Drink Suggestions

[JustDezIt]

I like a 7 and 7.

7up and seagrams 7

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Never heard of a 'screwdriver'?

Now that I think about it, I am familiar with people mixing OJ with alcohol at social parties at peoples homes. But I never tried it, and I was not familiar with the name.

Keep in mind, I'm the kind of guy that knows what I'm going to get when I walk into a particular restaraunt. I.E... everytime I go to Olive Garden, it's Chicken Alfredo. Everytime I go to Cracker Barrel, it's the Roast Beef dinner. I don't try new things too often.

So everytime I went out drinking, it was either beer or jack and coke/rum and coke. If I want a shot, it's tequilla.

Since you haven't as of yet, I suggest you just not take advantage of it. You are far better off without alcohol than you are consuming it.

Nothing wrong with drinking in moderation. But nothing good ever comes from alcohol abuse.

 

[vta]

McAllen is one of if not my favorite scotch. It gets better as you go up in years (and price). I generally stick with the 12 year though just because of the cost evolved.

Now that said. If you are going to drop some money on something VERY good. There is a Bushmills 21 year Irish Whiskey. It cost about $100-$115. The first time I tasted it, it completely blew me away. More than any year McAllen Scotch ever has.

:laugh2:

That's one expensive piss.
Thanks for the suggestions, I'll have to give them a try.

 

[YosemiteSam]

:laugh2:

That's one expensive piss.
Thanks for the suggestions, I'll have to give them a try.

Johnny Walker Blue is over $200 a bottle. Thats a freaking blended scotch! :laugh2:

 

[vta]

Johnny Walker Blue is over $200 a bottle. Thats a freaking blended scotch! :laugh2:

That's surprising, given all the negative things people say about blends.

 

[theogt]

McAllen is one of if not my favorite scotch. It gets better as you go up in years (and price). I generally stick with the 12 year though just because of the cost evolved.

Now that said. If you are going to drop some money on something VERY good. There is a Bushmills 21 year Irish Whiskey. It cost about $100-$115. The first time I tasted it, it completely blew me away. More than any year McAllen Scotch ever has.

If you're going to drink Macallan 12 year, you might as well buy some "cheap" blended Scotch. It has very little in terms of distinct flavor and is the "Miller Lite" of single malts.

Irish whiskey sucks balls.

 

[theogt]

That's surprising, given all the negative things people say about blends.

I can't fathom why anyone would buy it other than the fact that it's expensive and people have heard of it, so it's kind of a show off thing.

 

[YosemiteSam]

If you're going to drink Macallan 12 year, you might as well buy some "cheap" blended Scotch. It has very little in terms of distinct flavor and is the "Miller Lite" of single malts.

Irish whiskey sucks balls.

Obviously, you've never had Bushmill's 21 year. I will just chalk it up to inexperience.

 

[theogt]

Obviously, you've never had Bushmill's 21 year. I will just chalk it up to inexperience.

I haven't listened to every Britney Spears song either, because I learned after listening to only a few that they're not worthwhile.

 

[YosemiteSam]

I haven't listened to every Britney Spears song either, because I learned after listening to only a few that they're not worthwhile.

What you've tried Jameson? Of course that is garbage. Are their any beers you like? If you tried a bad one, I guess all beers are ****.

 

[Khartun]

I have been drinking Absolut Salty Dogs lately.

Absolut and grapefruit juice with a salted rim. Very good drink.

 

[theogt]

What you've tried Jameson? Of course that is garbage. Are their any beers you like? If you tried a bad one, I guess all beers are ****.

You realize there are only a few Irish whiskey distilleries don't you?

 

[YosemiteSam]

You realize there are only a few Irish whiskey distilleries don't you?

Why are you arguing? You've obviously never tasted it.

You assumed it was bad because of tasting probably Jameson. To assume is your first mistake.

 

[Dallas]

2oz Citrone

2.5oz Peach Tree Schnaaps

Orange Juice to taste

Splash of Cranberry Juice

All over ICE




I don't have a name for it : but it is GOOOOOOOD

 

[Doomsday101]

Good drink but you need to be careful
Funky Cold Medina

http://vodpod.com/watch/2959630-tone-loc-funky-cold-medina-official-video-hq

 

[daschoo]

jamesons is ok to be honest, not the best but for a run of the mill bottle its fairly good. something like that though i'd probably be drinking with coke like most of your cheaper whisky or if irish then whiskey. my favourite mixer for cheap whisky is ginger wine or canada dry. as for the distilleries in ireland i'm pretty sure their are four.
good shout on the islay whisky by the way though i would say its for the more experianced whisky drinker. due to the levels of peat in the water its a very smoky drink which people who haven't drunk a lot of scotch might not appreciate. can't agree at all that macallan 12 year old is no better than cheap blends. its not as good obviously as a 25 year old but then not everyone has 100 odd quid to spend on a bottle of whisky and i'd much rather spend 22 to get a bottle of macallan than 13 to get whyte and mackay.
also saying to stay away from blended whisky is just wrong. years ago yes its good advice but there are a lot of really good blends on the market these days. a favourite of mine is a whisky called "sheep dip" - the name comes from back in the day when people used to illegally distil there own whisky they'd hide it from the government in vats and claim it was sheep dip - which is an excellent whisky that compares favourably to a lot of malts.
as for my favourite malts in no particular order i'd say:
buinnahabhen - an islay whisky pronounced boon a ha bin
caol ila - islay again prounounced cool eel a
highland park - made in orkney
jura - made obviously on the island of jura
and edradour which is made in the smallest distillery in scotland in perthshire.
incidentally when i was in the bar at the edradour distillery i had a 40 year old benriach which was probably the nicest drink i've had but unfortunately couldn't justify the £100 for a bottle.


if you're wanting beer then i'd try and stay away from american beers, there are exceptions mainly the small independant brewers but the big ones like bud, miller, coors etc are not beer at all. anything with light in the name isn't worth drinking. mexican beers tend to be really good, corona is the most readily available at least over here but if you can find modena or dos equis then you're on the right track. german and belgian beer though to me is the best in the world with my personal favourites being lowenbrau, a munich beer, and astra which is brewed in hamburg.
so far when i've been saying beer i've meant lager but a bit closer to home - for me - the lager is pretty poor (again excepting small independant brewers like the hebridean brewing company or isle of arran which both make an excellent lager) the english for all their negatives to no how to brew a good ale and up here we also have some great ales notably fraoch a heather ale.

i've recently started drinking tequila a lot more often and have discovered that its really nice with orange juice, the tequila has a strong enough flavoir that it doesn't get lost in the juice the way a vodka would.

 

[CliffnDallas]

Rum and coke or Gin and tonic.

 

[Eskimo]

If you want rum-based drinks some of the classics are:

daquiris (true daquiris are rum, lime juice and sugar syrup - not those slushes you get at most bars).

rum & coke

Cuba Libre (version of rum and coke where lime juice is added)


For gin-based drinks:

Martini (gin & dry vermouth)
Tom Collins
Gin & Tonic


I won't discuss vodka too much because it has little flavour and is mostly used to "alcoholize" juices.

 

[jackrussell]

Jack and Diet Dr. Pepper.

I call it 'Dr. Jack'.

 

[Hoofbite]

Hennessy & Hypnotiq

Incredible Hulk