BRANDY???

Maxgoof · Post by **Maxgoof** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 4:52 am

Oh dear....and none of them had ever tasted brandy or sherry, so would not be able to tell the difference.

SolidusRaccoon · Post by **SolidusRaccoon** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 4:54 am

heh heh they got smashed.

Anthony Lion · Post by **Anthony Lion** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:07 am

I'd say she doesn't owe him anything.

If they hadn't gotten so plastered, Quentyn would never have gotten Wildcard...

Now back to reading the archives again...

Doink · Post by **Doink** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:08 am

So what are the proof ratings of sherry and brandy?

Corradin · Post by **Corradin** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:24 am

Actually, weirdly enough, a typical sherry runs around eighty to ninety proof- that is, anywhere between 40-45% alcohol.

A brandy runs about seventy to eighty proof- 35-40%.

Stronger examples of both can be found, but it's not nearly so pronounced as the difference between, say, a blackberry wine (Up to about thirty proof) and a blackberry brandy (or sherry).

On the other hand, it's my experience that homebrews tend to, er, take off a bit in terms of alcohol content- as witness the bottle of fifty-five proof ginger beer that I've got sitting in my closet (I was aiming for 4% and got 27% instead).

Mwalimu · Post by **Mwalimu** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 7:21 am

Corradin wrote:Actually, weirdly enough, a typical sherry runs around eighty to ninety proof- that is, anywhere between 40-45% alcohol.

A brandy runs about seventy to eighty proof- 35-40%.

Stronger examples of both can be found, but it's not nearly so pronounced as the difference between, say, a blackberry wine (Up to about thirty proof) and a blackberry brandy (or sherry).

On the other hand, it's my experience that homebrews tend to, er, take off a bit in terms of alcohol content- as witness the bottle of fifty-five proof ginger beer that I've got sitting in my closet (I was aiming for 4% and got 27% instead).

Hmmm. I just checked a couple of sources that say sherry is generally not above 17.5% alcohol. And it is a type of wine.

Also, I'm curious how you got 27% in a homebrew, as most yeast strains can't survive much above 15% alcohol. For that matter, how did you measure it? To get stronger alcohol requires a different process, such as distilling.

Jaydub · Post by **Jaydub** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 8:24 am

No wonder they were so drunk. The Blackberry Brandy must have been pretty smooth for them not to be able to tell it was brandy.

Good thing no one was driving.

Shirogitsune · Post by **Shirogitsune** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 8:26 am

|BEVERAGE||PERCENT ALCOHOL||PROOF|
|BEER||4 - 6||8 - 12|
|WINE||7 - 15||14 - 30|
|CHAMPAGNE||8 - 14||16 - 28|
|DISTILLED SPIRITS||40 - 95||80 - 190|
Source: http://chemcases.com/alcohol/alc-03.htm

So, if blackberry sherry is a type of wine and blackberry brandy is a distilled spirit, there is a significant difference in the "knock down" power of the two beverages.

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Shirogitsune · Post by **Shirogitsune** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 8:26 am

... Forums screw up cast this second post here.

Lou Leghorn · Post by **Lou Leghorn** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 8:34 am

I do believe that this may be the first time Quentyn has actually had a conversation with Meribeth without experiencing "Foot-in-Mouth" syndrome.

Tom Mazanec · Post by **Tom Mazanec** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 8:49 am

Brandy: An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine.
Sherry: A Spanish fortified wine (description of color, taste, etc.).
Webster's New World College Dictionary Fourth Edition.

Mwalimu · Post by **Mwalimu** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 9:21 am

I hope today's strip puts to rest whatever concerns any readers may have had about Quentyn (and Kesterl and Fennel) being alcoholic (which leads me to wonder if it was a response to that thread).

And the "license to kill" thing was a bluff? Hmmm...

Shyal_malkes · Post by **Shyal_malkes** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 11:36 am

mwalimu wrote:http://www.dragon-tails.com/comics/arch ... ate=001103

awwwww man, why couldn't Ralph just let the kid have it?

Bargamer · Post by **Bargamer** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 12:04 pm

Meribeth blushing, and Quentlyn looking wide-eyed in amazement. Role-reversal. I like. Then again, it could just be the attractive-girl-blushing thing.

Mutant for Hire · Post by **Mutant for Hire** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 3:29 pm

So what's the betting pool that Quentyn actually makes it home?

Squeaky Bunny · Post by **Squeaky Bunny** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 3:51 pm

You mean like having an adjudicator or Mulharney coming to him as he was leaving and requesting his assistance in the matter of the coins?

With all the appropriate compensations of course.

Chaser617 · Post by **Chaser617** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 4:02 pm

Squeaky Bunny wrote:You mean like having an adjudicator or Mulharney coming to him as he was leaving and requesting his assistance in the matter of the coins?

With all the appropriate compensations of course.

Or him and Meribeth winding up in a chaple somewhere in Capitol city with a kit on her arm.....

*ducks away from the pillows*

Kiding! Kidding!!!!

The JAM · Post by **The JAM** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 4:43 pm

[...unWARP!!!]

Good evening.

Those alcohol percentages are sampled from beverages produced by humans. We really don't know what the percentage is for Rac Conian produced beverages.

Also, keep in mind that Quentyn, Kestrel, and Fen are 1/3-1/4 the body mass of an adult human male, so even if the brandy had a lower percentage, it would have a greater intoxicating effect on them than it would on a human.

Though one would think that there would be a lux-powered procedure to remove the alcohol from brandy, he he he.

Hmm....nausea makes you generate lux-powered dots all around your head?

?Zacatep?ngolas!

Until next time, remember:

I

AM

THE

J.A.M. (a.k.a. Numbuh i: "Just because I'm imaginary doesn't mean I don't exist")

Good evening.

[WARP!!!]

UncleMonty · Post by **UncleMonty** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 4:57 pm

Just a note on alcohol content.

While most commercial distilled alcohol beverages are 40% alcohol (80 Proof), that's because it is watered down to make a higher profit.
A home-made brandy might have as high as 80% alcohol (160 Proof). Anyone who could down that by the mugfull deserves an honorable funeral!!

Mutant for Hire · Post by **Mutant for Hire** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:43 pm

I'm reminded of the scene from Fellowship of the Ring.

"This, my friend, is a pint."
"It comes in pints?"

Remember that RacConan serving sizes are probably a little smaller than what humans use. A whole bottle to a RacConan is probably less than a whole bottle by human standards.