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Would you tell me your favourite cocktail please?

143 replies

KocktaleKween · 07/04/2020 10:54

I'm creating a new cocktail list for where I work - for when we reopen, and I'd like some opinions on what you expect to see on a cocktail menu, and what your favourite cocktail is.
Normally I'd ask customers but we don't have any of those so I'm hoping Mumsnet can help with some suggestions!
If you were staying in a small hotel, or attending a function/going out for drinks or dinner somewhere, what would you expect to see on a cocktail menu, and what would you be likely to order and drink?
Thank you Smile

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soupmaker · 07/04/2020 22:10

My absolute favourites are the Manhattan and a classic gin Martini with a twist of lemon. Yum.

TaTuirseOrm · 07/04/2020 22:36

I don't have a sweet tooth so my favourite cocktail is a very dry dirty vodka martini with olives. Especially with Grey Goose vodka.

catlovingdoctor · 08/04/2020 00:38

Has to be a Manhattan. Lethal though...

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frenchfancy81 · 08/04/2020 03:18

Raspberry Mojito or a Mai Tai

goose1964 · 08/04/2020 03:25

One my son nicknamed the sucker punch. Chocolate vodka, Tia Maria and Baileys, equal measures.

KiddingMyself · 08/04/2020 03:52

Purple rain!!! Why are none of you drinking purple rain?!

I bloody love purple rain....

Tomasinaa · 08/04/2020 04:39

Long Island Iced Tea (made them at home recently and was every bit as good as I remembered)
French 75
Pisco Sour

catfeets · 08/04/2020 05:48

Pina colada and strawberry daiquiri. I like the creamy ones most (despite being lactose intolerant Grin).

Crunchymum · 08/04/2020 07:46

Pornstar Martini (but only from one bar, which closed down years ago. They were £8 a pop even then and we spent a fortune on them almost every Saturday night when we were younger. Never had one that even comes close)

Cosmopolitan, but again only from a selecr few bars, that were actually proper cocktail bars. Wouldn't dream of ordering one in a generic bar or restaurant.

A well made Mojito, summer drink extraordinaire.

I have never been a fan of home made cocktails / cocktails in establishments that don't specialise in cocktails and don't get me started on things like "fishbowls" or slushy cocktails or BOGOF cocktails.

Crunchymum · 08/04/2020 07:47

And canned cocktails. Jaysus!!

The M&S Pornstar Martini tastes like sweat.

reluctantbrit · 08/04/2020 08:01

Pornstar martini but I prefer it without the egg white
Chocolate or espresso martini, I oft n take the chocolate one in lieu of a dessert
Singapore sling
Mai tai

Maybe go back and research the Sixties, a lot were less fancy but equally very good. We had the sweet concoction so much now, I sometimes fancy a simple one.

And also please add a decent selection of virgin ones, I get fed up with a fruity one with just some lemonad and tonic in it, soooo boring.

slug · 08/04/2020 08:07

I'm very fond of:

Gimlet
Hazelnut martini (Made with Polish hazelnut flavoured vodka)
Sea Breeze

DH loves a Negroni

MrsTumbletap · 08/04/2020 08:10

Mai Tai

TheWordmeister · 08/04/2020 08:13

A properly made margarita (no mix), a gimlet or a Tom Collins.

Lampan · 08/04/2020 08:14

Definitely Margarita. I would be disappointed not to see one on a cocktail menu!

AmelieTaylor · 08/04/2020 08:20

A bit dated maybe, but I go to a specific little town in France every year and I hang out for their Planters Punch & I book an overnight at the airport hotel and there's an old bloke there who makes THE BEST Brandy Alexander.

I'm low Carbing (to control diabetes, not weight, or it would have gone out the window by now in lockdown!!) so most cocktails are off the menu right now

AccioWine · 08/04/2020 08:28

In order of preference-

Cosmopolitan
Mint Julep
Mojito
Margarita

...Is it too early to start drinking? This has given me ideas!

Raffathebear · 08/04/2020 08:29

A proper mojito is a thing of beauty.

Alicesweewonders · 08/04/2020 16:29

French Martini all the way!!

redeyetonowheregood · 08/04/2020 22:26

I drink Manhattens. I personally like them with a Luxardo cherry, but have had them in Kentucky (made with bourbon, though they can also be made with rye) with a twist of orange which also worked.

Dirty Martinis are popular with my friends as well.

You need a creamy one, such as a white russian which is really easy to make and a fruity one...a good Pina colada should do it.

I enjoy grasshoppers too though I make them myself, never seen them on a menu.

A classic champagne cocktail is hard to beat though I usually just use prosecco.

I really enjoy going in to a cocktail bar and seeing a menu with decent classic cocktails. I don't like very sweet drinks though.

redeyetonowheregood · 08/04/2020 22:30

Gosh, really in the mood for a Manhattan now!

PolaDeVeboise · 08/04/2020 22:36

My current favourite is a Vodka Gimlet, also partial to Lemon Drop Martini. Love a French and Espresso too.

Used to get a gorgeous Flirtini in a restaurant in Hammersmith, never been able to find one as good again.

Ltdannygreen · 08/04/2020 22:37

Prawn cocktail 😂

Dora26 · 08/04/2020 22:44

Sea breeze - vodka , grapefruit with a dash of cranberry

MunchyMunchkin · 08/04/2020 22:45

French martini or a Tom Collins.

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