White Russian/Mixed Drinks

[oldoldman]

Just so we're all clear, The Caucasian is the cream of the mixed drink crop. Anyone who says otherwise is a communist. AND YES I'M AWARE OF THE FUCKING IRONY.

[Kerberoz]

Drinking any tequila that isn't 100% agave (Cuervo is bottom shelf at mid shelf price) is just asking to spend the next 24 hours puking.

[Pirian]

Drinking any tequila that isn't 100% agave (Cuervo is bottom shelf at mid shelf price) is just asking to spend the next 24 hours puking.

Patron.

[Maaglin]

Drinking any tequila that isn't 100% agave (Cuervo is bottom shelf at mid shelf price) is just asking to spend the next 24 hours puking.

if you're a pussy.

fucking tequila snobs.

[miokomioko]

I'm not even a tequila snob, I honestly don't know shit about it. What I do know is that I drank a lot of crappy tequila (read: cuervo) when I was younger and had gotten sick off of it repeatedly. The same does not apply to say, Cabo Wabo when I drink that. I just don't smell that same stomach-turning odor from the expensive stuff even though I can't justify the price of shit like Patron.

[Pirian]

I don't like being drunk enough to want to become it off drinking cheap shit. Top shelf all the way, baby

[Kerberoz]

fucking tequila snobs.

Preferring to avoid the absolute bottom tier makes you a snob? Hardly. There's plenty of good real mid-shelf tequila that won't make you hate life the next day.

[Xiona]

if you're a pussy.

fucking tequila snobs.

drinking tequilla that isnt 100% agave is a terrible idea unless youre mixing it. all cheap (low quality) tequillas substitute the agave with flavorings and only let them age up 2 months (usually 4 weeks) in steel drums. this makes it harsh to a point of being plain gross. the flavoring they add to the cheap tequilla doesnt age well where as the 100% the better quality types do. the longer it ages, the less of that shudder gross kick back you get and more of the wood it aged in comes through. extra añejo and some añejo's (aged at least a year in wooden casks - typically bourbon) dont even have any strong aftershock, its mostly front loaded and very smooth.

if its knowing about what you drink that makes you a snob then its not an insult. if its about paying a lot for something that makes you one then tequilla doesnt qualify as you can get really good tequilla for really cheap. unless all you do is shout "Patron!" and say pass to trying things like; El Jimador Repasado (100% agave), 30-30 Repasado and El Rey y Yo Repasado.

Granted these arent likely to be at a bar, but then again i dont drink tequilla at a bar unless im working. Then i usually drink sauza repasado when people 'buy me' shots.

As far as mixed drinks that arent a pain in the ass to make: (1pt) vodka + (4pt) cranberry / (1pt) malabu + (2pt) pineapple juice + (1pt) cranberry / (1pt) Gin + (3pt) Tonic + splash sweetened lime juice / (1 pt) vodka + (1/2 pt) coffee liquor / and many many more. slush drinks are a pain in the ass. Now if you pre-make a lot of margaritas and then pour it on the rocks it could be close: (1pt) Tequilla + (1pt) Sweet and Sour mix + (1pt) Triple sec. If all they have is Sour mix use Sweetened lime juice or a cold simple syrup (sugar dissolved into hot water until the sugar can no longer dissolve) to counter the sour. If youre hard up for Triple sec then go for OJ. If you have a blender youll have slushy.

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[Maaglin]

drinking tequilla that isnt 100% agave is a terrible idea unless youre mixing it. all cheap (low quality) tequillas substitute the agave with flavorings and only let them age up 2 months (usually 4 weeks) in steel drums. this makes it harsh to a point of being plain gross. the flavoring they add to the cheap tequilla doesnt age well where as the 100% the better quality types do. the longer it ages, the less of that shudder gross kick back you get and more of the wood it aged in comes through. extra añejo and some añejo's (aged at least a year in wooden casks - typically bourbon) dont even have any strong aftershock, its mostly front loaded and very smooth.

if its knowing about what you drink that makes you a snob then its not an insult. if its about paying a lot for something that makes you one then tequilla doesnt qualify as you can get really good tequilla for really cheap. unless all you do is shout "Patron!" and say pass to trying things like; El Jimador Repasado (100% agave), 30-30 Repasado and El Rey y Yo Repasado.

Granted these arent likely to be at a bar, but then again i dont drink tequilla at a bar unless im working. Then i usually drink sauza repasado when people 'buy me' shots.

