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sudsmaster
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A Greyhound is one of my favorites, followed closely by that 70's favorite, Tequila Sunrise. Gin and lemonaid (or collins mix) is good too. Prefer Tanqueray, probably because the bottles are so cool. But I'm a pretty light drinker, and prefer to keep it that way. Life is confusing enough as is, without getting blasted.
I don't drink anymore, but when I did, mine was Bombay Sapphire Gin and still water. With lots of ice. Yum.
Spirits!
I was cleaning out the pantry today and found a half full bottle of Tanqueray in there. Now if I can find some Schweps Bitter Lemon, it makes a wonderful drink. There's a British store around the corner from me, I'll have to see if they carry it.
I was cleaning out the pantry today and found a half full bottle of Tanqueray in there. Now if I can find some Schweps Bitter Lemon, it makes a wonderful drink. There's a British store around the corner from me, I'll have to see if they carry it.
red_october
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Gin...
Smells and tastes exactly like Aftershave.
Then again they say to each his own.
I love a good Whisky Sour. (my boss gifted me with two bottles of Canadian Club older than I am for helping him move -and daaaaammmnn the stuff is smooth!)
Smells and tastes exactly like Aftershave.
Then again they say to each his own.
I love a good Whisky Sour. (my boss gifted me with two bottles of Canadian Club older than I am for helping him move -and daaaaammmnn the stuff is smooth!)
rocketeer500
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Vodka...
Martini, that is....
Very dry, double olive
(I never met a martini I didn't like!) Happy Days!!
Martini, that is....
Very dry, double olive
(I never met a martini I didn't like!) Happy Days!!
YUMMY
I've been recently turned onto Lemon Drop martinis, I never like martinis until I tried this. It's good and gets the job done of making me tipsy real fast LOL!
I've been recently turned onto Lemon Drop martinis, I never like martinis until I tried this. It's good and gets the job done of making me tipsy real fast LOL!
hooverwheelaway
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Mmmmm.
Lemon drop martinis are indeed fabulous..
I'd say that is my favorite variety of the martini. The Cosmopolitan is a close second! Yay for things being pink!
~Fred
Lemon drop martinis are indeed fabulous..
I'd say that is my favorite variety of the martini. The Cosmopolitan is a close second! Yay for things being pink!
~Fred
Lemon Drop Martinis
I'd say that is my favorite variety of the martini.
Me too Fred, I couldn't agree more! Now I will have to go out and look for a vintage chrome cocktail shaker at the estate sales and then learn how to make those.
I'd say that is my favorite variety of the martini.
Me too Fred, I couldn't agree more! Now I will have to go out and look for a vintage chrome cocktail shaker at the estate sales and then learn how to make those.
hooverwheelaway
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Ooooh.
Vintage martini shakers... never thought about that one. I bet there are some pretty nifty ones out there to be had.
Here's a fairly easy recipe for one!
**Shake, shake, shake**
~Fred
http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink9774.html
Vintage martini shakers... never thought about that one. I bet there are some pretty nifty ones out there to be had.
Here's a fairly easy recipe for one!
**Shake, shake, shake**
~Fred
http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink9774.html
polkanut
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I prefer 2 shots of rye whiskey over ice with water. Nothing fancy, and it gets the job done in a hurry!
I mostly keep it simple with Wild Turkey neat, it tastes so good and I don't like ice diluting it.
I do enjoy a good cocktail. My dad built a wet bar and it was well-stocked with everything imaginable. Cocktails were a regular thing for him and my mom after work.
I like a good old fashion Old Fashion. During the summer months I like gin & tonics and gimlets. Usually vodka gimlets but I'm trying to figure out a recipe for a gin gimlet. I used to go visit a friend back in the 70's and it became a tradition to kick things off with one of her mom's gimlets. She used a blender and I think gin and a little powdered sugar along with ice and Rose's Lime. Her one-speed Osterizer reduced the ice to little beads and then she'd pour the drinks into stemmed whiskey sour type glasses. Does anybody have a gin gimlet recipe that's similar? I've tried to reproduce this drink and think I'm close but would like to know the real recipe.
Thanks,
Ralph
I do enjoy a good cocktail. My dad built a wet bar and it was well-stocked with everything imaginable. Cocktails were a regular thing for him and my mom after work.
