Lather Games 2024-06-06 Thirsty Thursday, Coffee and Other Intoxicants
About the intoxicating beverages of this shave:
Did ya know C affine is one of the most used mind altering substances in the world? Yup the cup of coffee - it plays a bit with your mind. Fortunately, mostly in a useful way, but yeah, technically it is psychoactive. Just don't forget ya gotta go to sleep sometime.
Alcohol, the ethanol kind (and only the ethanol kind...never methanol or isopropyl - know your poisons...no need to go blind or die here immediately) is another of the most oft used psychoactive substances in the world. Coffee and booze does create some nice beverages for example Irish Coffee, Kahlua, Tia Maria, and so on).
But why not throw in another intoxicant? Absinthe, also known as the "Green Fairy" is an anisette (anise flavored liqueur) that contains wormwood. Wormwood is a plant that contains thujone. This particular booze flourished in the late 19th and early 20th century bohemian culture. Detractors of the drink basically had better more focused propaganda and it became generally outlawed due to the supposed mind melting attributes of the drink. A light rebirth has followed first in Europe in several countries, then in the United States after a change in law in 2007 (for thujone free versions). There is a sort of ritual for drinking it where a sugar cube is placed on a special spoon across the rim of the cup and the Absinthe is slowly poured over it.
So, whatever the case, drink responsibly, have a driver ready.
A quick note about the razor:
Rob Lovan (Stirling Soap Co.) wanted his own razor on his own terms. A 316 stainless steel razor to his design, machined in the USA, and certainly not a mild razor. The razor was sold with three handle options. I opted for the Austin. There were two plates available and I have both. The plates are a standard "ST" plate and a hyper aggressive "HA" plate. The ST plate is quite efficient and does have blade feel. The HA plate is damn well a shavette on a stick. I don't have an R41 but I do have an Ikon Tek head and it is a well mannered gentleman compared to the HA plate. It is rare that I opt for using the HA plate but really do enjoy the ST plate.
While I don't have a favorite YouTube shaver I have watched many a YouTube shaver sweat through a shave using the HA plate.
The link above for the razor has side profile pics of each razor with a blade loaded if anyone is interested.
Scents for this shave:
Iced Coffee - Coffee, Hazelnut, Menthol.
Absinthe - Anise, Juniper, Spice, Citrus, and Wormwood
Take care and have a good one.