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[mongo_jones]

i've been drinking a lot of pegu clubs of late. leavened with the occasional martini.

what are the cocktails you go to on a regular basis?

[GalPalJoan]

I have been a complete fool for Perfect Manhattans for the last couple of months. Very unusual for me since I usually drink gin through the summer and the darker stuff in the winter.

[cstuart]

my big 3 are negronis, manhattans, and martinis.

[bigbear]

Manhattans and Gibsons.

[SRD]

Gin and French, gin and tonic and the occasional Negroni, I have been known to take a pink gin on occasions too, but my current favourite is a 500ml bottle (that's how they tend to sell them over here) of strong beer, Yorkshire Square Ale from the Black Sheep brewerery topped up to the pint with still water. It reduces the fizziness surprisingly well and I can pretend the beer is weaker than it really is.

[GG Mora]

Gin and tonics in warmer weather, old-fashioneds and bourbon manhattans when it turns chill. But I've also been downing my fair share of rhubarb magaritas this summer, and pimping them to my friends. Very much a girlie drink – fellas seem not to go for them much.

[Slapsie Maxie]

My theory is, that to test the chops of any mixer, there are only five drinks that matter

The Martini
The Old Fashioned
The Sazerac
The Manhattan
The Daiquiri

You may have your preferences as to how they are prepared, but there is nowhere to hide when making these cocktails and I tend to drink them in rotation. They are all about balance, most other cocktails are fruit and fancy. Not necessarily bad, just not to my taste.

I have been drinking my Sazeracs made in the original way with Cognac, but like them with rye whiskey too.

Slapsie

[Gavin]

Rhubarb magarita? My goodness.

As Slapsie says, a mixer should be judged by how s/he fixes the classics. A martini (actually a Gibson) is usually my call. Recently in The Player, Soho, was asked for my gin of choice - they were finding out if I realised that a martini would come with gin by default, and doing it very subtly.

[Daisy]

my big 3 are negronis, manhattans, and martinis.

Me too.

[Sneakeater]

Last Word

[Lauren]

my big 3 are negronis, manhattans, and martinis.

Those are my top 3 as well. Had a negroni tonight as a matter of fact.

[Daisy]

I had a negroni last night, too, at Blue Ribbon, where the bartender tells me they use Alkermes rather than Campari. It was excellent.

[rockdoggydog]

Aviations, Sazeracs, Daiquiris, Manhattans, Negronis, Ramos Gin Fizzes, Last Words, Sidecars, and the Me Me Me are my standbys. Though rum is my current obsession.

Rocky

[rockdoggydog]

My home bar as it currently stands, there will be some expansion and re-org soon.



Rocky

[g.johnson]

My home bar as it currently stands, there will be some expansion and re-org soon.



Rocky

Bloody hell.