Scary thought

[Lightwave395]

I'm refurbishing a Lark sailing dinghy to get my grandchildren out on the water this summer holiday period, it's a few years old and I stripped off most of the blocks and fittings which were grubby at best and with some surface corrosion at worst. Got the Autosol out and it became a tedious process so I bought a 2 litre bottle of coca cola then dropped the whole lot into a bowl of it, from which 24 hours later they emerged bright and shiny looking like new !

And people drink that stuff ?

 

[snowbird30ds]

And people drink that stuff ?

Only diluted with plenty of rum, got to be careful.

 

[Wansworth]

That’s the secret ingredient which is never divulged

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Phosphoric acid is the ingredient that cleans metal, I understand. And yes, I don't drink Coke!

 

[Neeves]

Only diluted with plenty of rum, got to be careful.

It can make you weep......

When people add it to good malt whisky.

Jonathan

 

[AntarcticPilot]

It can make you weep......

When people add it to good malt whisky.

Jonathan

The only thing that should EVER be added to a good malt (Islay for preference) is maybe a few drops of water! And then, only maybe!

 

[Wansworth]

Whisky helps……drink enough and you will hardly notice anything….

 

[Neeves]

Whisky helps……drink enough and you will hardly notice anything….

You don't drink enough good malt whisky, you savour it by drinking, think sipping, it slowly.

As for which water - that's a whole new discussion.

And it does not need ice.

Jonathan

 

[crewman]

I heard an interview on R4 years ago with a man who ran whisky tastings for the Malt Whisky Society. Most common question asked was "What water should I add to the whisky, tap or bottled". His response was that it depended on your tap water and when running these events he spent more time tasting the local tap water than the whiskies he was demonstrating!

 

[Stemar]

Coke has benefits if politeness requires one to drink someone's cheap rum or whisky (e optional). I can find no other use for it other than cleaning metals

 

[Sandy]

The only thing that should EVER be added to a good malt (Islay for preference) is maybe a few drops of water! And then, only maybe!

I used to think that, but now always add a drop or two.

 

[Minerva]

You don't drink enough good malt whisky, you savour it by drinking, think sipping, it slowly.

Whilst I broadly agree with your sentiment - given the right company and the right setting, I’ve seen us go through an awfy lot of the stuff in an evening before now!

 

[Farmer Piles]

Drinking coke after surfing in dodgy water is commonplace amongst surfers as a reliable way of preventing stomach upsets. You could call it an old wive's tale, but if you take its effect on the metal you can see that it might work. I have been ill after swallowing water whilst doing the Severn Bore, the next time it happened I had a can of Coke after and was fine. Who knows? But it is a cheap and easy fix.

 

[Refueler]

Wasn't Coca Cola originally formulated as a quack medicine ??

 

[boomerangben]

Did a tour at Talisker earlier this year. At the tasting, they provide a pipette to add just three drops of water to each dram. Water of course is from the same source the distillery use.

Coke of course is a cleaning material and hangover cure if accompanied by a Burger King.

 

[Farmer Piles]

As a tonic or a boost containing cocaine apparently. But they won't acknowledge that.

 

[Wansworth]

As a tonic or a boost containing cocaine apparently. But they won't acknowledge that.

Are they not allowed under special license to import coco leaves into the states?

 

[Refueler]

As a tonic or a boost containing cocaine apparently. But they won't acknowledge that.

Cocaine was removed many years ago ... and in original was in such tiny qty to be ineffectual ... so they say.

 

[RunAgroundHard]

As a tonic or a boost containing cocaine apparently. But they won't acknowledge that.

They do acknowledge that the original recipe included leaves from the cocoa plant. Google can help find references to this.

 

[Refueler]

They do acknowledge that the original recipe included leaves from the cocoa plant. Google can help find references to this.

mmmmm Cocaine I believe is not from Cocoa plant ? Maybe you meant Coca Leaves ?