Are you a Zombie drinker? Or do you prefer a slow comfortable double-entendre against the wall?
Myself, I discovered this wonderful cocktail a few years ago and have been harping on about it to everybody ever since. It’s very simple, just Malibu and Milk. I don’t know if it’s got a name or anything but it’s just Lush!
Have you found any special mix or blend, or any odd combination of drinks that please the palate?
I have lots of favorites, but a month usually doesn’t go by without at least one night of Maragarita drinkin’
The Best Marg:
Add equal thirds of:
to a shaker filled with ice. Shake shake shake, pour into ice-filled glass. Rinse and repeat.
I love a Brandy Alexander
Though I am quite partial to a Pina Colada - not very classy I know.
I also like lemony/citrussy ones witha bit of zing.
Funny, my friend was just talking about cocktails a minute ago. Have a look at this web site. It’s Bastille Day today - celebrate with one of these…
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Lately I’ve been drinking martinis, mixed to approximately equal proportions of gin and vermouth. I also mix in a good deal of lemon juice, and throw in the wedge; I’m not sure it still qualifies as a martini, but either way decent quality gin is essential.
SofP - “equal proportions”? Gadzooks! That’s the wettest martini I’ve ever heard of!
My drink of choice is a Cuba Libre: rum, cola, juice of half a lime, drop of Angostura bitters, ice
Bombay coolers (lemonade plus a shot of Beefeater’s gin)
Bellinis (pear or peach juice with champagne)
Mimosas (orange juice + champagne)
Good warm-weather drinks.
Red bull & Vodka…I an drink those all night long and never get a hangover…yum.
See, a gin and tonic generally does me well, but when I want to get fancy, a Mojito is rather nice, or a Cuba Libre. And you can’t go wrong with a good Gibson.
Ah, vodka & red bull, often drink that if I don’t want the alcohol to get me groggy.
Seriously though, I dare anyone here to try milk + malibu and tell me it’s not the tastiest concoction in the world (disclaimer - must like coconut)
“Lately I’ve been drinking martinis, mixed to approximately equal proportions of gin and vermouth.”
I don’t know what you call it either, but it ain’t a martini.
My martini:
3 ounces gin
dropper full of vermouth
put in a shaker with ice and shake, shake, shake
strain into glass which has had a twist swiped around the rim
serve bracingly cold
repeat until vision blurs
I like the Hennessy Sidecar- but with Cointreau instead of Triple Sec (Chill the martini glass, lemon twist in there as well, pinch of sugar). Smooth on the way down with a little bite if mixed right.
Does this make me high-maintenance?
Gin and tonic is not a cocktail, it’s a highball.
Cocktail:
Hard liquor and at least two other ingredients, excluding ice, garnish, water, or fizzwater of some sort.
Yes, even the martini at one time had at least three liquid ingredients:
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If one fills a drink up with fizzwater, it’s no longer a cocktail but a highball. One sure way to tell if you’re in a lousy bar is to ask for an Old Fashioned. If they fill it up with fizzwater, turn around, walk out, and never return for any reason.
Singapore Sling…
3 of these babies and I’m sitting on the veranda of the Raffles hotel in a dinner jacket instead of reclining in a kid’s wading pool in my skivvies.
And yes, I realize that that is NOT an attractive mental picure.
Thanks brainfizz, I am going to go home tonight and try it b/c I just happen to have the ingredients at home. I do drink raging bulls in clubs to stay alert. But I will let you know how I like the malibu concoction - does it have a name?
A three legged naked wet rat with a stupid bad shave.
I still haven’t decided what’s in it.
Well you’re probably right at that. I’m still working on finding the right mix. I actually drank a couple of these 50/50 mixtures last night and now have a mild headache which I attribute to the adjuncts in the vermouth.
I confess with real shame that, not having proper Martini glasses at home, I drink them on the rocks.
I prefer a Kamikaze straight up, myself.
SofP - yeah, you’re prolly right… it was the stuff in the vermouth that did it. nudge, nudge, wink, wink I am, however, having problems understanding how not having a proper glass warrants the use of ice! Use a freakin’ jelly glass if need be! And leave the ice in the shaker! uh… you did use a shaker, right?
I’m quite fond of Cosmopolitans made with Absolut Currant. Those are tasty little buggers.
My sangria would count as a cocktail, since I add triple sec to it–it’s absolutely delicious and perfect for hot days.
Dry gin martini with an olive. Or a slushy margarita.