Your drink of choice

66Mustang

We get a lot of food threads on this forum (well we used to, I haven’t seen as many recently) so I thought I’d start a drinks thread.

What is your drink of choice?

I like a nice single malt whisky. My favourite is Glenfiddich 12 year old. However, my favourite thing to drink is Cognac. This is expensive, though, so I only drink it when I receive it as a gift, and I make it last as long as I can. It goes especially well with cheese (it is a grape based drink) which is not good for my diet but we all need a treat don’t we?

On the non-alcoholic side I really like coffee and enjoy trying different coffees in my cafetière. I also like fruit juice and like to try all the different flavours available from the supermarket.

What about you? What do you like to drink? It does not need to be alcoholic. It can be tea/coffee, fruit juice, or even water.

Please share your drinks ideas here

christian96

A nice bubbly once a week. 

66Mustang

Very posh, what kind of champagne do you like best?

woodbine

Bells whisky with a splash of water

66Mustang

Nice choice, I like Bells too woodbine.

Ronni

Shandy bass or sugar free dandelion and burdock.

janer1967

A nice cocktail wont mention names they are suggestive lol but I like the frozen ones you can get at the supermarket

Adrian_Scope

I don't drink enough to have a favourite but if it was alcoholic it'd be cider.

Otherwise I'd probably go with a cold can of coke. 

66Mustang

Adrian_Scope said:

I don't drink enough to have a favourite but if it was alcoholic it'd be cider.

Otherwise I'd probably go with a cold can of coke. 

That's funny, I'm drinking a can of cold coke right now and also have some cider in the freezer which will be nice and cold by 6pm

66Mustang

janer1967 said:

A nice cocktail wont mention names they are suggestive lol but I like the frozen ones you can get at the supermarket

Yes some of them are quite suggestive to say the least, others are not even suggestive just plain explicit hahaha!

66Mustang

Ronni said:

Shandy bass or sugar free dandelion and burdock.

Nice choice, I like both of those 

Chloe_Scope

Iced coffee! Or a gin and lemonade...  

66Mustang

Chloe_Scope said:

Iced coffee! Or a gin and lemonade...  

Did you like those drinks that were popular in coffee shops a few years back - made from coffee, milk, cream and ice all put in a blender?

Chloe_Scope

That sounds very good to me @66Mustang! 

Adrian_Scope

Many moons ago I made a range of those fancy iced coffee drinks for minimum wage. Very easy to make (the only thing fancy was the price!) and perfect for a day like today.

christian96

I like to sip WKD. My favourite non alcoholic drinks include water and a raspberry smoothie as well. Occasionally I have a craving for weird drinks like watermelon juice and sparkly water. 

leeCal

I like a cool Guinness in the summer but rarely so that I enjoy it more. 

66Mustang

Some very nice drinks suggested here

@christian96 I never tried WKD. What is it like?

@leeCal I like Guinness and in moderation it is supposed to be good for you 

christian96

Sweet @66Mustang! You can find it at your local supermarket. Ask a member of staff or another shopper. 

kaiasparrow

I don't drink alcohol anymore but when I did I loved spiced rum. Just seen Koppaberg have brought out a cherry spiced rum which sounds amazing! Non-alcoholic I love fresh juice or just orange squash, not very exciting but I love it

steve51

Hi  @66Mustang

Make mine a Sweet
    “Cappuccino”        

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Chloe_Scope

Big glass of raspberry lemonade would be very nice right now!

steve51

Hi @Chloe_Scope

Very nice.

Just made my own Latte off the day!!!!!
(Number 2)

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Chloe_Scope

Ooo sounds lovely @steve51! 

66Mustang

I like Latte or Cappuccino too! Also flat white. I have a coffee machine that makes really nice ones however it's expensive - it's £4 for a pack of pods: you get 16 espresso or regular black coffees in a pack but special coffees that require milk like Lattes only make 8 drinks per pack for the same £4, so 50p a cup. For that reason I stick to the regular coffee for 25p as it gets expensive otherwise!

steve51

Hi @66Mustang

Yes I buy large boxes for my machine off Amazon for £14.00.

The boxes make 48 drinks costing 29p each.

The list of flavours is crazy!!!!!

If you went to “Costa Coffee” you would be looking at £5 each.

@steve51

66Mustang

What machine do you have @steve51? I have a Tassimo.

That is true, it is much cheaper than a coffee shop chain!!

steve51

Hi @Chloe_Scope

Yes the list of flavours that I can make is barmy!!!!!!

