Comments on: Error in today’s ODE article, “You can have your Blow Job if I can just get my martini” http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/ Free Minds, Free Markets, Free Booze Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:23:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Timothy http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97434 Timothy Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:35:09 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97434 It's soul cancer, I advise looking away. It’s soul cancer, I advise looking away.

]]> By: Vincent. http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97430 Vincent. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:43:45 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97430 That thread is one of the worst things I've ever read. That thread is one of the worst things I’ve ever read.

]]> By: Niedermeyer http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97429 Niedermeyer Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:44:12 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97429 Speaking of inane debates... <a href="http://www.dailyemerald.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticleComments&ustory_id=b4266ac5-467e-4e9d-83cd-58a00a387c1b#0255e71b-4f7e-4d3d-b645-353d41247f89" rel="nofollow">this one is shaping up to be a doozy</a> over at the ODE Speaking of inane debates… this one is shaping up to be a doozy over at the ODE

]]> By: Vincent. http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97414 Vincent. Sun, 10 Feb 2008 06:48:25 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97414 Wait. We're supposed to have a point now? Anyways, I was only kidding about scotch. While I do prefer it over bourbon, I really dislike scotch snobs. Wait. We’re supposed to have a point now?

Anyways, I was only kidding about scotch. While I do prefer it over bourbon, I really dislike scotch snobs.

]]> By: Olly http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97405 Olly Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:34:09 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97405 "Pish posh. Don’t you have a farm to tend to, pleb?" Just out of curiosity: what's your point there, Vinny? “Pish posh. Don’t you have a farm to tend to, pleb?”

Just out of curiosity: what’s your point there, Vinny?

]]> By: Vincent http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97402 Vincent Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:41:59 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97402 Pish posh. Don't you have a farm to tend to, pleb? Pish posh. Don’t you have a farm to tend to, pleb?

]]> By: Danimal http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97390 Danimal Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:05:37 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97390 I can handle scotch. A lot of scotch. Yet bourbon, too, is for me. They are different, different whiskeys. Spare me the snoot. I can handle scotch. A lot of scotch. Yet bourbon, too, is for me.

They are different, different whiskeys. Spare me the snoot.

]]> By: Vincent. http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97387 Vincent. Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:44:59 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97387 Meh. Bourbon is for people who can't handle scotch. The only decent Canadian whiskey is Seagrams VO Gold, and even it is pretty middle-of-the-road. Meh. Bourbon is for people who can’t handle scotch.

The only decent Canadian whiskey is Seagrams VO Gold, and even it is pretty middle-of-the-road.

]]> By: Danimal http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97382 Danimal Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:27:10 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97382 <i>"I guess I became accustomed to it over the summer when I caddied for an alcoholic Canadian who pumped me full of Canadian Mist each round. I also think Canadian Hunter has the best label."</i> Man, way to capture America's experience during Prohibition in miniature. In a sense, during the Roaring '20s, we all caddied for an alcoholic Canadian. My problem with Canadian whiskey isn't that it's Canadian, it's that it's not a full-bodied whiskey. They cut it with neutral spirits. Sure, it's mellower, but at what price? Anyway, <a href="http://www.liquorsnob.com/archives/pictures/fighting-cock-whiskey-thumb.jpg" rel="nofollow">Fighting Cock</a> has the best label. “I guess I became accustomed to it over the summer when I caddied for an alcoholic Canadian who pumped me full of Canadian Mist each round. I also think Canadian Hunter has the best label.”

Man, way to capture America’s experience during Prohibition in miniature. In a sense, during the Roaring ’20s, we all caddied for an alcoholic Canadian.

My problem with Canadian whiskey isn’t that it’s Canadian, it’s that it’s not a full-bodied whiskey. They cut it with neutral spirits. Sure, it’s mellower, but at what price?

Anyway, Fighting Cock has the best label.

]]> By: Ossie http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97381 Ossie Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:18:01 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97381 I guess I became accustomed to it over the summer when I caddied for an alcoholic Canadian who pumped me full of Canadian Mist each round. I also think Canadian Hunter has the best label. I guess I became accustomed to it over the summer when I caddied for an alcoholic Canadian who pumped me full of Canadian Mist each round. I also think Canadian Hunter has the best label.

