# The Midnight Feud: Booze! by This'll Do **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 7, 2008, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midnight-feud-booze-by-thisll-do/471594 "2008-11-07T04:22:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midnight-feud-booze-by-thisll-do/471594/61 "2008-11-07T19:20:18Z")
**Mrs. Cake** is #45. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midnight-feud-booze-by-thisll-do/471594/62 "2008-11-07T19:37:51Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > 1. Point of pedantry: Scotch is _whisky_ (no _e_) > 2. Bourbon, meanwhile, is indeed _whiskey_ > 3. Also known as a _Cuba Libre_ That was my fault. **Rosie** had it spelled right, and I corrected her. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midnight-feud-booze-by-thisll-do/471594/63 "2008-11-07T19:49:47Z")
[Quote=ShibbOleth] Bet a lot of people put Jack Daniels, which is NOT a bourbon. [/Quote] > [@ShibbOleth](#): > > I am a pedant and this place is supposed to be about fighting ignorance. Then you’ll appreciate knowing that the proper spelling of the Tennessee whiskey of contention is Jack [Daniel’s](http://www.jackdaniels.com/age.aspx). One of the few examples of a word that is all too frequently misspelled by **dropping** an apostrophe (which apparently drifts until it can find a resting place in a sentence such as _The Jackson’s live here._)! ---
**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:** [November 7, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midnight-feud-booze-by-thisll-do/471594/64 "2008-11-07T19:52:32Z")
1. Macallan’s 2. Buffalo Trace 3. Tanquerey 4. Grey Goose 5. Mount Gay 6. Hennesey 7. Manhattan 8. Martini 9. Screwdriver 10. Daquiri I refuse to compromise my tastebuds by even **mentioning** what will be the most popular answers! Buncha drunks… ---
**Author:** ![Monstera\_deliciosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monstera_deliciosa/32/109_2.png) [@Monstera\_deliciosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstera_deliciosa)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midnight-feud-booze-by-thisll-do/471594/65 "2008-11-07T21:00:04Z")
Hope I’m not too late. 1. Johnny Walker 2. Jim Beam 3. Tanqueray 4. Absolut 5. Bacardi 6. Hennessey 7. Manhattan 8. Martini 9. Screwdriver 10. Daquiri ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midnight-feud-booze-by-thisll-do/471594/66 "2008-11-07T21:19:10Z")
I think I’m number 47. 1. Johnnie Walker 2. Jack Daniels 3. Seagrams 4. Absolut 5. Captain Morgan’s 6. Christian Brothers 7. Whiskey Sour 8. Martini 9. Screwdriver 10. Daquiri ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midnight-feud-booze-by-thisll-do/471594/67 "2008-11-07T21:46:45Z")
> [@Hoopy Frood](#): > > And I’m also feeling a bit ooky over all the people putting down Cognac brands for their brandy choices. Cognac is a type of brandy. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midnight-feud-booze-by-thisll-do/471594/68 "2008-11-07T21:49:55Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Then you’ll appreciate knowing that the proper spelling of the Tennessee whiskey of contention is Jack [Daniel’s](http://www.jackdaniels.com/age.aspx). One of the few examples of a word that is all too frequently misspelled by **dropping** an apostrophe (which apparently drifts until it can find a resting place in a sentence such as _The Jackson’s live here._)! Yep, I got that now. I know how to spell _all_ the brands now. Should come in handy some day… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midnight-feud-booze-by-thisll-do/471594/69 "2008-11-07T21:54:54Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Then you’ll appreciate knowing that the proper spelling of the Tennessee whiskey of contention is Jack [Daniel’s](http://www.jackdaniels.com/age.aspx). One of the few examples of a word that is all too frequently misspelled by **dropping** an apostrophe (which apparently drifts until it can find a resting place in a sentence such as _The Jackson’s live here._)! Thanks, I’ll remember it. I really don’t care for it myself, hence my inability to properly spell the brand name. Interestingly the website is under [www.jackdaniels.com](http://www.jackdaniels.com) and not [www.jackdaniel.com](http://www.jackdaniel.com) (which belongs to someone else). ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midnight-feud-booze-by-thisll-do/471594/70 "2008-11-07T22:50:50Z")