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steve51

Hi @66Mustang

Yes mine is a tassimo too.

Yes much cheaper & you would not believe what range of flavours there are as well.

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steve51

Hi @66Mustang

Sorry but I have got a “Dolce Gusto” 

My previous on was the Tassimo but it doesn’t have the range of drinks.

@steve51

Chloe_Scope

That's the one I've got @steve51! What's your favourite? 

steve51

Hi @Chloe_Scope

I make my own mixture.

Some Monin Caramel/vanilla, one milk 3/4, one coffee 1/4.

“Heaven”

@steve51

christian96

I also love fruit cocktails. 

66Mustang

I like cocktails too - all kinds of cocktail.

As it happens I am sipping on a Negroni tonight 

Chloe_Scope

Sounds great @steve51! 

steve51

Hi @Chloe_Scope

Yes I can’t get enough

@steve51

serenity2

@66Mustang I love an Americano with cream 

I don’t often drink alcohol these days but when I do , I can enjoy a glass of bubbly..or a vodka mix...

LouiseH

Spiced rum with Pepsi cherry max is my alcoholic drink of choice. The kopperburg spiced cherry sounds amazing @kaiasparrow

66Mustang

@serenity2 That is my drink of choice in a coffee shop as well

@LouiseH I have not tried that, it sounds different!

serenity2

@66Mustang

Oh how I’ve missed the coffee shops 😊
Its fab to see them gradually opening again...

66Mustang

christian96 said:

A nice bubbly once a week. 

Hi Christian just wondering what your choice of bubbly is. I was lucky enough to be given a glass of Bollinger at the weekend and it was really nice given the option that would be my new drink of choice however funds do not allow so!!

AlisonNetty

White wine. Cider. Tea and coffee.

Chloe_Scope

Really liking mango and apple juice at the moment! 

Grinchy

Great thread lots of good choices, i'm boring, a few cans of carling, or i like fizzy pop any kinds, don't mind a costa if we go out, 

Ross_Scope

I'm super simple, a bottle of refreshingly cold cider will do me just fine 

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66Mustang

Cider is nice I agree

Adrian_Scope

Apple cider or do we like the fancier fruits?

66Mustang

I like apple cider but yes I have been into the other fruit ciders recently! They are really nice and thirst quenching.

Chloe_Scope

I have to say that mixed berry cider is the best!

Dragonslayer

American Bourbon is without doubt the very best of drinks. It is not what people here think the American name for whisky, but something different. Jack Daniels is American whisky. Bourbon can only be called that if distilled in Kentucky. With Coke and ice it is wonderful, but also lovely neat.

66Mustang

@Dragonslayer

I like to think I am into bourbon but I am no expert.

I have tried Eagle Rare, Buffalo Trace, Wild Turkey, Maker’s Mark and Gentleman Jack (maybe the last one isn’t a bourbon?) and I liked them all. What are your favourite makes?

I agree that mixed with Coca Cola they are very delicious. I used to drink spirits neat but have gone off neat strong spirits after having a bit of an alcohol problem in the past. I don’t know why but now I like the taste of mixed spirits but not neat ones - maybe it is my body telling me not to drink too much too quickly.

Dragonslayer

66Mustang said:

@Dragonslayer

I like to think I am into bourbon but I am no expert.

I have tried Eagle Rare, Buffalo Trace, Wild Turkey, Maker’s Mark and Gentleman Jack (maybe the last one isn’t a bourbon?) and I liked them all. What are your favourite makes?

I agree that mixed with Coca Cola they are very delicious. I used to drink spirits neat but have gone off neat strong spirits after having a bit of an alcohol problem in the past. I don’t know why but now I like the taste of mixed spirits but not neat ones - maybe it is my body telling me not to drink too much too quickly.

I have tried all of what you have mentioned the best out of them for me is Maker's Mark. The one I mostly drink and the easiest one to find is Jim Beam. It was my wife who introduced me to Bourbon, she is from Kentucky and over the years I have come to learn the history of why the name Bourbon is so distinct. Main fact of it is that they use barrels that have been burnt inside. This is what gives it the flavour and colour.

Cher_Scope

I have never tried bourbon and didn't know that about the barrels @Dragonslayer

My alcoholic beverage of choice is a good ole vodka and diet coke, or a cosmopolitan if cocktails!  Other than that give me a cup of Yorkshire tea any day and I'm happy 

colet

My would be Pepsi max 

66Mustang

I like Pepsi Max! It tastes nice and doesn’t have the sugar/calories.