What is your favourite cocktail?
>>7098932
Gin martini with vermouth, cocktail onions and olive brine...so...a dirty martini I guess.
Bourbon manhattan with orange bitters and Sazeracs are what I typically drink when its not just bourbon on the rocks or beer.
Toss up between rye old fashioned, sazerac and negroni
sideeeeeeeecar
Negroni 4 lyfe nigga
French 75
7&7 master race
This >>7098943 or white russian
Sex on the beach, i could drink them all day. And all memes aside, white russians are very nice.
>>7098932
Does scotch and water count as a cocktail?
Orange Juice
You bunch of degenerates
moscow mules for a while now
>>7099076
My african-american fellow
Depending on the season: Pimm's Cup, Gin and Tonic with lots of fresh lime, or a ramos gin fizz.
or just some good single malt scotch with a tiny bit (splash) of water. That's not really a cocktail though.
What's a good casual cocktail that won't hit me in the stomach like a brick but will get me buzzed quickly?
Long Island Iced Tea of course
The meyer lemon Drop is the most pleasant of past times.
>>7098932
Cheap at bars and cheap at home
Whiskey sour
Tombstone
Gin and tonic
>>7099058
That's not even a cocktail. There are plenty of non-alcoholic cocktails, you know.
>>7099151
>Not putting the drink in parts
Seems like a bretty tasty, sweet cocktail, though
>>7098932
Dirty vodka martini. There is a place near by that serves it with blue cheese stuffed olives that makes me quite happy.
>>7099200 lol, my post aside it is an excellent drink. You can also order it with white rum instead of Orange Vodka if you want it a smidge less sweet!
>>7099208 yeah, I mean don't expect it to taste like the Cactus Cooler soda but every single bar I've gone to has made it perfectly. It's sweet but not too sweet, usually around $3-5 and gets you tiddly after three.
Also doesn't look too girly if you're a guy who likes tropical drinks.
Tequila and tonic
>>7098932
Old fashioned
Prefer it with basil Hayden but most bars only have Woodford as their top bourbon
A grey goose & tonic is nice occasionally too
>>7098952
It's been a while since I've been there and back then absinthe was still illegal in many places but a lot of absinthe I saw in Prague was neon green cat piss to sell to tourists. I'm sure they make some good absinthe now, though, since the Czechs tend to have an eye for quality and love getting drunk.
As for the question, I don't really know if it matters all that much, since you're not using a huge amount of it and it's going to be mixed with bitters and other liquor.
>>7099496
Any pointers towards picking a good absinthe?
>>7099496
Czechsinthe is still shit. There may be a few good ones out there now, but most of it is still the same as ever. That said, you don't need real absinthe to make a good sazerac. I'd avoid anything artificially colored out of fear that it would make the drink look weird, but any anise-y spirit should work. I've even used shitty ouzo and it came out just fine.
>>7099819
Color is a good indication. It shouldn't look artificially colored. That's virtually always a sign that they used extracts instead of real herbs. Beyond that, there's not much you can go on from just looking at the packaging. Wormwood Society has a shit ton of reviews, which should help. Do you know what your choices are, or have you not started looking yet?
kamikaze
gin and tonic or a tom collins
If its hot and sunny outside, causing me to want something refreshing then I go for a caipirinha or gin and tonice. If its lunch time or early evening (still light outside) then a martini. If its evening and dark outside, a Manhattan.
These rules arent set in stone. Sometimes I might have an Old Fashioned if its been a long day of drinking and I dont want to deal with a delicate Manhattan glass.
I normally stick to just gin & tonics with a slice of lime, but a friend left some Barenjager over here. Anything decent I can make with this honey syrup?
>>7099898
Would be good for an old fashioned, especially one with scotch or Irish whiskey. It would go well with tequila too.
Try 2oz tequila or Irish, 1oz lemon juice, .75oz Barenjager?
>>7098960
I'll high five this mofo.
>>7099000
>white russian
White Russian or Velvet Hammer is better?
>>7098932
Why do I never hear anyone mention a Black Pagoda?
I'm a beer guy but a buddy and I will be visiting a friend who is into mixing drinks and I was wondering what kinda vodka based cocktails are out there?
Also; what are some nice Polish vodkas, as I want to gift him a bottle?
Where the fuck is the al/ck/ thread?
Just drank a couple highball glassfulls of whiskey from my roommates bottle and replaced it with water
he won't even taste the difference
>>7100317
Used whiskey. 8/10 thanks, great way to use free alcohol
>>7100626
Vodka is pretty much neutral so you can mix it with anything and all it will do is add alcoholic bite. It mixes easily with fruit juices, sodas, liqueurs, etc.
I'm not going to claim to be a connoisseur, but Luksusowa is an honest bottle of polish - clearly better than poor-tier vodkas. It is good enough vodka, and better than it needs to be if you're mixing, although the shelf price might not be high enough to be considered a nice gift. This is what I usually buy when it is available; to me it is the same quality as Grey Goose or other popular "fancy" vodkas.