1. Talisker 2. Jim Bean 3. Beefeater 4. Smirnoff 5. Bacardi 6. Paul Masson 7. whiskey & coke 8. GT 9. Screwdriver 10. Cuba Libre 8: Gin & Tonic 9: Vodka, OJ 10: Rum, Coke & Lime ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midnight-feud-booze-by-thisll-do/471594/71 "2008-11-07T22:54:51Z")
1. Name a scotch whiskey (brand) **1. Johnnie Walker 27** 2. Glenlivet 8 3. Dewar’s 4 4. Cutty Sark 2 5. Macallan 2 6. Chivas 1 7. Glenfiddich 1 8. Jack Daniel’s 1 9. Seagrams 1 10. Name a bourbon whiskey (brand) **2. Jack Daniel’s 25** 11. Jim Beam 12 12. Maker’s Mark 6 13. Buffalo Trace 1 14. Crown Royal 1 15. Wild Turkey 1 16. Woodford Reserve 1 17. Name a gin (brand) **3. Tanqueray 27** 18. Gordon’s 8 19. Bombay Sapphire 6 20. Beefeater’s 5 21. Seagram’s 1 22. Name a vodka (brand) **4. Absolut 19** 23. Smirnoff 12 24. Stolichnaya 11 25. Grey Goose 4 26. Skyy 1 27. Name a rum (brand) **5. Bacardi 31** 28. Captain Morgan 14 29. Mount Gay 1 30. Myers 1 31. Name a brandy (brand) **6. Courvoisier 21** 32. E & J 6 33. Christian Brothers 5 34. Hennessy 4 35. Remy Martin 3 36. St. Remy 3 37. Cognac 1 38. Korbel 1 39. Martell 1 40. Napolean 1 41. Slivovitz 1 42. Name a whiskey cocktail **7. whiskey sour 23** 43. Manhattan 15 44. Highball 2 45. Mint julep 2 46. Gimlet 1 47. Jack & Coke 1 48. pass 1 49. Sidecar 1 50. Whiskey & soda 1 51. Name a gin cocktail **8. Martini 35** 52. Gin and tonic 10 53. Gin and soda 1 54. sloe gin fizz 1 1 55. Name a vodka cocktail **9. screwdriver 28** 56. Martini 7 57. Bloody Mary 4 58. Cosmopolitan 3 59. White Russian 2 60. Black Russian 1 61. Stinger 1 62. Tom Collins 1 63. Name a rum cocktail **10. cuba libre/rum and coke 22** 64. daiquiri 10 65. Pina Colada 8 66. Mojito 6 67. Mai Tai 1 ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midnight-feud-booze-by-thisll-do/471594/72 "2008-11-07T23:02:04Z")
And our resident drunk is ~~~drumroll~~~ **delphica**!!! Woo-hoo! :: flings swizzle sticks:: **delphica** got 9/10 top answers. Great job! Perfect was 548.94. Thanks all, and thanks **This’ll Do** for a fun one! New one up tomorrow for sure, but maybe tonight… \*\*1. delphica 531.91 \*\* 2. criminey.jicket 497.87 2. swampbear 497.87 4. Ichbin Dubist 482.98 5. SSG Schwartz 476.60 6. Sternvogel 474.47 7. Hilarity N. Suze 472.34 8. Happy Lendervedder 463.83 9. wheresgeorge04 457.45 10. brownie55 448.94 11. Monstera deliciosa 442.55 12. Freudian Slit 431.91 12. notfrommensa 431.91 12. Larry Borgia 431.91 15. This’ll Do 427.66 16. Tangent 425.53 17. grimpixie 414.89 17. Petrobey Mavromihalis 414.89 19. mhendo 410.64 19. bibliophage 410.64 21. ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness 402.13 21. Mrs. Cake 402.13 23. 3acresandatruck 395.74 23. ShibbOleth 395.74 23. Mahaloth 395.74 26. 5 time champ 387.23 27. El\_Kabong 374.47 28. gonzomax 368.09 29. anyrose 361.70 30. Cluricaun 359.57 31. DfrntBreign 355.32 32. Hoopy Frood 353.19 33. Dolores Reborn 348.94 34. Hostile Dialect 344.68 35. Paintcharge 336.17 36. Ellen Cherry 329.79 37. Spoons 327.66 37. Maus Magill 327.66 37. cmkeller 327.66 40. pravnik 323.40 41. jali 291.49 42. silenus 265.96 43. Baker 259.57 44. photopat 246.81 45. NDP 238.30 45. Beadalin 238.30 47. Queen Bruin 161.70 ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midnight-feud-booze-by-thisll-do/471594/73 "2008-11-07T23:03:50Z")
> [@WormTheRed](#): > > 1. Talisker > 2. Jim Bean > 3. Beefeater > 4. Smirnoff > 5. Bacardi > 6. Paul Masson > 7. whiskey & coke > 8. GT > 9. Screwdriver > 10. Cuba Libre > > 8: Gin & Tonic > 9: Vodka, OJ > 10: Rum, Coke & Lime Sorry, Worm… ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midnight-feud-booze-by-thisll-do/471594/74 "2008-11-07T23:21:58Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > Sorry, Worm… No probs… I’ll just hit the bar instead and try out the sorts mentioned 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Busy\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midnight-feud-booze-by-thisll-do/471594/75 "2008-11-07T23:43:40Z")
Too Late Goshdarnit! ---
**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midnight-feud-booze-by-thisll-do/471594/76 "2008-11-07T23:56:38Z")
Top ten and for the first time ever not one time was I the only one with the answer I gave. That’s encouraging. Thanks Dolores! ---
