Any regular posters here of drinking age? What's your drink?

Brossy · 08-19-2021, 03:46 PM

I've pretty much stopped experimenting these days.

My last experiment was Mead, and it was delicious.

So these days, it's Banrock Station Crimson Merkit wine, Mercury apple or raspberry ciders and rum. Preferably Bundaberg Red.

Google the mentioned products o guess, they should give pretty apt descriptions.

PaytonJerryM · 08-19-2021, 03:59 PM

Why is America pick 21 as a drinking age instead of 20 or 18? In Germany, people my age can drink so I want to move to Germany.

Kane · 08-19-2021, 05:02 PM

Oakheart Spiced Rum with Coke is easily a favourite of mine. I only drink at social events now though - weddings, birthdays etc.

Before that, it was the typical Vodka w/ Energy drink - the thought of which now makes me feel sick.

French Fry · 08-19-2021, 05:05 PM

Mix anything remotely light and sweet with vodka. I'm a very poor minded man.

Old Rivers · 08-19-2021, 05:22 PM

Jameson is my go-to drink at bars.

Dungeon Snake · 08-20-2021, 01:15 PM

I mostly drink beer, mostly I just drink cheap shit but when im feeling fancy I prefer czech beers, or brown ales, nut ales, etc.

I got into bourbon for a couple years after I went on a distillery tour through kentucky but then I went to scotland and I got into scotch instead. So now I prefer scotch. I don't really go for the peaty stuff, I prefer a smooth clean taste.

Ben Rice · 08-21-2021, 12:51 PM

mostly ale and the occasional double honey jack daniels on the rocks

Wookieman · 08-30-2021, 11:26 PM

whiskey or bourbon old fashioned, splash of sour, with a muddled cherry.

Mr Mong · 08-30-2021, 11:30 PM

I buy a couple bottles of good single malt every weekend also red and white wine also beer and gin too of its nice outside.
If i happen to stumble into a place that looks like it makes decent cocktails I'll order a negroni or a new york sour or a long island ice tea.. actually this is pointless ill drink nearly anything.

I don't like bourbon and im not a big fan of cognac really.

Dungeon snake reccomended rye whiskey one time and the one i tried (rhittenhouse 10) was pretty good but they just don't sell it in england if one of those advertisement spiders that crawl the web end up here then a market has just opened up being me and my iron liver.

Jokyfoot · 08-31-2021, 08:08 AM

hard kombucha

Justin Wawrzonek · 09-07-2021, 04:26 PM

Big fan of a Negroni or a Gin and Tonic. Also can't go wrong with Mead.

I Am Your God · 02:56 AM

(posted while intoxicated)

Dungeon Snake · 09-08-2021, 03:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Mong

Dungeon snake reccomended rye whiskey one time and the one i tried (rhittenhouse 10) was pretty good but they just don't sell it in england if one of those advertisement spiders that crawl the web end up here then a market has just opened up being me and my iron liver.

rittenhouse is pretty good and then I also like Bulleit Rye. There's also this one they make around here called Old Grandad which is pretty cheap & good, very spicy.

I got myself a bottle of Oban for my birthday which was pretty good. I may get Dalwhinnie next on Mong's recommendation

Anthropophagus · 11-24-2021, 03:13 AM

I mostly drink bourbon (Evan Williams because it's cheap, but Elijah Craig is also very good for the price) or sometimes beer (either Bud Light Platinum because it's 6% and low in carbs, or the 9.5% "Monkey" beers from Victory). I drink to get drunk, with priority on avoiding carbs to stop from getting fat now that I'm older and less resistant to alcohol induced weight gain. I only drink 1-2 nights a week, on the weekend. A big part of my social life is bonfires or sitting by a stove fire in colder months. Sitting around drinking, smoking, bullshitting, listening to music. I'm content to do this for the rest of my life.

I'll try virtually any alcohol or mixed drink though. I like Moscow Mules as a treat in the summer. Or a gin and tonic. I even drank a fifth of PA Dutch eggnog in one sitting a few winters ago, which was disgusting, in retrospect. Again, for extended sessions, my focus is cheap, effective, and low in carbs, so generally inexpensive bourbon.

