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Your top 3 alcoholic drinks?

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MintyGreenDream · 04/04/2022 19:26

For me its
1.vodka and tonic with loads of ice and fresh lime slices

2.ice cold Sauvignon Blanc

3.A very good Mojito

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CheesePlantMurderer · 04/04/2022 20:52
  1. Ice cold Provençal Rosé
  2. Ice cold Marlborough Sauv Blanc
  3. Fresh mojito with dark rum ❤️
liveforsummer · 04/04/2022 20:54

Dry white
Dry rose
Gin and tonic (replace that with baileys in December)

florianfortescue · 04/04/2022 21:00

Silent Pool gin and tonic with a giant ice cube and some rosemary

A very cold glass of oaky Chardonnay

Lanson white label champagne

And now I need a drink! Gin

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runningfromreality · 04/04/2022 21:03

French 75 / Gin Fizz
Prosecco
Gin and elderflower slimline tonic

Tiddlywinkly · 04/04/2022 21:12

Jack Daniel's and Pepsi Max
Taittenger
Decent wine (colour depends on time of year/food)

Bobbybobbins · 04/04/2022 21:15

Champagne or failing that cremant/prosecco
Sauvignon blanc
Gin and tonic

If I can have one more-
Cocktails (any really)

AuntViv · 04/04/2022 21:17

A nice cold pint of lager

Southern comfort and lemonade

Glass of Sauvignon

(And one for luck a jaegar bomb when I'm out and in the mood!)

Rainbowshit · 04/04/2022 21:27

Oh how could I choose just 3?!

  1. Has to be the ice cold glass of Perrier jouet I was served in rogano on my birthday one year.

In no particular order:
Aperol spritz in an infinity pool on the amalfi coast
Perfect serve mare gin with fevertree Mediterranean rosemary and olives.
Espresso martini
Ice cold pint of lager in a sunny beer garden
Can of Edinburgh rhubarb gin served slightly too warm on a train to London.

Blueberrycreampie · 04/04/2022 21:30

Dry white wine
Malbec
G&T but Campari soda on a hot day!

Savingpeoplehuntingthings · 04/04/2022 21:34

Red wine, South African or Australian.
A nice single malt, Glenmorange will do fine or Jura.
Espresso martini.

Dontlickthetrolley · 04/04/2022 21:36

Prosecco, has to be very fizzy
Smirnoff Ice, very cold
Amaretto and cranberry juice

Blueberrycreampie · 04/04/2022 21:36

@Rainbowshit

Oh how could I choose just 3?!
  1. Has to be the ice cold glass of Perrier jouet I was served in rogano on my birthday one year.

In no particular order:
Aperol spritz in an infinity pool on the amalfi coast
Perfect serve mare gin with fevertree Mediterranean rosemary and olives.
Espresso martini
Ice cold pint of lager in a sunny beer garden
Can of Edinburgh rhubarb gin served slightly too warm on a train to London.

Is that Rogano Glasgow? Think I might try and recreate that soon, sounds amazing!
JustSaying101 · 04/04/2022 21:38

Not enough choices here! Here's what I'll go with:

Bubbles: Champagne, Prosecco
Wine: All of it
Cocktails: Long island iced tea, cosmo, pornstar, etc.

Festive option: Decent Mulled Wine with a generous shot of something thrown in.

Yoohoo778611 · 04/04/2022 21:38

Vodka and lemonade.
Chilled wine (white or Rose)
Baileys.
Can I say a 4th a nice cold lager when abroad.

MajorCarolDanvers · 04/04/2022 21:39

Gin & tonic
Long vodka
Strawberry daiquiri

ladygindiva · 04/04/2022 21:40
  1. Glass of decent pinot noir
  2. Gin and tonic with hefty chunk of lime
  3. Toffee apple brothers cider ( guilty pleasure)
Furrbabymama87 · 04/04/2022 21:41

Porn Star Martini
A really dry rose wine
Red wine

Furrbabymama87 · 04/04/2022 21:42

Forgot about prosecco

GeneLovesJezebel · 04/04/2022 21:43
  1. Prosecco
  2. Prosecco
  3. Stella
SilkenBunny · 04/04/2022 21:43

Chilled Champagne or a good quality English Sparkling (Prosecco, cava etc don't really do it for me)

A full bodied, smooth red (ideally Italian)

A cold pint of draft Peroni or San Miguel

dollydimple123 · 04/04/2022 21:53

Haig whisky & Pepsi cherry

A bottle (can't just have 1 glass) of nice red wine.

A cold beer (corona/San Miguel) on a sunny day

Perfection 🤌🏻

pandora206 · 04/04/2022 21:53

A blush Sauvignon Blanc such as Aldi NZ Freeman's Bay
Fruity cocktail - cosmo, pina colada etc in the summer
Harvey's Bristol Cream and/or a hot mulled wine at Christmas

SkankingWombat · 04/04/2022 21:57

Summer:
Caipirinha
G&T
Sangria

Winter:
Negroni
Any decent red wine
Mulled wine with a shot of Cointreau

Notsomellownow · 04/04/2022 22:03

So hard to narrow to 3!

  1. Crisp cold white - sauvingon or chablis
  2. Margarita 🍹 (frozen or not!)
  3. Mojito
SirenSays · 04/04/2022 22:03

Vodka cocktails
A fruity cider
Jamaican rum punch