Tincup
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Now I'm aggravated. What's the name of this liquor?
Comes in a pretty bottle (fairly thick glass). Use to be stored inside a felt box (shaped like a book) with a pretty rose picture on the lift-off lid.
Comes in a rectangular shaped bottle about (rough guess) 10 inches high, 2 inches deep and 5 inches wide. Expensive compared to other drinks.
Sweet smell and smooth, sweet taste with a rather thick consistency compared to water. Served over rocks, or straight up. Believe it was suppose to be served after dinner? Not sure on that.
Use to say if I drank that would be what I'd drink! Just can't remember the name of it since working in a restaurant 30 years ago- the last time I saw it.
TX Lyme Mom
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I'm no connoisseur of fine liquors, but the name *vermouth* sprang to mind, so I googled it.
Surprise, surprise. Vermouth is made from wormwood, which is very bitter and which has been considered medicinal in the past, as were many other similar bitter substances.
Vermouth can be either dry (not sweet) or sweet. If it's sweet, then I would assume that it has had a lot of sugar added to it -- but again, I'm no connoisseur of any alcoholic spirits.
Is vermouth what you were thinking about, TC?
And what the heck am I doing at this wee hour, trying to answer one of TC's crazy questions, anyway?
I got up early so that I could get an early start on my day, and here I am wasting my time on this nonsense ....
.....when what I was really interested in was why on earth those PubMed authors wasted their time publishing such a ridiculous study as the one that TC cited above? (PMID 29546348)
OTOH, I didn't read their actual paper, only just the abstract, because their paper was hidden behind a pay wall. If they really wanted anyone to read it, they should have published it as an open access paper anyhow.
My immediate thought was that the authors should have been looking at the genetics of alcohol tolerance, instead of the benefits of alcohol consumption for FM pain control. (MOO - my opinion only)
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Bartenderbonnie
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Huh? I almost passed out from drinking alcohol in the beginning! One of my first symptoms - no drinking!
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Also came across Musgrave Pink Gin which might fit given the description of the bottle and box and it's probable expense (have not heard/seen this one before)
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Tincup
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Hey!
Very good responses and very good guesses! (Even though TX Lyme Mom said my question was crazy.) HA!
Bonnie might have come closest to the right answer, I think? It is a sweet Italian liquor, as was her guess. Good one! And that liquor does have a nice, but to me, a strong taste! Good in mixed drinks, which BB would have known.
But, then again, maybe gz came closest? That strawberry cream does sound really sweet and good! Hard to walk away from that! Good guess!
TX Lyme Mom said vermouth. I never tasted it, but have smelled it and that experience was something that would NOT make me want to drink it.
So TX is in last place- with Tutu, who liked the song, and Robin who actually mentioned the health problems it could cause both ahead of her.
Had TX not hurt my feelings she'd have gotten third place. Too bad baby!
I'm starting to realize the one I'm thinking about perhaps isn't well known?
The name is Amaretto di saronno. Ever heard of it?
My goodness it sure smelled good, and when I last tasted it decades ago, it was good!
Here is a picture of the pretty rose box it came in. I saved 2 of them and got others (saved them from work) and gave them away too. One of mine was the one pictured at the link below. The other one had red roses on it.
TX Lyme Mom
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And I thought this topic was supposed to be all about PubMed #29546348.
I repeat: My immediate thought was that the authors should have been looking at the genetics of alcohol tolerance, instead of the benefits of alcohol consumption for FM pain control.
I liked Robin's comment the best -- that alcohol intolerance is a suspicious symptom of Lyme disease.
That's because the liver can't handle any extra toxins to process when it is already overwhelmed in processing the downstream effects of a chronic Bb infection.
It's obvious to me that these authors don't have any clue about one of the most important causes of FM pain, namely chronic Bb infection. What a huge waste of research funds -- not to mention a waste of booze. And so it goes....
I still think that my guess about vermouth is the best answer though, because vermouth at least has the potential to be medicinal -- since it's the bitters which give it its medicinal qualities, assuming that one can tolerate anything with alcohol in it, that is.
Heck, some folks can't even tolerate any liquid herbal extracts because of the tiny bit of alcohol residue in them -- although one doctor suggested to us the trick of adding it to water and then letting it sit out for 20-30 min., long enough for the alcohol to evaporate, before ingesting it. It still tastes nasty though, even when diluted.
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