Pamela wrote:
> On 18:36 18 Dec 2019, Dave Smith > wrote:
>
>> On 2019-12-18 11:25 a.m., Pamela wrote:
>>> On 15:54 18 Dec 2019, Cindy Hamilton >
>>>> Once the ice gets a little softened, I like to chew on it.
>>>>
>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>>> That's okay if you're drinking water but any other drink gets diluted.
>>>
>>> Presumably fast food chains and bars do that to save on their costs but
>>> surely not for taste.
>>>
>>
>>
>> It's a little odd that they have those machines that are carefully
>> calibrated to dispense a certain amount of syrup to a certain amount of
>> carbonated water to get that perfectly designed flavour and then add all
>> that ice to water it down.
>>
>> I don't often consume soft drinks, and when I do, I rarely add ice. I
>> do like ice with mixed drinks. I like a lot of ice with gin and tonic. I
>> usually have a few ice cubes with a Manhattan but I tend to finish the
>> drink before the ice is melted too much.
>>
>> I learned a valuable lesson from Lou Grant on the Mary Tyler Moore Show.
>> He told Mary that the best way to drink scotch is to get a nice scotch,
>> pour a good sized shot of it into a nice glass with a few ice cubes.
>> You swirl it around and have a sip. You do that a few times and when it
>> is just right you knock it back.
>
> I can't really understand the appeal of Scotch on the Rocks. You may as well
> take some very chilled still water and dilute the Scotch with it.
>

A lot of bartenders here can detect snotty foreigners. Then, they
dispense a little water in a glass, then **** in it and add a shot
of everclear.

It has a slight yellow tint, and it is warm, so the person thinks
it's the same as he is used to back home. Saves wasting good whiskey
on these assholes too.