# Drinks: You like the drink, but hate the name **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 13, 2001, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-you-like-the-drink-but-hate-the-name/72320 "2001-07-13T03:51:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Badtz\_Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-you-like-the-drink-but-hate-the-name/72320/1 "2001-07-13T03:51:12Z")
Recently I was feeling the need to get drunk but we didn’t have much alcohol in the house - a rack full of wine I can’t drink, a bottle of Bacardi, and some dry and sweet vermouth. I don’t like rum very much straight, so I started looking through our little red bartenders book for a rum drink. I find JUST the drink I need - 1 part rum, 1 part sweet vermouth, shake with ice (ala martini) and serve. The name of this drink? Little Princess Cocktail I have no pride, I made one anyway. They are DAMN good. I don’t like rum, but you can’t taste the rum in a Little Princess Cocktail, you can barely taste the alcohol. I’ve been drinking a lot of them lately. One of my acquaintances has suggested naming them something cooler, his suggestion was The Equalizer. It’s definitely better than Little Princess Cocktail. Do any of you have a favorite drink you would never order in a bar due to it’s name? ---
**Author:** ![TexasSpur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a6a055/32.png) [@TexasSpur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TexasSpur)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-you-like-the-drink-but-hate-the-name/72320/2 "2001-07-13T03:53:02Z")
Well, I’m probably not going to order a blow job from a male bartender. ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-you-like-the-drink-but-hate-the-name/72320/3 "2001-07-13T04:02:18Z")
The bar I go to serves a drink called a Buttery Nipple. It has Bailey’s and some other stuff in it. But I will not order it by name, I always say “those drinks you make.” I think if I ever actually ordered something called a Buttery Nipple out loud in a bar, my brain would slide out of my nose. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-you-like-the-drink-but-hate-the-name/72320/4 "2001-07-13T04:07:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Badtz Maru \* > **1 part rum, 1 part sweet vermouth, shake with ice (ala martini) and serve.** So what you do is, you go in the tavern, stare the barkeep straight in the eyes and say, “Gimme a RUM MANHATTAN.” I don’t have this problem, as I usually order booze on ice, or beer, or something like a martini. Otherwise, I get around stupid names by asking for the drink by its contents: “I think I’ll have a gin and grapefruit, tall glass, rocks,” instead of “A Salty Dog!” ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-you-like-the-drink-but-hate-the-name/72320/5 "2001-07-13T04:07:13Z")
I’ll second the buttery nipples. ---
**Author:** ![katiekilldare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/838e76/32.png) [@katiekilldare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katiekilldare)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-you-like-the-drink-but-hate-the-name/72320/6 "2001-07-13T04:09:27Z")
Yep. I was going to say **Buttery Nipple** , too. I think it’s made with Bailey’s and butterscotch schnapps. I don’t really like ordering a **Purple Hooter** , either. ---
**Author:** ![Badtz\_Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-you-like-the-drink-but-hate-the-name/72320/7 "2001-07-13T04:20:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ukulele Ike \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Badtz Maru \* > > **1 part rum, 1 part sweet vermouth, shake with ice (ala martini) and serve.** > > So what you do is, you go in the tavern, stare the barkeep straight in the eyes and say, “Gimme a RUM MANHATTAN.” > > I don’t have this problem, as I usually order booze on ice, or beer, or something like a martini. Otherwise, I get around stupid names by asking for the drink by its contents: “I think I’ll have a gin and grapefruit, tall glass, rocks,” instead of “A Salty Dog!” \*\* Yeah, in bars if I am getting a mixed drink it is either a martini, a scotch and soda, or a gin and tonic. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-you-like-the-drink-but-hate-the-name/72320/8 "2001-07-13T04:24:05Z")
Okay, then, the next round’s on me. I was just worried that you were gonna order one of those Buttery Nipples, and I might have to draw steel on those bikers on the other side of ya. ---
**Author:** ![Mats\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8edcca/32.png) [@Mats\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mats_K)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-you-like-the-drink-but-hate-the-name/72320/9 "2001-07-13T04:57:36Z")
Buttery nipple… Is it Bailey’s, and Butterscotch schnapps? We call that a Cocksucking Cowboy here in Melbourne. ---
