April 8, 201412 yr What are they doing to all of those bourbons? Mixing them with other stuff? That's alcohol abuse. I was thinking the same thing, why pay for premium bourbon if you are going to mix it?
April 8, 201412 yr Good. None of my favorites made the list. Not that I would have stopped drinking it though. Word. Guinness is the only one on there I love.
April 9, 201412 yr Isn't the calorie count in Bourbon similar to others? And if so, how can this be true? In other words, the only thing that matters is how many calories come in and how many burn off. Right? Mu understanding is that bourbon alone isn't too bad for you in terms of diet alone but that the coke/diet coke and food that folks often take in with the bourbon is what really does folks in.
April 9, 201412 yr We're talking about alcohol consumption, and the gripe is that Greenpeace found genetically modified corn in Bud. :lol2:
April 9, 201412 yr Dang it - all of my "go to" beers are on the list. Going to have to look up the number for my crack dealer again.
April 14, 201412 yr The thing that I have a hard time understanding is why so many people are so afraid of GMO's. GMO's are just plants that are modified in a more immediate fashion using laboratory methods rather than using the traditional hybridization methods of the past. Instead of "breeding" a specific modification into an organism via hybridization, scientists have learned how to directly influence modification in simple parts of the genetic sequencing. In other words, instead of taking a tomato that is more drought hearty and hybridizing it with a tomato that ripens faster, and then ending up with a tomato whose genetic composition makes it more drought hearty AND faster ripening, the scientists have learned how to take a tomato plant and directly modify its genetic composition to optimize its drought heartiness and ripening characteristics. Some other organisms that have been genetically modified by humans - albeit through more traditional methods: Fuji Apples - Developed by growers at the Tohoku Research Station in Japan during the 1930's. Honeycrisp Apples - Developed at the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station's Horticultural Research Center at the University of Minnesota. Patented in 1988, and released for sale in 1991. The standing patent is the reason the apples cost so much at the grocery store. Bing Cherries - Developed in 1875 by Oregon horticulturist Seth Lewelling. Named after his Chinese field crew foreman Ah Bing. Thoroughbred Horses - Developed of the course of about two centuries of cross-breeding English mares with Arabian, Barb, and Turkoman horse stallions. Its name itself is a testament to the "thorough" science that went into the changing the horses' genetics to achieve an optimal racing machine. Every single breed of domestic dogs...but particularly all of the "oodle" dogs that have become the rage in recent years for their hypoallergenic traits.
April 15, 201412 yr Isn't the calorie count in Bourbon similar to others? And if so, how can this be true? In other words, the only thing that matters is how many calories come in and how many burn off. Right? Yes, and no. 70 cal per drink (1oz). A decent beer is 110 plus. In and of itself, that is no big thing. However, many people will drink 6+ beers over the course of an afternoon and evening get together (assuming 4-6 hour party). That's 660 cal. You may drink 4 shots of bourbon or 2 doubles and be at 280 cal. If you drink three doubles you are at 420 calories and are now the life of the party. Of course, that all depends on the person. As for all of this, the calories in alcohol add up quickly. Additionally, alcohol is treated by your body like a high maintenance girl friend. It takes up 70% of your metbolism's attention. So, when you crush Dixie Chili or White Castle, your metabolism is running at 30% capability until the alcohol is out of the system. The unused nutrients go somewhere undesirable. When you drink bourbon on ice, or w/ a splash of water, you are not adding any additional calories, PLUS you are not adding calories that need to be burned right away, such as sugars that you find in all of the Daquiris that you are so fond of.
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