# Out of these options, which is your favorite type of spirit? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 28, 2007, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-these-options-which-is-your-favorite-type-of-spirit/428033 "2007-11-28T15:21:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-these-options-which-is-your-favorite-type-of-spirit/428033/21 "2007-11-28T17:29:45Z")
For just sipping neat or on the rocks, I like **single malt Scotch**. My favorite is Glenmorangie, but I’m not very picky. As for as mixed drinks go, I’m fine with a Captain Morgan and Diet Coke or a vodka and cranberry. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-these-options-which-is-your-favorite-type-of-spirit/428033/22 "2007-11-28T17:35:46Z")
Vodka. It’s the tofu of alcohol- it just absorbs the flavor of whatever mixer I use. Can’t stand gin. Rum is nice while on vacation, but getting drunk on it is often vomit-inducing. A rye in ginger is nice once in a while, but both whisky and brandy are too strong for me to drink straight. Tequila… haven’t had that since school. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-these-options-which-is-your-favorite-type-of-spirit/428033/23 "2007-11-28T17:39:03Z")
Flavored Vodka. Gin as a second. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-these-options-which-is-your-favorite-type-of-spirit/428033/24 "2007-11-28T17:40:32Z")
Are we talking straight? None of them. Brandy – I don’t think I’ve had it Gin – out in any form because I used to love it but then got sick on it a couple of times. Rum – if disguised in a mixed drink, otherwise I don’t like the taste Tequila – never had it Vodka – OK in a mixed drink Whisky – maybe in a whiskey sour, but straight it makes me nauseous **Other – Bailey’s, Kahlua, Campari, Amaretto** ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-these-options-which-is-your-favorite-type-of-spirit/428033/25 "2007-11-28T17:46:25Z")
Straight? None of them. Mixed? Gin and Tonic - Tanqueray and Schweppes with a fresh lime. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-these-options-which-is-your-favorite-type-of-spirit/428033/26 "2007-11-28T17:47:02Z")
1. Bourbon 2. Rum ---
**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:** [November 28, 2007, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-these-options-which-is-your-favorite-type-of-spirit/428033/27 "2007-11-28T17:55:16Z")
Whiskey - I divide my attention about evenly among bourbon, scotch, and rye. I pretty much always have a bottle of one of them in the house. Gin - a distant second, but I like a martini sometimes The others on your list I rarely drink. I have a margarita maybe twice a year. ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-these-options-which-is-your-favorite-type-of-spirit/428033/28 "2007-11-28T17:59:35Z")
drinking straight? Tequila (100% agave) Whiskey - (single malt Scotch) In a mixer? Any one of them can apply - depends on my mood. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-these-options-which-is-your-favorite-type-of-spirit/428033/29 "2007-11-28T18:07:54Z")
Brandy – In a brandy Manhattan (aka “Brown Mumbler”) is the only way. Gin – I can do it straight if it’s Bombay Sapphire, otherwise hot summer days with tonic and a lime wedge please. Number two on my list. Rum – My all time \*least \* favorite. At it’s worst it’s dry and antiseptic, and it’s best it’s too full of burnt sugary notes for me. Tequila – I do like a sunrise from time to time, but my second least favorite really. Vodka – Ok for bloody marys, otherwise what’s the point? Whisky – Is the life of man. Always was since the world began. Far and away my favorite. Other – Moonshine? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Interrobang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/interrobang/32/17463_2.png) [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-these-options-which-is-your-favorite-type-of-spirit/428033/30 "2007-11-28T18:13:09Z")
Whiskey, particularly bourbon. Current favorite is Bulleit. ---
**Author:** ![malkavia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malkavia/32/5621_2.png) [@malkavia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkavia)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-these-options-which-is-your-favorite-type-of-spirit/428033/31 "2007-11-28T18:15:02Z")
From the list: Rum rum rum! Specifically, Malibu and banana-orange juice. In general: Midori and Sprite. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-these-options-which-is-your-favorite-type-of-spirit/428033/32 "2007-11-28T18:17:43Z")
[QUOTE=malkavia] From the list: Rum rum rum! Specifically, Malibu and banana-orange juice. [/QUOTE] You’re _such_ a girl. 😛😃 ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-these-options-which-is-your-favorite-type-of-spirit/428033/33 "2007-11-28T18:25:57Z")
Bombay Sapphire Gin for martinis and the occasional G&T on a hot summer’s day. Getting into single malts, slowly. Very nice on the palette, but hard on the wallet. ---
**Author:** ![brendon\_small](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brendon_small/32/17101_2.png) [@brendon\_small](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brendon_small)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-these-options-which-is-your-favorite-type-of-spirit/428033/34 "2007-11-28T18:35:29Z")
Rum is probably my favorite, then either gin or whiskey. Depends a lot on the day and the circumstance. Brendon Small ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-these-options-which-is-your-favorite-type-of-spirit/428033/35 "2007-11-28T18:43:51Z")
Vodka. Can become just about anything. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-these-options-which-is-your-favorite-type-of-spirit/428033/36 "2007-11-28T19:00:12Z")
Straight - single malt scotch Mixed drinks - Gin, either in a dirty martini or G&T. Tequila in a margarita would be second ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-these-options-which-is-your-favorite-type-of-spirit/428033/37 "2007-11-28T19:02:41Z")
Vodka, as in vodka martini, followed by bourbon The only one on the list I really don’t like at all is gin. ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-these-options-which-is-your-favorite-type-of-spirit/428033/38 "2007-11-28T19:05:00Z")
[QUOTE=Philster] Vodka. Can become just about anything. [/QUOTE] [With Vodka, all things are possible.](http://www.zombo.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-these-options-which-is-your-favorite-type-of-spirit/428033/39 "2007-11-28T19:41:47Z")
Moved from IMHO to CS. ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-these-options-which-is-your-favorite-type-of-spirit/428033/40 "2007-11-28T19:46:10Z")
**Tequila** More than anything, tequila. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-these-options-which-is-your-favorite-type-of-spirit/428033.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-these-options-which-is-your-favorite-type-of-spirit/428033.md?page=3)