Favorite Spirits

[Sutter]

Me, I like Gin. Give me a nice Gin & Tonic anyday.
Vodka is good to. So many ways to have it.

What are your favorite spirits?
What ways do you like to have it?


(insert Casper joke here)

[dwarfthrower]

Irish Whiskey, Scotch, Bourbon and Tequilla - preferably not all mixed together in a bucket. Whiskey on Ice, Tequilla straight up or in Margarita form.

[Benwah]

Berbs and Diet Coke all the way, although I can only handle one these days.

[bronco]

Rum....

Angry Juice is good for what ales you

[Benwah]

Isn't rum technically a fortified wine? or is that just port?

[ms edeity]

Pretty sure most people know I'm partial to gin.
(I heard Sutter likes it so I wanted to be a cool kid.)
Martinis start with Mmmmmm!

[Thyrd]

Bourbon. Straight or with cola.
Scotch & cola
Straight whiskey.

Lovely stuff. The only kinds of alchohol I'll drink as I hate beer & wine.

[doober]

vodka and red bull is quite nice...

but i love southern and coke

[Up_All_Night]

Bourbon and Cola
Gin and Tonic

been getting onto gin and tonics alot more lately, however i drink a shitload of bourbon and coke's every week.

[dwarfthrower]

Isn't rum technically a fortified wine? or is that just port?
Rum is a spirit distilled from sugar cane juice in the case of white rum and molasses for dark rum. Port is indeed a fortified wine.

[JessicaDV8]

I feel so grown up now that I keep bottles of the Glenlivet and Grey Goose handy. A few years ago it was Colt 45 and Gilbey's baby, oh yeah. Worked every time.

[Cassa]

I'm partial to 42 below vodka, good stuff that.
Absolutely can't stand brown liquor, the only exception to that being canadian club. I literally can't even smell whiskey without wanting to huarf.
I do like a good white rum though.

DumHed like absinthe, god knows why.

[Benwah]

Rum is a spirit distilled from sugar cane juice in the case of white rum and molasses for dark rum. Port is indeed a fortified wine.

Sugar cane! really? yuck! what is Berbs made from? and Gin? isn't vodka potatos... or is it rice?

[BlueBoy]

I mix Jim Beam (all variants), Wild Turkey and Barcardi Rum with Coke. Just so the Coke tastes good.
I'll pretty much drink any spirit as long as it's not sambucca.

[Cassa]

Vodka is potato, sake is rice, whiskey/bourbon is wheat, and (proper good) tequila is aguave

[Benwah]

I like Sake, not just because it's trendy to like it, I actually DO like it, especially hot it makes me giggle heaps.

[Cassa]

Yeah I love a good hot sake, that's why I want to go to robot bar when I'm in Melbourne next ^_^

[daonoir]

I feel so grown up now that I keep bottles of the Glenlivet and Grey Goose handy. A few years ago it was Colt 45 and Gilbey's baby, oh yeah. Worked every time.

isnt grey Goose like $400 a bottle i was drinking it on newyears not bad (event thou im not a big vodca drinker but it was free and i couldnt say no.) Had the one that won this year to. Cant remember the name.

Im a grapa/shlivavits fan out of my own still thou i havent made any for ages (need extra bits to make it easyer so i dont have to watch it all the time.) other wise taquila all the way only brown not the white fake shit.

[imp]

I like Sake, not just because it's trendy to like it, I actually DO like it, especially hot it makes me giggle heaps.

*nods* I have several sake sets at home and usually a bottle or two of sake in the house. It's great stuff and easy to drink... especially in winter.

Whenever I go to Koume or Kyushsu I make sure I take a bottle of Sake with me. They warm it up for you and bring it the table flask by flask. :D :D

Best use for a microwave ever = warming sake. ;)

[Benwah]

*nods* I have several sake sets at home and usually a bottle or two of sake in the house. It's great stuff and easy to drink... especially in winter.

Whenever I go to Koume or Kyushsu I make sure I take a bottle of Sake with me. They warm it up for you and bring it the table flask by flask. :D :D

Best use for a microwave ever = warming sake. ;)

So you can BUY Sake in bottle shops and stuff? OMG I'm going to be a full point, fully sick booze hound in no time and it's all your fault! thanking you in advance is my liver ;)

[Tigress]

I am happily sitting here with two, count them, two litre bottles of Bombay Sapphire that my lovely colleague bought me duty free on his travels - I love G&Ts!!! :D

I am also partial to vodka and tonic with fresh lime squeezed in for good measure...

[That Bloke]

Don't mind Vodka, hate bourbon, Usually a rum boy if I drink but I might go for Scotch.

