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I have tasted the worst drink in Christendom. Can you top this?

503 replies

Iamthewombat · 08/10/2020 08:54

Category, as Ru Paul would say, is alcoholic drinks aimed at women.

I bought a bottle of Malibu Strawberry Spritz at Morrison’s last week. I like Malibu (don’t judge me) and strawberries and fizzy things.

I opened it last night. Christ, it was awful. Tasted like a weird blend of kids’ medicine and saturated sugar syrup. Not sure how you can make something like this taste un-fruity. And it was virulent pink.

Down the sink it went, even the plughole seemed to be resisting it by vomiting up the pink foam.

I can’t imagine anything worse but maybe you know differently.

YABU = yes, there are worse alcoholic drinks aimed at the ladies and I’m going to give you details.

YANBU = no, nothing sounds worse than Malibu Strawberry Spritz.

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DeciduousPerennial · 08/10/2020 09:44

Kiwi 20/20. Christ on a bike......

Needanewnamenow · 08/10/2020 09:44

@ElizabethMainwaring

Lager and tomato juice?!Shock
AND CLAMS
Mrsjayy · 08/10/2020 09:45

Echo Falls (don't judge me) mixed berries oh it is rank tastes like off ribena and my god the headache Shock. My DD buys tins of alcoholic fizz that smell of kids antibiotics Hmm

fairydustandpixies · 08/10/2020 09:45

You've reminded me of a vile drink I was given at Christmas - now I'll drink anything if its alcoholic but the parma violet gin went straight down the sink!!

Chicchicchicchiclana · 08/10/2020 09:46

Not alcoholic but the worst drink I have ever tried is plain coconut water. There's something musty socks-ish about it.

I also can't bear the sour/bitter taste of Sauvignon Blanc.

ShivRoy · 08/10/2020 09:49

20/20 was so nasty. I’d like to also add Thunderbird wine, especially the peach flavour.

timeforawine · 08/10/2020 09:49

Wild Turkey whiskey. Vom
Some weird drink, around 70 % alcohol i think, that my brothers friend brought him back from Poland

JimmyJabs · 08/10/2020 09:50

A friend of mine who lived in Moscow once brought back a bottle of something that claimed to be pine cone flavoured vodka. I thought something must have been lost in translation, but no, it really did taste like somebody had fermented a handful of forest floor, complete with fox shit probably.

Sipsmith do a lemon drizzle gin that is exactly like those semi-medicinal lemon cough sweets. It is utterly horrible.

There used to be a fashion when I was at uni for Cement Mixers, which is Baileys mixed with lime juice so that it curdles and you get a lumpy, vomit-like mixture. It was a punishment drink for people who lost a bet or something. Never had one myself, but watching someone else drink it was almost enough to make me sick!

kingsleyhimself · 08/10/2020 09:50

@Needanewnamenow Clamato with beer! Puke! my Canadian friend drank that when I stayed with them and I tried it. It tasted like jizz (sorry!)

Ski4130 · 08/10/2020 09:50

Agree entirely with Kinnie, and that's from someone married to a half Maltese husband, the population of which seem to love the stuff!

Aperol Spritz. Grim. Tastes like ear wax and dissapointment.

Not a big fan of L & P either, and almost had my NZ residents stamp revoked by kiwi friends because I vocalised that!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon_%26_Paeroa

Itwontrainallthetime · 08/10/2020 09:50

Haven't drank Lambrini for years so when I saw Parma Violet Lambrini for sale ,I was excited to try this as I love Parma Violets. I couldn't even get past the first few sips. I was expecting it to be sweet ,but nope it was bitter nothing like I expected, my husband drinks anything alcohol wise and even he couldn't stomach it.

GunsAndShips · 08/10/2020 09:50

@Branches1

Have you tried Unicum? It is the worst drink in the entire world. It's a Hungarian liqueur

Black Tower white wine and coke light are also awful

We have Unicum in the cupboard.
GunsAndShips · 08/10/2020 09:51

(I'm teetotal though so have never tasted it)

Wolfff · 08/10/2020 09:53

A walnut liquor from Italy, in a weird nut shaped bottle. Made my stomach churn for days afterwards. That was at a time when I'd pretty much drink anything.

GrannyWeatherwaxsBroomstick · 08/10/2020 09:53

Benedictine, the most disgusting drink ever. One sip and I was running for the bathroom

Wolfff · 08/10/2020 09:54

Actually also avocaat in the Netherlands, my grandmother and her sisters used to eat it out of little bowls.

Oldraver · 08/10/2020 09:55

I bought some lemon and raspberry drink thing (that Asda insist on keeping in the fridge, even though it's a non fridge juice) and it was BLUE when I poured it out

Who needs blue drink ?

FizzyGreenWater · 08/10/2020 09:56

I've long come to the conclusion that pre-made drinks like this are basically chemical soups.

Mrsjayy · 08/10/2020 09:56

I had a herbal liqueur in Majorca it basily !

Stillfunny · 08/10/2020 09:57

We used to drink Pernod and blackcurrant mixed with a bottle of cider in a pint glass with ice.
Had to use a straw to drink it. Known as a Red Witch.

LeaveMyDamnJam · 08/10/2020 09:57

Reki. It is truly horrible.

My hand sanitiser from Costco smells the same. I’m worried I will get drunk absorbing the gel through my skin. That said I would rather drink the sanitiser than reki.

Ocies · 08/10/2020 09:58

Once upon a time DH won a hamper at his work Christmas party. There was a bottle of virulent red liquid. The bottle was unlabelled, made of clear glass and it was a sort of Christmas tree shape. We weren't sure if the liquid was to drink or put in the bath. For safety we tested it to see if it lathered first - it didn't. We tried drinking a bit - tasted bitter and artificial. Still not sure to this day what it's purpose was!!

Tonightstheteriyakichicken · 08/10/2020 09:59

For me, Raki. I nearly went teetotal afterwards.

I was going to nominate Unicum (yes, the name alone was off-putting), but saw Branches1 beat me to it. The bottle lurked unloved in the back of the cupboard until we were packing to move.
("Why not just pour it away sooner?" I hear you cry, well it was a present Hmm from DH's colleague, so that would be ungrateful Grin ).

TurkeyTrot · 08/10/2020 09:59

@doctorhamster

Butterbeer at the Harry Potter studios in Watford. Absolutely rank. Even the kids wouldn't drink it.

The butterbeer ice cream is lovely though Confused

I came on to vote for Butterbeer. Absolutely gross. The slushie version was not quite as bad, but not drinkable.
Mrsjayy · 08/10/2020 09:59

Oh my friend used to drink the Pernod and.cider I don't think we called it Red Witch though .