Recommend Me My First Drink

[SquirePB]

Skittles vodka is the shit. Grab a few bottles of vodka (I use cheap stuff cos you won't be able to taste it so it doesn't matter) and a few packets of Skittles. Separate the Skittles into individual colours and then put them into the bottles of vodka and allow them to dissolve. Strain out the sediment at the bottom and then you have the best drink ever. It also mixes really well with lemonade.

Or go up to a bartender and ask for an ABC shot. That's always fun.

 

[Dwarfman]

I'm finally legal drinking age as of today and I have managed to avoid drinking anything alcoholic for 21 years. Well, okay a couple of sips of wine here and there but no one counts those, right?
Any recommendations for someone who hasn't a proper drink yet?

Stay the heck away from spirits, liquors and RDTs - Ready made drinks like alcopops and such. If you haven't had a proper drink yet your body isn't used to drinking 'hard' products like these.

You say you've had wine before. Save a little extra cash and go to a nice restaurant with someone you like have a few glasses of wine with your meal. Not only do you get your 'First glass of alcohol', it will be a product which you've sampled before - and thus used to the taste - and the food will absorb the alcohol - so you don't get completely wasted and make a total Cadbury of yourself.

The big things to remember.

Start simple - Stick to mid-strength beers and wine - I'll include ciders in this mix as well. Don't go ordering cocktails or spirits cause they look or sound cool and for heaven's sake DON'T GO MIXING DRINKS! If you want to start the night with a beer, stick with beer and so on. Leave the swapping and changing of alcohol to us pros who no longer give a fuck about our internal organs.

Start Small - I drink beer by the pint. You shouldn't. For starters if you don't like the taste of something and go large your going to have 5 - 30 minutes of hell as you hold that gun to your head convincing yourself to drink the swill you've just ordered. By drinking small amounts you allow your body to get used to alcohol, you also teach yourself how to pace yourself when drinking.

Start Slow - Too often I meet people who only drink to get drunk. This is a bad mindset. I get drunk all the time, but this is not the reason why I drink - it alas is a consequence of my actions. Don't give into the temptation of chugging down your drinks. PACE YOURSELF. Get into the habit of getting a glass of water between drinks. Eat either with or before you start drinking and stay the hell away from shots.

...Oh yeah. You seem like a smart kid but I'll say it anyway. IF YOU DRINK AND DRIVE YOUR A BLOODY IDIOT!!!!

With that out of the way, enjoy your first drink responsibly and have fun.

 

[adamsaccount]

Absinthe, my friend, its illegal in most countries so that tells you just how good this shit is.

I had a mini of those on a train the czech republic and i spent the rest of the journey salviting into strangers laps.

However im not sure if this was the absinthe or just general depression of being in a train in the czech republic with no passport or money, Anyway, try absinthe, ittl probablly be ok and if its not then at least your too pissed to care

 

[clayschuldt]

Long Island Ice Tea...it has a wide assortment of booze in it, and it is delicious.

 

[wetfart]

A couple things to keep in mind:

1) Just because you try something, like beer, and decide you don't care for it, don't rule out the entire selection of the beverage. For instance, I HATE IPAs. I've found a few that are okay if I pair them with the right food but that's it. Conversely, my brother really enjoys them. I like Stouts, Barley Wines, and Porters. My brother in law does not. So be sure to try a mixed variety.

2) Also keep in mind that certain drinks are to be enjoyed at varying temperatures and paces! Something like a barley wine is a good "after dinner" beer. Something to be drank slowly, possibly even from a brandy snifter.

Be smart and drink responsibly!

Absinthe, my friend, its illegal in most countries so that tells you just how good this shit is.

Actually, since the 1990s, the ban on absinthe has been lifted in most countries and it is now freely available. I have heard however that it doesn't taste that great if not prepared properly (poured over sugar on a slotted silver spoon). I doubt you're going to find that in your run-of-the-mill bar.

