# Your favorite real\* mixed drink that nobody else has heard of **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 31, 2013, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-real-mixed-drink-that-nobody-else-has-heard-of/659775 "2013-05-31T06:15:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-real-mixed-drink-that-nobody-else-has-heard-of/659775/61 "2013-06-04T22:19:00Z")
Enjoying a French 75 at home right now. Posting about them spurred me into picking up a bottle of champagne. I favor the Esquire proportions with 1T simple syrup substituted for 1tsp superfine sugar. Champagne sure seems to speed up the delivery of 2oz of Tanqueray. > **[The French 75 Is a Booze-and-Bubbly Cocktail That'll Knock You Flat](https://www.esquire.com/food-drink/drinks/recipes/a3764/french-75-drink-recipe/)** > > Let's just say you'll understand why its namesake is a WWI cannon. ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-real-mixed-drink-that-nobody-else-has-heard-of/659775/62 "2013-06-04T23:07:55Z")
I know it’s common, but I’ve become increasingly agitated over the number of purported bartenders who don’t know what a Greyhound is. (Salty dog, no salt.) I do prefer gin to vodka, which I think either makes me old-fashioned or out of touch, not sure which. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2013, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-real-mixed-drink-that-nobody-else-has-heard-of/659775/63 "2013-06-05T01:05:02Z")
My best friend at Nuclear Power school in Orlando (1982) introduced me to what he called a “Snowshoe”: peppermint schnapps and brandy, one-to-one, over ice. 'Cept I just googled the recipe for that and was told bourbon, not brandy. Well, the guy was a Mormon and probably couldn’t be expected to know any better. Wish I knew what the brandy version was actually called. It was very tasty. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2013, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-real-mixed-drink-that-nobody-else-has-heard-of/659775/64 "2013-06-05T02:25:43Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > My best friend at Nuclear Power school in Orlando (1982) introduced me to what he called a “Snowshoe”: peppermint schnapps and brandy, one-to-one, over ice. > > 'Cept I just googled the recipe for that and was told bourbon, not brandy. Well, the guy was a Mormon and probably couldn’t be expected to know any better. > > Wish I knew what the brandy version was actually called. It was very tasty. Googling suggests: **Snowshoe** or **Snowshoe Grog** = peppermint schnapps + bourbon OR brandy OR A variation on the **Stinger** - normally brandy and (white) white crème de menthe - so basically a different mint I haven’t heard of any but the regular Stinger (itself obscure), so grain of salt. ---
**Author:** ![denquixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-real-mixed-drink-that-nobody-else-has-heard-of/659775/65 "2013-06-06T06:50:33Z")
There used to be a drink called a Pousse-cafe (or pussy café) which was made up of anywhere from 5 to 10 different liqueurs. They would be put in a special glass designed for this drink according to specific gravity with the heaviest being on the bottom and lightest on top. The finished drink looked beautiful. I never tasted it though. My favorite which I have tasted and which I last had at the Cliff House Restaurant in San Francisco is the Ramos Gin Fizz. It is made with gin, sugar, cream and egg whites (I think.) I think it is the egg whites which keeps bartenders from making it for you. If the bartender wants to put the whole egg in order something else. Another good one is the Pimm’s Cup which is made from a proprietary mixture made by Pimm’s and ginger ale, served with a slice of cucumber. I have had it in the U.S. only in British pubs. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-real-mixed-drink-that-nobody-else-has-heard-of/659775/66 "2013-06-06T09:44:37Z")
> [@drastic\_quench](#): > > Enjoying a French 75 at home right now. Posting about them spurred me into picking up a bottle of champagne. I favor the Esquire proportions with 1T simple syrup substituted for 1tsp superfine sugar. Champagne sure seems to speed up the delivery of 2oz of Tanqueray. > > [http://www.esquire.com/drinks/french-75-drink-recipe](http://www.esquire.com/drinks/french-75-drink-recipe) For such a delightfully fizzy drink, the French 75 can be quite lethal. Rather like “[the first modern artillery piece](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_de_75_mod%C3%A8le_1897#World_War_II_service)” that gave the drink its name. ---
