Hauksbee 103 Posted July 4, 2009 You will need a half-empty pint whiskey... Pure inspiration! But, regretably, unworkable. If you're in a cloud you can climb. roll over and be diving straight at the ground, and cenrtrifugal force will hold the whisky level in the bottle. A pendulum hung off the inst. panel will be pointing at the floor. So if you're in a cloud bank, and the 'artificial horizon' has not moved off the mark after 30 seconds, that's the time to drink the whisky! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RAF_Louvert 101 Posted July 4, 2009 ...cenrtrifugal force will hold the whisky level in the bottle... That's very true Hauksbee if we were talking about a cheap, 24-month gut rot. However, a nice, light 12-year single-malt with a smooth body should roll around nicely, even in hard maneuvers. And if it doesn't, there is still the very pleasant, (and likely final), option of just killing off the bottle and chucking the empty at Mother Earth as she comes spiraling up at you from out of that thunderhead you just fell out of. Cheers! Lou Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hauksbee 103 Posted July 4, 2009 That's very true Hauksbee if we were talking about a cheap, 24-month gut rot. However, a nice, light 12-year single-malt with a smooth body should roll around nicely, even in hard maneuvers. That certainly puts a different face on things! I'll put it the test forthwith. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RAF_Louvert 101 Posted July 4, 2009 LOL! Can never test theories too much, in my opinion. Especially theories involving fine alcoholic beverages. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest British_eh Posted July 4, 2009 Sir, that is truly a brilliant piece of resourcefulness, but one question reamains. It couldn't be an Officer flying, as they would have a single malt Scotch, and not a blend like the enlisted pilot. Would this then make it more difficult to see your levels in the said device> I await your resiolve to this issue. Best regards, British_eh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RAF_Louvert 101 Posted July 4, 2009 British_eh, I believe the ability to see the levels in the aforementioned device is less related to the type of scotch being employed, (i.e. blend v single-malt), and is more likely directly proportional to the amount of scotch consumed in the effort of actually creating said devices. I know I went through 4 1/2 pints before attaining success, (dropped the first bottle attempting to mount it to the instrument board; cracked the second as I was securing the brass straps; lost sight of the third when I asked my mechanic to lend a hand; and flat out emptied the fourth due to frustration). By the time I had the item installed and operational it was damned hard to even see my plane let alone the liquid in the bottle. Cheers! Lou Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rickitycrate 10 Posted July 4, 2009 (edited) Okay, since we seem to have some experts, may I ask if 30 year old Cutty Sark is drinkable or should I send it down the drain? If drinkable what would be the proper means? Edited July 4, 2009 by Rickitycrate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RAF_Louvert 101 Posted July 4, 2009 Oh gawd no, don't dump it down the drain Rickitycrate! It's had thirty more years to age and mellow, and by rights should be pretty darn smooth right about now. As to the "proper" way to enjoy it, that's all a matter of taste. Straight up, either neat or on the rocks, will be the way to get the full expereince. But a nice mixer can be very good. I went to a nice mixer once, met a lovely girl there... Cheers! Lou Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rickitycrate 10 Posted July 4, 2009 Thanks Lou, think I'll give it a go on the rocks. Would the same be true for 30 year Gin? I really don't know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hauksbee 103 Posted July 4, 2009 ...may I ask if 30 year old Cutty Sark is drinkable or should I send it down the drain? Mither o' Gawd! NO! Just leave it at the edge of the runway. There are qualified people who will dispose of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RAF_Louvert 101 Posted July 4, 2009 Oh come now Hauksbee. I'll admit it's no Tullamore Dew, but a 30 year old bottle of a scotch whiskey that was drinkable when it was originally purchased has to be better than average by now. The gin on the other hand, well that's just evil. Cheers! Lou Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hauksbee 103 Posted July 4, 2009 ...but a 30 year old bottle of a scotch whiskey that was drinkable when it was originally purchased has to be better than average by now. Interesting thought, but the question remains, 'how much better'? From everything I've read [i've never been able to afford the upper end of the research] there comes a point of diminishing returns where more time does not translate into better taste or quality. Wine can mature in the bottle, but whisky matures in the barrel. [i'm using Kentucky Bourbon as the example here] The charred wood colors the whisky, and the alcohol leaches out sugars from the wood. Once it's in the bottle, the process is pretty much over, so a 100 year old scotch would be indistinguishable from a 30 year bottle in a blind tasting. Still, being a beer drinker, I could be wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RAF_Louvert 101 Posted July 4, 2009 Well there ya' go Hauksbee. Here I've been laboring under the misconception that scotch, like wine, could improve with age in the bottle. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The older I get the more I find out how much I don't know. Now, if you'll excuse me for just a moment. "RICKITYCRATE...NO...STOP!!!" Cheers! Lou Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rickitycrate 10 Posted July 4, 2009 Just so I don't poison myself, hehe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hauksbee 103 Posted July 4, 2009 Well there ya' go Hauksbee. Here I've been laboring under the misconception that scotch, like wine, could improve with age in the bottle. As I understand it, you're not totally wrong. Whisky, fresh in the bottle can have a rough 'edge' to it which benefits from time in the warehouse. However, once that's past and it's on the store shelf, more time isn't going to change it very much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hauksbee 103 Posted July 5, 2009 Sorry about that, Scotch will mellow in the cask, but definetly go bad in the bottle, it might take a long time, but it will go bad. I got ahold of 3 bottles of Johnny Walker Red from a chiropractor who didn't drink, yet he got them as gifts roughly 20 years earlier. I almost cried as I poured them down the sink, one by one, they tasted like Benzine. Wow! Never suspected that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RAF_Louvert 101 Posted July 5, 2009 Alright, all this discussion about drinking and the AH and life in general now has me asking the question: "Do you see yourselves as artificial horizion half-full types, or half-empty types?" (you'll have to excuse me, only one cuppa' joe so far this AM, and I was up late making...er, um...watching fireworks) Cheers! Lou Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted July 5, 2009 (edited) A veteran's advice here: make sure you always have SEVERAL artifical horizons with you. Due to the different pressure, temperature or godknowswhat, at higher altitude, the liquid seems to vanish totally and very suddenly! Edited July 5, 2009 by Olham Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RAF_Louvert 101 Posted July 5, 2009 LOL! I have that same problem Olham. It's a mystery really. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rickitycrate 10 Posted July 5, 2009 Well I'll just have to take my chances and sample some. If you don't hear from me don't tell the c/o what I'm up too. I'll then report back and let you know my fate or the fate of the Cutty Sark. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hauksbee 103 Posted July 5, 2009 On the other hand, those 3 bottles of Johnny Walker Red, were uncerimoniously kept... Any idea of what, exactly, is going on in the bottle to create the spoilage? What agent could thrive in all that alcohol? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RAF_Louvert 101 Posted July 5, 2009 Hauksbee, I know of many that seem to thrive in it very well. But I'm betting you're referring to organisms more in the microscopic range. Cheers! Lou Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted July 5, 2009 Rickitycrate - you could always say, you just did adjustments to the "artificial horizon" (Lol!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rickitycrate 10 Posted July 5, 2009 Unknown chemically, but extremes of heat and cold don't appear to serve any benifit Tube Worms have been discovered living in close proximity to Geothermal vents, the heat says, 'Life can't exist' yet they do http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/ps_vents.html That's right Uncleal. Shows you what we know. Just a little bit more than squat. Hehe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
