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Drinking a modified Vesper right now, got me thinking. What's your favourite cocktail? Have you invented any interesting drinks? What are you drinking right now?

Right now, I'm in school not drinking anything. But I should get a soda. As for cocktails, try the Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster.

Hmm... I have invented a couple drinks I believe...

One was Rum and Coke (in this case Pepsi), but with the addition of a very large degree of soy sauce. I would not recommend that one to those who aren't masochists.

The other was whisky, soy milk (sounds disgusting, I know), and a large dose of maple syrup (real maple syrup, not the log cabin shit). This sounds really foul, but it's actually really good and tastes vaguely like maple sugary oatmeal.

As for my favorite traditional cocktail... it's gotta be the Bloody Mary.

I like good beer better than any cocktails, though.

Drinking a modified Vesper right now, got me thinking. What's your favourite cocktail? Have you invented any interesting drinks? What are you drinking right now?

I like my drinks raw, but as for advice, I'd suggest the cockfore over the cocktail.

I like my drinks raw, but as for advice, I'd suggest the cockfore over the cocktail.

An interesting variation, to be sure.

Is Dr. Pepper a cocktail?

Right now, I'm in school not drinking anything.

And?

Is Dr. Pepper a cocktail?

A flaming D. Pepper is. But a regular one out of a can... no.

Rum, Triple Sec, and a little bit of Rose's Sweet Lime Juice.

A flaming D. Pepper is. But a regular one out of a can... no.

Is that a Dr. Pepper that just came out of the closet and is really flamboyant about it?

Rum and blue curazao in thick mango juice, that's my contribution to the cocktail world.

As for classics, ol' Cuba Libre, as long as the rum isn't good enough as to drink it dry.

i used to love these pint cocktails they did at a local pub called The Hobbit. they were all themed around LOTR characters... my favourite was the Gandalf. i don't know what was in it, but it was bright blue and tasty rather nice http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/2226/smileis1.gif

Drinking a modified Vesper right now, got me thinking. What's your favourite cocktail? Have you invented any interesting drinks? What are you drinking right now?
While hanging out with some college friends (we went to BU) I invented a cocktail that involved absurd amounts of liquor, orange juice, and Mountain Dew. We called it the "Charles River" because it looked like sludge and tasted like radioactive sludge.

I think it's hard to beat a classic Mohito, or even a G&T myself.

Mojito?

I've recently discovered the amazing properties of the Four Horsemen Pure Whiskey with Hell Following.

It entails Jim Beam, Jack Daniel's, Johnny Walker Red, and Jameson's Irish. The normal variant use Jose Cuervo Tequila instead of Jameson's, but I prefer the whiskey. Hell following is Everclear.

However, I simply name it as: Jim, Jack, John, James and Hell.

When you have to forget your troubles, there's nothing better.

Mojito?

A drink made from white rum, sugar cane juice, lime juice and plenty of mint leaves and ice (and something else which I forget). It is a great drink and I will get it if the mood takes me.

Mojito - top it off w/ club soda

Painkiller - in a collins glass: ice, 1oz each of white rum, dark rum and coconut rum, top w/equal parts orange and pineapple juice and a splash of grenadine.

Mojito - top it off w/ club soda

Painkiller - in a collins glass: ice, 1oz each of white rum, dark rum and coconut rum, top w/equal parts orange and pineapple juice and a splash of grenadine.

I knew I was forgetting something. I will have to try the Painkiller.

A drink made from white rum, sugar cane juice, lime juice and plenty of mint leaves and ice (and something else which I forget). It is a great drink and I will get it if the mood takes me.

I'm aware of the drink, but it's Mojito, not "Mohito".

The proper mojito uses "yerbabuena" leaves, not mint ones, although mint makes a standard substitute if yerbabuena isn't available.

Here are a few nice cocktails for all you lads and ladies:
http://www.somethingawful.com/d/comedy-goldmine/awful-food-drink.php

Make sure that the medical professionals know of the beforementioned link before you lose consciousness.

If you like Mojitos, try a Caipirinha--a cocktail from Brazil made from a Brazilian rum, lime and sugar. A little harsher than Caribbean rums, but strong! Really popular in the NYC area right now in a lot of South American-based restaurants

I'm aware of the drink, but it's Mojito, not "Mohito".

The proper mojito uses "yerbabuena" leaves, not mint ones, although mint makes a standard substitute if yerbabuena isn't available.

Meh and it's 'Colour' not 'Color'.

If you like Mojitos, try a Caipirinha--a cocktail from Brazil made from a Brazilian rum, lime and sugar. A little harsher than Caribbean rums, but strong! Really popular in the NYC area right now in a lot of South American-based restaurants

Caipirinha´s awesome!! How is that your spell the liquor that makes it? Cachaza? I know that can´t be the spelling...

