What's Your Favorite Drink/Spirit/Liquor/Beer/Wine?

[SamirD]

I actually don't drink, but when perusing the liquor section of a duty-free at some International airport outside the US (can't even remember where now), and seeing bottles in the hundreds of dollars and one over a thousand, it made me interested in the various quality of alcoholic spirits.  And noticing how the community here actually knows about the finer things in life (shaving utensils, watches, and of course keyboards), I thought I'd start a thread for those that know their spirits.

So what do you drink and why?  What would you like to try?  What's been your favorite?  What's your staple?

Can't wait to read the results. 

[azhdar]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartreuse_(liqueur)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9n%C3%A9pi

[SamirD]

Very cool!  The history behind Chartreuse is fascinating. 

[azhdar]

Indeed it is, I spend my whole high school in front of a Chartreuse museum/cella it was a blast

[SamirD]

Indeed it is, I spend my whole high school in front of a Chartreuse museum/cella it was a blast

Wow!  France has got so many cool historical things there.  My wife stuidied in Paris and when I went to first meet her there I fell in love with the history and architecture around every corner.  You don't see that very often here in the US.

[absyrd]

I'm a simple guy.

Just jack'n'coke me and I'm happy.

[1swt2gs]

Whatever does the job.

[UsualSuspectXXX]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Brewing_Co.

[appleonama]

I really like vodka I have a strange pallet. Most people can't even tolerate vodka but I like to drink it straight while swishing it.

woody creek is one of my faves goes great with ice

[fohat.digs]

Although I like the alcoholic kick I have never understood vodka. I drink liquor for the taste experience as well as the buzz.

For mixed drinks, I see little reason to go to high-priced premiums when you are disguising the taste anyway.
And the stronger the taste of the mixer, the greater the diminishing of the premium substrate.
Because of that, I recommend drinking any premium liquor straight up.

I have a brother-in-law-in-law who has $1K bottles of bourbon and, although they are very nice and extremely smooth, they are not really all that drastically nicer and smoother than a good "ordinary" bourbon (disclaimer: I come from a long line of Kentuckians), although there are similar esoteric snobberies for every varietal.

There is a surely a difference between a <$50 bottle and a >$50 bottle, but, unlike the difference between a <$50 keyboard and a >$50 keyboard, it is temporary and ephemeral.

[tronbeaver]

Dominican Republic Rum!

[shinigamiyuk]

Beer - Nitro Milk Stout or Dragon's Milk.

Wine - I don't really much like wine but my wife always wants me to drink some so I just choose the Red one.

Liquor - Old fashioned or Jameson straight up.

[raymogi]

I like ace of spades the most. Love Japanese beers as well. Oh I don't mind white wines too, the ones I like are mostly from Australia and USA.

[bocahgundul]

I like water. sorry I don't drink beers and other softdrink
WATER IS THA BEST

[shinigamiyuk]

I like water. sorry I don't drink beers and other softdrink
WATER IS THA BEST

No worries. My choices are as follows:

Coffee
Tea
Water
Beer

[Solo]

Water (Cold as ****)
Almond Milk
Regular Milk
Iced Coffee
Green Tea

I don't drink alcohol. ^_^

[Sifo]

anything + red bull

or straight rum (none of that spiced ****)

[fohat.digs]

I don't really much like wine but my wife always wants me to drink some so I just choose the Red one.

Red wine is far better tasting but it makes me sorry the next morning.
Drink water with dinner and choose port afterwards.

[whmeltonjr]

Bourbon, neat. Also like stouts as far as beer goes.

[shinigamiyuk]

Bourbon, neat. Also like stouts as far as beer goes.

Stout is the way to go. Bourbon neat is delish also.

[Melvang]

For me, after 5 years in the Navy and making a decent number of stops in the Bahamas, I developed a taste for good rum.  The nice part about aged rums over burbons, scotches and whiskeys is price.  My usual for on ice is Ron Zapaca.  It is a 23 year blended rum and goes for about $42ish for a 750ml bottle.  Other noteables are Barcadi 8 Anos, and a good number of others around the $40 mark.

[Reigning Hell]

Hennessy cognac. Got a limitied edition Futura bottle I'm poppin when I turn 21 

[Vittra]

Liquor - Bourbon - neat - favourites thus far are Four Roses Single Barrel, and Knob Creek Single Barrel. Tough to get a lot of the stuff from the US here in Canada (Ontario), so I take what I can get.

