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Old 12-29-2008, 10:09 PM   #1
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Favorite Adult-Type Beverage

In honor of the year's biggest party night, a question. If you drink alcohol, what is your favorite...
--usual old standby?
--special occasion treat?
--something new you've tried?
--beverage to share at a party?

I usually drink Bud Light. I know...boring.

Special occasions, like going to a party, I bring Mike's Hard Lemonade or Cranberry.

Something new I tried just tonight - it's SO good - apple cider and DeKyuper Buttershots. Yummy! Tastes just like a caramel apple. Hope I don't drink too much, while telling myself "just one more, it's only 30 proof."

Beverage to share? Probably a blender with Margarita mix. I love me some Margaritas. But when we go out on NYE I'll probably bring my new caramel-apple concoction with me.
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Old 12-29-2008, 10:23 PM   #2
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what is your favorite...


--usual old standby?...michelob ultra amber
--special occasion treat? spiced rum and diet coke
--something new you've tried? mojito
--beverage to share at a party? margueritas and banana daquiris


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Old 12-29-2008, 10:58 PM   #3
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--usual old standby? Whatever microbrew's in the fridge this week
--special occasion treat? A Martini (beefeater gin, 5:1, shaken, olive garnish)
--something new you've tried? Really like Sam's Winter & Brewer's Art Resurrection Ale
--beverage to share at a party? More beer?
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Old 12-30-2008, 01:35 AM   #4
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--usual old standby? Guinness, or some other beer you can't see through.
--special occasion treat? Mojito
--something new you've tried? Wild Turkey American Honey
--beverage to share at a party? Smoking Loon Merlot
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Old 12-30-2008, 07:27 AM   #5
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--usual old standby? Miller Lite (us Ohioans like us some Bud or Miller)
--special occasion treat? Cuervo Gold, no wheels, or rum and coke
--something new you've tried? 99 Bananas
--beverage to share at a party? all of the above, or a nice red like Pinot Noir.
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Old 12-31-2008, 03:15 PM   #6
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--usual old standby? Red wine
--special occasion treat? Gin and bitter lemon
--something new you've tried? Had me some martinis a while back, verrry ni-ice! (Bombay Sapphire gin 5:1, stirred, olive or lemon garnish)
--beverage to share at a party? I've got some Ukrainian horilka in the freezer which may be gone by morning!
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Old 01-01-2009, 12:45 AM   #7
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--usual old standby? - Sambuca
--special occasion treat? - Goldschläger
--something new you've tried? - Sobriety. Didn't care for it.
--beverage to share at a party? - Jim, Jack and Johnnie (The Three Wise Men)
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Old 01-01-2009, 11:56 AM   #8
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--usual old standby? Hard Cider... perhaps with some rasberry Labmic in it. ( int he winter Hard Core Crisp. In the summer I like a pear or granny smith)
--special occasion treat? "Lady Day"... Absolut and Bailey's on the rocks
--something new you've tried? - Flint's family recipe for Eggnog... which includes adding 7-up to lighten it up... a concept I use myself for other drink... just not generally creamy one... but ok..
--beverage to share at a party? - Caipirinha although I put a slightly different spin... I like to add some sprite or 7-up to lighten it up a bit... see website below for recipe
http://www.cookbrazil.com/caipirinha.htm
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Old 01-01-2009, 02:49 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by limey;517980....--beverage to share at a party?
I've got some Ukrainian horilka in the freezer which may be gone by morning!
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Old 01-01-2009, 03:17 PM   #10
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I tried something new when I was in Mexico earlier this week. It's called xtabentun.

From Wikipedia:
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Xtabentún is a liqueur made in Yucatán, from anise seed, and fermented honey produced by bees from the nectar of xtabentún flowers. To this anise and honey mixture, rum is added. Because of the rum content, the xtabentun liqueur is sometimes called a "distilled honey" beverage, which is misleading, because the honey alcohol is itself fermented, not distilled.
The word xtabentun means, “vines growing on stone” in the Mayan language.
It is usually served straight, cold, or with ice and honey. It can also be served with coffee, creating a drink called Mayan coffee, or with one shot of tequila and an equal part xtabentún, with half a lime, you get a Maya margarita.
I had a sore throat, so drank most of the bottle in two days. Between the anise (which gives it a licorice flavor), the honey and the rum, I'm almost completely cured.

I didn't try it any way but straight. The Maya margarita sounds tempting.
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Old 01-01-2009, 08:18 PM   #11
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--usual old standby? - Morgan and coke.
--special occasion treat? - Better rum and coke
--something new you've tried? - Wine in general, especially Muscat Canneli's (Lost Angel by EOS is excellent)
--beverage to share at a party? - 'Erotic Gnome.' Roughly 4 parts vodka, 1 part Apple Pucker, 1 part Buttershots, top with seltzer.
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Old 01-01-2009, 08:21 PM   #12
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--beverage to share at a party? - 'Erotic Gnome.' Roughly 4 parts vodka, 1 part Apple Pucker, 1 part Buttershots, top with seltzer.
What kind - Alka Seltzer?
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Old 01-02-2009, 10:49 AM   #13
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Seltzer water. Club Soda? Original recipe called for tonic water, but I really dislike quinine.
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Old 01-04-2009, 09:08 PM   #14
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All hail the Glen Livet!
All you need is a glass, some ice, and a mouth.
And of course a little class.
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Old 01-06-2009, 02:31 PM   #15
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All hail the Glen Livet!
All you need is a glass, some ice, and a mouth.
And of course a little class.
This one's pretty small, but I don't think you should be feedin' our children whiskey. Not even a smooth sippin' whiskey.
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