Your Favourite Tipple.

[Norbington]

So, let's face it, we all like alcohol (unless you're weird).

I have been inspired by slight drunkeness to make a thread where we can discuss our favourite mind-altering beverages. I did a search for similar threads but only found something from 2006 and i think it's probably not worth bumping...

So, currently i am drinking Waitrose Vintage English Perry - 500ml 8% vol.

It is pretty delicious. It's rather dry and fruity but also has a fantastic oaky twist that just makes it awesome. It's also 8% which makes it pretty good value for money at £1.16 a bottle. This is very important given my rather dire financial siuation.

If I had one criticism, it would be that it is a bit too carbonated. However, it's still very drinkable.

So, what is your favourite tipple?

[Boyinabox]

Coke Zero.
Great coke taste, zero sugar.

[hynzytheweirdo]

Cider and light Pilsner lagers (Becks etc).

I'm not into wine nor spirits and alcopops.

[lynzog]

Tequila with lemonade. Gold only. Double. Get it. Now.

Or latey after watching that advert telling you how many units are in a glass of white wine, I REALLY fancy a glass of wine. Every time. I am definatley drinking more.

[Ozzylator]

St. Helier's Pear Cider, or Jim Beam Bourbon.

[Paradigm^]

Jim Beam Bourbonshit

i have the same taste as chassisbot :(

[Drattigan]

Coke Zero.
Great coke taste, zero sugar.Woah. That really exists? Must cost loads.

[Martinus]

I'm weird.

[Darkscull]

scotch whiskey, usually with lemonade
vodka, with all sorts.
spiced rum, with lemonade (any other mixer and the spiced bit is just pointless)

I think i'm gonna start drinking cider more, since I don't quite hate it, and it's useful to have a pint type drink rather than just spirits, cocktails and alcopops.
cider and black possibly.

schnapps isn't bad

[Feawen]

Either cider or a double southern comfort and coke. But I drink most things and tend to change around when I feel like it.

I've had wine three times and every time, very very very very bad.
Very bad.
>_<

[gruff]

IMO soco tastes like liquid refreshers.

At the moment I'm actually drinking to compliment my moustache, so Famous Grouse. I also have a bottle of Glenlivet something somewhere. Also, thanks to my Russian bf there is always vodka floating around the house, so I've been having various vodka concoctions, the worst being a White Russian (milk and vodka).

[Charming]

St. Hellier's Pear Cider


Yes it is rather nice isn't it? Even if I do tend to hog the bottle a bit... ;)

Also rum, the proper luvverly dark stuff. Maybe white if I'm in one of those rare moods and I want a mojito. I'm such a lush that I basically drink most things (of good quality of course!) but those two are my favourites.

[Darkscull]

Famous Grouse.

it is quite nice, famous grouse.

however for some reason at most places I prefer the house scotch. it's usually a similar quality and taste, and I prefer it to most posher ones.

one thing I have to say though:

no one ever, ever, ever get co-ops own scotch.
you know scotch has a sort of woody taste?
this stuff is like eating a table leg. seriously. it doesn't have any of the good other notes and such, just wood.

[Martinus]

IMO soco tastes like liquid refreshers.

At the moment I'm actually drinking to compliment my moustache, so Famous Grouse. I also have a bottle of Glenlivet something somewhere. Also, thanks to my Russian bf there is always vodka floating around the house, so I've been having various vodka concoctions, the worst being a White Russian (milk and vodka).

I may no like to imbibe the devil's drink myself but i have an affectionate place in my heart for White Russians; my girlfriend drank a pint of it the night we both got together.

[katox]

Gin and tonics (with ice and a slice -lime)
White russians (kahlua, vodka, milk)
Moscow mules (vodka, ginger beer, Angostura bitters)
Spiced rum and ginger
A sexy red wine (not too heavy)


I LOVE http://www.ctt-reisen.de/shop/catalog/images/0_DRINK_016.JPG. Mmmm fiery!


I usually end up ordering vodka and cokes though cos when I get to a bar my mind just goes blank. :(

[Darkscull]

spiced rum and ginger beer. I HAVE to try that.


I usually end up ordering vodka and cokes though cos when I get to a bar my mind just goes blank. :(

there's a pub/bar in aber that has loads of cocktails, but I can never think of what to get and when I get served I end up asking for the same thing.
I've gotten a bit better and thought ahead recently though.


a very nice cocktail I had once was:
Cointreau,
baileys,
chocolate milkshake,
chocolate sauce.

twas a liquid chocolate orange!
it wasn't as nice as it could be though because you could taste the baileys, and they put ice in it.

[gruff]

Oh gosh I forgot all my lovely cocktails that I used to drink but then gave up!

Tequila Sunrise
Alabama Slammer (I lived in Alabama for a number of years so I relish drinking this :D)
Pina Colada (If you like Pina Coladas...)


oh and Bow and Black

[swampmonkey]

Cider is for gays who can't drink real alcohol! Which is obviously why I drink Magners and Bulmers all the time. I quite enjoy wine with a meal (red or white) and if I fancy something different from cider i'll drink Guiness. I can't stand spirits though.