Sutter!, You're Australian, not American, there's a "u" in our favourite.

[DCenT3]

Im a grapa/shlivavits fan out of my own still thou i havent made any for ages (need extra bits to make it easyer so i dont have to watch it all the time.)

Haha me too, that shit is great, puts hairs on the chest. When i was on my dad's cousin's farm in croatia for 3 weeks, we had 2 shots of rakija (made from grapes i think) every morning. Its great stuff, never been wasted on it yet. I need to find a cheap way of making it at home.

[Up_All_Night]

Anyone know if its true that its better for hangovers to drink spirits with out mixing them with soft drink?

[Benwah]

nah, that's false, the sugar in soft drinks actually helps you process the alcomahol.

[ShinymetalASS]

wodka

[nrejones]

Rum and then rum.

[Benwah]

Rum and then rum.

Interestingly...

Rum in colonial Australia
See Also: Rum Rebellion
Rum became an important trade good in the early period of the colony of New South Wales. The value of rum was based upon the lack of coinage among the population of the colony, and due to the drink's ability to allow its consumer to temporarily forget about the lack of creature comforts available in the new colony. The value of rum was such that convict settlers could be induced to work the lands owned by officers of the New South Wales Corps. Due to rum's popularity among the settlers, the colony gained a reputation for drunkenness even though their alcohol consumption was less than levels commonly consumed in England at the time.

When William Bligh became governor of the colony in 1806, he attempted to remedy the perceived problem with drunkenness by outlawing the use of rum as a medium of exchange. In response to this action, and several others, the New South Wales Corps marched, with fixed bayonets, to Government House and placed Bligh under arrest. The mutineers continued to control the colony until the arrival of Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1810.

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

[BlueBoy]

I've been known to work for bottles of booze.

[nrejones]

People were paid in Mutton and flour as well...........I would ahve demanded rum.

[Benwah]

Paid in mutton! stuff that, I wouldn't work for anything less than chicken... maybe fish!

[primus]

I'm partial to bourbon, but when out I really like to have a couple of Absinthe shots.

[nrejones]

I'm partial to bourbon, but when out I really like to have a couple of Absinthe shots.

So I suppose you've be watching the van gogh series then.....

[HAL]

metho, with a pinch of lemon

[Snapple]

JAck Danials is yummy.

[phunkachunka]

42 Below Vodka - any flavour or plain
Makers Mark Bourbon
Wild Turkey - All kinds

Not necessarily a spirit, but a wicked kick - Cointreau on ice with lemon or lime

[Megabyte]

I prefer Bourbon, but it has a strange (almost immediate) sedative effect on me. It's...unusual.
So I usually drink vodka mixed with fruity flavours.

[Jimma]

A nice Gin like Tanqueray or Bombay Sapphire goes well. I love Canadian Club, straight or with coke. I hate Bourbon. If celebratory shots are required I either have Chartreuse or Absinthe. If entertainment shots are desired I do the whole Tequila suicide shot thing.

[hijukal]

Vodka is potato, sake is rice, whiskey/bourbon is wheat, and (proper good) tequila is aguave
Actually, though vodka is often potato, it doesn't have to be; rye is also used I'm pretty sure. Vodka means "water" in some Eastern-European language..

Whiskey is indeed made from wheat but bourbon is usually made from corn.

Tequila is a type of Mezcal. Mezcal is made from agave leaves; tequila is made from blue agave leaves near the town of Tequila. Also, tequila doesn't traditionally have worms in the bottle, but mezcal does.

isnt grey Goose like $400 a bottle
About $80-90, actually.

I drink:
Bourbon
Good examples: Evan Williams single barrell, Woodford Reserve, Knob Creek

Whiskey
I have some JW Blue here but it's a bit hardcore for me, and I've been drinking whiskey for a while now. Gold is nicer.

Rum
Mount Gay Extra Old is awesome.

Tequila
I just drink Jose Cuervo but am itching to try some nicer ones.

Vodka
Absolut and Smirnoff in a pinch, don't like Stolichnaya and haven't had enough Grey Goose to form an opinion.

Question: What absinthe are you guys drinking? I've been wanting to import some real stuff (not the knockoff shit) but haven't been prepared to drop a hundred bucks to find out.

[Cassa]

Well it wasn't a bad shot considering I was on the phone at work when I wrote that :P

I have tried mezcal once, never again.

[Jimma]

Stolichnaya is a far tastier Vodka! Absolut just tastes like trash. Grey Goose tastes too dissimilar to Vodka.

[hijukal]

I have tried mezcal once, never again.
Tell me about it; it was like bloody jet fuel.

