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hard alcohol without pop?
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i don't want to drink beer tonight, and i always end up sick because of all the pop that i drink when i drink hard alcohol. so what are some good alternatives to pop? i'm thinking of a club soda and lime type of thing, but i have never drank those types of drinks before. i like whiskey, vodka, and rum the best btw.
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If you half and half the mix, it usually ends up ok. If you don't mind the taste so much, go 2:1 or 3:1 alcohol:mixer.
Oh, strawberry and vodka, too. Just check out the mixers section in the nearest grocery or liquor store, they usually list right on the lable what the mixer is good for.
Here's a secret about mixed drinks: mixed drinks exist to hide the foul taste and stench of cheap liquor. I've seen guys barf at the smell of some bars' rail vodka when it was served straight. So if you're drinking mixed drinks, start spending a little more and learn to appreciate fine spirits served they way they were meant to be—undiluted.
Vodka and ice is good as well as whiskey with either ice or a drop of water.
This will make the alcohol easier to handle, but it will also give you that real alcohol taste, so use a good one.
Satans..... hints.....
A little bit bitchy but goddamn if they are fucking tasty.
And props on the whiskey and ice. I'm a wuss when it comes to foul tasting alcohol but I was able to handle that dreadful Jim Bean whiskey pretty easily with some ice.
All parts delicious!
Alternately, Captain Morgan's Tattoo is good on ice. Fill a tall glass with ice and Tattoo like you would with any other drink and go at it for a little while. However, like Silver Spiced, you probably aren't going to find it at a bar, so grab a friend who you can convince to try it with you and get some at a store.
Scotch whisky!
Also, re: straight scotch:
Avoid Dewar's. I can't make any great recommendations myself, but as a scotch, Dewar's tastes horrible.
For those days I want to get intoxicated though, I'll have a shot of 99 apples (99 proof schnapps) with a pepsi chaser. No one needs more than 2 or 3 of these a night to be good.
Yep. Scotch and water is A-ok.
I love gin and tonic. But he didn't mention liking gin.
man. it takes at least 9 years to produce a good scotch, and you add water to it? that's like slapping the face of the owners of the family distillery.
:shock:
drink something else. don't waste a good scotch. please.
Cruise Control- I just kick back and drink some Margaritas, Hard Lemonade, or Daquiris (is that how you spell it?). I will never get drunk, and only barely tipsy no matter how many of these I drink, just out of the sheet volume of liquids to liquor.
Over Drive- I'm drinking to get drunk, and it's all about drinking a high percentage of liquor. I usually do shots, or take swigs. Tequila, Vodka, Shnops are my favorites.
If you're wanting a buzz, you're going to have drink beer after beer after beer, or in your case pop after pop after pop. Or, you can just do some shots.
Mind you, I always drink with friends, and never ever ever ever think about driving. Two most important rules, if you follow them, you'll always have a decent time.
You must have a sore neck from looking down from that high horse?
You do realise when you have scotch on the rocks the thing actually melts and dilutes the scotch anyway, this guy is getting it to his prefered level straight away.
And as someone mentioned water can help to open up the scotch up.
Satans..... hints.....
A splash of water is not at all uncommon, and often makes the scotch better.
Workingmen of all countries, unite!
The way I was taught to make a Manhattan was 4 parts bourbon to one part sweet vermouth, stirred in ice served in a martini glass or on the rocks with a dash of bitters (angstro is the most common brand) and a cherry. The 4:1 ratio would usually work out to 2 shots of bourbon to half a shot of vermouth. A dash is really just three or for drops, the bitters battle has a stopper on the end like vanilla usually does.
I used to drink these, and variations of these all the time until I switched to Gin. Maker's Mark was my favorite bourbon, though Jim Beam works fine, and their black label is pretty good.
You can also use rye whiskey, though that has a sharper taste that takes some getting used to. If you make one with scoth instead of bourbon it's called a Rob Roy. Sweet vermouth is sometimes labelled Rosso.
As a side note bourbon is the official spirit of America. and Bourbon county in Kentucky, which is where it get's it's name, is currently a dry county. So no bourbon comes from Bourbon, though the best come from Kentucky.
Also, limoncelo.
Both taken straight are delicious.
http://www.digsmagazine.com/drinkrecipes/drink_mojito.htm
You can buy pre-made sugar syrup (it's sometimes called gomme or sirop de gomme), which makes things much simpler.
Is a White Russian considered a respectable drink? I know little about mixed drinks but I think I saw one in the Big Lebowski once.