>>7098932
Honey rakija
Ginger beer
Some orange flavoured bitter liquor
Had it ages ago in Croatia and have never managed to get it right since.
>>7100652
>Luksusowa is an honest bottle of polish
I like the "silkier" feel of Luksusowa and that's what I keep at home for the occasional Screwdriver I might make a couple of times during the summer months.
I'm thinking I might pick up a bottle of Michigan rye vodka as the gift bottle and bring another bottle of Luksusowa potato vodka for the cocktails (for which I'm still waiting for some suggestions?)
>>7100626
What is that drink in the pic? And what are those cucumbers? Sounds interesting.
pepper vodka and lemonade
id suck at least 10 dicks for constant supply
>>7100626
There are a lot of vodka cocktails. Personally I favour the more traditional style cocktails, without all the overly sweet fruit purees.
Moscow mules are popular, although not to my taste. A bloody mary is great for breakfast. Other favourites of mine include Kamikazee and vodka martini
>>7100640
No problem, friend
>>7100760
I'm guessing it's what it looks like; vodka and cucumber (or maybe pickle) slices?
I'll go for a Grasshopper most of the time.
At a bar
>long island ice tea
At home
>rum and mango juice with a splash of lime
Not sure what it's called, so I call it a Rumgo :^)
>>7100780
I'm thinking I'll ask our friend to mix me up a Vesper, (James Bond's famous martini) though it appears I'm going to have to buy a bottle of Cocchi Americano, as I'm guessing he probably doesn't have any on hand (or maybe he does?)
Also, I'd like to try a Vodka Gimlet, as it plays a critical part in Raymond Chandler "The Long Goodbye" (though it's made with gin in the story, and I don't want that).
And I'll have a Kamikaze, as a buddy from back in the day used to love these and would get wasted on them and crack us all up (until he drunkly drove his truck into a deep ditch and had to pay out the ass for a tow truck to get him out...)
And maybe a Vodka Gibson.
OJ + Tequila or Sour mix + Vodka
Sometimes I throw Fresca in whatever
How do I start drinking stronger alcohol? I love to drink gin tonic, rhum punch, margaritas, mojitos but I can't taste vodka or any kind of scotch/whiskey/bourbon. There's only some subtle aftertaste while the rest is just an attack on my mouth.
It sucks because I like that subtle aftertaste but it's so overpowered by the sheer strength of the alcohol that I don't get to enjoy it.
I also can't even drink other drinks that look nice like martinis or an old fashioned and all these other drinks.
I've always wanted to make a Ramos Gin Fizz
Has anyone ever had one?
>>7098935
>Gin martini
Bit redundant
>>7099151
Flavored vodkas always taste like poison
Another vote for negroni. Actually prefer the negroni sbagliato, but a straight negroni will do.
>>7101347
Grow a pair.
Tom Collins are dangerously good
whisky + ginger ale.
is Old Grand Dad a good enough whiskey to drink straight/make a actual cocktail with? Like a whiskey sour or an old fashioned?
>>7101419
this, or root beer, or some white birch beer (soda) if you can find it
>>7101347
bourbon or whiskey can be watered down to start
add a few drops of water, or an ice cube, which melts and slowly waters it down, to start
>>7098935
>cocktail onion
>olive brine
not anything actually wrong with that...but why? if you have brine you probably have olives.
>>7101095
>vodka cocktails from movies
>no White Russian
>>7101347
I find when drinking hard liquor straight the best flavours come out with the smallest sips - this way the alcohol dissipates quickly so you get relatively more time with the flavor itself.
>>7098932
2 parts "What is this?" 1 part "Nah I'm cool"
>>7098937
Are you me? Literally my drinking life summed up in one sentence. First round is on me, drinking clone.
>>7098932
Summer: gimatomic
Winter: Scotch splash of soda
Pretty mush anytime: Beer and whiskey - not a cocktail but I'm not a fairy
>>7101385
have you ever tried gummy flavored vodka? it's like the only one that actually tastes good.
>>7101385
Vanilla vodka is drinkable with orange soda, tastes like a creamsicle.
Frozen Rum Runner
LI Tea
This guy
>>7101419
this, its plain and simple and tastes awesome
Negroni and Sazerac are my favorites.
>>7101552
While The Big Lebowski is a great movie, alcohol + milk = barf.
>>7100626
>what kinda vodka based cocktails are out there?
everything really
just google "vodka cocktail" and you'll find a shit ton
the most famous/common ones are bloody mary and moscow mule
>what are some nice Polish vodkas?
eh, depends on who you ask
I'd say chopin (wheat one), but it's kind of a matter of taste
chopin is def high quality tho, that's for sure
>>7101552
I'm quite proud to say a friend who knows I'm into mixing drinks asked me to make him one and he liked the one I made him
am I not cool
>>7102201
I like the negroni but I'm not big on the 1:1:1 ratio. I'll use maybe a half or third of vermouth for every part of gin and campari.
