Your Drink of Choice?

[Ponderthought]

For me, tonight, it's orange juice and vodka. Lovely, just lovely. It's going pretty well with the low down sixties feel The Black Angels are providing for me tonight, er, this morning. Nice. Anyway, im curious. What libations does the playground prefer?

[Jokasti]

Sweet tea.
Maybe an Arnold Palmer.

[Amiel]

I have a love-hate relationship with Dr. Pepper.
I have a love-love relationship with the various, different coke concoctions.
I also like the Spring Valley juices.

[Nameless]

Alchohol:


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https://www.weinquelle.com/fotos/Captain_Morgan_Black_Label_691.jpg

http://www.boonedeals.com/images/southern_comfort.jpg

http://internationalcellars.com.au/images/Jack%20Daniels%201A.jpg

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Soft drinks:



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Hot drinks:


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[Amiel]

Also this
http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2009/345/6/0/Diet_Bacon_Coke_by_cinderburn.jpg

[Dispozition]

For me, tonight, it's orange juice and vodka. Lovely, just lovely. It's going pretty well with the low down sixties feel The Black Angels are providing for me tonight, er, this morning. Nice. Anyway, im curious. What libations does the playground prefer?

Orange juice + vodka is a screwdriver by the way. Coincidentally, it's my choice of drink if I wish to get very drunk very fast (:

I generally go for vodka mixes or cider. Not a fan of beer or wine in the slightest. I'm also quite partial to some Captain Morgan's and coke. Or most any rum and coke. Rum and coke is just good.

As for non-alcoholic, all solo all the time. Also pepsi and milk :D But not together, that would be nasty :bleh:

[Ponderthought]

Orange juice + vodka is a screwdriver by the way. Coincidentally, it's my choice of drink if I wish to get very drunk very fast (:

I generally go for vodka mixes or cider. Not a fan of beer or wine in the slightest. I'm also quite partial to some Captain Morgan's and coke. Or most any rum and coke. Rum and coke is just good.

As for non-alcoholic, all solo all the time. Also pepsi and milk :D But not together, that would be nasty :bleh:

Oh I know about screwdrivers, it's just that some people dont. it seems to be a very American (or english speaker) drink.

Ive found im not really a fan of beer either, though some wine is good. funny, thing, the cheaper some wines get, the better, until your down to Mad Dog 20/20, witch im pretty sure is brewed in oil drums down by the train tracks.

[Ravens_cry]

Soft drink: Tea
Fermented Drink: Dry Apple Cider
Mixed Drink: Rum and Coke or Gin and Tonic
Straight: Rum or Whisky.

[Kobold-Bard]

Alchohol:


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https://www.weinquelle.com/fotos/Captain_Morgan_Black_Label_691.jpg

http://www.boonedeals.com/images/southern_comfort.jpg

http://internationalcellars.com.au/images/Jack%20Daniels%201A.jpg

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...

So you're basically both of my maternal grandparents then? :smalltongue:

Alcohol:
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2x Disaronno + 3x fresh orange + 2x cranberry = :biggrin:
Also mixing it with coke makes alcohol that tastes exactly like Dr. Pepper and is my go-to drink when convincing people who don't like the taste of alcohol to try some.

Soft Drink: Lemon Fanta. Childhood memories from Spain before it was available here are supplemented by the Lemony goodness.

[Snares]

TEA!

... and apart from that in the realms of hot drinks, I'm partial to hot chocolate, and even the occasional coffee.

As for soft drinks, I like just about anything, but especially the standards (Pepsi and Coke), Fanta Fruit Twist, passion fruit juice, cranberry juice, any kind of juice except orange juice, and good ol' water.

Alcoholically speaking, any kind of pear cider is delicious, especially St. Helier. I'm with Nameless on Kopparberg being tasty too. Apple cider is hit-or-miss. It can be wonderful (the Kopparberg) or absolutely dreadful (Strongbow :smallyuk:) Whiskey's good for lounging around on rainy autumn nights listening to Bohren und der Club of Gore. And lastly, Coke, Jack Daniel's and the aforementioned Disaronno goes down ridiculously well. :smallcool: I'm not a huge fan of wine though. Or most beers.

[Malfunctioned]

Vodka. Straight.

It is delicious.

Failing that I am quite partial to whiskey. Jack Daniels mainly.

[Coidzor]

Hmm. Alcoholic, I am rather fond of white russians/mudslides.

Tea: Rooibos is my favorite general tea-like beverage, for the smell of the tea itself, earl grey, and for the taste of the tea itself, lady grey.

Mmm, bergamot. :smallbiggrin: I was far too amused when I learned you could harvest bergamot when I was first playing TES: Oblivion x.x

Soda: Probably Dr. Pepper as my general drink of choice.

Really though, I'm kinda glad that I predominantly drink water unlike some people I've known... :smalleek:

[Mystic Muse]

Milk, chocolate milk, hot chocolate or various sodas.

[RabbitHoleLost]

Non-alcoholic: Orange soda is my addiction. Southern Sweet Tea. Cream soda. Vanilla coke. Cranberry juice. Pink lemonade. White chocolate mocha.

Alcoholic: Lately, I've been drinking cosmopolitans like the woman I am :smalltongue:
Vodka is my preferred alcohol, especially citron/lemon flavored, which mixed well with lemonade or Sprite/lemon-lime soda.
Margaritas make me happy, too.

[Eldan]

Tap water, if the local tap water tastes good. Luckily, it does where I live.

Also, various fruit juices. If i have to buy from a shop, coke zero.

[factotum]

Dr. Pepper is one of my faves (although I wish I knew why it tasted better out of a can than it does out of a plastic bottle!). Teetotaller, so don't drink anything alcoholic, and I don't drink coffee anymore because it seems to do nasty things to my kidneys.

[Zevox]

Pepsi (or coke, secondarily) and Sierra Mist/Sprite/7 Up (completely interchangeable).

Apart from sodas, I sometimes drink grape juice, chocolate milk, and koolaid at home. And of course just plain water.

I don't drink anything alcoholic. Don't have any interest in consuming anything that can affect you the way that can.

Zevox

[Coidzor]

Southern Sweet Tea.

Wait. What? There's non-Southern Sweet Tea? :smallconfused:

[RabbitHoleLost]

Wait. What? There's non-Southern Sweet Tea? :smallconfused:

Its the difference between "Hm, this tea is kinda sweet" and "Hm, this tea is kinda like syrup"

[AtopTheMountain]

Karragor (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9563232&postcount=89) maintains that Mountain Dew is the single greatest beverage to ever be invented by mankind.

Karragor (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9563232&postcount=89) also enjoys cranberry juice. Karragor (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9563232&postcount=89) doesn't drink alcohol, though.

[Jessicat]

Cold Drinks:
I drink a lot of water and cola-type-beverages - I don't care what kind, but have a preference for the sugar free stuff cause it's better for my teef.

Hot drinks:
Green tea and fennel tea. About the only hot drinks I imbibe.

Alcomahol:
I'm Canadian; I'll drink anything. But my usual is Crown Royal and coke.

[The Vorpal Tribble]

Soft Drinks
- A&W Cream Soda
- Any orange creme
- Mr. Pibb
- Cherry Coca Cola

Juices
- Cranberry
- Limeade
- Del Monte's Pina Colada

Hard Stuff
- Don't touch it, though if I did would probably be pina colada or anything rum-based as I enjoy everything rum-flavored (withou actually being alcoholic). Banana jack dessert, mmm, baby...