Anthropophagus · 11-24-2021, 03:21 AM

I've not found a scotch I like yet, but then I've also not tried many. I've had the common ones - Johnny Walker and Dewars - neither of which I enjoy too much. I also tried Glenlivet and Glenfiddich a while ago but can't remember what I thought of them. I'm not sure if it's peat, but I absolutely loathe the pencil shavings taste present in Johnny Walker and Dewars. I never gag or vomit from alcohol and I've drank those scotches numerous times, but something about the taste got to me a few months ago, and I felt my mouth watering uncontrollably like I was about to throw up. I wouldn't mind trying a scotch that doesn't taste anything like the ones I mentioned and also isn't terribly expensive (less than $50 a bottle, ideally around $30 is my price point to try something new I may not like).

Evil Ash · 11-24-2021, 03:45 AM

I think Bowmore 12 Years Old Islay Single Malt is $50 or under in USA. Its like $63 here.

One of my favourites.

It's Islay, so it is peaty.

Peat is a moss, so its flavour is more of wet earth and smoke. The pencil shaving flavour is probably from the casks, so you taste all that WOOD.

Anthropophagus · 11-24-2021, 03:54 AM

It's honestly probably peat and I'm not describing it properly, as the review I read for Dewars mentions the peat flavor being overwhelming, which is the predominate thing I taste. Isn't most whisky aged in wood barrels? I've consumed virtually every type - bourbon, rye, blended shit - and only notice this gross flavor in scotch.

Evil Ash · 11-24-2021, 05:00 AM

I didn't think Dewars was peated. Huh.

And yeah all whiskey is barrel aged. Scotch is typically aged in used bourbon barrels, or sherry and stuff.

Some scotch is aged in new or young/cheap/barely used oak barrels and you just get a lot of WOOD in it and I don't like that flavour.

Mr Mong · 11-24-2021, 05:11 AM

Try Penderyn glenlivet again tamlavulin or balblair they are more suited to american tastes imo

Anthropophagus · 11-24-2021, 05:13 AM

It is, apparently. While I can't be sure that's the flavor I dislike, it does seem to be the main ingredient difference between scotch and all other whiskys I've ever had.

I'll buy a non peated scotch and report back. If I still think scotch tastes like shit, then it's something else, and I just don't like scotch. Which is fine because I've been slamming bourbon for years and it's never done me wrong, and it's way cheaper.

Anthropophagus · 11-24-2021, 05:17 AM

I'm not sure who has access to Victory beer as it's local to me but does sell nationwide in the United States, from what I understand. If you can find it, this is widely available right now and it's tasty, not to mention high in alcohol content:

https://victorybeer.com/beers/merry-monkey/

Mr Mong · 11-24-2021, 05:23 AM

I'm kinda the opposite i can't stomach bourbon because it's too sweet for me and tends to repeat on me all night, in not sure what this taste you experience is but peaty scotch is unmistakably smokey like literally smells like a bonfire the most common peaty one is Laphroaig.
I've tasted a couple very old and expensive ones before that were like rusty nail flavour tbh

Anthropophagus · 11-24-2021, 05:43 AM

I mean, don't trust my palate. I mix bourbon and water, mainly. I am notoriously inept at tasting flavors in stuff like alcohol or coffee, and think some of the overly complex descriptions of those things are bullshit. I tried some locally sourced expensive coffee today and it basically tasted like what I buy at Wawa. A very expensive bottle of liquor would be utterly wasted on me.

Lord Blazer · 11-24-2021, 02:35 PM

I did not enjoy scotch until I had Laphroaig at a bar once. From that night there was just like a switch flipped in my head and "oh fuck I get it now" and now I love a lot of scotches, even the bottom shelf shite ones.

A mixed drink I've become quite fond of, the name I do not remember, is scotch, a bit of St Germaine, bitters of your choice, and a bit of syrup, served in a rocks glass with the biggest ice cube you got. Wonderful crisp refreshing summer drink.

Gorosaurus · 11-30-2021, 07:34 PM

I bought a Johnny Walker Black Label a few years back to try and appreciate expensive stuff (that was a big expense back then), but it was pretty gross. I still don't "get" them.

I'm going to lean into beer 9 times out of 10. It's easier on the palate, I can appreciate the nuances, and there's more variety.

That said, I've developed a taste for mezcal (tequila still tastes gross to me, though). It's got a wonderfully smoky flavor, and I like it on the rocks or with Coke. It's also nice that you definitely get what you pay for with that-- never go with the $20 bottle. The worm is also tacky (and added in later for silly tourists), so go with a nice $40 bottle and you're set.