Beer - Not generally a fan of blondes, but overall anything goes. Dark beers are usually at the top of the list. Current favourites - Nicklebrook Bolshevik Bastard, Waterloo Smoked Roggenbier, Stonie Cali-Belgique IPA, Great Lakes Karma Citra, Erdinger's Dunkel and regular Weissbiers.

[Halverson]

Scotchy scotch scotch
Blue label is smooth but so overpriced.
I like that peaty single malts.
Or beers, ipa or stout or anything.
Or vodka with soda water, lemon bitters.
Gin and tonic when I used sugar.
Cabo wabo tequila shots, no other tequila, I dunno why.
Red wine, bold Shiraz, western Australian due to visiting lots of their wineries.
Sake, sake is chill.
I used to have a passion for spiced rum and orange soda, too sweet now.

[CommonCurt]

[jaffers]

Sail and Anchor Golden Ale is fantastic, its an Australian Brew so international people may not be able to get a hold of it but its definitely worth it if you are in Aus/visiting

[jaffers]

I'm a simple guy.

Just jack'n'coke me and I'm happy.

You're what we call a bogan in Australia

[slip84]

Rum or whiskey.

Stouts.

[trees]

http://beerstreetjournal.com/not-your-fathers-ginger-ale/


This stuff is the ****.

[fohat.digs]

Ginger seems much more appropriate for mead than beer.

note to self: I have not made any mead in years - too bad that the price of honey has gotten so high due to bees dying off

[SamirD]

I like water. sorry I don't drink beers and other softdrink
WATER IS THA BEST

I feel you.  I'm a water drinker myself--typically tap, neat, lol.

But there are artisian waters out there too.  I've tried a bottle of Voss and apparently Fiji water is one of the top sellers in the convenience store 'high-end' water segment.

Although I like the alcoholic kick I have never understood vodka. I drink liquor for the taste experience as well as the buzz.

For mixed drinks, I see little reason to go to high-priced premiums when you are disguising the taste anyway.
And the stronger the taste of the mixer, the greater the diminishing of the premium substrate.
Because of that, I recommend drinking any premium liquor straight up.

I have a brother-in-law-in-law who has $1K bottles of bourbon and, although they are very nice and extremely smooth, they are not really all that drastically nicer and smoother than a good "ordinary" bourbon (disclaimer: I come from a long line of Kentuckians), although there are similar esoteric snobberies for every varietal.

There is a surely a difference between a <$50 bottle and a >$50 bottle, but, unlike the difference between a <$50 keyboard and a >$50 keyboard, it is temporary and ephemeral.

Thank you for the great insight!  What are the names of some of those $1k bottles of bourbon?  And what have you had that's similar, ie more bag for the buck?

Bourbon, neat. Also like stouts as far as beer goes.

Stout is the way to go. Bourbon neat is delish also.

So probably stupid question, but how is a bourbon different than a whiskey?  Or are they the same?  I have a bottle of Jim Bean and it says 'Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey'.  Pretty confusing since apparently Scotch is actually a whiskey, but from Scotland?

[fohat.digs]

There are many different kinds of whiskey, ("whisky" to Scotsmen) all distilled end products of fermented grain mash, usually barley, corn, wheat, or rye. Techniques for brewing and distilling, local soils, and ancillary ingredients determine types.

"Malt" refers to barley, anything else is "grain" whisk(e)y. Scotch whiskies have a strong peat aroma due to the soil, and Irish whiskies are similar to Scotch but smother due to more distillation and less (or no) peat.

American whiskies usually contain corn, there are countless variations. "Tennessee whiskey" for example, is like bourbon but filtered through charcoal, and Canadian whiskies usually have more rye. In the US, if it is called by an ingredient (eg "rye" whiskey) then it must be over 50% that grain in the mash.

[slip84]

If you enjoy rum, you should try the above. Friend brought me back some from a trip down south of the border and I have been babying it.

[SamirD]

There are many different kinds of whiskey, ("whisky" to Scotsmen) all distilled end products of fermented grain mash, usually barley, corn, wheat, or rye. Techniques for brewing and distilling, local soils, and ancillary ingredients determine types.

"Malt" refers to barley, anything else is "grain" whisk(e)y. Scotch whiskies have a strong peat aroma due to the soil, and Irish whiskies are similar to Scotch but smother due to more distillation and less (or no) peat.

