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Ok this thread has two parts

1) What alcohol do you all enjoy drinking (specifics brand year and such)

2) Supposing you had a party coming up ... you just got a new job got the cash rolling in and promised to buy a few good bottles of SOMETHING for a big party.

What would you buy? (yes this is my situation) Specially what would you buy that was decent quality that ran for under $125 USD (that is the price range I am looking for so middle quality)

Okay, well first you have divide it up into hard liquor and beer.

For specific brands of beer, I'd suggest Guinness, Labat Blue, Boulevard, and if you need some cheap stuff Coors and Pabst.

For hard liquor I'd suggest some Jaigermeister, Jim Beam, Jack Daniels. Or you could go with some Scotch...

Cutty Sark whiskey
Plantation Rum
Plymouth Gin
Bombay Sapphire Gin
Chopin Vodka
Jager
lots and lots of beers.

That's what me and my roommates did for our last good alcohol night.

for good beers, it depends what style you want.

Chimay is one of the best. Sam makes some great ones, as does Magic Hat, Boulder, Stone, Harpoon...


let me know what kinda beer you would want and I can suggest some good ones

If you're looking cost effective, PBR and Evan Williams Kentucky Bourbon.

If you're looking for a compromise, Sam Adams and Jim Beam Bourbon.

If you're looking for good, most North-European Imports and American Microbrews, and Makers Mark.

You wanna blow your mind? Make your own.

I like to start the night with something sweet, so vodka coolers I always buy.

From there I move to the rum. Havana Club for something a little spicy, Captain Morgan for something a little sweet.

Then the harder stuff. My personal favorites are Chambord Liquer because it's very sweet and a nice addition to most fruity mixed drinks and Chartreuse for it's good taste (note, this is a matter of personal opinion) and it's ability to scar my digestive tract X3 Both, unfortunately are $40 a pop, though.

Usually I have amarula, sambuka, baja rosa, fireball whiskey, and sour puss on hand and for some reason someone ALWAYS brings a bottle of straight vodka which I will only touch when I officially have no live tastebuds left on my tongue which ends up being about an hour before I either pass out or am violently ill. X3

As for beer... I'll only touch the locally brewed stuff. Everything else tastes like vomit.

1) What alcohol do you all enjoy drinking (specifics brand year and such) Don't drink alcohol. tho I would try brews my friend would make. but most of the time... I'd pass.

2) Supposing you had a party coming up ... you just got a new job got the cash rolling in and promised to buy a few good bottles of SOMETHING for a big party.

What would you buy? (yes this is my situation) Specially what would you buy that was decent quality that ran for under $125 USD (that is the price range I am looking for so middle quality)I would buy whatever I see my friends drink.

Margaritas! And sour apple martinis.



Also buy a bunch of different flavors of Lambic beer.

I'd probably get bottles or something larger of a light ale - probably an IPA as its easy to drink and most people like it. I'd also grab a bottle of decent scotch for random toasting.

1) What alcohol do you all enjoy drinking (specifics brand year and such)
Vodka - Żubrówka (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BBubr%C3%B3wka)
Gin - Hendricks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrick%27s_Gin)
Sambuca (no specifics)
Rum - many dark rums are good
Bailey's
Whiskey - Crown Royal
Amaretto - I haven't encountered one I don't particularly like
Southern comfort is also rather good
Kahlua
Goldschlagger (though I can never afford it)
Wine - I don't have a specific favourite brand or year, I like reds and dessert wines though
Beer - Moosehead, Fruli, Wellington County, Heineken, Stella, there's some apricot beer I quite like but can never remember the name of... along with a pile of other beers...

2) Supposing you had a party coming up ... you just got a new job got the cash rolling in and promised to buy a few good bottles of SOMETHING for a big party.
I would probably buy all of the items there, along with a bunch of fruit (and other) flavoured liqueurs for mixing something fancy, I'd probably go heavy on the beer since it's hard to go wrong and as the night goes on it's also harder to spill a beer bottle than it is to spill a glass of mixed drink on my furniture. I would also probably buy this pomegranate liqueur that I've seen that looks promising, but is out of my price range.

edit: also, now why do I feel like an alcoholic?

Whiskey.

Whiskey.

Agreed.

Hmm, normally the alcohol threads only arrive on thursday to sunday :D

But anyway:

Beers: Hertog Jan, Kwak, Kilkenny, Leffe, La Trappe.

Strong stuff: Salmiakki, Minttu, Zubrowka (with applejuice), Schrobbelaer, Vana Tallinn, Limoncello, Raki or Ouzo, Sambuca.

