Re: Great Cocktails
I think that people might want to be also careful mixing any diet sodas with alcohol because I believe it has been proven that the fake sugar gets you (more?) drunk, faster.
I think there is some distinction between a true cocktail and mixed drinks, but I will give my contributions anyhow:
Here is a drink that I created and think it is great, for a "girly" drink. You might need to get the genuine specific ingredients for it to come off as well, but generic alternatives might be okay. I know that there are Japanese grocery stores in driving range of some smaller cities I have lived, and NYC etc should all have them.
1 part+ plum wine - Real plum wine, with little green plums floating in it. The types you can find at most liquor stores is grape wine with flavoring and is fairly different.
1 part+ raspberry vodka - I used stolis, maybe something else is fine
1.5-2? parts lemon tea - home made or Snapple would probably be okay, but if you wander to a Japanese grocery, you may as well get the 1.5L squareish plastic bottle (yellow color) of Kirin lemon tea.. I think that the specific ingredients might have been what made this so good, IDK. It was extremely smooth with very little alcohol flavor and not too sweet. Most liquor stores will have a big bottle of the cheaper plum wine for like $10, so it is worth trying if you have never had it. I would avoid Fu-Ki brand and go for the more genuine looking brands that make sake as well.
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I came across this recipe and really want to try it, also the stuff with Campari and creme de cacao that you guys mentioned. I love Chartreuse and want to try all of the other strange liqueurs that are out there
Le Petit Hiboux (Little Owl, named after a Manhattan restaurant)
* 2 ounces Pinot Blanc or New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc
* 2 ounces Lillet Blanc
* 2 ounces apple juice
Lillet is some mix of wines and fruit brandy. This seems like a similar formula to my drink.
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Last one, I never actually put alcohol in this since I was only 18 and just made it randomly working as a server at a bar. I have no clue how something with no mint in it tasted somewhat "minty" but it did. Maybe I am just messed up in the head or the specific ingredients/environment made it taste weird.
mint tea with no mint
95% generic unsweetened tea (the type bars make huge vats of, probably Lipton)
brown raw cane sugar - probably 2 packets worth
squeeze of 1 wedge each lime, lemon, orange
dash of 7-up (or whatever generic citrus soda they may have used)
I swear it tasted like regular iced tea with fresh mint sprigs in it and nothing like the citrus parts of it, but I have no clue if I could recreate it. I love mixing alcohol with tea, but it probably isn't for everyone. I have no clue what alcohol I would want in this, just something random if someone wants to try.
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