[katox]

Oh gosh I forgot all my lovely cocktails that I used to drink but then gave up!


Pina Colada (If you like Pina Coladas...)




...and gettin' caught in the rain?

OH MY GOSH I FORGOT ABOUT SEA BREEZES yes I like those as well - with some fruit a wiggly straw and sugar around the rim :love:

[Haroshi]

I really love cider,

but cocktail-wise anything with pineapple in is good.
Just so long as it doesn't have campari in...

One I had a cocktail with camapri and grapefruit in and it was the most bitter thing I have ever tasted. urgh.

[katox]

I'm sure the grapefruit didn't help Haroshi. :)

[jif-charge]

Cider and blackcurrent. Yes YES YEEES!!!

[Wonchop]

I don't really like any directly alcoholic drinks, cos they taste a bit bleh. I do enjoy my alcopops though, especially Smirnoff Ice.

[basstard]

I like pear cider and berry ciders but I can only drink 2 or 3 an evening.
I am into drinking red wine a lot at the moment, I can pretend to be classy.

Other than that it's some form of spirit plus mixer, be it a long vodka, a apple sourz and lemonade or the old favourite, vodka-diet-coke.

[katox]

When I'm being a classy mare only wife-beater and black will do. Combats, steel toe caps, white vest and aviators optional. :eng101:

[Chinchilla]

Baileys and Quantro, same glass, with ice. Tastes like a chocolate orange.

*edit* i see that Darkscull shares my tastes - good show!

[terrorbite]

- Any European premium lager
- Southern Comfort & Coke
- Kopperberg pear cider

IMO soco tastes like...
Get out.

[Norbington]

Cider is for gays who can't drink real alcohol!

This attitude seems to be very common up north. I went to Lancaster University for a few terms and cider was classified a girls drink. Of course, the cider I was generally drinking was 6-8% rather than the rather measley 4-4.5% manly lagers that all the other people drank.

Also Northerners don't understand Pimms, which is a summer drink that can only be drunk in the middle of the day accompanied by a barbecue. Obviously they all classed it as another "girl's drink".

Sorry if I've offended any northerners but you suck so stop complaining.

[Snoon]

- Kopperberg pear cider

this this this. as my cousin said: "i wish it wasn't alcoholic so i could drink it with breakfast".

[Norbington]

I don't think that's a reason to not drink it for breakfast.

[Snoon]

perhaps "drink guiltlessly" would be a better way to put it

[terrorbite]

There's a non-alcoholic version that tastes the same.

[Norbington]

perhaps "drink guiltlessly" would be a better way to put it

Guilt is for losers.

Drink is for winners.

[malcolio]

So, let's face it, we all like alcohol (unless you're weird).That would be me. :( I can't stand the taste or smell of alcohol, so only really have drinks with a lot of sugar and other flavours to hide it. So no manly drinks for me, just cocktails really. :D I normally just have coke, or if I'm feeling adventurous, coke + Southern Comfort. What a crazy life I lead...

[tom93]

here is my booze tastes from favourite to worst
i like tequila (it ma-akes me happy)
i also like jagermeister
i like soco lemonade but i always feel girly when i drink it
i like cobra
i like budweiser
i like other beers
i like shots of sourz
i like shots of vodka
i like shots of other things
i kinda like cider
that's basically all i've had i think? except absinthe which i enjoy in the moment but hate after the effects have worn off

edit: also i really hate sambuka. blech.

[allfalldown]

I go for Boddingtons if I can get it (which isn't often), but usually I get Fosters. I also quite like Kopparberg since being introduced to it. If I'm in a club or something where a pint would likely get spilled, I get a bottle of Budweiser, which I think a lot of people here think is piss, but whatever, I don't hate it and usually by the time I hit the clubs I'll have had a few and will be beyond caring :p

I like Southern Comfort too, though I might get around to trying some different whiskeys at some point.

[Feawen]

I do not understand Buckfast.

[Norbington]

Oh I forgot to mention that i drank a lot of Chartreuse (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartreuse_(liqueur)) at my university bar. It is the only place I've ever seen it.

I have an empty bottle on my bookcase :love:

[Darkscull]

Oh I forgot to mention that i drank a lot of Chartreuse (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartreuse_(liqueur)) at my university bar. It is the only place I've ever seen it.

I have an empty bottle on my bookcase :love:

I was going to mention it but thought not because I haven't tried it yet.

I really really really really really really really want to try it, but I can't be arsed to order any and haven't seen it in RL shops.

it supposedly tastes exactly like ricola herbal cough sweets, which I would eat like actual sweets if they weren't expensive.

[Norbington]

It tastes... interesting.

My college barmaid described it as tasting like socks. She wasn't a fan.

It's sorta spicy.

Definitely worth a try.

edit: Also is 55% so is good for getting drunk quick

[Bosnod]

Thatchers Gold and Brothers Pear Cider make me happy. Old Bristolian is good too.
Oooo... and Wadworth 6X.

