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[Pejo]

Holy shit, I was in shock when talking to a friend and they said they had never done a shot of 151. I was looking it up on Bevmo and one thing led to another, I found out that it was discontinued in 2016.

What in world are fresh 21yo's making mistakes with these days? What are they using to light shots on fire and then cough them up, causing a memorable blaze in their house? How do you tell the men from the boys these days?

It just blew my mind that it's gone now. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacardi_151

Anyways, for discussion, whats your personal "Bad decision juice"?

 

[Drake]

I actually did know this. From what I understand Bacardi wanted to change their image. They wanted to be seen as a higher class brand instead of something that college kids would drink to get shit faced off of.

 

[Pejo]

I actually did know this. From what I understand Bacardi wanted to change their image. They wanted to be seen as a higher class brand instead of something that college kids would drink to get shit faced off of.

An admirable goal, honestly. I don't feel like there's really any good reason for the consumer public to have access to something like 151.

 

[ArtemisClydeFrog]

Sad, Tech N9ne made a great song about it.

 

[Pejo]

Sad, Tech N9ne made a great song about it.

The first 2 minutes of the song is a recipe. I've got respect for that.

 

[Drake]

An admirable goal, honestly. I don't feel like there's really any good reason for the consumer public to have access to something like 151.

The stuff was disgusting. I did a shot of it once back in college and puked about a minute later. I wasn't even drunk at the time. It's just that the taste was awful.

 

[DESTROYA]

The world is better off, that shit was flat out poison and had no redeeming qualities, even when mixed with something else it tasted like shit.
No big loss

 

[Goro Majima]

I actually did know this. From what I understand Bacardi wanted to change their image. They wanted to be seen as a higher class brand instead of something that college kids would drink to get shit faced off of.

It's fine since Cruzan makes a 151 rum anyway for those purposes.

I was surprised by this thread until I realized that people probably just say "a shot of 151" without realizing they're not getting Bacardi.

 

[Pejo]

It's fine since Cruzan makes a 151 rum anyway for those purposes.

I was surprised by this thread until I realized that people probably just say "a shot of 151" without realizing they're not getting Bacardi.

Man, another TIL. So the legacy lives on.

 

[Tranquil]

No loss.

I drank that one time at a party, never again.

 

[T8SC]

I remember that stuff, it was always the "good idea" at around 1am.

 

[KrakenIPA]

Sad, Tech N9ne made a great song about it.

This news shocks me to my core because that was my main ingredient in 'makin babay grrl come.'

Edit: 'babay grrl' is me, and 'come' is depression and isolation.

 

[TransTrender]

Never noticed it was gone but as a youth there is an appeal and a bit of a rite of passage.

Now kids eat Tide Pods instead...

 

[Dream-Knife]

I tried it with a friend back in college. We ended up just lighting stuff on fire with it.

 

[Halo is Back]

Pretty much all liquor tastes like ass to me. Whatever, as long as it gets me drunk we good

 

[DeepEnigma]

Oh man, 151. I remember my 21 year old days a shot or two out of the freezer right after a long day of hard labor was so relaxing and gave you the biggest grin on your face.

Then I remember buying a 1/2 pint of it at the liquor store and went to a friend's party at her flat, drank the whole thing myself when I was already tipsy (it went down like water at that point) and then found myself hanging over the bathtub a couples hours later offering them $10K if they just killed me.

I couldn't stomach a solo shot of it for over a decade after that.

 

[SirKicksalot]

The European equivalent seems to be Stroh 80 (actually it's even stronger). It feels like drinking fire. It's only good for trolling IMO.

 

[SpiceRacz]

For those that aren't aware, Bacardi 151 was 75% ABV. In high school, my friends and I would go to this kid's house at lunch and pour shots of 151 into our thirstbusters. We'd be drunk as hell by the end of 6th period. Good times.

 

[M1chl]

yes

 

[Mistershine.]

Flaming sambucca was always my goto "set fire to my own facial hair because I was too pissed to remember to put it out first" drink. So many good memories of bad decisions made because of it.

 

[John Day]

Shit i didn't notice. Although here in PR there are other brands and options for 151 degrees. Cucaracha shots!!!

 

[SpiceRacz]

Shit i didn't notice. Although here in PR there are other brands and options for 151 degrees. Cucaracha shots!!!

I was surprised when I went to PR that Don Q is apparently more popular than Bacardi.

 

[John Day]

I was surprised when I went to PR that Don Q is apparently more popular than Bacardi.

Yeah, Q has gained ground recently as a choice for cocktails for a couple of years now. But many local brands of both beers and rums popping up recently.

 

[G-Bus]

Used to party with guys that could shoot ever clear, never mind 151.

Personally never had the stomach of that strong stuff.