# Drinks you've never had but would like to try **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** liquor-alcohol, soda-softdrinks\ **Created:** [July 15, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275 "2024-07-15T15:05:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/21 "2024-07-15T21:00:34Z")
I’ve been in the Chicago area for 15 years and still haven’t tried a shot of malort. The only time I’ve had malort was as part of a mixed drink at a Big Lebowski-themed pop-up bar. The name of the drink was A World of Pain. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/22 "2024-07-15T21:09:36Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Mint Julep–I’ve heard of this one all my life, especially, of course, during the Kentucky Derby, but I’ve never had one. > [@terentii](#): > > An MJ is delicious and very refreshing on a hot, muggy summer’s day. It should be so cold that the glass it’s in is sweating. From what I understand, an MJ is traditionally served in a silver mug. Derby Day (first Saturday in May) is also when our local track begins its spring race meeting. To celebrate the Derby, and the return of live racing to our track, everybody who wants one gets a complimentary mint julep. Assuming they’re of legal age, of course. It’s not a classy presentation, and they’re not in silver mugs. They are served in plastic cups, and by the time they’re actually served, half of their ice has melted, diluting the drink. But diluted or not, they are tasty. I’d like to try one sometime that was freshly-made, just to find out what they’re supposed to be like. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/23 "2024-07-15T21:12:09Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Vermouth doesn’t last long but it’s also dirt cheap at every grocery store. Martini and Rossi vermouth maybe, but that’s gross. I highly recommend Carpano Antica sweet vermouth. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/24 "2024-07-15T21:30:38Z")
Sometimes Dolin or Noilly Prat for not much more, but I’m not actually sure if it’s sweet/red vermouth I see often or dry/white. I don’t buy that often at all, most of the time it’s to buy the cooking sherry next to it. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/25 "2024-07-15T21:45:12Z")
As another thread reminded me, I have never had a Long Island iced tea, but I’ve always wanted to try one out of curiosity. I guess I’ve never had a negroni either, so add me to that list. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/26 "2024-07-15T21:51:13Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > I have never had a Long Island iced tea 19-year-old me thought that he could drink an unlimited number of these in a bar in Lincoln, Nebraska. Turns out he couldn’t, and he hasn’t had one since. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/27 "2024-07-15T22:09:11Z")
A few years back, I had exactly the same thing at a Fourth of July celebration in Riga, of all places, and you’re right, they’re still delicious even watered down and in plastic cups. They’re easy to make (bourbon, spring water, mint leaves, confectioner’s sugar, and ice). I’ve never owned a silver mug, so I drink them from tall chilled glasses instead, usually through a straw. Adjust the ingredients to your liking. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/28 "2024-07-15T22:13:00Z")
> [@solost](#): > > ETA: I looked up the term ‘hoi polloi’ to make sure I was using it correctly. Interestingly, it turns out to have two meanings that are basically the opposite of each other. My intention was #2: I’m no Greek expert, but you certainly weren’t 😉 because you can’t talk about “the” or the the the the hoi polloi, also it’s the masses so that pretty much rules out any reference to the elite. They sell pre-mixed Negronis in convenience stores, so I am not sure how super fancy schmancy that makes it [![](https://www.bosshunting.com.au/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/izM8XxyLg9MD6py1ribxJw/www.bosshunting.com.au/2023/08/Continental-Can-Negroni.jpg/w=1536,h=1536) ](https://www.bosshunting.com.au/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/izM8XxyLg9MD6py1ribxJw/www.bosshunting.com.au/2023/08/Continental-Can-Negroni.jpg/w=1536,h=1536) ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/29 "2024-07-15T22:14:29Z")
I’d like to try absinthe with the original formula just to see if it messes me up. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/30 "2024-07-15T22:48:02Z")
A Macallan in a McLaren ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/31 "2024-07-16T00:33:43Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Has anybody here ever had Moxie, or known someone who had? Yes, and it wasn’t to my taste, but it wasn’t so bad I couldn’t finish it. I agree with @spoons: > [@Spoons](#): > > Kind of tasted like pink bubblegum, as I recall, but with some sour notes. Mind you, the worst sort of cheap, chemical tasting and stale pink bubblegum you ate after all your other candy was long gone. There are a bunch of “sissy” drinks that sound delicious, but I’d be too embarrassed as a grown man to order and drink. Well… that and buying something at bars always pisses off the cheap side of me: Screaming Orgasm (amaretto, coffee liquor, and Irish cream plus more diary and vodka - everything I’d love except the massive heartburn), Brain hemorrhage (bailey’s in one of various high color liquors again), and a few others. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/32 "2024-07-16T00:55:41Z")
I like sipping Drambuie, with or without ice, but I gather it’s not very “butch” in Great Britain. Irish Coffee is one cocktail I like in the winter, along with Atholl Brose. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/33 "2024-07-16T01:13:51Z")
My grandmother liked Drambuie. If we were at her place for dinner, as we typically were for dinner on Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, etc., Drambuie would always be offered after dinner. Thanks to Grandmother, I grew to like it too. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/34 "2024-07-16T01:33:09Z")
A friend of mine introduced me to Drambuie back in the '70s. He would go around Renaissance Festivals in costume offering shots to those he particularly liked. Sadly, he died of liver disease the first week of June 2005 at the age of 54, I believe. I remember the date so well because I heard about it over the Internet just before I left Moscow to spend the summer in Latvia. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/35 "2024-07-16T01:45:38Z")
I always wanted to order a pousse-café, if only to see the look on the bartender’s face. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/36 "2024-07-16T01:51:58Z")
These are all drinks that I sought out and tried for unusual reasons. Can’t think of any that I still want to try. Some time ago, I stumbled on the Wikipedia entry for the original six cocktails, and decided to try each of them. The **Jack Rose** was good, but it was hard to find a bar that stocked the applejack needed to make it. I can’t remember which of the other five I’ve tried, now. After listneing to _Cabin Pressure_, I also wanted to try **Talisker** scotch. I did find a bar that had it; I don’t usually like scotch, but it wasn’t bad. It’s a tradition at my curling club (and others too, I gather) that when we host a tournament the teams which make the final are led on to the ice by a bagpiper and served a shot of **Drambuie** before the game. I’ve only done that once. I’d like to invent a drink someday that uses orange juice (or some other drink with lots of pulp) so I can call it “the Quality of Mercy”. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/37 "2024-07-16T02:00:53Z")
My favorite single malt scotch is Glenfiddich. It’s like sipping candy! My favorite blend for mixing is The Famous Grouse. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/38 "2024-07-16T02:13:40Z")
½ oz Southern Comfort ½ oz vodka 1½ oz orange juice 1½ oz sloe gin ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/39 "2024-07-16T02:22:24Z")
A planter’s punch while sitting on a beach somewhere in the Caribbean. I’ve never had one, but when I do I’d like that to be the setting. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/40 "2024-07-16T02:27:18Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > My favorite single malt scotch is Glenfiddich. It’s like sipping candy! Glenfiddich is decent, but if you want a really easy single malt, Oban is delightfully buttery. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275.md?page=3)