Whats your favorite drink?

[pureaudio]

When mixing up cocktails for myself, I stick to simple mostly because of ingredients I have on hand. Usually something mixed with tonic or diet coke, don't know if that can even be considered a cocktail but there aren't any good drinking bars in my area, just white trash meat markets. The last old fashioned I ordered in the bar near my office tasted like swill.

[z31maniac]

Give a Sazerac a try next time you're at a decent bar. Not sure if you've had one, but it's a classic that many claim is America's first cocktail. Sounds like it would be right up your alley :). Rye instead of Bourbon and Peychaud's instead of Angostura.


I could talk about this all day haha.

I have not, I'll give it a try.

I'm not too "cultured" on cocktails yet. There aren't many places around here that make "classic" cocktails. Always some new new concoction for their restaurant.

[KenC]

^I've started trending toward cocktails lately, as I'm growing a bit bored with beer.

I'll take an Old Fashioned with Knob Creek small batch, please.

Give a Sazerac a try next time you're at a decent bar. Not sure if you've had one, but it's a classic that many claim is America's first cocktail. Sounds like it would be right up your alley :). Rye instead of Bourbon and Peychaud's instead of Angostura.


I could talk about this all day haha.

[tttoon]

Old fashioneds, diverse beers, red wine, coke, tonic.

[Killacortes]

Mac and jacks. Mac and jacks. Mac and jacks! Occasional AMF. shots of patron. Or a jack and coke

[z31maniac]

^I've started trending toward cocktails lately, as I'm growing a bit bored with beer.

I'll take an Old Fashioned with Knob Creek small batch, please.

[Desaevious]

^ Dayuuummmm and I was just popping in to get some ideas for what I'll be drinking tonight since I was drinking my go to the last few nights.

[KenC]

Can't believe I've missed this thread. Man, aside from a few of you, it's total amateur-hour in here LOL.

Any of the local guys can attest to the fact that I'm a little bit of a cocktail nerd, but also a student and fan of the trade. I find the history of it really interesting.

My recent favorite has been the Saratoga Cocktail. It's extremely easy to make, and tastes delicious. It's essentially a Manhattan with a portion of the whiskey replaced with brandy. It's from c. 1880, and named after Saratoga Springs, which was a gambling/drinking hotspot at the time. I believe it first appeared in print in the 1887 edition of Jerry Thomas' Cocktail Guide. Anyhow, on to the good part...

I'll preface the recipe by saying, as a spirit based cocktail, you'll want to use the best ingredients possible. A cask-strength Rye such as Thomas Handy, really gives it some teeth.



Saratoga Cocktail
1oz Rye Whiskey
1oz Brandy
1oz Sweet Vermouth
2 dashes Angostura Bitters

Stir with ice and strain into a glass. See, wasn't that easy?


A pic of our home bar. As you can see, we have a lot of fun LOL.

[b*saint]

50/50 Simply Limeade and Fiji Water.

[Huff]

Half Sweet/ Un-sweet tea.


Horse Necks.

[Vtec?lol]

IPA's FTMFW

[deutschman]

Whiskey:
Knob Creek Strait Bourbon Small Batch 9 year
Bullet 95 Rey Small Batch
Bullet Bourbon Frontier Whiskey
Buffalo Trace Kentucky Strait Bourbon Whiskey

[Erik]

Chocolate Milk. Always. I don't drink alchy so I have no favorites in this category.

[Chachi]

That would be an Arnold Palmer.

mmm i've had that as well but the wawa version is called lemonade tea and its only 1.69 for a huge thing of it.

arnold palmer is delicious. hm that sounds bad.

[markseven]

non alc - wawa iced tea / lemonade iced tea.

beer - yuengfuckingling.

hard alc - capn morgan, sprite, pineapple juice. aka the gooch.

That would be an Arnold Palmer.