A "friend" once made me a Jim Beam and diet Pepsi!
The mere thought of that makes me cringe.
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Cocktails and Drinking. The Best and Worst You've Ever Had?
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The mere thought of that makes me cringe.
i'll have to go with the Pan-Galactic-Gargle-Blaster.
on earth, you used to be able to get one at Spiders in Hull, England.
don't know if it's still there though. Jaffa Cake? can you help me here?
on earth, you used to be able to get one at Spiders in Hull, England.
don't know if it's still there though. Jaffa Cake? can you help me here?
Concerning cocktails, I am really easy to please. A nice Caipirinha (non-alcoholic) is all I need to pass some good hours with my friends. I don't like the general taste of alcohol in cocktails, so that list is bound to be pretty short.
How the heck do you make a non-alcoholic caipirinha? Without the cachaca, what is left besides lime juice and sugar?
I like old-fashioneds as well as Manhattans (with cherry juice, as lee pointed out earlier) in the fall/winter. For summertime I like more refreshing drinks like margaritas, caipirinhas, and vodka/sparkling lemonades.
Worst drink ever: prairie fire (the tequila and tabasco variety).
That's not too bad, Bowmore 40 goes for $12,000+.For the real bling-bling crowds now, Krug has released a 100% Pinot Noir based Champagne from a single-vineyard source that only costs $3,000 a bottle
16-18% is where I like my beer.
That was my entire bill at the Christmas party at this bar. And I had 4 very very good beers!
Tanqueray Rangpur is by far the best for G&Ts, followed closely by No. 10, Tanqueray, then Beefeater (those two need lime with it, I consider it optional with the former two). Not a fan of Sapphire personally, but I have tried Hendrick's, and it was pretty darn good.
My great-grandfather was a lumberjack, you're on.
worst drink 1: I inhaled a doubleshot of evan williams whiskey straight to my lungs (combination of laughing and trying to take a shot of whiskey), which resulted in embarrassing "swimming pool choking" and alot of stomach emptying.
worst drink 2: after a heavy night of drinking with the boys, a bartender insisted on giving me these little "test tube drinks" for free. After downing about 4 of them, I lost almost all the money I spend on booze that night in the nearest toilet.
best drink: crown royal with a melon ball boons farm chaser
I guess I am more of a "polar opposite" of what Jessica likes to drink. Some of the cheaper stuff doesn't taste too bad when you know you didn't spend 50$ on a fifth of it.
worst drink 2: after a heavy night of drinking with the boys, a bartender insisted on giving me these little "test tube drinks" for free. After downing about 4 of them, I lost almost all the money I spend on booze that night in the nearest toilet.
best drink: crown royal with a melon ball boons farm chaser
I guess I am more of a "polar opposite" of what Jessica likes to drink. Some of the cheaper stuff doesn't taste too bad when you know you didn't spend 50$ on a fifth of it.
Maybe it had to make room for a bypass...
gauchogolfer said:
I don't now the exact receipe for this (Caiprinha Drive) right now, but I can let you know if you like.
Yes, it is. But that picture is my avatar on a few other forums.
That bar has a mighty long list of beers on that website. Looks pretty cool! For £6 you don't get much where I live.
I also agree with you on the G&T front. I quite like Hendricks as well but most of my friends find it tastes too much like medicine. I've got a nice Hendricks box set for my birthday in the past and it has a cool book with the history of the brand and some funky cocktails.
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I had a night of Shreks last New Years. They're Midori, Black Sambuca, Blue Curacou and Tequila. They made my pooh blue.
Ah, you know your stuff. Tanqueray Rangpur is a little too subtle for my tastes, but certainly a fine choice. It doesn't need lime since it's distilled with it :3 Next time I'm at a pub, if they have it I'll try it as a Tom Collins, might work better for me as a mixer.
I think Bombay Sapphire is a hit or miss gin. Either you like the complex taste, or you prefer a more subtle alternative.
My great-grandfather was a lumberjack, you're on.
Naked. The forest. When the thermostat strikes twenty below. Instead of shot glasses we use bear traps.
Add ouzo to that, it's even worse.
Another worst: Campari soda. Yuck.
Best: Real Russian top shelf vodka. Delicious. Goes down straight and smooth.
Other than that, enjoying a German beer or nice Italian wine is always nice.
Worst: Irish carbomb when I'm sober.
Best: jaeger bomb.
I suppose I have mixed feelings on the bombs.
Best: jaeger bomb.
I suppose I have mixed feelings on the bombs.
I payed attention last night, and the secret ingredient that replaces the cachara is - ginger ale!
I really haven't ever tried anything "unusual", but I did get so drunk one time it took three of my friends to help get me out of Bennigan's, across the sidewalk and into a waiting car someone else was driving. I mean, dude, I was so fitshaced I couldn't even stand under my own body weight.
Good times, man. Good times.
Good times, man. Good times.
Bit of trivia for you. The bottle that Tobasco Sauce ships in has remained essentially identical the original one that the company founder started using. Now why this is important is that Tobasco came out shortly after the Civil War, and due to glass being in extremely short supply, the bottles originally used were actually perfume bottles reclaimed from a local garbage dump. Other than making larger and smaller versions, the design has remained almost unchanged.
Worst? A Caipiroska. Basically fill a highball glass with vodka and add a few slices of lime and what seems like half a pound of sugar, and ice. It tastes fairly good, but puts you under the table reeeeeeally fast because it doesn't taste like you're drinking 6-10oz of pure vodka.
worst- Budweiser and all their "flavors".... its not close to beer.
best - anything with vodka (a good/top shelf vodka)
best - anything with vodka (a good/top shelf vodka)
I payed attention last night, and the secret ingredient that replaces the cachara is - ginger ale!
This reminds me of a story. A friend of mine went into the cocktail bar I mentioned above and asked for a spicy mojito (which is usually a mojito with ginger ale). However, instead of using ginger ale they took a cocktail stick and dipped it into a mysterious bottle of red stuff then very quickly dipped it in and out of his drink (for no more than half a second or so). I had a sip and it was like my face was on fire
No idea what they used but it was spicy as hell!
A friend and I drank Blue Lagoon for a night once, we we're sick blue. It's one of those drinks where you can't really taste the alcohol, so you have loads then it hits you like a train all at the same time.
Funny story actually, we we're sharing a hotel room (2 singles, before you get any ideas) and that night my friend managed to spit from the door (Must have been, 20 feet) into the bin at the other side of the room, while wasted, in the [pitch black] dark. Amazing.
Also, Flaming Green Absinthe with the sugar and all the trimmings is one you have to try.
Funny story actually, we we're sharing a hotel room (2 singles, before you get any ideas) and that night my friend managed to spit from the door (Must have been, 20 feet) into the bin at the other side of the room, while wasted, in the [pitch black] dark. Amazing.
Also, Flaming Green Absinthe with the sugar and all the trimmings is one you have to try.