on ordering cocktails at a bar or restaurant

[AZK]

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oh anytime i have mexican i get margaritas, but im in texas and thats standard. margaritas are the best ever. if im at other kinda dinner place i go with crown and coke to start, pinot noir with food, occasionally some cognac after the meal.

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unfortunately 9/10 places makes a [censored] margarita.

[grando]

getting girly drinks is the new not getting girly drinks

[NNNNOOOOONAN]

i usually just drink Guinness. once in a while bombay and tonic, so that's pretty easy.

my girlfriend loves strawberry long island's and the majority of the time the bartender's have to ask her wtf she's talking about.

[jeffnc]

Sometimes I order simple drinks and tell them what I want, simply because there's no name for it and no one else orders it. I'll order basically a tequila martini - substitute a bit of squeezed lime for vermouth.

[RustedCorpse]

Jamesons on the rocks. I find that especially lately whenever I order a drink it's heavy on the sweeteners. If I know the bartenders are decent and it's a resturant I might risk a mojito cause they're yummy

[EMc]

My main beverage is beer, and Im not real picky on it.

At the bar I work at, which is known for its overpowering cocktails, I get a Tom Collins, usually hits the spot.

At other bars its typically beer, occusionally a Rum and Coke.

For the record I make really good appletinis.

2 parts apple vodka, 2 parts apple pucker, 1 part sour mix, splash of Grand Mariner (triple sec will work if needed)

[Ray Zee]

generally glenlivet on the rocks. elaborate would be a manhattan or a good gin martini.

[SoloAJ]

I don't drink, but I like the idea of buying one of my friends a melontini. Thank you for the idea thread.

[J.Brown]

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I don't drink, but I like the idea of buying one of my friends a melontini. Thank you for the idea thread.

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AJ,

only buy a melontini for girls or friends you don't like. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

not drinking is a good life option as it obviously causes a ton of problems for a lot of people, but if you ever do decide to enjoy a glass of wine with dinner or a drink with friends try to do it with out melon flavors or umbrella drinks or beer in a can for that matter. cheers. J.

[ElSapo]

I'm not normally a specialty cocktail drinker: bourbon, neat; red wine; and beer are my usual drinks.

But last night we went to a restaurant called Lantern in Chapel Hill and I ordered hibiscus-infused vodka with lime juice and Thai basil that was awesome...