**Author:** ![Simetra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Simetra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simetra)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-you-like-the-drink-but-hate-the-name/72320/10 "2001-07-13T05:21:59Z")
Panty Droppers. They’re foofy as hell, but I love 'em. Recipe: 12 shots gin 1/2 tub Cool Whip 1 can Five Alive concentrate Ice Blend. 🙂 I just hate saying “Panty Droppers”… something about everytime I do I can feel another little y-chromosome dying. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-you-like-the-drink-but-hate-the-name/72320/11 "2001-07-13T05:27:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ukulele Ike \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Badtz Maru \* > > **1 part rum, 1 part sweet vermouth, shake with ice (ala martini) and serve.** > > So what you do is, you go in the tavern, stare the barkeep straight in the eyes and say, “Gimme a RUM MANHATTAN.” > > I don’t have this problem, as I usually order booze on ice, or beer, or something like a martini. Otherwise, I get around stupid names by asking for the drink by its contents: “I think I’ll have a gin and grapefruit, tall glass, rocks,” instead of “A Salty Dog!” \*\* Confound it, Uke! What the hell kind of drinker are you? Thats a **greyhound** , not a salty dog! You gotta have salt on the rim for a salty dog. This has been your alcoholic PSA for the day. ---
**Author:** ![virtee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/dbc845/32.png) [@virtee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/virtee)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-you-like-the-drink-but-hate-the-name/72320/12 "2001-07-13T05:49:38Z")
That chocolatey New Jersey favorite: Yoo-Hoo ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-you-like-the-drink-but-hate-the-name/72320/13 "2001-07-13T05:55:23Z")
I don’t like to ask for a cum shot. That’s what they called them for a while anyway. They’re good, but the name is so contrived. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-you-like-the-drink-but-hate-the-name/72320/14 "2001-07-13T06:20:37Z")
The Harvey Wallbanger. I love it. When I order it though I pretend that I’m ordering it for some imaginary girl, I kind of shrug and motion my head toward some random girl in the bar to pass off the shame. ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-you-like-the-drink-but-hate-the-name/72320/15 "2001-07-13T06:27:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ukulele Ike \* > Otherwise, I get around stupid names by asking for the drink by its contents: “I think I’ll have a gin and grapefruit, tall glass, rocks,” instead of “A Salty Dog!” _blink_ My 2nd favorite drink actually has a name??? _reads further down the thread_ > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Ogre_ > Thats a greyhound, not a salty dog! Um. I think I’ll keep ordering a gin and juice, thanks. As to the OP … I’ve always thought ‘Peppermint Patty’ was a stupid name so I’ll keep ordering a “Hot chocolate with a shot of peppermint schnapps, please”. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tequila_Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-you-like-the-drink-but-hate-the-name/72320/16 "2001-07-13T06:40:02Z")
THere’s a bunch of names for a Buttery Nipple…order a “Copper Camel” instead. (bartender is supposed to float the Bailey’s over the butterscotch Schnapps instead of just mixing em together). Or order a slippery nipple…most places make the butterscotch and Bailey’s over the traditional peppermint Schnapps and Bailey’s. Or you can order Bailey’s Hot Shot, Butterbee, Camel Hump, Cowboy Cocksucker(or just plain cocksucker) or a Monkey Cum. All the same damn drink. [sub] used website [http://www.webtender.com](http://www.webtender.com) for reference[/sub] Personally I like a drink called a [“Bald Pussy”](http://www.webtender.com/db/drink/3283) but I just cannot bring myself to order it in public. Barkeep, give me a Rolling Rock, please. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-you-like-the-drink-but-hate-the-name/72320/17 "2001-07-13T06:50:16Z")
FYI, a Blowjob is the same as a Buttery Nipple with whipped cream ontop. Simetra, maybe its just me, but I think the name Panty Droppers implies a more than healthy amount of testosterone in the connotation. What reaks of Y-chomosomes more than something the implies it will get your female party guests drunk and pantiless? ---
**Author:** ![Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tequila_Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-you-like-the-drink-but-hate-the-name/72320/18 "2001-07-13T06:56:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Omniscient \* > **FYI, a Blowjob is the same as a Buttery Nipple with whipped cream ontop.** No, no, no. A Blowjob is Kahlua, Gand Marnier and Bailey’s, topped with whipped cream. Use of hands to pick up the shot is NOT allowed. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-you-like-the-drink-but-hate-the-name/72320/19 "2001-07-13T08:05:28Z")
Probably depends on the bar, but in my bartending/college days there was rarely any Grand Mar around, and it was always made with Baileys and Buttershots. Its one of those drinks thats never the same everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-you-like-the-drink-but-hate-the-name/72320/20 "2001-07-13T11:03:19Z")
I’ve worked behind the bar at a couple of hanger parties. At some point the beer kegs run dry, we’re tapped out, and the only thing left is **Blackberry Cider**. It’s _purple_ for crying out loud. So, being a real SOB (Sober Obstinate Barbarian) I refuse to give drinks to anyone-- even them linebacker biker types-- until they actually pronounce the name of what I am about to pour. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-you-like-the-drink-but-hate-the-name/72320.md?page=2)