# Hey alcoholics/piss heads/drink adventurers etc. what's the worst drink you've ever had? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 8, 2012, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-alcoholics-piss-heads-drink-adventurers-etc-whats-the-worst-drink-youve-ever-had/637054 "2012-10-08T03:38:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-alcoholics-piss-heads-drink-adventurers-etc-whats-the-worst-drink-youve-ever-had/637054/41 "2012-10-08T21:02:19Z")
Years ago, both my husband and I had recently read _East of Eden_, and a character in the story was drinking _Ng Ka Py_, a kind of Chinese liquor. We were intrigued and bought a bottle of it. It tasted like fermented cockroaches. Googling up [images of the bottle](http://www.chinesecol.com/treasure11.html) now, I wouldn’t be surprised if they weren’t the main ingredient. ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-alcoholics-piss-heads-drink-adventurers-etc-whats-the-worst-drink-youve-ever-had/637054/42 "2012-10-08T21:03:10Z")
A Bushwacker. It’s a local drink down here in the FL Panhandle. It has rum and chocolate in it, and milk, which I found out later after struggling to swallow the bit I had in my mouth. Vile. Makes me want to spit the taste out even now. ---
**Author:** ![Bouncer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9d8465/32.png) [@Bouncer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bouncer)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-alcoholics-piss-heads-drink-adventurers-etc-whats-the-worst-drink-youve-ever-had/637054/43 "2012-10-08T21:11:10Z")
> [@SeldomSeen](#): > > Bong water. Wait, you did say alcoholic? OK then, once I was preparing for a camping trip…had two partial bottles, one of everclear and one of Canadian Mist. For convenience, I just dumped them both into a large unbreakable plastic jug and took it along for a campfire tipple. It did,in fact prove to be good for starting campfires. Jesus. Christ! Strongest shot I think I’ve ever had is a liquid cocaine. That’s be Jaegermeister, Rumpleminz and Bacardi 151 in a triple layered shot. If it’s done right, you have a layer of amber, clear and black. Muuuuuuuuuahahahaha!!! Regards, -Bouncer- PS: Seriously? Mixing everclear and Canadian Mist? I realize now, my amateur alcoholic status! ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-alcoholics-piss-heads-drink-adventurers-etc-whats-the-worst-drink-youve-ever-had/637054/44 "2012-10-08T21:14:47Z")
> [@destineal](#): > > When I was about 14 I shoplifted a pint of MD20/20. It tastes of sweet and rot. 30 years later I’ve never tasted anything that comes close to that vileness. Mad Dog 20/20! _fist pump_ Yeah!!! We drank it, dude, and we _liked_ it, coz we were poor and wanted to cop a buzz. And I’m pretty sure you meant “sweat.” Ahem. This certainly takes me back to my college days. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-alcoholics-piss-heads-drink-adventurers-etc-whats-the-worst-drink-youve-ever-had/637054/45 "2012-10-08T21:22:51Z")
Some arty/indie band festival party thing, someone had mixed up a truly vomitous watermelon punch. It was sweet and salty, which might have been interesting if the watermelon they used hadn’t been damned near rotten. Couldn’t take more than two sips before I dumped my glass out. Vile. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-alcoholics-piss-heads-drink-adventurers-etc-whats-the-worst-drink-youve-ever-had/637054/46 "2012-10-08T21:42:26Z")
> [@Bouncer](#): > > Jesus. Christ! > > Strongest shot I think I’ve ever had is a liquid cocaine. That’s be Jaegermeister, Rumpleminz and Bacardi 151 in a triple layered shot. If it’s done right, you have a layer of amber, clear and black. Muuuuuuuuuahahahaha!!! > > Regards, > -Bouncer- > PS: Seriously? Mixing everclear and Canadian Mist? I realize now, my amateur alcoholic status! My first and only experience with Everclear (yes, it’s actually a [brand name](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://publish.uwo.ca/~dflatt/everclear.jpg&imgrefurl=http://goodbadunknown.blogspot.com/2008/04/unknown-everclear-sparkle-and-fade-disc.html&h=400&w=300&sz=32&tbnid=Coedq7kt1V_6XM:&tbnh=91&tbnw=68&zoom=1&usg=__yWd1EPTUuJgYDmxx7brrhvT6dEw=&docid=PvY40L91jMc0lM&sa=X&ei=d0hzUIbJOKOBiwL0-4HIBg&ved=0CDwQ9QEwBA&dur=549)) was when I was in high school. I thought it was vodka, and seriously wondered if I would be able to breathe again after taking a hit. Vile stuff, and it really doesn’t mix with anything. Floats on top, like gasoline. ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-alcoholics-piss-heads-drink-adventurers-etc-whats-the-worst-drink-youve-ever-had/637054/47 "2012-10-08T21:54:59Z")
