STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

laken1 · Hermes

I need a new drink....

Kitty · Hermes

I hate sweet drinks, so I usually order:

- Mojito
- Dirty martinee
- Cranberry and vodka

bex · Chanel

lately i've been a fan of any drink containing pomengranate (sp?) liquor. a sushi place in town makes strawberry infused saki and mixes it with the pomengranate served in a martini (saketini) glass! yum yum!

Aurora · Marc Jacobs

I love pineapple martinis but not every place does them. Red bull and Vodka is one of my go to drinks. I really need a new mixed drink too.

One of my friends mixes hypnotic and henessey and I tried that once - took a sip and got something else (wedding free bar). I don't really recommend it but throwing it out there.

Kitty · Hermes

Oh yeah! Lychee martini's! How could I forget.

blubirde · Chanel

I'm a big fan of the vodka drinks. Vodka and cranberry is good but I tend to drink them too fast (white cranberry juice is the best! but it's hardly ever made at bars). I also like vodka tonics and vodka gimlets (lemony vodka drink - very tasty).

You could always order a single glass of wine, whatever kind you feel like, while you're waiting. I do that a lot also b/c I don't like to mix my liquors.

One more to add: one of my good friends and I always drink whiskey and diet cokes. It's only 2 points but I'm not sure a) it's for everyone and b) how it would make for a before dinner drink. It might be more of an after dinner type thing.

shopgirl82 · Chanel

I like citron and sprite for vodka drinks. it's clear if you spill (i'm clumsy), i never have a bad night on it, and it doesn't dehydrate you or leave a taste in your mouth the next morning. rum and diet cokes leave a funny taste in my mouth the next day. they're too sweet. also, citron and sprite won't compete with the wine's favor as much as coke or sugary drinks.

when i want to be classy yet not have to have a bunch of drinks to feel buzzed (sometimes that's my objective ) i drink bombay sapphire martinis (up, dry, with olives).

killa · Dooney & Bourke

Grey Goose and tonic ... that's my standby. So smooth, so good and slim chances for a hangover!

Mandy · Kate Spade

if you like vodka, stoli orange and 7up is good. or a voda tonic with lime.

greendiamond · Marc Jacobs

If you get on webtender.com you can search drinks by ingredients (and do a lot of other cool stuff) but maybe you could discover a fun drink that way.

I like a 7 & 7 from time to time, a Tangaray and tonic, screwdriver and fuzzy navel, vodka pineapple and cranberry, margarita with a splash of Chambord, or some Sangria.

HTH

-gd

NCshopper · Hermes

Some of my favorites are:

Gin & tonic
Tequila & tonic
Pink Gin (gin w/ bitters in a martini glass)
Vodka & cranberry
Beer

Also, have you tried good tequila? The difference between good tequila and Jose Cuervo is like the difference between Franzia and a good bottle of your favorite wine or Bud Light versus a great microbrew. It's like night and day. Good tequila is smooth and sip-able and totally drinkable on its own, like brandy. And it probably won't give you a hangover. Anyway, that's my pitch for tequila. If you just don't like it, then you don't like it, but the good stuff might be worth a try. I love it w/ tonic.

Dizzy · Marc Jacobs

Another vote for vodka tonic. It doesn't color your mouth, it doesn't stain if it falls, it doesn't catch up with you very quickly, it doesn't have party-hearty or sorority-girl conotations, it won't fool the bartender and it won't give you a hangover.

twinkle · Coach

Dizzy wrote:

Another vote for vodka tonic. It doesn't color your mouth, it doesn't stain if it falls, it doesn't catch up with you very quickly, it doesn't have party-hearty or sorority-girl conotations, it won't fool the bartender and it won't give you a hangover.

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ILoveChoo · Hermes

I usually do vodka or gin and tonic or a dirty martini

Bastet · Kate Spade

I like gin usually, but if I order vodka, I like vodka and cranberry juice or vodka and grapefruit juice. I loooooove martinis with Citadelle or Bombay Sapphire gin. Apple martinis are good, but are apparently high in calories.

MissMee · Kate Spade

If you like sweet drinks, Toasted Almonds are the way to go!!!! So addictive!!! My ass isn't thanking me for the hundreds I gulped down years ago, though...

Metric · Gucci

my faves

VDC- vodka diet coke
Shipwreck- Malibu, raspberry Sourpuss and pineapple juice
Stoli Raspberry and soda water

laken1 · Hermes

NCshopper wrote:

Some of my favorites are:

Gin & tonic
Tequila & tonic
Pink Gin (gin w/ bitters in a martini glass)
Vodka & cranberry
Beer

Also, have you tried good tequila? The difference between good tequila and Jose Cuervo is like the difference between Franzia and a good bottle of your favorite wine or Bud Light versus a great microbrew. It's like night and day. Good tequila is smooth and sip-able and totally drinkable on its own, like brandy. And it probably won't give you a hangover. Anyway, that's my pitch for tequila. If you just don't like it, then you don't like it, but the good stuff might be worth a try. I love it w/ tonic.

Yeah, I get mean- like physically wanting to kick ass on tequilla. My ex husband locked himself in a room to get away from me one night - and I totally don't do that. After 3 such really ugly episodes on tequilla I stay away completely. It's a also a marriage promise w/ DH

I wish I could drink it because I love a margarita!

These are all so great - I may have to try different stuff until something sticks.

erin · Chanel

i usually get a kir when i go out. it's white wine and creme de cassis (black currant liquer), but most bars usually make it as chambourd and white wine. it's not super strong...depending on how it's made.

-- Edited by erin at 19:59, 2006-10-20

luckylily · Gucci

My standards used to be a vodka cran or gin & tonic. Lately I've been ordering Vodka Gimlets or Greyhounds.