 

[Billy D Williams]

I love myself a good whisky sour, its seriously one of the best drinks I've ever had. Just get some decent whisky (Jack Daniels is a really good whisky that is also affordable) and some sweet and sour mix (I recommend citrus but there are TONS of flavors) and mix it to your tasting, I prefer it to be about 70% sweet and sour and 30% whisky but its totally up to your preference. Also, while its good at room temp or slightly chilly its MUCH better when you serve it on ice.

Also, if your worried about it being to strong, so long as you don't put in to much whisky (which if it starts to not taste very good probably you put to much in) a full solo-cup wont be any stronger than ~3 beers and even that is a stretch so don't worry to much about that.

 

[seventy two]

My first ever 'drink' was a shot of tequila, I do not recommend it. For the most part I drink vodka/rum and something. In the beginning I would say drink it with something plain like Sprite(I would say gin and tonic but I am a fan of neither) so you actually taste the alcohol and are aware of how much you are drinking. Personally I love Dr.Pepper for mixed drinks(It goes good with most spirits).

 

[King Kazma]

I'm going to let someone else give out some advice for me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKBTLgTubFw

 

[Tom Roberts]

Screwdriver (OJ & Vodka), Harvey Wallbanger (OJ, Vodka & Galliano (a sweet Vanilla Liqueur)), Bartender's Root Beer (Coke, Soda, Kaluha, Galliano)
You could also try a Brown Cow (Milk and Kahluha) or Paralyzer (Coke, Vodka, Milk, Kaluha)but for myself I've found that milk based drinks are really, really awful if/when you throw them up. So if you plan to drink heavily, I'd avoid them.

Never got into beer. Allergic to hops, so I'd get epic hangovers from 4 beer.

I've done wine and ciders with food, and found several combo I like, but I don't generally solo the stuff.

 

[OintmentFly]

Koppaberg or Rekorderling cider mate. Great stuff.

 

[Vehlm]

So many good suggestions, but so very few specialty shots! If you want to try something interesting, go for a chocolate cake shot. The interesting part is that there is NOTHING in it involving chocolate, yet it takes just like chocolate cake. You can get it at most bars, but if you want to make it yourself you'll need:

Frangelico (hazlenut liqueur, the most expensive of the lot)
Vodka (any brand works, but a vanilla vodka works best)
Lemons, cut into wedges
Sugar

Mix equal parts Frangelico and vodka (usually one ounce each), and dust a single lemon wedge with sugar. Take the shot, then bite down on the lemon. Chocolate cake goodness and a drink that does the job will follow!

 

[Amakusa]

Hmmm i can only think of three but that is because i love them heh. The first two are off the spirits variety and i guess the third one is but not sure since kahlua is milk based byitself, like baileys.

1) Plum Wine: Drink served warm. It's a strong but also a sweet drink
2) Vodka Lemon Lime: A strong drink that doesn't have that gross alcohol taste.
3) Kahlua and Milk: alcoholic milkshake i guess.

 

[generals3]

I'm finally legal drinking age as of today and I have managed to avoid drinking anything alcoholic for 21 years. Well, okay a couple of sips of wine here and there but no one counts those, right?
Any recommendations for someone who hasn't a proper drink yet?

I'd suggest beer, beer and beer again. You can start off with the average pils and than work your way up to the stronger lagers. (And stay away from light beer, it's just colored water)
I would also recommend a good whiskey on the rocks (or without rocks) and lastly don't underestimate good wines. (yes wine is a real drink as well)

 

[Daveman]

I'd recommend something shit, because most people don't enjoy their first drink anyway. How about a can of fosters? Literally every other lager is better than it so you may even be able to enjoy those in the future.

 

[IronMit]

Does anyone ever like beer the first time they have it? Tasted like cheap champaign to me the first few times.
You might be into sweeter cider if you don't hate Dr Pepper.