md20/ I was sick for days ouzo How can a culture that makes good food create that? peppermint schnapps A former bf ordered in a bar and they gave him the cheap stuff. Instead of listening to him bitch about wanting his money back or a new shot I said I’d drink it. Almost came up faster than it went down. ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-alcoholics-piss-heads-drink-adventurers-etc-whats-the-worst-drink-youve-ever-had/637054/48 "2012-10-08T21:57:50Z")
Our local grocery store has a nice selection of different beers by the bottle. They will let you build your own six-pack for a set price, which I sometimes take advantage of in order to try some beer variety. Earlier this year one of my choices was a “smoke” beer. It even had a ribbon, for winning best smoke beer at some contest! Sounded intriguing! Never was advertising more spot on than with this beer. It tasted like liquid smoke. One taste, and I was done. I like smoked foods, and smoky flavor in general - but it doesn’t work as a beer. I was shocked that such a contest category even existed. Nasty stuff. ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-alcoholics-piss-heads-drink-adventurers-etc-whats-the-worst-drink-youve-ever-had/637054/49 "2012-10-08T22:03:26Z")
Red Irish Rose How does the FDA allow that stuff to be sold for human consumption I’ll never figure out! ---
**Author:** ![Rollo\_Tomasi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/58956e/32.png) [@Rollo\_Tomasi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rollo_Tomasi)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-alcoholics-piss-heads-drink-adventurers-etc-whats-the-worst-drink-youve-ever-had/637054/50 "2012-10-08T22:12:03Z")
Bacon vodka. Maybe it would be okay in a Bloody Mary, but I just had a straight shot of it. I had to choke it back as tears sprang to my eyes, the smoky flavor was so overwhelming. Nasty. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-alcoholics-piss-heads-drink-adventurers-etc-whats-the-worst-drink-youve-ever-had/637054/51 "2012-10-08T22:16:31Z")
> [@Uncle\_Jocko](#): > > Our local grocery store has a nice selection of different beers by the bottle. They will let you build your own six-pack for a set price, which I sometimes take advantage of in order to try some beer variety. > > Earlier this year one of my choices was a “smoke” beer. It even had a ribbon, for winning best smoke beer at some contest! Sounded intriguing! > > Never was advertising more spot on than with this beer. It tasted like liquid smoke. One taste, and I was done. I like smoked foods, and smoky flavor in general - but it doesn’t work as a beer. I was shocked that such a contest category even existed. Nasty stuff. I’ve had rauchbier. It tastes like liquid smoke, like you say, but I like it a lot. > [@grude](#): > > Red Irish Rose > > How does the FDA allow that stuff to be sold for human consumption I’ll never figure out! Wild Irish Rose, not Red Irish Rose. I had some a couple days ago. It was disgusting, but it did the job I bought it for. ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-alcoholics-piss-heads-drink-adventurers-etc-whats-the-worst-drink-youve-ever-had/637054/52 "2012-10-08T22:18:46Z")
> [@Ephemera](#): > > Wild Irish Rose, not Red Irish Rose. I had some a couple days ago. It was disgusting, but it did the job I bought it for. Only thing that has ever given me a hangover! ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-alcoholics-piss-heads-drink-adventurers-etc-whats-the-worst-drink-youve-ever-had/637054/53 "2012-10-08T22:23:40Z")
HMmmmm…tough call. The three top contenders would probably be Carling Black Label beer, Tequiza which was (in theory) a tequila flavored beer and some kind of Mogen David wine that was even worse than MD 20/20. ---
