On Oct 25, 8:54*pm, Bryan > wrote:
> Pricier than Sheldon's Crystal Palace, the stuff is called Boru, and
> it was on sale for $8.97/750ml. *I'm certainly no conno-sewer of
> vodka, but <$12 vodkas always have an off taste. *This was more along
> the lines of Svedka, SKYY, Absolut, or 3 Olives, but at a far cheaper
> price. *It's on sale for a few more days, so I'm going to get some
> more. * *Eleven days until no more beer, and I'm using up odds and
> ends right now, not planning on buying more, except for one box of
> good beer to say goodbye to my favorite carby adult beverage.
>
> --Bryan


I'm 64 and have been drinking beer since my late teens. About a
year ago I started getting sick after only a few, a vague sort of
nausea mixed with a vague feeling of needing to take a crap but not
being able to do either. I experimented a bit by trying different
brands and even trying different stores thinking it might be old
beer. Nothing worked. My last effort resulted in the same vague
disgusting feeling coming on after only one beer. So I switched to
vodka for good. I don't get the same feeling from vodka as I do from
beer. Maybe it's the volume. Maybe it's the carbonation. Maybe it's
some ingredient I'm suddenly allergic to. Or maybe it's creeping
cancer of the pancreas or liver or some other growth slowing the flow
of the heady brew through my system.

I drink only one or maybe two nights a week in a very anal
fashion. I use the clock, trying to take a shot once every 45 minutes
at the most, although I sometimes lose control and start slugging
direct from the bottle. But I've been pretty good with the routine, I
must say. Anyway, about vodka, I have tried some expensive types, and
I too am no conno-sewer, but I go with this stuff called Burnett's. I
get a fifth and throw a half pint down the drain so I'll be left with
only 12 shots. It's worth it. Anyway, I've tried some of the more
expensive stuff and I swear to God I don't think there's such a thing
as good vodka. Maybe good in the sense that it's easier on one's
body, but not in the sense of taste. It all makes me cringe, and in a
way maybe that's good because it keeps me from slugging away as one
might with mixed drinks. I bought one airplane bottle of some
expensive stuff made from grapes and I thought it was actually harsher
than the Burnetts. I'm so anal I've already got my drinking date on
calendar for Tuesday or Wednesday of this upcoming week. Thanks for
reading.

TJ