# What are you drinking for the holidays? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 23, 2008, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-drinking-for-the-holidays/478459 "2008-12-23T23:07:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![maladroit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@maladroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maladroit)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2008, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-drinking-for-the-holidays/478459/41 "2008-12-26T21:57:11Z")
Bailey’s and coffee, not on a mission, just being sociable ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-drinking-for-the-holidays/478459/42 "2008-12-27T01:26:20Z")
I bought a 12 pack of [Samuel Adams Winter Lager](http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/35/101/) just before Thanksgiving. Since then, I’ve slowly been savoring a bottle or two at a time, finishing the last of it on Xmas Day. ---
**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:** [December 27, 2008, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-drinking-for-the-holidays/478459/43 "2008-12-27T01:52:40Z")
We just cracked a bottle of **Wild Turkey American Spirit**. Interesting. The flavors run backwards. After 15 years in oak, I expected this bonded bourbon to be…more, somehow. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a good bourbon. But I think I like Rare Breed and/or Kentucky Spirit more. Of the Wild Turkey’s offered, I think my rating would be: 1. Rare Breed 2. Kentucky Spirit 3. Russell’s Reserve 4. American Spirit 5. Wild Turkey 101 Worth it for the experience and the exposure, but not worth the price as an every-day tipple. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-drinking-for-the-holidays/478459/44 "2008-12-27T02:08:13Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Worth it for the experience and the exposure, but not worth the price as an every-day tipple. That’s true of a lot of bourbons, IMHO. I don’t usually go higher (price-wise) than Wild Turkey or Maker’s Mark for an “everyday” drink. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-drinking-for-the-holidays/478459/45 "2008-12-27T04:48:59Z")
Miller Lite Crown Royal Gentlemen Jack Bacardi 151 Bloody Marys Nothing different than my usual fare. I don’t drink much wine. Might mix some rum or whiskey with some store bought eggnog. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-drinking-for-the-holidays/478459/46 "2008-12-27T09:26:19Z")
Beer and tomato juice (with black pepper) ---
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-drinking-for-the-holidays/478459/47 "2008-12-28T23:51:25Z")
Pomegranite 7-Up. I’m already on my fourth 2-liter of the season. Everyone warned me it would be too sweet, but it actually tastes much more like cherry 7-Up with a cranberry-esque aftertaste. I will get a bottle of brandy this week. I want something in the $20-$30 buck range; any suggestions? Plus, I’ve only had it served on the rocks or with ginger ale. Any good suggestions for simple mixed drinks featuring brandy? ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-drinking-for-the-holidays/478459/48 "2008-12-29T00:46:43Z")
Far, far too much. ☹ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-drinking-for-the-holidays/478459.md?page=2)