Favorite Drink?/Drink Talk Thread

mrmacca wrote:

You are along the right lines! Although for the few years I have been drinking them, a turbo shandy has simply involved buying a pint, drinking half, then filling it up with a smirnoff ice (red, not the black, that makes it awful). It is actually a really tasty drink! You do get rather merry after quite a few.
The one you quoted sounds more like the 'Super mega turbo death shandy' we made for a friend of mine last year. It involved everything you said, plus some odd norwegian wine that was about 30% and some other bits and bobs. After downing it he passed out and didn't get up for about 2 hours...

The cheeky/dirty vimto is the same thing, although when we do it, it is usually more than a single shot of port. Im not sure if vimto is sold all over the world, or just here in blighty, but is quite a nice soft drink :)

Im currently partaking in my 'freshers week' at uni, which involves drinking yourself stupid most days, so i shall report back any other marvelous mixtures I encounter!

Hey mrmacca

Nice to hear from you. Don't forget to line your stomach with greasy food before you drink yourself stupid. At least thats what we used to do in my uni days before we went out drinking. Either that or drink milk. :hehe:

Your turbo shandy sounds much better than the one I looked up. I can't remember tasting vimto the year I lived in London. But then again I don't remember too much from my London days..it was a long time ago. :sweat:

Hmm I might have to come to New York, and Enna can show me how to make these drinks :D

lol, I might be coming finally in Oct. not sure which part of the month.

SubaruWRX wrote:Hmm I might have to come to New York, and Enna can show me how to make these drinks :D

lol, I might be coming finally in Oct. not sure which part of the month.

Subaru dahling you are a born charmer! ;) I don't know how to make those drinks, I just know how to look them up on a computer. LOL! Besides you won't be 21 until Nov 27th so no drinks for you until your big day m'dear! :bonk: :D

SubaruWRX wrote:Hmm I might have to come to New York, and Enna can show me how to make these drinks :D

lol, I might be coming finally in Oct. not sure which part of the month.

Subaru dahling you are a born charmer! ;) I don't know how to make those drinks, I just know how to look them up on a computer. LOL! Besides you won't be 21 until Nov 27th so no drinks for you until your big day m'dear! :bonk: :D

Enna wrote:

Subaru dahling you are a born charmer! ;) I don't know how to make those drinks, I just know how to look them up on a computer. LOL! Besides you won't be 21 until Nov 27th so no drinks for you until your big day m'dear! :bonk: :D

But I wont be around on the 27th :(

But in hopes i'm going to have some fun.


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krim wrote:ooOo.. i've had sambucca layered with Kahlua and bailey cream... was pretty good from what little i can remember.

I almost missed this one krim. Lets see now... sambucca (licorice taste) layered with Kahlua (coffee taste) and Bailey cream (chocolate cream taste). Smooth and lethal at the same time. :hehe:

im glad the kahlua was there, i dont particularly lke the taste of licorice

krim wrote:im glad the kahlua was there, i dont particularly lke the taste of licorice

Yeah I guess the taste of anise or licorice liqueur is an acquired taste. I grew up eating licorice candy so that taste doesn't bother me too much.

Enna wrote:

Subaru dahling you are a born charmer! ;) I don't know how to make those drinks, I just know how to look them up on a computer. LOL! Besides you won't be 21 until Nov 27th so no drinks for you until your big day m'dear! :bonk: :D

:rofl:

I've been drinking Shin-cha (by Ito-en) lately.
Great stuff. Nice and smooth, top crop actually. Limited time. Daiei had them for $.99/bottle so I bought a crapload last week. Too bad the sale is over. They're almost gone.

Hmm my cousin left this in the kitchen.

I never heard of it.. it's from Chile is it cheap stuff?

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SubaruWRX wrote:Hmm my cousin left this in the kitchen.

I never heard of it.. it's from Chile is it cheap stuff?

Can't read the label Subaru. It looks like a red wine. What type is it? Merlot? Cabernet Sauvignon? Pinot Noir? Chile makes some decent red wines in the $9.00 to $20.00 per bottle price range. Some of them are not bad. Since they have corks in them the bottles should be laying down flat. Do you have a wine rack you can store them in?

Enna wrote:Now if you think those drinks would put you down and grow some hair on your chest look at this cocktail recipe I came across while looking up the other recipes.

Flatliner:

1 oz. Tequila
1 oz. Sambucca*
top Tabasco pepper sauce

One shot of tequila layered onto one shot of sambucca. Add a layer of tabasco sauce.

* Sambuca (also spelt Sambucca) is an anise-flavored liqueur. It is usually a clear liquid. This is often referred to as white sambuca in order to differentiate it from derivative spirits that are deep blue in colour (known as black sambuca) or bright red (red sambuca).

Traditionally drunk with a coffee bean or two dropped in the drink.
(thanks Wikipedia)

Gee, Enna-chan you must've been a bartender at some point, ne?

Or one helluva host at house parties. :D :thumbsup:

Enna wrote:
Now if you think those drinks would put you down and grow some hair on your chest look at this cocktail recipe I came across while looking up the other recipes.

Flatliner:

1 oz. Tequila
1 oz. Sambucca*
top Tabasco pepper sauce

One shot of tequila layered onto one shot of sambucca. Add a layer of tabasco sauce.

* Sambuca (also spelt Sambucca) is an anise-flavored liqueur. It is usually a clear liquid. This is often referred to as white sambuca in order to differentiate it from derivative spirits that are deep blue in colour (known as black sambuca) or bright red (red sambuca).

Traditionally drunk with a coffee bean or two dropped in the drink.
(thanks Wikipedia)

bmwracer wrote:Gee, Enna-chan you must've been a bartender at some point, ne?

Or one helluva host at house parties.

Ooooh Noooo bmw-kun. :hehe: I was trying to find out what a few drinks were that mrmacca mentioned and in doing that research I came across the Flatliner recipe. I learned my lesson a long time ago not to mess too much with mixed drinks. esp. sweet mixed drinks. My freshmen year I got beyond messed up by chug-a-lugging rum & cokes. :drink: :drink: :drink: One of my best friends still teases me about that evening to this day. She had to tell me the next day what I did and said. :sweat: :hehe:

Enna wrote:

Can't read the label Subaru. It looks like a red wine. What type is it? Merlot? Cabernet Sauvignon? Pinot Noir? Chile makes some decent red wines in the $9.00 to $20.00 per bottle price range. Some of them are not bad. Since they have corks in them the bottles should be laying down flat. Do you have a wine rack you can store them in?

It's Cabernet Sauvignon

And why do they need to lay down?

SubaruWRX wrote:

It's Cabernet Sauvignon

And why do they need to lay down?

Cabs are nice! So the corks won't dry out. Although some of these wines now have plastic corks. Also try to store in a cool dry spot.

Enna wrote:
So the corks won't dry out.

Bingo. Otherwise you may end up with bits of cork in the wine. I guess living near the Napa wine country has its advantages....that is, if I drank wine.

SubaruWRX wrote:

It's Cabernet Sauvignon

And why do they need to lay down?

layed down at an angle, where the cork is always moistened with the wine, think it may have to do with cork and not having it dry out, but that is my guess.

Enna wrote:

So the corks won't dry out.

dochira wrote:Bingo. Otherwise you may end up with bits of cork in the wine. I guess living near the Napa wine country has its advantages....that is, if I drank wine.

So no wine for you at all dochira? I am still trying to drive out East and visit some Long Island vineyards this Fall. All the years I have lived here and I've never taken a wine tasting tour yet. :shamefulcry:

there aren't many Cabs i'll drink... im more of a Shiraz, Gertz, Port kinda guy.