Arak - First drink ever

So a few things that I'd like to clear up. As cute as Viet is for trying to take some shots at me, I have trouble understanding how an underling can be superior. He should just stick to being my underling and not get too big a head about me allowing him to bask in my presence. Secondly, the liver thing. Generally fat chefs are trusted more because at least you know they love their food. The same goes with an alcoholic with a liver problem. At least you know I'm all about this stuff and I'm not some two bit hack. I'm totally not insinuating that Viet by any means is a two bit hack, he may or may not be...all I know is that he's not the one with the liver damage.

Now down to business, just let me find my drink...where the fuck did I... Right ok, drink, blanket and tv going on in the background, the perfect blogging environment. It might be the booze talking but I love who ever is reading this shit. Let's face it, it's terrible and the fact that you'd take the time out of your very short existence to read my ramblings is bloody crazy. As much as I love you I love Arak more. Let me tell you a little story about this wonderful drink. So the first time I had this was maybe 3...yeah shut up, it's not like my parents handed it to me or anything, it was just lying around. So basically I was young and naive. Unlike my current state in where I know all about the world through my various exploits, most of which are fueled by alcohol. Yeah yeah I know, get to the fucking point Bassam. So I waddled up to the table where all the grown ups were drinking and pulled a fast one. Next thing you know I'm laying on my back, face all red, laughing uncontrollably. It was then that I knew my true calling...I must get more of this goodness!

I'd like to think I was as suave as this little guy.

Anyway, according to Wikipedia arak is a Levantine drink which apparently has something to do with the Ottoman Empire. All I know is that those guys were pretty comfortable, hehehe, ok yeah...lame joke, shut up. The word arak means sweet in arabic, oh yeah I didn't even have to look that one up. Arab represent! Habib I swear, just add a spoiler to your car and it'll look fully sik cuz. Moving on...arak is usually 40-60% ethanol and around 80-120 proof. I'm already craving it just looking at these numbers, oh these sexy numbers. If you don't like aniseed then you'll hate this bad boy. It's made by fermenting grapes, yeah yeah like wine but it's not wine so shut your gob. The stills used are made from copper or steel and then come in two different shapes, pot or column. After all that it's mixed with aniseed to give it that final finish. When it is all filtered out it should be a clear liquid, but when you add water to it it turns white! How fucking trippy is that...like you need to confuse a drunk person some more by adding magic to the equation.

I love this drink. Yeah I love every drink but this one more than most. It's probably my second favourite, right after tequila. When I can't get my hands on arak I go for uzo, which is the Greek version of it.

Oh and next time Viet...make sure you actually come up with some good calls.

That's my time for the day, hopefully my group will get their asses into gear and help me finish this damned project. I'll just leave you with this wonderful analysis of what arak does to you..."Dad...the room is spinning" - 13 year old Bassam.

-Bassam

References:
Picture from http://www.owned.com/tag/drunk+meme/page/2/
Info from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arak_(drink)