Favorite Liquor [Archive]

Ice

01-05-2009, 04:45

Alexanderofmacedon

01-05-2009, 06:52

Just give me some Grey Goose and a nice lady and we'll be happy. ~;)

Sasaki Kojiro

01-05-2009, 07:12

Bourbon...or gin if I want a cold drink.

lars573

01-05-2009, 07:37

Mine would have to be Goldschläger. I tried this stuff over break with my friends and I honestly can say it was the most delicious liquor I have ever tasted in my life. I don't usually like the taste of straight hard liquor, but i was pounding shots of this stuff (its around 44%) with no chaser or problem.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldschl%C3%A4ger
My sister bought this once. I tried some, nearly lost my supper. Vile, vile stuff. Unfit for human consumption. Vodka on the other hand is very nice. Mixed properly ofcourse.

AlexanderSextus

01-05-2009, 08:19

JD on the rocks. with a beer for chaser :beam:

Lorenzo_H

01-05-2009, 11:49

Personally I would go for Grey Goose, neat (straight). Gets down to the point really.

Strike For The South

01-05-2009, 12:15

Voldka? Pffft..... Whiskey you nancy boy wannabees

pevergreen

01-05-2009, 15:30

The ones without alcohol and that are softdrinks. :grin2:

Reverend Joe

01-05-2009, 16:17

Wild Turkey 101.

https://img140.imageshack.us/img140/7263/wildturkeybottlekp3.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

One kick:daisy: bourbon, but suprisingly smooth, especially considering its high proof and the fact that it is brewed and aged at what I am led to believe is an unusually low proof (108) for commercial bourbon, thereby rendering a much stronger-tasting bourbon. It's really better if you add a little water first, though, because what you get is still VERY strong, both in flavor and proof, and it will kick your :daisy: all over the place if you're not careful with it. A wonderful-tasting bourbon, regardless.

Ser Clegane

01-05-2009, 16:23

Scotch - particularly Islay.

Two favourites: Ardbeg Uigeadail and Lagavulin 16y

https://img113.imageshack.us/img113/921/uigeadail20with20boxqa2.jpg https://img113.imageshack.us/img113/1341/lagavulinla7.jpg

Reverend Joe

01-05-2009, 16:28

Scotch

:sick: *retch*

Ser Clegane

01-05-2009, 16:31

:sick: *retch*

Heathen! :stare:

:whip:

(oh well ... more for me, I guess :2thumbsup:)

Fragony

01-05-2009, 16:39

Still have to develope a taste for whisky, so far I like Dimple best, like it better then most single malts.

Ser Clegane

01-05-2009, 16:43

Still have to develope a taste for whisky, so far I like Dimple best, like it better then most single malts.

Try one of the Islays (starting with regular ones then perhaps cask strength) - most people I know were surprised how different they are from the regular blended Scotch brands or the "popular" single malts (e.g. Glenfiddich) and started to love the very strong and peaty taste.

Even Mrs Clegane likes the taste of it and takes a sip from time to time (she would not have more than a sip as she actually does not drink liquor at all)

Andres

01-05-2009, 17:08

A while ago, I discovered this gem called Mandarine Napoléon (http://www.mandarine-napoleon.com/index_en.html).

It's a very sweet liqueur and both my wife and I absolutely love it :2thumbsup:

Reverend Joe

01-05-2009, 17:56

Heathen! :stare:

Hey, I'm not the one drinking antifreeze in a whisky bottle. :jester:

drone

01-05-2009, 18:28

Peppermint Schnapps. Tastes almost as good coming up as it does going down! Leaves your breath minty fresh! :2thumbsup:

Vodka is pretty much the only hard liquor I'll drink these days. Never could get used to Scotch/Bourbon/Whiskey, too many bad experiences with Rum in college. Tequila is OK, in small doses, Gin is hideous. The schnapps and various other types of liquors like Baileys, Goldschlager, Jager, et al. are drinkable, but can't be considered utilitarian enough for regular consumption.

Oaty

01-05-2009, 18:56

jack daniels, where saving penny's came out good. Instead of having a whole new barrel made to age the whiskey/bourbon, they burn the insides of the barrels to sanatize them, this in turn gives it its unique flavor and appearance

rasoforos

01-05-2009, 19:12

Mounshine Tsipouro....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsipouro

It will put hair on your chest....well a bit more than that...it will make you a bloody Wookie

Try the moonshine one, not the market one...

:elephant::whip:

Hooray for Tsipouro!!!

lars573

01-05-2009, 19:24

Voldka? Pffft..... Whiskey you nancy boy wannabees
I have a rule about brown liquors. They are best used for a disinfectant. As that is what they taste like. :smash:

Lorenzo_H

01-05-2009, 19:39

...Try the moonshine one...
Moonshine in the more tradition reference of the word was made of Methanol (as opposed to Ethanol) and is toxic; possibly making you blind and/or killing you. Now thats when you know you are a true heavyweight.

