My favorite drink back then
- Thread starter Zardoz56
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Aunt Bea
SF VIP
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- Near Mount Pilot
I went through phases.
I still enjoy a Manhattan every now and then.
I still enjoy a Manhattan every now and then.
WheatenLover
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- Location
- Georgia
My favorite drink is Irish Coffee made with Jameson.
Lara
Friend of the Arts
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- Mid-Atlantic Coast
A Brandy Alexander was a classic creamy cocktail that blended brandy (or cognac) with crème de cacao (a chocolate liqueur), cream, and a garnish of freshly grated nutmeg.
Makes me think I should have been drinking it with elbow-length gloves on and my hair up in a chignon. Who can resist any cocktail that has a lovely bit of cream in it? I can count on one hand how many I had "back then"...very rich. It made a lovely holiday drink.
Now I want one this Christmas 
It's been decades. Thank you Zardoz for the pleasant memory.
Makes me think I should have been drinking it with elbow-length gloves on and my hair up in a chignon. Who can resist any cocktail that has a lovely bit of cream in it? I can count on one hand how many I had "back then"...very rich. It made a lovely holiday drink.
Now I want one this Christmas It's been decades. Thank you Zardoz for the pleasant memory.
MaidMarian
Member
- Location
- Baltimore, Maryland USA
An Old Fashioned
Pappy
Living the Dream
Cool aid when I was a kid. Beer mostly as an adult.
I haven't drunk for years. I got burned out on it from my younger days. When I did drink, I liked mixed drinks such as Pina Coladas, Strawberry Dakari's, and Tom Collins. Since then when I've drank, I've ordered those in the virgin version. That always aggravated me, because they charge you the same price with or without alcohol.
hearlady
Homebody
- Location
- N Carolina
That was my favorite too!A Brandy Alexander was a classic creamy cocktail that blended brandy (or cognac) with crème de cacao (a chocolate liqueur), cream, and a garnish of freshly grated nutmeg.
Makes me think I should have been drinking it with elbow-length gloves on and my hair up in a chignon. Who can resist any cocktail that has a lovely bit of cream in it? I can count on one hand how many I had "back then"...very rich. It made a lovely holiday drink.
It's been decades. Thank you Zardoz for the pleasant memory.
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Ronni
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- Nashville TN
Back in Australia when I was a party girl my fave was a Dry and Dry. When I landed in America and tried to order one, no bartender knew what I was talking about! It’s ginger ale and dry vermouth. When I explained the ingredients to bartenders, occasionally they’d recognize it, one called it an Italiano.
The other drink of choice was a shandy..half beer half lemon lime soda like sprite or 7up, though in Oz those kinds of sodas were simply called lemonade, which created some confusion when I moved here!
And finally, I also loved a Pimms cocktail. The Brits on the forum surely know what that is!
The other drink of choice was a shandy..half beer half lemon lime soda like sprite or 7up, though in Oz those kinds of sodas were simply called lemonade, which created some confusion when I moved here!
And finally, I also loved a Pimms cocktail. The Brits on the forum surely know what that is!
Lewkat
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- Location
- New Jersey, USA
Martinis or Scotch on the rocks.
jujube
SF VIP
Oh, Lord have mercy on me for the things I used to drink.
Before I was "legal", the sophisticated ladies' drink was a Sloe Gin Fizz. Not only did it look AND taste like Vicks Formula 44 Cough Syrup, but when (and notice I said "when" and not "if"....it was a given) you yarked it up at 2 a.m., it was spectacular. Technicolor, even.
After that, it was whatever was cheapest, usually a Tequila Sunrise or a Pina Colada, both of which I cannot tolerate now because I've developed an intolerance for rum.
Nowadays, it's a top-shelf Margarita 2-3 times a year for a special occasion. For some reason, tequila agrees with me. Or a beer or hard cider on occasion.
Before I was "legal", the sophisticated ladies' drink was a Sloe Gin Fizz. Not only did it look AND taste like Vicks Formula 44 Cough Syrup, but when (and notice I said "when" and not "if"....it was a given) you yarked it up at 2 a.m., it was spectacular. Technicolor, even.
After that, it was whatever was cheapest, usually a Tequila Sunrise or a Pina Colada, both of which I cannot tolerate now because I've developed an intolerance for rum.
Nowadays, it's a top-shelf Margarita 2-3 times a year for a special occasion. For some reason, tequila agrees with me. Or a beer or hard cider on occasion.
Babs2u
Senior Member
My first 28 years were spent on Long Island but I never had Long Islang Iced Tea. I think it was concocted after I left. It sounds awful.
RadishRose
SF VIP
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- Connecticut, USA
At one time I liked these made with Southern Comfort
RadishRose
SF VIP
- Location
- Connecticut, USA
I went through a Scotch phase, too.
squatting dog
We don't have as far to go, as we've already been
- Location
- Arkansas, and also Florida
Southern comfort Manhattan was and still is my go to drink. 
2 oz Southern Comfort
1/2 oz sweet vermouth
3 dashes bitters
Pour the Southern Comfort, sweet vermouth and
bitters into a mixing glass half-filled with
ice cubes. Stir well, and strain into a cocktail
glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry, and serve.
As far as regretful drinks... MD 20-20 and Yago Sangria comes to mind. (Yago because it reminds me never to get a nun drunk again).
2 oz Southern Comfort
1/2 oz sweet vermouth
3 dashes bitters
Pour the Southern Comfort, sweet vermouth and
bitters into a mixing glass half-filled with
ice cubes. Stir well, and strain into a cocktail
glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry, and serve.
As far as regretful drinks... MD 20-20 and Yago Sangria comes to mind. (Yago because it reminds me never to get a nun drunk again).