]]> By: CJ Ciaramella http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97380 CJ Ciaramella Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:06:01 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97380 What, you don't like Canadian Hunter? It has the <a href="http://www.artofdrink.com/img/Canadian-Hunter-whisky.jpg" rel="nofollow">best label ever</a>! What, you don’t like Canadian Hunter? It has the best label ever!

]]> By: Timothy http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97379 Timothy Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:01:48 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97379 Canadian whiskey is good for girl drinks if you're in the mood for such a thing, which I sometimes am. Manhattan is really best with the following: 2 oz Maker's Mark or Knob Creek, splash sweet vermouth, splash grenadine, cherry. Shake wiskey with ice, put in glass, enjoy. Canadian whiskey is good for girl drinks if you’re in the mood for such a thing, which I sometimes am.

Manhattan is really best with the following: 2 oz Maker’s Mark or Knob Creek, splash sweet vermouth, splash grenadine, cherry. Shake wiskey with ice, put in glass, enjoy.

]]> By: Ossie http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97378 Ossie Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:55:02 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97378 Obviously. I meant to say there are varieties that are not just bourbon and some recipes include a mix. I prefer a combination of bourbon and rye. And although I would usually agree with you about using anything Canadian, Canadian whiskey is my one exception. I guess when it comes down to it, any whiskey will do. Obviously. I meant to say there are varieties that are not just bourbon and some recipes include a mix. I prefer a combination of bourbon and rye. And although I would usually agree with you about using anything Canadian, Canadian whiskey is my one exception. I guess when it comes down to it, any whiskey will do.

]]> By: Danimal http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97377 Danimal Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:24:55 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97377 Er... "Bourbon, Matt, a Manhattan is made with whiskey and/or bourbon." Bourbon is a variety of whiskey. A Manhattan is generally made with bourbon whiskey. It can also be made with Tennessee whiskey, such as Jack Daniel's, or Kentucky whiskeys that are not technically bourbons, such as Early Times. If you make it with Scotch whisky, it's a Rob Roy. If you make it with Canadian whiskey, you can go to hell. Not as bad as ODE's error, but still -- stay in school. Er…

“Bourbon, Matt, a Manhattan is made with whiskey and/or bourbon.”

Bourbon is a variety of whiskey. A Manhattan is generally made with bourbon whiskey. It can also be made with Tennessee whiskey, such as Jack Daniel’s, or Kentucky whiskeys that are not technically bourbons, such as Early Times. If you make it with Scotch whisky, it’s a Rob Roy. If you make it with Canadian whiskey, you can go to hell.

Not as bad as ODE’s error, but still — stay in school.

]]> By: Timothy http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97371 Timothy Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:32:34 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97371 Awesomeness. Awesomeness.

]]> By: Olly http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97370 Olly Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:57:30 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97370 "I think trading sexual favors for alcohol is a sign of addiction." To what? “I think trading sexual favors for alcohol is a sign of addiction.”

To what?

]]> By: Timothy http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97368 Timothy Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:01:12 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97368 And sweet rather than dry vermouth. And sweet rather than dry vermouth.

]]> By: Vincent. http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97367 Vincent. Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:37:21 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97367 Haha. "I ordered one of the standard vodka cocktains (think: "bourbon on the rocks" or "Glenlivet")" Haha.

“I ordered one of the standard vodka cocktains (think: “bourbon on the rocks” or “Glenlivet”)”

]]> By: Guy http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97365 Guy Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:14:14 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97365 Fucking amateurs. Fucking amateurs.

]]> By: CJ Ciaramella http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97360 CJ Ciaramella Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:52:23 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2008/02/05/gin-manhattan/#comment-97360 What do you expect from an opinion piece titled "You can have your Blow Job if I can just get my martini"? I think trading sexual favors for alcohol is a sign of addiction. What do you expect from an opinion piece titled “You can have your Blow Job if I can just get my martini”?

I think trading sexual favors for alcohol is a sign of addiction.

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