Division Bell! It’s punchy and tart with the citrus and slightly bitter aperol, and the mezcal gives a really welcome smoky flavor. I add just a quarter oz simple to the standard recipe, otherwise I find it a little dry.

-1 ounce mezcal -3/4 ounce Aperol -1/4 ounce Luxardo maraschino liqueur -3/4 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed -1/4 ounce simple syrup

-Add ingredients to a shaker with ice, shake well before straining into a coupe and garnishing with a grapefruit twist

Well,

99,9% Ethanol, for cleaning and extracting shit.

I dont drink poison lol

Old Fashioned, when the bar is stocked enough and the barman knows, then Smoke & Cigars

Black Russian is my thing most of the time. Also gin sour without egg is great.

Anything spicy or peppery. I’m pretty basic. Jalapeños are enough, but if you’re creative about it, so much the better.

I normally like my liquor with just a splash of water, but I do make a mean mojito. The secret, which I discovered by accident, is adding a bit of catnip along with the mint. It has a smoother minty flavor which compliments the lime juice really well

Also, catnip tea is commonly used to help people sleep, so you get nice and relaxed without drinking too much.

Mai Tai. All the joy of vacationing on a beach, without the beach.

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I love a Paloma and agree, Jarritos and fresh lime, absolutely.

My current favorite is an adjusted Paper Plane

2 parts bourbon

1 part Aperol

1 part Amaro Nonino

1 part fresh lemon juice

Shaken with ice, served up.

I’m partial to the New Orleans cocktails. If I’m making a Sazerac, I like this variation.

On the whole, though, my favorite has to be the Vieux Carré

• 3/4 oz rye
• 3/4 oz cognac
• 3/4 oz sweet vermouth
• 1/3 oz Bénédictine D.O.M
• 2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
• 1 dash Angostura bitters
• Optional absinthe rinse (I usually keep some absinthe in an atomizer because I refuse to throw out perfectly good absinthe)

Serve in a rocks glass with a lemon twist

At the same time, though, my love for bitter sometimes draws me to a Bonsoni:

• 2 oz Carpano Antica vermouth
• 1/2 oz Fernet Branca

Replace the Grapefruit from your Paloma with some Japaleno brine and it’s my current go to

I quit drinking a while ago, but before I did I was exploring quite a few different things. Kind of amazing how much different alcohol there is.

Some highlights:

1. Belgian beers. Trappist stand out in this field but it is very difficult to go wrong. This encompasses very high quality beers (best in the world, IMHO) of dizzying variety. Sour (NOT bitter like an IPA…SOUR), fruit beers (lambic), wheat, doubles, triples, reds, browns, and more. Here is a nice guide.

2. Rye whiskey. several varieties exist and most of them very unique tasting. Search enough and you’ll find some very unusual ones.

3. Vodka martinis. The drunk’s drink.

4. Sipping tequila. Costco had some sort of house brand that was amazing. I only recommend agave but there are less good varieties.

5. Bloody Marys. Some places make these with so much food in them they could be a meal. I like spicy.

6. Ouzo chased by Coke is an amazing taste. Try it sometime if you never have.

7. Pepper vodka. I had some I bought in Ukraine (years ago) that was amazing. Pepper meaning spicy pepper not black pepper. Do not buy the absolut version it is shit.

i love fruity drinks, pina colada is my favorite but bartenders hate making it so i just go for whatever cocktail has coconut or pineapple flavor

Dark & Stormy is my favorite, from what I’ve tried

A Right Hand.

You have to make it yourself though because unfortunately no one knows what the hell this delicious drink is.