Good Drink Recipes?

weatherford · Soul Rider Joined: 14 May 2008 Posts: 471 City: Seattle

I know very few, and would like to expand my knowledge on this so i can buy what i will need for some awesome drinks. Most of what i know deals with everclear.

--cresko-- · Soul Rider Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Posts: 496

the mojito

1 part white rum
3 parts club soda
12 mint leaves
1/2 lime, cut the half into two pieces
1 oz liquid sugar

to make liquid sugar,heat a half and half of water and sugar and stir until dissolved, then let it cool in the fridge

scott a · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 9810

You know, the really sad thing is that it probably took you more time to start this thread than it would have to google "drink recipes."

edrex · Posted: Jun 11, 2008 8:54 pm Post subject:

--cresko--, use regular white or unrefined sugar in your mojitos. It doesn't dissolve as well but when you muddle the mint leaves and sugar together it helps grind into the mint and really opens up the flavor.

Oh, and 1 part Sailor Jerry and 1 part coke over ice is all I need. Very Happy

jryoung · Ladies Man Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 7664 City: Man Jose

I'm a minimalist, if you have to put a bunch of fancy chit it a drink you are drinking the wrong type of booze.

2oz. Single Barrel Bourbon + 1 ice cube
2oz. 12 + Single Malt Scotch + 1 ice cube
2oz. Grey Goose + 5-6 ice cubes + lemon twist

new summertime favorite
Tequila Tonic (like gin and tonic, but with a nice reposado or anejo, but anejo can be a bit much)

Chales · Guest

My drink on the job recently has been cheap tequila with lemonade and a splash of roses. It is not bad

Otherwise when I don't need to worry about covering up my drink, I am with jryoung and like to stick to just the neat or straight up minimal drinks. I don't know about mixing aged tequilas with tonic though, anejo is probably the one thing I enjoy most by itself.

If you really want to learn about drinks the right way, instead of just looking everything up and putting it all to memorization, and you have some money and time to spare (or a bar at your disposal Wink

) I would get the following:

Vodka
Gin
Tequila
Brandy
Rum
Whiskey
Other (jager, shnapps, baileys, etc)

Then try something different everyday all by itself neat or on the rocks. When you run out of a bottle, get a different brand of the same type.

Once you get a feel of how everything tastes and the flavors they produce, then experiment with using mixers.

Club soda
Tonic
Bar Sour
Various juices
Milk or cream
Coffee

Once you have a feel for the drinks you like, then look up the popular drinks and see if any of them interest you.

goofyboy · Posted: Jun 12, 2008 2:25 am Post subject:

Manhattan

2oz Makers Mark (or other whiskey)
1/4 oz Dry Vermuth
1/4 oz Sweet Vermuth
garnish with a cherry

serve on the rocks or in a martini glass

Aubs · Motorboat Queen Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9167

Cherry Poppers: Gin, grenadine, sprite

Drank tequila last night... oh my... the world is still spinning

holdsworth · Posted: Jun 12, 2008 5:58 am Post subject:

liquid cocaine: (i actually don't drink but my friends told me it's a hell of a drink!)

1/2 oz Bacardi 151 rum
1/2 oz Goldschlager cinnamon schnapps
1/2 oz Jagermeister herbal liqueur

Skwake · Posted: Jun 12, 2008 6:13 am Post subject:

YUKKA!
A bucket
Bottle of Vodka
10 Lemons
cup of sugar
Ice

-First, slice the lemons up and throw them into the bucket (gallon jug whatever). Then fill the jug up with ice. Pour 1 cup of sugar in. Then put as much vodka as you can get in. Put regular vodka, not flavored. STIR VERY VERY WELL(at least 20 minutes for best taste). It tastes just like Lemonade and it will get you messed up! Mr. Green