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Title: I want to get into hard liquor. help me
Post by: TakingBackSunday on September 29, 2010, 12:13:13 AM
I had a martini this past weekend and I loved it.  It was a vesper (I know, bond joke guffaw guffaw) and really liked the process of making it and everything–so I want to get into it more.

what are some of your guys' favorite cocktails/martinis/mixed drinks in general?  I'll be honest when i saw I haven't had many, but of the ones I've tried (old fashioned, vesper, godfathers, and my favorite white russians) I've enjoyed drinking them for the most part.  so list some favorites and tell me some necessity purchases in terms of liquor and mixers
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Post by: Mandark on September 29, 2010, 12:14:35 AM
chocolate milkshake
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Post by: TakingBackSunday on September 29, 2010, 12:18:21 AM
Quote from: Billy Rygar on September 29, 2010, 12:13:54 AM
wine

I'm overwhelmed so I'll wait until I can afford shit.  two buck chuck for now :rock
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on September 29, 2010, 12:29:28 AM
Gin (Tanqueray) and tonic is really the only drink I enjoy that's not beer or wine.
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on September 29, 2010, 12:29:58 AM
SCOTCH
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Post by: drew on September 29, 2010, 12:32:58 AM
tanqueray mixed with pop or straight jose cuervo chased with diet coke is where its at

tequila is an aquired taste that ive just recently started liking this past summer, youd definitely love tanqueray though, very strong stuff and tastes great
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Post by: Rman on September 29, 2010, 12:37:39 AM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on September 29, 2010, 12:29:28 AM
Gin (Tanqueray) and tonic is really the only drink I enjoy that's not beer or wine.
Same.  Although I've been messing around with Tequila and Mezcal lately.
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on September 29, 2010, 12:48:29 AM
Tequila is the fucking devil. Bad memories from college, man.
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Post by: etiolate on September 29, 2010, 12:49:34 AM
Gin and Tonic, or gin and club soda. Toss in a lime if you need. Prefer Tanqueray.

Rum and Cranberry Juice. Parrot Bay goes good with this, but my personal rum lately is Sailor Jerry's.

Vodka and Cranberry Juice. Get good vodka. Or end up puking.

Whiskey on ice.

Brass Monkey: Vodka, rum and OJ.

Dr. Kervorkian: Dark rum and Dr Pepper.
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Post by: Fresh Prince on September 29, 2010, 01:02:15 AM
looking at your post you seem to like everything..

it's only if you want to drink hard liquor straight then you really research.
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Post by: Phoenix Dark on September 29, 2010, 01:15:15 AM
Quote from: Father_Mike on September 29, 2010, 12:29:58 AM
SCOTCH
.
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Post by: Joe Molotov on September 29, 2010, 08:22:19 AM
Bathtub gin
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Post by: Bloodwake on September 29, 2010, 09:49:52 AM
fuck fuck fuck fuck FUCK FUCK FUCK GIN


Bourbon is where it's at. If you have a little money, go for Blanton's. If not, Maker's is alright.
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Post by: tiesto on September 29, 2010, 09:58:18 AM
I like Seven and Sevens (Seagrams 7 Whiskey + 7up), but I'm not really much for hard liquor. More of a wine guy.
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Post by: Robo on September 29, 2010, 10:05:51 AM
You need a third ingredient to make it a cocktail.  Mountain Dew and vodka is an emergency.
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Post by: Mupepe on September 29, 2010, 10:14:07 AM
Gentleman's Jack and ice.  Ta-da!  Fucking delicious.
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Post by: Dickie Dee on September 29, 2010, 10:22:02 AM
Rum and Diet Coke
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Post by: muckhole on September 29, 2010, 10:29:41 AM
Gin and tonic. With cucumber in the summer.
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Post by: BlueTsunami on September 29, 2010, 10:48:19 AM
Whiskey will have the added benefit, over time, of making your voice sound like your balls have dropped a second time
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Post by: chronovore on September 29, 2010, 11:22:45 AM
Quote from: BrandNew on September 29, 2010, 12:18:21 AM
Quote from: Billy Rygar on September 29, 2010, 12:13:54 AM
wine

I'm overwhelmed so I'll wait until I can afford shit.  two buck chuck for now :rock

Just keep in mind that even with hard liquor, you get what you pay for.
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on September 29, 2010, 11:30:41 AM
Quote from: Robo on September 29, 2010, 10:05:51 AM
You need a third ingredient to make it a cocktail.  Mountain Dew and vodka is an emergency.

