# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/41 "2019-10-23T16:01:08Z")
> [@ZonexandScout](#): > > 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. I did not think it was possible to make Drambuie worse. Ignorance fought. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/42 "2019-10-23T16:11:11Z")
Iā€™ve got one I may have mentioned in the past. I call it my _Cure for the Common Cold_: Slice of frozen fresh ginger (it infuses as it thaws in the glass) Wedge of lemon (squozzen, rind is key) 2oz Irish Mist (or Drambuie, or B&B, or whiskey & honey to taste) Combine in a snifter. Drink before bed. Wonā€™t actually cure your cold but for a while, you wonā€™t care. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/43 "2019-10-23T16:39:37Z")
When I was in college my roommate and I invented a drink we called a Bloody Larry: beer and V8. Iā€™m disappointed to learn that other people actually drink this, under the name Red Beer or Red Eye. Most people react with disgust when I describe it, but I still drink one occasionally. ---
**Author:** ![Indyellen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/indyellen/32/4176_2.png) [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/44 "2019-10-23T17:29:15Z")
Occasionally I order an Amaretto & Coke. Itā€™s not really confusing, but it is really tasty. šŸ™‚ ---
**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:** [October 23, 2019, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/45 "2019-10-23T18:35:57Z")
One of my sons mixes Dr. Pepper and Licor 43. I donā€™t think he has a name for it. ---
**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, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/46 "2019-10-23T19:47:18Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Iā€™ve got one I may have mentioned in the past. I call it my _Cure for the Common Cold_: > > Slice of frozen fresh ginger (it infuses as it thaws in the glass) > Wedge of lemon (squozzen, rind is key) > 2oz Irish Mist (or Drambuie, or B&B, or whiskey & honey to taste) > > Combine in a snifter. Drink before bed. > > Wonā€™t actually cure your cold but for a while, you wonā€™t care. Sounds a lot like the [Penicillin Cocktail.](https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2009/11/time-for-a-drink-penicillin-cocktail.html) Iā€™m guessing some sort of convergent evolution went on with these two drinks! ---
**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 23, 2019, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/47 "2019-10-23T19:54:44Z")
> [@DummyGladHands](#): > > So good!! Ginger beer & vodka!! Add a splash of lime and you have a Moscow Mule. ---
**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 23, 2019, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/48 "2019-10-23T19:56:19Z")
In the Caribbean I like to order a [Ti-Punch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ti%27_Punch) at beach bars. It is made with [Rhum agricole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhum_agricole), muddled lime, and simple syrup. Itā€™s a _very_ potent drink. Since Iā€™m an old, white tourist, if the bartender doesnā€™t know me he will ask if I want ice. Thing is, to the locals, ice is how women drink Ti Punch. So, if asked if I want ice, Iā€™ll glare at the bartender and mutter a ā€œWhat are you fucking saying, mon?ā€ The bartender will quietly apologize and make me a proper Ti-Punch.šŸ™‚ ---
**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:** [October 23, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/49 "2019-10-23T20:03:23Z")
Vodka, Godiva Dark Chocolate Liqueur and Wild Cherry Pepsi -Chocolate Covered Cherry If the Godiva isnā€™t handy, chocolate vodka will do in a pinch. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/50 "2019-10-23T20:20:23Z")
> [@Die\_Capacitrix](#): > > Seems a lot of people only drink Tequila in cocktails and never drink it straight. Don Julio Reposada was the latest one we bought for drinking straight. > > And Iā€™m a sucker for anything with Cynar. Iā€™ll drink it straight as well, but if I see it as an ingredient in a list of cocktails, thatā€™s probably the one Iā€™ll get. And I wonā€™t have to share. > > Went to micro distillery in Pennsylvana and tried rye whiskey for the first time. Donā€™t know how unusual it is, but Iā€™m really kicking myself for not bringing a bottle back, because they donā€™t ship. I like Tequila, but usually only drink it straight as shots. I know there are high end tequilas that can be sipped, but theyā€™re usually too expensive for me. I actually prefer Cosmopolitans. I like vodka and cranberry, sue me. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/51 "2019-10-23T21:08:25Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > In Spain, Shandy is one of the brands of premixed. Itā€™s by Seville brewer Cruzcampo. They also sell the same thing under the label Cruzcampo Radler. Itā€™s basically a regional name for the same thing. Shandies and Radlers are available pre-mixed by dozens of brewers around the world. Leinenkugel probably been the best known version in the US. I first met Shandies in Dublin back when every bar had a collection of Fanta-esque flavored soft drinks in all colors of the rainbow available for mixing with your Harp. ---