Hot
Love me some spiced chai and hot chocolate (together or separate)


Hate coffee and almost all non-indian teas. Can tolerate some asian teas, but the root and sweet teas of my native south USA make me gag. Can't take anything weak. If I want watery, I'll have water. If I want taste, I want TASTE.

[Form]

My favourite drink tends to vary. For non-alcoholic drinks it drifts from chocolate milk to orange juice and sometimes soda. I can't really point out anything specifically.

As for alcoholic beverages I've taken a liking to guinness stout, provided I drink it infrequently. 'Brown' or sugared beer is also nice from time to time.

[Amiel]

Speaking of milk, has anyone tried goat's milk?

[RabbitHoleLost]

Speaking of milk, has anyone tried goat's milk?

Yes.

Don't.

@v We start our lives squeezed out of a woman. Most of us continue to nourish ourselves as babies by more stuff squeezed out of a woman. I can see where the appeal continues on to cow's milk :smalltongue:

[AtopTheMountain]

Ugh, can't stand milk. Chocolate milk is slightly less disgusting. It's squeezed out of a cow! (Or maybe a goat!) Why would you drink that!?

@^: See, I really can't. Cow's milk is meant for cows. Human milk is meant for babies.

[Amiel]

Yes.

Don't.

Lulz, yes, yes I won't.


Milk, and other forms of diary, helps you to build calcium; essential for bones, the heart, nerve function, muscles et al :smallsmile:

[Lensman]

Over two dozen answers, and no one has said coffee?

I couldn't exist without coffee (translation - I have a serious addiction here).

Alcohol? Wine or sherry (very English, I know).

[Amiel]

Coffee is overrated; we should drink warm coke in place of coffee :smalltongue:
No, seriously, coke is better than coffee

[Melayl]

Milk. I usually go through a couple quarts a day.

A&W Root Beer (tap is best...)

Good tap water

Lemonade

Mountain Dew (when I need caffiene)

I don't really drink anything alcoholic -- I have never really been able to stand the taste. Although Guinnes is OK for about half a glass.

[Starbuck_II]

I don't drink alcohol.

Soft drink: Coke, Dr. pepper (diet Dr. Pepper is good too) and Sprite.

Energy Drink: 5 hour energy. I drink a tiny sip for an hours worth of energy. I don't need that much energy usually.

Love OJ, milk, hot chocolate, Apple Juice, etc.

[Jessicat]

Ugh, can't stand milk. Chocolate milk is slightly less disgusting. It's squeezed out of a cow! (Or maybe a goat!) Why would you drink that!?

@^: See, I really can't. Cow's milk is meant for cows. Human milk is meant for babies.

I agree with you. Not only is 75% of the population lactose intollerant (meaning we do not produce the enzyme lactase that allows us to digest milk in the first place) but there is no creature out there that drinks milk past the weaning stage. Therefore, in my logic.. we're not supposed to be drinking it.

But it's also gross. Bleugh.

[Amiel]

@^: See, I really can't. Cow's milk is meant for cows. Human milk is meant for babies.

So, cow's milk is for cows, and human milk is for humans. The entrepreneur who supplies supermarkets and consumers with human milk will reap a fortune :smalltongue:

[RabbitHoleLost]

I agree with you. Not only is 75% of the population lactose intollerant (meaning we do not produce the enzume lactase that allows us to digest milk in the first place) but there is no creature out there that drinks milk past the weaning stage. Therefore, in my logic.. we're not supposed to be drinking it.

But it's also gross. Bleugh.

75%?
Are you sure?

I can maybe believe 25% of the population, but if its 75% I've apparantly lived my whole life around the 25% that can tolerate milk, as I've only met one lactose intolerant person.


@^ They already do :smallyuk:

[The Vorpal Tribble]

It depends on the location the intolerance. Europeans and those of european descent usually have no problem. Its a genetic survival thing. Most asians, however, are completely intolerant.

Also, animals don't wean past a certain stage because the mother can't be doing it all her life. Animals are known for stealing milk from others. Humans find nourishment in it, can keep other animals producing it steadily by feeding them our crap, or whatever we want chewed down anyways.

'A land of milk and honey', i.e. where you don't have to work hard to get it. Both are substances where we just harvest with little to no effort on our own parts. That right there is totally human :smallwink:

[Mathis]

Drink of choice: A whisky, Bowmore 15 years aged.
For studying: Tea with loads of honey.
When at school: Coffee, black as night, and not sweet at all. Brand: Zoega.

Ofcourse, nothing beats the awesome of: Water.

[Jessicat]

75%?
Are you sure?

I can maybe believe 25% of the population, but if its 75% I've apparantly lived my whole life around the 25% that can tolerate milk, as I've only met one lactose intolerant person.


@^ They already do :smallyuk:

I'd assume most don't know they're lactose intollerant. IIRC we have the ability to digest certain amounts of milk, but after a point we run out of enzymes and can't go much more. There's only a small percentage of people that produce lactase. I assume that most other people just have iron guts. We're used to digesting processed foods and mcdonalds, I don't think anyone is gonna notice a milk upset compared to a lot of other things we ingest.

for reference. (http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/lactose_intolerance.html)

[Coidzor]

75% of what population? The world? Ahh, the world.
Whites?
Northern Europeans?
Southern Europeans?


Depending upon where your genetic ancestors arose, the rates are going to be different.

So... because other groups of people can't drink milk as adults I should give up my ancestor's hard won ability to retain those enzymes? :smallconfused:

Cheese is unnatural, but you're never going to be able to convince the French to stop making Bree, after all.

Retaining the enzymes, however the heck it came about, is entirely something our bodies and genetics did on their own with no conscious meddling.

[The_Admiral]

Shandy the only alcohol i can stomach

soft drink coke

hot drink? Coffee

[Tirian]

Ugh, can't stand milk. Chocolate milk is slightly less disgusting. It's squeezed out of a cow! (Or maybe a goat!) Why would you drink that!?

That's a hard bar for food consumption. Eggs came out of a chicken's butt. Wheat and other grains were outside lying around in dirt for months before they were harvested. Meat spent most of its life soaked in animal blood. All food is disgusting.

[Amiel]

It depends on the location the intolerance. Europeans and those of european descent usually have no problem. Its a genetic survival thing. Most asians, however, are completely intolerant.

I really like milk, and will drink it like water.
I also like drinking water.

[The_Admiral]

Milk yummy i drink it like water

[Coidzor]

That's a hard bar for food consumption. Eggs came out of a chicken's butt. Wheat and other grains were outside lying around in dirt for months before they were harvested. Meat spent most of its life soaked in animal blood. All food is disgusting.

Oh man, and when you think about how every food made from carbohydrates is just a form of sugar. :smalleek:

[thompur]

Primarily water from the tap.
Soy milk on my morning cereal.
If I'm out at a restaurant: Diet cola.
At a party: Diet Mt. Dew if it's available.

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

Vodka. Straight. No chaser. Though vodka mixed with lemonade is seven different types of delicious.

[Jessicat]

That's a hard bar for food consumption. Eggs came out of a chicken's butt. Wheat and other grains were outside lying around in dirt for months before they were harvested. Meat spent most of its life soaked in animal blood. All food is disgusting.

