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Post by Erika on Mar 4, 2009 4:53:39 GMT -5
I am inspired by AMKs birthday thread.
**obligatory common sense disclaimer** Alcohol should always be consumed in a legal and responsible fashion. Sensible people don't need to be reminded of this, and foolish people don't listen anyway.
So what's your preferred libation?
Myself, I'm not a fan of beer, and I'm only slowly gaining an appreciation for wine. I like cocktails. Ok, I like rediculously sweet cocktails. Give me something that tastes like candy, and I'm a happy panda.
Amaretto sour: some places make it better than others. I prefer them not to be made with fizzy things. Bonus with a splash of the juice from the maraschino cherry jar.
Mudslide: both the regular drink and the ice cream monstrosity.
Sex on the Beach: Lots of fruity goodness.
Dirty Girl Scout: It comes different everywhere you get it, and some people don't know how to make it, but anything with mint and chocolate is fine with me.
Of course, you can't go wrong with simple rum and coke.
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Post by MalkavianMarine on Mar 4, 2009 6:37:10 GMT -5
Bloody Mary
Long Island Ice Tea
those two are my favorite mixed drinks
Sake is my "I dont want to feel my teeth in 30 minutes" drink
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Post by Lore on Mar 4, 2009 15:58:57 GMT -5
If I'm in the mood for beers, I go Guinness just about every time. Sometimes I got lighter but usually the lightest I get is Killians Red. I can't stomach American beer. Nasty stuff.
I also heart my liquor. Mixed drinks are possible but I don't have any one in particular that I always drink that I can point out. I do like straight scotch and a shot of Jameson is always preferable. I also heart B&B (it's a mix of benedictine and cognac. If you haven't tried it, I suggest it). Oh and an Irish Car bomb, if you drink it fast enough. White Russians are good too, but don't try to drink that and beer in the same sitting. I've seen the terrible consequences.
I also love wine. I'm mostly a red wine kind of person but I sampled a Reisling at a wine party a few weeks ago and I'm going to have to hunt that stuff down. And then of course there's port. Gotta love port with dessert.
Looking back at this, you'd think I'm an alcoholic and drink constantly. Surprisingly I'm not. I always drink in moderation and usually only once a week (Thursdays!). Sometimes I'll hit an additional bar on Friday or Saturday but I've never drank to the point of blacking out and I don't get hang overs.
Don't drink til you pass out kids! It's not good for you.
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Post by Masoob on Mar 5, 2009 15:08:02 GMT -5
My beer of choice is Sleeman honey brown, but a good back up is Rickards red. Has anyone else had McEwans? Thats definately in the top five for me, and I also enjoy a good Phillips double chocolate from time to time, sadly their price tag keeps me from indulging more often.
As far as hard liquor/mixed drinks go I am a simple man. Rum and coke, yager-bombs, and you know, Vodka mixed with anything. I cannot drink rye.
And Lore when you say you love wine, I hope you're not drinking anything else at the time. Wine+other alcohol=death.
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Post by Lore on Mar 5, 2009 18:32:18 GMT -5
Oh good lord, no. If I'm drinking wine, it's a wine night and I normally won't touch anything else unless some hours have passed.
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Post by Erika on Mar 6, 2009 12:03:16 GMT -5
Ranting ahead. You have been warned.
A mudslide is not a complex drink. It's baileys and kaluha. I know because I just looked it up. If I were a bartender, it would be my job to know how to make one. There is also a version that involves ice cream. That's even better.
So why is it when I order one at my bar, every time there's something different? First, I got the mixed drink instead of the ice cream thing. At the time, I didnt know about the mixed drink. Why? Because I'm not a bartender. But it was tasty, so I liked it. The waitress said they were out of ice cream. Ok.
Second time, I order it and am told they don't carry ice cream at all. Fine, I'll have the mixed drink. I do, and it is fine. More annoying than anything is the change in story. I think I had one or two times after that where there was no drama.
Last night. Order mudslide. Waitress comes back. No ice cream. I know. But....THE BARTENDER DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO MAKE THE MIXED DRINK. And I don't know the exact formula, so I can't explain it. Fine. Please tell the bartender to make me something with mint and chocolate, and I trust her. I've done this before and gotten a good cocktail. This time, I got this big glass full of something vibrantly green that tastes a lot like creme de menthe and a little like chocolate. It's not great, but it's drinkable. I nurse it all night, because it tastes really strong. (flavor-wise, not alcohol-wise) And then my bill comes. FOURTEEN F***ING DOLLARS! For ONE drink! And it's not that good! That is absolutely rediculous. Incredibly overpriced. And what agitates me the most is that I express trust in the skill of the bartender, and she takes advantage of it by building up the most expensive thing possible. I've done this before and always gotten good drinks, and have never been shafted on the price like this.
I'm never letting anyone come up with anything for me at this bar again. I might start bringing a freaking recipe card in case I'm in the mood for something exotic, like two common liquers mixed together.
Bah. Rant over.
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Post by Masoob on Mar 6, 2009 13:42:27 GMT -5
You mean it was a bill printed on paper, or was it a waitress trying to make some extra money?
It makes me angry when the waitress trys to charge double for a pint to pocket something.
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Post by Erika on Mar 6, 2009 15:01:45 GMT -5
The bills are written out on order pads like in a diner. I have no reason to believe that the waitress overcharged me to keep the rest. That would be pretty illegal, afaik.
What happened is the bartender used three full shots of liquer plus whatever mixers in the drink and padded it out to being uber expensive.
This is one reason I've never liked that bar and restaurants drink menus NEVER have prices on them. You don't know how much you're going to pay until you get the bill.
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Post by mayhemeffect on Mar 11, 2009 18:45:16 GMT -5
any and every bar should have a recipe book under the counter, and a mudslide will be included in it.
in the future I'd tell them to look things up in the book. If they dont have it glare at the server until they realize it is now time to use thier head for more than a hatrack.
Personally I realized I dont like the taste of alcohol and it upsets my stomach.
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