# Unusual cocktails you like **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** liquor-alcohol\ **Created:** [October 19, 2019, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986 "2019-10-19T03:44:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2019, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/21 "2019-10-20T13:52:47Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Sounds simple enough, but today’s crop of young bartenders seem to equate any drink ending in “-tini” with some sort of flavoring: cranberry, apple, chocolate, and so on; and served in a stemmed “up” glass, garnished with fruit. The quality of bartending seems to be down lately. Anytime I order whiskey and soda, I have to specify “club soda” because otherwise it’s 50-50 I get Coke. That pales against my cousin’s experience: a bar couldn’t figure out how to mix a screwdriver, so they sent him Bud Light as a substitute. ---
**Author:** ![Jane\_Elliot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jane_elliot/32/6166_2.png) [@Jane\_Elliot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jane_Elliot)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2019, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/22 "2019-10-20T22:58:26Z")
I’m fond of the Flying Dutchman - Gin & Triple Sec. I first had it when I ordered a Martini at the local dive (a mistake, I know) and they gave me this instead. ---
**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:** [October 21, 2019, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/23 "2019-10-21T01:36:38Z")
Shot of vodka, shot of Amaretto, shot of Melon liquor, fill almost up with cranberry juice, add a touch of 7-Up. Best cocktail ever. ---
**Author:** ![Smid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/24 "2019-10-21T12:05:50Z")
Not mines, but I did witness the confusion when a couple asked for a whisky and “pickle juice” in Boston, a proper drinking city. Appears to be a regional thing. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/25 "2019-10-21T12:40:51Z")
> [@Smid](#): > > Not mines, but I did witness the confusion when a couple asked for a whisky and “pickle juice” in Boston, a proper drinking city. Appears to be a regional thing. A pickle back!! Yay!! ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/26 "2019-10-21T12:48:51Z")
> [@installLSC](#): > > The quality of bartending seems to be down lately. Anytime I order whiskey and soda, I have to specify “club soda” because otherwise it’s 50-50 I get Coke. That pales against my cousin’s experience: a bar couldn’t figure out how to mix a screwdriver, so they sent him Bud Light as a substitute. Back in my teen years, mixing beer with lemon soda was something teens did and which had no name. Eventually it became known as a “summer blonde” (_rubia de verano_), and it even started being sold premixed. The last time my mother asked for a summer blonde in a bar, the bartender explained that they didn’t have any; they had a variety of flavored beers but were out of blondes. He looked really confused when I asked for a beer and a can of lemon soda. Apparently he was one of those people who think that selling drinks, computers or encyclopedias is all the same. ---
**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2019, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/27 "2019-10-22T01:07:11Z")
Back in the day it was the Champipple Cocktail, one chintzy bottle each of Champale (“the champagne of bottled beers”) and Ripple “wine”, any flavor you could stomach. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2019, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/28 "2019-10-22T01:11:09Z")
Great Caesar’s Ghost! Everyone knows that **Miller’s High Life** is the Champagne of Bottled Beers. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2019, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/29 "2019-10-22T07:06:21Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > Back in my teen years, mixing beer with lemon soda was something teens did and which had no name. Eventually it became known as a “summer blonde” (_rubia de verano_), and it even started being sold premixed. In English, that’s a shandy. In Germany, a Radler (or a Russ if it’s _Weiss_). ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/30 "2019-10-22T18:30:29Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > In English, that’s a shandy. In Germany, a Radler (or a Russ if it’s _Weiss_). In French, it’s Panaché, and even in the middle of Switzerland, you’ll almost never here Radler, only Panaché. Good for a really hot summer day, but not unusual. ---
**Author:** ![DummyGladHands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2019, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/31 "2019-10-22T22:16:59Z")
I was walking in a parade as a float Marshall & it was hot & thirsty out. One of the guys watching the parade offered me a drink. So good!! Ginger beer & vodka!! ---