[Norbington]

Thatchers Gold and Brothers Pear Cider make me happy.

You're awesome.

[Roachy]

Teachers Teachers Teachers Teachers Teachers Teachers Teachers.

Hell yes.

Also, Old Perculiar.

[SuperDucky]

I'm pretty much boring when it comes down to drink...

I mostly drink tennents lager, JD, Smirnoff Ice.

But I also drink wine usually cheap and fruity...
and theres also this strange fruity drink that my friend always has in his fridge it tastes brilliant but I cant remember the name of it :(.

...however unlike my friends who always drink when they go to the pub I can go and drink coke for the night quite easily.

:)

[Midget]

cider is the best thing ever

strongbow is well cheap, gets you pissed and tastes good (in my opinion)

you can also drink it warm if need be

becks in bottles is also amazing in clubs

i'll also drink nearly any lager if it's there

cba with spirits or wines though, they just make me feel sick rather than drunk

[by crikey!]

kopparberg if i feel like it, which isn't that often. if not its JD or Jagarmeister. no mixers. or Jim Bean if no JD is there. proper malt whiskys are good for when i feel like treating myself. i never buy wine in pubs, i feel dumb. pretty much every other drink not mentioned it piss or gay.

recently, not much drunk though. i just don't feel like it at all.

[Rabengakev]

I just drink cider, i'm too much of a lightweight for much else. :trex:

[Haroshi]

cider is the best thing ever

strongbow is well cheap, gets you pissed and tastes good (in my opinion)

a men to that brother.

[woobi]

Jagerbombs.

Which is a shot of Jager, which you drop into half a can of red bull (in a glass, obv), then down the whole thing.

Tastes brilliant and gets you quite drunk after a few.

[livewirekitty]

One I really like (and yes it's a girly one) is X-rated. Little Kings cream ale isn't bad either. I don't get to drink often because of my meds.

[captain canuck]

I like the beers... Dark ales & IPAs mostly. Couple of breweries in particular, i.e. Vancouver Island, Sleemans, and Tree Brewing.

Not so much into alcoholic drinks of any other sort, though.

[Martinus]

I do not understand Buckfast.
You're not supposed to, think about the people who drink it regularly; to know their mind is to know madness. I can speak as an expert in buckfast psychology as I see a lot of it drunk (Lurgan (Where I'm from) is known as 'buckfast central').

My friend worked in a bar here so even though I don't get drunk I have tasted quite a lot of booze. Guinness and other stouts taste insidious (bird-shit and peat as it's called here), cider tastes like apples and vinegar, wine tastes like grapes and vinegar, beer tastes like... beer; 4 bloody hours after I'd tasted it. -_-

Weirdest one I've seen is sambuca which dissolved the top of a leather shoe.

Strangely I find many spirits to have a far more interesting taste than beers or wines.

[Bosnod]

cider is the best thing ever

strongbow is well cheap, gets you pissed and tastes good (in my opinion)

I'm not a fan of strongbow to be honest (as i always normally skate around the subject, mostly i plain lie), I find it a bit weak. Strongbow cirrus on the other hand, is lovely.

I went to the Bath and West show a few weeks ago and came home with a few litres of cider from several farms around Somerset. That was good, nothing like a good bit of Somerset scrumpy.

[Niamhel]

Kopperberg Pear/ mixed berries
J.d and coke
Jameson and pepsi
Bud light
Bulmers
Miller

[ZekeyLizard]

i'll drink anything other than light beer honestly

but i have quite a fondness for rum and jaeger and guiness

[Cydonia]

Beverages?

I hate the taste of alcohol! But if I have to choose my poison, I go for vodka shots.. It's fast and no fuzz..

[gruff]

no one ever, ever, ever get co-ops own scotch.


Talking of Co-op's own, we had some Co-op own vodka the other day, which is now affectionately referred to as Mr Sheen.

[katox]

I really don't understand all this Kopparberg drinking business, when I was over in Sweden they seem obsessed with making every fruit cider imaginable (apart from apple weirdly), but after a week of drinking various types, they all had three things in common - too sweet, too artificial tasting and after six pints of the stuff (it was hard work I tell you) I didn't feel the least bit pissed. So I just gave up and went to the Absolut raspberri fairies or for the funny shaped bottles of wine from good old Systembolaget instead. Thinking I'd gotten away from all that when I got home, one night I went and saw Useless ID (who were in my opinion pretty damn useless but others seemed to be enjoying it) and as I was propping the bar up shouting at the barmen for a double vodka and orange juice, I looked around and noticed all the old punks and wannabes were bloody slurping Kopparberg! Heavens above! And then Wetherspoons started selling it and now every cat and his dog and indie kid are drinking it like it's the bee-knees! Euuuuuuughhhhh! :x Sorry for the rant :$


Edit: Actually after consulting we didn't go to the Absolut raspberri fairies at all, (well we did sometimes) having lingonberry vodka (with a bit of lemonade) instead.
http://www.dricka.se/media/images/sprit/152.jpg :)

[combatking0]

I'm a cider drinker - preferably dry - just like my favourite super hero, Ciderman.