**Author:** ![Granuaile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecccb3/32.png) [@Granuaile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Granuaile)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-alcoholics-piss-heads-drink-adventurers-etc-whats-the-worst-drink-youve-ever-had/637054/54 "2012-10-08T22:42:27Z")
Junior year of H.S. a friend’s wealthy, well travelled parents were away, erm, travelling for a week. Being wealthy and well travelled, they had a **very** well stocked bar that was filled with all sorts of exotic alcohol. After drinking up all of the “good stuff” we started playing Can You Drink This? to use up all of the leftover crap. A bottle of thick, brown vileness called Cynar was the rock we all perished on. Artichoke cordial. The inventor must have had some kind of grudge against humanity. ---
**Author:** ![YourAdHere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/65b543/32.png) [@YourAdHere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YourAdHere)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-alcoholics-piss-heads-drink-adventurers-etc-whats-the-worst-drink-youve-ever-had/637054/55 "2012-10-08T23:03:17Z")
A bloody Mary. Maybe it was the context. Many moons ago I was walking around a music festival in 100 degree heat. I had been up all night, I was so dehydrated and I just wanted something refreshing. A drink involving celery salt was not it. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-alcoholics-piss-heads-drink-adventurers-etc-whats-the-worst-drink-youve-ever-had/637054/56 "2012-10-08T23:31:24Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Why do you say crazy things? I suspect that poster is neither an alcoholic, a pisshead, nor a drink adventurer, nor an etc. ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-alcoholics-piss-heads-drink-adventurers-etc-whats-the-worst-drink-youve-ever-had/637054/57 "2012-10-08T23:39:45Z")
> [@Rollo\_Tomasi](#): > > Bacon vodka. Maybe it would be okay in a Bloody Mary, but I just had a straight shot of it. I had to choke it back as tears sprang to my eyes, the smoky flavor was so overwhelming. Nasty. As someone who was excited about purchasing this, I can certainly agree with you. It has to be used sparingly. I’ve been mixing it with Clamato. I think I’m giong to start cooking with it, too. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-alcoholics-piss-heads-drink-adventurers-etc-whats-the-worst-drink-youve-ever-had/637054/58 "2012-10-09T03:22:14Z")
> [@An\_Gadai](#): > > I suspect that poster is neither an alcoholic, a pisshead, nor a drink adventurer, nor an etc. I’m no alcoholic (though the friends who tried to stage an intervention for me a few months ago would disagree) and am not sure what a pisshead is, but I’m a drink adventurer. I just prefer beer to liquor, and specifically hate whiskys. What little I can taste other than the alcohol is smoky and muddy, and those aren’t flavors I generally enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![Trollhaugen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Trollhaugen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trollhaugen)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-alcoholics-piss-heads-drink-adventurers-etc-whats-the-worst-drink-youve-ever-had/637054/59 "2012-10-09T03:53:32Z")
Satan’s whiskers. [Home - cocktaildb.com](http://cocktaildb.com/recipe_detail?id=4601). Nasty. Also losing a bet and having to drink a shot of vermouth is pretty bad. As for Everclear, I use that to clean stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-alcoholics-piss-heads-drink-adventurers-etc-whats-the-worst-drink-youve-ever-had/637054/60 "2012-10-09T03:57:01Z")
I was a teenager when I fist encountered the Rusty Nail, I ended the night tasting it again coming out my nose with the Ramen noodles I had just eaten. Body memory is a powerful thing, and while near blackout it won’t let me forget that part. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-alcoholics-piss-heads-drink-adventurers-etc-whats-the-worst-drink-youve-ever-had/637054.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-alcoholics-piss-heads-drink-adventurers-etc-whats-the-worst-drink-youve-ever-had/637054.md?page=4)