# have you or would you try these drink combos... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 2, 2019, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353 "2019-05-02T03:23:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/1 "2019-05-02T03:23:06Z")
here’s the list …some sound pretty good some don’t and well some just need to be forgotten [https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/beverages/20-bizarre-beverage-combinations-you-wont-believe-people-drink/ss-AAAK5NL?li=BBnb4R7](https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/beverages/20-bizarre-beverage-combinations-you-wont-believe-people-drink/ss-AAAK5NL?li=BBnb4R7) the worse drink idea was me and some friends decided to mix t-bird anf koolaid…yeah that went aout as well as expected… ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/2 "2019-05-02T03:36:53Z")
I’ve done chocolate milk and vodka before. Wouldn’t recommend. FWIW, vodka and gatorade isn’t a bad combo. What is good is mixing fireball whiskey with hard cider. Thats a decent alcoholic beverage. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/3 "2019-05-02T03:39:40Z")
I recall trying Pepsi (really Coke) and milk when I was a teenager, inspired by _Laverne and Shirley_. I didn’t really like it, but it wasn’t horrible. At the time I really liked Coke floats. Milk and Coke was not too far removed from that, just not as sweet or as much fun to eat/drink. Most of the other entries on that list sound pretty awful. But Diet Coke and vodka isn’t too crazy. I’ve had regular Coke and vodka a few times, and it’s OK if your goal is to get vodka into your system relatively enjoyably. I imagine Diet Coke and vodka is about the same once you get past Diet Coke’s signature kerosene flavor. When I was in my 20s, one of my go-to drinks was a Corona mixed with a couple shots of Jim Beam and a wedge of lime. It tasted like iced tea and cirrhosis. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/4 "2019-05-02T03:46:29Z")
I’ve heard of mixing Coke and red wine before. I haven’t tried it but I’d be willing to. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/5 "2019-05-02T03:51:57Z")
7-Up and milk was once recommended as a way to get children to drink their milk. > **[7-Up Salad and 7-Up in Milk](https://grandmasleftovers.wordpress.com/2015/01/22/7-up-salad-and-7-up-in-milk/)** > > flickr This week we bring to you two more recipes: a dessert and a drink. We were lucky enough to have some friends over for dinner on Saturday and forced upon them our cooking experiments. The fir… This link also has the bloggers testing a recipe for a molded gelatin salad made with 7-Up and applesauce. TL : DR - it didn’t set up very well and had a weird texture, but it didn’t taste bad. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/6 "2019-05-02T04:02:51Z")
erm my worst drink idea ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/7 "2019-05-02T04:08:27Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > This link also has the bloggers testing a recipe for a molded gelatin salad made with 7-Up and applesauce. TL : DR - it didn’t set up very well and had a weird texture, but it didn’t taste bad. My wife has a book by retired White House pastry chef Roland Mesnier in which he talks about Bill Clinton’s favorite dessert, Coke jello (IIRC). Mesnier thought it was an abomination but made it nonetheless. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/8 "2019-05-02T04:16:48Z")
Cherry jello made with coke is the bomb. Don’t knock it til you try it. ETA maybe it’s a Arkansas thang! ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/9 "2019-05-02T05:04:11Z")
I drink Coke with orange juice all the time. It’s a great mixture of sweet and acidic - the sugar and citric acid combine to give it a real bite. Beer and Sprite is just shandy, which was pretty popular when I was younger, especially among lightweights. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/10 "2019-05-02T06:18:06Z")
A guy I used to know liked beer with tomato juice. I think that is/was a popular combination in Nebraska. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/11 "2019-05-02T07:54:15Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > I’ve done chocolate milk and vodka before. Isn’t that one way to make a Black Cow (adult version)? ---
**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/12 "2019-05-02T08:57:30Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > I drink Coke with orange juice all the time. I used to that, but with diet coke. Looks awful, tastes great. Since my wife asked me to stop drinking aspartame- sweetened drinks, it’s off the menu. I don’t take drinks with added sugar. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/13 "2019-05-02T09:48:28Z")
> [@Defensive\_Indifference](#): > > A guy I used to know liked beer with tomato juice. I think that is/was a popular combination in Nebraska. That’s a very popular drink, no? It’s called a red eye. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/14 "2019-05-02T10:00:39Z")
> [@Art\_Rock](#): > > I used to that, but with diet coke. Looks awful, tastes great. It does look horrific, doesn’t it? Especially with pulpy orange juice. I like freaking people out with it in public. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2019, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/15 "2019-05-02T12:01:58Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > I’ve done chocolate milk and vodka before. Wouldn’t recommend. I like vanilla soy milk, vodka, kaluha, and a splash of Tia Maria. On ice. Mmmmmmm. > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I’ve heard of mixing Coke and red wine before. I haven’t tried it but I’d be willing to. Delicious, it’s called kalimotxo. I first heard about it here, maybe from Mr Dibble? > [@Defensive\_Indifference](#): > > A guy I used to know liked beer with tomato juice. I think that is/was a popular combination in Nebraska. Red Eye, Chelada, etc. A good late night or early morning during. I use a lager or Pilsner. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/16 "2019-05-02T12:17:34Z")
Huh. I didn’t realize beer and tomato juice was that common. Now that you both mention it, I do seem to recall the guy calling it a Red Eye. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/17 "2019-05-02T13:56:35Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > I’ve done chocolate milk and vodka before. Back when I had to make due with what was on hand, I tried chocolate milk and Kahlua. Not too terrible. I also tried whiskey and lemonade, would not try it again. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2019, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/18 "2019-05-02T14:05:07Z")
> [@Defensive\_Indifference](#): > > Huh. I didn’t realize beer and tomato juice was that common. Now that you both mention it, I do seem to recall the guy calling it a Red Eye. Popular in the Plains states and in the Canadian interior; I learned it from my St Louis brother-in-law. Also known simply as Red Beer. It’s remarkably good and very refreshing in dead summer. It’s better if you use good beer, but stick with pilseners or lagers, nothing flavored too strongly. And it improves if you substitute V-8, but it’s absolutely peak with Clamato. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/19 "2019-05-02T14:06:05Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Cherry jello made with coke is the bomb. Don’t knock it til you try it. > > ETA maybe it’s a Arkansas thang! Yes! Coke, cherry jell-o, sugar and cherry pie filling. It’s amazing! ---
**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:** [May 2, 2019, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/20 "2019-05-02T14:09:07Z")
> [@xizor](#): > > I also tried whiskey and lemonade, would not try it again. It’s a John Collins. Some people like them. I prefer the more common Tom Collins: Juice of one lemon in a 12-16 oz tumbler, stir in a teaspoon of sugar until dissolved, lots of ice and 3 oz gin, stir again and fill glass with seltzer. Shove the lemon half-rind in there if you’re fancy. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353.md?page=2)