[Luna_1985]

I like Smirnoff Ice and this drink, I forgot the name with Vodka and Cranberry juice in a martini glass? And I like that with cranberry juice substituted with pomegranate juice.

MMmm

[Norbington]

I really don't understand all this Kopparberg drinking business, when I was over in Sweden they seem obsessed with making every fruit cider imaginable (apart from apple weirdly), but after a week of drinking various types, they all had three things in common - too sweet, too artificial tasting and after six pints of the stuff (it was hard work I tell you) I didn't feel the least bit pissed. So I just gave up and went to the Absolut raspberri fairies or for the funny shaped bottles of wine from good old Systembolaget instead. Thinking I'd gotten away from all that when I got home,, one night I went and saw Useless ID (who were in my opinion pretty damn useless but others seemed to be enjoying it) and as I was propping the bar up shouting at the barmen for a double vodka and orange juice, I looked around and noticed all the old punks and wannabes were bloody slurping Kopparberg! Heavens above! And then Wetherspoons started selling it and now every cat and his dog and indie kid are drinking it like it's the bee-knees! Euuuuuuughhhhh! :x Sorry for the rant :$

Yeah I'm not a fan. It tastes like sweets and is really hard to get drunk with. I like strong, dry and oaky cider.

[Gabber-Baby]

When I go out, I like to rinse my boyfriend's/mate's wallets and order cocktail after cocktail.

White Russian is my favourite, followed closely by Pina Colada.

But to be honest, a good strong polish vodka will always do me nicely, with cola and ice. I also have a soft spot for Bailey's but only in small doses.

In order :

1. White Russian
2. Pina Colada
3. Vodka (or as my grandad pronounces it - WADKA!)
4. Bailey's
5. Sambuca and lots of it.

[gembird]

Most of the drinks I like are fairly 'girly'- peach schnapps, pina colada, midori pash (vodka, midori, cranberry juice and possibly other stuff that i can't remember), Baileys and so on. I really like nice ciders like Old Rosie and some ales though.

[BlueIncaPilot]

I drink gin & lemonade, and vodka & redbull and that's pretty much it.

[Dr_nwa]

I really don't understand all this Kopparberg drinking business, when I was over in Sweden they seem obsessed with making every fruit cider imaginable (apart from apple weirdly), but after a week of drinking various types, they all had three things in common - too sweet, too artificial tasting and after six pints of the stuff (it was hard work I tell you) I didn't feel the least bit pissed. So I just gave up and went to the Absolut raspberri fairies or for the funny shaped bottles of wine from good old Systembolaget instead. Thinking I'd gotten away from all that when I got home,, one night I went and saw Useless ID (who were in my opinion pretty damn useless but others seemed to be enjoying it) and as I was propping the bar up shouting at the barmen for a double vodka and orange juice, I looked around and noticed all the old punks and wannabes were bloody slurping Kopparberg! Heavens above! And then Wetherspoons started selling it and now every cat and his dog and indie kid are drinking it like it's the bee-knees! Euuuuuuughhhhh! :x Sorry for the rant :$

Weston's extra dry. 7.5%. strong enough to give your brain a kicking while tasting like semen of the gods. and wetherspoons have it in bottles (usually) and oh man it is awesome. Second only to Old Rosie which is the commercial version of scrumpy that one has bought from the dodgy looking chap behind the local pub while he is with is sister/wife. Old Rosie, in enough quantity makes one almost a real man, even when you are a woman.
Only proper inbred produced cider will make one a real man and unfortunately I can't buy it up in the north east...

So instead, I drink gin. by the bottle, by the bucket. As long as it's london and dry and is mixed with tonic, I'll drink it.

[Norbington]

Old Rosie makes me :D

[Spacemonkey]

gin and tonic with ice and a slice, preferably Gordons and Schwepps, respectively
Brothers strawberry cider
vodka with lime cordial and lemonade
sambuca shots

om nom nom

[Lewiji]

Amstell for lager, Kronenburg if that's not available
Bells for shots (or with coke if I'm feeling girly)

That's it really.

[Dr_nwa]

gin and tonic with ice and a slice, preferably Gordons and Schwepps,

om nom nom

so many better gins :mad:

[WARDY]

Jack Daniels and Cola (pepsi max preferably) :-)

[captain canuck]

Addendum to beer. It must be Canadian. Virtually everything else (that can be imported and easily located) is just pretending to be beer ;)

[ZekeyLizard]

the only times I've had cider is when its mixed with some dark ale or lager

whats a good cider that a yank like myself should get acquainted with?

[swampmonkey]

Magners and Bulmers are good ciders. Don't know how available they'll be in the states though.

[Norbington]

Don't be silly, swampmonkey.

Green Goblin (http://www.greengoblincider.com/) is pretty damn nice and as far as I know is exported to the Americas.

Oak aged. Yummy!

[UMIST_For_Ever]

So, currently i am drinking Waitrose Vintage English Perry - 500ml 8% vol.