Nice Mad Men reference.
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Post by: Brehvolution on September 29, 2010, 11:54:48 AM
Kamikaze
    *  1 oz. Triple Sec (Cointreau)
    * 1 oz. Vodka
    * 1 oz. Lime Juice
    * 1 wedge Lime

My wife is into skinny girl margaritas and they are pretty good too. Even better with Patron.
Title: I want to get into hard liquor....
Post by: Barry Egan on September 29, 2010, 01:18:50 PM
And I want to get up in dem guts.
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Post by: Bacchus7 on September 29, 2010, 01:40:11 PM
Gotta be bourbon on the rocks. As for cocktails, the obvious Long Island to get shmammed, and Negroni to sip on like a G and still end up lit.
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Post by: tehjaybo on September 29, 2010, 01:41:50 PM
What is a mixed drink?

Drink bourbon.  Or vodka. 
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Post by: Diunx on September 29, 2010, 01:42:27 PM
Gin, drink it straight from the bottle.
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Post by: tehjaybo on September 29, 2010, 01:44:58 PM
Gin is like drinking perfume.  Men don't do that.  We drink gasoline.
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Post by: Brehvolution on September 29, 2010, 02:07:54 PM
Quote from: tehjaybo on September 29, 2010, 01:44:58 PM
Gin is like drinking perfume.  Men don't do that.  We drink gasoline.

:bow
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Post by: Diunx on September 29, 2010, 02:24:06 PM
Gin is great, you guys are out of your element.
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Post by: Mupepe on September 29, 2010, 02:26:04 PM
Okay, Donnie.  ::)
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Post by: Robo on September 29, 2010, 02:38:24 PM
Speaking of, in spite of being clichéd amongst the slacker set, white russians are magnificent.  Black russians, too.
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Post by: Diunx on September 29, 2010, 02:42:37 PM
What alternatives you guys recommend for coffee liquor(:yuck) on a White Russian.
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Post by: Mupepe on September 29, 2010, 02:49:16 PM
Quote from: Robo on September 29, 2010, 02:38:24 PM
Speaking of, in spite of being clichéd amongst the slacker set, white russians are magnificent.  Black russians, too.
White Russians are fantastic.  But I'll admit, I'd never even heard of a Black Russian.
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Post by: Robo on September 29, 2010, 03:01:03 PM
A black russian is just a white russian without the cream or milk.
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Post by: TakingBackSunday on September 29, 2010, 04:09:18 PM
 :yuck

it needs the cream, I think
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Post by: Mupepe on September 29, 2010, 04:20:15 PM
we all know you love the cream.
Title: Re: I want to get into hard liquor. help me
Post by: Dickie Dee on September 29, 2010, 04:35:29 PM
The only liqueur men are allowed to drink is Bailey's.

Real Talk
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Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on September 29, 2010, 05:03:43 PM
gin and tonic is one of the building blocks of western civilization and fuck anyone who says otherwise

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    It is a curious fact, and one to which no one knows quite how much importance to attach, that something like 85% of all known worlds in the Galaxy, be they primitive or highly advanced, have invented a drink called jynnan tonnyx, or gee-N’N-T’N-ix, or jinond-o-nicks, or any one of a thousand or more variations on the same phonetic theme. The drinks themselves are not the same, and vary between the Sivolvian “chinanto/mnigs” which is ordinary water served at slightly above room temperature, and the Gagrakackan “tzjin-anthony-ks” which kills cows at a hundred paces; and in fact the one common factor between all of them, beyond the fact that the names sound the same, is that they were all invented and named before the worlds concerned made contact with any other worlds.

    What can be made of this fact? It exists in total isolation. As far as any theory of structural linguistics is concerned it is right off the graph, and yet it persists. Old structural linguists get very angry when young structural linguists go on about it. Young structural linguists get deeply excited about it and stay up late at night convinced that they are very close to something of profound importance, and end up becoming old structural linguists before their time, getting very angry with the young ones. Structural linguistics is a bitterly divided and unhappy discipline, and a large number of its practitioners spend too many nights drowning their problems in Ouisghian Zodahs.

    Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
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I like rum. but don't buy anything with a cartoon character on it. or that's named after an imaginary purveyor of island lifestyles. I like Ron Matusalem Gran Reserva 15 and Vizcaya VXOP

(http://www.cave-spirituelle.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/m/a/matusalem-15a.jpg) (http://flawlesscrowns.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/vizcayarum.jpg?w=405&h=405)

however Boritos may prefer:

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Title: Re: I want to get into hard liquor. help me
Post by: Positive Touch on September 29, 2010, 05:04:20 PM
jesus buncha cocktail amateurs up in here.  if you go out to any place that isn't a total hole-in-the-wall shit bar, they should have a drink menu if you ask for it.  you'll usually end up with something at least decent tasting and more interesting than a gin & tonic or :yuck rum & coke :yuck  Also just go to the liquor store and start trying stuff.  Most stuff in the $20 - $30 range should be pretty good, and you can look up mixers online or at any bookstore.  There's limitless variety out there - have fun!
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Post by: Positive Touch on September 29, 2010, 05:04:58 PM
p.s. zelda sucks
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Post by: Bacchus7 on September 29, 2010, 05:11:44 PM
Quote from: Mupepe on September 29, 2010, 02:26:04 PM
Okay, Donnie.  ::)

:(
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Title: Re: I want to get into hard liquor. help me
Post by: Mupepe on September 29, 2010, 05:37:42 PM
I know, but I didn't want to be Donnie.  He
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Post by: Costanza on September 29, 2010, 05:41:12 PM
just stick with PBR
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Post by: E-DuB on September 29, 2010, 09:08:41 PM
Scotch, Wine, Gin, Rum...in that order...
Title: Re: I want to get into hard liquor. help me
Post by: Positive Touch on September 29, 2010, 09:24:16 PM
also if anyone tries to tell you tequila sucks because "i had the WORST night with it once and i'll never touch it again" punch them in the face repeatedly until they stop moving
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Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on September 29, 2010, 09:51:43 PM
Quote from: Positive Touch on September 29, 2010, 09:24:16 PM
also if anyone tries to tell you tequila sucks because "i had the WORST night with it once and i'll never touch it again" punch them in the face repeatedly until they stop moving

the new slang for this is "go Minecraft on their ass"
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Post by: Positive Touch on September 29, 2010, 11:01:39 PM
this minecraft you speak of looks like some kind of digital lego playground.  is this assessment correct?
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Post by: Fresh Prince on September 29, 2010, 11:08:45 PM
If you drink to get drunk drink vodka
If you drink to look like a man drink scotch
If you drink to look like a guy that wants to have fun drink bourbon or rum
If you drink to look like an alcoholic drink gin
If you drink to look rich drink cognac

 
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Post by: lennedsay on September 29, 2010, 11:40:29 PM
When I'm out I drink one of the following 4 drinks:

1. Margaritas (as long as they're done right, of any kind/flavor honestly :drool)
2. Malibu & pineapple (100% vitamin c, no hangovers  8) )
3. Vanilla vodka & cranberry juice (at bars that have nasty pineapple juice and I fear their ability to make a decent margarita)
4. Wine of the semi-sweet white variety (Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, Himmelswein [I don't know a ton about wine, but I know enough to know what I like and what I absolutely do not like, and enough to recommend the basics to someone. I apologize to the wine snobs in here for my inferior wine preferences.])


But don't follow my lead; those are girl drinks. Drink straight turpentine or else you won't get laid.
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Post by: E-DuB on September 29, 2010, 11:45:28 PM
Quote from: lennedsay on September 29, 2010, 11:40:29 PM
Drink straight turpentine or else you won't get laid.

That's how I met my girlfriend :)
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Post by: lennedsay on September 30, 2010, 12:02:55 AM
:heartbeat I love a good love story! Make a full length feature and I'll drag my husband to see it in theaters!


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For the record, I've never made my husband (or any other guy ever) watch a chick flick with me.  :yuck
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Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on September 30, 2010, 10:14:58 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on September 29, 2010, 12:48:29 AM
Tequila Jagermeister is the fucking devil. Bad memories from college, man.