I guess I could think of some more, but I'm lazy and sober :p

I'm currently loving the sake, although I couldn't help you with the actual brands since it's unlikely that they would be in the US (Not to mention the whole difficult kanji problem).

BUT, if you want some quality sake, a few rules:

Bigger ain't better. Any large bottles will be ok, but not as good. The same with small cup o' sake, that's the rough stuff. The size of a bottle of wine is about right.

Sake from Japan only. California just doesn't cut it (Tried to drink some when I was home and really couldn't take it).

Northern Japan sake is drier and slightly fruity in flavor. If you try for a nothern one, see if you can't get it from Nagano or Gifu Prefectures. Niigata sake is probably the king of the notherns.

Southern sake is much more complex in flavor, it tends to be much smoother and a bit woody. Osaka is a good bet, though I personally like Yamaguchi's seaside ones (But I'm slightly biased).

Good sake should run around $25 to $35 a bottle, maybe more for better stuff.

Finally, serve that sucker slightly chiled (Maybe a degree or two lower than room temp), NOT hot!

For wines... Hmmm, I recomend Ravenwood's merlot. It's a bit strong, but I like it.

My fathers friend brews his own hard apple cider. It's godly.

My fathers friend brews his own hard apple cider. It's godly.

A friend of mine does that. Its pretty good, but the brew occasionally goes wrong and detonates...

Peach Tequila. I don't remember the brand at the moment. EDIT: I think it is De Reyes.

Unfortunately. I've only ever been able to find it in Tijuana. (And there is a limit on how much alcohol you are allowed to bring back to the U.S.)

These days I "enjoy" (hah!) a two-litre bottle of Strongbow every night.

It's cheap.

I'm way too drunk to think of a good answer... and yes, my hopefully last semester has started (although, to admit, I started a week late).

personally, i can't stand the taste of beer.

you can acquire the taste if you want to,
that's up to you.


rum mixed with cola seems to be the only legal liquid drug i
chose to get acquainted with.
cheap or not so cheap? doesn't matter.
just not anything like a flaky 50$ a bottle wankerism.

but hey, to each their own.
as long as it's not made with slave labor.

how about that molasses in the rum?
from the carribean?
we've heard of fair trade coffee & chocolate,
how about the ingredients for our other non-essential treats!

do they make fair-trade boose?

I'm also drinking a Pilsner right now. So whiskey and beer.

Ok this thread has two parts

1) What alcohol do you all enjoy drinking (specifics brand year and such)

Knob Creek Bourbon -- nice and dark and dense.


2) Supposing you had a party coming up ... you just got a new job got the cash rolling in and promised to buy a few good bottles of SOMETHING for a big party.

What would you buy? (yes this is my situation) Specially what would you buy that was decent quality that ran for under $125 USD (that is the price range I am looking for so middle quality)

If you want to spend the money, a good single malt Scotch will do it. Otherwise -- and especially if your friends aren't Scotch drinkers, bring a good bottle of what you like.

If you're looking cost effective, PBR and Evan Williams Kentucky Bourbon.

If you're looking for a compromise, Sam Adams and Jim Beam Bourbon.

If you're looking for good, most North-European Imports and American Microbrews, and Makers Mark.

You wanna blow your mind? Make your own.
You really like Evan Williams? Don't you think it's kind of on the sweet side? Woodford Reserve is okay, but not perfect. Try Knob Hill.

On the other hand, it's nice to meet another bourbon drinker.

Knob Creek Bourbon -- nice and dark and dense.



If you want to spend the money, a good single malt Scotch will do it. Otherwise -- and especially if your friends aren't Scotch drinkers, bring a good bottle of what you like.

The idea so far is to kind of bring something a little spendier then my friends normal fare but one which they would enjoy, I would like to bring something new to try

They are not Scotch drinkers (though I am)
So far I picked up 1 liter of Cpt Morgan private stock and one 750ml of Bush Mills 16 year special reserve

Was thinking maybe a good Vodka to round things out as well (but I have absolutely NO taste in vodka ... I enjoy the drinks but do not have the real pallet to distinguish good vodkas like I do with some of the other alcohols .

Thanks for the input as well guys and gals!


Edit: Oh and I do like knob creek!

