Baileys Hazelnut

Daaamn.

Sure sounds good. Reminds me of that other alco-hazelnut shit i like, Frangelico. Pour it all over vanilla ice-cream. Or drop two shots into a chocolate milk shake. Mm mmm mmmph!! Killa dessert!

Absolutely luv d Frangelico cocktail the bartenders used to serve @ Chill, the Brazillian Monk.

Come 'ere!!

Anyway, the world’s number one liqueur is comin out with a new variant to add to its range of flavours. The new Baileys mix combines fresh Irish cream and triple-distilled Irish whiskey, with a smooth hazelnut flavour (ABV 17%, 1,000ml, shelf-life 24 months).

(Baileys Original is Irish whisky, cocoa nibs, vanilla pods, caramel and sugar.)

Adding flavours to the original Baileys (since 2005) ranks amongst Diageo’s most successful innovations to date, and has been a big hit with consumers. It’ll be available from Nov 1 in travel retail (duty-free) in Europe, and rest of travel retail regions in the new year. With the stronger ringgit, i would recommend buying overseas and not at our shite, over-priced LCCT/KLIA  duty-free.

For Christmas, all bottles will feature a bow, adding to its gifting appeal. So if ur flying there anytime soon, u know what i  want for Christmas.

Or Halloween. Or full moon. Or Friday.

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Goddam raw deal

That’s what’s we’re getting, as the Malaysian ringgit has appreciated significantly against major currencies like the US dollar, Euro, Aussie and pound sterling.

As the booze we drink here is imported, prices should have dropped by now. The currencies have lost 20% against the ringgit. So if u used to pay 15 bucks for a particular beer, it should now cost only $12.

Booze costs much less now

If u used to pay $300 for a bottle of liquor, the price now should be $240. That’s quite a difference.

Have the brands or distributors or bars or restaurants reduced prices? I’ve yet to see any!

That to me is FRAUD.

But dont expect any mercy from businesses.

Damn ultra-capitalists.

When Carlsberg Malaysia and GAB raised their beer prices by a mere 3% a coupla months back, some places raised beer prices by 50 cents! Thats more like 10%. Which is more than three times the stipulated increase.

But stay tuned if our currency depreciates – then businesses be stepping on each other’s fuckin faces to raise prices.

The same goes for other imported products – prices of stuff like mobile phones, Macs, cameras, chocolates & cookies, cars, fuel, outdoor gear, magazines, foodstuff, shoes, electronic products, shitloads of other stuff too.

But as usual, Malaysians are getting shafted up the ass by businesses. Screwed by the drinking business too.

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Hangover rating

Came across this site that has hangover severity ratings. From one-star to five-star hangovers. Pretty funny shit.

Quote from two-star hangover – “The text-messages you sent your girlfriend could use a spell-check, but nothing you regret was said. You’d like to give the creator of Aspirin at least a handjob, and maybe even tickle his balls a little.”

Fortunately i’m only on one-star this morning.

Check it here.

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Stay sober at your own risk

A new study published in TIME mag shows that people who dont drink die younger.

So whats new.

Compared to drinkers, sober people have a 51% higher chance of dying younger. Second best is heavy drinkers, and best is moderate drinkers (three drinks a day).

Shouldn’t booze be given out by governments for free then? Whats all this bullshit about tax??

There’s some great health news about cider too, which i’ll post soon.

This basically means even heavy drinkers live longer than non-drinkers. Dont know if i consider that good news. Dont wanna be around too long either.

I pity all those people who didnt drink all their lives and then died. Rugiii.

Go ahead, ride it

Quote: “One important reason is that alcohol lubricates so many social interactions, and social interactions are vital for maintaining mental and physical health. As was pointed out last year, nondrinkers show greater signs of depression than those who allow themselves to join the party.”

So go join the party!

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