My career as a budding alcoholic is over

I've had a goal to drink my first alcohol this year and I decided that I would take the plunge while in my hotel. I chose a tiny bottle of Jacob's Creek and retired to my room.

I had two sips and had to stop. Seriously vile. I was close to vomiting. How on earth is this stuff drinkable? I had to cram some chocolate in my mouth to get rid of the taste.

Gutted. Did I do something wrong? Is Jacobs Creek pretty nasty even to regular drinkers? Am I just too old to acquire the taste for it? Still I guess I'll save a ton of money but I'll never know what it feels like to be tipsy. :(

I haven't tried Jacob's Creek, but I know that the Yellow Tail Shiraz is a really nice wine.  Ozzie put me onto it a few years back.

If you wanted to try something fairly mild and tasty, make a pitcher of Sangria.  Here's a recipe I copied off the net ... I would suggest leaving out the Brandy ...

 

• 1 Bottle of red wine (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Rioja reds, Zinfandel, Shiraz)
• 1 Lemon cut into wedges
• 1 Orange cut into wedges
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• 1 Shot brandy
• 2 Cups ginger ale or club soda

Preparation:

Pour wine in the pitcher and squeeze the juice wedges from the lemon and orange into the wine. Toss in the fruit wedges (leaving out seeds if possible) and add sugar and brandy. Chill overnight. Add ginger ale or club soda just before serving.

If you'd like to serve right away, use chilled red wine and serve over lots of ice.

 

Addition ideas: sliced strawberries, peaches, handful of fresh blueberries, raspberries, kiwi, a shot or two of gin, brandy or rum, a cup of ginger ale, citrus soda pop or lime juice.

 

Sangria is nice, because you can play with the recipe, and it's a refreshing drink, with not too much of a 'bite' to it.  Enjoy!

tal

I'm not a fan of red wine in general but sangria is nice

Personally, I like Wheet Ale like Blue Moon, or Shock Top. There are a lot of diffrent wines, and they taste diffrent depending on age. If you want to drink somthing that dosn't nessasarily taste like alcohol, try Mike's Hard Lemonade. If you want to try some shots, try my personal favorite Kalua and Cream, you can also try Drambui, or After Shock, or if you are serious about getting drunk fast and can take shots you may try Bicardi 151 but watch out that stuff literally will catch fire.

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How can anyone think being drunk is fun?...

So not worth the buzz..

I tried it when I was in my 40's and got over it real quick..now i only drink for the taste..I think I might have had a beer or a glass of wine a year or 2 ago..

Time for another..

Snoozy

I don't know how to advise someone to start liking alcohol, and why bother?  Sip something occasionally if you are at a function/gathering where it is available and you might stumble onto something tasty to your pallette.  If you don't care for it, stick with your favorite nonalcoholic beverages at that function/gathering and try again at the next one. 

I would love to be in a position like yours- able to try the occasional drink, figuring I won't like it.  But, alas- one is too many for me because ten won't be enough.

"Alcoholic" doesn't pay well anyway.  I know.

"Alcoholic" doesn't pay well anyway.  I know.

That's why you (not you specifically) have to be a functional alcoholic.

If only I had been that smart at 15.

There is a big difference between having a buzz and getting drunk to the point of vomiting or having a hangover. You can be responsible about drinking just like anything else.

Qcmbr If you can live comfortably without alcohol why bother taking the risk of becoming used to something that can lead to dependency? There are great advantages to a life without alcohol but very few benefits come from drinking.

If I were you I would enjoy the freedom you have and set myself a more worthy goal.  

Qcmbr ...... seriously, listen to momma .....

have you not spent enough time with your mind altered already?

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Has the watchtower society not caused enough changing of your thoughts, wierd thinking and stupor already?

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Why would you even want to continue this with alcohol?  Literally being 'out of your mind' ?

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Have you ever tried to carry on a conversation with someone "under" the spell?

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{Still I guess I'll save a ton of money but I'll never know what it feels like to be tipsy. :(      

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Now that's something to smile about!  : )

clarity  ... of the seen too much class.      

There's no shame in not having a taste for booze. I rarely drink, wine gives me headaches and hard liquor turns my stomach. I do drink an occasional Kahlua and eggnog, yummy.

                                      You need to Drink Rum and sing Pirate Songs!..

      Oh I like to go Swimmin with Bowlegged Women

                            And Swim between Their Legs!

                                                                                              ............................... ...OUTLAW

My husband has never touched alcohol in his life and he once asked why do people always make that face when they drink alcohol. I said it is because it tastes nasty. People have to drink it a lot before they like it and even when they do, it kind of hurts going down.

Obvious question: Why would anyone do that?

Really, no good answer, other than to escape from reality as they are perceiving it. This man won't take a tylenol unless he is truly desperate, so he can't relate to that escape route.

@ Qcmber,

Their is nothing wrong with drinking alcohol.  The Bible says "wine makes the heart rejoice".  It also says, "drunkards will not inherit the Kingdom of God."  Moderation is the key.  I always had a problem with moderation so I became addicted to alcohol and I can't drink anymore.  I had a very high tolerance.  I had way to much fun drinking.  It also brought me a lot of heart ache and pain in the latter days of my drinking "career".  

If you want to feel the effect but don't like the taste of alcohol, order a Long Island Ice Tea and that will do the trick.  They are smooth and easy to drink.  If made right, you won't need another drink to feel the effect.  

Some will probably condemn me for telling you this after what I have been through.  I still don't see anything wrong with it as long as you can control it.  Jesus Christ's first miracle was turning water into wine.  

There are many bad things that can happen if you over drink.  you can loose control and do things you never would have done sober. some have woken up in jail only to discover they have killed a family in a car crash or maybe their friends.  The prisons are full of alcohol related crimes.

Just because many become sexaholics and commit sex crimes does not make sex wrong.  Sex is a gift from God and so is alcohol. Just don't over do it.

That's my 2cents