What is your favorite mixed drink?

[Lethe]

I'm not necessarily interested in one fantastic drink that a bartender made you in an island resort somewhere, but more of something that you drink all the time on a daily/weekly basis.

Just curious what the mixed drinks are of the DU crowd.

I tend to switch around somewhat. For a long time I drank Stoli and soda on the rocks with lime, then Manhattans, now I drink a lot of Americano's and Negroni's. I was never a big Martini fan but now I may reconsider after using top shelf gin in the Negroni.

[malta blue]

1. I like a mojito in the summertime....

and will drink scotch in the winter.

But I don't usually drink hard liquor. I am more of a wine person...

[bigwillq]

2. Stoli and 7 with a lime

:toast:

[lost-in-nj]

3. ok I have 2

my favorite pre dinner drink is

an apricot sour


my favorite "fun" drink

a Miami Vice- half pina colada and half strawberry daquari.....


tried a Tootsie Roll once... knew I could get in trouble so I NEVER had another


:hi:

lost

[Lethe]

5. i'm gonna have to try that Tootsie Roll

sounds like of funky.....

wow thats a combo i would have never thought of.....i used to drink white russians a lot too, and the occasional colorado bulldog.

[lost-in-nj]

9. made right, it tastes just like one

mmmmmmmm

:hi:

lost

[yellowdogintexas]

4. Margarita on the rocks, not frozen. Blue Hawaiian, gin and tonic, Salty Dog.

I have never tried a Mojito. If Sangria counts as a mixed drink (some versions do have rum or brandy in them) then that would be my second favorite

[Lethe]

8. i like Salty Dog too

for some reason Gin and citrus/bitterness go together

[Kali]

29. mmmmmojitos

try a real one, I keep seeing this fake mixer shit around and now I am afraid to order them anymore

[Lyric]

35. Mmmmmm. Mojitos.

Hemingway's drink of choice. Always the real ones, though, with the mint still in the glass. :9

[Kali]

38. and your teeth

:7

[yellowdogintexas]

82. I fully intend to have my daughter's boyfriend make me one when I visit in 2 weeks,

as she tells me he makes a very good one. He is in chef school so I know he has good taste buds

[WinkyDink]

6. Vodka and OJ.

[mcctatas]

7. Anything containing Gin or Tequila...

or Tullemore Dew in a glass;)

[Fran Kubelik]

10. Vodka tonic with a twist of lime, I guess

Probably Grey Goose or Belvedere.

[datasuspect]

11. me too

but i like rotgut cheap vodka.

i used to drink jack and coke, but i got tired of blacking out.

[Fran Kubelik]

12. I used to have a job where people bought my drinks

Which, now that I type it, makes me sound like I was a prostitute. :) Not what I meant.
Anyway, left that job so I'm thinking it's back to cheaper brands for me. Or no booze, which is the direction I've been going.

[lost-in-nj]

13. Sex on the beach

oh I am sorry


didn't mean to go off track!!!!

but..... ummmm nothing wrong with it!!!!



:rofl:


lost


J/K

[Shine]

14. That's easy: Mojitos, baby!!

:bounce:

The trick is to make them with Bacardi LIMON. :thumbsup: :9

[Fox Mulder]

15. Kamikaze.

[Lethe]

57. i have gotten seriously faded on these

wow! :D

[Greyskye]

16. Absolut Collins

Simple and good. :hi:

[Taverner]

17. Craft Beer mixed with glass

[doc03]

18. Never had one I like,beer and wine is the only thing I care for. n/t

[SeattleGirl]

19. Black Velvet and Coke. n/t

[Chan790]

20. Campari Royale...sweet (as opposed to bitter)

1/2 oz. Campari
1 1/2 oz. Gran Marnier
3 oz. OJ
Ice

Stir and garnish with an orange wheel.

Normally, it's Gran Marnier and Campari in equal ratios, one ounce of each. Bitter is more Campari than Gran Marnier. Adjust to taste.

:applause: for the Negroni and Americano too. Campari is an acquired taste.

[Lethe]

58. i'm gonna have to try that

sounds good.

[PBS Poll-435]

21. Malibu and Seven

Malibu Rum and Seagram's Seven that is...

:evilgrin:

[mokawanis]

22. Korbel Brandy and ice

I believe adding the ice qualifies it as a mixed drink...:toast:

[Redstone]

23. A real Margarita, which has NOTHING to do with that "sweet and sour" crap.

A real Margarita consists of ONLY three things:
-Tequila
-Orange liqueur
-FRESH lime juice.

That's it. Anything else is a poseur fake, and likely to make you throw up after drinking three of them.

Redstone

[Kali]

34. and on the rocks NOT in a blender!

and preferably cointreau - salud!