Fixed for my personal experience :fbm
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Post by: etiolate on October 01, 2010, 03:41:25 AM
I'm not a fan of barbados rum. Has anyone else tried Cohiba's 7 year rum? I only know them as a cigar manufacturer, but I tried that rum of theirs and it was just fine.
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Post by: Beezy on October 01, 2010, 05:53:51 AM
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3124/3115552132_0b8b6c7999_z.jpg)

Honessey :drool
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Post by: Cormacaroni on October 01, 2010, 06:14:50 AM
The only question I ask myself when determining whether I want to drink something or not is: Is it within reach?
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Post by: billyofcourse on October 01, 2010, 09:49:15 AM
Jack and Coke
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Post by: Boogie on October 01, 2010, 07:46:02 PM
Fuck The Business.

(http://yougabsports.com/user/229898/members/8EF9C840-6E8A-453E-90B1-3DB4A59B90CB/upload/img_awardsfull3.gif)

:rock
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Post by: Fresh Prince on October 01, 2010, 08:07:00 PM
The Business is correct tho. Southern Comfort isn't a serious drink too.
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Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on October 01, 2010, 08:48:02 PM
I'll take a picture of my liquor spread this weekend and make all y'all cry the tears of a THUG

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American Honey isn't hard liquor
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Title: Re: I want to get into hard liquor. help me
Post by: Boogie on October 01, 2010, 08:51:55 PM
Quote from: Fresh Prince on October 01, 2010, 08:07:00 PM
The Business is correct tho. Southern Comfort isn't a serious drink too.

On that point, yes.

I was referring to his previous disparaging remarks about my patriotic drink of choice.
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Post by: Beezy on October 01, 2010, 10:02:00 PM
Quote from: The Business on October 01, 2010, 04:41:57 PM
That's not liquor.

smh
Who cares, biznatch? Drink that shit!
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Post by: Dickie Dee on October 02, 2010, 02:26:03 PM
[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VsXe3Pu1fE[/youtube]
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Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on October 02, 2010, 09:27:38 PM
Liquor:
(http://i56.tinypic.com/33c3nn8.jpg)

Mixers:
(http://i56.tinypic.com/v3zvdh.jpg)

time to party
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Post by: TakingBackSunday on October 02, 2010, 09:30:23 PM
ffffuuuuuuu
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Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on October 02, 2010, 09:35:01 PM
you should see the food
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Post by: naff on October 03, 2010, 06:14:11 AM
Whisky, my favourite being Scotch, my favourite Scotch regions being Islay or Speyside, Talisker being one of my favourite distilleries. Taken neat (no ice, no mixer, just whisky). Haven't had enough money to broaden my tastes lately so I've been drinkin whatever is reasonably priced. Got a 10 year Lephroiag for 50$ the other week, it's a decent single malt Islay you'll find in nearly every bar (at least here, maybe not America).
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Post by: chronovore on October 03, 2010, 06:28:24 AM
Treesong-sing-song-ding-dong, you are making me jealous with your easy access to Reed's Ginger Brew. I don't drink soda pop, but I really love that stuff.
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Post by: Brehvolution on October 04, 2010, 09:40:44 AM
That skull is Ed Hardy vodka, right?

Just bought my first bottle of whiskey ever. I don't know why either. I was on my way home from the grocery store and craved it. Weird though, me and whiskey never got along. Wish I knew more about it. I do know that the good stuff is more than I want to spend on something I'll rarely drink. So I took a stab in the dark and grabbed a bottle of Makers Mark.

Next purchase will be a nice sipping glass since I found out that I don't currently own one.
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Post by: Robo on October 04, 2010, 10:30:27 AM
Nothing livens up a party like a bottle o' BUTT.  :bow
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Post by: drew on October 04, 2010, 10:34:20 AM
Quote from: chronovore on October 03, 2010, 06:28:24 AM
Treesong-sing-song-ding-dong, you are making me jealous with your easy access to Reed's Ginger Brew. I don't drink soda pop, but I really love that stuff.

(http://www.loti.com/fifties_TV/images2/Leave_it_to_Beaver_html_4319f57d.jpg)
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Post by: Barry Egan on October 04, 2010, 11:20:27 AM
Quote from: Zero Hero on October 04, 2010, 09:40:44 AM
That skull is Ed Hardy vodka, right?

[youtube=560,345] SKqjIv91Zx8[/youtube]


Can't believe Patel actually ordered one :lol
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Post by: Brehvolution on October 04, 2010, 11:32:45 AM
Yeah, you are right. I'm trying to remember where the confusion is from. I wouldn't put it past my local booze shop to put Ed Hardy on it to jack the price up though. I think it was like $60 or so.