Newbie Alcoholic Beverage Advice

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  1. spwath

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    What? It didn't do too much. Really didn't affect me that much. Plus I spaced it out with water, so I'm good. Went to sleep at 2, woke up at 9 and went to gym. I'm all good
     
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    What he's not telling you is: When he woke up, his liver was sitting next to him smoking a cigarette and said "Dude... We've got to talk"
     
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    I spread it out over the course of a few hours, had a lot of water, and some chicken wings, so wasnt too bad. We were playing shot poker. I won.
     
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    Forget about that you had 7 shots of high proof alcohol, 7 shots of Captain Morgan?!

    Kinda reminds me when i went bar hopping with a friend and all he had was La Chouffe at every single bar. Vary it up a little.
     
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    All we had was Captain Morgan, Jack Daniels, and kraken rum. Captain Morgan isn't actual too bad.
     
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    We like Johnnie, the black one. Although pricier, Henessy XO is great too. Certainly not the stuff one puts in a glass with his coke.
     
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    So if I want to take a step up from my 100 proof Captain Morgan, what would you recommend? Not too expensive though... I am in college.
     
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    As someone who actually likes Bacardi 151 straight (yes, yes, I never have more than three shots at any given time), you might enjoy it. Worth tracking down now that they're putting the stuff out to pasture, might as well try it while you can.

    Also, speaking as someone not much older than you, @spwath, it's cool that you manage downing that much 100 proof but chill. Really. Your body seems to manage it well enough now, but that's not the sort of thing you want to accustom yourself to (see: @fraggler's excellent write-up on page 1).

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    Incidentally, I appear to be a binge drinker. I went out drinking maybe 7 times all of last year, getting pleasantly tipsy during 6 of those times; the last time was in December, when I got puke drunk for the first, and so far only, time in my almost-25 years. I blame my friends for ordering absurdly sweet mixes whose alcohol contents I've absolutely no idea about— I usually go for harder stuff in small quantities, which made pacing myself with that college cocktail crud that much more difficult.

    Subbing for the advice. I don't know nearly enough about alcohol to be able to say very much that most other people don't already know or are capable of explaining better.


    P.S.
    Any recommendations for someone who loves the flavour of chartreuse yellow? I mean, I love the stuff and would happily keep on drinking the same, but I might want to try something different.
     
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    If you’re sticking with rum, and you want to drink, not shoot, better than Capt M, I’d suggest something like Flor de Caña 12.

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    Is it really that bad if I just have it only once a week? It really doesn't seem like that much.
     
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    Welcome to binge drinking my friend

    Take it easy. I have come across a number of college/university aged people through work who have managed to f**k their lives up due to one night of excessive drinking.

    Just because you can hold it down and not pass out or puke doesn’t make it a good idea.
     
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    Actually I realized a problem. It needs to be available at your average, sketchy corner liquor store... Have troble getting it otherwise...
     
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    Old guy advise. Sorry to be a buzz kill. ;) Go slow with booze. Seen too many people get hooked on the stuff early in life. Not coming from a teetotaler at all. Just be careful. Glad you are asking advise. That’s smart.
     
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    @captkirk is right. Flor de caña is underrated and cheap. Get it while you can. Plantation Rum also performs above its price point.
     
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    That is a problem, unless the legal drinking age is 18 where you are. If not, man I know I’m going to sound like an old fart, but should we giving you advise about what to drink?

    I only ask the question as I grew up in the 70’s in Northern California. 90 miles from Berkeley. You can fill in the rest.
     
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    If this was like 20 years ago it would be...
     
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    Or 40 years ago. :D Hate to admit it, but here you could buy in high school back then. With that said. The cheap stuff will make you feel like shit in the morning. I’ll remove myself from the conversation at this point.
     
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    Candidate for one of @fraggler 's spare list points:

    Decades in the attempt teach that alcohol is not something to which one can build up a resistance.
     
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    Is 10 shots spread over 4 hours really that bad? It really didn't affect me that much. Could still walk mostly straight ish.
     

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