# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellis_Aponte_Jr)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/41 "2018-11-17T16:14:14Z")
Being honest about what I drink the most it would be Gin & tonic Margarita (but has to be a good one, no cheap tequila or sugary mixers) Negroni or martini (preferably Bombay Sapphire or Plymouth w/3 olives) If aviations were more widely available I would certainly drink more of those. Also very much enjoy manhattans w/Makers Mark, old fashioneds w/rye, sidecars - all in somewhat moderate frequency ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/42 "2018-11-17T16:43:42Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > What’s “7” in this context? 7-up, I should think. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/43 "2018-11-17T16:48:34Z")
Angry balls (a boilermaker with fireball whiskey and hard apple cider). Faderade (vodka and gatorade. Watermelon gatorade is best). no third mixed drink. I mostly like my liquor straight. Having said that girly drinks are awesome, but they are mostly sugar with a few splashes of alcohol. Mudslides, daiquiri, etc. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/44 "2018-11-17T17:02:35Z")
**White Russian** (vodka, Kahlua (coffee liquor), milk, cream or ice cream & a dash of vanilla) Use to love **Screwdrivers** , but the OJ became too much for me. In the summer I’ll make a **Chocolate Russian** , fill large glass with crushed ice and add 2 tablespoons of ovaltine add a shot of coffee liquor & a shot of vodka (be generous) fill to near top with milk and stir until fully mixed. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/45 "2018-11-17T17:04:26Z")
Hey, a **daiquiri** is no “girly drink.” Ernest Hemingway would punch you right in the nose! A daiquiri is the same damn thing as a gimlet, a whiskey sour, a margarita…just has rum as the liquor base, mixed with citrus and a little sugar. ---
**Author:** ![Periwinkle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Periwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Periwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/46 "2018-11-17T17:33:30Z")
> [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](#): > > Being honest about what I drink the most it would be > If aviations were more widely available I would certainly drink more of those. If you ever want to make one at home, the recipe I use is 2 oz. gin, 3/4 oz. lemon juice, 1/2 oz. maraschino liqueur, 1/4 oz. creme de violette, shaken with ice. Serve with a maraschino cherry. So good, and I love the pretty color. ---
**Author:** ![Chicken\_Fingers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Chicken\_Fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicken_Fingers)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/47 "2018-11-17T17:41:52Z")
I’m 95 percent a drinker of the classic Margarita (not frozen). Next, the Moscow Mule. No strong preferences after that, but then I’m not enough of a drinker to have sampled much variety, and I do love me some lime. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/48 "2018-11-17T18:08:02Z")
> [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](#): > > If aviations were more widely available I would certainly drink more of those. > [@Periwinkle](#): > > If you ever want to make one at home, the recipe I use is 2 oz. gin, 3/4 oz. lemon juice, 1/2 oz. maraschino liqueur, 1/4 oz. creme de violette, shaken with ice. Serve with a maraschino cherry. So good, and I love the pretty color. For some reason Aviations are fairly common around here. But like Periwinkle says, they’re also easy enough to make at home. For a long time, that was my #3 drink, and I still really like them. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/49 "2018-11-17T19:47:10Z")
It’s freakin’ cold tonight, so I could go for an Irish Coffee right about now, or maybe an Athol Brose—warm cream, scotch, and honey, with a sachet of oats to seep in it. In hot weather, I’ll add a Cuba Libre to my three above. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/50 "2018-11-17T19:53:15Z")
Oh damn, didn’t even think about mix drinks that involve coffee. A little Kahlua, Bailey’s or Anisette in coffee is pretty awesome. ---
**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 17, 2018, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/51 "2018-11-17T20:53:14Z")
> [@Cell\_Guy](#): > > Corn and Oil I have not heard of this cocktail before. Nor had I heard of Falernum. I am anxious to try this drink. > [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > A daiquiri is the same damn thing as a gimlet, a whiskey sour, a margarita…just has rum as the liquor base, mixed with citrus and a little sugar. And these drinks, even with just 3 ingredients, are tough to perfect. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/52 "2018-11-17T20:56:15Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > …And these drinks, even with just 3 ingredients, are tough to perfect. Yes, the sweet, sour, and spirit have to be well balanced or it’s a fail. ---
**Author:** ![Cell\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@Cell\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cell_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2018, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/53 "2018-11-18T04:07:21Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > I have not heard of this cocktail before. Nor had I heard of Falernum. I am anxious to try this drink. Most recipes will tell you to use 1/3 oz of Falernum and 2 oz Cruzan Blackstrap rum. I am here to tell you they are wrong. Try this recipe: 2 1/2 oz Barbados Rum (I use Mount Gay Eclipse) 1 oz Falernum ( I use John D. Taylor Velvet Falernum) 2 dashes Angostura bitters 1/2 a lime 1 oz Cruzan Blackstrap rum Combine the rum, Falernum and bitters in a rock glass. Add a couple of cubes of ice, the juice of the lime and stir. Add ice if needed, float the Cruzan on top. Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2018, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/54 "2018-11-18T06:14:33Z")
I tend to drink whiskey or rum on the rocks, but my favorite cocktails are: 1. Gimlet 2. Mai Tai( Original recipe only, not the super sweet version found in some bars) 3. Dark and Stormy/ Nor’easter(Uses bourbon instead of rum) ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2018, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/55 "2018-11-18T06:30:03Z")
By far the three most common cocktails I drink are: old fashioned, martini, and bloody mary. ---
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2018, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/56 "2018-11-18T07:35:25Z")
Right now I can only think of one… Hot buttered rum! ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2018, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/57 "2018-11-18T13:56:30Z")
Boulevardier Corpse Reviver #2 Admiral Russell’s Punch ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2018, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/58 "2018-11-18T14:05:27Z")
Crown and Crown Crown on the Rocks Crown and Sprite ---
**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 18, 2018, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/59 "2018-11-18T16:46:17Z")
“Rocks” do not count as a mix, folks. 😃 ---
**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 18, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/60 "2018-11-18T17:08:22Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > “Rocks” do not count as a mix, folks. 😃 Does water count as a mix? If it does just call rocks ‘slow water’ or something. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642.md?page=4)