**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:** [November 8, 2008, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midnight-feud-booze-by-thisll-do/471594/77 "2008-11-08T00:24:59Z")
Third from the bottom. I guess my attempt to disguise the fact that I’m only a light drinker failed miserably. Still, at least I knew enough not to classify Jack Daniel’s as a bourbon.😛 How about a beer-themed feud? ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midnight-feud-booze-by-thisll-do/471594/78 "2008-11-08T01:46:53Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > And our resident drunk is ~~~drumroll~~~ **delphica**!!! Woo-hoo! :: flings swizzle sticks:: **delphica** got 9/10 top answers. Great job! Perfect was 548.94. > > Thanks all, and thanks **This’ll Do** for a fun one! > > New one up tomorrow for sure, but maybe tonight… > \*\*1. delphica 531.91 \*\* > 2. criminey.jicket 497.87 > 2. swampbear 497.87 > 4. Ichbin Dubist 482.98 > 5. SSG Schwartz 476.60 > 6. Sternvogel 474.47 > 7. Hilarity N. Suze 472.34 > 8. Happy Lendervedder 463.83 > 9. wheresgeorge04 457.45 > 10. brownie55 448.94 > 11. Monstera deliciosa 442.55 > 12. Freudian Slit 431.91 > 12. notfrommensa 431.91 > 12. Larry Borgia 431.91 > 15. This’ll Do 427.66 > 16. Tangent 425.53 > 17. grimpixie 414.89 > 17. Petrobey Mavromihalis 414.89 > 19. mhendo 410.64 > 19. bibliophage 410.64 > 21. ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness 402.13 > 21. Mrs. Cake 402.13 > 23. 3acresandatruck 395.74 > 23. ShibbOleth 395.74 > 23. Mahaloth 395.74 > 26. 5 time champ 387.23 > 27. El\_Kabong 374.47 > 28. gonzomax 368.09 > 29. anyrose 361.70 > 30. Cluricaun 359.57 > 31. DfrntBreign 355.32 > 32. Hoopy Frood 353.19 > 33. Dolores Reborn 348.94 > 34. Hostile Dialect 344.68 > 35. Paintcharge 336.17 > 36. Ellen Cherry 329.79 > 37. Spoons 327.66 > 37. Maus Magill 327.66 > 37. cmkeller 327.66 > 40. pravnik 323.40 > 41. jali 291.49 > 42. silenus 265.96 > 43. Baker 259.57 > 44. photopat 246.81 > 45. NDP 238.30 > 45. Beadalin 238.30 > 47. Queen Bruin 161.70 Um… where is tarragon918? Am I missing something? I did post, my answers are at the top of page 2. I think you missed me. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![3acresandatruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e79b87/32.png) [@3acresandatruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3acresandatruck)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midnight-feud-booze-by-thisll-do/471594/79 "2008-11-08T11:04:09Z")
> [@tarragon918](#): > > Um… where is tarragon918? Am I missing something? I did post, my answers are at the top of page 2. I think you missed me. ☹ a-HA!! _That’s_ why I couldn’t find you in the scoring. At first I just looked a few spots above and below me…you weren’t there. That’s odd\*, but it happens occasionally, so I looked through the whole list…still nothing. At least it’s not because of my advancing age and declining eyesight. \*even when we don’t have many answers that are the same, we tend to have similar scores. I’ve been watching since you pointed it out; it’s amusing. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midnight-feud-booze-by-thisll-do/471594/80 "2008-11-08T17:54:52Z")
> [@tarragon918](#): > > Um… where is tarragon918? Am I missing something? I did post, my answers are at the top of page 2. I think you missed me. ☹ I’m so sorry! You came in #27. Corrected leader board: 1. delphica 529.17 2. swampbear 495.83 3. criminey.jicket 493.75 4. Ichbin Dubist 481.25 5. Sternvogel 477.08 6. SSG Schwartz 477.08 7. Hilarity N. Suze 472.92 8. Happy Lendervedder 462.50 9. wheresgeorge04 454.17 10. brownie55 445.83 11. Monstera deliciosa 445.83 12. Freudian Slit 431.25 13. This’ll Do 429.17 14. notfrommensa 429.17 15. Larry Borgia 429.17 16. Tangent 425.00 17. Petrobey Mavromihalis 414.58 18. grimpixie 414.58 19. mhendo 410.42 20. bibliophage 410.42 21. Mrs. Cake 404.17 22. ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness 402.08 23. 3acresandatruck 400.00 24. Mahaloth 397.92 25. ShibbOleth 395.83 26. 5 time champ 387.50 27. tarragon918 377.08 28. El\_Kabong 372.92 29. gonzomax 364.58 30. anyrose 360.42 31. Cluricaun 360.42 32. DfrntBreign 352.08 33. Hoopy Frood 350.00 34. Dolores Reborn 343.75 35. Hostile Dialect 341.67 36. Ellen Cherry 333.33 37. Paintcharge 333.33 38. cmkeller 329.17 39. Maus Magill 329.17 40. Spoons 327.08 41. pravnik 325.00 42. jali 291.67 43. silenus 266.67 44. Baker 256.25 45. photopat 250.00 46. NDP 241.67 47. Beadalin 239.58 48. Queen Bruin 164.58 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midnight-feud-booze-by-thisll-do/471594.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midnight-feud-booze-by-thisll-do/471594.md?page=5)