Kingsley Amis’ Ten General Principles

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Here are the general principles Kingsley Amis lists in his excellent book, Everyday Drinking: The Distilled Kingsley Amis and my take on them.

In the book, Kingsley lists ten general principles, which can be summarized:

1. Quantity rather than quality

2. For drinks accompanied by fruit or vegetables, try adding juice

3. Cold trumps concentrated

4. Cheap alcohol for mixing with juices

5. Bubbly drinks act faster

6. Soak fruit in liquor before adding to a drink

7. Commercial mixes are okay

8. Wine preparation is important, but price is more so

9. He who believes he has a hangover does not

10. Eating fattens you

To refresh yourself on past principles, feel free to follow the links above to previous entries.