Kirkland brand tequila, agave syrup, cranberry juice. Shaken and poured over a single ice cube.

Don't drink brown tequila- ever.

Any beer works for me in a Michelada.

I have enjoyed Voodoo Ranger IPA in the past. My recent BOGO score was for Voodoo Ranger Juicy Haze IPA. It has a little higher alcohol content and is a little less bitter. I enjoyed it also. My favorite brew is probably Duvel, but don't look to me for beer advice. I am more of a cocktail person.

Anyone hear of the Midwest cocktail: A Old Fashion or a Gimlet??

Bourbon - of course - with a Rolling Rock Chaser
 

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Fresca, that's so 1970's !!! I have some circa 1985 "New Coke"(a-Cola) I keep in my soda cellar. I mean refrigerator for special celebrations. Opened one for our 50th Anniversary using a special needle to keep the fizz fizzing for weeks after opening.

Yes, once upon a time I not only made them during my bartender days and I also drank my share of them in my mis-spent youth.

The squares serve Old Fashions. A bit pricey but worth it. :)

Buy a pump. It removes the oxygen out of your bottle and seals. Your wine will be even better. I am a future villager here who owns a winery. We use pumps on all our wines.

Bacardi and Diet Coke or Bud Light Beer for me. The lady enjoys Baileys.

What was the question?

A classic!

Water. It is much healthier.

In many blinded taste tests I've come to the conclusion I don't have a very sophisticated palate so it's Hamm's for beer, Owl Merlot for wine (from Aldi), and LTD for whiskey. Our alcohol expenditures are ridiculously low.

Joe

My recent trend is lemon water all day and a couple small glasses of red wine in the afternoon. But I have enjoyed many a beer in the past.

Water or tea during the day, then once it's 4pm-ish, we'll typically drink rum & diet (for me) or bourbon & diet (for hubby) for a Happy Hour drink. Sometimes a different mixed drink as the mood strikes.

We also typically split a bottle of wine with dinner - anything from a $3 buck chuck or box wine through a $300+ bottle, depending on occasion, where we are, what we're in the mood for, or what we have on hand. I rate wines as a hobby on the Vivino app, so I tend to drink a lot of different ones, but I typically prefer Napa Valley Cabernets - like manaboutown, one of my favorites is Stag's Leap. We also buy cases of wines from NakedWines.com and I've found a couple extremely reasonably priced gems from there.

Occasionally we'll also have a small glass of sherry or port before bed.

Yeah, we drink too much. :wine: :loco:

Most often, San Pellegrino Popelmo [grapefruit] soda and vodka. It’s the only flavor of San Pellegrino that isn’t terrible, but it is an excellent mixer, though hard to find. Last night, Amaro di Toscana [a bitter herbal aperitif made in Tuscany] and Fever Tree Aromatic Tonic Water. (I love the bitter liquors like Campari and Aperol, Green Chartreuse and Benedictine.) If it’s a whiskey night, I prefer Evan Williams to more expensive brands because it is very sour, which I like mixed with Gosling’s Diet Ginger Beer. For sipping, try Ensign Red Mango flavored Canadian whiskey over crushed ice. It’s like drinking a perfectly ripe mango. Often I drink Not Your Father’s Root Beer, which tastes exactly like a very good root beer but has more alcohol than many beers.

That’s a good one!!
 

Thanks for sharing that one!

Water, red wine, Mexican beer or vodka neat. Water because I never drink soda (Coke, Pepsi etc). Red wine because I like Merlot or Cab. Mexican beer because I only drink beer out of bottles, never cans, and I like that Mexican beers don't have screw caps...and I like Mexican beer. Vodka neat, with 3 olives, preferably Titos. I can't see diluting vodka with ice cubes and I've never liked mixed drinks.

Blanton's bourbon and Chivas Regal scotch (neat).

what I'm drinking
 

I'm from Texas, Jose Quervo Gold, I mix it with 7 up, and Smirnoff vodka mixed with Spicy hot V 8, makes a pretty good Bolldy Mary.

How many have tried a mat shot? Don't know what that is? Ask a bartender, lol.

Ya know the little mats on the bar that the bar keep pours all the drinks on all night long? At the end of the night you take all the spills and pour the contents of the rubber mat into a shot glass.

Dare ya!

Mmm... Blanton's...

Amari are favorites of mine too. A Negroni might be my favorite cocktail. For refreshing drinks, I like a Campari & club soda or an Aperol spritz. After dinner, some Benedictine & brandy hits the spot.

Thanks for the tip on Not Your Father’s Root Beer. I see that Total Wine carries it and I'll get some.

You are too funny
 

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Corona light, or Ultra beer, Usually a couple bottles of Scotch, single malt and blended.
Wine, buy the kit and make at a friends who has the equipment, Have around 25-40 bottles aging at all times, usually an Italian Red. Maybe some Bailey's for ice cream topping occasionally.

I used to hate Scotch,.. I mean, really hate Scotch.

Later, I went on a graduate school trip to Scotland and was lucky enough to room with the grandson of a major jewelry chain. He like to drink, and he liked to show off, so he bought flights of scotch every night and seldom paid attention to who actually drank them.

We went to a pub named the Copper Pot in Glasgow. The bartender asked what I wanted and I shared that I didn't like Scotch (the only thing they served). The bartender took a little offense and accepted the challenge to change my mind.

They had shots (Drams as they call them) from $5 to $2000. The $2000 stuff was locked behind plexiglass on the top shelf.

Once I realized that Scotch was a slow sipping drink rather than a head-tilting fast swallow, I began to appreciate the smokey brew. The bartender pointed out the caramel notes, the fruit, and the grasses.

Somehow, I staggered away with an appreciation for Scotch. My rich show-off room-mate made sure my dram was never empty that trip and I still drink Scotch from time to time.

I generally drink Johnny Walker Black as it is a good mid-point between the top and bottom shelf.

Ginger beer
 

Have you tried Fever Tree ginger beer?

Drinks
 

Can we be friends? LOL

It’s amazing how a little liquor improves the flavor of water, and you still get all the water‘a health benefits!

Love the Vivino app. Just take a picture of the bottle and it tells you the rating. Plus it is a great place to buy wines.

My scotch is Lagavulin. I love the peat!

How about a Prairie Fire? Tequila and Tabasco sauce. Dare ya ������

You would love a Vieux Carré!
BTW, are there any Cocktail Clubs at TV where folks can share drink recipes, and perhaps sample the “drink of the week”?

Glad to meet someone else that uses the Vivino app. I got hooked on using it several years ago when touring wineries in the Finger Lakes and have used it ever since. Look me up on there sometime (same screen name as here on ToTV) - I can always use another follower or someone else to follow! :)

No will have to try the Fever Tree ginger beer.

I forgot to note that my brother when he was in high school would buy jugs of Welch's grape juice, add yeast and capped with a balloon. He kept it in a a small hideaway and, after the balloon shrunk, he would rebottle in smaller bottles to sell at school. One day he came home from school to find our mom pouring his brew down the sink. Me - I would have begged for forgiveness. My brother - he cried out "Mom, that is good money you are pouring down the sink!"

Sounds like that song, “tequila makes her clothes fall off””🤪😂

An old favorite tune of mine

SHELLY WEST JOSE CUERVO 1983 YouTube - YouTube

Prima
 

The Smoked Old Fashioned @ Prima is amazing!

Mostly Arnold Palmers.