The most overblown drink

Re:The most overblown drink (CajunKing)

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:57:44 GMT

I miss Pat Obrien's hurricanes

the 26 oz are the perfect size for one person to consume several.

and only $8.00

I dont know what the size is on that little one in the middle of the table.

Re:The most overblown drink (GotBaddog)

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:31:47 GMT

hatteras04

On a cruise once, I went to a "talk" on martini's or something else I can't remember (the only reason i went was for the free samples) and the bartender giving the presentation said the secret is to make really bad mojito's early in the shift. Otherwise, he would be stuck making them the rest of the night and they are a royal pain in the butt to make correctly. So my guess is that there are a lot of bad ones out there to keep more people from ordering them.

I just got back from a business trip to Prague for a trade show. One of my friends was sponsoring a happy hour at the show hotel and is a big fan of foo-foo drinks like Mojitos. I guess Mojitos must ride at the top of the list as he wanted Mojitos to be made en masse and using his recipe. He even had a local translate the recipe into Czech for the bartenders.

It was a valiant effort, but I think your cruise ship bartender must have visited Hotel Praja before we got there.

Re:The most overblown drink (SeamusD)

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:13:23 GMT

hatteras04

On a cruise once, I went to a "talk" on martini's or something else I can't remember (the only reason i went was for the free samples) and the bartender giving the presentation said the secret is to make really bad mojito's early in the shift. Otherwise, he would be stuck making them the rest of the night and they are a royal pain in the butt to make correctly. So my guess is that there are a lot of bad ones out there to keep more people from ordering them.

I totally believe this. Last time I inquired at a bar if they could make me one, the bartender rolled his eyes, said yes, and made some comment about me being a jerk for ordering one (not maliciously). I asked why, and he said that he'd make me one, and it'd probably be the best one I'd ever had, and when everyone saw me with it, they'd want one too and he'd be making them all night. He was right on both counts. Best one I'd ever had, and I saw several people later that evening drinking them. I guess he hadn't figured out to make bad ones early enough to turn people off of them.

Re:The most overblown drink (ann peeples)

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:18:17 GMT

Caffeine Free Diet Coke was the most vile thing I ever drank. And I used to take shots of 151........

Re:The most overblown drink (Foodbme)

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:48:49 GMT

It's even more complex than that. Just take diet coke (which I unfortunately have to now with the diabetes). You can choose from regular diet coke, caffeine free diet coke, diet coke plus (with vitamins added), diet coke with lime, diet coke with cherry, diet coke with splenda, coke zero, coke zero cherry, or coke zero vanilla.

Too many Marketing Guru's with too much time who have to justify their salaries!!!

Re:The most overblown drink (mayor al)

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:56:04 GMT

Makes me want to drink only water... but which to choose prevents the change !!

AND

I don't talk about BBQ to anyone these days, for the same complex reasons.

Re:The most overblown drink (hatteras04)

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:34:03 GMT

mayor al

Like so many elements in our life today, the beverage realm has become more sub-divided and complex than most of us recall from "the early days"!
Simple example, i recall the only decision I would make in choosing a cola was COKE or PEPSI. Setting aside all the other brands, stay with that basic choice for a moment... now add- diet or regular sweetener or semi-caloric--caffine or no caffine-- Brown or clear (Krystal Pepsi is history now, but it was a choice for several years)-- Glass, returnable or recycle-- or cans. Quantity 6 oz, 8oz, 10 oz, 12 oz, 16 oz, 20,oz, half liter, quart, liter, 1/2 gallon, 2 liter
OK Expand that to other beverages-
Wines
Beers
Distiled Spirits
Coffees
Tea

As with many other realms, the complexity is mind-boggling for many of us.
I want a Cola,
I want a cup of coffee- sweet and light
I want Sweetened Iced Tea with lots of lemon
etc etc

K I S S !!!

Re:The most overblown drink (mayor al)

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:28:47 GMT

Like so many elements in our life today, the beverage realm has become more sub-divided and complex than most of us recall from "the early days"!
Simple example, i recall the only decision I would make in choosing a cola was COKE or PEPSI. Setting aside all the other brands, stay with that basic choice for a moment... now add- diet or regular sweetener or semi-caloric--caffine or no caffine-- Brown or clear (Krystal Pepsi is history now, but it was a choice for several years)-- Glass, returnable or recycle-- or cans. Quantity 6 oz, 8oz, 10 oz, 12 oz, 16 oz, 20,oz, half liter, quart, liter, 1/2 gallon, 2 liter
OK Expand that to other beverages-
Wines
Beers
Distiled Spirits
Coffees
Tea

As with many other realms, the complexity is mind-boggling for many of us.
I want a Cola,
I want a cup of coffee- sweet and light
I want Sweetened Iced Tea with lots of lemon
etc etc

K I S S !!!