08-19-2021, 03:46 PM	#1
Brossy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,376	Any regular posters here of drinking age? What's your drink? I've pretty much stopped experimenting these days. My last experiment was Mead, and it was delicious. So these days, it's Banrock Station Crimson Merkit wine, Mercury apple or raspberry ciders and rum. Preferably Bundaberg Red. Google the mentioned products o guess, they should give pretty apt descriptions.
Brossy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,376

08-19-2021, 05:02 PM	#3
Kane Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Posts: 1,096	Oakheart Spiced Rum with Coke is easily a favourite of mine. I only drink at social events now though - weddings, birthdays etc. Before that, it was the typical Vodka w/ Energy drink - the thought of which now makes me feel sick.
Kane Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Posts: 1,096

08-21-2021, 12:51 PM	#7
Ben Rice Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,220	mostly ale and the occasional double honey jack daniels on the rocks
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08-30-2021, 11:26 PM	#8
Wookieman Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,494	whiskey or bourbon old fashioned, splash of sour, with a muddled cherry.
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08-30-2021, 11:30 PM	#9
Mr Mong Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,293	I buy a couple bottles of good single malt every weekend also red and white wine also beer and gin too of its nice outside. If i happen to stumble into a place that looks like it makes decent cocktails I'll order a negroni or a new york sour or a long island ice tea.. actually this is pointless ill drink nearly anything. I don't like bourbon and im not a big fan of cognac really. Dungeon snake reccomended rye whiskey one time and the one i tried (rhittenhouse 10) was pretty good but they just don't sell it in england if one of those advertisement spiders that crawl the web end up here then a market has just opened up being me and my iron liver.
Mr Mong Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,293

08-19-2021, 03:59 PM	#2
PaytonJerryM Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 311	Why is America pick 21 as a drinking age instead of 20 or 18? In Germany, people my age can drink so I want to move to Germany.

08-19-2021, 05:05 PM	#4
French Fry Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 1,962	Mix anything remotely light and sweet with vodka. I'm a very poor minded man.

08-19-2021, 05:22 PM	#5
Old Rivers Super Moderator Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 6,985	Jameson is my go-to drink at bars.

08-20-2021, 01:15 PM	#6
Dungeon Snake Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,519	I mostly drink beer, mostly I just drink cheap shit but when im feeling fancy I prefer czech beers, or brown ales, nut ales, etc. I got into bourbon for a couple years after I went on a distillery tour through kentucky but then I went to scotland and I got into scotch instead. So now I prefer scotch. I don't really go for the peaty stuff, I prefer a smooth clean taste.

08-31-2021, 08:08 AM	#10
Jokyfoot Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 87	hard kombucha
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09-07-2021, 04:26 PM	#11
Justin Wawrzonek Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 2,373	Big fan of a Negroni or a Gin and Tonic. Also can't go wrong with Mead.

09-07-2021, 08:46 PM	#12
I Am Your God Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 374	(posted while intoxicated)
	Last edited by I Am Your God : 11-25-2021 at 02:56 AM. Reason: Fuck you, I was fully trashed

11-24-2021, 03:13 AM	#14
Anthropophagus Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,997	I mostly drink bourbon (Evan Williams because it's cheap, but Elijah Craig is also very good for the price) or sometimes beer (either Bud Light Platinum because it's 6% and low in carbs, or the 9.5% "Monkey" beers from Victory). I drink to get drunk, with priority on avoiding carbs to stop from getting fat now that I'm older and less resistant to alcohol induced weight gain. I only drink 1-2 nights a week, on the weekend. A big part of my social life is bonfires or sitting by a stove fire in colder months. Sitting around drinking, smoking, bullshitting, listening to music. I'm content to do this for the rest of my life. I'll try virtually any alcohol or mixed drink though. I like Moscow Mules as a treat in the summer. Or a gin and tonic. I even drank a fifth of PA Dutch eggnog in one sitting a few winters ago, which was disgusting, in retrospect. Again, for extended sessions, my focus is cheap, effective, and low in carbs, so generally inexpensive bourbon.

11-24-2021, 03:21 AM	#15
Anthropophagus Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,997	I've not found a scotch I like yet, but then I've also not tried many. I've had the common ones - Johnny Walker and Dewars - neither of which I enjoy too much. I also tried Glenlivet and Glenfiddich a while ago but can't remember what I thought of them. I'm not sure if it's peat, but I absolutely loathe the pencil shavings taste present in Johnny Walker and Dewars. I never gag or vomit from alcohol and I've drank those scotches numerous times, but something about the taste got to me a few months ago, and I felt my mouth watering uncontrollably like I was about to throw up. I wouldn't mind trying a scotch that doesn't taste anything like the ones I mentioned and also isn't terribly expensive (less than $50 a bottle, ideally around $30 is my price point to try something new I may not like).