Reverend Joe

01-05-2009, 19:46

I have a rule about brown liquors. They are best used for a disinfectant. As that is what they taste like. :smash:

Actually, it's vodka that tastes like disinfectant... specifically, rubbing alcohol.

Yes, I am very self-righteous about my liquor. But it's okay. All you scotch and vodka-drinking savages and heathens can have all the awful liquor you want... just don't touch my bourbon.

Uesugi Kenshin

01-05-2009, 19:54

Whiskey of any sort as long as it is high quality stuff.

Well actually to be honest I haven't had any lower quality whiskey in anything but a mixed drink so I can't pass judgement on those.

Ice

01-05-2009, 21:20

My sister bought this once. I tried some, nearly lost my supper. Vile, vile stuff. Unfit for human consumption. Vodka on the other hand is very nice. Mixed properly ofcourse.

You must have odd taste buds. The stuff was awesome.

rasoforos

01-05-2009, 22:29

Moonshine in the more tradition reference of the word was made of Methanol (as opposed to Ethanol) and is toxic; possibly making you blind and/or killing you. Now thats when you know you are a true heavyweight.

Well i was mostly refering to its homemade nature

Its doubly distilled so its probably ethanol ....maybe...in theory...

Unless you re now a Wookie you d never know....

Evil_Maniac From Mars

01-05-2009, 22:51

It just does not get better than this:

https://img266.imageshack.us/img266/8289/hennessynd0.jpg

Zim

01-05-2009, 22:59

:juggle2: Hmm...vodka or bourbon? I can't decide.

Lemur

01-05-2009, 23:17

My all-time favorite drink is Scotch, specifically Macallan 12 year old. That stuff is heaven in a bottle. Although it has gotten freakishly expensive lately ...

lars573

01-06-2009, 00:18

You must have odd taste buds. The stuff was awesome.
I wasn't alone in that view. She broke it out at news years party and the women loved it, the men hated it.

Sasaki Kojiro

01-06-2009, 01:07

I wasn't alone in that view. She broke it out at news years party and the women loved it, the men hated it.

Oooh burn :laugh4:

Of course vodka in a mixed drink is what women love as well...

Zim

01-06-2009, 01:17

I tried Goldschläger once when I was younger. It wasn't terrible....I guess. :clown:

To be honest the older I get the less fond of flavored liqueurs I become.

Alexanderofmacedon

01-06-2009, 01:51

http://www.morevinott.com/graphics/1405.jpg

Strike For The South

01-06-2009, 01:56

You and every other 16 year old. Sweetheart:beam:

Afonso I of Portugal

01-06-2009, 02:20

Licor Beirão:
http://www.galeriadevinhos.com/images/maxshop/fotos/prod_img_0754606001180619809_licorBeirao.jpg

and Ginja d'Óbidos:
http://www.tintafresca.net/_uploads/Edicao80/Garrafa_Vila_das_Rainhas.jpg

:yes: my favourites...

Ice

01-06-2009, 03:02

I wasn't alone in that view. She broke it out at news years party and the women loved it, the men hated it.

Oooh burn

Touche, but I stand by my words. I don't know, I probably have weird taste buds as I detest vodka, rum, or any of the hard liquors that I've had straight. Then again, I should probably try drinking better stuff than Captain Morgan.

Alexanderofmacedon

01-06-2009, 05:38

Touche, but I stand by my words. I don't know, I probably have weird taste buds as I detest vodka, rum, or any of the hard liquors that I've had straight. Then again, I should probably try drinking better stuff than Captain Morgan.

I cannot stand Captain Morgan. Too sweet.

SFTS, I've had Whiskey but I just don't like it much. I really like my alcohol to be only burn. That's why I like vodka and that's why I like Bacardi rum. I don't really get a taste for either of them.

Granted, this is for drinking straight.

Mixed drinks to have slowly etc. is a totally different story, but I have little to no experience with that, so I wouldn't know.

Fragony

01-06-2009, 13:21

Wodka is only good for mixing, use it to make bloody mary's. Half-wodka, half-tomatoejuice, tabasco en lemon.

Yummie.

lars573

01-06-2009, 17:46

Oooh burn :laugh4:

Of course vodka in a mixed drink is what women love as well...
Not in my experience, women prefer coolers. Of Vodka or Rum. I actually like vodka Martini's quite well. At the parties I've gone too the women brought coolers, or beer. The men brought a bottle of booze for mixing. And in one unfortunate case Saki. I have no idea how the Japanese drink that stuff. :thumbsdown:

Touche, but I stand by my words. I don't know, I probably have weird taste buds as I detest vodka, rum, or any of the hard liquors that I've had straight. Then again, I should probably try drinking better stuff than Captain Morgan.
Drinking any liquor straight means you want to get drunk. Mixed drinks are actual sensory experiences. I've never enjoyed drinking anything straight. I even water down wine with lemon lime pop.

rasoforos

01-06-2009, 18:15

I even water down wine with lemon lime pop.