As far as mixed drinks that arent a pain in the ass to make: (1pt) vodka + (4pt) cranberry / (1pt) malabu + (2pt) pineapple juice + (1pt) cranberry / (1pt) Gin + (3pt) Tonic + splash sweetened lime juice / (1 pt) vodka + (1/2 pt) coffee liquor / and many many more. slush drinks are a pain in the ass. Now if you pre-make a lot of margaritas and then pour it on the rocks it could be close: (1pt) Tequilla + (1pt) Sweet and Sour mix + (1pt) Triple sec. If all they have is Sour mix use Sweetened lime juice or a cold simple syrup (sugar dissolved into hot water until the sugar can no longer dissolve) to counter the sour. If youre hard up for Triple sec then go for OJ. If you have a blender youll have slushy.

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ill go with tl:dr, i got sick off cuervo once, so i'm on the bandwagon pussy bullshit

if you can't handle cuervo, drink something else. no one makes you do tequila shots, and odds are if you're in here talking about jose, you're a guy (with friends) that can't afford anything better.

to kerb, you can talk the talk all day long. cuervo ain't half as bad as you'd like to project it to be. of course there are better choices, but if you're going to act like those other choices won't affect you the next day, we'll, you're dreaming.

tequila is a liquor that you can either handle or you can't. trying to act like stepping up to something like trago/cabo is just that, an act.

[miokomioko]

Cuervo is shit, stating otherwise means you haven't tasted anything else.

Putting up with drinking liquid poop doesn't make everyone else a pussy.

[Maaglin]

lol

[Kerberoz]

You're right. Getting shitfaced off of overpriced fratboy swill is the epitome of manliness and drinking anything that tastes good makes you a pussy. K.

[Auspice]

I never should have clicked this thread, I'm not supposed to drink since I have an ulcer. Not that it's stopped me for the past twelve months but I've been hospitalized for it recently and my wife is really cracking down on me. lol

I still haven't had a chance to have any "real" tequila but I hear Tres Generaciones is a really good and reasonably priced 100% agave tequila. 2nd'd on avoiding the fuck out of Cuervo and any not 100% agave tequila, I've had waaaaay too many bad experiences with the shit and I was ignorant of why tequila always made me feel like ass the morning after.

Alton Brown actually had a really good episode about mixed drinks and explained a bunch about tequila and why the bottom shelf crap that is nearly half filler is really bad.

[FNH]

Tequla is usually my drink of choice but it takes like a liter to get me drunk so I tend to go with a cheaper brand(not montezuma) so I can get a good buzz without spending a ton of money. I usually play beer pong with tequila if I bring it to a party. Recently I've been using 195 everclear and mountain dew.

as for the OP: get a bottle of hpnotiq, bitches love it and it goes well with OJ and Pineapple juice(that actually the taste it already has though).

[Korietsu]

How's 1800 on the Tequila side of things?

[Churchill]

If you want the ultimate White Russian experience...

Use White Chocolate Liquor instead of milk.

[Devolver]

Milk mixed with any alcohol is so god damn disgusting imo. Actually had some Whiskey Sours last night for some casual drinking while gaming, and it did the trick.

[Pirian]

Noooooo! It goes: grind the mint with the sugar at the bottom of the glass with a pestle, then add the rum/lime and mix, then pour the sparkling water in and stir gently. A very good drink

Had a bottle of Captain Morgans Private Stock that has been laying unopened around from the holidays, so decided to make a couple of these. I was a little worried that it would be too dark of a rum to use for this but I have to say it worked out very very nicely. Damn this is a good drink, lol.

[Ace-o-fire]

drunken pirate (my personal drink i made when bartending)

1/2 onz stock rum or melon liquor
1/2 onz malabu coconut rum
1 onz whiskey

fill with pineapple juice and garnish with fruit of choice

Rose martini
1 3/4 raspberry liqueur (vodka)
1/2 sweet vermouth
dash of cranberry
Muddle up rose pellets and throw them in bottom of martini glass

Cowboy

1 1/2 jack
1/2 scotch
dash of Tabasco or meat flavoring of your choice

to be honest bitch drinks taste the best

if your a man and go to a bar and want a cosmo ask for it iced in a glass, most bartenders understand that)

my personal drink is
1 can of ginger-ale (Vernors if my preference) and 1 1/2 jack with 1/2 scotch