those ambient potatoes!
#18
Posted 28 July 2007 - 12:29 AM
I've not heard of bruising, but it makes sense. When you shake a drink, you're essentially mixing air into it. O2, N2, and CO2 can have noticeable effects on taste in liquids. It's sort of a chemical thing. A good example of this is Hydrogen Peroxide. The process for making it is to bubble pure oxygen through plain water. The O2 forms weak bonds with the water and tada. Heat, shaking and time will eventually release the Oxygen, breaking its bonds and rebonding into O2 as ions tend to do, leaving you water. That's why it has an expiration date. But yeah... most should know what H2O2 tastes like.
#23
Posted 28 July 2007 - 12:27 PM
I thought it was something to do with poision when Bond did it...
When you lose your calm, you feed your anger.
Less Is More v4
Now resigned to a readership of me, my cat and some fish
Less Is More v4
Now resigned to a readership of me, my cat and some fish
#24
Posted 28 July 2007 - 12:51 PM
Well, someone did try to poison Bond's drink in Casino Royale, but that was after he had ordered his drink.
A full description:
'A dry martini,' he said. 'One. In a deep champagne goblet.'
'Oui, monsieur.'
'Just a moment. Three measures of Gordon's, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet.
Shake it very well until it's ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon peel. Got it?'
'Certainly monsieur.' The barman seemed pleased with the idea.
'Gosh, that's certainly a drink,' said Leiter.
Bond laughed. 'When I'm...er...concentrating,' he explained, 'I never have more than one
drink before dinner. But I do like that one to be large and very strong and very cold, and
very well-made. I hate small portions of anything, particularly when they taste bad.
This drink's my own invention. I'm going to patent it when I think of a good name.'
— Casino Royale, Chapter 7: Rouge et Noir
A full description:
'A dry martini,' he said. 'One. In a deep champagne goblet.'
'Oui, monsieur.'
'Just a moment. Three measures of Gordon's, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet.
Shake it very well until it's ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon peel. Got it?'
'Certainly monsieur.' The barman seemed pleased with the idea.
'Gosh, that's certainly a drink,' said Leiter.
Bond laughed. 'When I'm...er...concentrating,' he explained, 'I never have more than one
drink before dinner. But I do like that one to be large and very strong and very cold, and
very well-made. I hate small portions of anything, particularly when they taste bad.
This drink's my own invention. I'm going to patent it when I think of a good name.'
— Casino Royale, Chapter 7: Rouge et Noir
#25
Posted 29 July 2007 - 01:41 AM
QUOTE (optimus_prime @ Jul 28 2007, 08:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
ha! its kinda of funny that when this thread opened, many thought the topic was a dull sleeper.
but the slightest mention of alcoholic references, and it gives a big buzz abroad. (no pun intended)
but the slightest mention of alcoholic references, and it gives a big buzz abroad. (no pun intended)
I'm not an expert, but I do consider my taste in alcohol at least somewhat refined. Minus wine... can't stand the stuff.