Post #33168 by tikivixen on Tue, May 6, 2003 2:40 PM

Thumper asks:

Whats your favorite drink(please include recipe if you wish) and why?

I really love a good Sidecar. Or the variant known as Between The Sheets. And the old-fashioned Mai Tais at Trader Vic's.

Sidecar is: 1 oz brandy, 1/2 oz Cointreau, 1/2 oz lemon juice. Shake w/ice, strain into cocktail glass with sugared rim.

Between The Sheets: 3/4 oz. each of Rum, Brandy, and Cointreau, and a splash of lemon juice. Same process, but you can skip the sugar.

I also must agree with Laney that there's nothing like a really good Manhattan, basically. Likewise a good Suffering Bastard is an unparalleled experience, but I've hardly ever HAD one. 8(

Why do I like these drinks? They taste great and they get me schnockered.

Wheres your favorite place to drink, and what do you like to do while drinking?

Away from Vallejo, I favor the Tiki Ti; runners up would include Musso and Frank's, The Tonga Room, The Alley Cat in Oakland, and the Alibi in Portland. I would have included the Mel-O-Dee in El Cerrito, but they took out the dancing and substituted a pool table, so I am no longer as fond. :P

In Vallejo, I recommend The Golden Bubble and the Valano Club.

What do I like to do while drinking? Um, socialize. A good drunken conversation is SO much fun.

Whats your favorite liqour..

Oh, rum, probably, preferably dark, although sometimes too much gets a little cloying and I begin to crave something simpler and less sweet like vodka.

Bailey's has a special place in my heart, though.