So what kind of alcoholic beverages do you guys prefer?

This past year, me and my friends really started branching out and trying all kinds of different drinks, trying to find a replacement for beer and whiskey and coke.

We started with scotch, and different kinds of ways to drink it. Straight, on the rocks, club soda, etc...

After many nights of intoxication, I found my new drink of choice for the indefinite future.

Gin. Namely Bombay Sapphire. I prefer it with Club Soda and Lime, but will also drink it on the rocks with a lime wedge or two. Tanqueray is my backup Gin, but Ive never really HAD to get it since Sapphire is easy to find.

I picked up some Tanquery No. 10 last weekend, and just finished it off. It was a good bit more expensive than a 5th of Sapphire or regular Tanq, but its really good shit.

So what kind of spirits do you prefer?

marijuana

Seeing as its the festive season, sloe gin over ice is my warmer of choice.

Port is always good, if a little old fashioned, but I'm a trend setter, y'know?

Before they ballsed it up over here, Sailor Jerry and coke was sex in a glass. We had a different recipe to the american version, but now theyre both the same recipe and it just tastes a bit generic. If you guys had tasted our original, you would understand the fuss.

Jameson and Ginger ale for a night in a pub with a fire.

but mainly beer. I like proper continental lagers, good real ale and anything a bit odd. my favourite beer of all time is BrewDogs Tokyo. amazing stuff, but not cheap.

rye and ginger is my go to drink

Vodka is my drink. I can just put it with anything. An energy drink, soda, orange juice, milk, tomato juice, any fruity mix (cran, peach, pineapple), iced tea.

I've pretty much spent most of my drinking career on whiskey and rum and trying other drinks and shots here and there, but right now I'm really liking vodka. I might be drunk because in the trunk of my car I carry a to-go bag with extra clothes and toiletries as well as various bottles of alcohol and mixers.

When I'm just looking to idle with friends I'll try all the microbrews I can.

vodka jello shots

I drink beer, vodka, or rum

The liquor I usually drink with Coke or Crystal Light

If you like Bombay Sapphire the only real way to drink it is mixed with high quality ginger ale (or stronger ginger beer [non-alcholic like root beer] if you can find it)

gin & ginger is a classic simple drink that kicks ass
you can make your own ginger ale at home too its really easy and you can make the strength of it to taste

ginger beer is disgusting don't listen to rick scarf

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Originally Posted by Rick Scarf

If you like Bombay Sapphire the only real way to drink it is mixed with high quality ginger ale (or stronger ginger beer [non-alcholic like root beer] if you can find it)

gin & ginger is a classic simple drink that kicks ass
you can make your own ginger ale at home too its really easy and you can make the strength of it to taste

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We make ginger ale all the time at work. Ill have to look into that.

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Originally Posted by Nermy2k

ginger beer is disgusting don't listen to rick scarf

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If it tastes like root beer then Id have to agree.

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Originally Posted by sailor jack

Seeing as its the festive season, sloe gin over ice is my warmer of choice.

Port is always good, if a little old fashioned, but I'm a trend setter, y'know?

Before they ballsed it up over here, Sailor Jerry and coke was sex in a glass. We had a different recipe to the american version, but now theyre both the same recipe and it just tastes a bit generic. If you guys had tasted our original, you would understand the fuss.

Jameson and Ginger ale for a night in a pub with a fire.

but mainly beer. I like proper continental lagers, good real ale and anything a bit odd. my favourite beer of all time is BrewDogs Tokyo. amazing stuff, but not cheap.

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I tried some sloe gin a while back, and it was disgusting. Tasted like cough syrup. And the stuffs only 15% alcohol compared to Sapphire which is 47%.

And as for beers, one of my buddys always has a keg of some beer he brewed at the house, so we always drink that. The last one he made was almost going to get scrapped because he ordered the wrong grains for it, and it only came out like 2% alcohol and didnt taste that great, but he put 6 lbs of honey in it, and it came out tasting great, and it bumped the alcohol content up to almost 10%. I drank 3 tall pilsler glasses of it was was buzzing my ass off. Then a few gin drinks and I was done.

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only 15% alcohol .

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you arent drinking the right sloe gin

Ginger beer tastes like ginger ale. as the name would imply... except it's usually spicier and more gingery. I love it.

I would say I'm an "eclectic drinker," but you would probably say I have no taste.

I have to say that in the past I didn't like whiskey, as it tasted like what I would imagine floor cleaner might taste like. But recently I had a variation on a Manhattan, and surprisingly I did appreciate its extreme bitterness. I still shy away from diluted horse-piss pale lager.

