Nothing to do with music, this. Or perhaps it has, given that the right combination / ingestion quota of alcoholic beverages can bring on the muse and further induce some spectacular results, sometimes which are regrettable the following day. Personally, I said bollocks to regretting anything years ago, but that;s just me.
I'm prompted to write this having recently returned from a solo trip to stay with my sister and her old man, who reside in a delightful countryside setting overlooking the English Channel. We gazed out over the fields to the balmy waters and imbibed GIN.
Her old man, Justin, is a fan of GIN. GIN is a most excellent drink when mixed correctly, and awfully British. I am also a huge fan of GIN. It makes me happy. It also makes me drunk. Drunk and happy is a good combination. Drunk and happy, I like.
Absinthe I also like to, having sampled it first in Prague, where I was convinced my head had spun off into a parallel universe, and I apparantly talked earnest gibberish to a moosehead on a wall at some length. But it's not really a get- home- from -work- sort -of- a -drink. GIN is. But, in my humble opinion, GIN, when mixed correctly with the right brand ,can ever so slightly replicate the devlish effects of Absinthe without the potential delerious affects.
Forget Gordons. Forget anything but TANQUERAY. TANQUERAY is 43.1 proof and not for babies. Here is the perfect way to drink GIN.
Pop 6 ice cubes in a glass. Slice a lemon. Grate a little rind into glass and rub lemon around the rim of the glass. This bit is important, as it's that first taste that brings on what I fondly refer to as the "ooch" factor. Pour in TANQUERAY GIN up to halfway. Top up with decent chilled tonic.
Drink, enjoy, then pour another. :)
ps anyone working for Tanqueray reading this, I am open to sponsorship offers...:) :) :)