As for my cocktails, I totally like Midori Sour and Incredible Hulk.

I tend to make non-alchaholic cocktails. I mix loads of different fruit juices together, making very tasty and fruity beverages. I'm not a fan of Alcahol, though I do occasionally enjoy a few social drinks.

Yeah, cachaza. Pretty strong stuff. For me, for caipirinha uses only.

Yeah, cachaza. Pretty strong stuff. For me, for caipirinha uses only.

Hombre sí, la chachaza es muy fuerte. Una vez cometí el error de pedir una caipirinha sin hielo, media creo que le dicen, y la calentura que me subió fue épica. La borrachera también. Cada vez que la pido, y no es muy seguido, pido que le pongan un poco de hielo.:D

Qué macha. Eso no se hace.

Yo lo hice con pisco, y no llegué lejos tampoco.

Qué macha. Eso no se hace.

Yo lo hice con pisco, y no llegué lejos tampoco.

Es que la ignorancia es atrevida, ¿verdad?:D

¿Qué es pisco?

Un licor peruano fuerte. Lo que toman allá para el frío de Los Andes. Es como un brandy, un Cognac.

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisco_del_Per%C3%BA

No te creo que no lo hayas visto por allá, a ver si empezamos a salir más de marcha, ¿vale? :p

Un licor peruano fuerte. Lo que toman allá para el frío de Los Andes. Es como un brandy, un Cognac.

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisco_del_Per%C3%BA

No te creo que no lo hayas visto por allá, a ver si empezamos a salir más de marcha, ¿vale? :p

Ome, ¿pero a eso no le dicen chichaito or algo así?:p

Tendré que ir más seguido a las Américas, ¿no crees? A beber licores fuertes y a contar guarradas en mis borracheras. ¿Te apuntas?:wink:

Oy, y tengo que hacerte después unas preguntas sobre La Sayona y El Silbón. Me cunden esas leyendas.

Chichaíto no lo he escuchado, pero bueno, el castellano...Y sí, deberías. Ven después de marzo, cuando vuelva yo, para que te pueda guiar, si quieres hacemos el viaje del Che Guevara a la inversa, y nos vamos en motocicleta hasta la Argentina.

Ooooh, ¡La Sayona y el Silbón, mis leyendas de aparecidos favoritas! ¡Cuando quieras!

Closest thing to a cocktail I drink is spiced rum and coke or vodka and cranberry juice.


Otherwise I drink hard liquor and imported beers. Because Im not a sissy.

Otherwise I drink hard liquor and imported beers. Because Im not a sissy.

So you assume that anyone who does not drink beer or liquor is a sissy? What a narrow-minded view of life you have.

So you assume that anyone who does not drink beer or liquor is a sissy? What a narrow-minded view of life you have.

You assume I am serious? What a lack of humor you have.


Lighten up. It will make life much more fun.

You assume I am serious? What a lack of humor you have.


Lighten up. It will make life much more fun.

I'm so light that I just hit the ceiling. :p

The Bloody Awful:

2 shots of cheap vodka
Bit of table salt
Hit of some random hot sauce you found in the back of your girlfriend's cupboard
Mustard
A shot of soy sauce
The residual liquid from a bottle of Sprite you had been drinking 2 hours earlier
Fill the rest of the glass with V8 (then realize that it was actually V8 Splash, not the tomato stuff)

Then insert it into your urethra via a small pipette, because even though that will be agonizingly painful, it will still be better than trying to swallow the vile mix.

Chichaíto no lo he escuchado, pero bueno, el castellano...Y sí, deberías. Ven después de marzo, cuando vuelva yo, para que te pueda guiar, si quieres hacemos el viaje del Che Guevara a la inversa, y nos vamos en motocicleta hasta la Argentina.

Ooooh, ¡La Sayona y el Silbón, mis leyendas de aparecidos favoritas! ¡Cuando quieras!

¿Dos gallegas en moto, algo ebrias? Me parece, me parece. ((Claro, que ni tú ni yo somos gallegas, pero sé que me entiendes.))

Ya te enviaré un TG con mis preguntas. De la Sayona ya sabía una que otra cosa, pero el Silbón me partió. Me encantó lo que leí de él y pues, quería escuchar tu historia. Las leyendas suelen sonar más suculentas cuando las has escuchado de más de una boca.:p

Gin martini, dry, one olive.

Yes, "gin martini" is redundant, but with all the ridiculous drinks that get called martinis, I thought I'd better be clear.

