# Which of these cocktails have you had?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [May 14, 2015, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032 "2015-05-14T14:08:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/1 "2015-05-14T14:08:22Z")
From [this list of IBA (International Bartender’s Association) "Official Cocktails](http://www.iba-world.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=88)." An “Official Cocktail” is a drink selected for use in their bartending competitions, chosen for popularity and notability.
Poll coming. There’s a lot!
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/2 "2015-05-14T14:12:44Z")
Only about eight. I was mostly a beer drinker, other than a spate of nothing but rum and Coke in the Virgin Islands.
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### Author:  [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/3 "2015-05-14T14:18:42Z")
There are, by my count, 77 cocktails on the list. I’ve had about 50 of them. The ones I’ve missed don’t appeal to me in the least, since they contain things I dislike, such as champagne or mint or anise-flavored booze.
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### Author:  [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/4 "2015-05-14T14:27:55Z")
I’ve actually not had most of them (or even heard of them), but there are a few on there I’ve always wanted to order but never remember to order when I’m at a bar (I don’t go to bars all that much anymore). Like I’ve always wanted to order a Harvey Wallbanger, just because I like the _idea_ of ordering a Harvey Wallbanger.
Some of these I’ve actually only made myself at home. I made Mint Juleps for a 4th of July party, and I randomly bought a bottle of cachaca once so we had a mess of Caipirinhas one night. Rum and Cokes and Screwdrivers are standard party fare.
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### Author:  [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellis_Aponte_Jr)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/5 "2015-05-14T14:51:27Z")
75% of “The Unforgettables”
90% of “Contemporary Classics”
85% of “New Era Drinks”
A few only at home; and with a few others I had to look up the recipe to be sure. For better or worse, there’s very little booze-wise that I’m unwilling to try once.
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### Author:  [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/6 "2015-05-14T14:59:20Z")
In the end I’d be surprised if margarita isn’t the drink most people have tried, some of us again and again and again.
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### Author:  [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/7 "2015-05-14T15:07:14Z")
No Pimm’s? This IBA is some bullshit organization 🙂
I’ve had 40. Now that I know there’s a list, I should be able to get around to the rest … it’s going to be quite a weekend 😉
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### Author:  [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/8 "2015-05-14T15:40:45Z")
I’ve had about 20 of them, mostly back in the day when I was trying to decide what ‘my drink’ was going to be.
I finally settled on single-malt scotch.
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### Author:  [@MilTan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MilTan)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/9 "2015-05-14T15:43:13Z")
I’ve had about 35 of them. Most of them I’ve had only rarely. The ones I still have with some regularity: Manhattans, Old Fashioneds, Sazeracs (I’m sensing a theme), and Bloody Marys.
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### Author:  [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/10 "2015-05-14T15:48:02Z")
> [@MrDibble](#):
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> No Pimm’s? This IBA is some bullshit organization 🙂
Yeah, there were a couple of rather common cocktails that didn’t make the list. I haven’t had a Pimm’s Cup in a decade or more. I wonder if you can even find the makings around here?
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### Author:  [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/11 "2015-05-14T16:07:12Z")
Three, which is more than I expected.
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### Author:  [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/12 "2015-05-14T16:09:53Z")
I forgot to mark the screwdriver and sazerac. I blame small phone screen.
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/13 "2015-05-14T16:12:05Z")
What’s a ‘John Collins’? I’ve had a Tom Collins.
ETA: Also, I’ve had White Russians, but not Black Russians.
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/14 "2015-05-14T16:15:25Z")
> [@lieu](#):
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> In the end I’d be surprised if margarita isn’t the drink most people have tried, some of us again and again and again.
It’s so popular, there’s a town named after it. 😉
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### Author:  [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/15 "2015-05-14T16:22:18Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#):
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> What’s a ‘John Collins’? I’ve had a Tom Collins.
Pretty much the same drink, just different names over the years. Some sources list a John Collins as being made with bourbon or rye instead of gin.
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### Author:  [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/16 "2015-05-14T16:39:17Z")
> [@silenus](#):
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> Pretty much the same drink, just different names over the years. Some sources list a John Collins as being made with bourbon or rye instead of gin.
I bet even more people have had a Joan Collins.
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### Author:  [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/17 "2015-05-14T17:07:52Z")
A Cuba libre isn’t really the same thing as a rum and Coke, is it? I thought it had to have lime to be a Cuba libre.
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### Author:  [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/18 "2015-05-14T17:12:13Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#):
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> A Cuba libre isn’t really the same thing as a rum and Coke, is it? I thought it had to have lime to be a Cuba libre.
A “proper” Rum and Coke should at least come with a lime wedge as garnish.
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### Author:  [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/19 "2015-05-14T17:12:51Z")
No Caesar and no Gimlet…
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### Author:  [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/20 "2015-05-14T17:26:58Z")
I’ve had a lot of them. Generally, I don’t care much for the drinks containing mint or anise. OTOH, there are lots of variations on the Negroni and I haven’t had one yet that I disliked.
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