[SacredCow]

24. Hard to choose a favorite....

I drink a lot of Mojitos in the summer... but also love margaritas, mexican martinis, vodka-tonics, cosmos, various martinis.

I use my cocktail shaker a LOT!!!

[TroglodyteScholar]

25. Vodka greyhound

Vodka + grapefruit juice = yay!

[DarkTirade]

26. Don't drink many.

I tend to prefer wine or decent liquor. For me, mixed drinks are a thing I order when I feel like being silly. Like last time I went out with friends and we went bar/club hopping (something I rarely do, I might add) the first place we went to, I got scotch. Straight. No ice, nothin'. Just a nice, manly scotch. Then the next club we went to, I asked the bartender to make me the fruitiest, girliest drink he had. Then at the next place, I told the bartender about my two previous drink choices, and told her to surprise me with something else. So she mixed me a drink that was mostly just lemonade and scotch. :P I thought her creativity deserved a good tip. It was actually pretty good, come to think of it.

Then again, this was my fourth drink of the night so my judgement may have been a little off by then... :)

[bridgit]

27. You can shout out, "Vodka Cran!" and get it in a crowded bar. But I like...

Ruby Slippers :9
1 part Sour Apple Pucker
1 part Triple Sec
1 part Vodka, raspberry
3 splashes Cranberry Juice

[GRLMGC]

28. Mojitos and Lemon Drops

I was all about the pretty mixed drinks when I first turned 21 but now I've grown to appreciate beer and wine. However, I love me a good Mojito or a Lemon Drop!

[HEyHEY]

30. Glass and Whiskey

[Inchworm]

31. Wild Irish Rose and koolaid

:D

[Lethe]

63. hell why not?

what flavor koolaid? Do they still make Purplesaurus Rex?

On the low end of the fortified wines, i prefer Wild Cherry Nightmare.

[Kali]

32. I like a real on the rocks daiquiri, what is a Negroni?

(is that spelled right?) but nobody makes them right. I loved mojitos for a while but they are pricey and now made with fake shit. A real margarita on the rocks is good but I make the best I have ever had. Other rum based girl-drinks like fruit daiquiris or pina coladas are tasty. Hard to beat gin and tonic when it is hot and humid.

I don't drink much of anything very regularly anymore so I should just shut up and stop making myself thirsty.:rofl:

[Chan790]

37. A Negroni is a variation on an americano.

It was named after the Count Camillo Negroni of Florence, Italy who really liked americanos but couldn't be seen drinking such a plebeian common drink in public...so he had his own version invented and named it after himself.

It's Gin, Vermouth and Campari in equal parts served over ice with a orange twist. It's really bitter and best as an aperitif. Also, definitely a summer sipping beverage.

[Kali]

39. it does sound like a good summer drink

I have been wanting to give Campari a try - may grab a bottle next trip to the Ueta/border.

[Chan790]

40. Grab a small one...

it's an acquired taste. It's a type of bitters which pairs well/complements citrus, especially oranges.

[Kali]

47. Yeah I tried a sip of a Campari and OJ a few years ago, but I was

drinking raki (like Ouzo) at the time so didn't really get a fair taste, but that was when the intrigue started. Then like often happens when your attention has been drawn, I started noticing it in different places and the time is coming to do something to satisfy the curiosity!

[Lethe]

87. yeah, also Negroni can knock you on your ass

it's a strong drink.

i find the Negroni to be less bitter than an Americano. A good gin will take some of the bitterness out of the Campari.

A couple Negroni's and you will be buzz happy :D

[Rabrrrrrr]

72. Sweet Vermouth, baby. Sweet Vermouth.

Just want to say it twice in case someone who doesn't know might accidentally go for the dry Vermouth they use in their Martinis...

I, too, love Negronis, especially in the summer.

[Chan790]

79. Yes...

I always forget that some people actually drink the dry inferior pale shit. Waste of perfectly good gin is what dry vermouth is most of the time.

[Lethe]

89. do you have a fav Sweet Vermouth?

my local liquor store that is within biking distance only carries 2 varieties: Gallo and Rossi.

[Rabrrrrrr]

96. I haven't found a lot of difference in the sweet vermouths

and I've never tried any pricey stuff.

I only use sweet vermouth in cocktails, and then mostly in Negronis, and the campari would overpower any fine points of an elegant sweet vermouth (assuming one even exists, and I don't think it does).

I would bet shitloads of money that the bottle in my cupboard now is a Rossi or a Gallo.