The idea so far is to kind of bring something a little spendier then my friends normal fare but one which they would enjoy, I would like to bring something new to try

They are not Scotch drinkers (though I am)
So far I picked up 1 liter of Cpt Morgan private stock and one 750ml of Bush Mills 16 year special reserve

Was thinking maybe a good Vodka to round things out as well (but I have absolutely NO taste in vodka ... I enjoy the drinks but do not have the real pallet to distinguish good vodkas like I do with some of the other alcohols .

Thanks for the input as well guys and gals!


Edit: Oh and I do like knob creek!

I definatly suggest Chopin or Imperial. Both are high quality, and not insanely expensive (I personally loved Chopin despite my hatred of vodka and shots in general. It is quite smooth and has a bit of that nice, greasy taste of a good potato vodka)

I definatly suggest Chopin or Imperial. Both are high quality, and not insanely expensive (I personally loved Chopin despite my hatred of vodka and shots in general. It is quite smooth and has a bit of that nice, greasy taste of a good potato vodka)

*Stars writing down* ... never had either I dont THINK

*Stars writing down* ... never had either I dont THINK

http://bestuff.com/images/images_of_stuff/210x600/chopin-vodka-51135.jpg
http://www.linternaute.com/homme/art-de-vivre/photo/vodka/images/3-imperia-vodka.jpg

that should help a little.

Ok this thread has two parts

1) What alcohol do you all enjoy drinking (specifics brand year and such)

2) Supposing you had a party coming up ... you just got a new job got the cash rolling in and promised to buy a few good bottles of SOMETHING for a big party.

What would you buy? (yes this is my situation) Specially what would you buy that was decent quality that ran for under $125 USD (that is the price range I am looking for so middle quality)

1) Beer (Tervetes; Uzavas), Wine (Semi-Sweet Georgian wine from around 2002), Vodka (Finlandia) and Absinthe (don't know actually brands here).

2) Depending what kind of party: if that would be kind of light party of good friends coming together for chat and drinks then Beer and Wine would in order (suits most people and both genders). If it would more active party with a bit heavier drinking expected then I would suggest vodka (for classical people) and Absinthe, because it has interesting and exciting drinking process. Appropriate for parties and fun.

If I had $125 to blow on booze I'd probably just spend it all on Druids and cheap vodka.

Margaritas! And sour apple martinis.

Appletinis? Dude, your gay side is taking over.

Quality beers as WestVleteren.

And the better French wine. I'm used to pay minimum 10 to 15 euro for a bottle. Below that price, you have crap usually.

Gotta love beer. Mainly drink NZ beer such as Double Brown or Tui. Tui probably being my favourite. Also enjoy the old Carlsburg and sometimes Sol/Corona.
That's pretty much all I drink these days. Working on the beer belly.

1) Beers - Becks, Kronenbourg, Hoegaarden (any variety) or Chimay. Red wine - no particular allegiance to country of origin... there are good wines and bad wines from everywhere in my experience. Malt whisky - preferably Islay malts, Laphroaig or Bunnahabhain ideally.

2) Parties are a little different...

The last big party we hosted at my house was a 30th birthday bash for one of my wife's friends. A friend and I (between us we had about 30 years time served in hospitality and the licensed trade) decided to operate a sort of cocktail bar. We had a gigantic range of spirits and obscure liqueurs, and loads and loads of fruit juices and other potential mixers. We were ready. We needn't have bothered.

At 3pm on the day, just as the first guests were arriving, we made up a few 2 litre jugs of what we considered to be a sort of introductory 'welcome to the party' type drink. It was basically vodka and cranberry juice, with a splash of peach schnapps and the juice of 1 fresh lime added to each jug. By 6pm we had used all 12 litres of vodka that we'd had to start with and all of the cranberry, and had to send out for fresh supplies.

The lesson I learned from this experience (although with hindsight I should have seen it coming) is that in a party environment people will drink pretty much whatever there is available. Also, that if the guest list mainly consists of women from the SW of Scotland between the ages of 25 and 40, you can never have enough vodka. :cool:

Currently my favourite is La Fee Parisian Absinthe with a lump of sugar and some water from these lovely people

http://www.eabsinthe.com/

Currently my favourite is La Fee Parisian Absinthe with a lump of sugar and some water from these lovely people

http://www.eabsinthe.com/

*takes note*

My favorite beers:

Anchor Steam Beer, Newcastle, Blue Moon, Guinness, Murphy's

My favorite non-beer alcohol:

Mead (so far I've only had Chaucer's, but it's pretty good), purple coolade mixed with rum, Bombay Saphire Gin, most of the less crappy Vodkas, Bailey's

Things to avoid:

Budweiser, Coors, Popov, Jose Cuervo, Tecate, King's Bay, Jim Beam and other cheap whiskey

Ok this thread has two parts

1) What alcohol do you all enjoy drinking (specifics brand year and such)

2) Supposing you had a party coming up ... you just got a new job got the cash rolling in and promised to buy a few good bottles of SOMETHING for a big party.

