What's your favorite cocktail?

[Nebten]

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.

 

[El Mahdi]

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).

 

[Aeolius]

I'm typically a beer drinker but from time to time I like to break out the absinthe, fountain, glasses, and spoons.

 

[ssampier]

Do you have a bar set?

I was considering getting a set of Boston shakers, a julep strainer, and a jigger.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I was considering getting a set of Boston shakers,

Is that something found on the wish list for an East-coast stripper?

a julep strainer,

Hey, this is a clean site!

and a jigger.

Watch your mouth!

 

[ssampier]

Yes.

They go well with your photos of boobies.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

And these as well!

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[Dioltach]

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.

 

[Enforcer]

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.

 

[ssampier]

Enforcer, that drink does sound good.

I am quite cheap though and I drink mostly at home.

I am fully convinced that I need to make a martini at home.

Where's my dirty bar set where I need it?