I like a good old fashion Old Fashion. During the summer months I like gin & tonics and gimlets. Usually vodka gimlets but I'm trying to figure out a recipe for a gin gimlet. I used to go visit a friend back in the 70's and it became a tradition to kick things off with one of her mom's gimlets. She used a blender and I think gin and a little powdered sugar along with ice and Rose's Lime. Her one-speed Osterizer reduced the ice to little beads and then she'd pour the drinks into stemmed whiskey sour type glasses. Does anybody have a gin gimlet recipe that's similar? I've tried to reproduce this drink and think I'm close but would like to know the real recipe.
Thanks,
Ralph
Hmmmm, let me think for a moment or two . . .
I heartily agree with Launderess’s Gin & Tonic, although my gin of choice is Boodles. Tanqueray is a close second. Other drinks I like are: Gimlet, Gibson (this being a Martini with a cocktail onion and a bit of onion juice in lieu of the traditional olive), Green Hornet (two parts gin to one part green creme de menthe . . . beautiful iridescent green in the glass and oh so good), Grasshopper, Martini (gin and vermouth only), and of course the Manhattan.
Tropical drinks are a whole ‘nother category. My favorite cocktail lounge of all time is Tiki-Ti on Sunset in Hollywood. It’s a tiny, tiny place operated by the same family since 1961. Many of the drinks there were originated by Ray Buhen, father and grandfather of the current bartenders Mike Sr. and Mike Jr. Ray's bartending experience before he opened the Ti went all the back to working for the original Trader Vic in the '30s. The interior finish out is just as tastefully Polynesian as it was in ‘61, although they may need to replace some of the hanging blowfish now and then to keep them perky looking. Drinks I love there include the Blood and Sand (with bourbon, not tequila), Pain Killer, Hong Kong, Black Widow, Top Secret, Milky Way and Halley’s Comet. The Ti isn’t cheap, doesn’t take credit cards, and usually has a line after 8:00 . . . there is a reason! They have a website too: tiki-ti.com.
I heartily agree with Launderess’s Gin & Tonic, although my gin of choice is Boodles. Tanqueray is a close second. Other drinks I like are: Gimlet, Gibson (this being a Martini with a cocktail onion and a bit of onion juice in lieu of the traditional olive), Green Hornet (two parts gin to one part green creme de menthe . . . beautiful iridescent green in the glass and oh so good), Grasshopper, Martini (gin and vermouth only), and of course the Manhattan.
Tropical drinks are a whole ‘nother category. My favorite cocktail lounge of all time is Tiki-Ti on Sunset in Hollywood. It’s a tiny, tiny place operated by the same family since 1961. Many of the drinks there were originated by Ray Buhen, father and grandfather of the current bartenders Mike Sr. and Mike Jr. Ray's bartending experience before he opened the Ti went all the back to working for the original Trader Vic in the '30s. The interior finish out is just as tastefully Polynesian as it was in ‘61, although they may need to replace some of the hanging blowfish now and then to keep them perky looking. Drinks I love there include the Blood and Sand (with bourbon, not tequila), Pain Killer, Hong Kong, Black Widow, Top Secret, Milky Way and Halley’s Comet. The Ti isn’t cheap, doesn’t take credit cards, and usually has a line after 8:00 . . . there is a reason! They have a website too: tiki-ti.com.
Bourbon, on the rocks, with a diet Pepsi chaser. Jim Beam being the bourbon of choice. I've been known to indulge in whiskey sours on occasion. Canadian Club is good, but if I'm drinking Canadian, it's a whiskey called Pendleton. Much smmmmooooottthhheerr....
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Brandy Old-Fashioned, Sweet for me.
I'm not a big fan of gin. Oh, I'll gladly take a Salty Dog or a Tom Collins, or a Gin Sour, but i'd rather have brandy. It's a Wisconsin thing.
As for these new-fangled variations on established themes, I don't hold with them.
A Martini is Gin and Vermouth. Nothing else qualifies. If you put a pearl onion into it instead of an olive, it's a Gibson. I'll even allow that a Vodka Martini might be valid (especially since I like vodka better than gin), but any of these modern concoctions have no right to call themselves Martinis. Or Manhattans.
I'm not saying that these new drinks aren't good and tasty and perfectly valid in their own right, I just don't see why people insist on naming them something that they're not. If somebody invents a delicious new drink, give it a delicious new name.
Enough ranting. Back to my Brandy Old-Fashioned (Sweet).
-kevin
I'm not a big fan of gin. Oh, I'll gladly take a Salty Dog or a Tom Collins, or a Gin Sour, but i'd rather have brandy. It's a Wisconsin thing.