>>7098962
mah fancy niggah
I like straight vodka.
I like Bloody Mary's.
I can't have dairy and redbull.
Name me some drinks to order that will be decent. Don't know the first fucking thing about Martini's but love em whenever I have them.
>>7102509
also, no spicy ginger beer. I like ginger ale but when I see "ginger beer" at the bar NOPE NOPE NOPE
>>7102509
>Mary's
>Martini's
>'s
What's wrong with you? Why do you think you need to to add an apostrophe to make words plural?
Nothing in this world beats a good ceasar.
The more goofy shit inside the better.
>>7102522
english is my second language
thank you for the lesson
>>7099052
White Russians are pretty tasty when made right. I tried one called a Grateful Dead at a local bar a few years ago, and I've been pretty hooked on them ever since. Fun little drink.
>>7102319
>alcohol + milk = barf.
Objectively incorrect.
satans whiskers is my fav to be honest
>>7102532
> Baileys.jpg
Objectively proves my point
>>7102532
OK, but pic related is much better if you can find it.
>>7098932
Gold Strike and Ginger Ale.
I'm not even sorry
>>7102586
on a scale of 1 to 10 how good is this? debating with myself i should get it or not.
1/2 black cherry vodka
1/2 ginger ale
splash of lime juice
bretty good/10
I really enjoy a simple rum or whiskey and coke. A Mai Tai tickles my fancy as well.
Jameson and ginger ale with lime and lemon
>>7103028
As far as cream liquors go it's my favourite, and I've probably tried them all.
Great in coffee.
>>7099108
Any highball.
>ctrl f Singapore Sling 0 of 0
Disappointing
Singapore Sling
For 4:
130ml Gin
60ml Cherry Brandy
30ml Benadictine
30ml Triple Sec
30ml Grenadine
200ml Orange Juice
200ml Pineapple Juice
60ml of Lime Juice
>>7105273
Nigga do I look like a grocery store? Ain't nobody got time for that.
>>7105344
That's why you make it in bulk
>>7098932
I can't get enough white russians. One night I went through a whole bottle of vodka, a whole bottle of kahlua and like four litres of milk. I regretted nothing.
>>7105273
This is not how you write a cocktail recipe.
You haven't defined what you do with those ingredients.
You could have said
>'throw them all into a container, shake with ice'
and that would have been enough.
>For 4:
You specify the quantities required for 1, and the reader will make however many they like.
>130ml
>200ml
>ml
You write cl, as in 10ml
>Rafferty's Singapore Sling (Variation)
Over 4 Ice Cubes, pour
4cl. Gin
1cl Triple Sec
1cl. Benedictine
1cl, Cherry Brandy
1cl. Grenadine
2cl. Lime Juice
1 drop of Angostura Bitters
20cl. Pineapple Juice, or as desired
Decorate with a skewer with a slice of Rockmelon, an Orange wedge, Pineapple leaf, and a Cocktail Cherry.
This is not pedantic bullshit, it simply makes everything easier to read and execute, which is the point of a recipe, like proper indentation and commenting for programming code.
>>7105344
>>7105350
This is why you have a bar with all the necessary ingredients.
>>7105273
Do you mean bénédictine?
>>7105401
>ascii code
hit the compose key, then e, then apostrophe
[c] e ' é
2 parts gin
1 part fresh lemon juice
1 part fresh orange juice
dash of bitters
>>7105486
Seems a bit sour
>>7101347
whisky soda family
>>7098932
Personal powerranking
Negroni
Americano
Gin tonic
Caipirina
Moscow mule
Ginjackcointreu
Jaeger chinotto
Angelo azzurro
Whisky with whisky, m'lady
>>7100626
Poland select
>>7105592
>Apple Pie
Accidently made something similar to this a while ago and it was amazing. Cinnamon vodka, decent apple juice and a splash of San Pellegrino limonata. Didnt consider it with whiskey, but might give it a go.
>>7100627
This is for enjoyment not self pity
Blood and sand
Or a penicillin
Mint Juleps easy
I have fresh mint in my garden and brew fresh tea every other day in the summer
Fucking incredible on a deck on a 90°F day
>>7101473
Taste.
>>7101382
So.
jack and coke
>>7098932
Fireball Whiskey and Cream Soda...delish.
Cuba libres is my go to. Mai tai, zombies and mojitos are good too
singapore sling is amazing and so is habanero margarita
srsly lack of caipirinhas here. Easy one of my most favourite cocktails. Or a whiskey sour when it has egg white in it.
white russian, bloody mary or electric lemonade
Screwdriver
Bloody Mary
Am a dude, don't care.
Starting to get into blue lagoon lately
>>7099874
drank a dozen of these this weekend. They were blue for some reason but whatever, they went down like nothing.