Fruit is also technically flesh. Tasty tasty plant flesh.

[Dienekes]

That's a hard bar for food consumption. Eggs came out of a chicken's butt. Wheat and other grains were outside lying around in dirt for months before they were harvested. Meat spent most of its life soaked in animal blood. All food is disgusting.

Speak for yourself mate, I like my meat still bloody when I eat it, ain't disgusting at all. It's delicious.

For drinks, I have the tastes of a child. Chocolate milk and grape juice, tastiest beverages in the world.

[Amiel]

Do you also like Ribena? It has a similar taste, despite being produced from artificial black current.

[Tirian]

Fruit is also technically flesh. Tasty tasty plant flesh.

"I'm not a vegetarian because I love animals. I'm a vegetarian because I hate plants."

[Coidzor]

Vodka. Straight. No chaser. Though vodka mixed with lemonade is seven different types of delicious.

I need to work my way up to doing that. Also, remember to try that. Is that the fizzy kind of lemonmonade or the kind that's water with lemon juice flavoring and sugar? (mostly because I can never remember if you're in Koorlyland or not from the name)


Fruit is also technically flesh. Tasty tasty plant flesh.

Tasty, tasty engorged plant ovaries. :smallbiggrin:


For drinks, I have the tastes of a child. Chocolate milk and grape juice, tastiest beverages in the world.

Heh, I've known college students who would only get those two to drink from the dining hall. I was one of those for a few months there actually.

[Amiel]

"I'm not a vegetarian because I love animals. I'm a vegetarian because I hate plants."

In a similar vein, "I'm omnivorous because I hate everything equally."

[fknm]

Eggs came out of a chicken's butt.
Huh? If chicken biology is at all like the biology of most other species, it comes out of a very different hole.

Anyways, my favorites:
Alcoholic- Old Rasputin is possibly the tastiest liquid on the entire planet.
Non alcoholic- Strong, black coffee.

[Tirian]

All food is disgusting.

I should correct myself. Cheetos are not disgusting, having been made in a clean shiny lab far away from the filth of nature.

[Amiel]

All food is disgusting. I should correct myself. Cheetos are not disgusting, having been made in a clean shiny lab far away from the filth of nature.

How are you still alive? o.O

[Form]

Vodka. Straight. No chaser. Though vodka mixed with lemonade is seven different types of delicious.

I stay away from hard liquor myself. It's just too strong for my taste.

[Tirian]

Huh? If chicken biology is at all like the biology of most other species, it comes out of a very different hole.

Hey, some people are eating while reading this thread, or were planning on eating later today. I don't want to be the one to say that we are interrupting the chicken's sexual practices to take half of their by-products for our food.


How are you still alive? o.O

We've got so many preservatives in us, it's a wonder we're not immortal by now.

[Malfunctioned]

Vodka. Straight. No chaser. Though vodka mixed with lemonade is seven different types of delicious.

Yay! I'm not the only one. :smallcool: Well, aside from the lemonade bit, though Vodka and Lime is quite acceptable.

Tequila as well. I like tequila.

[Eldan]

So, cow's milk is for cows, and human milk is for humans. The entrepreneur who supplies supermarkets and consumers with human milk will reap a fortune :smalltongue:

someone tried to sell breast milk cheese around here. The Health Agency wouldn't let him, apparently it's unhygienic.

[Eldan]

Huh? If chicken biology is at all like the biology of most other species, it comes out of a very different hole.


Birds only have one hole.

[Amiel]

someone tried to sell breast milk cheese around here. The Health Agency wouldn't let him, apparently it's unhygienic.

Aww, that's too bad :smallfrown:
It probably has something to do with transmission through bodily fluids, and may also have something to do with the Rhesus factor.

[Lhurgyof]

Moxie. Greatest soda ever.

[Form]

Yay! I'm not the only one. :smallcool: Well, aside from the lemonade bit, though Vodka and Lime is quite acceptable.

Tequila as well. I like tequila.

Tequila flavoured beer, now that's something I can enjoy.


someone tried to sell breast milk cheese around here. The Health Agency wouldn't let him, apparently it's unhygienic.

Yugh. That sounds disgusting. Can't imagine me ever touching that sort of stuff. :smallyuk:

[Sneak]

Gin and tonic is classy and tasty.

Also, ever since I left Ladakh I've been craving butter tea, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butter_tea) even though it's kind of gross.

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

I need to work my way up to doing that. Also, remember to try that. Is that the fizzy kind of lemonmonade or the kind that's water with lemon juice flavoring and sugar? (mostly because I can never remember if you're in Koorlyland or not from the name)

I'm in Canadia. I even have a location thingy. Also: anything but the flavoured sugary water. God, that stuff is horrible. Fizzy lemonade works, but so does just normal squeezed lemonade.


Yay! I'm not the only one. :smallcool: Well, aside from the lemonade bit, though Vodka and Lime is quite acceptable.

We pretend to just get the lemonade for the girls. :smallcool:
Just about all my friends love straight vodka as well. It's my group's drink of choice.

[nihilism]

cognac ftw! by its self or in hot cocoa

white wine is better than red, unless were talking mulled wine on cold winters night, nothing beats that!

as for beer, i hate lager but ale is great. any Edmontoners in the playground will know of a local brewery, alley cat that makes great beer.

of course champaign or proseco beats all.






dr. pepper is vile, but coke or pepsi is great

"reeds original ginger brew" is delicious.

tea, english breakfast first thing in the morning, cappuccino at restaurants and cafes, replacing tea if in the morning

[Coidzor]

Birds only have one hole.

Ahh, the cloaca.


someone tried to sell breast milk cheese around here. The Health Agency wouldn't let him, apparently it's unhygienic.

Pasteurization issues, perhaps?


I'm in Canadia. I even have a location thingy. Also: anything but the flavoured sugary water. God, that stuff is horrible. Fizzy lemonade works, but so does just normal squeezed lemonade.

Wow, I am tired today. x.x

[Sneak]

Oh, and for wine...I love Thai food, so Riesling is good for that. It's kind of sweet, but I like it.

[Ponderthought]

Hurm, a popular subject. Kudos to all you folk drinking straight vodka. Ive gotta mix mine with something, be it orange juice or green Kool-aid. The only thing i can drink straight is expensive whiskey.

[Spiryt]

Hurm, a popular subject. Kudos to all you folk drinking straight vodka. Ive gotta mix mine with something, be it orange juice or green Kool-aid. The only thing i can drink straight is expensive whiskey.

I actually was never able to handle whiskey alone, while vodka is no problem...

So I guess it's a matter of habit.

[Coidzor]

Expensive whiskey is one of those things where there's really no other way to drink it though. :smallwink:

[RabbitHoleLost]

Expensive whiskey is one of those things where there's really no other way to drink it though. :smallwink:

True that.
I don't drink anything straight, but if someone offers me good whiskey..
Well, there's nothing you can do but shoot that.

[Cahokia]

A bottle of red, sitting around the campfire with some good friends and a guitar.

[Ponderthought]

True that.
I don't drink anything straight, but if someone offers me good whiskey..
Well, there's nothing you can do but shoot that.

Ah, you savage, your supposed to sip whiskey. :smallsmile:

I think im recovering from this mornings hangover. Good times.

[RabbitHoleLost]

Ah, you savage, your supposed to sip whiskey. :smallsmile:

I think im recovering from this mornings hangover. Good times.