What would you buy? (yes this is my situation) Specially what would you buy that was decent quality that ran for under $125 USD (that is the price range I am looking for so middle quality)

I enjoy almost everything with alcohol in it as long as it isn't to sweet. My favorite must be duvel a very good Belgian beer. I generally like most heavier beers (orval, chimay, westmalle, augustijn etc), but also Jupiler or Stella for everyday drinking. Wine is also nice, as long is it isn't to sweet, I prefer red though. I'm no big fan of liquor or cocktails mostly because most of them taste to fruity and because they make you drunk to fast but when it's free I won't turn it down.

2) Of course I would buy champagne, I used to be neutral towards it but a few days ago we started a night with some champagne and it was pretty cool. Alternatively I would just buy a few crates of Duvel or other fine Belgian beers (or from other countries, good foreign beers are probably a lot more expensive than the locals). I don't know a lot of champagne brands so I can't really give a lot of advice there (I'm a student, if it looks like piss with bubbles in it I'll drink it ;))

2) Of course I would buy champagne, I used to be neutral towards it but a few days ago we started a night with some champagne and it was pretty cool. Alternatively I would just buy a few crates of Duvel or other fine Belgian beers (or from other countries, good foreign beers are probably a lot more expensive than the locals). I don't know a lot of champagne brands so I can't really give a lot of advice there (I'm a student, if it looks like piss with bubbles in it I'll drink it ;))
YES! Here's someone with a firm grasp of the obvious. What else do you use for a celebration, but champagne? Everything about it says celebration, from the cork popping, to the fizzing, to the all little bubbles in the plastic champagne flutes that you've bought... And who doesn't like bubbly grape juice?

Just make sure you break it out BEFORE everyone is falling down drunk and won't remember what a great drink it was.

I suspect you will want something a little sweet and not brut. I'm sure there are a dozen different web sites with recommendations for all different price ranges. Holidays are coming up.

Agreed. Opening last year's New Year's Party with a bottle of champagne definitely made the night.

Of course, we then spent the next hour or so kicking around a little hamster ball filled with cream and ice we were using to make ice cream (it worked, and turned out fairly well for the effort).

On topic:
Favorite Beer? I'd have to say either Yuengling or Guiness, but I'm not much of a beer person either way.

I'll drink anything that calls itself vodka, including flavored vodkas like Green Apple Smirnoff (though that stuff can get REAL expensive).

Well not something I'd be pouring at a party but I've long been curious about Johnnie Walker's Blue Label. I'd love to try a bottle of that, but I'm not certain it'd be worth the price.

My favorite beers:

Anchor Steam Beer, Newcastle, Blue Moon, Guinness, Murphy's

My favorite non-beer alcohol:

Mead (so far I've only had Chaucer's, but it's pretty good), purple coolade mixed with rum, Bombay Saphire Gin, most of the less crappy Vodkas, Bailey's

Things to avoid:

Budweiser, Coors, Popov, Jose Cuervo, Tecate, King's Bay, Jim Beam and other cheap whiskey

Mead is awesome.

Mead is awesome.

Yes I quite agree, now my lil bruv has finished with my brewing kit, I'm gonna start a new batch!

Mead is awesome.

Tastes too medicine-ey for my liking

Tastes too medicine-ey for my liking

Are you sure you're not getting Mead mixed up with Mad Dog 2020?:D

Southern Comfort is le sex. I have a litre bottle stowed away in my room. Doesn't burn as much as others. I'm a fan of Jack Daniels, but not as much as I used to be.

I want to try Jim Beam and Laphroaig, they're winking at me in the shop I work...:(

Yes, I like whisky.

Well not something I'd be pouring at a party but I've long been curious about Johnnie Walker's Blue Label. I'd love to try a bottle of that, but I'm not certain it'd be worth the price.

Not a fan of whiskey in general, but of the whiskeys I've had, Blue Label definitely takes the prize. Keep in mind I have limited experience.

Now what really IS overpriced is Grey Goose.

I would go with some Usquaebach Original.... but that's just me.

http://www.usquaebach.com/usquaebach-products.htm

For $125? Lets see

Captain Morgan spiced/coconut rum= $15-20
Stoli Russian Vodka= $20-25
Jose C. Tequila(w/lime)=$20-25
Sam Adams = not sure of the price, but worth it
Crown Royal= $30-45

Get those and you will be under budget and everyone will thank you. Thats all quality stuff.