11-24-2021, 03:45 AM	#16
Evil Ash Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 15,534	I think Bowmore 12 Years Old Islay Single Malt is $50 or under in USA. Its like $63 here. One of my favourites. It's Islay, so it is peaty. Peat is a moss, so its flavour is more of wet earth and smoke. The pencil shaving flavour is probably from the casks, so you taste all that WOOD.
Evil Ash Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 15,534

11-24-2021, 03:54 AM	#17
Anthropophagus Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,997	It's honestly probably peat and I'm not describing it properly, as the review I read for Dewars mentions the peat flavor being overwhelming, which is the predominate thing I taste. Isn't most whisky aged in wood barrels? I've consumed virtually every type - bourbon, rye, blended shit - and only notice this gross flavor in scotch.

11-24-2021, 05:00 AM	#18
Evil Ash Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 15,534	I didn't think Dewars was peated. Huh. And yeah all whiskey is barrel aged. Scotch is typically aged in used bourbon barrels, or sherry and stuff. Some scotch is aged in new or young/cheap/barely used oak barrels and you just get a lot of WOOD in it and I don't like that flavour.
Evil Ash Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 15,534

11-24-2021, 05:11 AM	#19
Mr Mong Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,293	Try Penderyn glenlivet again tamlavulin or balblair they are more suited to american tastes imo
Mr Mong Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,293

11-24-2021, 05:13 AM	#20
Anthropophagus Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,997	It is, apparently. While I can't be sure that's the flavor I dislike, it does seem to be the main ingredient difference between scotch and all other whiskys I've ever had. I'll buy a non peated scotch and report back. If I still think scotch tastes like shit, then it's something else, and I just don't like scotch. Which is fine because I've been slamming bourbon for years and it's never done me wrong, and it's way cheaper.

11-24-2021, 05:17 AM	#21
Anthropophagus Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,997	I'm not sure who has access to Victory beer as it's local to me but does sell nationwide in the United States, from what I understand. If you can find it, this is widely available right now and it's tasty, not to mention high in alcohol content: https://victorybeer.com/beers/merry-monkey/

11-24-2021, 05:23 AM	#22
Mr Mong Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,293	I'm kinda the opposite i can't stomach bourbon because it's too sweet for me and tends to repeat on me all night, in not sure what this taste you experience is but peaty scotch is unmistakably smokey like literally smells like a bonfire the most common peaty one is Laphroaig. I've tasted a couple very old and expensive ones before that were like rusty nail flavour tbh
Mr Mong Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,293

11-24-2021, 05:43 AM	#23
Anthropophagus Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,997	I mean, don't trust my palate. I mix bourbon and water, mainly. I am notoriously inept at tasting flavors in stuff like alcohol or coffee, and think some of the overly complex descriptions of those things are bullshit. I tried some locally sourced expensive coffee today and it basically tasted like what I buy at Wawa. A very expensive bottle of liquor would be utterly wasted on me.

11-24-2021, 02:35 PM	#24
Lord Blazer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 16,879	I did not enjoy scotch until I had Laphroaig at a bar once. From that night there was just like a switch flipped in my head and "oh fuck I get it now" and now I love a lot of scotches, even the bottom shelf shite ones. A mixed drink I've become quite fond of, the name I do not remember, is scotch, a bit of St Germaine, bitters of your choice, and a bit of syrup, served in a rocks glass with the biggest ice cube you got. Wonderful crisp refreshing summer drink.

11-30-2021, 07:34 PM	#25
Gorosaurus Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 16,146	I bought a Johnny Walker Black Label a few years back to try and appreciate expensive stuff (that was a big expense back then), but it was pretty gross. I still don't "get" them. I'm going to lean into beer 9 times out of 10. It's easier on the palate, I can appreciate the nuances, and there's more variety. That said, I've developed a taste for mezcal (tequila still tastes gross to me, though). It's got a wonderfully smoky flavor, and I like it on the rocks or with Coke. It's also nice that you definitely get what you pay for with that-- never go with the $20 bottle. The worm is also tacky (and added in later for silly tourists), so go with a nice $40 bottle and you're set.