What are you drinking?

[flames85]

what is everyone's favorite beverage (alcoholic)? and whats your "go to" when your buying a drink for a lady-friend?

[worth]

Soy jism.

[Knut]

Roofie-Colada. And for the lady, usually vodka-soda and lime.

[driveway]

The Sazerac, the grand-daddy of all cocktails.

1 1/2 ounces Cognac, Bourbon or Rye Whiskey

1/4 ounce Herbsaint or Absinthe (or some other liqueur that tastes like anise such as Pernod or Green Chartreuse)

Peychaud's bitters

sugar cube

lemon peel.

Fill an old fashioned glass with ice. In another old fashioned glass place a sugar cube and 3 dashes peychaud's bitters and muddle them well. Add the Cognac, Bourbon or Rye to the sugar/bitters mixture.

Dump the ice from the other glass and add the Absinthe or Herbsaint, swirl it around the glass, coating the sides, then dump any that's left in the bottom. Pour the contents of the other glass into the prepared glass, garnish with a peel of lemon and enjoy.

The only place I've found in Calgary that can make a decent Sazerac is Milk Tiger on 4th st.

Also, I was recently given one of these for my birthday:

It is a wonderful thing, every home should have one of these.

[Komskies]

I'll be drinking this tonight:

[Frank MetaMusil]

[Art Vandelay]

[FlamesKickAss]

Rye and coke.

and usually Rum and Diet or some sorta flavoured vodka, grape vodka and water is pretty damn delicious

[socktape]

Starting to like the Arnold Palmer half lemonade and half ice tea.
.... then throw in the booze(Vodka) for the John Daily!

Kind of a girly drink but it is really good.

[Caged Great]

[octothorp]

Right now I'm mostly drinking bourbon, (woodford reserve), but I've got a bottle of micro-distilled white dog whiskey (a sort of high-end moonshine) I'm looking at cracking open, possibly this weekend.

[burn_this_city]

[valo403]

Originally Posted by driveway

It is a wonderful thing, every home should have one of these.

Hope it wasn't purchased on a payment plan, you'll never be able to return it.

[Jesse834]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

Man that brings good memories back from high school.

[Jesse834]

[Flames Draft Watcher]

I'm a big red wine fan. I like more full bodied reds like Malbec, Shiraz, Tempranillo.

When I'm looking to really drink it up, I go with Gin/Tonic. An expensive Tequila is probably my favourite spirit to sip.

I'm assuming by lady-friend you mean someone you know and not just some random at a bar. Splitting a bottle of red wine would be my usual choice.

[valo403]

I tend to stick with Jim Beam and Coke (or Jack Daniel's if they don't have Beam) for the most part, although I've been on a bit of a Jager kick lately which has lead to Jager and Coke being the norm. For shots I'm all about the Patron XO, it's perfect for that 3am pick me up.

[cKy]

Home made brew. Tastes good and cheap to boot (1.05 for 355ml)

[JBR]

Bombay Sapphire and 7-Up
Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc (only available in France)

[Frank MetaMusil]

Originally Posted by FlamesKickAss

Rye and coke.

and usually Rum and Diet or some sorta flavoured vodka, grape vodka and water is pretty damn delicious

You need to try my new beverage (patent pending) called PowerCrown. 2 oz of Crown royal followed by 4 oz green squall powerade. It is actually good and hydrates while you are getting your buzz on.