[Lyric]

33. Rum and Coke

Usually Bacardi 151 rum and Diet Coke. Not every day, though--not even every week. Usually more like once every couple of months. But I've had it (to excess) twice in the past month. Life has been stressful recently. *sigh*

[Kali]

36. ...

ooo bad memories of 151. or rather, blank spots:blush:

[Lyric]

41. Bwaahaaa. Me too.

I have this awful tendency to PUI and drunk-dial while under the influence of 151. :blush:

There are some things that I don't WANT to remember. :rofl:

[Kali]

49. I woke up in a medical tent at a concert

and the medics didn't believe me that all I had was some rum! I told them (between retches) that they should chug a whole pint of 151 on an empty stomach in the sun and see how it goes.

I THINK that was the last time I had it. Still drink the lower octane - do love the rum drinks, but wooo that was a long afternoon.

[LostInAnomie]

42. Maker's Mark and Coke

Or, Vodka and Cranberry juice.

[Lethe]

64. i like Maker's Mark straight up

with a beer or cola chaser

[underpants]

90. Good good stuff

and it doesn't leave feeling like a lost soul in the morning.

:toast:

[underpants]

91. Grain alcohol and rain water

[Broken_Hero]

43. Long Beach Ice Tea...

http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink4885.html

[Lethe]

65. that sounds interesting, i'vie never had that

i've had a lot of Long Island Ice Tea's though.

[BuddhaGirl]

44. I love lemon drops, cosmo's, margaritas on the rocks

REAL margaritas. Last weekend I had a pomegranate cosmo that was to die for. I also like sea breezes. :-)

[darkstar]

45. This summer I've been getting vodka tonics and whiskey sours

for some reason. Not really regular or anything, but I've had 4-5 of each so far this summer I'd say.

[backscatter712]

46. White Russians, Comrades! n/t

[Mr. Blonde]

48. Me too.

I have been known to get in trouble drinking them though. I bless and curse whoever thought it would be a good idea to make an alcoholic drink taste like a YooHoo.

[Lethe]

62. i love white russians too

good stuff

The Dude's favorite drink too!

The best thing to do is smuggle Kahlua in from Mexico, that shit is cheap over there.

[CTyankee]

50. I'll have a Bellini, please.

Had great one at the hotel bar in Bologna last May. Mmm, I shoulda asked them where I could find the peach nectar (don't think it was from a can).

[Chan790]

54. You can find really good peach nectars usually...

in 32 and 64 oz. glass bottles in the organic-foods, produce, or high-end juices section of your supermarket. (Basically, it's near the Odwalla, Naked, or Pom juices typically. Expect to pay an arm and a leg though. Specialty juices have low sell-through and thus a high-markup.)

Edit: I just noticed you're a fellow nutmegger. Price Chopper carries a lot of specialty juice...it's in the produce section, usually down on one end in a refrigerated case.

[CTyankee]

56. Is Price Chopper anywhere near New Haven?

We have some very nice gourmet markets here so mebbe I should try them...

Thanks for the tip....

[Chan790]

78. Price Chopper.

It's a grocery chain based out of Schenectedy: family-owned, high-quality products, pioneering (first 24-hour supermarket, first to offer customer loyalty program, first to offer gasoline discount, first mainstream supermarket to stock organic offerings in all stores,...), big on community-involvement and charity...We have them here in Hartford, I've seen them in the NJ and NYC suburbs and as far south as PA. I just checked though...the closest to New Haven would be Southington or Torrington. That's a hike. I would expect they'll be expanding down your way soon...they only opened upstate in the past 5-10 years and are already dominating the market.

[CTyankee]

80. I take it that they are not like Whole Foods? n/t

[Chan790]

81. Not really...

more in the mainstream supermarket market with the likes of Shaw's, Stop and Shop and ShopRite...just doing it with a focus on innovation and quality instead of lower prices. (The prices aren't bad either...) If you can't tell...I'm very enthusiastically-satisfied with my grocery-shopping experience there. It's the only supermarket I've ever been in where the store brand is consistently as good (or better) than name-brand and I can find veg*n dietary-staples (like vital wheat gluten and miso, quality produce) without having to ask them to order them.

They still carry the generic grocery items and brands. (i.e. hothouse tomatoes, Kellogg's cereals) Also, not quite as comprehensive as "Whole Paycheck"...unlike Whole Foods, you have 2 or 3 choices of ricemilk brands instead of 20. Still...it's better than grocery shopping was for me 3 years ago when I could expect to consistently have to make stops at three different places to get all my groceries.

[OnionPatch]

51. My taste is unrefined.

My husband drinks Martinis and Manhattans. Some of my family is so into wine that they actually travel to France once a year to stock up. I can't tell a $5.00 bottle of wine from a $100.00 bottle, so I tell them not to waste it on me.

My favorite drink? Mudslide. Tastes like a chocolate milkshake! Mmmm. :9

[Chan790]

55. A dirty secret...

(can't tell a $5 bottle from a $100 bottle): Neither can most people. Some researcher did a study earlier this year where they gave people sample cups of wine.

