# Which of these cocktails have you had? **URL:** \ **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\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/61 "2015-05-15T02:03:33Z")
What they call a French 75 I grew up calling a French 105. The real popular one in my family wasn’t technically a mixed drink/cocktail - the old reliable Depth Charge. You dropped a shot of whiskey in your beer and tried to down it fast enough that the shot glass didn’t come crashing into your teeth. And yes, I do have a chipped tooth as a result of not getting it quite right about the 6th or 7th time one night. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/62 "2015-05-15T03:04:50Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Remember, these are just the cocktails the IBA **uses for competition**. So Pimm’s Cup really doesn’t fit. Neither does any binary drink. I was thinking that (in terms of wonderin why they might leave out a G&T), but screwdriver is on the list, and that’s just vodka and orange juice. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/63 "2015-05-15T03:24:10Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Okay, I guess maybe I hung out at too many dive bars. It’s pretty hard to tell them apart. The meaning of the word has changed. There’s dives, and “dives.” ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/64 "2015-05-15T07:49:44Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Those who said daiquiri, fess up: did you have one prepared like they say? That means no banana. Of course. I find the very idea of a banana daiquiri revolting. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/65 "2015-05-15T13:58:09Z")
I didn’t pick John Collins but I have had a Tom Collins. That wasn’t on the list. Edit: Did not realize I was on the second page of a two page thread. So, exactly what RTFirefly said. Except I’ve had both a Black Russian and a White Russian. Because I like diarrhea after a night of heavy drinking. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/66 "2015-05-15T15:06:41Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Is a vodka martini not a popular drink? 😕 > > Just out of curiosity, how does one go about patenting (or copywriting) a drink? Technically, a vodka martini is really a Kangaroo cocktail. In the cocktail world, adding/changing an ingredient is reason enough to give it a new name in most cases, so things like a strawberry daiquiri are really not “daiquiris” in the strict sense, just like a frozen mango margarita isn’t really a margarita. I mean, a Sidecar is 1.5 oz brandy/cognac, 3/4 oz cointreau/triple sec and 3/4 oz lemon juice. a “Between the Sheets” is 1.5 oz brandy/cognac, 1/2 oz cointreau/triple sec, 1/2 oz Benedictine, and 3/4 oz lemon juice. A gin sour is 1.5 oz gin, 1 oz simple syrup, 3/4 oz lemon juice. A gin fizz is the same thing, but with 1-2 oz of club soda added. And a “Southside” is 1.5 oz gin, 1 oz simple syrup, 3/4 oz lemon juice, 2 muddled sprigs of mint, and 1.5 oz club soda. Same thing as the gin fizz, but with mint. I’m not going to describe it here, but the whole Cape Codder/Greyhound/Bay Breeze/Madras/Salty Dog/Shore Breeze family is the same way. So I suspect on this list that if they’re calling out a drink, they mean the classic version (i.e. the lime/rum/sugar/ice daiquiri), not a variant on it. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/67 "2015-05-15T15:27:21Z")
Originally posted by Terry Pratchett in Hogfather: > [@](#): > > I remember my father tellin’ me some valuable advice about drinks,’ said Ridcully. 'He said, "Son, never drink any drink with a paper umbrella in it, never drink any drink with a humorous name, and never drink any drink that changes colour when the last ingredient goes in. I had many of the cocktails on the list when I was younger. Now that I am a respectable middle-aged man I find I do not have a taste for any fruit juice other than lime, any sodas other than seltzer or tonic water, and I rarely even have ice in my whiskey. I am drinking a much wider and more interesting variety of beers now than I ever did. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/68 "2015-05-15T15:41:39Z")
Interesting results so far. The three top vote getters are the Margarita, Screwdriver, and Long Island Iced Tea. I suspect this is due to the fact that nearly everyone has, respectively: been to a Mexican restaurant, owned both vodka and orange juice at the same time, and, I don’t know, been to a bar? Turned 21? Been female and had someone buy you one? Why do people order LIITs? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/69 "2015-05-15T15:48:32Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > I’ve had both a Black Russian and a White Russian. Because I like diarrhea after a night of heavy drinking. The Rear of Living Dangerously > [@DrFidelius](#): > > I had many of the cocktails on the list when I was younger. Now that I am a respectable middle-aged man I find I do not have a taste for any fruit juice other than lime, any sodas other than seltzer or tonic water, and I rarely even have ice in my whiskey. I am drinking a much wider and more interesting variety of beers now than I ever did. This fits me to a Tee, except for _ever_ putting anything in my whiskey. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/70 "2015-05-15T15:52:30Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Why do people order LIITs? To get drunk. (IME) ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/71 "2015-05-15T15:59:34Z")
I love the Vesper, or a least whatever the bartender comes up with using modern ingredients when I order it. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/72 "2015-05-15T16:05:00Z")
Thirty six for me. I’ve also had a few that were not mentioned. No Michelada? For shame. ---
**Author:** ![Gothic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Gothic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gothic)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/73 "2015-05-15T16:14:49Z")
I am surprised by how many have tried a Negroni. A family thing? ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/74 "2015-05-15T16:16:37Z")
An “Espresso Martini”? Cripes, they’ll call anything a martini nowadays. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/75 "2015-05-15T16:28:53Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Interesting results so far. > > The three top vote getters are the Margarita, Screwdriver, and Long Island Iced Tea. Some people have been known to keep a bucket of ready-made margarita mix in their freezer. That was a fun week. 😃 ---
**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:** [May 15, 2015, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/76 "2015-05-15T16:47:01Z")
> [@Gothic](#): > > I am surprised by how many have tried a Negroni. > > A family thing? Not really. Both the Negroni and the Americano (a Negroni minus the gin) can be very refreshing on a hot summer day before dinner. A nice break from gin & tonics, for example. ---
**Author:** ![spifflog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/77 "2015-05-15T17:12:20Z")
Just got an email from The Dude. He’s very disappointed that the Caucasian is not on the list! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/78 "2015-05-15T19:13:54Z")
My favorite is missing - Toasted Almond. I think I picked fewer than 10 - I really don’t drink much or frequently. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2015, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/79 "2015-05-16T01:14:49Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Not really. Both the Negroni and the Americano (a Negroni minus the gin) can be very refreshing on a hot summer day before dinner. A nice break from gin & tonics, for example. I believe the Americano also has soda water while the negroni does not and I agree it’s a great summer drink. We keep a well stocked bar and try new cocktail recipes frequently. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2015, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032/80 "2015-05-16T01:25:50Z")
I haven’t had those but Campari and soda tastes like sadness. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-cocktails-have-you-had/720032.md?page=5)