Dragon's Tail Bar - that's the Spirit!

Peak

The forum thread to talk about liquor, beers, wine, et cetera.

Here, you will find:

Drink suggestions.

Beverage reviews.

Bottle suggestions.

Questions about anything alcohol related.

Peak

Some shot suggestions:

Scope: (pretty sure I invented this one)

1 part Creme de Menthe

1 part Peppermint Schnapps

1/2 part Blue Curacao

shake with ice

 *It tastes like you're drinking Scope mouthwash. It's not exactly pleasant, but if you want minty fresh breath/belches...

Peak

One of my favorite shots:

Vegas bomb: bomb/shooter

Shooter:

1 part Canadian whisky

1 part butterscotch schnapps

about 1/4-1/3 can of (really cold) red bull

shake liquor with ice, pour into shooter glass (4oz), pour red bull on top

Bomb:

pour roughly 1/3-1/2 can of really cold red bull into a 16oz glass, fill a shot glass with 1/2 butterscotch schnapps 1/2 Canadian whisky, drop shot glass into 16oz glass and chug

Cezil

We do that without the redbull and just call it maple syrup

Cezil

Gatorade:

any bacardi flavour that corresponds to a gatorade flavor

sour mix

colour- blue curacao for blue, midori for green, grenadine for red, ect..

Achilles

Flaming Doctor Peppers.  Haven't made one since college but it was awesome when we did!

Commonly used ingredients	1 pint (~13 parts) beer 3 parts Amaretto 1 part high-proof liquor
Preparation	Layer the two spirits in the shot glass, with the high-proof liquor on top. Light the shot and allow it to burn; then extinguish it by dropping it into the beer glass. Drink immediately.

Peak

Stripper's Cellulite/The Silk Stocking: (not pleasant, more of a joke)

1 part butterscotch schnapps

1 part peach schnapps

1 1/2 parts Irish cream

Make sure all ingredients are at room temp, shake without ice, let sit for a minute (long enough to begin curdling)

Escort:

1 part butterscotch schnapps

1 part peach schnapps

1 1/2 parts Irish cream

Shake well with ice, (optional) top with whipped cream, drink immediately

Don't ask

Silas

Expected more Korben.

ETA: Sailoretto all the way. Sailor Jerry's, Amaretto, apple juice and pepsi. Ugh, so good.

Tania

Silas said:

Expected more Korben.

ETA: Sailoretto all the way. Sailor Jerry's, Amaretto, apple juice and pepsi. Ugh, so good.

Well, now I need to buy all those next time I'm near a liquor store.

Oceana

Arador

My Favourite:

Jameson on the Rocks:

2 cubes of ice

2 shots of Jameson whiskey

1 tumbler

Method:

Add ice and whiskey together in tumbler. Drink.No need to shake or stir.

Idelisa

Arador said:

My Favourite:

Jameson on the Rocks:

2 cubes of ice

2 shots of Jameson whiskey

1 tumbler

Method:

Add ice and whiskey together in tumbler. Drink.No need to shake or stir.

:-& to everyone but Arador

What @Arador said, but swap the Jameson for Kilo Kai.  Throw in some Dr Pepper if you're a wuss. (Admittedly, I am often a wuss, but the stuff is amazing straight.)

Oceana

Pastis, mint syrup, ice cubes. Very easy. Very nice.

Eld

What @Arador said, but swap Jameson for a decent bourbon or scotch, and ditch the ice.

Idelisa

It occurs to me that I must be really old if I drink my liquor straight without doing shots. 

Oi.

@Eld, what would you recommend?

Sultani

Idelisa said:

It occurs to me that I must be really old if I drink my liquor straight without doing shots. 

Oi.

@Eld, what would you recommend?

I'm getting there. I prefer a stiff drink with a splash of whatever mixer. I just chalk it up to alcoholis..I mean a refined palate.

Eld

Idelisa said:

It occurs to me that I must be really old if I drink my liquor straight without doing shots. 

Oi.

@Eld, what would you recommend?

Maker's Mark is my usual standby bourbon. If you're in the market for something pricier Blanton's and Booker's are both really good. Haven't done scotch much lately, but Laphraoig is a favorite of mine. It's pretty intense, though (my wife's favorite description of it to quote is "tastes like a dead body in a peat bog" (actually a misquote of something about a "marshy taste" and a "body-in-the-bog quality", but close enough)), so if you prefer something a bit mellower, um...Balvenie's pretty good, Dalwhinnie...I seem to recall Glenmorangie being pretty good.

Peak

I agree. 

Anaidiana

Dirty Girl Scout (shot)

Creme de menthe

Baileys

Godiva chocolate liqueur (brandy)

Peak

Bramble (try it)

2 oz dry gin

3/4 oz Lemon juice

3/4 oz simple syrup

ice

gentle stir

drizzle with a little blackberry liqueur

*garnish with like two blackberries

Herenicus

I've been on a Manhattan kick for awhile now. 3-4 shots of whiskey, 1 shot of sweet vermouth, Bitters to taste, cherries for garnish.

I approve of the single-malt discussion and note that only a few drops of water are needed to release the aromatics. Putting good scotch on ice seems wasteful when cheap scotch would suffice.

Kresslack

Flaming Dr. Peppers. Fill a glass 3/4 the way with your favourite beer. Take a shot glass, fill it 3/4 with Amaretto, then the remaining top layer with 151. Light the shot, drop it into the beer and then chug.

Trey

Peak I love you man, but your drink choices are not doing much for your claims of heterosexuality.

Trey

Cezil said:

Gatorade:

any bacardi flavour that corresponds to a gatorade flavor

sour mix

colour- blue curacao for blue, midori for green, grenadine for red, ect..

Haterade:

1 pt Absolut Citron

1 pt Absolut Mandarin

4 pt sour mix

1 packet Sweet'n'Low

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Now that I've disgusted everyone (it actually isn't bad!), here is a drink that no girl has ever not given the bartender a hug for, one that me and a friend of mine came up with while trying different mixes to see what we got.

Rocket Pop (named after the Good Humour treat. Tastes identical!):

1 pt Bacardi Limon

1 pt Razzmatazz (What it used to be called. DeKuyper calls it 'Luscious raspberry' now)

1 pt cranberry juice

1 splash lemon-lime soda (7-Up)

chill, serve as shots, or add 3 pt soda for cocktail-style.

Kyrra

Lush:

Frangelico
Raspberries
Blood orange juice
Splash of lemon juice

Iocun

My drink of choice:

1 Glass

1 pt good beer OR 1 pt good wine OR 1 pt good scotch

Pour beverage in glass.

Drink beverage from glass.

Eld

Iocun said:

My drink of choice:

1 Glass

1 pt good beer OR 1 pt good wine OR 1 pt good scotch

Pour beverage in glass.

Drink beverage from glass.

I was a bit concerned about the equality of portions before I realized that "pt" was probably an abbreviation for "part" and not "pint".

Idelisa

@Eld, doesn't everyone drink their scotch by the pint?

Eld

Idelisa said:

@Eld, doesn't everyone drink their scotch by the pint?

Pints of scotch are expensive.

Indaba

Gin and tonic. Yumyumyum!

Peak

I want one.