The new forums will be named Coin Return (based on the most recent vote)! You can check on the status and timeline of the transition to the new forums here.
The Guiding Principles and New Rules document is now in effect.
The Alcohol Thread
The Death Of Hilarity
Registered User regular
Registered User regular
Just started this thread out of curiosity to see what everybody here likes to drink. What are your favorite liquors or most often ordered shots? What do you keep on hand at home?
I'm going back down to south carolina to visit some friends friday and just bought for the occasion
1.75 liters Jagermeister
750mL DeKuypers 100 proof Peppermint Schnapps
1 liter Everclear (190 proof)
I'm planning on making shots that are 4 parts jager, 2 parts Schnapps, 1 part everclear and probably picking up some mixers or fruit when I'm there. I've never tried this before so I'm hoping for the best.
Later in the summer when I have money I'm planning on buying bottles of Gentleman's Jack, Stoli, Jose Cuervo, Bailey's Irish Cream, and Captain Morgan Silver to round things out and have a nice even bar. I haven't been drinking long however so any recommendations would be nice, as I haven't tried many drinks that are not well known brands.
I'm going back down to south carolina to visit some friends friday and just bought for the occasion
1.75 liters Jagermeister
750mL DeKuypers 100 proof Peppermint Schnapps
1 liter Everclear (190 proof)
I'm planning on making shots that are 4 parts jager, 2 parts Schnapps, 1 part everclear and probably picking up some mixers or fruit when I'm there. I've never tried this before so I'm hoping for the best.
Later in the summer when I have money I'm planning on buying bottles of Gentleman's Jack, Stoli, Jose Cuervo, Bailey's Irish Cream, and Captain Morgan Silver to round things out and have a nice even bar. I haven't been drinking long however so any recommendations would be nice, as I haven't tried many drinks that are not well known brands.
The Death Of Hilarity on
0
This discussion has been closed.
Posts
My favorite drinks in terms of taste, though, are probably beer. I drink a lot of PBR and Miller High Life (it's the champaign of beers!), because they're cheap, and now I find the taste familiar and comforting. For the classier occasions, I'm fine with a lot of the standard beers: Corona, Heineken, Pyramid, Blue Moon, Anchor Steam, etc. I especially like Sapporo and Pacifico, because of the good memories attached to each.
It's funny, because I used to be one of those gays that would drink fruity cocktails or shots and hated beer. Now I generally detest mixed drinks and like beer a lot: the only problem is that it's a little inefficient if I'm trying to get plastered.
Also have a bottle of Frangelico left over from I have no idea what.
Is this a hilarious typo, or just a fact of sexual preference?
If I'm going to lounge, a good White Russian is nice to drink.
Find your favorite relatively cheap beer.
This is the hard part. You'll need an empty glass. Mix the beer and vodka, only a taste. Figure out what ratio you need to make the two taste cancel each other out. I do not know why it works but for some reason beer and vodka when properly combined taste exactly like water. Once you find the golden ratio add your crystal light and you will have an abundance of excessively potent and deceiving crystal light.
Seriously if you do it properly there is absolutely no alcohol flavor.
I'm sure it was just a really really bad typo
My favorites would be bombay saphire and tonic or rum and coke zero as it has few calories and I put on weight fairly easily. Embarrassingly enough I like malibu too.
As for beer I like yuengling a bit but I haven't had any beers that have really impressed. Often the fancier kinds are too strongly tasting for my liking.
I've had some fancy scotches and I like them for a relaxing, not trying to get drunk drink.
My favorite shot has been for years the Sicilian Kiss.
EDIT: As for beer I'm very particular. My favorite is Keith's on tap.
Silly Eddy, you know I
You should be ashamed!
Also, whoever has Frangelico: that stuff is nasty. Sweetest, strongest nutty flavor ever. If you like port wines, try drinking it straight. Otherwise, put it in some cocktail if you like froo froo drinks, and pass it on to a friend if you don't.
that being said, there is a lot of beer I won't touch, and also of import, I haven't been drunk in years and I don't plan to ever drink to get drunk ever again. 2-4 beers gives me a buzz which is usually more than enough for me. If I drink more it's cause I'm loving the beer.
edit - I think eddy was referencing an incorrect assumption someone made about one of his posts.
Make it a double.
Easy on the ice, for crying out loud.