I'm a woman, so technically I shouldn't be drinking Whiskey anyways :smalltongue:

Though, sometimes, I'll drink it through a straw

@V lawl, didn't even notice I'd typo'd

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

I'm a woman, so technically I shouldn't be drinking Whiskey anyways :smalltongue:

Nothing wrong with women drinking whiskey! Or whisky. Or scotch. or Rye!

Which brings me to another awesome drink: Rye and Ginger. Of course, if it's really GOOOD rye, still have it straight. But you know the drill.

Edit: Rye is also sometimes known as Canadian Whisky.

[Obrysii]

Lately, it's been good ol' Samuel Adam's Boston Lager.

But any good beer will suffice.

[Gullara]

Cranberry juice is always great.

I've had this fancy blueberry juice that was quite good.

Of course Coke (none of that nasty Pepsi)

Hot chocolate is delicious.

I'm not a big fan of just drinking straight milk, but it's delicious with pancakes.

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

I'm not a big fan of just drinking straight milk, but it's delicious with pancakes.

Milk is one of those drinks that tastes... wrong if you have it by yourself. It is, however, the best drink for drinking with much food. PB+J Sandwiches, potato chips, and milk, for instance, is the best lunch ever invented. Every flavour compliments each other, making an awesome mix of awesome.

[Moff Chumley]

Black. Coffee. :smallwink: Not that I'm saying no to straight vodka. Because that would be wrong.

[Dallas-Dakota]

Mead.

Always, if it's anywhere in the surrounding area.

Whiskey, Vodka, Rum and Absinthe are all good, just not as good as Mead in my oppinion. Also I've been getting a bit more fond of Hertog Jan(the best dutch beer)

Ps. Mwuhahahahaha.
That is the Dutch Curse onto the world, Heineken.(I'd rather have moose urine):smalltongue:

[Coidzor]

I'm a woman, so technically I shouldn't be drinking Whiskey anyways :smalltongue:

Well, technically if we wanna play the sex card, you're allowed to have one mint julep for every two your man has, but only if you're making them and horses are somehow involved.

Otherwise mint juleps are never to be mentioned at all.

Good thing we don't live our lives by those outdated rules though. Seriously, referring to Mint Juleps as The Drink That Must Not Be Named must've been so tiresome.

[Trog]

Speaking of milk, has anyone tried goat's milk?
I've had goat's milk homemade ice cream before. Best ice cream ever. Might have been just because it was homemade. >> But my cousin is allergic to cow's milk and they had a goat on their farm growing up. I think I tried goat's milk straight once. I don't recall it being any different than cow's milk. *shrug*

Let's see now...

Hot Drinks:
Coffee (black only, plz) or a latté or some hot cocoa now and then. Mostly coffee though.

Soft Drinks (or soda... or pop... or whatever):
Diet Mountain Dew is what I usually consume. Not too proud of that but eh... we can't be all gourmet all the time. Root beer. I prefer decent stuff but, really, nearly any root beer is good root beer. Dr. Pepper now and then is alright too.

Alcoholic Drinks:
Mixed Drinks: Gin and Tonics. I'm very picky about my gin. Tanqueray is only okay. Bombay Sapphire is... ew. Most rail gin is ew, in fact. Beefeater Wet (they stopped making it T.T) was very good. Hendrick's is my first choice, usually, now, though few places seem to carry it. And every now and then I'll have a White Russian (the Dude abides, man).
Wine: a good German Riesling Spätlese. Hands down.
Beer: Leinenkugel Honey Weiss, Meetup™ Brand Hippie Brew P=, Most anything by New Glarus (especially their custom-made small batch stuff), and the occasional summer Corona with lime.
Straight:Probably a decent scotch.

Other:
Skim milk or water, usually. The occasional orange juice with a breakfast that includes bacon because OJ and bacon go awesome together.

[Malfunctioned]

Hurm, a popular subject. Kudos to all you folk drinking straight vodka. Ive gotta mix mine with something, be it orange juice or green Kool-aid. The only thing i can drink straight is expensive whiskey.

I just take both straight. I put it down to my Russian roots. One of the first things my Russian cousin said to me when we first met a couple of years back was even incredibly stereotypical.

"Come, we talk and drink."

Of course my Russian family is pretty much a very big bunch of walking clichés

Clichés that have delicious vodka.

Also Ouzo. Which is amazing. :smallsmile:

Of non-alcoholic drinks I quite like Cream Soda, Pepsi, various energy drinks and coffee, generally mochas because I love chocolate, :smallbiggrin:

[the Riddler]

Definetly absinthe. :biggrin: Ever tried Nouvelle Orleans? My my...Totally worth the cost. (http://www.liquorsnob.com/archives/2006/04/nouvelle_orleans_absinthe_review.php) :amused:

[Malfunctioned]

Definetly absinthe. :biggrin: Ever tried Nouvelle Orleans? My my...Totally worth the cost. (http://www.liquorsnob.com/archives/2006/04/nouvelle_orleans_absinthe_review.php) :amused:

The only absinthe I've every had was one of those small coloured bottles poured into a pint glass of coke.

It tasted like liquid licorice.

I should not of downed the glass.

[Gullara]

Milk is one of those drinks that tastes... wrong if you have it by yourself. It is, however, the best drink for drinking with much food. PB+J Sandwiches, potato chips, and milk, for instance, is the best lunch ever invented. Every flavour compliments each other, making an awesome mix of awesome.

I forgot that it was good with peanut butter sandwiches.




Alcoholic Drinks:
Mixed Drinks: Gin and Tonics. I'm very picky about my gin. Tanqueray is only okay. Bombay Sapphire is... ew. Most rail gin is ew, in fact. Beefeater Wet (they stopped making it T.T) was very good. Hendrick's is my first choice, usually, now, though few places seem to carry it. And every now and then I'll have a White Russian (the Dude abides, man).


Why don't you swap out the Gin for a Djinn. I hear Djinn_In_Tonic (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/member.php?u=19501) is good:smalltongue:

[the Riddler]

The only absinthe I've every had was one of those small coloured bottles poured into a pint glass of coke.

It tasted like liquid licorice.

I should not of downed the glass.

Well, luckily, absinthe shouldn't really taste like that :tongue: Well, some do, but that's pretty much how you can tell a good one from an "Ugh! Och, great drunken gods above!" one :yuk:

[Coidzor]

The only absinthe I've every had was one of those small coloured bottles poured into a pint glass of coke.

It tasted like liquid licorice.

I should not of downed the glass.

:smallconfused: How odd. Never heard of it taken that way before. Seems wrong somehow.

[RabbitHoleLost]

Well, technically if we wanna play the sex card, you're allowed to have one mint julep for every two your man has, but only if you're making them and horses are somehow involved.

Otherwise mint juleps are never to be mentioned at all.

Good thing we don't live our lives by those outdated rules though. Seriously, referring to Mint Juleps as The Drink That Must Not Be Named must've been so tiresome.

I've never even had a mint julep, so I guess that solves that problem.

[Haruki-kun]

I rather like Rum and Coke. Also, Vodka and Iced Tea.

Favorite alcoholic drink is Bailey's, though.

Non-alcoholic: Coffee.

[Coidzor]

I've never even had a mint julep, so I guess that solves that problem.

Must not have had enough horsing around in your life.

