# 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:** 17\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/61 "2024-07-17T16:35:48Z")
I have never feasted on the blood of my enemies. I’d like to try that sometime. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/62 "2024-07-17T18:03:39Z")
It’s not as good as it sounds. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/63 "2024-07-17T18:07:56Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > One cocktail I’d like to try is a Negroni. Yesterday, I learned about the _Negroni sbagliato_ invented at a tavern in Florence. Negroni is my go-to here in Switzerland, especially after seeing martinis served in old-fashioned glasses. I’ve had a Negroni sbagliato, but I prefer the classic, as I’m not all that fond of bubbly. In my opinion prosecco is better than champagne. > [@silenus](#): > > Thus, in honor of the Indigenous People who once lived in this valley\*, we became the Thunderbirds. My high school used to be the Thunderbirds. The first students consulted with the local tribes and chose the name together. But it’s in Washington state and it got changed due to government decision. During the beginning of Covid, we used to watch Quarantine Quitchen with Alton Brown and Elizabeth Ingram. Her favorite drink is a dirty martini with a caper berry, if I remember correctly. I’ve seen a lot of them made by Alton Brown, but I’ve never had one. I’d also like some Ardnahoe, but I haven’t found a bottle to buy yet. And they don’t ship outside the UK. ---
**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 17, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/64 "2024-07-17T18:46:00Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > I have never feasted on the blood of my enemies. I’d like to try that sometime. Heh, I’ve passed that one on a technicality, as have many of you I suspect. I mean, I’m my own worst enemy far too many times, and I’ve tasted my own blood! ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/65 "2024-07-17T19:04:11Z")
It’s not as good unless you can pair it with hearing the lamentations of their women. ---
**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 17, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/66 "2024-07-17T19:20:07Z")
> [@KCB615](#): > > Tasted like battery acid. Now, there is one I have yet to try. What does it taste like? Which type of batteries are the best? ---
**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 17, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/67 "2024-07-17T19:31:54Z")
> [@El\_DeLuxo](#): > > I think I’d like a proper absinthe cocktail one day, too. I understand that absinthe’s reputataion as a crazy-making drink is due to its high alcohol content rather than some mysterious drug effect from the wormwood in it, but I like bitter licorice-ish drinks on occasion and the ritual with the sugar cube and the special spoon and ice water sounds like it would be fun. Plus it has all those old-school vibes of decadence and bohemianism dating from when it was most popular. I love the fancy of drinking the same historic beverage Baudelaire and Verlaine did. Those are all the reasons I chose absinthe! Just watched an old Jean Renoir/Jean Gabin movie called _French Can-Can,_ and Jean Gabin was served a traditional absinthe. He added the water (to bring out the green fairy) before he was dragged away by another character. > [@Die\_Capacitrix](#): > > In my opinion prosecco is better than champagne. I do, too. It’s more winy or something. There’s a steakhouse that my family has been going to since I was a little kid. A nice family place with great steaks. But since I usually go with people who don’t drink (and I drink very little these days) I like that I can get a split of proseco. Nice. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/68 "2024-07-17T19:38:41Z")
Anyone like an Aperol Spritz? It’s popular in the Caribbean among Europeans. We get them as an after breakfast drink. Bloody Mary—-Eggs Norwegian——Aperol Spritz——Heineken draft. ---
**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 17, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/69 "2024-07-17T19:41:33Z")
Sounds good to me! I’d never heard of Eggs Norwegian, but I’ve seen that dish under lots of other names at a bunch of restaurants in the area. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/70 "2024-07-17T19:46:56Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > Eggs Norwegian On the Dutch side of Sint Maarten it’s a popular breakfast. Basically eggs Benedict with smoked salmon. It’s wild, a little Beachbar will make it with freshly prepared hollandaise sauce. ---
**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 17, 2024, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/71 "2024-07-17T19:48:44Z")
Yeah, as I said, it’s a fairly common dish here. I’ve had it a bunch of times. It was just never called Eggs Norwegian. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/72 "2024-07-17T19:52:15Z")
Huh. What do they call it?! ETA: I just realized we never go out for breakfast except in St Martin. At home I like cooking breakfast, so it’s always on me. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/73 "2024-07-17T20:00:44Z")
Excellent choice and I would request the same. I’m writing this down in my last requests booklet. I wonder if would be reminiscent of the teaspoons of paregoric I was given as a child in the 1960s? ---
**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 17, 2024, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/74 "2024-07-17T20:16:54Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Huh. What do they call it?! All different names. Every place is different. Usually it’s just something like “Salmon Benedict.” ---
**Author:** ![carlb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carlb/32/5930_2.png) [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/75 "2024-07-17T20:27:11Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > The Negroni has seen a renaissance in the past few years, lots of brunchy places have it. But Campari lasts forever, though the sugar content can crust up the cap. Vermouth doesn’t last long but it’s also dirt cheap at every grocery store. > [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > Martini and Rossi vermouth maybe, but that’s gross. I highly recommend Carpano Antica sweet vermouth. My evening cocktail at home is a Boulevardier - essentially a Negroni but with bourbon instead of gin. I find the rounder taste of the bourbon more suited to my palate than the gin in a Negroni, but I’ll go with the Negroni when we’re out, because hardly anyone seems to know what a Boulevardier is, and even when I explain it, it never seems to come out right (you have to up the amount of bourbon to 1.5x - 2x the amount of gin you’d use). And, yes, Carpano Antica is the stuff. There are probably other high-quality sweet vermouths out there, but Carpano just punches all the right buttons for me. As for what I’d like to try? A very, _very_ old Chateau d’Yquem. Like, 19th century. Hedonism Wines in London has [a bottle from 1831](https://hedonism.co.uk/product/yquem-1831). Anyone have £21,000 I can borrow? I’ll share. ---
**Author:** ![KCB615](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ea666f/32.png) [@KCB615](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KCB615)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/76 "2024-07-17T21:47:37Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Now, there is one I have yet to try. What does it taste like? Which type of batteries are the best? Tastes like Moxie. To my tongue, they’re interchangable. ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275/77 "2024-07-18T11:51:49Z")
You’ve never had a Sloe Gin Fizz?!? My roommate in college took a bar-tending course so he could work social and alumni events for Student Services. One week he came back from a training session where he learned to make Sloe Gin Fizzes. I had never even heard of one at that point, but he thought they were the greatest drink ever. For the next two years, I would get offered a Sloe Gin Fizz whenever I came into our living room. I swear that he kept cases of (cheap) sloe gin under his bed. I had at least one a day for the first couple months, then it tapered off to a couple each weekend. It’s 50 years later and I haven’t even seen sloe gin in anybody’s home bar for ages, but I can still taste them. I don’t hate them, but but I got pretty tired of them. Back to business…I choose a Manhattan. My mother used to drink them, but never made me one. She passed away a few years ago and I frequently think that maybe I should try one. Unfortunately, “gin and tonic” comes out of my mouth automatically when I’m asked. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275.md?page=3)