That,sir, is cruelty against wine :thumbsdown:

Uesugi Kenshin

01-06-2009, 18:40

Drinking any liquor straight means you want to get drunk. Mixed drinks are actual sensory experiences. I've never enjoyed drinking anything straight. I even water down wine with lemon lime pop.

Not true at all. Drinking one whiskey straight does not mean you're trying to get drunk. That's just a logical fallacy.

Drinking anything in large quantities means you're probably trying to get drunk, not what you are drinking itself.

EDIT: Unless you count nasty cheap booze, or straight Everclear and the like.

Zim

01-06-2009, 21:15

Drinking any liquor straight means you want to get drunk. Mixed drinks are actual sensory experiences. I've never enjoyed drinking anything straight. I even water down wine with lemon lime pop.

In my experience people who just want to get drunk always go for mixed drinks. Add enough sugar and the taste of the alcohol is barely noticeable.

I have seen people take shots to get drunk (although even then half the time they're mixed with some disgustingly sweet liqueur ), but then they're just avoiding the taste of the alcohol again, this time by drinking it quickly.

A good martini or glass of scotch, on the other hand, is meant for sipping. Someone can get drunk drinking them, but it's not the easiest way to go about doing so.

That,sir, is cruelty against wine :thumbsdown:

I believe my father would refer to that as alcohol abuse. :clown:

johnhughthom

01-10-2009, 21:04

Touche, but I stand by my words. I don't know, I probably have weird taste buds as I detest vodka, rum, or any of the hard liquors that I've had straight. Then again, I should probably try drinking better stuff than Captain Morgan.

If you want to try a good rum go for Havana Club 7 year old. Ludicrously drinkable straight or mixed. It is twice the price of Captain Morgan's, but as they say you get what you pay for.

Reverend Joe

01-10-2009, 21:33

I tried some Rittenhouse Rye whisky recently, and I now have to add it to my favorites list. The flavor is much mellower than bourbon, with no noticeable burn, although the flavor was also much milder and less full than Bourbon. It's a better mixer whisky than a straight drink, I think; I found out almost immediately that it mixes very well with an equal amount of Canada Dry ginger ale.

Highballs, anyone?

SwordsMaster

01-11-2009, 02:53

Bushmills 16 year old. Solo - no ice. In it's absence - Jameson Gold.

The Fuzz

01-11-2009, 16:45

Goldschläger is pretty good, but only for the novelty...imo.

I tried something called Captain McGillicutty or something - it tasted like Listerine and has a very small amount of alcohol. I sorta liked it.

Can't go wrong with rum. I like rum. Rum is good.

Alexanderofmacedon

01-12-2009, 04:50

Strike For The South

01-12-2009, 04:51

bbbbuuutttt CoCo rum gets all the girls brah!!!!!!!

Meneldil

01-12-2009, 05:29

Don't know if it's considered liquor, but I like Campari, discovered thanks to an italian ex.

And Pastis, of course ! :eyebrows:

Subedei

01-12-2009, 17:50

Good Raki [Turkish]/ Ouzo [Greek] go well after a decent meal.

Good Whisky [I am not an expert, but my friends know their way around] is an awesome drink for a decent conversation, e.g. about history.

Mixed drinks: Cuba libre with Havanna Club Rum & Campari with Organge juice.

Bavarian style is "Blutwurz". It comes in shots and hits you like a warm breeze in the head...after one or two of them...afterwards well.....

Hooahguy

01-12-2009, 18:16

anyone drink Arak?
i certainly dont. hurts my thoat....

Ramses II CP

01-12-2009, 21:14

Vodka. Not too smooth (:p for you Goose fans), it needs a little edge. Smirnoff blue label is about perfect. Doesn't much need to be cold either.

I don't drink anymore. I like the stuff a little too much. :yes:

:egypt:

tibilicus

01-12-2009, 21:29

Not a particular fan of any strong spirit when not mixed. Straight vodka can be all right if your in the mood when served chilled and over ice. I don't mind Glendronach either but I find it makes me incredibly tired so if I'm out socialising I'll try and avoid it.

For mixed drinks it would have to be a White Russian. Substituting the cream for some milk of course. Another choice and favourite would be a mojito.

I'd obviously prefer cider or lager over cocktails or straight spirit drinks any day but if were choosing fancy drinks and spirits here ill go with that when im in the mood.