It wasn't Monte Alban (http://www.bartonbrands.com/montealbanmezcal.html), was it? Maybe some Mezcals are good, but that was not.

Stolichnaya is a far tastier Vodka! Absolut just tastes like trash.
So I am told, but I just couldn't like it when I tried it.

[excalibur]

I'm a bourbon, scotch and rum drinker.

I'm not a fan of vodka or gin at all.

Bourbon's, I'll drink anything from Jim white, to wild turkey 1855 reserve. Good luck finding that, it don't exist anymore. It was like sex turned into bourbon.

Bourbon has to be made from corn, and made in kentucky, otherwise it can't be called Bourbon. Jack Daniels is esentially bourbon, but charcoal filtered. Because it is made in Tennessee it can't be called bourbon. Not sure on the charcoal filtering. Bourbon is the most tightly regulated spirit in the world.

Scotch whiskey is made from malted barley, and double distilled.

What Canadian club is made from, and Irish whiskey's currently escape me. Irish Whiskeys are, however triple distilled.

[Jimma]

Haha me too, that shit is great, puts hairs on the chest. When i was on my dad's cousin's farm in croatia for 3 weeks, we had 2 shots of rakija (made from grapes i think) every morning. Its great stuff, never been wasted on it yet. I need to find a cheap way of making it at home.
My Slovenian friend makes Rakija. Tasty stuff. One night we split three bottles after spending a night at the pub. Man I never want to visit the country they invented that shit in, because there must be vomit everywhere!

[hijukal]

Bourbon's, I'll drink anything from Jim white, to wild turkey 1855 reserve. Good luck finding that, it don't exist anymore. It was like sex turned into bourbon.
Got any good recommendations? I'm looking to buy another bottle, up to about $100. Currently considering a bottle of Blantons single barrel or maybe Basil Hayden's/Booker's.

[kleph]

back in my day i was partial to scotch and brandy but my real favorite was rye whiskey. all the taste of bourbon without that irksome sweetness. my goin' out drink was gin and tonic after i dealt with the aftermath of a seven martini night once. >shudder<

now i only use these for cooking (but i still whip up a batch of cherry bounce (http://www.kleph.com/cook/2006/01/cherry-bounce.html) every year for the family at christmastime). this means i now keep a bottle of sherry, port and brandy on hand for various dishes. these are really good to cook with because after the alcohol burns off they give various sauces an infusion of taste (the trick is to use them at the end so this flavor isn't cooked away)

[Jimma]

Is a seven martini night where you have special martinis that are 7 times as large? Because that sounds like a good type of night to me!

[kleph]

martinis are like breasts, my friend. two is not quite enough and three is way too many.

[Twitch]

Since I'm usually poor it's a very cheap scotch or if I'm lucky an expensive Scotch Wiskey

A double Glen Fiddich(sp?) on the rocks makes for a good night out or if In a cheaper state of mind Double and or triple Whyte and Mckay Scotch with coke.

[Cassa]

Tell me about it; it was like bloody jet fuel.

It wasn't Monte Alban (http://www.bartonbrands.com/montealbanmezcal.html), was it? Maybe some Mezcals are good, but that was not.


Uhm, I think it might have been actually. I fucking hate tequila unless it's in a margarita, so I guess it's not surprising that I didn't like it.

Do we have a 'what's everyone's favourite mixed drink/cocktail?' thread, because mine is definitely the margarita :)

[hazza]

burboun whiskey is the worst whiskey of them. anyone who drinks burboun is the biggest faggot in the universe.

vodka, kahluha, jager all the way.

[Jimma]

martinis are like breasts, my friend. two is not quite enough and three is way too many.
I agree that they're like breasts - but suggest that means you have two at a time, not all night.

[BtrFly]

We went out to dan murphys the other day, and i was drooling over all the spirits.

if i am in a sweet drink mood, its likely to be malibu with pineapple. in a shotting mood, either vodka (LOVE Rossia - really hard to find, but worth it, about $50/bottle), or tequila. i also drink vodka (stolichnaya or better) with lime and soda. and if i want to get drunk really quickly - bacardi lime and soda - 3 bacardis and i am on my arse.

i cant handle the gold tequila, it bites too much - so i drink the cheap stuff... hehe

thats it really - malibu, baileys on ice (if i am in the mood), vodka, tequila and bacardi.

cant drink brown liquors... *barf*

[Sleeves]

Jim Beam black with coke and ice!!

None of that cougar shit........not even 5 of them!!

[Sutter]

martinis are like breasts, my friend. two is not quite enough and three is way too many.
As in; Edeity will buy some for you, but you have to enjoy it in front of him.

