# What should I have to drink right now? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 25, 2011, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-have-to-drink-right-now/607326 "2011-12-25T00:46:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![candide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@candide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/candide)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-have-to-drink-right-now/607326/1 "2011-12-25T00:46:57Z")
I’ve been sitting here for the past four hours “tending” bar. No one has come in for the past 2 and a half. It’s time to start celebrating. I am planning on closing in two hours and fifteen minutes or so. I suppose I can handle a couple drinks before I head home. I don’t have a wine license, but otherwise it’s a full service bar. Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-have-to-drink-right-now/607326/2 "2011-12-25T00:51:30Z")
Moved from MPSIMS to CS. ---
**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 25, 2011, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-have-to-drink-right-now/607326/3 "2011-12-25T00:52:21Z")
Jager shots!!! ---
**Author:** ![candide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@candide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/candide)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-have-to-drink-right-now/607326/4 "2011-12-25T00:58:34Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Jager shots!!! Interesting idea, but not terribly creative, **S** I can do one, but I won’t be doing an assload of shots in the next 2 hours. How about something I can savor for a few minutes? ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-have-to-drink-right-now/607326/5 "2011-12-25T01:07:53Z")
Not sure what you like. I’m a fan of gimlets and Manhattans. Maybe a rum punch if you feel like something fruity. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-have-to-drink-right-now/607326/6 "2011-12-25T01:08:42Z")
My personal favorite is a well made tequila sunrise… how does that sound to ya? ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-have-to-drink-right-now/607326/7 "2011-12-25T01:13:10Z")
Do a side by side taste test of different versions of a sidecar. Brandy, gin, vodka, tequila, etc. Then you have a conversation piece when someone asks you why you’re drinking five drinks at once. ---
**Author:** ![candide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@candide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/candide)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-have-to-drink-right-now/607326/8 "2011-12-25T01:34:27Z")
> [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](#): > > Do a side by side taste test of different versions of a sidecar. Brandy, gin, vodka, tequila, etc. Then you have a conversation piece when someone asks you why you’re drinking five drinks at once. This strikes me as dangerous. Adventurous, but dangerous. > [@PapSett](#): > > My personal favorite is a well made tequila sunrise… how does that sound to ya? This suggestion strikes me as more reasonable. Tequila sunrise it it. And by the by, I sipped the Jager shot. It was warming and herby. Thanks for the suggestion, **S**. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-have-to-drink-right-now/607326/9 "2011-12-25T01:43:32Z")
Knob Creek bourbon and Seven Up. It’s working pretty good for me at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-have-to-drink-right-now/607326/10 "2011-12-25T01:45:14Z")
Old Fashioned all the way. If not, single malt whiskey with plenty of ice. ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-have-to-drink-right-now/607326/11 "2011-12-25T01:52:54Z")
Pick a beer you have never drank. Try it. ---
**Author:** ![King\_Bobo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c68b51/32.png) [@King\_Bobo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Bobo)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-have-to-drink-right-now/607326/12 "2011-12-25T01:52:58Z")
Do stuff with Irish Creme - tastes like milkshakes - only hits after a couple of hours - next day hangover about 2 out of 5. Learned this when I visited with my sister in Kildare (home of Irish Creme) - do not mix with anything else - learned this also on another visit! Mix with anything else - hangover goes to 11. ---
**Author:** ![candide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@candide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/candide)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-have-to-drink-right-now/607326/13 "2011-12-25T02:12:37Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > Knob Creek bourbon and Seven Up. Very nice suggestion for the next round. I was hoping someone would go in this direction. > [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](#): > > Old Fashioned all the way. > > If not, single malt whiskey with plenty of ice. Another good idea. Sadly I’m out of orange slices at the moment. The single malt idea is a good one, too. I think I’m leaning that way. > [@ExTank](#): > > Pick a beer you have never drank. Try it. Nice theory. There are a couple beers in the case I’ve never had, but not many. I’m not drinking a Michelob Ultra for the first time tonight. > [@King\_Bobo](#): > > Do stuff with Irish Creme - tastes like milkshakes - only hits after a couple of hours - next day hangover about 2 out of 5. > > Learned this when I visited with my sister in Kildare (home of Irish Creme) - do not mix with anything else - learned this also on another visit! > > Mix with anything else - hangover goes to 11. Mix it with what? Irish Creme and Irish whiskey? I wish I was in Kildare, though. By the way, the Tequila sunrise was a bit of a disappointment. Only because the OJ was from off the gun and that was unfortunate. Customer update: two regulars, one guy playing solo pool. Three domestics sold. Nine bucks in the till. And the winner is: Nob Creek with plenty of ice. Hold the Sprite, though. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-have-to-drink-right-now/607326/14 "2011-12-25T02:15:20Z")
Gin and tonic. It’s classic. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby\_Slippers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/94ad74/32.png) [@Ruby\_Slippers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby_Slippers)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-have-to-drink-right-now/607326/15 "2011-12-25T02:19:23Z")
Count this as another vote for the single malt. My personal pick would be Glenlivet or Glenfiddich. But definitely NOT Lephroaig. Unless you like the taste of dirty sweat socks. ---
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-have-to-drink-right-now/607326/16 "2011-12-25T02:20:26Z")
Dark & Stormy. Gosling’s Black Seal Rum & Ginger Beer, lime garnish. wonderful. ---
**Author:** ![candide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@candide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/candide)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-have-to-drink-right-now/607326/17 "2011-12-25T02:32:26Z")
> [@picker](#): > > Dark & Stormy. Gosling’s Black Seal Rum & Ginger Beer, lime garnish. wonderful. Sounds wonderful. Sadly, no Goslings, no ginger beer. Maybe I should have qualified it as reasonably full service bar. It’s pretty much a college bar. I’m leaning against the single malt because I’ve got only 2 shots of Glenfidich left. Need to save something for Christmas day. Still nursing the Nob Creek, BTW. One, maybe two drinks left. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-have-to-drink-right-now/607326/18 "2011-12-25T02:39:35Z")
Man, If I had access to a full service bar, I’d make every single YDAD drink I thought I could handle. How about a Firecrotch? Carrot juice, ginger liqueur, spicy gin and garnished with an orange. Otherwise I second the gin and tonic. ---
**Author:** ![loshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@loshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loshan)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-have-to-drink-right-now/607326/19 "2011-12-25T03:16:07Z")
Rusty Nail. Yum. I haven’t had one in years and now you’ve got me wishing. ---
**Author:** ![candide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@candide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/candide)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-have-to-drink-right-now/607326/20 "2011-12-25T03:22:40Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > Man, If I had access to a full service bar, I’d make every single YDAD drink I thought I could handle. How about a Firecrotch? Carrot juice, ginger liqueur, spicy gin and garnished with an orange. Otherwise I second the gin and tonic. YDAD? Had to Google it. Passed that phase in life at least a decade ago. At least. Got some business and a G&T. Talk in a bit. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-have-to-drink-right-now/607326.md?page=2)