I'm all about the touchdown. Absolut mandarin and red bull. It's delish.

Caipirinha´s awesome!! How is that your spell the liquor that makes it? Cachaza? I know that can´t be the spelling...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cachaça

they finally started selling it around here. actually, wait, i haven't checked here in particular, but they've got it in wisconsin now.

Sex on the Beach.

I just wish it had a less silly name, then I wouldn't feel so stupid ordering it :P

Sex on the Beach.

I just wish it had a less silly name, then I wouldn't feel so stupid ordering it :P

it's less silly than ordering a blow job, I think.

I'm drinking dihydrogen monoxide right now.

Is that a Dr. Pepper that just came out of the closet and is really flamboyant about it?

No. It's a drink that's on fire. Literally.

I've recently discovered the amazing properties of the Four Horsemen Pure Whiskey with Hell Following.

It entails Jim Beam, Jack Daniel's, Johnny Walker Red, and Jameson's Irish. The normal variant use Jose Cuervo Tequila instead of Jameson's, but I prefer the whiskey. Hell following is Everclear.

However, I simply name it as: Jim, Jack, John, James and Hell.

When you have to forget your troubles, there's nothing better.

Sounds like an expansion of the Three Wise Men.

Dirty gin martini, shaken with an olive or two.

1.5 oz gin, .5 oz vermooth, dash of juice/brine from a jar of olives, into a martini mixer with some ice for a couple of shakes then into a glass with some olives on a toothpick.

I think the olive juice gives it a bit of more of an interesting flavour.

Although I've also made some delicious concoctions with cherry whiskey, amaretto and perhaps some regular whiskey...? I only did this once at my bf's house so I can't remember exactly what I put in it.

Oh, and long island ice teas are good if you have a good bartender (or are making them yourself), but they can also be terrible if you have a bad bartender.

right now? Space wine.



some good martinis are cinnamon vanilla, chocolate raspberry, mocha, and flirtini (which I vary alot depending on who I'm serving)

3 parts Grey Goose, 1 Part Gordons, dash Noilly Prat*. Shakey shakey shakey w/ice until super cold.

Pour into big glass, serve with thin slice lemon peel. Drink. Repeat until dead.

I'm not much of a cocktail drinker these days though.

*Or U can just hold teh bottle next to teh shaker.

3 parts Grey Goose, 1 Part Gordons, dash Noilly Prat*. Shakey shakey shakey w/ice until super cold.

Pour into big glass, serve with thin slice lemon peel. Drink. Repeat until dead.

I'm not much of a cocktail drinker these days though.

*Or U can just hold teh bottle next to teh shaker.

which gordon's?

Just the london dry in the green bottle. TBH you can use any decentish gin, it's just there to add a little juniper. You could probably change the vodka around too. I happen to be a grey goose person, so it's pretty much all I keep around.

Just the london dry. TBH you can use any decentish gin, it's just there to add a little juniper.

I've been killing a mix of Gordon's Gin and Gordon's Vodka. With red drink mix. Hence, space wine.

I've been killing a mix of Gordon's Gin and Gordon's Vodka. With red drink mix. Hence, space wine.

:salute: Good Man!!

A drink I (think) I invented.

Tequila, about 2 or 3 shots, Orange soda (12 oz can) and fruit punch in a blender. Add ice until full and blend.

I also like vodka with cranberry juice, and rum and mountain dew.

.5 oz vermooth

The vermouth's not actually for putting in the drink. You're just supposed to look at it while you pour the gin. :tongue:

Let's see...
Rusty Nail, Tequila Sunrise, Gin & Tonic, Frozen Pina Colada, Screwdriver, Harvey Wall Bangers...

Best original:
WW III

2 oz Grand Marnier
2 oz Bailey's Irish Cream
2 oz Kahlúa
2 oz Vodka
2 oz Creme de Cacao
1 scoop vanilla ice cream

Ice cream goes in a parfait glass, if you have one.
Booze goes over the ice cream, in reverse order.
You end up with a B-52 over the Frozen Steppes, hence the name.

Closest thing to a cocktail I drink is spiced rum and coke or vodka and cranberry juice.
Otherwise I drink hard liquor and imported beers. Because Im not a sissy.

Try a Black Samurai:

1 part sake (the cheaper and nastier the better - the rocket fuel sold in the vending machines here works well)
1 part soy sauce

That'll put hair on your chest.



Uncle Dai's100% Pure Texas Mango Zombie Poison, isn't a coctail, but it does the trick:
1 2 l. Bottle of 50 proof shochu
1 handful of rock sugar
1 kg mangos

Cut up the mangos.
Put everything in a big ol' sterilized jar.
Wait 2 years.

