[ATMyller]

Greatest (and most simple) cocktail ever:
1: Take 1 part liquor.
2: Drink it.

[mike]

Greatest (and most simple) cocktail ever:
1: Take 1 part liquor.
2: Drink it.

I would like to add a step

1: Take 1 part liquor.
2: Add two parts ice.
3. Drink it.

Still simple, but cold  

[Mitch]

1: Take 1 part liquor.
2: Inject it straight into your veins.

[mike]

1: Take 1 part liquor.
2: Inject it straight into your veins.

haha, nice one: or what about:

1: Take 1 part liquor.

2: Inject it straight into your veins.

3: Suck on an ice cube

[limpet chicken]

Probably not a good idea Mitch, shooting alcohol has nothing to reccomend it over drinking it, and it has to be diluted to 10% or lower in order not to cause damage, even then, 10% alcohol isn't particularly comfortable to boot up.

[Mitch]

It was more of a joke than anything.

[constant thinker]

That's funny.

[mike]

I have recently come back from Port Vila, Vanuatu, and while I was there I tried a drink called Kava. It is made from the crushed roots of some kind of pepper tree I think. It seems to be a popular drink among the pacific islands. Has anyone else tried it and do you know what compounds give it its properties. I had several cup fulls and my mouth and throat went numb immedietly followed by a completely relaxed and sleepy mood.

[limpet chicken]

Ahh, I haven't tried the stuff myself, but kava comes from a pepper, like you said, Piper Methysticum, the roots are used, pounded with water, I believe, the active compounds are a series of so called kavalactones, I haven't had the time to experiment with it yet, and I am somewhat reticent to try, due to a few isolated, although tenuous, reports of hepatotoxicity.

Here is the Erowid vault for kava.

http://www.erowid.org/plants/kava/kava.shtml

[jdurg]

Here's a good recipe.

1):  One short, empty glass.
2):  Fill the glass about halfway up with cubes of ice.
3):  Fill the glass up to the top with Single Barrel, Malted Whiskey which has aged for at LEAST 20 years.
4):  Sip the drink while eating a Filet Mignon cooked Medium-Rare and served with a layering of sauteed mushrooms and onions with a side of garlic-butter mashed potatos.

 

[pantone159]

This is the Wayne's Word entry for Kava that I could find, although it doesn't have much more than a picture of the plant.

http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ww0401.htm#kavakava

[mike]

This is the Wayne's Word entry for Kava that I could find, although it doesn't have much more than a picture of the plant.

Thanks Mark. Have you tried kava yourself? what did you think?

Ahh, I haven't tried the stuff myself, but kava comes from a pepper, like you said, Piper Methysticum, the roots are used, pounded with water, I believe, the active compounds are a series of so called kavalactones, I haven't had the time to experiment with it yet, and I am somewhat reticent to try, due to a few isolated, although tenuous, reports of hepatotoxicity.

Here is the Erowid vault for kava.

Yeah I reckon you would have to drink a lot of kava for hepatotoxicity. I have found a place that sells it here so I am going to buy some and see if it is as good as the stuff I tried in Port Vila. By the way it is completely legal here, although it is scheduled.

[mike]

Ok so my current favourite drink is gin and tonic.

Ice + Gin + fresh lemon juice + Indian Tonic Water + lemon slice to garnish

Yum!

[pantone159]

Thanks Mark. Have you tried kava yourself?

I haven't tried kava, btw.
I haven't even tried absinthe, which I'd like to.

[Mitch]

absinthe had a nontasty liquorish taste. After the 3rd cup I didn't mind any more though.