It is pretty delicious. It's rather dry and fruity but also has a fantastic oaky twist that just makes it awesome. It's also 8% which makes it pretty good value faor money at £1.16 a bottle. This is very important given my rather dire financial situation.

If I had one criticism, it would be that it is a bit too carbonated. However, it's still very drinkable.

So, what is your favourite tipple?

fermented beverages have Carbon Dioxide as a by-product - alco-pops and mixers have carbonated drinks. :eng101:


My favourite tipple has to be Caribbean punch - with white rum.

That or Pimms.

[terrorbite]

Magners and Bulmers are good ciders.
Hahahaha.

[WARDY]

In the case of ciders my favorite is Woodpecker (and yes it is available in america) also i love the koppaberg fruity cider :-O its heaven in a glass lol

xx Wardy xx

[Norbington]

Woodpecker sucks. Fact.

Tonight I am drinking Westons Premium Organic Cider. - 500ml - 6.5% Vol.

It's light, refreshing and very fruity. Fizziness is at a minimum and it is very drinkable.

I highly recommend it.

[Bosnod]

I was just given some Scrumpy Jack and it's not bad. There are definately much better ciders, but I kinda like it.

EDIT: Seems to be getting worse every time I drink a bit. How does that work?

[Norbington]

It's damaging your brain.

[terrorbite]

Tonight I am drinking Westons Premium Organic Cider. - 500ml - 6.5% Vol.

It's light, refreshing and very fruity. Fizziness is at a minimum and it is very drinkable.
I had a Weston's organic cider on tap at a Wetherspoons pub, and we definitely must be talking about different things because I found it revolting. In fact, I have a very accurate way of describing the taste:

Hot dog brine + vinegar :)

Maybe mine was just a bad pint though. Hmm.

[Norbington]

End of tank or dirty pipes or something.

It's gorgeous.

[surfinrach90]

Allways liked cider, stuff like Strongbow and Koppaberg.

I usually drink a Smirnoff Ice on the rare occasion that I go out though, and sometimes in the house. Oh, and you can't beat a lovely Jack Daniels and coke either.

[Norbington]

Strongbow is also foul. It's one of the most schizophrenic drinks ever. Sometimes it tastes alright but other times it makes me want to retch.

[surfinrach90]

I think you have to be in the right mood for it. Sometimes I just don't want to go near the stuff either. Koppaberg is generally much easier to drink though.

[GorillaBearBear]

^^requesting that comic of "strongbow, it's fucking rank piss" because that's just true. Actually I think most cider you can get in the pub is pretty awful. This is including Magners and Bulmers which are better than strongbow at least but still don't do it for me.

Anyway I guess if I had to choose I can only really say that beer is my favourite drink. Not that bothered what kind as long as it's not stella. With Ale I guess I'm a bit more picky, and my favourite ale is Broadside but I don't drink ale unless I'm out with my dad nowadays because it is deeply unsexy.

Red Wine, vodka and coke, tequila, sourz and lemonade (like some faggot) and Long Island Ice Teas are also things I have been known to drink.

[steffie]

sourz and lemonade

this is the drink of winners. i love cherry sourz and coke, with a splash of vodka in it if i'm on a mission. i love my cocktails too, as long as they don't contain any cranberry juice (i'm allergic) or any form of peach. anyone who was unfortunate enough to be in the car with me on the way back from cheesebinhouse earlier on this year heard me moaning about how i hate the smell of peach, as a bottle of archers leaked all over my legs.

i'm also partial to the odd pint of guinness or old rosie (totally agree with the 'strongbow/blackthorn/magners/bulmers tastes like crap' brigade), and i could drink red wine by the bucketload.

my favourite drink, however, is a mixture of baileys and amaretto, topped up with milk, but i don't have this very often because it has about a million calories in it. in fact, i don't drink much of anything very often, sadly, because i'm always working. the irony is that i'm helping everyone else get drunk and can't do so myself.

[Feawen]

I'm mainly a cider drinker, and I can't seem to drink more than one pint of beer. I like the taste of it, but I can't drink it for a whole night to get me drunk. I get pretty sick of it after two or so. Am I doing it wrong?
I like miller, and heineken as far as ones on draught. Been years since I've had fosters but I think I liked that one too...

[gruff]

Iceland are doing 4 litres of wine (rose or white) for £4. Probably only 80% antifreeze as well! Bonus!

[jonffm]

The drinks I stick to...

Becks Vier
Carlsberg
Southern Comfort (on the rocks)
Sloe Gin
Brandy and coke
Red bull and vodka

[gembird]

I'm mainly a cider drinker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zwwqEm5YhQ

:D

As for sourz and lemonade, that sounds like something I would like but I've never bothered to put the two together. I shall do so and report back with the results!

[Exempt]

JD and coke
Guiness
Miller!

[Baltar]

Jägermeister

[CoX]

Drinks I normally have:

Strongbow
Pear Cider - Koppaberg if I can help it
JD and Coke (double if I can afford it)
Southern Comfort and Lemonade (see above brackets)
Blue WKD

And ALWAYS tequila if its time for shots. That or Traffic lights - 3 different Sourz shots in a row.