[excalibur]

Got any good recommendations? I'm looking to buy another bottle, up to about $100. Currently considering a bottle of Blantons single barrel or maybe Basil Hayden's/Booker's.
It's been a long time since I last bought a good bottle, I've forgotten.

You can never go wrong with Turkey rare breed though.

BTW Hazza, 2 of those ones you mentioned aren't spirits. They are Liquers

[Thyrd]

I remember a little trick Astro taught me to release some flavour in straight bourbon. Put a few drops of water in with it. This would obviously work with ice too.
When he showed me this, I was left with a nice butter-like aftertaste.

[Canalien]

Mmm Gin. My mom put me onto that. I like to have a Gin & Tonic with sliced lemon and lime wedges. Or in a Martini with two olives. Tanqueray is my favourite but Bombay Sapphire is also nice.

I also really love Canadian Whisky, which is made from Rye... I think someone asked that. Crown Royal wipes the floor with Canadian Club, see if you can get your hands on some.

I kind of like Rum, but only the dark, spiced variety.

Single Malt Scotch whisky is a delight. I dig the really smokey, peaty varieties like Laphroaig and Lagavulin.

[Sutter]

Ed showed me something goods with G&Ts, substitute a slice of cucumber for the lemon. It works well, very nice.

[snowy51]

tequila! great drink if you are drinking good quality (read expensive) stuff. 1800 Tequila over ice is divine. :D

[oggy]

Canadian Club...

Pint glass...60ml CC...full of ice...Lemonade...slice of lemon.

Yumm...!

[abelgold]

I was in Japan recently and drank and SHITELOAD of sake with some locals. Love it.. speshially warm.

A (rich) friend put me onto Jamesons Gold Irish whiskey. It tastes like a divine mix of irish and honey and costs about $80 duty free for a 750mL bottle.

[Snowball]

burboun whiskey is the worst whiskey of them. anyone who drinks burboun is the biggest faggot in the universe.

vodka, kahluha, jager all the way.


and kahluah is not a fags drink? do you have milk with that...

[Canalien]

Nothing wrong with Kahlua. Or Baileys. Or Jago's.

Milk can help them too, trick is only to add a splash.

[evilViXen]

magic bullet slushies. one or two big shots of vodka, ice & mixer. yummee

[Something Fast]

Brown rums like Bundy rum make me gag due to a very nasty teenage experience with the stuff.

I don't mind white rum with coke,
Tequilla straight or with orange juice
Vodka in orange juice or, and this one I love: vodka and tonic.
I'm also quite partial to absinthe, pernod, Ricard and slivovitz.

[Canalien]

magic bullet slushies. one or two big shots of vodka, ice & mixer. yummee

That for some reason reminded me of a drink a couple friends and I tried to make back in grade 10 or thereabouts. We had somehow come across a recipe for a drink called 'Lithium' which was essentially vodka, milk and sugar. That stuff was fucked up.

[Sagacious]

Bourbon & Coke
Frangellico on Ice
Vodka & bitter lemon

[Benwah]

Just on this topic, check out this Guys adventures for a hangover cure

http://www.beerhunter.com/documents/19133-000239.html

"For the hangover, I know of no cure, though 100-year-old eggs might be worth a try."

"For breakfast, we bought a jar of baby bees, which looked like swollen rice seeds and tasted sweet but bland. I think they were the bee equivalent to lamb, rather than mutton. Then there grasshoppers - visibly so - which were crunchy and date-like. Finally came worms. They tasted - well, earthy - with a hint of juniper, like an old-fashioned gin."

[RedMaN]

Bundy Rum

Tequila and dry (dry ginger ale)

[Glompbot]

I drink vodka if I have spirits.

Vodka with lemonaide and a piece of lime (i'll take a piece of lemon if there isn't any lime)
No cordial. I hate the cordial they put in drinks at bars.

I'm also partial to vodka lemon, lime and bitters... but I haven't had this for a while.

I like cocktails too, but i prefer not to be able to taste the alcohol I'm drinking.

[nrejones]

Rum is life.

[Munchkin]

I like rum, and vodka. And I wish I could remember the name of this cocktail I had once, but it tasted like opal fruits. Was made with orange juice, lemonade, blue curacao and some other bits n pieces .. was a mix of orange, yellow, green and you couldnt really taste the alcohol in it, but it sure was powerful.

[Benwah]

Tequila and lemon Squash is okay, refreshing, but deadly.

[Xythan]

Real Russian Vodka...Straight Shots...

[Xythan]

Absinthe was nice...

...and...

Scotch and Dry, on the rocks...Mmmm...

[Juice Biscuit]

Makers Mark and ice.