American whiskies usually contain corn, there are countless variations. "Tennessee whiskey" for example, is like bourbon but filtered through charcoal, and Canadian whiskies usually have more rye. In the US, if it is called by an ingredient (eg "rye" whiskey) then it must be over 50% that grain in the mash.

Thank you!  Sheds a lot of light on the subject. 

[Bromono]

IPAs and Porters.

Hands down.

[redbanshee]

I really like vodka I have a strange pallet. Most people can't even tolerate vodka but I like to drink it straight while swishing it.

woody creek is one of my faves goes great with ice

The woody creek distillery is like right next to my house, my GF is even the bar manager at their in-house bar. The head distiller hangs out at my place regularly

Good ****, one of the best potato vodkas for sure, they have a Rye and a Gin that are both really good too. Funny someone would mention Woody Creek on GH Hits pretty close to home

[SamirD]

Very cool!  Do they ever have any special batches that you've tried?

[KoalaKaiser]

Green Tea ever since I quit drinking.

[bocahgundul]

Damn that high-end mineral water is good tho some of them have a slight soda experience. Some of them have a unique aroma that I really like. And like all of them are naturally sweet not like sugary sweet. But the price bro  )

[Halverson]

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If you enjoy rum, you should try the above. Friend brought me back some from a trip down south of the border and I have been babying it.

Ima come over, yee

[Glenmael]

I really like Cider at the moment, specifically this one .

 

[noisyturtle]

Single malt Scotch and rum are pretty much the only hard liquors I enjoy.
White Russians and Margaritas are my favorite mixed drinks, but I hate the respective alcohols on their own.
Pinot noire is my go-to wine
I enjoy most non-light beers that aren't dark, have orange spice in them, or are so hoppy it actually hurts to drink.
Can't do shots, I puke it up every single time

[Cados]

I don't drink often but this is my poison.

Austin East Ciders Texas Honey




This is Gluten Free too! Crisp and light flavored. Best to drink cold during the summer time.

[darkclone24]

Favourite drink is definitely whisky (I.e. Scotch). Preferably something young and light, aged in ex-Bourbon casks and with plenty of peat flavours.

Current favourite is Port Charlotte from Bruichladdich.

Beer-wise I like my ales, but none of this "craft beer" crap that's being brought over from the states. I don't know if what we get is what you guys actually drink, but it just tastes like a decent lager rather than an actual ale.

[SamirD]

Favourite drink is definitely whisky (I.e. Scotch). Preferably something young and light, aged in ex-Bourbon casks and with plenty of peat flavours.

Current favourite is Port Charlotte from Bruichladdich.

Beer-wise I like my ales, but none of this "craft beer" crap that's being brought over from the states. I don't know if what we get is what you guys actually drink, but it just tastes like a decent lager rather than an actual ale.

A lot of the craft beers here in the US aren't like actual ales from what I can tell.  Here in MKE (the home of Miller and ex-home of Pabst and Schlitz, and home to many craft brewries like Lakefront), they're fairly light and seasonal.  What are some of the brands and brews you're seeing there?  I'm curious as to what may be coming right here from MKE.

[redbanshee]

Very cool!  Do they ever have any special batches that you've tried?

Tons. They infuse liquor at their bar, ive tried so may infusions including friend chicken with maple syrup vodka. It actually tasted like fried chicken and waffles!

[SamirD]

Very cool!  Do they ever have any special batches that you've tried?

Tons. They infuse liquor at their bar, ive tried so may infusions including friend chicken with maple syrup vodka. It actually tasted like fried chicken and waffles!

That's wild!  I've never really understood the whole chicken and waffles things though.  I guess I like my chicken or waffles straight up and neat, lol.

[noisyturtle]

Favourite drink is definitely whisky (I.e. Scotch). Preferably something young and light, aged in ex-Bourbon casks and with plenty of peat flavours.

Current favourite is Port Charlotte from Bruichladdich.

Beer-wise I like my ales, but none of this "craft beer" crap that's being brought over from the states. I don't know if what we get is what you guys actually drink, but it just tastes like a decent lager rather than an actual ale.

American craft beer is experimental a lot of the time and will run the gamete in flavors from a standard boring ale to some really weird and out there brews. Thing is most of these localized craft beers don't leave their reigions (PAC NW beer tends to stay in PAC NW - etc for Colorado and many Cali beers) so you are probably getting the most standard or boring varieties shipped over since exporters or brewers don't always want to spend the money to distribute worldwide.