Can you recommend a good drink?

[Akytalusia]

long island iced tea is the best. go for that.

Water. The only drink 100% guaranteed not to kill you.

Water intoxication
A potentially life-threatening condition caused by drinking too much water, which leads to hyponatremia and may result in seizures, coma, and death.

source: http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Water+poisoning

 

[Shoggoth2588]

Pfft, alcohol is overrated, drink some A&W Root Beer.

This is also recommended but try to go for root beer in glass bottles it just tastes better that way.

I agree with that. Failing the glass bottles though, the second best way to enjoy some Root Beer would be in a frosted mug. Classy!

Honestly, I have no alcoholic recommendations. I would say Coke Blak (or as it was also known: Coke + Coffee) but the only way to get it these days is to make it yourself. But hey, sounds like an easy enough project!

 

[Arctodus_Simus]

Water. The only drink 100% guaranteed not to kill you.

Except that it can

OT: Whisky, single malt, gently infused with an ice cube or two. Failing that, blended whisk, with a bottle of Crabbies as a mixer/chaser.

Or rum and cherry coke

 

[Danhoyt]

I'm a bartender among other things. Since this question was asked by someone with little to no experience, I would suggest a drink I call happiness.

Glass full of ice (about 10 ounce glass)

1 ounce or shot of vanilla vodka. Pinnacle makes the best, but Burnetts is good too.

Root beer.

Easy to make for someone unaccustomed to complicated drinks and good to drink. I highly recommend it.

 

[Zorak the Mantis]

Stoli, chilled on ice, drink straight.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

long island iced tea is the best. go for that.

Water. The only drink 100% guaranteed not to kill you.

Water intoxication
A potentially life-threatening condition caused by drinking too much water, which leads to hyponatremia and may result in seizures, coma, and death.

source: http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Water+poisoning

You know, I ordered one of those once, expecting the iced tea equivalent of a Mike's Hard Lemonade. Very much not what I got. It's good if you want to get really drunk really quickly, though; it's almost entirely hard liquor, with just enough coke mixed in to give it the color of iced tea.

 

[Jaegermonster]

I never really understood the point of self-poisoning.

Thats too bad. You're missing out.

Anyway, if its hot, Sapphire Gin and tonic with a little lime or a sweet tea vodka mixed with either regular sweet iced tea or a bottle of twisted tea if you are feeling eager get silly.
(You can actaully pour a couple shots in a 12 oz of tea, it tastes that good!)

If you want to get shitty in a hurry - Blacktooth Grin

In one small glass
A large shot of Crown Royal
A large shot of Seagrams 7
A splash of cola

Enjoy.

 

[Arctodus_Simus]

Oh, and some beers whilst I remember!

Innis & Gunn, Rum cask is fantastic (the regular stuff is great too, but for the love of god stay away from the blonde), and for the Belgians amongst us; do give Erdinger Picantus a shot, its wonderful

 

[mitchell271]

Water. The only drink 100% guaranteed not to kill you.

Not actually true, you can die of overhydration. It takes a lot of water, and I mean a LOT, but it is very possible.

OT: Spinning Pildriver

Carve off a lemon skin in a spiral shape and wrap the skin around the inside of a glass, using ice cubes to prop up the skin to the inside of the glass. Take your cocktail shaker and mix in 40ml cognac and 20ml lemon juice and pour into the mixture. Now repeat with 50ml crème de pèche and 15ml crème d'apricot, then pour the mixture slowly into the glass via the top of the lemon spiral.

Got this out of OXM a while back and augh, it's a amazing

 

[mega48man]

i usually drink dr. pepper and cheap whiskey, or any pop with a lot of sugar in it like coke. but if you want something really good; some bacardi and vuze fruit drink, or some kind of fruit juice i forget how that part worked. play with that a little

 

[MrLlamaLlama]

I hear that Cherry Coke and Jack is the poor man's cherry brandy.

Also the 'Cheeky Vimto' is a pretty popular drink here, though a wee bit girly. It's basically one of those poor, blue, vodka - based excuses for a drink (a whole 330ml bottle) with an extra shot of neat vodka, a shot of port and topped with lemonade. The combination of cheap - ass ingredients laden with sugar make it really easy to drink.

 

[WouldYouKindly]

Whiskey on the rocks. Sip don't gulp.

Alright, in all seriousness vodka can mix with virtually anything. Pick a fruit juice/soda and it will probably work if you get the ratios right.

Here's one I know off the top of my head, a white russian.

2 parts vodka, one part milk, one part kaluha or coffee liqueur.

 

[rayen020]

Not yet my bartending class doesn't start till the 26th.

Offhand if you like limeades from sonic drive-ins then you'll like margaritas provided you can take the tequila. people seem to really dig martinis.

 

[moosek]

If you like Bourbon, go with a Bourbon highball. Just whiskey and ginger ale. I grab cheap whiskey (I'm a college student allergic to beer) and Canada Dry. It's easy on the stomach, and tastes great.

 

[theamazingbean]

Old-fashioned. Take a tumbler, put in about teaspoon of sugar, add 2-3 dashes of Angostura bitters and just enough water to fully dissolve the sugar. Muddle the sugar with a flat-bottomed spoon until there are no visible crystals left. If necessary, add a little bit more water. Next, take about of 3-4 square inches of orange zest, the orange part of the peel, with as little of the albedo (white part) as possible, this can be done with a knife, but a potato peeler is easier. A dedicated zester is even better, but most people get by without one. Muddle the zest in the tumbler until an orange aroma suffuses the glass. Next, fill with ice and add 1.5 to 2 ounces of good bourbon. I prefer Four Roses. Top with an orange slice speared to a maraschino cherry and serve. Some people like a lemon twist on the rim, but that's more garnish than I want to deal with.

 

[Apollo45]

I've always been partial to dirty girl scouts. Equal parts White Creme de Menthe, Vodka, Kahlua, and Bailey's irish cream. Typically recommended at about 1 oz each, but you can always step it up a bit.

I also enjoy your basic rum and coke, for its simplicity and ability to get you drunk without tasting too bad.

Also, for a bit more excitement, go with a flaming B-52. 1/3-1/2 Baileys, same portion Amaretto or Tia Maria (depending on what you like), then layer 151 rum on the top (helps to run it over a spoon so the rum runs down the sides and doesn't mix with the rest of the drink). Light the thing on fire and drink it! Although typically you blow it out before drinking, since not doing that can sting a little bit, especially if you accidentally spill.

If you're looking for a beer, I would suggest 1554 Enlightened Black Ale.

 

[AntonicKnight]

Look pal, I had drinking problems when I was young so I have a good reason for saying that.

 

[Aerodyamic]

Tom Collins: squeeze 4 lime wedges into a short high-ball glass, 1/4-filled with ice. Add 1 jigger gin, finish with tonic water, garnish with lime or lemon wedge, as desired. Awesome drink in any hot circumstances.

Also, beer.

 

[Ekim Takusan]

A decent gaming related drinks site

http://www.thedrunkenmoogle.com/

 

[Supertegwyn]

Water or Irish Coffee.