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I love coffee, I love tea, I love beer, but beer hates me.

So, I finally have to admit to myself that much as I love beer and wine, they do not agree with me. More than a glass and I get headaches and nausea and hangovers from hell. Friday, I had a glass of beer, then a lot of rum and Coke (Diet Coke, really), got pretty smashed, started writing some smut (but was too sleepy to finish -- I'll try to get that done today), and woke up in the morning feeling fine, fine, fine. No headache, no nothing.

I'm sad. I love beer so much. But I don't love being sick, so I need to figure out some other drinks to have when I want to overindulge. I like rum and Coke -- if it's good enough for Julian it should be good enough for me -- but it's a bit on the sweet side. And I've still got my single malt, but that's more a relaxing at home tipple. I need some suggestions.

What non-sweet alcoholic drink do you like to have when you go out?

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Tequila's always favorite. Or vodka.

Tequila kind of scares me! But there's a lot you can do with vodka.

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annotated_em - 2007-05-10 20:53 (UTC) - Expand

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prillalar - 2007-05-10 21:17 (UTC) - Expand

Uh-- screwdrivers aren't non-sweet alcoholic drinks, but I find them to be less sweet than Coke.

Also, there's a variety of coffee-based alcoholic drinks. If you could combine coffee, alcohol, porn, and... hockey? Would that be the most perfect thing?

Actually, one of my favourite things is drinking beer and coffee at the same time. (Not mixed!)

Coffee, booze, hockey, and Kiyasu Kohei might do the trick. :D

Gin and tonic is my usual "I want to get drunk and beer won't do the job" drink, but vodka also works.

A popular choice!

hmm...I usually have vodka. Sometimes a white russian, but they're sweet.

Now I want to watch The Big Lebowski. :)

When I'm not drinking rum and coke, or cider, I tend to drink Long Island Ice Teas, or vodka with soda water and lime cordial.

My partner drinks Long Island Ice Tea but it's still pretty sweet for me.

I'm fond of Gin and Tonic lately.

That's a popular one!

I like scotch-and-soda.

Scotch and water for me. :)

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ursula - 2007-05-11 16:49 (UTC) - Expand

My friend loves Jack Daniels and Coke. but I find it a bit toxic. What about tequila shots? Or Aftershock? They're pretty sour. Or Smirnoff Ice, not as sickly as WKD. :D

I googled Aftershock and it looked a bit scary to me. :) Jack and coke might do the trick though.

Lately when I go out I drink Bloody Marys, because then I can tell myself I'm not a sot, just being all healthful and vegetable-consuming. Actually, my favorite is a really good dry martini, but they're so damned expensive that I usually just have them at home.

I had a Caesar the other day, which I think is pretty much the Canadian version of a Bloody Mary. It uses Clamato intstead of tomato juice. Even without tabasco it was too spicy for me though. I'm kind of a wimp like that. :)

Apple sours. I tend to like vodka lemonade the most, but that's sweet. Jack Daniels and coke might do the trick, though. It's strong, but it certainly isn't sweet!

Jack and coke is a thought!

oddly enough, I just had this conversation in the car with mate. Everytime I drink beer I get all allergy stuffy the next morning, and my face tends to have odd rashy spots for a few days. I think I may be allergic to something in in (grains or wheat or hops - not sure) so am stopping drinking to see if it works.

*soul mates*

That said, scotch. But scotch is a sipping, relaxing with a good book sort of thing.

So - Moscow Mule or a Grey Hound (or a Salty Dog if you like kosher salt). Sometimes a gin and tonic if the weather suits me.

I'm not ignoring you any more. :D

It might be the histamines in the beer. I get stuffed up sometimes too. But mostly headaches and nausea.

Scotch is good with Doctor Who, I find.

The Moscow Mule sounds good. I wonder if they've heard of it down at the pub.

Sake is my favourite - but that's pretty dependant on the restaurant.

