on ordering cocktails at a bar or restaurant

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Can someone give me a varied list of classy manly drinks to try? Stuff like gin and tonic, crown and coke, etc. I want a go to drink when I meet girls that isn't bottled beer. Most of these drinks will probably come from the Bellagio.

[StevieG]

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Can someone give me a varied list of classy manly drinks to try? Stuff like gin and tonic, crown and coke, etc. I want a go to drink when I meet girls that isn't bottled beer. Most of these drinks will probably come from the Bellagio.

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Martini
Manhattan
Rusty Nail
Negroni

All classics your grandfather might order. Plus they mix alcohol with more alcohol, tough guy.

You could also go with scotch (straight up), or bourbon or vodka on the rocks.

Lastly, some classic fixes

Screwdriver
Harvey Wallbanger
Greyhound (though if you are very paranoid about appearance you should check if your bar uses pink grapefruit juice)

[Tony_P]

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Can someone give me a varied list of classy manly drinks to try? Stuff like gin and tonic, crown and coke, etc. I want a go to drink when I meet girls that isn't bottled beer. Most of these drinks will probably come from the Bellagio.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fin..._Mixing_Drinks

Scroll down to "The Six Basic Drinks"

[kylephilly]

Vodka club soda
Beer
Dirty Martini

Ain't that hard keep it short and simple

Gimlets remind me of when I used to drink tequila gimlet, ewwwwwwww

[ike]

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Can someone give me a varied list of classy manly drinks to try? Stuff like gin and tonic, crown and coke, etc. I want a go to drink when I meet girls that isn't bottled beer. Most of these drinks will probably come from the Bellagio.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fin..._Mixing_Drinks

Scroll down to "The Six Basic Drinks"

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the first 5 are familiar, but i've never heard of a jack rose or of applejack. if you order this at a bar are they likely to have it? do liquor stores carry applejack?

[guids]

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Can someone give me a varied list of classy manly drinks to try? Stuff like gin and tonic, crown and coke, etc. I want a go to drink when I meet girls that isn't bottled beer. Most of these drinks will probably come from the Bellagio.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fin..._Mixing_Drinks

Scroll down to "The Six Basic Drinks"

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the first 5 are familiar, but i've never heard of a jack rose or of applejack. if you order this at a bar are they likely to have it? do liquor stores carry applejack?

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its apple brandy, and no, most bars will not carry it, and its also not a basic drink imo.

[spider]

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the first 5 are familiar, but i've never heard of a jack rose or of applejack. if you order this at a bar are they likely to have it? do liquor stores carry applejack?

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Here's a nice Washington Post article that goes into the history a little and then two guys' quest to order one at a bar in DC.

I tried making one with cheap applejack and it sucked. I'd like to try again someday using a decent apple brandy but it's tough to find around here.

[mmbt0ne]

spider,

There seems to be only one type of applejack made nowadays, so it's either Laird & Co. or nothing.

Also, I am excited to try and make this very soon. Maybe tonight.

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There seems to be only one type of applejack made nowadays, so it's either Laird & Co. or nothing.

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Right, I should have mentioned that I tried making the Jack Rose with a cheap apple brandy and not true applejack. I'm going to use Laird's or a decent apple brandy next time.

I guess a true Jack Rose uses applejack, but apparently applejack is just apple brandy + neutral spirit so it seems to me like substituting a decent brandy should be acceptable, right?

[mmbt0ne]

I would assume it wouldn't be too much different since one of the bartenders in your story offered to substitute pear brandy for a different version of the drink.