Have a cocktail or spirits. Long island ice tea.
Malibu and coke tastes like a dessert so that could be fun.

I would avoid whisky and wines on your first day, you don't want to mix them with other alcohols

 

[Krustosaurus]

I've never really enjoyed beer, cider or wine so I tend to stick to cocktails and other sweet drinks. I'll just say a few of my favourites:

Peach Schnapps and lemonade,
Vodka, lemonade and blackcurrant (Vodka with any mixer is good),
Cherry Sourz and Lemonade (although I'm not sure you can get Cherry Sourz in America),
Southern Comfort and coke/lemonade,
Jägerbomb (shot of Jägermeister in a glass of energy drink).
Captain Morgan's and coke is nice but not something I could drink all night.
So yeah, I drink mostly sugary rubbish but it tastes good...

 

[s0p0g]

if it's warm where you live, you HAVE to go with a reeeaaally good G&T (Gin and Tonic)
-chilled highball glass
-fill up (!) with the coldest ice you can get
-add some good Dry Gin (Tanqueray 10, Bombay Sapphire (yeah i know, half the poeple love it, the other half hates it - just give it a try), there are some really flower-y spanish Gins, too) (not chilled)
-fill up with good Tonic Water, like Schweppes
-Gin to Tonic ratio should be somewhere around 2:1 - 1:2 or anything in between (i like them a bit stronger depends a lot on your Tonic Water and the Gin)
-add a few drops of lime juice or a slice or whatever - just enough so you can taste a hint of lime through the mix - but always (!) the juniper on top of everything else, mind you!

OR just grab a good European beer, if you can get your hands on it. Polish, Czech, German, Irish,...
never wrong, goes with anything, anywhere, anytime, anyone
but DON'T trust a beer in a green bottle!!


and drink responsibly.
seriously, you chilling in your own puke ain't cool. never.
texting or calling people in the middle of the night and talking about whatever crap comes to your intoxicated mind isn't cool either.

 

[Strazdas]

For somones first drink i woudl recommend water to anyone. now for first acoholic drink i woudl recommend not to drink. back when i still used to however, i found wine and liquer (as in name of drink, not spirits in general) to be most tasty stuff.
And after you tried, water again. this time seriuos. alcohol dehidrates body, and sicne its your first time your not used to it at all. so drink a lot of water afterwards even if you dont feel like you want you. youll thank me in the morning.

 

[elvor0]

I started with beer back in the days (a little over a decade ago), but if you don't like the taste then I think there is some modern copy of beer that goes by the name of Bacardi breezer or something like that, which could be a good place to start.

Bacardi Breezer....not quite sure how that's a "modern copy" of beer. It's rum and fizzy fruit juice. Even if we're talking "the thing everyone drinks", it's not, they barely get you drunk and they're sort of deemed as a joke drink for men and for women who don't want to get drunk but want to drink something alcoholic.

a long vodka

good luck finding a barman that can make one right tho...

failing that just drink schnapps

If a Barman can't make a Long Vodka, he's really not got any business being behind a bar that sells cocktails of any description. If he can make a vodka + mixer, he can do vodka + lemonade + lime and bitters, it's like the worlds easiest cocktail.

 

[Teoes]

My first drink was Budweiser and I hated it. My second was Miller and I hated it. I've tried for years to get into beer and it still tastes like sweat to me.

Cider is a pretty good first drink. Pretty good full time drink as well.

You could try some Rum/Vodka + mixer if you are looking something a bit stronger that won't kill you.

Yeah, I hated beer too when that was the sort of shite I was trying.

What you want is a good crisp Czech pilsner or lager, like Budvar, Pilsner Urquell or Staropramen. Then what you want is a selection of local ales.

but DON'T trust a beer in a green bottle!!

Dude. Duuude. You're right with some of them (especially those horrible little French beers in the stubby bottles) but the three I noted above all come in green bottles and are divine! Don't sully their name..