**Author:** ![Rhodes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhodes/32/273_2.png) [@Rhodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhodes)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-real-mixed-drink-that-nobody-else-has-heard-of/659775/67 "2013-06-06T23:33:50Z")
The wife likes to ask for an [Apple Phucker](http://www.dirtydrinks.com/687r_apple-phucker.htm), and then hand the bartender her iPhone opened up to the appropriate page of the Mixologist app. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-real-mixed-drink-that-nobody-else-has-heard-of/659775/68 "2013-06-06T23:51:35Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > No one has heard of a rusty nail? That’s a very, very common drink, isn’t it? Most of the drink in this thread I’ve heard of, and I’m not much of a drinker. ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-real-mixed-drink-that-nobody-else-has-heard-of/659775/69 "2013-06-07T17:52:56Z")
> [@denquixote](#): > > There used to be a drink called a Pousse-cafe (or pussy café) which was made up of anywhere from 5 to 10 different liqueurs. They would be put in a special glass designed for this drink according to specific gravity with the heaviest being on the bottom and lightest on top. The finished drink looked beautiful. I never tasted it though. I used to go to a bar after work in the early 80s that served these and called them Jelly Beans. There were five different liqueurs in a martini glass, a beautifully striped vision. The top layer was 151 rum and served flaming. I had three one night & drove straight into the neighboring JC Penneys wall. Bad times… ---
**Author:** ![snowmaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@snowmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowmaster)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-real-mixed-drink-that-nobody-else-has-heard-of/659775/70 "2013-06-10T04:27:37Z")
Russian Tour-Bus: Stoli Razz Stoli Citrus Stoli Strawberry Blue Curacao Top with pineapple juice Lace with grenadine Stir briefly. Looks like 3 day old dirty dishwater and tastes delicious ---
**Author:** ![Grestarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grestarian/32/3227_2.png) [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-real-mixed-drink-that-nobody-else-has-heard-of/659775/71 "2013-06-12T22:04:53Z")
I haven’t seen it in the responses, so I’ll throw in my favorite: **Moscow Mule** : 2oz Vodka 4oz Ginger ale twist of lime Serve in a copper mug Last time I ordered it, the bartender asked, "Why didn’t you just say “Vodka Gimlet with ginger ale”? I asked, "Why don’t you just admit you don’t stock the copper mugs? The metallic bite with the liquor really does make a difference in the taste! * * * So…who knows what’s really in a Screaming Viking (with the cucumber bruised)? —G I’m not at think as you drunk I am! ---
**Author:** ![snowmaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@snowmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowmaster)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-real-mixed-drink-that-nobody-else-has-heard-of/659775/72 "2013-07-12T18:19:00Z")
> [@Grestarian](#): > > I haven’t seen it in the responses, so I’ll throw in my favorite: > > **Moscow Mule** : > 2oz Vodka > 4oz Ginger ale > twist of lime > Serve in a copper mug A true Moscow Mule must have GINGER BEER, not ginger ale. Vernor’s would probably pass, though. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-real-mixed-drink-that-nobody-else-has-heard-of/659775/73 "2013-07-12T18:23:53Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > No one has heard of a rusty nail? That’s a very, very common drink, isn’t it? Honestly, I don’t think most bars I frequent would even have Drambuie. I think the Rusty Nail is a classic cocktail, but it’s not something I would assume every average bartender would know. Maybe I just have a low expectation of bartenders. I had one ask me what “neat” meant. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-real-mixed-drink-that-nobody-else-has-heard-of/659775/74 "2013-07-12T20:25:01Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Honestly, I don’t think most bars I frequent would even have Drambuie. I think the Rusty Nail is a classic cocktail, but it’s not something I would assume every average bartender would know. Maybe I just have a low expectation of bartenders. I had one ask me what “neat” meant. There are bartenders, and then there are BARTENDERS, you know. The first group are jerks who serve mugs of beer and make house special cocktails at TGI Friday’s and the like, and who aren’t really professionals, just people with jobs as bartenders. The second group are people who treat it as a craft and a career; they’re the ones who’ll know how to make you a Corpse Reviver #2 without a manual and recommend which of several gins is the best for it. They’re the ones who’ll know what a Sazerac is in the first place, and may ask you which rye, or even in some cases, whether you want rye, cognac or a blend of the two. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-real-mixed-drink-that-nobody-else-has-heard-of/659775.md?page=3)