# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/41 "2019-05-02T16:24:47Z")
[Orange vanilla Coke](https://us.coca-cola.com/flavors/?mc_id=SE_KO_AWE_MISC_100870&gclid=CjwKCAjwqqrmBRAAEiwAdpDXtDIkhGcEnAJCtXrXeRS2jCULrKAAG-dqsRNZ0nmSxxTj8lipfr99BxoCDjkQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds) is a real thing. Saw the commercial for the first time just yesterday. I won’t be trying it, although I’ll drink cherry coke or lime coke, if I must. When I was ten years old, we lived close to an old fashioned soda parlor. The owner would add any syrup he had to your soft drink. We though that was absolutely cool, tried them all, and then started mixing them. ---
**Author:** ![Telperion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telperion/32/509_2.png) [@Telperion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperion)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/42 "2019-05-02T16:27:18Z")
> [@bump](#): > > One not on the list that I’ve heard of is that in Spain, gin and Coke isn’t uncommon. Maybe **Nava** can chime in on that? A Finnish long drink is gin and grapefruit soda. It’s surprisingly good. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/43 "2019-05-02T16:31:48Z")
> [@Telperion](#): > > A Finnish long drink is gin and grapefruit soda. It’s surprisingly good. Gin and grapefruit are just a nice combination in general. We don’t really get much grapefruit soda out here in the states (Squirt, maybe? Is Frescsa grapefruit? What about 50/50? I think that’s half grapefruit and half another citrus. I know I can look it up, but it’s more fun leaving the question open). But, yes, gin is made for grapefruit and any bitter-sweet types of liquid (obviously, tonic.) ---
**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, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/44 "2019-05-02T16:41:49Z")
> [@ioioio](#): > > [Orange vanilla Coke](https://us.coca-cola.com/flavors/?mc_id=SE_KO_AWE_MISC_100870&gclid=CjwKCAjwqqrmBRAAEiwAdpDXtDIkhGcEnAJCtXrXeRS2jCULrKAAG-dqsRNZ0nmSxxTj8lipfr99BxoCDjkQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds) is a real thing. Saw the commercial for the first time just yesterday. > I won’t be trying it, although I’ll drink cherry coke or lime coke, if I must. Tried it. My biggest disappointment of 2019 (so far). ---
**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, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/45 "2019-05-02T17:30:00Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Gin and grapefruit are just a nice combination in general. We don’t really get much grapefruit soda out here in the states (Squirt, maybe? Is Frescsa grapefruit? What about 50/50? I think that’s half grapefruit and half another citrus. I know I can look it up, but it’s more fun leaving the question open). But, yes, gin is made for grapefruit and any bitter-sweet types of liquid (obviously, tonic.) Squirt is definitely grapefruit soda, and is quite popular in Oregon for some reason. Gin and fresh squeezed grapefruit juice makes one great tall drink, especially if the rim of the glass is dipped in coarse salt. I think this is called a “salty dog,” but you may have to specify gin, because the vodka drink has the same name. ---
**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, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/46 "2019-05-02T18:56:24Z")
> [@TRC4941](#): > > Yes! Coke, cherry jell-o, sugar and cherry pie filling. It’s amazing! Interesting. Looking online I’m seeing some recipes but how much sugar do you add? The recipe I found doesn’t mention adding sugar. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/47 "2019-05-02T19:17:45Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > I’m fond of an inexpensive Bourbon called Heaven Hill, supposedly the last independent distillery in Kentucky. I never put anything into it but seltzer. Occasional Old Fashioned, maybe. They may be the last independent distillery headquartered in Kentucy, but they’re not a little outfit at all. > **[Heaven Hill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven_Hill)** > > Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc. is a private, American family-owned and operated distillery founded in 1935 and headquartered in Bardstown, Kentucky, that produces and markets the Heaven Hill brand of Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and a variety of other distilled spirits. > Its current distillery facility, called the Heaven Hill Bernheim distillery, is in Louisville, Kentucky. It is the seventh-largest alcohol supplier in the United States, the second-largest holder of bourbon whiskey inventor... ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/48 "2019-05-02T19:18:46Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Tried it. My biggest disappointment of 2019 (so far). Just wait until you try the strawberry guava diet coke. It’s even worse than the orange vanilla version. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/49 "2019-05-02T19:42:18Z")
