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Originally Posted by Fenntastic  Singapore Sling |
good shout, there's a lot of interesting variations on the classic Singapore Sling kicking about at the moment. A horribly under-rated drink
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Originally Posted by GoddamnElectric Pina Colada for me  |
you do realise there's like NO booze in that whatsoever, unless you get a bar who's nice and use koku kanu instead of bleedin malibu
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Originally Posted by Fallenblackrose Partial to a cosmo or 10  |
you should try it with rasperry vodka like stolichinaya or Skyy Berry instead of the citrus vodka. Gives it a nice wee twist
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Originally Posted by MarkMono Baileys is like a cancer that has gradually spread and infected every other cocktail on the planet thoughout my lifetime.
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I concur. I will actually fucking smack the next punter that argues with me that it's Baileys and Vodka in their White/Black Russians instead of Kahlua
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Originally Posted by Rowsbette I read in some magazine that a Long Island Iced Tea has 720 calories, surely that can't be right. 
Some of the cocktails we do in my work are yummy, but I'm not a massive fan of them in general. Mainly cos I'm such a cheapskate, seems a bit too indulgent paying £4-odd on a single drink. |
hm, not sure, i don't see it having THAT many calories though considering it's made up of all your speedrail white spirits.
Generally something along the lines of 1/2 shot Vodka, 1/2 shot tequila, 1/2 shot cointreau, 1/2 shot white rum, bit of lemon juice and like an inch of coke. Everywhere does a wee bit different though. it generally doesn't have gomme (ie sugar syrup) in it though, so that's quite scary if it does
Strawberry daquiri's must have bleeding THOUSANDS of calories in them then
generally I don't mind paying 4 quid odd for cocktails. Most bars you're getting at LEAST a double measure of full strength booze, of good quality, made WELL for your 4 or 5 quid. (well, if you go to a half decent cocktail bar anyway)
For cheapo cocktails, try Mosquito on a Monday or Tuesday. They do 3 quid cocktails with a double measure in them. it works out way cheaper than ordering say a havana especial and coke which will set you back over 3 quid on it's own. Order a mojito and you get a double measure of the same thing with better mixer cheaper.
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Originally Posted by PapaZeb
Undoubtedly the worst shot to do to a person is the cement mixer.
Fill a shot glass half full with lime juice. Layer over the back of a spoon a half-shot of Bailey's.
Instruct the person to shoot it and swirl their tongue around like a cement mixer, feeling the lime and Bailey's curdle into lumps on the back of the throat until done.
Cocktails-wise I was drinking strawberry margaritas last night followed by a Tequila Sunrise (Tequila, orange juice, peach schnapps, and a dash of grenadine for colour/sweetness)
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Not a big fan of tequila sunrises. Ethel my mate will prob stab me for saying that.
1 1/2 shots of a good tequila, 1 shot chambord, 1/2 shot to a shot of fresh lime juice topped up with ginger beer is a surprisingly nice way to drink it though. I generally can't stand tequila and even i can stomach that.
heh, I concur on the cement mixer front though. I once served someone a variant who thought she'd be a smart arse and challenge me to make a mint aero cocktail cos she didn't think i'd be able to make it bubbly. I got a shot of baileys and a shot of green peppermint bols and gave her a straw and told her to get ready to tank it. Skooshed in some coke, made her tank it and asked her if she could feel the bubbles melt. MWAHAHAHAHA
curdletastic.
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Originally Posted by MarkMono Irish cream liqueur is what cheap bars use in place of Kahlua.
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he lies not
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Originally Posted by Christie. Cheeky vimto's |
...aren't cocktails as they're only port and bloody blue WKD. Cocktails by definition need at least 3 ingredients. (sometimes water counts mind)
This does my tits in when folk come into the cocktail bar and ask for it.
Oh, and folk that ask for Cuba Libre's can go piss off too. It's basically a posh name for a Bacardi and coke with a skoosh of lime in it
They're a waste of money too. There's some LOVELY things you could get for the cost of a shot of port and a blue WKD
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Originally Posted by James Ooooo sex on the beach or a razzmapolitan! |
I fucking hate people that order sex in the beach in my work. I bet most of them don't even realise it's just some archers and orange juice layered with some vodka and cranberry. Most places charge you full cocktail price for it too and don't even make it with full measures but still charge you full whack as they're such a pain in the tits to make.
personally at the minute I'm all about my mojitos made with a nice premium golden rum like Appletons VX. nom nom nom
Zombies are rather awesome too. Light rum, gold rum, dark rum, cherry marnier, apricot brandy and overproof rum with orange juice, pineapple juice and oregat gomme and some lime. (pure raging Strata STOLE this drink off me and my mates for the new menu as they'd never heard of it till I directed them to the book on how to make them
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A nice wee perfect manhattan when made WELL is top notch too. emphasis on the made well though, and with a nice good quality bourbon or there's no point.
Had a bookers (63.3% ) manhattan once. Just don't in short
mai Tai's are classics, as are the good old tom collins made well with a twist like pink grapefruit or cucumber in it too, or even kiwi.
But yeah, can't go wrong with any of the classics that have been about since prohibition made well with a wee twist on which a good bartender will normally do for you
You might want to try asking your cocktail barman to make you something that's NOT on the menu once in a while or to invent you something. You generally find far better drinks this way and your bartender will seriously thank you for saving him from serving the 100th 18 year old girlthat night thats asking for a french martini
