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During the summer, I'm partial to a gin & tonic with lots of ice or a traditional lime daiquiri, similarly with lots of ice.
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Oft have I viewed Scrubs and wondered at the flavor of an Appletini...but alas, these days, most of my drinking is confined to my home or the house of whomever is hosting game night.
That means largely beer or wine- which happen to dominate my second fridge- or the simpler cocktails, like rum & coke or whiskey sours.
Grey Goose Martini with a look across the room at the vermouth.
A traditional martini is not that hard to make and can easily be done at home. Apple Martini tastes like sour apple jolly ranchers if made right. Dangerously smooth.
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I had my first Mojito just last summer and it instantly became my favorite. But I also like Snakebites (Jack Daniels, Yukon Jack, Lime Juice and Ice), Prairie Fires (Tequilla and Tobasco - Feel the Burn), and the Beer Colada (Pina Colada made with Mexican Beer - believe it or not, they're pretty good).
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I'm typically a beer drinker but from time to time I like to break out the absinthe, fountain, glasses, and spoons.
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Though I'm more of a whiskey drinker (I have somewhere between 25 and 30 single malts, if I remember rightly), I drink a lot of cocktails on holiday with my wife.
My favourites are Rum Runner, Pina Colada (particularly if served by a beautiful girl in a bikini on a white beach in the Caribbean) and Long Island Tea and the various variations on that theme.
We were on an NCL cruise a few months ago, and discovered their Rebellious Fish: vodka, Cointreau, Passoa, prosecco, a splash of orange juice and a handful of fresh berries. Very drinkable, but if you're not careful you'll end up flat on your back.
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I think the Manhatten is the world's greatest cocktail. I prefer it with rye instead of bourbon (and definitely not Canadian Whisky like people in Wisconsin think), and absolutely with bitters. At the restaurant where I work, we offer a great version with Templeton Rye, Carpano Antica Vermouth (Vermouth that costs us $30 a bottle? Yes, and it's worth every penny), and bitters. At home, I've been using Rittenhouse Rye, which is outrageously cheap ($14 a bottle!) and the regular Carpano Rosso, along with the classic Angostura.
As for the martini, I definitely prefer the original gin to vodka, and like Hendrick's, Beefeater and Magellan as my gins of choice. I usually do a lemon twist instead of olives. As an aside, martinis without vermouth are not martinis, they are glasses of cold, watered-down gin (or vodka if you must). Which is fine, in and of itself—I like Stoli straight up on occasion—but not a martini.
I'm also a big fan of sidecars and daiquiris (not the frozen kind). It's fun to experiment too. A golden rum sidecar is a thing of beauty I've found, and when I get another bottle of cognac (hasn't been on sale for a while) I'll try a cognac daiquiri.
Oh, and I almost forgot the negroni. With a slice of orange it's great for a hot summer day.
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