[Malfunctioned]

:smallconfused: How odd. Never heard of it taken that way before. Seems wrong somehow.

It was, my friend decided that I should try it whilst we were on a college trip to Spain.

Hopefully I'll get to try some that isn't mixed to that extent and manner...

[Coidzor]

Hmm. I hope you've had a chance to revenge yourself upon this friend for the prank they pulled.

[Malfunctioned]

Well he got a Cement Mixer.

Baileys + Lime Cordial. You're meant to take the Baileys first and hold it in your mouth whilst you then add the Lime, this causes the Baileys to curdle in your mouth.

I mixed them together before hand.

[Gullara]

I rather like Rum and Coke. Also, Vodka and Iced Tea.

Favorite alcoholic drink is Bailey's, though.

Non-alcoholic: Coffee.

Oh, right. That's another good one, Iced Tea. But not that nasty cold tea you Americans have:smallyuk: I mean the sugary water stuff.

[Coidzor]

I mean the sugary water stuff.

Ah, as opposed to the slightly liquid, mostly sugar Iced Tea we have? :smalltongue:

[Trog]

I forgot that it was good with peanut butter sandwiches.



Why don't you swap out the Gin for a Djinn. I hear Djinn_In_Tonic (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/member.php?u=19501) is good:smalltongue:
I did. In Trog's Tavern. Before he ever took that forum name, iirc. :smalltongue::smallwink:

[Quincunx]

I drink the tap water so long as it doesn't taste like a color. If it's summertime and it tastes green, I boil it. If it tastes brown or gray at ANY time of year, I filter it and/or buy distilled water.

For fruit juice, we've been keeping the Polish grocery stores in business, trying all the mixed fruit juices they offer. Their imagination is dazzling. Apple-lime-prickly pear. Orange-grape-some lumpy unidentified fruit (from one of the shops which doesn't attach English labels). Peach-redcurrant. Lime-grape.

I want to like wine--it's so symbolic, so storied--but it just dries to ashes in my mouth.

[Moff Chumley]

The only wine I truly dig is Manischewitz. You probably think I'm kidding. I'm not kidding. :smallamused:

[Ponderthought]

I drink the tap water so long as it doesn't taste like a color. If it's summertime and it tastes green, I boil it. If it tastes brown or gray at ANY time of year, I filter it and/or buy distilled water.

For fruit juice, we've been keeping the Polish grocery stores in business, trying all the mixed fruit juices they offer. Their imagination is dazzling. Apple-lime-prickly pear. Orange-grape-some lumpy unidentified fruit (from one of the shops which doesn't attach English labels). Peach-redcurrant. Lime-grape.

I want to like wine--it's so symbolic, so storied--but it just dries to ashes in my mouth.

Blackberry wine dosent really taste like wine, so you might light that.

[Gullara]

Ah, as opposed to the slightly liquid, mostly sugar Iced Tea we have? :smalltongue:

Ah, I was thinking of the Hutterites. I don't like the stuff you Americans have either though:smalltongue:


I did. In Trog's Tavern. Before he ever took that forum name, iirc. :smalltongue::smallwink:

Really? I always assumed it was the other way around.

[Coidzor]

Ah, I was thinking of the Hutterites. I don't like the stuff you Americans have either though:smalltongue:

What? Speak English!


Blackberry wine dosent really taste like wine, so you might light that.

Certain plum wines are quite lovely as well, I've found.

[Spiryt]

Anyway, I just had non pasteurized, wheat white bear, and it was gooood.

[Gullara]

What? Speak English!


It's not a word, it's a group of people.

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

[Coidzor]

It's not a word, it's a group of people.

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

Considering you have more of them than we do, it's funny you associate us with them. :smallconfused:

Or Ice Tea for that matter, as there's apparently less than 50K in the world.

[RabbitHoleLost]

Ah, I was thinking of the Hutterites. I don't like the stuff you Americans have either though:smalltongue:

Pssst, our stuff is the stuff you have. But with ice in it. And sugar.
And don't let your elders tell you different.

[Asthix]

Vernor's Ginger Soda is the best! It's tied for the oldest soda brand in the U.S. and is spectacular.

Also, Henry Winehard's Black Cherry Cream Soda IS as good as it sounds.

Best alcohol I agree is mead followed closely by Lambic. (Belgian ale fermented a 2nd time with fruit)

Best whiskey: Aquavit. It tastes like its watered down but its not.

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

Whatever happened to iced tea that is actually iced tea? It's the only iced tea that's really worth it. And I've only ever seen THAT in America! Well, that, or when one of my American friend's mums makes iced tea, to go with the mini-biscuits. God, I love southern cooking...

[GrlumpTheElder]

Call me boring, but in my opinion nothing can beat a nice glass of water - doesn't even need ice, just straight out of the tap...

Hits the spot everytime :smallbiggrin:

[Egiam]

Call me boring, but in my opinion nothing can beat a nice glass of water - doesn't even need ice, just straight out of the tap...

Hits the spot everytime :smallbiggrin:


I'm with you for the most part.

However:
-I love coconut lattes.

-Recently I tried a fantastic avocado milkshake at a local Thai place.

-When I'm really late doing work, I find a mug of green tea helps me along.

[Gullara]

Considering you have more of them than we do, it's funny you associate us with them. :smallconfused:

Or Ice Tea for that matter, as there's apparently less than 50K in the world.

Its not that I associate you with them. I associate both of you with nasty iced tea. Some years back I had a tour of one of there farms. Afterward they gave us iced tea, which was actually iced tea(cold tea).


Pssst, our stuff is the stuff you have. But with ice in it. And sugar.
And don't let your elders tell you different.

What we have is similar to yours in that is has a bunch of sugar. I just don't like the weird taste it has.

[Nameless]

Vodka. Straight.
It is delicious.


It tastes like Mouth Wash.

[Em Blackleaf]

I can't, don't and haven't had alcoholic beverages, but I've tried non-alcoholic beer and it sucked. My dad likes the kind of NA beer I tried, and I'm assuming he knows what a good beer should taste like. So I guess I don't like beer.

I know my soft drinks better, however.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51K%2BjNZsSxL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
That particular kind of root beer is the best I've ever had.
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT3iVuZEDhQN86w0aSs0c1sP6Nq5biBQ CrNOwtJS6NtJbQHVMk&t=1&usg=__b0pwcBX3dFoldBz7ai8mSJGyJKk=http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR0t0pW1WwTgP5YQSuHnkeEfZNehoOKt QX9vU7ed9DX8LRWWjw&t=1&usg=__7nl5FeMcpKlTcvFzIpii6zTT7Sk=http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT3ndHF5TeOhEe2NRwrXApwGTUnOQyA3 XwG5nU63l6kYsrGd3I&t=1&usg=__fylQsnZN5E6l02MdNlqp3TYn46Y=
I like diet sodas more than sugary sodas. :x
http://www.worldmarketmedia.com/UserFiles/Image/jones-soda.jpg
Woah, sugary soda I like! :smalltongue:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/S9htfaC0F2I/AAAAAAAAxRg/2yWvmNbkGqA/s1600/ARIZONA_ICED_TEA_VARIETY_FLAVORS_SIZES_.jpg
ALL OF IT
http://www.simplenomics.com/wp-images/vitaminwaterxxx.jpghttp://iateapie.net/images/brands/vitaminwatermultiv.jpghttp://www.bloomingtonneeds.com/images/vitamin_water_revive.jpg
Just those three flavors, really. :smalltongue:
And hot drinks...
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSN9YBAithfZvzyqFJwcb7Y6VBzFf9g7 HffLFcuZeSTR7NKJw4&t=1&usg=__ht3S1JOuLk9bhl7aYLFmb2EEOu4=
Well, coffee in general. But I like Starbucks too, when I can afford it (especially pumpkin spice <3). :P I take it au lait. And flavored and/or fulla sugar. :smalltongue:
http://cctvdvr.us/sklep/catalog/images/products/072310001442.jpg
Also with milk and sugar.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51nTV02RPKL.jpg
With a spoonful of sugar. Exactly one.
http://www.dg-city.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Hot-Cocoa.jpg
Hot cocoa. <3 I make it by melting down chocolate morsels and milk. It's best when it's cold or I'm sad. :smallsmile:

