Right back atcha, My Brother. Hope we don't wait a year to have another drink together either, Moe. :-)

Bea has been gone far too long for the munting, Rick....so I must move along, sadly. :-)
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I do love an Irish Car Bomb once in a while... but I consider it a "manly" drink. Usually, when I have one it is near the end of the night and I am in that downward spiral!!!

For manly, bourbon on the rocks, scotch or rum neat. Done!!
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My testosterone level went up just reading this post.


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One note, I have always called a different drink by the name Snake Bite, which is a blended beer drink of Harp and Pear Cider.
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Nothing trendy for me, just give me an old school Manhattan with Rye instead of Bourbon; the way they were invented.
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Forgot all about the Vesper. I really want to try one! So, I did a little researching to find Kina Lillet. Turns out it 's not available anymore. There is a successful replacement though, called Cocchi Apertivo Americano. Had to order it from cali.
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Personally, I've tried a ton of trendy drinks...lots of mixes...come back to either bourbon (four roses is my love of the moment) or high end vodka. Loving on Ketel One and tonic or a local product - Shakers vodka. They have both a Rye and a Wheat version. Like the wheat a bit better. Sent a sample of both down to Virginia Ghost.
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Shaker's is local? Never knew that. Shows how much I pay attention.

My goto vodka has been absolut or stoli.
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Manly Drinks:
Bourbon, neat (a few cubes or a splash is ok)
Scotch, neat (see above disclaimer)
Vodka, martini, shots, or on the rocks
Rum, neat
Tequila, neat
Slivovitz (if you must ask...)

Anything mixed with cola, fruit juice, or more than a 1-1 ratio is for the ladies. Mixed shots (car bombs, duck farts, etc) are for college kids.
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Surprised no one mentioned a beer.
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Beer isn't a cocktail.
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I drink Mojitos all night long.

Don't judge me...
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Before he moved back to Milwaukee, a friend of mine who is very much into Bond and I used to drink Vespers rather often (usually about 10-15 of us would go and hit the bar for one of them, then off to the premere of the newest Bond movie) and they are quite good. I seem to recall that we used Lillet Blanc plus a drop or two of Angustura Bitters, as this was considered an acceptable substitute and something that you would find available at a bar. Gin was usually Boodle's and Vodka was Belvedere.
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lol. my bad. For some reason I thought it was manliest drinks.

I did read about Lillet Blanc, but it lacked the bitterness of the kina lillet. I had also read about bittering it up with quinine. That Angustora bitters idea seems logical. I may try that too. Thanks for the recommendation!
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It IS the most manly drink of all manlyness when he drinks it.


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Jameson may be whiskey, but it's as Scottish as tequila. :-)

Manly cocktails or not, I like:

Martini (with gin of course!)
Scotch (neat)
Bourbon (neat or with an ice cube)
Tequila (chilled)
Rum (neat or with an ice cube)
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I'm all full of mistakes today. I meant Irish whiskey. Maybe I'm a little more hung over than I thought :-)
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To make the beer drinkers feel better, I just wanted to point out that neat drinks or (name your favorite brand of liquor) on the rocks aren't cocktails either.
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I agree. A cocktail is 2 or more ingredients. That's why I said "or not". :-)

An "extra dry Martini" without any vermouth isn't a cocktail either. For that matter it isn't a Martini. It's gin (or vodka).
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My butt itches. :-)
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