drunk

>Man, it's not fucked up. If life presents you opportunities, take them. It's cool you have more to work towards. Don't let anyone drag you down.

I've been told by numerous people that I'm a leech for depending on my parents... my own father is a reminder of the garbage that I am because he was independent at 16 years of age (he's 65 now) and I'm 29 and still "leeching" off of him. I always tried to be on my own and not count on my parents' money. But I realized that, if I have rich parents... why not enjoy it? Why bring myself down? It makes no sense. As someone up above said, life is a game and nothing makes sense. So I might as well take the opportunity.

>About to waste my money on an English degree, despite the college meme. I love my language. I don't know if I'll find work or success, but it's something to do for now

Fuck that mate, if it's what you want to do, I say do it. There's plenty of work for a native speaker of English with a degree in English. You could teach at Unis in Asia if you go for a masters (you don't need to speak the local language in any Asian country).

You could work as a translator (if you learn the language)... I mean, I'm certain you'll never be out of work if you're willing to leave you comfort zone. Did you know that in Japan you can be an english teacher even if you're a non-native speaker? I have a CELTA and I have received numerous offers from Japanese companies willing to sponsor a visa for me to teach english there,lol.

>to leave you
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