Oh, water's alright too I guess. :smalltongue:

[arguskos]

Alcoholic:

http://cache2.artprintimages.com/p/LRG/10/1058/BMWL000Z/nancy-overton-long-island-ice-tea.jpg
If I'm drinkin', it's for a reason, probably to forget somethin'.

http://best-mojito-recipe.com/images/mojito.jpeg
Otherwise, I'm drinkin' these, cause they're delicious. Gotta have proper rum though, and that's tough to find (what with being CUBAN and all).


Soda:

http://revimgs.bevnet.com/media/IBC/images/thumbnails/2007761119290.00271CL.JPG
IBC, in the bottle only, cold. Really really REALLY damn cold.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3109/2580787973_80790bfa31.jpg
Orange Crush, served as IBC.

http://grinandbakeit.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/cherry-coke1.gif
I'll take this as I get it, but it's gotta be cold.

[Nameless]

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSN9YBAithfZvzyqFJwcb7Y6VBzFf9g7 HffLFcuZeSTR7NKJw4&t=1&usg=__ht3S1JOuLk9bhl7aYLFmb2EEOu4=
Well, coffee in general. But I like Starbucks too, when I can afford it (especially pumpkin spice <3). :P I take it au lait. And flavored and/or fulla sugar. :smalltongue:


That's not coffee. That's Starbucks.

[Spiryt]

And a pictur!

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HM7KyeBreOQ/SudvCMPE5RI/AAAAAAAAA6g/AHRMWP58hOE/s320/weissbier.jpg

Not mine, I don't have such a nice glass :smallfrown:, but that's it.

[Zocelot]

My favorite non-alcoholic drink is Coke.
My favorite alcoholic drink is Rum and Coke.
My favorite alcoholic drink, in terms of awsomeness and not just taste, would be Jagerbombs with Coke

[Snares]

For fruit juice, we've been keeping the Polish grocery stores in business, trying all the mixed fruit juices they offer. Their imagination is dazzling. Apple-lime-prickly pear. Orange-grape-some lumpy unidentified fruit (from one of the shops which doesn't attach English labels). Peach-redcurrant. Lime-grape.

I LOVE Eastern European fruit juices. Seriously. We have a huge Eastern European supermarket at the top of my road, and some of the stuff they come out with is amazing. They used to have this Slovenian stuff called 'pear nectar', which was so ridiculously thick and rich, it was like someone had just stuffed a pear into a carton. Deeeeeee-lishush. I just wish that they still stocked it... :smallfrown:

[Gullara]

My favorite non-alcoholic drink is Coke.
My favorite alcoholic drink is Rum and Coke.
My favorite alcoholic drink, in terms of awsomeness and not just taste, would be Jagerbombs with Coke

I could be wrong, but you appear to enjoy coke.

[waterpenguin43]

Lime juice, carbonated water and maple syrup. It's better then it sounds.

[Coidzor]

Afterward they gave us iced tea, which was actually iced tea(cold tea).

It's what it says on the tin then, isn't it. :smalltongue: Frosted Tea? That's what you guys like? Why put ornamamental sugar on top when you can just, I dunno, DISSOLVE THE SUGAR INTO THE BEVERAGE AND DRINK IT UP.

[onthetown]

Usually I'll go for a Smirnoff Ice, but I've recently taken a liking to strawberry daiquiris and peach belinis.

[Gullara]

It's what it says on the tin then, isn't it. :smalltongue: Frosted Tea? That's what you guys like? Why put ornamamental sugar on top when you can just, I dunno, DISSOLVE THE SUGAR INTO THE BEVERAGE AND DRINK IT UP.

:smallconfused:Now I'm confused. Our stuff is like yours except without the funny taste (or with it depending on your perspective)

[Mr. Moon]

I don't drink booze because I am a prude. Also because I hate the smell of beer, so I imagine I wouldn't like the taste. I've tried exactly two sips of white and red wine at various family gatherings, given to me by my aunts behind my mother's back, and both tasted like grape juice to me. I hate grape juice. :smallyuk:
I did once accidentally drink half of my uncle's orange juice + something fizzy and alcoholic (no clue what, I assumed at the time vodka but I don't know if vodka is carbonated) once, assuming it was my orange juice. :smalleek:

My family drinks a lot of milk, though. Fresh from local cows, mmmmm tasty. It is my firm opinion that a cookie should never, ever, be consumed without milk. Never. >=I When we run out, water's good, and I get orange juice fairly often. I prefer it with pulp, but my brother complains so we compromise and get it without. I dislike carbonated drinks, because the fizzy-ness hurts my tongue, but CC Lemon, a carbonated lemonade from Japan, with 32 LEMONS IN EVERY BOTTLE (I hope that's Engrish, because it's faaaar too sweet to have that many lemons in it. Not sure if that's the advertised number, either, but it sounds right.) is delicious enough to be drinkable, if I leave it out for a while so it's flat when I drink it.

For hot drinks, earl grey all the way, double-double. Hot chocolate when I just want to drink something warm without having the caffeine. EDIT: Hot chocolate from Tim Hortons, I should stress. Best. Hot chocolate. Ever. I keep a special tin of their powder hidden so that I'm the only one in the house who can get to it.

[Gullara]

I don't drink booze because I am a prude. Also because I hate the smell of beer, so I imagine I wouldn't like the taste. I've tried exactly two sips of white and red wine at various family gatherings, given to me by my aunts behind my mother's back, and both tasted like grape juice to me. I hate grape juice. :smallyuk:
I did once accidentally drink half of my uncle's orange juice + something fizzy and alcoholic (no clue what, I assumed at the time vodka but I don't know if vodka is carbonated) once, assuming it was my orange juice. :smalleek:

My family drinks a lot of milk, though. Fresh from local cows, mmmmm tasty. It is my firm opinion that a cookie should never, ever, be consumed without milk. Never. >=I When we run out, water's good, and I get orange juice fairly often. I prefer it with pulp, but my brother complains so we compromise and get it without. I dislike carbonated drinks, because the fizzy-ness hurts my tongue, but CC Lemon, a carbonated lemonade from Japan, with 32 LEMONS IN EVERY BOTTLE (I hope that's Engrish, because it's faaaar too sweet to have that many lemons in it. Not sure if that's the advertised number, either, but it sounds right.) is delicious enough to be drinkable, if I leave it out for a while so it's flat when I drink it.