As for these new-fangled variations on established themes, I don't hold with them.
A Martini is Gin and Vermouth. Nothing else qualifies. If you put a pearl onion into it instead of an olive, it's a Gibson. I'll even allow that a Vodka Martini might be valid (especially since I like vodka better than gin), but any of these modern concoctions have no right to call themselves Martinis. Or Manhattans.
I'm not saying that these new drinks aren't good and tasty and perfectly valid in their own right, I just don't see why people insist on naming them something that they're not. If somebody invents a delicious new drink, give it a delicious new name.
Enough ranting. Back to my Brandy Old-Fashioned (Sweet).
-kevin
maytagbear
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When I drank....
I liked big French red wines, or certain Italian reds..Bordeaux or Valpolicella to name two types.
However, when I drank spirits, I drank gin. From the freezer. Neat.
However, I started to get into trouble, so I stopped drinking, and I don't miss it any more.
I have a whole bunch of non-drinking buddies now, and they are good friends.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
I liked big French red wines, or certain Italian reds..Bordeaux or Valpolicella to name two types.
However, when I drank spirits, I drank gin. From the freezer. Neat.
However, I started to get into trouble, so I stopped drinking, and I don't miss it any more.
I have a whole bunch of non-drinking buddies now, and they are good friends.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
sudsmaster
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Appletini
On the TV show "Scrubs" one of the characters is a bit embarrassed that his favorite drink is called the appletini. Apparently it's considered a less than manly drink. I am imagining this is some combinatio of gin and apple juice. Maybe with a stick of cinnamon as a swizzle stick. Am I warm?
I'm too lazy to wiki it.
Don't know if I want to try it.
One think I'll never try again: alternating swigs of Molson with peppermint schnapps. That gave me one of the worst hangovers of my life. Another bad experiment: double shots of tequila washing down too many corn chips. I blame the stripper for that one.
On the TV show "Scrubs" one of the characters is a bit embarrassed that his favorite drink is called the appletini. Apparently it's considered a less than manly drink. I am imagining this is some combinatio of gin and apple juice. Maybe with a stick of cinnamon as a swizzle stick. Am I warm?
I'm too lazy to wiki it.
Don't know if I want to try it.
One think I'll never try again: alternating swigs of Molson with peppermint schnapps. That gave me one of the worst hangovers of my life. Another bad experiment: double shots of tequila washing down too many corn chips. I blame the stripper for that one.
pturo
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I would say mostly I drink wine, and spend for the better stuff, Pinots and Chardonnays from Californa and Chile or Australia. New York state wine in ghastly, and I live in the state, about an hour from major vineyards.
We do have pretty good pinots and dessert wines.
When things are going well financially, I love Cakebread Chardonnay, it is sublime.
We do have pretty good pinots and dessert wines.
When things are going well financially, I love Cakebread Chardonnay, it is sublime.
Tropicals
I forgot about Mai Tais. A great summer concoction. Only use Meyers's rum. A good and lighter shortcut is a Meyers's Rum collins. Sigh. It's not even 5:30 and it's almost dark. I miss summer already.
I'm not sure what's in an apple-tini but I'll bet there's no gin at all, just some kind of apple flavored schnapps type thing with low alcohol content is my guess.
I forgot about Mai Tais. A great summer concoction. Only use Meyers's rum. A good and lighter shortcut is a Meyers's Rum collins. Sigh. It's not even 5:30 and it's almost dark. I miss summer already.
I'm not sure what's in an apple-tini but I'll bet there's no gin at all, just some kind of apple flavored schnapps type thing with low alcohol content is my guess.
Thank you Selectomatic . . .
for that little rant on other drinks masquerading as “Martinis”. Like you, I prefer the classic gin Martini, although I’ll allow that the vodka Martini does exist for those who prefer it. What annoys me is having a bartender who lists “Martinis” amongst his drinks but who can’t make one because all he knows is an apple something or other. That’s like WCI trying to pawn off an agitator washer with a Franklin transmission as a Frigidaire! It might be a fine washer, but it isn’t a Frigidaire. Likewise, a drink with no dry vermouth and no gin or vodka isn’t a Martini, no matter how good it is. A real Martini is one of life’s little pleasures to a gin drinker, and easy to make as well, so there’s no excuse for ignorance on the part of a bartender.