1/3 the people got a cheap wine and an expensive wine labeled with the correct prices.
1/3 got a cheap wine and an expensive wine with the prices reversed.
1/6 got two cups of the cheap wine with differing price tags.
1/6 got two cups of the expensive wine with differing price tags.

90%+ of subjects rated the wine they thought was more expensive as better. As someone who took sommelier training...I already knew this. So do most restaurateurs. On the average restaurant wine list...out of the top three most expensive wines...one is typically a 100%+ markup on a cheap wine. Really. Even from an honest retailer/broker, price in wine reflects scarcity more often than quality. Only the rarest most expensive bottles typically have both.

There are an increasing number of vintners producing high-quality wines...there is an exploding market of wine speculators who buy up bottles of cheap wine across the spectrum because if even one wine they have is highly-rated (90 or better by Wine Spectator) they can make a tidy profit by marking up something they bought cheap and reselling.

[Lethe]

59. interesting

i'm def not a wine connoisseur....i usually stick to something inexpensive that I think will go well with my meal

[AwakeAtLast]

52. Margarita, rocks, salt

:9

[Phillycat]

53. Cranberry juice and club soda, with lime.

The drink of choice for recovering alcoholics the world over. :)

[Lethe]

60. sounds good

add some vodka and we'll be in business! :D

[MsTryska]

61. I don't know the name of it - I made it up

Stoli Vanilla, OJ and a Splash of Cran if I'm feeling festive

or Stoli Rapsberry and Sprite with a lime, if i'm clubbing.

Dark n Stormies (Jamiaican Rum and Ginger beer), Mojitos (Real ones) and Mangoritas if the establishment allows.

[Coyote_Bandit]

66. Not much of a drinker but

in the heat of summer I enjoy a Fresca (original citrus) mixed with vanilla rum. Tastes a lot like a dreamsicle.

in winter I prefer an adult coffee beverage - iced coffee mixed with equal parts creme de cacao, tequila rose and coffee liqueur. Topped with whipped cream of course.

The two stand bys are Crown mixed with vanilla coke or plain old rum and coke.

[Lady Effingbroke]

67. T-N-T

Tecate n' Tabasco

(...or Sol, or Corona, or any other light Mexican beer)

[sniffa]

68. Does dirty martini count?

If not, banana or strawberry/banana frozen margarita.

[miss_american_pie]

69. Bourbon and coke

But I can't drink that in public anymore so now its mojitos. :)

[Xipe Totec]

70. Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster

According to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the best drink in existence is the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster; it says that the drink's effect is similar to having one's brains smashed out by a slice of lemon wrapped around a large gold brick. The Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster has also been described in the novel as the alcoholic equivalent to a mugging: expensive and bad for the head.

[Rabrrrrrr]

71. I"m not really a mixed drink fan, I prefer cocktails, but every now and again I do a rum and coke

or variant thereof.

I just find mixed drinks to be rather lackluster in both taste and genesis.

[Throd]

73. Bushmill's and soda

[RadiationTherapy]

74. Gin, lemon, ice, cayenne pepper. nt

[grannylib]

75. I rarely drink hard liquor, but when I do, I like White Russians or

vodka tonic with a lime twist.
I usually drink wine if I drink anything.

[bamacrat]

76. Jim Beam Black and Coke

Gotta be Black.

[Hippo_Tron]

77. Rum and Orange Soda, perferably Havana Club

But alas the Bacardi Corporation and a few assholes in Florida make sure we continue to have laws that stop me from drinking that rum cuz it funds evil evil communism

So I settle for Captain Morgan. Bacardi tastes like piss as far as I'm concerned.

[Pierre.Suave]

83. Rum and Coke...

Love it for some reason.

[tekisui]

84. Black and Tan

No liquor for me. It always ends with me yaking.

[TK421]

85. dry Rob Roys are a favorite of mine n/t

[Raffi Ella]

86. I like sweet drinks.

Vodka Collins, Strawberry daquiries, Margaritas, Madras, Mai Tais.

[hippywife]

88. Tamarind flavored Kool-Aid.

But I'm on the wagon now and only drink water. :)

[BOSSHOG]

92. Beer and a Can

[Shell Beau]

93. Margarita on the rocks, and I love a good spicy Bloody Mary.

[KansDem]

94. Lagavulin and Lagavulin

+ = :9

[BlueStateGirl]

95. Hendricks and Tonic.

[jakefrep]

97. Tanqueray & Tonic, mojitos....

and a concotion I call Spezi & Coke (over ice):

2oz. Bacardi "O"
3oz. Coca-Cola
3oz. Fanta Orange