For hot drinks, earl grey all the way, double-double. Hot chocolate when I just want to drink something warm without having the caffeine. EDIT: Hot chocolate from Tim Hortons, I should stress. Best. Hot chocolate. Ever. I keep a special tin of their powder hidden so that I'm the only one in the house who can get to it.

Your opinion on beer matches my opinion of red wine. I hate the smell, so I assume I dislike the taste.

[Coidzor]

Moon: Not liking the smell of beer doesn't really address the whole booze thing. :smallwink:


:smallconfused:Now I'm confused. Our stuff is like yours except without the funny taste (or with it depending on your perspective)

So, what, the water or the tea variety used is objectionable? And then it was mentioned that iced tea with ice in it was somehow anathema.

[Gullara]

So, what, the water or the tea variety used is objectionable? And then it was mentioned that iced tea with ice in it was somehow anathema.

Oh I gotcha. Its the tea variety. Just tastes funny. Actually the stuff up here isn't tea at all. So the fact that it's actually tea is the problem:smallamused:

I don't think its that there's ice in it that's the problem. It's that it's just straight tea that's cold is the problem. (If I'm interpreting what you're saying correctly)

[Mr. Moon]

@Coid: True, true.
I don't know, I just don't like the idea of being under the influence of a chemical that I can't produce naturally, which is hypocritical of me, because I drink tea when I have early class, but meh. That said, virgin margaritas are freaking delicious.

[TSGames]

@Coid: True, true.
I don't know, I just don't like the idea of being under the influence of a chemical that I can't produce naturally, which is hypocritical of me, because I drink tea when I have early class, but meh. That said, virgin margaritas are freaking delicious.
I can respect that position, and I used to adhere to a similar one. Personally, once I started making allowances for caffeine and energy drinks, it became pretty hard to justify not drinking booze. I hate the taste of booze, but I drink to be social. Of course, I don't always drink beer, but when I do (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFUpHZlGxu4)...I actually prefer bud light. Other than that, it all tastes equally horrendous to me, except for Tequila and Vodka, those are less terrible than the rest. Screwdrivers FTW.

[AtopTheMountain]

Your opinion on beer matches my opinion of red wine. I hate the smell, so I assume I dislike the taste.

Interesting. Your opinion of wine matches my opinion of popcorn.

[Lioness]

I don't drink alcohol a whole lot, because I'm underaged and I dislike the taste.

So non-alcoholic drinks-wise...love coffee, Milo, and Appletiser. Nom.

[Zocelot]

I could be wrong, but you appear to enjoy coke.

I am of the opinion that every non-dairy drink can be improved by the addition of Coke.

I prefer drinks I like to be served at room temperature. It allows for optimal flavor appreciation, yet all the time I see people storing drinks in their fridge or dropping in a few ice cubes. The only time I like a cold drink is when the drink tastes like crap, like most varieties of beer, or when it's ridiculously hot out and I am melting.

[Gullara]

I am of the opinion that every non-dairy drink can be improved by the addition of Coke.

I prefer drinks I like to be served at room temperature. It allows for optimal flavor appreciation, yet all the time I see people storing drinks in their fridge or dropping in a few ice cubes. The only time I like a cold drink is when the drink tastes like crap, like most varieties of beer, or when it's ridiculously hot out and I am melting.

That is a very good point. I always find with coke, for example, that you can really taste all the goodness that you miss when it's cold. maybe that's why people say there's no difference between coke:smallbiggrin: and pepsi:smallyuk:

Of course this doesn't apply to milk.

[the_tick_rules]

A good gin and tonic is ok by me.

[Coidzor]

Interesting. Your opinion of wine matches my opinion of popcorn.

Popcorn has a smell? :smallconfused:

[Gullara]

Popcorn has a smell? :smallconfused:

I think you need to have a doctor examine your nose.

[Orzel]

Fresh coconut water and overproof rum with a splash oof Caribbean orange juice.

[Mauve Shirt]

The best drink is diet peach iced tea. Or coke with lime.

[Elfin]

Water all the way.

[Cyrano]

Amaretto, Amarula, Kahlua, ice. Equal parts of the three liqueurs, technically, but I always vary 'em up a bit. Anyway, all those liqueurs are delicious. Wines I generally don't like, but white wine with creme de Cassis is fantabulous. Beer's fine. I'm kind of a liqueur person - I like the colors and the flavors and the mixing of those flavors and it's just neat. Winging your own stuff is fun - like cooking but quicker.

Soft drinks: Cream soda and root beer are both drinks I drink. Also Dr. Pepper, but less so than a good root beer. Every time I see a more interesting soda (Ie, one I've never seen in Montreal) I wanna snap 'em up, and I generally love them, but by definition I can't get 'em regularly. I saw a show on Food Network that showed lavender soda - I wanted it so bad.

Hot drinks: Strong coffee's nice. Hot coffee from powders and stuff I usually find pretty watery, but there's one place I know that makes what is essentially frothy melted chocolate bar with cream and when you get that stuff, by the power of Greyskull is it amazing. I love me tea as well, 'specially Earl Grey. Flavored black teas are generally great, like this black tea with dried mango bits, or with dried coconut, that I got upstairs. When it comes to herbal teas, they smell AMAZING and always taste like boiled water, so while I'd love to drink them I guess I'm not sophisticated enough for them.

Other drinks: Nothing's more fun than digging around your house and making a ridiculous smoothie.

P.S. Does anyone know a good cocktail with Marie Brizzard "Parfait Amour" orange liqueur?

[Dancing_Zephyr]

Highland Scotch.

[Lolzords]

Alcohol, definatly Hornsby's if I can get my hands on some (usually only if I'm in the states) and if not that then probably Magners. Soft drinks has to be Irn Bru.

[Amiel]

I'm also quite partial to Baileys, Midori with lemonade or orange juice, Jägerbombs, and Chardonnay.

I dislike Chinese rice wine with a vehemence.


Has anyone tried Absinthe?

[Cyrano]

Has anyone tried Absinthe?

Don't find it significantly different from any other liquorice-or-anise-flavored beverage. Also didn't turn me insane, much to my disappointment. It is, however, very bohemian and classy.

[Midnight Son]

Cranberry and ginger ale; Sometimes it's good to add some orange juice too.

[LordOMud]

Me? I've always enjoyed a nice Green Dragon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Dragon_%28drink%29) every now and again. But, I usually don't drink.

[Knaight]

As far as alcohol is concerned, Ouzo. Of course, I'm prone to putting anise extract in hot chocolate, and using anise proper as a staple, so Ouzo being alcoholic is entirely besides the point.

Otherwise, tea and coffee are staples, as well as the aforementioned hot chocolate in winter. No, I don't care that it is theoretically for 7 year olds, its delicious.

Then there are soft drinks. I have a replacement:
http://nodeli.files.wordpress.com/2005/08/vimto.png

[Askaris]

Alcoholic, vodka and coke, heavy bias towards the coke. Non alcoholic, usually just coke or chocolate milkshake.

[Manga Shoggoth]

Interesting. Your opinion of wine matches my opinion of popcorn.
Popcorn has a smell? :smallconfused:


More to the point, you drink popcorn???

Cider or Perry for me, alternating with a nice* mead or sake.


*This posting does not imply that there is any other form of mead...

