Comments on: The Week Without a Question http://www.drinkplanner.com/2008/07/18/the-week-without-a-question/ drink. save money. repeat. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:07:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: DrinkPlanner http://www.drinkplanner.com/2008/07/18/the-week-without-a-question/#comment-7739 DrinkPlanner Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:39:26 +0000 http://www.drinkplanner.com/?p=206#comment-7739 I love 'em. It's hard to find them well-made though. Take the Manhattan, made with rye whiskey, sweet (Italian) vermouth, and Angostura bitters. First, most bartenders in your average neighborhood bar don't know how to make one, even though it's one of the most basic Bartending 101 drinks to make. Second, most won't have rye on hand...so what will they do? Substitute it with bourbon. WRONG. Bourbon's too sweet for a drink like this, so they should use a Canadian whiskey (they're often made with quite a bit of rye). So yes, I love drinks like this, but I usually only make them for myself, or in a bar I know I can trust (though the Tom Collins is pretty hard to screw up, I made them as an novice drinker in college and they turned out quite nice from what I remember). I love ‘em. It’s hard to find them well-made though. Take the Manhattan, made with rye whiskey, sweet (Italian) vermouth, and Angostura bitters. First, most bartenders in your average neighborhood bar don’t know how to make one, even though it’s one of the most basic Bartending 101 drinks to make. Second, most won’t have rye on hand…so what will they do? Substitute it with bourbon. WRONG. Bourbon’s too sweet for a drink like this, so they should use a Canadian whiskey (they’re often made with quite a bit of rye).

So yes, I love drinks like this, but I usually only make them for myself, or in a bar I know I can trust (though the Tom Collins is pretty hard to screw up, I made them as an novice drinker in college and they turned out quite nice from what I remember).

]]> By: mark http://www.drinkplanner.com/2008/07/18/the-week-without-a-question/#comment-7738 mark Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:38:11 +0000 http://www.drinkplanner.com/?p=206#comment-7738 Do you have any opinion on "classic cocktails" like an Old Fashioned, Manhattan, Tom Collins, etc...? Being primarily a beer drinker, I've never had of 'em, but for some reason those cocktail names have rattled around in my brain all these years. Do you have any opinion on “classic cocktails” like an Old Fashioned, Manhattan, Tom Collins, etc…? Being primarily a beer drinker, I’ve never had of ‘em, but for some reason those cocktail names have rattled around in my brain all these years.

]]> By: indiansfromindiadrinkalot http://www.drinkplanner.com/2008/07/18/the-week-without-a-question/#comment-7737 indiansfromindiadrinkalot Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:30:26 +0000 http://www.drinkplanner.com/?p=206#comment-7737 What's possibly a hardcore drinker's biggest fear? A DUI. Any stories or tips on how to get out of a DUI (besides not drinking at all or having a designated driver)? What’s possibly a hardcore drinker’s biggest fear? A DUI. Any stories or tips on how to get out of a DUI (besides not drinking at all or having a designated driver)?

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