**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 23, 2019, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/52 "2019-10-23T22:28:41Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I find your ideas intriguing and would like to subscribe to your newsletter. Hee hee hee. Drop over for breakfast sometime. ---
**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 23, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/53 "2019-10-23T22:35:09Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > When I was in college my roommate and I invented a drink we called a Bloody Larry: beer and V8. Iā€™m disappointed to learn that other people actually drink this, under the name Red Beer or Red Eye. Most people react with disgust when I describe it, but I still drink one occasionally. That is fucking delicious, especially on a hot humid summer day. It goes down colder than a plain beer. My brother in law from St. Louis started me on those, first with 4 oz of tomato juice in a tall glass filled with Pilsener. V-8 is even better. But the best is spicy Clamato, which is the way they do it in Canada. _Everyone_ thinks it sounds disgusting, until they try one. ---
**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 23, 2019, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/54 "2019-10-23T22:39:34Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > In Spain, Shandy is one of the brands of premixed. Itā€™s by Seville brewer Cruzcampo. When I was in Barcelona last year, and wanting a cold, light, pre-dinner drink, I was surprised to be served sangria premixed in a bottle. It wasnā€™t bad, though. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2019, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/55 "2019-10-24T00:36:44Z")
> [@bump](#): > > Sounds a lot like the [Penicillin Cocktail.](https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2009/11/time-for-a-drink-penicillin-cocktail.html) > > Iā€™m guessing some sort of convergent evolution went on with these two drinks! I could swear Iā€™ve been drinking the one with Irish Mist or Drambuie before I ever heard of Penicillin. I can even recall the circumstances under which it occurred to me. But itā€™s entirely possible Iā€™ve substituted my own reality for something I saw/drank elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2022, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/56 "2022-05-21T21:31:19Z")
So I know this is a zombie, but I couldnā€™t see starting a new thread over my revelatory experience. And in case someone is looking to experiment with new flavorsā€¦ The other night I enjoyed the finest cocktail Iā€™ve ever had. Just a perfect blend of zesty, sweet, sparkly, a little bitter. I restrained my intake to one only, but Iā€™d have happily sipped these all night. Tanqueray gin St. Germain elderberry liqueur Campari fresh grapefruit juice fresh rosemary (just a very little) cava They called it a Latin 75, a name that doesnā€™t do it justice. Served very cold and filled to the brim in a regular white wine glass. Canā€™t wait for an excuse to go have another! ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/57 "2022-05-22T01:54:05Z")
Hmm, weirdest concoctions that I like to drinkā€¦ a) You know that thing where you submerge some hot peppers in vinegar, to shake onto your turnip greens or whatever? Well, I like to mix some of that with Jack Daniels and stir in some horseradish. b) Brandy and Frangelico ā€” two parts brandy to one part Frangelico, no rocks. c) Instead of a conventional Irish coffee, please bring me a deep mug of black coffee with a shot of Kahlua, a shot of Baileyā€™s, and a half shot of creme de cacao. d) Not weird so much as Iā€™m unaware of any name for it to order it by, but 2 oz of dark rum like Myers over ice then fill to the rim with coconut water. Edited to add: mescal and coconut water is ALSO nice! e) Off the beaten track but they do have names: Jamaican screwdriver (rum and orange juice), kali motxo (red wine and Coca-cola). ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2022, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/58 "2022-05-22T14:51:00Z")
I drink the barā€™s house red wine in a lowball glass. Wine is a manly drink, three times stronger than that wheat juice all the other schmucks are drinking. Not only does a wine glass look silly, it tips over easily and does nothing to bring out the flavor of whatever box wine theyā€™re serving. Iā€™m pretty tolerant of whatever brand theyā€™re calling house wine, but I wish it wasnā€™t so expensive though. 500% markup for essentially what you can get in a gas station here in Wisconsin is brutal. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/59 "2022-05-22T17:35:15Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > kali motxo (red wine and Coca-cola). Called katemba in Southern Africa. ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_B](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jim_b/32/4338_2.png) [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986/60 "2022-05-23T16:37:31Z")
I started really drinking in 1994, for some reason, when I bought my first bar manual (though Iā€™d been buying liquor since 21, when I first could). Kamikazes, Gin Salty Dogs, and Alexander Cocktails were among the first I had to try. It actually funny you should bring it up, because I had a Mint Julep just last night (Iā€™m serious). I also have long enjoyed a Jim Beam and cola. Also, I donā€™t know if this is the right place. But I have also made up my own cocktails, over the years. A Shirley Temple Black (just add Gin), a Red Rum (Rum, milk, and Strawberry syrup, shaken with ice) and I very interesting one I dreamt about, believe it or not. I dreamt it was 1994 again, and I had this gourmet cream (i.e., vanilla) soda that you were supposed to mix with bourbon. I tried it when I woke up, and you know it is surprisingly good. Just make sure it is gourmet vanilla soda, as I said. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986.md?page=4)