[Semidi]

Mixed Drink:
Jack and coke, rum and coke--really anything and coke... I also really like Vodka and fruit juice. Wait, long island ice tea is also good (never drink this in Vegas unless you want to get really... really... really... drunk really quickly)

Shots:

Vodka... mmm... Vodka. Redbull and Vodka shots are also good.

Beer:

Guinness.

Wine:

It's OK. Nothing against it. I always get really sick when I get hammered on it though...

Soft Drink:

Coke.

I also like tea.


Has anyone tried Absinthe?

I didn't hallucinate or anything so meh.

[Dubious Pie]

I am a caffeine addict, but coffee makes me sleepyer, not more awake, it is probably something about the warmness, so my drink of choice is Dr. Pepper.

[Winter_Wolf]

If by frequency of consumption: boiled water. I've found that caffeine makes me extremely irritable. In smaller doses it's nice, but I was putting black tea leaves into a cup and refilling it for 8 hours a day at work. I was "unpleasant" to be around when I got home at night.

If by flavor: hard to say, but probably my own recipe for masala chai latte, prepped on a gas stove top. Electric stoves seem to screw up the amount and speed of the heating process and it ends up tasting not as good.

If alcohol only: lately I've taken a shine to the Leinenkugel's Classic Amber. I like amber beers in general, and I'll even drink a lager as long as it's Harbin or Sapporo Draft Black Label. I no longer drink liquor.

[Cyrano]

If by flavor: hard to say, but probably my own recipe for masala chai latte, prepped on a gas stove top. Electric stoves seem to screw up the amount and speed of the heating process and it ends up tasting not as good.


Considering I love the idea of chai and haven't yet tasted a good chai latte...wanna post that recipe?

[thorgrim29]

Lessee...

I love beer, and have a pretty varied taste. I tend to prefer Belgian or English style beers/ales, but I also like good german style beers (IE not lagers). For brand I either drink imported or microbrew, my favourite commercial microbreweries are Dieu du Ciel! and 3 mousquetaires, both based near Montreal. Favourite beer type would be a tossup between Belgian abbey beer and a good IPA

I also like wine, cider and mead.

Strong stuff, I love rum, either straight or in a drink, also partial to Jagermeister. Cocktail-wise, I love Long Island iced tea with Sprite, liquid cocain (either half and half Jager and goldshlagger in a shot glass, or 2/3 jager 1/3 gold over ice cubes), porn stars (blue curacao, sour puss, vodka, sprite), Johnny Walker Red label straight up, Southern Comfort 7-Up.

I basically like a lot of stuff, but I usually can't stand the cheap stuff.


Non alcoholic, I mostly drink water, coffee and tea (on average about 2 liters of tea a day)

[AshDesert]

About 90% of the time I just drink water (whether bottled or tap, I prefer the taste of bottled but the waste makes me feel guilty:smallfrown:). The only time I have milk is with cereal or hot chocolate. When I'm out at a restaurant I'll either get a coke, root beer, or cream soda (the only time I drink soda without alcohol) or water if the restaurant is on the fancier side (something just doesn't seem right about having a filet mignon and a coke).

As for alcohol, I'll have just about everything. The only thing I don't like is 'normal' beer (with hops and whatnot). Bitter is supposed to be a bad taste, why ruin perfectly good liquid bread with it? I also don't like most white wines, they just taste weird to me:smallconfused:. I also had 151 proof vodka straight once, that was no fun. My favorite drink is either rum and coke, vodka and cream soda (weird, but amazingly delicious), Bailey's straight, or spiced rum straight, depending on how I'm feeling.

I don't like coffee or tea. I know this seems hypocritical considering that I like booze, but something just seems unsettling about needing your fix every morning to be functional. I find an apple or other sugary fruit with breakfast and lunch does the job of keeping me energized all day.

[TFT]

Considering I'm not the legal age to drink yet... :smalltongue:

Favorite morning drink/hot drink - Hot chocolate. I can't drink coffee, its just overly caffeinated

Favorite work drink(also, non alcoholic mixed drink) - I work in food, so there is a soda fountain there. I usually will mix about 3/4 - 4/5 sierra mist, equal parts Pepsi and Dr. pepper or Pepsi and root beer, and occasionally a slight touch of red Gatorade. I think it tastes pretty good, but I wouldn't mind if you thought I was crazy.

Favorite soda - Orange Crush, I even have a t-shirt :smallbiggrin:

Favorite workout drink - Water, of course.

[ForzaFiori]

Sweet Tea is by far my favorite drink, but that probably is because I'm from the south. Close runners up include Orange Crush, Mountain Dew, and Root Beer.

[skywalker]

This was apparently developed by a food scientist to keep you marginally thin while getting your drink on:

Norcal Margarita:
in a rocks glass over ice
2 shots tequila (preferably gold)
The juice of a whole lime, fresh squeezed
Splash of soda water

The lack of triple sec makes the drink all about the tequila. If you like the taste of tequila, that's a good thing. It removes the chances for bad triple sec to ruin a perfectly good glass of tequila. The lime juice makes the drink less acidic, apparently, and the soda helps you absorb the alcohol faster and more efficiently, getting you drunk faster and for less alcohol. As the dude says, "better living through chemistry."

I will basically drink anything alcoholic, however, excepting IPAs and anything else incredibly hoppy.

As for non-alcoholic beverages, I prefer teas and juices. The occasional clear soda (sprite, sierra mist) and root beer find their way into my arsenal, but cola is a very, very rare choice.

[Winter_Wolf]

Considering I love the idea of chai and haven't yet tasted a good chai latte...wanna post that recipe?

Ya okay. It's probably similar to other chai recipes, or an amalgamation of several, but here goes:

2-3 Tbsp loose leaf black tea of your choice. You can also use bagged tea if you like, use 1-2 bags (pull off the strings)
Fresh ginger, 4-6 slices slices (or 1 tbsp 100% ginger juice if you're blessed to find it)
4-6 green cardamom pods, crushed to let the seeds' flavor out
3-5 whole cloves, crushed just a bit
1" cinnamon stick or a pinch of cinnamon powder. Stick cinnamon won't leave dregs!
a dash or two of black pepper. You can grind some fresh black pepper if you like.
3 cups milk. 2% is best, unless you want to try whole.
Honey to taste. It's important to be HONEY and not sugar.


I've tried with electric and gas stoves, and it works better on gas stoves.

Put all ingredients except honey into a pot and bring to a near boil (if you can manage, mine always boils over :smallsigh:). Bring down to small flame and let simmer for about 10 minutes (I like it strong). You do need to keep an eye on it and stir, or the milk will scald/burn. After everything is steeped to taste, remove from heat and add honey to taste. I would advise starting with less and adding slowly.

Strain your tea (this is when bagged tea is nice) and enjoy warm. You can and probably should add water if you think it's too strong. Personally I like the kick of undiluted.

[AtopTheMountain]

Ooh, forgot to mention hot drinks!

I like tea, to some extent. I haven't had opportunity to try many varieties, but my favorite of what I have had is vanilla chai. Mint tea is also good.
I also love hot chocolate; I use the mix because I'm lazy, but I add cinammon, vanilla, and sometimes honey.

[Eon]

Drinks:
Kiddy Cocktails! :smallbiggrin: (What? I'm underage :smalltongue:)

Soft Drinks:
Mt. Dew, Dr. Pepper, Mello Yello, Vault

Hot Drinks:
Hot Apple Cider. Always Hot Apple Cider.