[Feawen]

Pippins is disgusting cider - mainly because it destroys your stomach and therefore your night. It's stocked in a pub that will not stock kopparburg, fuck knows why.

And yeah, double SC is lovely.

[Garry3]

I'm totally 10 day bumping this because alcohol is delicious.

I don't know why but right now I can't stop drinking Belhaven Best, maybe because it's easy on my insides and the only effects I feel are caused by the degeneration of my brain cells. The only drawback is that it's 3.2% and today's modern alcoholic prefers more of a kick to their pint.

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40713000/jpg/_40713742_fountsandpint203220.jpg

The other thing I've been drinking lots of for a while is sparkling wine. I'd like to say Champagne but that would be a lie as that is a far rarer occurrence, but yeah, cava etc = good.

Ooh, and if anyone is in Sainsbury's you should try this. . .

http://www.barrelsandbottles.co.uk/acatalog/75899.jpg

It's sparkling wine made with strawberries and it's very nice, also it's only £5.49 which is awesome. :D

[doctor_fruitbat]

Nothing goes down smoother than a Sailor Jerry's and coke. You can keep your sparkling wine.

[tom93]

And ALWAYS tequila if its time for shots.

see, i think tequila's brilliant, but nobody else i know does, and doing a different shot to everyone else is a bit weird.

oh the torturous life i lead.

[Roachy]

I have recently discovered San Miguel.



Delicious.

[Mr.Flibble]

Homemade peach wine.

[DrMcMoist]

I'm quite partial to methadone myself.

Mmm, goes down smooth.

[Norbington]

I bought some Green Goblin today as a treat for this evening.

I am really looking forward to it :)

[Roachy]

Homemade peach wine.

W000t! The sound guy at the studio my band records at makes this and it's ace.

[Hydralisk]

I will never understand why people buy so much magners/strongbow/other cider, spend that much money, and then complain that it doesn't get you drunk. Of course it isn't going to get you fucking drunk you nutter, it's not got the volume of spirits or the weight of lagers! Gargh!

Having said that, I maintain Strongbow is a fantastic first drink to have. After that, I'll move on to the Millers or the Budweiser. I can drink most lagers tbh, but I despise Corona, with or without lime/lemon/whatever. It actually just tastes horrible to me. Not a great fan of Guiness either.

Spirits wise, Jagerbull, Jagerbombs, Jager-fucking-anything dominates the WANT list for me. Southern Comfort, Lemon and Lime tastes fucking beautiful as well, it's definitely the tipple of choice when I want to stick with one drink that I won't get sick of, especially when I'm on a limited budget. Morgans' Spice and Coke is fairly nice as well (Ditto JD/Coke), but Gins and Tonics make me want to hurl violently.

When it comes to shots, if Jagerbombs are not an option, I'm a tequila man myself. If I want more of a kick, I'll have red Absinthe (although I think I've finished that bottle as of last night. :( ). If I want to just get wasted and forget everything I do for the next 12 hours, Stroh -80- is the way forward! :D

[Norbington]

Cider doesn't get you drunk?

If it's 7.5% it does...

[Hydralisk]

Oh shush you! :p I'm talking about the strongbow/koppereberg/magners crowd more than anything else. I might just be slightly biased because I have to spend more to get drunk, and I dislike the taste of most ciders rightout, so I generally avoid it anyhow.

Actually, I did have a fruity wine on holiday called melecotton (or melecoton, cba checking.), and it was the single most orgasmic drink I've ever had. Tasted exactly like Ribena! :D

[Niamhel]

Desparado (i think its spelled like that)

Anyway, tequila beer = deadly :)

[Dralisk]

at the moment im into Southern Comfort and pepsi,
but previous favs are:
Vodka and Dr Pepper
whiskey, cherry souz and coke
gin and bitter lemon
jagermeister and whatevers cheapest

i usually drink too much of one and then have to find another fav drink

[jif-charge]

Strawberry vodka, it's only £4.99 out of Lidl's and is quite strong. It's really thick and it's like syrup (smells like the strawberry part of a Muller Corner) and I found out on Friday night you can even mix it with water and still get a dunt off it.

BEST.DRINK.EVER.

[piemastermike]

I will never understand why people buy so much magners/strongbow/other cider, spend that much money, and then complain that it doesn't get you drunk. Of course it isn't going to get you fucking drunk you nutter, it's not got the volume of spirits or the weight of lagers! Gargh!

Having said that, I maintain Strongbow is a fantastic first drink to have. After that, I'll move on to the Millers or the Budweiser. I can drink most lagers to be honest (as i always normally skate around the subject, mostly i plain lie), but I despise Corona, with or without lime/lemon/whatever. It actually just tastes horrible to me. Not a great fan of Guiness either.
wow. Just... wow. That has got to be the complete opposite to me. Strongbow is a terrible drink, and you can't even call Budweiser and Miller lagers. They are so far removed from what I would call a lager (something like Staropramen) and just seem like a fizzy rice drink :/ It just leaves me feeling like I need to burp and there are just too many tiny little bubbles!

enough judgement. My tipple of choice would be some kind of beer. Hobgoblin is my favourite at the moment and has been for a long time.

