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Rye Manhattan up. Rye old fashioned if you want rocks and sweeter profile. But always rye.

A gin and tonic.

I also like ginger, so a ginger mule with gin is also a favorite

Absolute favorite is the Sazerac. Any recipe you find use less sugar.

If you’re ok with bitter flavors, I’m a big fan of the Negroni.

I prefer mine straight up so it doesn’t dilute too much.

The Dude was on to something, white russian all the way.

For a cocktail, I'll take a well executed Mojito 9/10 times. That other 1/10 is often a White Russian.

Else a gin & tonic as a long drink, as long as they got decent stuff.

These days I have maybe 2-3 drinks a year at most, so I'm not willing to settle for inferior ingredients.

Is the sun up? Bloody Mary

Is the sun down? Extra dirty gin martini. Preferably Hendricks or Botanist.

Rarely drink cocktails, but Long Island Ice Tea is probably my go-to.

I don't drink hard liquor any more, but even when I did, I didn't drink cocktails, but did get a tiny bit fancy on straight whiskey.

Rye, mid or top shelf. Chilled glass with a whiskey stone. Sometimes with a beer.

Penicillin. Honey, bourbon, scotch, ginger, and lemon, all in one.

Caipiroska, a Caipirinha variant with Vodka instead of cachaça

https://iba-world.com/caipirinha/

I have multiple - it depends on the occasion:

• illegal (I love mezcal)
• moscow mule
• bloody mary
• piña colada

The Last Word is my favorite, but I rarely have the ingredients on hand. The Bees Knees is a more common go-to.

Dark, unspiced rum and any of the fruit juice monsters mixed 1:1 in a big gulp.

Keeps my heart on it's toes.

I dunno about favorite, but my go-tos are an Old Fashioned in the fall and winter, and a Tom Collins in spring and summer.

Those become a Manhattan or an Aviation if I’m feeling fancy or just want to mix it up.

Replace the Grapefruit from your Paloma with some Japaleno brine and it's my current go to

I've invited one based on my taste for palomas and pisco sour. El Condor:

• 1oz of Tequila or Mezcal
• 1oz of Pisco (Peruvian)
• 0.5oz Syrup Agave (you can find it in the muesli section) or simple syrup
• 2oz Lime juice
• 2oz grapefruit juice
• 1 Eggwhite to shake if you like it more smooth
• chili salt rim or chilistring garnish

Probably the best cocktail I did so far.

Division Bell! It's punchy and tart with the citrus and slightly bitter aperol, and the mezcal gives a really welcome smoky flavor. I add just a quarter oz simple to the standard recipe, otherwise I find it a little dry.

-1 ounce mezcal -3/4 ounce Aperol -1/4 ounce Luxardo maraschino liqueur -3/4 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed -1/4 ounce simple syrup

-Add ingredients to a shaker with ice, shake well before straining into a coupe and garnishing with a grapefruit twist

Gin and Tonic is my go-to.

The one that catches people off guard, but people generally seem to enjoy once they try is dark rum and orange juice (but the OJ has to be good, the kind thats pulpy / thick).

If I have to pick one drink to take to a desert island, it's the classic Sazerac.

That is what I will want most of the time when I want a cocktail. However, I will allow a few others to enter rotation, depending on mood, time/temperature, and place:

1. Margarita.
2. Vesper.
3. Pastis.

And, finally, my embarrassing guilty pleasure (which I never order except when I am in company I know well or I am on a Caribbean island): piña colada.

Old Fashioned, when the bar is stocked enough and the barman knows, then Smoke & Cigars

I don't do cocktails much, mostly because I don't really have the ingredients around. One I like to do now and then is whisky (around half the drink, preferably spicy rye) and the rest about equal proportions of apple juice and ginger ale, poured over a chunk of ice.

An Ethicurean. I genuinely believe it's the perfect cocktail but I've only ever come across it in a single bar in all my life.

• Serves 1
• ice cubes
• lemon ¼
• thyme 2 sprigs plus 1 to serve
• honey 1 tsp
• vodka 25ml
• apple juice 100ml

Full recipe.

Gimlets with homemade lime cordial if I'm trying to get hammered. Alternatively: death in the afternoon to black out

Dark n stormy with lemon hart 151 and a couple dashes of ango if I'm feeling lazy

Old fashioneds with a nice barrel proof bourbon to unwind

Amaretto sour for something sweet

Vieux carre if I want vermouth

There's a whole wide world of fancy booze out there, I couldn't pick just one favorite lol

I normally like my liquor with just a splash of water, but I do make a mean mojito. The secret, which I discovered by accident, is adding a bit of catnip along with the mint. It has a smoother minty flavor which compliments the lime juice really well

Also, catnip tea is commonly used to help people sleep, so you get nice and relaxed without drinking too much.

Dark & Stormy is my favorite, from what I've tried

Scotch and soda.

I quit drinking a while ago, but before I did I was exploring quite a few different things. Kind of amazing how much different alcohol there is.

Some highlights:

1. Belgian beers. Trappist stand out in this field but it is very difficult to go wrong. This encompasses very high quality beers (best in the world, IMHO) of dizzying variety. Sour (NOT bitter like an IPA...SOUR), fruit beers (lambic), wheat, doubles, triples, reds, browns, and more. Here is a nice guide.

2. Rye whiskey. several varieties exist and most of them very unique tasting. Search enough and you'll find some very unusual ones.

3. Vodka martinis. The drunk's drink.

4. Sipping tequila. Costco had some sort of house brand that was amazing. I only recommend agave but there are less good varieties.

5. Bloody Marys. Some places make these with so much food in them they could be a meal. I like spicy.

6. Ouzo chased by Coke is an amazing taste. Try it sometime if you never have.

7. Pepper vodka. I had some I bought in Ukraine (years ago) that was amazing. Pepper meaning spicy pepper not black pepper. Do not buy the absolut version it is shit.

It always changes on the day but couple of my favourites are

-corpse reviver No. 2 -absinthe sour -pina colada -bloody mary( with gin instead of vodka and homemade chili sauce instead of tabasco)

Amoretto sour or gin gin

Well,

99,9% Ethanol, for cleaning and extracting shit.

I dont drink poison lol

i love fruity drinks, pina colada is my favorite but bartenders hate making it so i just go for whatever cocktail has coconut or pineapple flavor

The Drunk Uncle

• 1 oz blended scotch
• 1/2 oz islay scotch
• 3/4 oz cynar
• 3/4 oz dry vermouth