Ok this thread has two parts

1) What alcohol do you all enjoy drinking (specifics brand year and such)

2) Supposing you had a party coming up ... you just got a new job got the cash rolling in and promised to buy a few good bottles of SOMETHING for a big party.

What would you buy? (yes this is my situation) Specially what would you buy that was decent quality that ran for under $125 USD (that is the price range I am looking for so middle quality)
1. Good beers. I'm looking to get my hands on some Delirium Tremens for three reasons: it has a good reputation, it's named after the condition alcoholics/benzodiazepine addicts/barbiturate addicts get during withdrawal, and it has a pink elephant on the bottle :D

2. $125 worth of Jager, red bull, vodka and sambucca. I'm not a classy guy :p

Buy a thirty pack of Natural Ice for $15. It's 5.9% ABV so it fucks you up quick for a beer. Sure it taste horrible but what would rather do; sip a beer out of a glass giggling as it tickles your nose or get drunk? On top of that buy some cheap ass Sutter House wine. Girls love that shit.

If I had $125 to blow on booze I'd probably just spend it all on Druids and cheap vodka.



Appletinis? Dude, your gay side is taking over.

125 per bottle that is for about 3 is my budget

Only 3 people?

Why not get a bottle of whiskey, a 6 pack, and a bottle of champagne?

Buy a thirty pack of Natural Ice for $15. It's 5.9% ABV so it fucks you up quick for a beer. Sure it taste horrible but what would rather do; sip a beer out of a glass giggling as it tickles your nose or get drunk? On top of that buy some cheap ass Sutter House wine. Girls love that shit.

I have the budget for much more then that ... and in the end I am not supplying the total amount just trying to bring some quality stuff to share

I am sure we will have cases upon cases of beer and probably (knowing my friends) Tones of Cheep whiskey Shnapses and probably some cheep rums including Malibu (and some flavored vodka's such as UV Blue and Red)

The party is about 20+ of us and it is our biggest party of the year starting at Noon Saturday going to Noon Sunday (For those that asked type of party)

Only 3 people?

Why not get a bottle of whiskey, a 6 pack, and a bottle of champagne?

No 3 bottles at 125 a piece (so like 375 or so)

And the bulk of the booze is being handled by my friend who is hosting the party just wanted to get some good stuff to sort of pay him back for the years he has been doing this for us

Get a range of vodka's from cheap ish to really nice and do a blind tasting. Then ditch the cheap vodka, and drink the nice stuff! Reyka (icelandic) is nice, if you can get it.

If you want something that tastes like isopropyl and plum, I recomend soju. Just... don't mix it with beer and/or vodka under ANY circumstance... the results are not pretty v.v

If you want something that tastes like isopropyl and plum, I recomend soju. Just... don't mix it with beer and/or vodka under ANY circumstance... the results are not pretty v.v

I have had it

And I have mixed it with beer :) (but I have a strong stomach ... sure more then a few of my friends would have trouble)

I do like it though btw I may have to look at doing that though they have 2 places in town that carry it

Get a range of vodka's from cheap ish to really nice and do a blind tasting. Then ditch the cheap vodka, and drink the nice stuff! Reyka (icelandic) is nice, if you can get it.

Ill keep an eye ... we have some rather large liquor stores in the area (thankfully) that carry a WIDE range of pretty good choices ... they may have it.

For $125? Lets see

Captain Morgan spiced/coconut rum= $15-20
Stoli Russian Vodka= $20-25
Jose C. Tequila(w/lime)=$20-25
Sam Adams = not sure of the price, but worth it
Crown Royal= $30-45

Get those and you will be under budget and everyone will thank you. Thats all quality stuff.

wow i want
to live in America much cheaper to get pissed

No 3 bottles at 125 a piece (so like 375 or so)

And the bulk of the booze is being handled by my friend who is hosting the party just wanted to get some good stuff to sort of pay him back for the years he has been doing this for us

Oh!

All right.

I hear Smirnoff Black is good..

*reccomends a bottle of vodka, whiskey, and something odd*

You should make boilo!

Oh!

All right.

I hear Smirnoff Black is good..

*reccomends a bottle of vodka, whiskey, and something odd*

You should make boilo!

boilo?

boilo?

http://www.coalregion.com/Recipes/boilo.htm

Most people I know use two bottles of whiskey. ;)