As it is getting towards winter I have moved onto Whisky Mack - Whisky and Ginger Wine - rather than the Singapore Slings and Gimlets of the summer months.

I like zombies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_cocktail)

I like zombies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_cocktail)

I like turtles (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMNry4PE93Y)

The vermouth's not actually for putting in the drink. You're just supposed to look at it while you pour the gin. :tongue:
That's the Winston Churchill martini.

And here I thought there was going to be a purist taking offense to the olive juice addition.

That's the Winston Churchill martini.

And here I thought there was going to be a purist taking offense to the olive juice addition.

Dakini would be a fine name for a cocktail - some kind of cross between a daiquiri and a martini perhaps.

That's the Winston Churchill martini.

And here I thought there was going to be a purist taking offense to the olive juice addition.

I'd feel kind of silly objecting to olive juice when I've been told in advance it's a dirty martini. :)

Dakini would be a fine name for a cocktail - some kind of cross between a daiquiri and a martini perhaps.
Do rum and gin tend to go together well? I don't think I've ever had both in the house at the same time and I only really ever drank dark rum to begin with.

I'd feel kind of silly objecting to olive juice when I've been told in advance it's a dirty martini. :)
Yay!

Given the number of people who think that martinis are supposed to have random liqueurs in them it's nice to come across somebody who knows what dirty means in this context. I've actually been tempted to go to the martini lounge and see if they know what I mean when I ask for a dirty gin martini (I would have to specify the gin part otherwise I'd probably get vodka). They've got a complicated menu full of chocolatey, fruity things that have no business being called martinis.

Do rum and gin tend to go together well? I don't think I've ever had both in the house at the same time and I only really ever drank dark rum to begin with.

they mix fine in Long Island Iced Teas...can't think of many others where you use the two.

Do rum and gin tend to go together well? I don't think I've ever had both in the house at the same time and I only really ever drank dark rum to begin with.

Not sure, there are a couple of cocktails with both in but I haven't tried any of them. Will have a go tonight - suspect with a little lime juice it would be quite good.

Yay!

Given the number of people who think that martinis are supposed to have random liqueurs in them it's nice to come across somebody who knows what dirty means in this context. I've actually been tempted to go to the martini lounge and see if they know what I mean when I ask for a dirty gin martini (I would have to specify the gin part otherwise I'd probably get vodka). They've got a complicated menu full of chocolatey, fruity things that have no business being called martinis.

I love serving dirty martinis because I get to ask "would you like that Catholic school girl or French whore behind the 7-11?"

they mix fine in Long Island Iced Teas...can't think of many others where you use the two.
True, but everything goes in long island iced teas.

I love serving dirty martinis because I get to ask "would you like that Catholic school girl or French whore behind the 7-11?"
Haha, gauging the dirtiness level?

True, but everything goes in long island iced teas.
hence why I love them
Haha, gauging the dirtiness level?

oh yeah. Nothing like a)making them the drink exactly how dirty they like it and b) flirting for money :)

Decided to dig this thread up, because I just made a really rich drink; the Caruso. One part gin, one part dry vermouth, one part green creme de menthe. You can feel it dancing around in your belly.

However, I simply name it as: Jim, Jack, John, James and Hell.

Jameson's first name is John[/pedantic liquor store employee]

Ifreann, like the original ingredients for my 7-10-2008 Vesper, I fear that that poster no longer exists.

My inner pedant is still satisfied.

Bloody Mary made with wasabi and soy instead of horseradish and Worcestershire sauce. (be careful with the ratios though)

A good margarita on the rocks with a Grand Marnier floater and a splash of OJ.

Carribbean Rum Punch (not the official name, but in the Islands they dispense with all the fancy names only the tourists like and do a basic variation of the same recipe). My favorite version while visiting would be equal parts light rum, dark rum, coconut rum, spiced rum, with OJ, Pineapple Juice and a splash of Apricot Brandy and grenadine over ice in the biggest glass you can find. My favorite garnish with this one is a hammock between to coconut palms.

I don't make drinks, I drink drinks. Anything that takes longer to make than it does for me to open a can of beer is slowing down the process of alcohol entering my body.

I don't make drinks, I drink drinks. Anything that takes longer to make than it does for me to open a can of beer is slowing down the process of alcohol entering my body.

By the same token, cocktails tend to allow MORE alcohol into the body at once, mmm?

By the same token, cocktails tend to allow MORE alcohol into the body at once, mmm?

Yes, but they require more effort than the simple pop of tab or twist of a cap. Creating drinks isn't a mindless task, and seeing as I lost mine 3 or 4 years ago, I guess the two of us don't quite mesh.