The mojito is not a girl's drink, goddamn it. It's rare to find a good one, however.

Yeah I enjoy microbrews too.

I'd give anything for a selection of American Microbrews.

The UK brewing industry is dominated by weak, flat ale. There are good ones, but are usually pretty uniform.

I will give credits to anyone who sends me a selection

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Originally Posted by sailor jack

you arent drinking the right sloe gin

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This is just the stuff we have at work, its definetly not the best quality. But it was sloe gin.

I also noticed you didnt correct me on the cough syrup part. lmao

cough syrup also happens to be a winter warmer of choice

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Originally Posted by sailor jack

I'd give anything for a selection of American Microbrews.

The UK brewing industry is dominated by weak, flat ale. There are good ones, but are usually pretty uniform.

I will give credits to anyone who sends me a selection

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canada does it better

5 credits per bottle sent to my door

For tailgates, Bourbon and Diet (typically Makers, but I don't really turn down the whiskeys if it's Jack or Crown.)

For casual post-work, beer is fine.

If we're smoking cigars, I'll usually do Johnny Walker rocks. We just finished my decanter and refilled with one of the Glenlivets, so we'll see.

If I'm drinking heavily, for the morning after's sake, then I usually stick with Vodka Water... Depending on how nice of a bar, Goose and Fiji is preferable, though I'm not picky amongst Goose/Stoli/Ketel One. If I switch to vodka red bull, then I usually take Absolut or well.

Of course, depending on what kind of bar we're at, I might have a martini or a glass of wine. And if I don't want to be there, I'll usually order an Amstel.

So one perks of working in a bar is I can make any drink and try it out. Tonight I made some Sapphire and ginger ale. Didn't care for it. I also made a dry martini with some sapphire. Pretty nice I must say.

I have been in a festive mood this week, so it's all been sailor jerry's and egg nog

Spiced rum and ginger beer
Disaronno and coke
Hendrix Gin and tonic with slices of cucumber
Any ale which is advertised as being festive.

So I went back to old faithful last night. Bombay Sapphire and a splash of Club Soda and lime. Tastes like Christmas.

yeah a christmas tree

Christmas trees taste like 40 year old women crying

I love scotch on the rocks. I like to start every night off that way, then gravitate towards seasonal beers and microbrews.

speaking of festive ales, i tried a double chocolate stout with cranberry that was pretty flippin good

also a winter ale with hints of cloves and oranges. tasty and interesting, but i'd never drink more than half a bottle in a night.

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Originally Posted by Nermy2k

ginger beer is disgusting don't listen to rick scarf

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You obviously haven't tasted Bundaberg ginger beer. It's none of this syrup based stuff.

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Originally Posted by Atmoscheer

If we're smoking cigars, I'll usually do Johnny Walker rocks. We just finished my decanter and refilled with one of the Glenlivets, so we'll see.

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I'd take Glenlivet over Johnny Walker. Even Johnny Walker Gold isn't as tasty as Glenlivet. Tastes too much like charred barrels.

I love butterbeer.

Usually beer. Right now, it's a Magic Hat sampler pack; got some Abita and Covington Brewery stuff in the truck for Christmas Day. Back home, it's either something good in ones or twos like Sierra Nevada Torpedo or something cheap by the dozen or two like Coors, Miller, Bud, or even their cheaper cousins like Keystone.

At times it's Jack, Jim, or Evan with some Coke or Dr Pepper. Other times it's Bacardi or Seagrams 7 with the same mixer.

Good wine is not bad at times, or just some Boone's Farm for old time's sake (was drinking that with my dad at age six).

On occasion, some Herbsaint or absinthe straight from the bottle is good for the soul. Wish I could find some more Meyer's Bitter.

yeah when i was comparing it to root beer i meant that it is non-alcoholic even though its called "beer"
It's just like stronger ginger ale with more "bite" to it, it rules but is expensive and hard to find.

Dark & Stormy is a great drink, a dark rum like Goslings with some ginger beer or in a pinch Vernor's will work as it is kind of close

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_%27N%27_Stormy

pass me the Pabst Blue Ribbon please.




































































so i can throw it out the window


I like Magic Hat #9, Circus, Winter howl, yuengling, and stella artois. A lot of my friends enjoy coors, miller, etc, but i can't seem to enjoy them at all.