Maytagbear - I'm reminded once again how nice it is to see you posting these days. I hope your health is improving every day.
for that little rant on other drinks masquerading as “Martinis”. Like you, I prefer the classic gin Martini, although I’ll allow that the vodka Martini does exist for those who prefer it. What annoys me is having a bartender who lists “Martinis” amongst his drinks but who can’t make one because all he knows is an apple something or other. That’s like WCI trying to pawn off an agitator washer with a Franklin transmission as a Frigidaire! It might be a fine washer, but it isn’t a Frigidaire. Likewise, a drink with no dry vermouth and no gin or vodka isn’t a Martini, no matter how good it is. A real Martini is one of life’s little pleasures to a gin drinker, and easy to make as well, so there’s no excuse for ignorance on the part of a bartender.
Maytagbear - I'm reminded once again how nice it is to see you posting these days. I hope your health is improving every day.
I never did drink much at all, and now it is maybe a beer or two on the weekends.
I used to drink whisky and ginger ale, or rum and coke back in the day. Once in a great while I may still have one or the other. That is about it for me.
I used to drink whisky and ginger ale, or rum and coke back in the day. Once in a great while I may still have one or the other. That is about it for me.
Appletini
There are several ways to make an Appletini, one of the easiest is Apple Pucker and Vodka. There is also Apple flavored Vodka shaken over ice and then served with a wedge of apple on the glass. While they are good, they are almost the exact opposite of a Gin Martini in flavor so I realize why people dont understand why they are called a martini. Appletinis are very sweet and I stay away from them after having a few too many one night. My drink of choice is a Long Island Iced Tea but they have to be made by someone who knows what they are doing or else they come out terrible. They are especially good in the summer but I enjoy them all year 'round LOL Blue Moon beer is also very good. They recently had an article about it in the Wall Street Journal about how large companies such as Coors are developing new beers like Blue Moon which give the appearance of being a small micro brewery. Anyway its something worth trying if you like beer IMO
There are several ways to make an Appletini, one of the easiest is Apple Pucker and Vodka. There is also Apple flavored Vodka shaken over ice and then served with a wedge of apple on the glass. While they are good, they are almost the exact opposite of a Gin Martini in flavor so I realize why people dont understand why they are called a martini. Appletinis are very sweet and I stay away from them after having a few too many one night. My drink of choice is a Long Island Iced Tea but they have to be made by someone who knows what they are doing or else they come out terrible. They are especially good in the summer but I enjoy them all year 'round LOL Blue Moon beer is also very good. They recently had an article about it in the Wall Street Journal about how large companies such as Coors are developing new beers like Blue Moon which give the appearance of being a small micro brewery. Anyway its something worth trying if you like beer IMO
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Shmartini...
A place I used to frequent out on the Cape advertised some ludcrous number of Martinis -most of them simply other cocktails (screw drivers, Old Fashioneds, Whisky Sours, X-Collinses, whatever) in martini glasses. I was not impressed. The establishment soon folded. A conical glass does not a Martini make...
A place I used to frequent out on the Cape advertised some ludcrous number of Martinis -most of them simply other cocktails (screw drivers, Old Fashioneds, Whisky Sours, X-Collinses, whatever) in martini glasses. I was not impressed. The establishment soon folded. A conical glass does not a Martini make...
aquarius1984
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whats mine?
Gin and Tonic, Bombay Sapphire and Tesco Finest Tonic Water in the small serving size cans, used to be Scweppes but find that It hardly keeps that fizz where the cans do. Cant drink smell or stand the sight of vodka nor its bottles after too many wednesday afternoons after college where we would buy a bottle each and get slaughtered. Ironically from the same place thats now my workplace as it was the only place as a 16year old we got served. How times change! Clamped down on under age buyers and im no doubt the harshest for refusing anyone who dont look 21. Other drinks im fond of are Jack Daniels served in a variety of ways, most beers stouts and my regular Red wine and real ciders, notably Westons Organic cider and Old Rosie. Rob
Gin and Tonic, Bombay Sapphire and Tesco Finest Tonic Water in the small serving size cans, used to be Scweppes but find that It hardly keeps that fizz where the cans do. Cant drink smell or stand the sight of vodka nor its bottles after too many wednesday afternoons after college where we would buy a bottle each and get slaughtered. Ironically from the same place thats now my workplace as it was the only place as a 16year old we got served. How times change! Clamped down on under age buyers and im no doubt the harshest for refusing anyone who dont look 21. Other drinks im fond of are Jack Daniels served in a variety of ways, most beers stouts and my regular Red wine and real ciders, notably Westons Organic cider and Old Rosie. Rob
It's sure hard to beat an ice cold beer on a hot summer day. I can't hang with most of the standard American fare but Miller High Life isn't too bad. When I was visiting friends in Canada they advised that Miller High Life was the top "imported" beer there. Millions of Canadians can't be wrong when it comes to beer, eh? But generally I buy Mexican beer when it's on sale (I wish they'd sell "Bohemia" in a 12-pack) or maybe Heineken.