> [@bump](#): > > They may be the last independent distillery headquartered in Kentucy, but they’re not a little outfit at all. > > [Heaven Hill - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven_Hill) And they make one of my favorite “hidden gems” in the bourbon world - Evan Williams White Label (BiB). ---
**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, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/50 "2019-05-02T20:09:00Z")
> [@bump](#): > > Just wait until you try the strawberry guava diet coke. It’s even worse than the orange vanilla version. Heh. I thought you were joking, but a quick search tells me it’s a real thing. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/51 "2019-05-02T21:14:00Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > And they make one of my favorite “hidden gems” in the bourbon world - Evan Williams White Label (BiB). Haven’t seen that before… I’ll have to keep my eyes open. Old Grand Dad 114 is maybe not a hidden gem exactly, but it’s a terrific value. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/52 "2019-05-02T21:15:05Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Heh. I thought you were joking, but a quick search tells me it’s a real thing. 🙂 I had one a week or so ago. I wish I hadn’t. The memory of the taste lingers. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/53 "2019-05-02T21:37:39Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > {…} I think this is called a “salty dog,” {…} Correct, minus the salted rim it’s a [Greyhound](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyhound_%28cocktail%29). CMC fnord! ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/54 "2019-05-03T02:37:52Z")
You make it strong enough or with clear moonshine/high-test-proof vodka and just anything you would normally drink would make a good drink; at least to me. \ ---
**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 4, 2019, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/55 "2019-05-04T22:16:01Z")
> [@TRC4941](#): > > Yes! Coke, cherry jell-o, sugar and cherry pie filling. It’s amazing! I just made this, yes it’s really good. Easy to make too. I used this recipe. > **[Cherry Coke Jello Salad](https://www.madetobeamomma.com/cherry-coke-jello-salad/)** > > Cherry Coke Jello Salad: you only need a few ingredients to make this delicious jello salad that is perfect for your picnics, holiday table and more.  ---
**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 4, 2019, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/56 "2019-05-04T22:30:33Z")
I remember how surprised I was to learn that there are places in the world where people drink lemonade without fresh mint. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2019, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/57 "2019-05-04T22:52:59Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > \ > > Bailey’s and lime juice – had something similar called a “bloody brain.” Basically add grenadine to it. You get limey, curdled Bailey’s. Hey, it was college. We did all sorts of stupid shots. > > \ In my day, it was about half a shot of Bailey’s poured into shot of Strawberry Schnapps, then a generous drop of grenadine. We called them Brain Hemorrhages. I shudder to recall. ---
**Author:** ![Quercus\_alba](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quercus_alba/32/4061_2.png) [@Quercus\_alba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus_alba)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2019, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/58 "2019-05-04T23:01:04Z")
I had a bartender at a craft distillery mix me a black russian with their house-made coffee liqueur and their “not tequila” agave spirit instead of vodka. Turns out I wasn’t the first to think of this–google tells me it’s called a “Brave Bull”. But it was damn good. ---
**Author:** ![Quercus\_alba](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quercus_alba/32/4061_2.png) [@Quercus\_alba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus_alba)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2019, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/59 "2019-05-04T23:12:44Z")
I had a bartender at a craft distillery mix me a black russian with their house-made coffee liqueur and their “not tequila” agave spirit instead of vodka. Turns out I wasn’t the first to think of this–google tells me it’s called a “Brave Bull”. But it was damn good. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2019, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353/60 "2019-05-05T00:02:04Z")
supposedly the most disgusting drink one can order in a bar is or something called "smurf piss " [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-would-you-try-these-drink-combos/833353.md?page=4)