# My favorite mixed drink is a Rusty Nail. And yours? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 16, 2011, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-mixed-drink-is-a-rusty-nail-and-yours/585655 "2011-06-16T02:37:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-mixed-drink-is-a-rusty-nail-and-yours/585655/21 "2011-06-16T05:03:13Z")
Summer: gin and tonic with lime. Winter: White Russian. (can’t think of anything for spring or summer, I guess I drink wine then.) Actually, I can’t think of many cocktails I’ve had. I’ve never had a martini. Or any of those cocktails they put in a martini glass and still call it a '\_\_\_\_\_ 'martini. ick. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-mixed-drink-is-a-rusty-nail-and-yours/585655/22 "2011-06-16T05:12:25Z")
A mixture of pineapple juice, vodka and Blue Curacao is officially designated the “Blue Hawaiian,” but I prefer to think of it as “Smurf Blood.” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-mixed-drink-is-a-rusty-nail-and-yours/585655/23 "2011-06-16T05:40:35Z")
Cape Codder (hold the lime) ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-mixed-drink-is-a-rusty-nail-and-yours/585655/24 "2011-06-16T06:04:07Z")
An old fashioned, but in the summer I enjoy a Tennessee Highball, or a Petworth Punch. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-mixed-drink-is-a-rusty-nail-and-yours/585655/25 "2011-06-16T06:34:23Z")
Lemon, lime and bitters ---
**Author:** ![Double\_Foolscap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85e7bf/32.png) [@Double\_Foolscap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Double_Foolscap)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-mixed-drink-is-a-rusty-nail-and-yours/585655/26 "2011-06-16T09:43:03Z")
Whatever’s part of the half price mixed drinks menu 😃 Failing that, a Dark and Stormy. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2011, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-mixed-drink-is-a-rusty-nail-and-yours/585655/27 "2011-06-16T11:21:58Z")
Amaretto Sour. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-mixed-drink-is-a-rusty-nail-and-yours/585655/28 "2011-06-16T13:28:52Z")
> [@PapSett](#): > > Tequila Sunrise. LOVE 'EM. > > Lime Margarita on the rocks is very good too. Sometimes I feel like tequila was invented just to make me happy. ---
**Author:** ![minionkat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@minionkat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minionkat)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-mixed-drink-is-a-rusty-nail-and-yours/585655/29 "2011-06-16T13:32:46Z")
Gin & tonic in the summer. Now that I think about it, I don’t drink mixed drinks in the winter. Weird. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-mixed-drink-is-a-rusty-nail-and-yours/585655/30 "2011-06-16T13:34:31Z")
Canadian Club. Rocks. Splash of water. If that doesn’t qualify, a Gibson. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-mixed-drink-is-a-rusty-nail-and-yours/585655/31 "2011-06-16T13:38:19Z")
There is really just one mixed drink that I love: **Bloody Mary**. The others I just tolerate (or not). mmm ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-mixed-drink-is-a-rusty-nail-and-yours/585655/32 "2011-06-16T13:40:41Z")
I’m more of a beer or wine guy, but I won’t say no to a screwdriver. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2011, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-mixed-drink-is-a-rusty-nail-and-yours/585655/33 "2011-06-16T13:44:12Z")
Vodka and ice. A really skilled bartender gets the two in perfect proportions. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-mixed-drink-is-a-rusty-nail-and-yours/585655/34 "2011-06-16T14:36:51Z")
> [@Doug\_Bowe](#): > > I ran into a bar in San Jose that actually knew what a Greyhound was. > > Yea! I saw that in “Bartending for Dummies”. They said that most people order it by saying,“Give me a vodka and grapefruit juice.” ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-mixed-drink-is-a-rusty-nail-and-yours/585655/35 "2011-06-16T14:43:40Z")
[Bloody Caesar](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_(cocktail)) (extra spicy) is my favorite patio drink, barely beating out the deadly [Long Island Ice Tea](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_Iced_Tea) (they sneak up on you)! ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-mixed-drink-is-a-rusty-nail-and-yours/585655/36 "2011-06-16T14:56:21Z")
Hard to pass up on a good gin and tonic. Runners up: Old Fashioned, Manhattan, gimlet, Tom Collins. Yes, I prefer gin and whiskey based mixed drinks above most others, with a few rum exceptions. And I’ll automatically enjoy anything that has both gin and citrus. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-mixed-drink-is-a-rusty-nail-and-yours/585655/37 "2011-06-16T15:08:09Z")
Whiskey sour or a screwdriver, though I’m working on expanding my horizons. Like margaritas too. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-mixed-drink-is-a-rusty-nail-and-yours/585655/38 "2011-06-16T15:20:48Z")
Very dry vodka martini made with Tito’s vodka. Chill the glass, shake the vodka in an ice filled shaker. Empty glass. Place a bit of dry vermouth in it and toss out the remainder that doesn’t cling to the glass. Strain shaker contents into chilled glass. Enjoy. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2011, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-mixed-drink-is-a-rusty-nail-and-yours/585655/39 "2011-06-16T15:23:09Z")
Stoly’s served ice cold or on the rocks. ---
**Author:** ![Crawlspace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Crawlspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crawlspace)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-mixed-drink-is-a-rusty-nail-and-yours/585655/40 "2011-06-16T15:23:30Z")
Bourbon and coke. Rarely a Black and Tan, if that counts. I don’t order mixed drinks that have more than 2 ingredients anymore. Bad experiences (such as ordering a Manhattan and getting a bourbon based beverage served on ice in a highball glass garnished with a orange wedge :rolleyes:) have led me to believe that knowledgeable bartenders are too far and few in between to bother. However, if Rachel Maddow wanted to make me a [drink](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sebfwBVEVKE), I’d gladly accept. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-mixed-drink-is-a-rusty-nail-and-yours/585655.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-mixed-drink-is-a-rusty-nail-and-yours/585655.md?page=3)