I like darker beers up to a point. Guinness is a little too stout for my taste but I do like the creamy head (well, who here doesn't like a creamy head?). I'm more of a "Negra Modelo" kind of guy. Does anyone see "Noche Buena" beer out there during the holidays anymore? It seems to have disappeared. I haven't been able to find it for a few years.
I like darker beers up to a point. Guinness is a little too stout for my taste but I do like the creamy head (well, who here doesn't like a creamy head?). I'm more of a "Negra Modelo" kind of guy. Does anyone see "Noche Buena" beer out there during the holidays anymore? It seems to have disappeared. I haven't been able to find it for a few years.
Beers . . .
I'm not a real beer lover but do enjoy it in the summer. I try to drink light beer and find that Heineken and Amstel make decent ones. Bud Lite is OK if I'm at a bar (as opposed to a proper cocktail lounge).
Outside of light beers I tend to like Dutch and Czech pilsners. One pretty decent beer most people don't think about is Tsingtao, from China. They've been making beer for over 100 years and while it isn't fabulous it is good - in liquor stores they'll often charge a premium for it, but I'll only buy it at a 99 Ranch Market or other Chinese grocery store where it's their standard beer and quite well priced.
I'm not a real beer lover but do enjoy it in the summer. I try to drink light beer and find that Heineken and Amstel make decent ones. Bud Lite is OK if I'm at a bar (as opposed to a proper cocktail lounge).
Outside of light beers I tend to like Dutch and Czech pilsners. One pretty decent beer most people don't think about is Tsingtao, from China. They've been making beer for over 100 years and while it isn't fabulous it is good - in liquor stores they'll often charge a premium for it, but I'll only buy it at a 99 Ranch Market or other Chinese grocery store where it's their standard beer and quite well priced.
Mostly I drink inexpensive mass-market Chardonnay, usually Vendange or Yellow Tail. I find them light and refreshing and fine for everyday wine. I like red wine too, but it gives me a headache so I seldom drink it. I rarely drink hard liquor, but if I had to choose, I guess I would go for the gin and tonic. Sometimes I enjoy a beer with barbecue-type meals. Saranac and Sierra Nevada pale ales are my favorites for that. I usually put a slice of lime in them.
Anyone remember Zima? It was kind of like a flavorless wine cooler/alcoholic spring water-type thing. In the early ’90s, all my friends were drinking it. This post reminded me of it, so I thought I’d toss it in.
Anyone remember Zima? It was kind of like a flavorless wine cooler/alcoholic spring water-type thing. In the early ’90s, all my friends were drinking it. This post reminded me of it, so I thought I’d toss it in.
pturo
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Zima was like smoking a Merit Ultra Light, a lot of puffing, but no flavor, with an aftertaste like a really dissapointing wimpy date.
If you are going to drink, drink a real drink, and if you are going to smoke, have a freeking Marlboro, and if you are going to date, would you choose a Zima or a Zak? C'Mon, life is short,live big, not wimpy.
If you are going to drink, drink a real drink, and if you are going to smoke, have a freeking Marlboro, and if you are going to date, would you choose a Zima or a Zak? C'Mon, life is short,live big, not wimpy.
sudsmaster
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Lime Drop
Have plenty of fresh limes this time of year (lemon tree is in process of recovering from drastic pruning). So I tried my hand at making a lime version of the Lemon Drop:
1 shot Tanqueray
1 shot fresh sqeezed lime juice (Persian lime)
2 tsp sugar
Shake in coctail shaker until sugar dissolved. Add about 3 ice cubes, shake until well chilled. Pour into suitable glass (martini glass does nicely).
I could get used to this.
Have plenty of fresh limes this time of year (lemon tree is in process of recovering from drastic pruning). So I tried my hand at making a lime version of the Lemon Drop:
1 shot Tanqueray
1 shot fresh sqeezed lime juice (Persian lime)
2 tsp sugar
Shake in coctail shaker until sugar dissolved. Add about 3 ice cubes, shake until well chilled. Pour into suitable glass (martini glass does nicely).
I could get used to this.
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