Otherwise I tend to go for Vodka. Cider is nice? Midori is okay if you take it in shots, sipping it throughout the night gets a bit old.

I hate the chocolate milkshake things. D:

I like sake, but my local is pretty much a fish and chips type pub, so that's pretty much out. A dry cider isn't bad -- there's a local cider press that makes good stuff -- but I'm not a big apple fan. I have some good ideas from the commetns, though. :)

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qem_chibati - 2007-05-10 23:35 (UTC) - Expand

I like a Manhatten, which is traditionally rye, sweet vermouth, bitters and a maraschino cherry (altho I am greedy and always ask for two cherries because I like a cherry before and a cherry after.) If you don't like rye, you can have it made with bourbon, but... ick. I don't like bourbon. The only problem with Manhattens is that for some reason outside of upscale or trendy joints, some bartenders don't know what they are, which strikes me as ridiculous. That's like a chef not knowing what duck is.

The Manhatten sounds good. I'll put it on the list. :)

Gin & tonic is my standby; my husband likes vodka tonics. In both cases we ask for a particular variety of the alcohol, not just the "well" stuff (which is cheap and horrid). Bombay is my standby good gin; Grey Goose the standby good vodka.

I am also fond of rum & tonic, which my husband started making for me because I find rum & coke too sweet. I've never ordered one out, though I can't imagine any bartender would object.

The place where I usually drink has very sweet tonic, sadly. I may try a gin martini next time, see how that goes.

Another vote for gin & tonic, with Bombay.

It's a popular choice!

i like old-fashioned.

I don't think I've ever tried one.

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dejla.livejournal.com - 2007-05-09 22:40 (UTC) - Expand

Vodka and cranberry juice. It's sweet enough to take the edge off the vodka but not too sweet and sickly like sodas.

Plus you can kid yourself it's healthy and doing you good while standing in a bar.

Hi. ♥

That sounds tasty. I was thinking grapefruit juice and vodka too. Nice and bitter.

If I'm watching Doctor Who and it's not 8 AM, I have a scotch.

Hi yourself. ♥

I only drink to complement the food, or if I'm craving something sweet and creamy and there's no ice cream malts to be had. ^_^ If it's not a creamy sweet drink I want, and if I'm not driving, I like a glass of Riesling or similar wine, like Gewurztraminer (I like that one even better) to go with dinner. If I am driving, I might get an Odoul's. I just don't drink to "have a good time." I don't like the feeling.

I do like to drink for the buzz, although I don't like to get really drunk, just a little tight. And I don't do that every time I drink either. But these days I like sweet things less and less, so it's getting hard to find something to drink.

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amanuensis1.livejournal.com - 2007-05-09 19:03 (UTC) - Expand

Sake or gin and tonic, depending on the restaurant.

I've had good luck with sake before.

I'm a gin and tonic with lime girl myself. Vodka, cranberry juice, and seltzer does the trick, too. Or tequila shots, but that's only for special occasions. ;)

Heh. :D

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prillalar - 2007-05-09 17:07 (UTC) - Expand

Blasphemy!

For non-beer drinks, I like margaritas and vodka cranberries, but both are fairly sweet, though the latter is less so.

Hey, it's not like I wanted this! Unless, you know, I'm secretly doing it to spite you. :D

Vodka and grapefruit juice is good. I should try that next time.

Mm.. I drink rum and coke or Pisco (chilean of course!) with coke ^^

Rum and coke is a good standby. :) Esp with lots of lime.

Amaretto sours or whiskey sours. Amaretto sours can be oversweet sometimes, though.

And pomegranate martinis and lemon drops, both of which, if properly done, are not sweet. I had a really good pomegranate martini (pomegranate juice, vodka, lime juice, cointreau, and something else) at a bar a few weeks ago and a crap one that tasted like a cosmo made with sugar syrup last weekend at a restaurant.

That's always the thing about mixed drinks -- finding a place that makes them well.

Gin and tonic, usually.

That seems to be the drink of choice on my flist!

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