As for liquor i prefer: jager, grey goose, and jungle juice (it's like an alcoholic surprise).

magic hat #9 is disgusting but yuengling is my beer of choice when i'm away from canadian beers

stella is overpriced and has a weird, subtle aftertaste that bugs me

what abv. does stella have in the states?

it's 5% in canada but i've noticed canadian beers sold in the US are watered down, so who knows

rum and coke
disaranno and coke
rum and hot chocolate
sambuca
budweiser
ale
cocktails
corona and lime
wine

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cocktails
corona and lime
wine

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i didnt know you had a vagina

i just thought you were one

you just got slammed on boxing day son.

now i feel bad for hitting a woman

red wine is a mans drink.


the rest...yeah ok they are girls drinks.
like i give a fuck though, they taste good and get you wasted.

Yeah I like a good cocktail too. A good daiqari or mojito is hard to find though, so I stick to my local bars house classics.

The 99 is amazing. White chocolate vodka liqueur with a splash more vodka, double cream with a chocolate dusting and grenadine like strawberry sauce. Tastes like alcohol and childhood.

mojitos are lovley but yeah most of the time shitly done
never heard of a 99. sounds disgustingly sweet but is probably nice.

Ill admit this. I like wine. Me and my room mate went through 3 bottles of a pinot noir a few nights ago.

honestly, any man that doesn't like a good red wine is not a real man.

white wine is a different matter, but i still really like it.

So I went to the gas station today to get some ciggs, and I remembered I was almost out of Bombay Sapphire, and I wanted a drink. But at this gas station they didnt have Sapphire (of course). The best gin the had was New Amsterdam. Ive heard is OK at best. So I guess Im gonna try it out later. I had enough bombay left for two strong drinks, so I may be good with that for tonight. But who knows.

New Amsterdam isnt nearly as good as Bombay Sapphire BTW. Its tolerable.

And this is after two strong drinks. I can only imagine how it is for a first drink.

Its not that its gross, it just doesnt have the "good gin" taste to it. I guess they dont infuse all the botanicals as much.

Scotch.

A good 12-15 year single malt. Preferably Islay.

Honestly, my favorite is the Laphroaig 18. Once you start getting past 18 years, the Scotch you're drinking begins tasting more like a liquid splinter than a Scotch.

Rum and Coke.

Sailor Jerry's Spiced Rum, 92 proof.

Or, if the dumbass who picked up the rum is an idiot, Captain Morgan(100proof, private stock, black, whatever)

On my current income: I buy a case of MIckey's 40 ounce malt liquor. What I would prefer: A good dark microbrew. Of the microbrews that I have enjoyed: Boulevard, O' Fallon, Arrogant Bastard Ale, Chimay, Schlafley, New Belgium, Newcastle, St. Peter's, Stone Brewing. If it has to be liquor, I think you cant beat bourbon, and would go for makers mark.

New Amsterdam isn't terrible...but the only 'good gin' I've ever had was Bombay Sapphire.

Beer? I'll drink it all, but I like anything made by Yazoo.

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On my current income: I buy a case of MIckey's 40 ounce malt liquor. What I would prefer: A good dark microbrew. Of the microbrews that I have enjoyed: Boulevard, O' Fallon, Arrogant Bastard Ale, Chimay, Schlafley, New Belgium, Newcastle, St. Peter's, Stone Brewing. If it has to be liquor, I think you cant beat bourbon, and would go for makers mark.

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One of my favorite bars has one of Schlafley brews on tap. I tried it and liked it so much that I spent the night on a mission of emptying their tap.

Went to the bar a few nights ago and was drinking Johnny Walker Black Label on the rocks. It was pretty good, but I drink stuff on the rocks so slow, so I switched to Johnny Walker and club soda. Also good.

But I ended up going back to old faithful before the end of the night. Bombay Sapphire and club soda with lime. And I bought another half gallon of it on the way home.

If you're out to get just good-and-drunk, Vodka and grape soda. You can have the cheapest vodka in the world (Gordon's springs to mind), and the Grape Soda will cover up the taste. You can usually mix 1/2 & 1/2 without noticing you're drinking an alcoholic beverage.

We call it a wobbler, but I'm sure the rest of you have fancy names for it as well.

might as well drink cough syrup

Robotussin is a fukkin man's drink!!

TBQH after I turned 21 I quit drinking them.

O'doul's because i drink to get wasted

this cranberry double chocolate stout is pretty fantastic

i've been drinking foster's lately. it's pretty bad and everyone wants to tell you how australians don't even drink it

thats because it was a british beer, marketed with the "exoticism" of australia.

The fact that its terrible is just a coincidence.

Leinenkugel's Sunset Wheat. I rarely drink, but when I do, it's those.

Yazoo's Heffenweisen, because when I drink a wheat bear it's always this.

i drink a wheat beer every time someone chops off my dick and balls and puts a wig on me and calls me nermina

Nermina, where'd you go last night?