[Dralisk]

what are people limits around here?
i was chatting with my cousin the other day and he said that when he was in canada people were stuggling by there 10th bottle of budwieser, is that actully true?

[Norbington]

Hmm my limit seems to change depending on what I've been drinking/eating, what mood I'm in and what time of day it is. so, I don't know.

Although I have noticed a sharp increase in my resistance recently.

[Dralisk]

i also found it funny that even tho ive been drinking in pubs since i was about 16, im under 21 and would be refused entry into a bar in the U.S.! Even tho i could probably drink them under the table!

i think the most i've ever had was about 34 units..
a bottle of famous grouse + 2 triple whiskeys + a ledge + gravity =
http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v105/14/8/522506130/n522506130_526354_1462.jpg

[Norbington]

Let's not turn this thread into a binge drinking contest please.

Drinking lots and hurting yourself or others is not cool.

[HoverCrab]

Favourite tipple you say? Pimms for alcoholic, plain and simple Orange Juice for not.

[Dralisk]

just sharing my experience, unless you enjoy the smell of porcelein and chips i'd recommend restraint. the best part of that night was having more or less zero memory of it, the bad part was that when i woke up, i had to run and meet my personal tutor for the first time...
...he gave me an AA business card...

[mat-tracteur561]

if you ask me nothing beats a good ol'vintage glenffiditch on ice

[Eoin the Bald]

If I'm goin out to the pubs and Clubs then its cider or beer, usually Bulmers (Magners to the english), however if I'm at a house or camping then I want to stay up all night, so I buy Jagermeister and go steadily through it through the night.

[happy-go-lucky]

I will never understand why people buy so much magners/strongbow/other cider, spend that much money, and then complain that it doesn't get you drunk. Of course it isn't going to get you fucking drunk you nutter, it's not got the volume of spirits or the weight of lagers! Gargh!

One of my friends gets pretty tipsy off about 3/4 cans of strongbow, maybe less. :p

[gembird]

Hobgoblin is my favourite at the moment and has been for a long time.

YES. Hobgoblin is lovely, although I can never drink whole pints of ale for some odd reason.

what are people limits around here?
i was chatting with my cousin the other day and he said that when he was in canada people were stuggling by there 10th bottle of budwieser, is that actully true?

I am very much a lightweight. But I've never been stupidly drunk anyway, so it doesn't really matter. I don't like feeling really drunk.

[Hydralisk]

wow. Just... wow. That has got to be the complete opposite to me. Strongbow is a terrible drink, and you can't even call Budweiser and Miller lagers. They are so far removed from what I would call a lager (something like Staropramen) and just seem like a fizzy rice drink :/ It just leaves me feeling like I need to burp and there are just too many tiny little bubbles!

enough judgement. My tipple of choice would be some kind of beer. Hobgoblin is my favourite at the moment and has been for a long time.
Damn.

To be Honest, I can't really tell you specifically if Millers' is a lager. I think Millers' Genuine (stuff I usually get) is just a draft beer or something (hence the name making 100% more sense I guess.), although bud definitely is a lager (I remember having a huge argument with a mate about it, and pretty much the entire pub was siding with me, but he still thought [and thinks] that it's a draft.) I do understand the frustration about the burping though! :p

Also, it's only your limit if you have to be told what you drank! :p

Also also, I'm not angry against lightweights in general, just the people who complain that spending a twenty on cider doesn't get them drunk, when they could very well just switch to a slightly more alcoholic drink, or even dare a shot or two of something.

[yenknip]

I find cider too sweet. A nice hoppy ale and a comfy chair does it for me

[Bappel]

Ardbeg(the ultimate single malt) is my favourite. The Uigeandail is my fav so far. But I've only tried that one and the 10 year old so far. So I have a few more bottles to explore of this lovely nectar of gods.
Though I must say that Manochmore is one great competitor against the Ardbeg. Mmmmm, single malt whisky!

I also enjoy stout beers. Guinness is one favourite, but I refuse to drink it from bottle or fucking can. St Peters Creamy Stout is a good one aswell.

But if you want to drink much then a Mariestads Guld is the shit!

I also enjoy ciders and things alike.

In drinks way I would never turn down a White Russian.

Wine is puke, so is liquers. Its to sweet for me.

[Dralisk]

Southern comfort is so good, it makes me weak at the knees....




...i fell down the stairs =(

[Roachy]

Bulmers (Magners to the english)

We have both...

Oh right, our Bulmers is not your Bulmers.

[Blackened Sky]

I've recently discovered Southern Comfort and Ginger Beer, it's a taste sensation!

Normally I jusy stick to the boring old lager though, I know where I am with that.

Oooh ooh ooh cocktails, erm whatcha call it...an Orgasm! I was on the all the time in Menorca, it's Baileys, tia maria, some other creamy liquer, and cream, it's understandable how it got the name.