**Author:** ![Dravin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dravin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dravin)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/32 "2019-10-23T00:37:56Z")
> [@installLSC](#): > > The quality of bartending seems to be down lately. Anytime I order whiskey and soda, I have to specify “club soda” because otherwise it’s 50-50 I get Coke. That pales against my cousin’s experience: a bar couldn’t figure out how to mix a screwdriver, so they sent him Bud Light as a substitute. What blows my mind is when they mess up neat whiskey. Pour it in the glass and you are done, it does not get simpler and I still get served whiskey on the rocks. Once even after explaining what neat meant it still ended up being served on the rocks (the look of confusion on the server’s face when I ordered prompted me to try and be proactive). ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/33 "2019-10-23T01:28:03Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > Back in my teen years, mixing beer with lemon soda was something teens did and which had no name. Eventually it became known as a “summer blonde” (_rubia de verano_), and it even started being sold premixed. > > The last time my mother asked for a summer blonde in a bar, the bartender explained that they didn’t have any; they had a variety of flavored beers but were out of blondes. He looked really confused when I asked for a beer and a can of lemon soda. Apparently he was one of those people who think that selling drinks, computers or encyclopedias is all the same. I hate to sound like a moron, but what is ‘lemon soda’? There is 7-Up and Sprite. There is lemonade. I don’t know of any ‘lemon soda’ per se. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/34 "2019-10-23T01:51:08Z")
All these bartender stories confuse the heck out of me. I mean, do these bozos not have cell phones? You can google up a recipe for ANYTHING in seconds. How can they fail to manage it?!? Back when I was drinking, which was long, long, ago, my favorite thing was a Brandy Alexander. I mentioned this in the company of youngsters recently and they all just stared at me blankly. Once I explained it to them they agreed that they doubted any local bar would have full cream on hand, and if it did, they wouldn’t trust the stuff. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/35 "2019-10-23T01:57:16Z")
I dabble in amateur mixology (which means I have a bunch of books, a set of bar tools and a lot of liquor to play with) and there are 3-4 drinks I’ve found that are almost never on the menu at bars or restaurants, but that are VERY good that I like to make for my wife and myself. [ul] [li]Lion’s Tail - it’s basically a whiskey sour of sorts, but with pimento dram (allspice liqueur added)[/li][li]La Floridita Daiquiri - it’s rum, lime juice, sugar, grapefruit juice and maraschino liqueur.[/li][li]Saturn (tiki drink) - gin, orgeat, passionfruit syrup, falernum and lemon juice.[/li][li]Last Word - equal parts green chartreuse, maraschino liqueur, gin and lime juice. [/li][/ul] ---
**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:** [October 23, 2019, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/36 "2019-10-23T02:31:26Z")
> [@bump](#): > > [ul] > [li]La Floridita Daiquiri - it’s rum, lime juice, sugar, grapefruit juice and maraschino liqueur.[/li][/ul] That’s a Hemingway Daiquiri. A La Floridita doesn’t have grapefruit juice. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/37 "2019-10-23T13:43:38Z")
> [@Cell\_Guy](#): > > That’s a Hemingway Daiquiri. A La Floridita doesn’t have grapefruit juice. You’re right… I got them mixed up because in my copy of Dale DeGroff’s “Craft of the Cocktail”, there’s a photo of the La Floridita sign immediately preceding the Hemingway daiquiri recipe, and I tend to recall the sign photo and not the actual title. Either way, it’s a uniquely tasty drink. Better, I’d wager than the no grapefruit La Floridita version. ---
**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:** [October 23, 2019, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/38 "2019-10-23T14:10:03Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > A Bloody Mary or two is good if you want to be pleasantly tiddly after breakfast, but if you want to be gloriously smashed before lunch, breakfast with multiple Bronxes is the thing. I find your ideas intriguing and would like to subscribe to your newsletter. ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/39 "2019-10-23T15:54:16Z")
> [@Dravin](#): > > What blows my mind is when they mess up neat whiskey. Pour it in the glass and you are done, it does not get simpler and I still get served whiskey on the rocks. Once even after explaining what neat meant it still ended up being served on the rocks (the look of confusion on the server’s face when I ordered prompted me to try and be proactive). Happens to me all the time. After a nice dinner, I will order a coffee and a Drambuie…“neat.” The Drambuie will come in the coffee, in a glass with ice, in a glass with soda and ice, in a glass with water and ice, in a glass with tonic and ice, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/40 "2019-10-23T15:59:51Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > I hate to sound like a moron, but what is ‘lemon soda’? There is 7-Up and Sprite. There is lemonade. I don’t know of any ‘lemon soda’ per se. [Fanta lemon](https://www.coca-cola.co.uk/drinks/fanta/fanta-lemon). The bubbly, no actual lemon juice (well, the Coca-Cola Company says it’s actually got some), industrial cousin of lemonade. > [@MrDibble](#): > > In English, that’s a shandy. In Spain, Shandy is one of the brands of premixed. It’s by Seville brewer Cruzcampo. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986.md?page=3)