# Top three alcoholic mixed drinks **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 16, 2018, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642 "2018-11-16T21:00:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [November 16, 2018, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/1 "2018-11-16T21:00:32Z")
What are your three favorite mixed drinks? Mine would be: 1. Amaretto Sour 2. Rye Highball(club soda, not ginger ale) 3. Rye Manhattan What’ll _you_ be having? ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/2 "2018-11-16T21:06:41Z")
Gin & Tonic Whiskey Sour Some third thing Lately though, all I have been drinking is Crown & Water. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/3 "2018-11-16T21:19:34Z")
Vodka tonic Screwdriver Cuba Libra I’n a simple man. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/4 "2018-11-16T21:21:00Z")
I like to keep my little mini-bar stocked with fixins for: Jack & Ginger Grey Goose & Tonic (with slice of lemon) Captain & Coke Not really being much of a drinker, I’ve found that cans of soda stay carbonated for years, while unopened bottles lose their fizz within months. So I typically look for 10-packs of 7oz cans. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/5 "2018-11-16T21:24:16Z")
Rye Manhattan Martini Bloody Mary ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/6 "2018-11-16T21:24:31Z")
I generally don’t go with mixed drinks these days. I’ve discovered single-malt scotch. But before then, I would have said: 1. Gin and tonic 2. Margarita 3. Appletini ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/7 "2018-11-16T21:26:56Z")
Sazerac; Old Fashioned, easy sugar; Salty Dog. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/8 "2018-11-16T21:31:17Z")
1. Shot of Vodka, Shot of Amaretto, Shot of Melon Liquor, Cranberry juice, splash of 7 up. Don’t know if it has a name, I call it after myself 🙂 1. Rum and Coke c) Screwdriver ---
**Author:** ![Rough\_Draft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@Rough\_Draft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rough_Draft)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/9 "2018-11-16T21:33:32Z")
1. Bourbon & Soda (95% of the time) 2. Moscow Mule (3%) 3. Whiskey Sour (2%) I also love a good Mojito, but they’re a pain in the ass to make and require a trip to the grocery store, so I haven’t made one in years. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/10 "2018-11-16T21:49:40Z")
1. Old Fashioned 2. Moscow Mule 3. Tanqueray and Tonic In the summer, one of those would be bumped for Mojito. ---
**Author:** ![EscAlaMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/escalamike/32/4177_2.png) [@EscAlaMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EscAlaMike)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/11 "2018-11-16T21:52:24Z")
Mine are heavily dependent on season and mood. Now that it’s cold out: 1. Old Fashioned 2. Maple Old Fashioned (just an OF with maple syrup instead of sugar) 3. My own concoction of coffee, cream, maple syrup, and moonshine. ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/12 "2018-11-16T21:59:16Z")
- Martini ( gin ) - Bloody Mary - Boilermaker ---
**Author:** ![Allecher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@Allecher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Allecher)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/13 "2018-11-16T21:59:55Z")
1. Crown and cranberry 2. Moscow mule 3. White Russian ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/14 "2018-11-16T22:10:37Z")
Margarita Fuzzy Navel Amaretto Sour ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/15 "2018-11-16T22:21:23Z")
G&T Something peaty from Islay and a spot of water Bloody Mary Honourable runner-up position to the relatively-new-to-me vodka and cranberry juice ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/16 "2018-11-16T22:31:04Z")
Although I rarely drink these days: 1. Margarita 2. Daiquiri, preferably raspberry 3. Piña Colada ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/17 "2018-11-16T22:31:18Z")
Just 3? 1. Sazerac 2. Blood and Sand 3. Moscow Mule (or Dark and Stormy) for summer- Old Fashioned for winter. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/18 "2018-11-16T22:35:17Z")
> [@EscAlaMike](#): > > My own concoction of coffee, cream, maple syrup, and moonshine. Seems that concoction has a name: [Tennessee Coffee](https://oldforgedistillery.com/spirit-recipes/tennessee-coffee/). ---
**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:** [November 16, 2018, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/19 "2018-11-16T22:38:43Z")
About the only mixed drink I consume with any regularity is a gin and tonic. After that, I sometimes get in the mood for a gimlet (with gin, not vodka.) And then either a margarita prepared the way I like (2:1:1 tequila:triple sec:lime juice, on the rocks, no simple syrup or maybe the merest kiss of it) or an old fashioned (either a classic one with rye, or, when in Wisconsin who have their own ideas of what an old fashioned is, a brandy old fashioned press.) ---
**Author:** ![EscAlaMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/escalamike/32/4177_2.png) [@EscAlaMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EscAlaMike)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/20 "2018-11-16T22:43:07Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Seems that concoction has a name: [Tennessee Coffee](https://oldforgedistillery.com/spirit-recipes/tennessee-coffee/). Sweet, thanks. I figured it had been done before, nice to have a name for it now. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642.md?page=2)