# 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:** 5
**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:** [November 27, 2018, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/81 "2018-11-27T00:22:01Z")
I have seasonal cocktails. Manhattan is definitely a cold weather cocktail, but in warmer months I replace it with a margarita, Negroni, or a daiquiri. The old fashioned is a constant throughout the year, but the ingredients change: in the summer I will use peach bitters and fresh Cheerios, but in the winter I will use Fee bros walnut butters and just a bit of orange zest. In the summer, I also love a Hemingway daiquiri. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2018, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/82 "2018-11-27T00:40:00Z")
Fresh cherries, not Cheerios. In my defense, I’m on my second sazerac right now. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/83 "2018-11-27T03:50:39Z")
Sangria - I’m somewhat famous in my neighborhood for making it for all block parties - dangerously simple (1 bottle sweet red or white wine, 1/2 cup some kinda fruit juice, 1/2 cup some kinda complementary liquor - e.g. orange juice and Cointreau, cranberry and brandy; if white wine, a splash of Sprite or Ginger Ale is nice). Frozen pina colada. Frozen daiquiri (must be made from real fruit; no bottled “daiquiri mix” bullshit). ---
**Author:** ![Moonchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/84 "2018-11-27T19:09:41Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > 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 Not lyin’: back in the day when I tended bar in a dance club (early 90’s), one of the bartenders came up with a strikingly similar (maybe even exact) recipe and it became pretty popular. We called it a **Green Loogie**. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/85 "2018-11-27T19:13:20Z")
Mohito Gin & tonic Margarita ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/86 "2018-11-27T20:29:05Z")
[ul] [li]Manhattan (2:1 rye to vermouth, dash of absinthe, dash of maraschino,2 dashes simple syrup, 2 dashes bitters) Also like the "Black Manhattan variant, which subs Amaro Averna for hte vermouth and leaves out the absinthe and maraschino.[/li][li]Hemingway Daiquiri- the Dale DeGroff Craft of the Cocktail version (1.5 white rum, .75 simple syrup, .75 lime juice, .25 maraschino and .5 grapefruit juice)[/li][li]Dr. Funk (the only actual tropical drink, devised by a Dr. Funk in Samoa), which is rum, absinthe/pastis, grenadine and lime juice)[/li][/ul]My top 3 favorites are: What I end up drinking more than anything though is beer and simple highballs like gin & tonic, rum & ginger ale, or Bourbon and Coke. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/87 "2018-11-27T20:52:36Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > I like to keep my little mini-bar stocked with fixins for: > Grey Goose & Tonic (with slice of lemon) Note that Grey Goose is actually a substandard vodka in a very pretty bottle with a price to match. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/88 "2018-11-27T20:53:42Z")
> [@BrickBat](#): > > - Martini ( gin ) I disagree that a martini is a “mixed drink”- being as most "very dry " recipes call for straight gin! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/89 "2018-11-27T20:55:14Z")
Brandy Alexander Gin & Tonic Mango Margarita (if it’s real fruit and not the syrup yuck) Only 3? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/90 "2018-11-27T21:17:58Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > “Rocks” do not count as a mix, folks. 😃 See, sometimes we even agree!😛 ---
**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 27, 2018, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/91 "2018-11-27T21:36:26Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > See, sometimes we even agree!😛 _We_ agree? Since I said it first, you are merely capitulating to my superior taste and intellect. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/92 "2018-11-27T21:37:19Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > _We_ agree? > Since I said it first, you are merely capitulating to my superior taste and intellect. > 😃 :eek: :D:p:p:D ---
**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:** [November 27, 2018, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/93 "2018-11-27T23:03:15Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > I disagree that a martini is a “mixed drink”- being as most "very dry " recipes call for straight gin! 😛 That’s not a martini, that’s just a glass of gin. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/94 "2018-11-27T23:36:49Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > That’s not a martini, that’s just a glass of gin. Marked up ten times and served with a olive. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/95 "2018-11-27T23:50:28Z")
1. Tequila Sunrise 2. Rum & Coke 3. Long Island Iced Tea I typically order Tequila Sunrise at nightclubs. Outback makes a good Long Island Iced Tea I mix bacardi rum & coke at home. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/96 "2018-11-28T00:25:36Z")
Gimlet (NO vodka) Gibson (NO voldka) Bloody Mary – especially for brunch. Although I do have fond memories of regular after work hot tub parties at a friend’s house with a never empty blender of Pina Coladas. This was decades ago though! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/97 "2018-11-28T01:13:27Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > 1. Tequila Sunrise > 2. Rum & Coke > 3. Long Island Iced Tea > > I typically order Tequila Sunrise at nightclubs. > > Outback makes a good Long Island Iced Tea > > I mix bacardi rum & coke at home. To make it a little classier, call it a Cuba libre , by adding a little squeeze of lime and a slice. ---
**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 28, 2018, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/98 "2018-11-28T04:14:09Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > To make it a little classier, call it a Cuba libre , by adding a little squeeze of lime and a slice. Bacardi makes the Baby Jesus cry. Try Cruzan Aged Lite. No need to thank me. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/99 "2018-11-28T04:38:13Z")
This time of year: 1. Hot whisky toddy; 2. Whisky sour; 3. Rye and ginger (the provincial drink of Saskatchewan!) Summertime: 2 and 3 move up the list, and I might have a Daquiri as # 3. Right now, I’m planning a Christmas party and might make Smoking Bishop, the punch that Scrooge promises Bob Cratchit at the end of the Carol. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642/100 "2018-11-28T04:39:28Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > With a list like that you can leave your “Location” field blank! 😛 Mrs Piper loves her Caesars! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642.md?page=6)