So the story goes like this: There’s this list going around that some famous food guy put out called the Omnivores 100, a list of 100 things every eater should try in their lifetime.  Good and bad, boring and thrilling, it’s simply 100 things worth trying at some point in your life.  So Darcy over at The Art of Drink, a qualified person if there ever was one, has devised the Imbibers One Hundred, a list of 100 drinks you should try, alcoholic and not, over the course of your lifetime. So I’m posting the list below, and the instructions should you want to play along at home.

Instructions:

1) Copy this list into your blog, with instructions.
2) Bold all the drinks you’ve imbibed.
3) Cross out any items that you won’t touch
4) Post a comment here and link to your results.

OR

If you don’t have a blog, just count the ones you’ve tried and post the number in the comments section.

List of Drinks You Must Try Before You Expire

1. Manhattan Cocktail
2. Kopi Luwak (Weasle Coffee)
3. French / Swiss Absinthe
4. Root beer
5. Gin Martini
6. Sauternes
7. Whole Milk
8. Tequila (100% Agave)
9. XO Cognac
10. Espresso
11. Spring Water (directly from the spring)
12. Gin & Tonic
13. Mead
14. Westvleteren 12 (Yellow Cap) Trappist Ale
15. Chateau d’Yquem
16. Budwieser
17. Maraschino Liqueur
18. Mojito
19. Orgeat
20. Grand Marnier
21. Mai Tai (original)
22. Ice Wine (Canadian)
23. Red Bull
24. Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice
25. Bubble Tea
26. Tokaji
27. Chicory
28. Islay Scotch
29. Pusser’s Navy Rum
30. Fernet Branca
31. Fresh Pressed Apple Cider
32. Bourbon
33. Australian Shiraz
34. Buckley’s Cough Syrup
35. Orange Bitters
36. Margarita (classic recipe)
37. Molasses & Milk
38. Chimay Blue
39. Wine of Pines (Tepache)
40. Green Tea
41. Daiginjo Sake
42. Chai Tea
43. Vodka (chilled, straight)
44. Coca-Cola
45. Zombie (Beachcomber recipe)
46. Barley Wine
47. Brewed Choclate (Xocolatl)
48. Pisco Sour
49. Lemonade
50. Speyside Single Malt
51. Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee
52. Champagne (Vintage)
53. Rosé (French)
54. Bellini
55. Caipirinha
56. White Zinfandel (Blush)
57. Coconut Water
58. Cerveza
59. Cafe au Lait
60. Ice Tea
61. Pedro Ximenez Sherry
62. Vintage Port
63. Hot Chocolate
64. German Riesling
65. Pina Colada
66. El Dorado 15 Year Rum
67. Chartreuse
68. Greek Wine
69. Negroni
70. Jägermeister
71. Chicha
72. Guinness
73. Rhum Agricole
74. Palm Wine
75. Soju
76. Ceylon Tea (High Grown)
77. Belgian Lambic
78. Mongolian Airag
79. Doogh, Lassi or Ayran
80. Sugarcane Juice
81. Ramos Gin Fizz
82. Singapore Sling
83. Mint Julep
84. Old Fashioned
85. Perique
86. Jenever (Holland Gin)
87. Chocolate Milkshake
88. Traditional Italian Barolo
89. Pulque
90. Natural Sparkling Water
91. Cuban Rum
92. Asti Spumante
93. Irish Whiskey
94. Château Margaux
95. Two Buck Chuck
96. Screech
97. Akvavit
98. Rye Whisky
99. German Weissbier
100. Daiquiri (classic)

I scored a 54, which kind of makes me sad.  Though there’s nothing that I had to cross out that I wouldn’t ever try, which I’m happy about.  I was a little tempted to cross out the Buckley’s, because I’ve heard it tastes like 12 kinds of hell, but I’m game to try it at least once.  And I think there are some things on the list that I’ve probably had, but the ol’ memory banks ain’t what they used to be, so they remain un-bolded.

So repost on your site (if you have one) and if you don’t, post your results in the comments and put my sad number to shame.

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4 Responses to “Imbibers One Hundred”

1. The Imbibers’ 100 | The Pegu Blog says:

   November 16, 2008 at 11:07 am

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2. Rob says:

   November 17, 2008 at 7:25 pm

   28.. I’ve got a long ways to go DrinkPlanner… lets go knock some of these out some time!
3. Alex says:

   November 21, 2008 at 6:24 pm

   I sucked so hard at the Imbiber’s 100 that I can’t post my results out of embarrassment. However, I did take the Omnivore’s 100 and scored a 71/100. For that, I can be thankful.
4. DrinkPlanner says:

   November 21, 2008 at 6:41 pm

   Rob…anytime!

   I actually scored a 54 on the Omnivores list as well. I feel like I’m pretty open to trying things, food or drink, so it makes me a little sad that I’m so low on both lists. It also skeeves me out that they list Roadkill.