I used to be really into real ales, which comes from me working in a real ale pub, we've got this really nice hoppy IPA called Jaipur up here, 5.9% It's gorgeous.

[Cpt.Spuff]

Well either a nice strong cider, Old Rosie sometimes called Cloudy Scrumpy or my all timr favourite of ammatetto and orange juice.

[Judus]

SIDARRg!

I do wonder why theres such a stigma towards cider being a ladies drink. Probly since its fruit based

On that note when did vodka become a ladies drink, the stuffs 40%. You drink neat shots at 40% your not being ladylike imho.

[gembird]

Where is cider a ladies drink? Shitty cider might be considered a girl's drink but nice cider definitely isn't. Old Rosie is pretty strong compared to a lot of ciders and I can't drink pints of it.

Also, my friend introduced me to appletinis. They are awesome.

[Niamhel]

Flirtinis are pretty good to, my mate drinks them.
There bright pink, and when i drink one i feel like a bit of a twat.

[Norbington]

Cider being a girl's drink is an attitude I have only encountered up North.

Crazy northerners.

[Syl]

Vodka mix drinks.

[Quintumply]

Cider's nice.

.... That's about it.

[Drattigan]

Cider being a girl's drink is an attitude I have only encountered up North.

Crazy northerners.I know. We're bonkers. Absolute NUTTERS.

[Quintumply]

I know. We're bonkers. Absolute NUTTERS.

I didn't know you were a Northerner. You have just risen up a level on my awesomeness measuring device type thing.

[Cpt.Spuff]

I live up north and cider isn't a ladies drink here...unless your talking Jaques or other fruit based ciders. Although they are nice.

[Norbington]

Well i didn't say all Northerner's think this I just said it was something I've heard only up north.

[MLynas]

Ardbeg(the ultimate single malt) is my favourite. The Uigeandail is my fav so far. But I've only tried that one and the 10 year old so far. So I have a few more bottles to explore of this lovely nectar of gods.
Though I must say that Manochmore is one great competitor against the Ardbeg. Mmmmm, single malt whisky!



This is blasphemy! I would say that Ardbeg is particularly fine but i'd prefer an 18 year old Talisker or if it's pay day push for the best and get a Lagavulin.

When it's not whiskey I'm drinking on a regular night out it has to be draught stella, preferably in one of those funky chalice glasses that keep it cold.

[Drattigan]

I didn't know you were a Northerner. You have just risen up a level on my awesomeness measuring device type thing.Oh yes, ofcourse- though, I've lived all over the country. I've been told I lived in Reading in a past life.

[hynzytheweirdo]

I know I've already posted in here but I have to express my opinion about Kopparberg Pear Cider.

I had some whilst in Spain (obviously it was imported) and god I wish I hadn't had it. There was no kick to it, and it was far too sweet, almost like some sort of Pearade fizzy drink, or pear juice with more sweeteners than actual pear juice.

So it was disgusting. I drank it, only because I needed a drink, but I shan't be trying it again.

Give me Bulmers (by H.P. Bulmer) please!

[Lady Moonbeam]

Vodka mixed with anything. Love it. That or some form of whisky or rum. Don't drink beers or cider or anything like that at all, don't like it. But love spirits, and wine. Would drink wine all night on a night out if it wasn't so expensive.

[Thirsk]

I'm one of them wine-guys. It's superior alchohol, as soon as you get the taste for it - you can either get a costy bottle and enjoy it while muffing about at home, or you can get a cheapsy one from a supermarkets if you ought to get drunk. I think wine is the only drink that can get me smashed for little, if anything, above five pounds. When talking wine, I'd prefer red any day, preferably not-too-dry if it's for drinking alone. Dry wine can be great with food though.

Other than that, I'm very fond of beer as well. I used to call Corona Extra my favorite, but ever since I saw their add saying "Ultimate Party Beer" I don't fancy them as much. Now I guess It'll be the italian Bierra Mortierre (propably spelt wrong) which is both cheaps and delicious.

I must add before the end, however, that I'm also in a state of near-worship towards Jack Daniels whiskey. I don't mix it with cola, though, only drink it pure, so I often have to be a little more than tipsy before I can drink it fast enough for me to get hammered.

Oh, fun times.

EDIT:
Would drink wine all night on a night out if it wasn't so expensive.

Where have you looked? I usually find the most discounty supermarket available and seek out the cheapest bottle in there. I don't know wine-pricing from around where you live, but I usually manage to find a bottle for around equalent to one and a half pound. And a few of those, and I'm downright messed.

[Marxist Pig]

Guinness all the way, nice pint of the Black Stuff, straight from the Irish Nipple that is the Guinness Brewery,

[Littleshore]

White russian and mojitos. And lager.

[ZekeyLizard]

So this weekend my friends treated me to a pub that carries a wide selection of international beer and lager
I tried stuff from Finland, Poland, the UK, and a few others

I think my favorite was a german beer called Hoffbrau