For some reason, the last sip from a glass or cup is always my favorite. It reminds me of old black and white movies where the struggling P.I. gulps down one last sip of whiskey and quickly gets down to business. In fact, movies often depict strong characters slowly sifting through their thoughts as they stare down a cold glass of liquor.
That last sip, which is really a resolute gulp, is always followed by slamming down the glass. Many times, the bottle will be left close at hand so that last sip can be experienced again and again. In fact, I like the last sip so much that I try to fill my cup one sip at a time. That way, every time I drink I get the satisfaction experienced by slamming down a glass after a last good sip.
Next time you pause to satisfy your thirst, keep the bottle at hand, and pour yourself one sip at a time.
February 25th, 2006 at 10:01 pm
Um…what have you been sipping tonight?
February 26th, 2006 at 9:20 am
Good call. I also like that the last sip is typically the initiative for action. Like, if you’re about to do something great, like solve a case, you can be totally calm and together as you take that last sip. But as soon as the glass hits the table, you better get off your ass and onto solving mysteries.
February 26th, 2006 at 7:13 pm
Not that this has anything to do with “the last sip”, but…
(brought to you by the BBC)
A distillery on a west coast island is preparing to produce the “world’s most alcoholic single malt whisky”.
Managers at Bruichladdich on Islay will use an ancient recipe to distil the whisky four times and produce an alcohol content of at least 92%.
Bruichladdich believes it will be akin to a drink described 300 years ago by travel writer, Martin Martin.
In his 1695 travel book, The Western Islands of Scotland, Martin Martin refers to a quadruple distilled whisky known as “usquebaugh-baul” and wrote what is probably the world’s oldest whisky tasting note.
He said: “The first taste affects all the members of the body: two spoonfuls of this last liquor is a sufficient dose; and if any man should exceed this, it would presently stop his breath, and endanger his life.”
The secret lies in the drink being distilled four times - usually malt is only distilled twice.
Just twelve barrels will be made on Monday at lunchtime.
February 26th, 2006 at 9:41 pm
Martin Martin….what? Oh wait, I think you’re thinking of Louis Lewis.
May 10th, 2007 at 5:21 am
I’m the opposite. I often leave the last sip, or chuck it away. Its a lingering habit from childhood. The last sip of fruit juice would always contain the bits of fruit pulp, or possibly a bogey that my older brother had dropped into my glass.