# What's your favourite cocktail? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 14, 2003, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-cocktail/188349 "2003-07-14T11:58:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![brainfizz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/da6949/32.png) [@brainfizz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainfizz)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-cocktail/188349/1 "2003-07-14T11:58:20Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-cocktail/188349/2 "2003-07-14T12:03:18Z")
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: - Decent quality Tequila - Grand Marnier or Cointreau - Fresh squeezed lime juice to a shaker filled with ice. Shake shake shake, pour into ice-filled glass. Rinse and repeat. ---
**Author:** ![YoudNeverGuess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a587f6/32.png) [@YoudNeverGuess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YoudNeverGuess)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-cocktail/188349/3 "2003-07-14T12:22:40Z")
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… [http://www.nextdrink.com/bastille.asp](http://www.nextdrink.com/bastille.asp) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-cocktail/188349/4 "2003-07-14T13:15:41Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![radar\_ralf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@radar\_ralf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/radar_ralf)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-cocktail/188349/5 "2003-07-14T13:57:30Z")
**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 ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-cocktail/188349/6 "2003-07-14T15:22:50Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![mipiace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb9ed0/32.png) [@mipiace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mipiace)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-cocktail/188349/7 "2003-07-14T15:30:36Z")
Red bull & Vodka…I an drink those all night long and never get a hangover…yum. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-cocktail/188349/8 "2003-07-14T15:55:40Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![brainfizz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/da6949/32.png) [@brainfizz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainfizz)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-cocktail/188349/9 "2003-07-14T16:00:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mipiace \* > \*\*Red bull & Vodka…I an drink those all night long and never get a hangover…yum. \*\* 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) ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-cocktail/188349/10 "2003-07-14T16:00:32Z")
“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 ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-cocktail/188349/11 "2003-07-14T16:05:08Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![Dogface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@Dogface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogface)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-cocktail/188349/12 "2003-07-14T17:20:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by El Elvis Rojo \* > \*\*See, a gin and tonic generally does me well \*\* 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: [http://drinkboy.editthispage.com/stories/storyReader$11](http://drinkboy.editthispage.com/stories/storyReader%2411) 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. ---
**Author:** ![Balle\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/13edae/32.png) [@Balle\_M](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balle_M)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-cocktail/188349/13 "2003-07-14T17:23:36Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![mipiace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb9ed0/32.png) [@mipiace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mipiace)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-cocktail/188349/14 "2003-07-14T17:26:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by brainfizz \* > \*\*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) \*\* 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? ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-cocktail/188349/15 "2003-07-14T17:40:36Z")
A three legged naked wet rat with a stupid bad shave. I still haven’t decided what’s in it. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-cocktail/188349/16 "2003-07-14T23:55:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by radar ralf \* > \*\ ***SofP** - “equal proportions”? Gadzooks! That’s the wettest martini I’ve ever heard of! > > \*\* 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. ---
**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-cocktail/188349/17 "2003-07-15T00:55:08Z")
I prefer a Kamikaze straight up, myself. ---
**Author:** ![radar\_ralf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@radar\_ralf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/radar_ralf)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-cocktail/188349/18 "2003-07-15T01:19:40Z")
**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? ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-cocktail/188349/19 "2003-07-15T01:30:31Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Rabid\_Squirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-cocktail/188349/20 "2003-07-15T02:11:44Z")
Dry gin martini with an olive. Or a slushy margarita. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-cocktail/188349.md?page=2)