Forum Archive Index - January 2004

[Marilyn Munroe <who.c@res.co.nz>]

When Macdunk admitted in this forum that he drank his whiskey with lemonade I 
was shocked.

While still slightly unbalanced by this admission I poured myself a Lamerlaw 
single malt.

The bonhomie caused by the ingestion of this organic solvent put me in 
reflective mood. The conclusion I came to is that there are two important 
factors in enjoying a drink. They are context and companionship.

Context: Imagine this; Climbing in the mountains of the South Island of New 
Zealand. On the tops you come across a clear trickle of water emanating from 
a peat swamp. Extracting a flask from your pack splash a dram of whiskey into 
a drinking container and add some of the water comming from the peat. Now 
snuggle down between some snow tussocks to shelter from the wind. Glance at 
the distant horizon and watch the distant ridges of rock and ice shimmer in 
the sunlight. Then sip some of the whiskey.

Companionship: From his posts it is apparent that MacDunk has lived a full and 
varied life. With the sugar from the lemonade boosting his metabolism and the 
whiskey loosening his tongue I am sure that MacDunk would have many a tall 
tale and wisdom to impart. I imagine conversation would be very entertaining.

Thus it does not matter if someone adds lemonade to whiskey when the context 
or companionship are positive.

Boop-boop-de-do Marilyn

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