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The age old question: How do I throw up and still look Lady-like?May 25 '01 (Updated Jun 08 '05) Write an essay on this topic.The Bottom Line Dehydration is the key, prepare yourself and you'll have a lot more fun! Ooh, a topic in the Spirits category I can actually write in without doing a taste test…YES! What should you know about liqueur? Let’s go with what I know best…peppermint Schnapps, or specifically…RumpleMinze! I spent several years, um…(cough)…researching…yeah, that’s it…researching this question just so I could write this information down for you! (And if you believe that, I have this shot glass once used by the Czarina of Japan…let the bidding begin!) Anyway, we already know that RumpleMinze is a 100 proof peppermint schnapps. That right there should start the theme of this editorial…be careful! This stuff could get you extremely sick, or worse. Now, Epinions isn’t being real clear here on what they want in this category. I can’t really give you the background on this liqueur, but I can give you my background, and tell you how to take care of yourself when you’re drinking this highly potent stuff. I went through quite a few different liquors and liqueurs, trying to find the right one for me. One that tasted good, gave me that wonderful party feeling we all want when we go out drinking, and did it rather quickly. I’ve never been a very patient person, and ten years ago, when I tried my first two of shots of RumpleMinze and was feeling like I’d had several…I knew this would be the one for me. I learned a lot the first few years I was drinking RumpleMinze. I learned that I didn’t have the tolerance I’d bragged so much about. I learned that it’s very easy to overdo something that tastes so good, yet has such high alcohol content. I learned that my bathroom desperately needed new flooring, but unfortunately…I never learned how to throw up and still look Lady-like! (Sorry Ladies…can’t help ya there. I can only advise you NOT to do it!) Finally, after a few years of stupidity…I learned how to safely drink RumpleMinze. Hopefully, I can save some of you the discomfort of getting this information on your own…and actually, this advice doesn’t just go with RumpleMinze… First, have a look at this stuff…take a good look at this liqueur (or any 100 proof bottle that says “Liqueur”). It’s 50% alcohol, that’s a hell of a lot of alcohol considering that your average liqueur sits at about 15 to 20%, and your average liquor at 30 to 40% alcohol content Add to that the thickness…this stuff has the viscosity of motor oil when it’s properly chilled. That will tell you that there’s a whole lot more sugar in it than a 100 proof whiskey or rum…it’s meant to. That’s one of the reasons it’s a liqueur and not liquor, it’s meant to be terribly sweet. Now we all know that alcohol severely dehydrates our bodies, but so does sugar…this means you’ll get dehydrated twice as fast. Dehydration is the main cause of the sickness you get when you drink too much, and the level of hangover you have the next day. How do you avoid the sickness and hangover? The obvious answer is…don’t overdo it! But if your like me, someone who gets to partying and loses the ability to decide how much is too much…you can do a couple of things that will protect your body from becoming too dehydrated, and hopefully…avoid the sickness and hangover completely. First of all, the old saying “make sure you eat before you start drinking, never drink on an empty stomach” is true, and a very important rule to follow. Your stomach acid can’t break down the alcohol, and will get pretty riled up if it doesn’t have something else to mess with in there besides the alcohol. Sure, you’ll get drunk faster…but with something like RumpleMinze, you’re gonna get drunk pretty fast anyway…don’t be greedy, or you’ll pay! Now, how do you take care of dehydration when your hanging out in the heat, or your playing a hard game of…well, any sport will do here? You drink water, or a good sports drink to replace the water and the salt that the water takes with it right? That’s the key, prepare for a night of drinking! Especially if your drinking something like RumpleMinze. I prefer water myself, but a good sports drink will work just as well, probably better. I spend the whole day drinking water, I make sure that I get at least 8 to 12 glasses in me before I even start drinking, and the whole time I’m drinking, I drink as much water as I can in between shots. When I started doing this, I stopped getting sick. When I got the combination right, when I finally started drinking enough water to prepare myself before partying…I stopped getting hangovers entirely! It’s true, what a concept eh? Take the time to prepare your body for the onslaught…and you’ll have a much more enjoyable time during, and after your party night! That’s about it, simple isn’t it? Don’t feel bad that you didn’t figure it out on your own though…it took me several years to figure this one out, and I’m very pleased to pass this information on to you. I wouldn’t wish the kind of hangovers I used to get on my worst enemy…just give it a try and I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised. Okay, I don’t have a bar story for this one…but…I do have a little home story that can hopefully teach some of you a thing or two… About 6 years ago, we had a Navy couple move in across the street at the Townhouse complex we used to live in, let’s just call them Barney and Betty (sorry about that, but the monster is watchin the Flintstones…they’re the first names to come to mind…Heh Heh). Barney had just been transferred from Scotland, where he’d met his wife, and this was her first time in the States. We had children close to the same age, so Betty and I became friends almost immediately. After a few weeks we decided to have a party night, and Barney and Betty came over for a night of socializing and of course…drinking. They were beer drinkers, so I stocked up. Of course I had my RumpleMinze, and was right at the point where I’d finally figured out how to drink the stuff safely. Now, anyone who knows a Scot, knows that they pride themselves on their ability to drink…I think it’s like a national sport or something, and Betty was no exception…she thought she was the queen! She started the night drinking her beer, but as the night progressed she became increasingly interested in trying my RumpleMinze. I tried avoiding this because I knew her history; she was a hard core beer drinker. She could down a case without batting an eye, and although impressive…she had no experience with RumpleMinze, and almost no experience with liquor in general. I knew that beer and liquor are as different as night and day, I knew that she’d get sick if I let her drink the stuff. Well, I did a pretty good job avoiding her request, at the start anyway. Even with all the bragging and begging she was doing…she just refused to believe me. She knew she could out drink me, or any other whoosie, watered down beer drinking American…she was a Scot damn it! By mid evening though, I’d had several shots, started feeling pretty self-righteous…and unfortunately…started getting defensive. Okay, I’ll give in…that’ll teach her! Three shots later…Betty was telling me I needed to replace my bathroom floor, and then shortly after that…Barney and Mike carried her back across the street. Yeah…I felt guilty the next day. I should have stuck to my guns on that one, but she got the best of me. We never discussed it after that, and Betty never touched the RumpleMinze again. At least it was a learning experience right? So, the moral here? Don’t think that because you have a high tolerance for one type of alcohol, that you can drink anything…and if someone that you know drinks a particular type and has been drinking it for a long time, listen to them…they know what they’re talking about! Final thought…never drink and drive! You’re taking a chance with your life, but you could hurt someone else in the process. If you must go out to drink, do what I always do…take a taxi!  |
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