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Campari on the rocks. It was the first drink I ever had. We were at dinner in Italy with a business partner of my mother's who thought it'd be cheeky to order us a drink we wouldn't like but couldn't refuse.
Jager is also pretty bad because I hate anise flavors.
I ordered a vodka tonic last night, which I usually like, but it was the most horrific tasting drink. I tried to drink it but once I gagged and almost threw up, I had to throw in the towel. They must have used nasty vodka and even squeezing more lime into it didn't help. Even the vodka tonics I used to make with Vitali tasted better than that crap.
It was 35 years ago yet I remember it vividly: A jello shot made with grain alcohol, at a UConn/Yale game at the Yale Bowl 1977. I put it in my mouth and before I could even attempt to swallow my entire body said, "Unh, unh" and ejected it three rows in front of me.
A tradition in fighter pilot bars is something called "yucca".
7-12 Lemons, depending on size (9 seems to be close to the right number)
7- 12 Packets Sweet and Low to taste
1 750-ml Bottle of Vodka, your favorite brand
Ice
Place in a barrel-shaped jug, seal with duct tape, and shake for 20 minutes. Drink from the jug.
It's pretty awful. Like Jeremiah Weed, another tradition.
Grappa. I don't know why a brandy made from fermented grape skins would remind me of ligher fluid, but every time I taste it (3 times) that is the first last and only taste impression I get. I tried a local port that was fortified with grappa last week and, sure enough, the lighter fluid came through loud and clear.
There is a local "high gravity lager" called Axe Head that was the worst beer I've ever tasted. I had to add lemon juice just to be able to get it down (I subscribe to the Irish legend that when you die, you're suspended in a barrel with then all of the beer you ever wasted is poured in. If you drown, off to Hell with you)
I had a "funny" experience in Miami on my last vacation. Waiter came and asked for an aperitif. I said i would like to have a Martini. Waiter asked: Which kind of Martini? I said: A regular one. (We have bianco, red and gold)
Now i have to tell you -not european boys and girls- that a Martini in Europe IS NOT A COCKTAIL. A Martini is an italian aperitif with 14% alcohol.
The waiter brought me a Vodka Martini, which was horrible. Okay, maybe it was fine for somebody who likes vodka martinis but for me it`s too much alcohol :-) I paid for it but didn`t drink.
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