I tried one with cucumber at an airport of all places and it was really nice. It would have been amazing on a hot summer day.
Her: I'd like a vodka on the rocks.
Bartender: Would you like that with a slice of lemon?
Her: Did I ask for a lemonade?
I aspire to be old and awesome some day.
No hangovers.
Other likes: Ciroc, Bacardi, Jameson, Jagermeister, JD
Oh man.
Every time I order a gin and tonic in Korea they try to put a slice of lemon in it. Pisses me off. Every once in a while they pull out some lime juice when I ask for lime, also infuriating me.
Also, I went to Starbucks today and a song by The Doors was playing. I asked the young lady behind the counter if she knew who Jim Morrison was and she looked at me like I was crazy.
He's the guy singing this song, lady.
I really really just cannot stand the taste of beer or the general culture of young people with beer. I might grow to like it as I age, and I might have just not had any good beers, but for me beer tastes like piss and makes me think of beer pong and vomit. If somebody buys them I do enjoy the Mike's Hard type bitch drinks, but really I just prefer liquors and cocktails and mixes over beer or malt beverages.
My usual simple drink is Jagermeister straight or Jack and Dr. Pepper which I'll drink when everybody else is having beer. Usually when I have something to celebrate I'll go out of my comfort zone and try new drinks.
Two of the shots that I would recommend for being very smooth:
Slippery Nipple - 1/2 Bailey's Irish Cream, 1/2 Butterscotch Schnapps
Silk Panties - 2 parts Vodka (used Smirnoff red label), 2 parts peach schnapps, 1 part rasberry liquor
One day when I have my own place and have the money to afford it and don't have friends constantly bumming off me I plan to have a nice liquor cabinet, because I love variety. I don't drink often and I rarely drink to excess, but if I'm going to spend my hard earned money on alcohol you damn well better believe I'm going to savor it and go for the best possible drinks, not a case of bud light or pbr. My dad has a nice variety of liquors but all he ever drinks is Dewars and soda on the rocks, occasionally substituting Dewars for Glenfiddich or Springbank.
Dear God man.
By my junior year in college I was a pretty accomplished drinker. My friends and I drank often, and we often drank a lot. I remember one barbecue where a few buddies showed up with about two cases of Mike's Hard Lemonade. I was pretty broke at the time and they told me to drink as much as I liked, since most people had brought their own drinks anyway.
I was a bit skeptical as I didn't want to drink anything fruity, but hey, beggars can't be choosers. I started drinking them and realized they tasted pretty good, so I was plowing through one after another. About six deep I declared it to be the greatest drink ever, and was wondering why I had never tried it before. I had a good buzz, they went down smooth, and were very tasty.
I was drinking with the enthusiasm only a young college kid can muster.
After about 14 of these things, the heartburn set in. I felt like there was a fusion reaction going on in my chest. Those drinks are so acidic, they were burning me up on the inside. There is nothing worse than being totally shit-faced and having terrible heartburn. Well, that's what I thought anyway, until the hiccups set in.
Of course, my friends thought it was the funniest thing they had ever seen. To this day I have never again had a Mike's Hard Anything.
As for scotch I usually drink Glenlivet or Macallan, both are in the 50$ range and the kings of that pricepoint IMO.
Other than that, spiced rum with pretty much anything. Coke, 7up, more rum, whatever's handy.
I'm not a huge beer fan myself, but Hoegaarden is made of win and awesome and I buy it at every opportunity despite its rather steep price.
You can't prevent a hangover with pepsi
just sayin'
This is why I love old people.
A flask may be your friend, to help keep your drunk more evenly spread throughout the evening. Keep well hydrated as well.
You're missing out on the best part of life you know.
As for beer, I'm a huge fan of a good Hefeweizen. Hoegaarden is pretty tasty but i've had a few others that have trumped it. If you can get your hands on Westmalle trappist ale it is fantastic. Actually i'd imagine any trappist ale is amazing. Stone Brewery makes an excellent IPA called Ruination. It's a whole heck of a lot better than Arrogant Bastard which is just too complex of a beer for me to truly enjoy. Leinenkugel taste like fruitloops in milk which blows my mind in a good way. I once had a very delicious chocolate stout that I can't quite recall the name of I'll ask my friend who served it and get back to you guys on that one.