151 or Bacardi Gold. Kthx

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i drink a wheat beer every time someone chops off my dick and balls and puts a wig on me and calls me nermina

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but gin is ok

nope

You know what?

I'm starting to like classic cocktails.

I already really liked traditional the traditional-style Martini (although it's always made with vodka now...). And now I'm into dry Manhattans.

I'm going to start exploring more of them.

Sycld represents the women of the forum, because he's at least 60% gay

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Sycld represents the women of the forum, because he's at least 60% gay

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If you're going to call James Bond gay, then... that's you :|

Next you're going to tell me that Friedrich I of Prussia is a big flaming gay...

what kind of faggot orders a martini shaken not stirred

he might as well have asked the bartender to take a shit in it

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If you're going to call James Bond gay, then... that's you :|

Next you're going to tell me that Friedrich I of Prussia is a big flaming gay...

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...eu%C3%9Fen.jpg flaming homosexual

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You know what?

I'm starting to like classic cocktails.

I already really liked traditional the traditional-style Martini (although it's always made with vodka now...). And now I'm into dry Manhattans.

I'm going to start exploring more of them.

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Manhattans aren't bad.

It's not very popular outside of Wisconsin, but Brandy or Whiskey Old Fashioneds are pretty good too.

big flats + bourbon whiskey, any kind is good, i prefer bourbons that are at least 5 years old but if no high ends are available then i'll always enjoy a handle of the honey bourbon

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what kind of faggot orders a martini shaken not stirred

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well michael j fox for one

DL likes 5 year olds

White Russians with Amaretto instead of Khalua

I've only had a white russian once.. delish.

I plan on trying this tomorrow night.

White Russians are ok. But when I drink, I do it to get a buzz. And I drink a descent amount. I cant drink that much milk.

I've been brewing my own beer lately, economical and tasty

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I've been brewing my own beer lately, economical and tasty

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I really, really, really wish distilling was legal in the US. In a few years I'd have some tasty whiskeys.

I prefer beer, single malt scotch, sambuca and vodka.

In that order.

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I really, really, really wish distilling was legal in the US. In a few years I'd have some tasty whiskeys.

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I'm sorry, what? It isn't?

That is really surprising, I thought you could make as much as you liked for personal consumption without the government breathing down your neck.

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I'm sorry, what? It isn't?

That is really surprising, I thought you could make as much as you liked for personal consumption without the government breathing down your neck.

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Nope. making Beer is OK. distilling however, is not.

Occasionally there's an uprising about it, but it's never really gotten anywhere.

rum and cokes are pretty much the only cocktail i do. whenever i try to order a old fashioned so i can feel like don draper, none of the shitty bartenders know how to make it or dont have the ingredients

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rum and cokes are pretty much the only cocktail i do. whenever i try to order a old fashioned so i can feel like don draper, none of the shitty bartenders know how to make it or dont have the ingredients

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I don't know what an Old Fashioned is, but Infernus, one day you and I must get together to drink Rum and Coke.... that's my favorite drink, alcoholic or otherwise.

I thought an Old Fashioned was a hand job.

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I thought an Old Fashioned was a hand job.

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yea, me too, but I'm pretty sure he wasn't talking about that.

no although i wouldnt mind one of those

holy shit guys I just found this thing at walmart called Cordina mar-Go-rita and it's the tastiest shit ever. Also I may be slightly drunk.

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holy shit guys I just found this thing at walmart called Cordina mar-Go-rita and it's the tastiest shit ever. Also I may be slightly drunk.

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bit early for that huh?

I drank Captain Morgan 100 proof and Dr. Pepper last night, and it was amazing

I just realized I have some vanilla vodka and coke zero i oughtta mix em and see what happens

I asked a bartender at the club I went to what sort of drink is "refreshing."

He said "... water?"

So I got a vodka water with lime. As refreshing as advertised :/

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I asked a bartender at the club I went to what sort of drink is "refreshing."

He said "... water?"

So I got a vodka water with lime. As refreshing as advertised :/

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haha sick burn

yeah one night I needed to drink but didn't want anything too strong and didn't have any mix so I had a rye and water it wasn't that bad

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yeah one night I needed to drink but didn't want anything too strong and didn't have any mix so I had a rye and water it wasn't that bad

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welcome to my grandmother's life

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Originally Posted by sycld

I asked a bartender at the club I went to what sort of drink is "refreshing."

He said "... water?"

So I got a vodka water with lime. As refreshing as advertised :/

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Club Soda > Water.

Its pretty much fizzy water. Much more refreshing.

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Club Soda > Water.

Its pretty much fizzy water. Much more refreshing.

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Gin and Tonic, with a twist of lime