If i'm just partying and drinking cold yellow piss beer i'll head toward Keystone or some form of Miller when I want to feel classy.
Oh, Sam Adam's is quite delicious. Not too strong of a beer but it has a distinctive and warming flavor that really dances on the pallet.
True, the pepsi isn't the part that I am worried about. When I drink a lot of beer (thanks up and down the river, gauntlet, etc.) I tend to have a bad hangover the next day (and sometimes an empty stomach) but when I drink nothing but liquor all night (and I have gone through almost a fifth on my own in one night) I tend to wake up the next morning without a hangover (usually just exhausted from a lack of sleep) or really any terrible feeling minus sometimes my eyes burning because some of my friends smoke in their apartment and I hate smoke.
I don't know what it is, but I don't complain.
Hahaha wow. Most I've ever had in a night is three and after that I just get tired of them and want something a little harder and a little smoother. The time I enjoyed them most was watching movies with my brother. He put a 6 pack of Mike's on the table and poured a heavy jack and coke for each of us, then popped some popcorn. Good drinks to just sit back and relax, start the night with JD, then move on to Mike's when the jack runs out. Good way to not get too drunk or hungover, and it's an easy and inexpensive way to keep drinking after the liquors gone or you're already drunk and are afraid a shot would push you over the edge.
The best thing about Sam Adams is that there are so many different kinds. One of my friends brought a variety pack over to our weekly game night and I can safely say that every kind of Sam Adams is top notch. I particularly love the Honey Porter.
Living in Kentucky and going to derby parties, I naturally got introduced to the Mint Julep which is by far my favorite mixed drink ever. The mint and bourbon balance each other perfectly, if you make it correctly. Unfortunately, the ones they sell at the Downs on Derby day are absolute garbage. Seriously, don't go anywhere near the juleps at Churchill Downs; they do not do the drink justice at all.
If juleps aren't available, my next drink of choice is definitely a margarita. Most of the white folks I know can't stand tequila, but it's definitely my favorite hard liquor next to the various whiskeys.
Not a big fan of shooting vodka, but you can mix it with just about anything. White Russians are :^:.
As for beer...
Be they lambics or lagers,
or bitters or bocks,
or pilsners or porters,
or mead sweet and clear,
or stouts or old weizens,
or ales brown or pale,
It's the same to our tankards,
Just bring us more beer!
Steam | Twitter
White russian. See above.
Manhattan, preferably with Maker's Mark, but I'm not picky.
Bushmill's. Straight or on the rocks, depending on the weather.
Johnny Walker Black. Straight.
Amaretto. Straight.
Bombay Sapphire and tonic.
Black and tan.
Merlot, pinot noir, or shiraz.
Beer. Whatever's on tap.
I think that about covers it.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Roofie colada?
A stupid-rich friend of mine picked up a bottle of 12-year old Glen Morangie on a trip somewhere. I sipped on about two fingers over two hours or so after having a couple bottles of Killian's, and my God, it is probably the best liquor I've ever had. I didn't get buzzed, at all - just mellowed right the hell out. So good.
I later learned that the guy who bought the bottle was drinking it on rocks, the pigfucker. I think I actually yelled at him, more out of shock than anything else.
So then I got my tax return, and went out and looked around the liquor store. I've been drinking Bushmill's blend for years, and it's great stuff, so I figured I couldn't go wrong with their single-malt. Seventy bucks and a couple hours later, I cracked open a 16-year old sherry-wood finished whiskey, and the smell alone made my mouth water. It was nirvana. The same mellow, all-is-right-with-the-world feel as the Morangie, with a little less bite.
Had some fifteen-year Fiddich as well, which was also delicious but somehow smokier than the rest. Prefered the other two, honestly, which seems kind of odd as everyone talks about Glen Fiddich as, like, High King of Whiskey, Johnny Walker Blue aside (and I refuse to believe that any liquor is worth $200 a bottle.)
I tried other whiskeys, but...
1 shot absinth
1 shot baccardi 151
1 shot chartreuse
fun times
yeah. this is some good shit.
I can't drink hoegarden anymore or mostly anything like it. I'm happy because it's what got me to like beer in the first place, but now it is as nasty to me as bud. I don't know why or exactly when it happened but I know it did.
Wine at home, these when out. Southsides are nice too, gin, lime and mint mmmmm.