Re:The most overblown drink (brisketboy)

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:56:50 GMT

For me the most overblown and over rated drinks are the blended scotchs like theJohnny Walker and that ilk. I'll have a Glenmorangie neat and a La Finca.

Re:The most overblown drink (hatteras04)

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:06:59 GMT

GotBaddog

chewingthefat

Put me down for a Mojito, never could figure out the appeal, and years ago a Harvey Wallbanger...
What's your thought?

You have to have a properly prepared mojito in order to appreciate them. The Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood is the only place I have had a good one.

On a cruise once, I went to a "talk" on martini's or something else I can't remember (the only reason i went was for the free samples) and the bartender giving the presentation said the secret is to make really bad mojito's early in the shift. Otherwise, he would be stuck making them the rest of the night and they are a royal pain in the butt to make correctly. So my guess is that there are a lot of bad ones out there to keep more people from ordering them.

Re:The most overblown drink (GotBaddog)

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:47:04 GMT

chewingthefat

Put me down for a Mojito, never could figure out the appeal, and years ago a Harvey Wallbanger...
What's your thought?

You have to have a properly prepared mojito in order to appreciate them. The Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood is the only place I have had a good one.

Re:The most overblown drink (Sundancer7)

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 08:24:32 GMT

I have always been a fan of Canadian. Bushie came to visit me a few years ago and we took a ride to Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg and Cosby, TN which is the moonshine capital of the USA. I had some Canadian which we imbibed and mixed it with some apple cider unpasterized that I bought from my friend, Bill Kilpatrick which owns the Apple Barn. We could not stop at one and had another and then perhaps another. As I recall, we retired to my dock and I do not recall much after that. . I call it over blown because after two or three or maybe more. I was blown over. I think Bushie was also but it gets a bit fuzzy after that.

The concoction was of course, Bushies recipe which happened to be a bit strong

http://www.applebarncidermill.com/DirectionsWEB/webcart_static.php?file=static_aboutUs

Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN

Re:The most overblown drink (MiamiDon)

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 06:04:56 GMT

So, one could order the monster drink for oneself!

Re:The most overblown drink (ScreamingChicken)

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:41:26 GMT

Davydd

Oh YEAHHHH!!!

Re:The most overblown drink (Davydd)

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:12:50 GMT

I have no idea what this one cost. We had the regular size version and I thought the price was reasonable as long as you returned your glass to the bar and got your refund. If save your glass what would you do with it? My wife saved her Weeki Wachee mermaid coke souvenir plastic container on this trip.

I don't recall a minimum number of people on the drink list. I don't think they would care as I suspect a lot of people leave some since I am sure people do it for the novelty with no expectations of finishing. These four people looked a bit giddy and they weren't half done. They don't cheat on the drinks. You just don't realize how much you're drinking. I could feel it from just the regular glass.

Re:The most overblown drink (MiamiDon)

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 12:37:10 GMT

[looks over at souvenir Hurricane glass from Pat O'Brien's on windowsill]

I wonder whether they require a minimum number of people at a table to allow you to order that thing!

Re:The most overblown drink (fishtaco)

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:42:12 GMT

Davydd

Over blown in size or reputation? How about this 3 gallon Pat O'Brien's Hurricane being consumed at a table next to us in New Orlean's French Quarter.

Like the dude's t-shirt! How much does that thing cost?

Re:The most overblown drink (Davydd)

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:19:02 GMT

Over blown in size or reputation? How about this 3 gallon Pat O'Brien's Hurricane being consumed at a table next to us in New Orlean's French Quarter.

Re:The most overblown drink (MiamiDon)

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 10:56:55 GMT

You can count me in with the group that is annoyed that anything served in a martini glass is now known as a "martini."

I'm getting over it, though. That horse has already left the barn.

I used to bartend part-time when I was young, and still like to look at what is happening in the cocktail world. I was looking at a list of martinis somewhere, and was surprised to find things like a Manhattan listed.
Maybe there's some hope for generation X after all!

Re:The most overblown drink (ann peeples)

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 10:45:55 GMT

Great story, hatteras- my Dad would have loved you!

Re:The most overblown drink (hatteras04)

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 09:12:07 GMT

Most overblown has to be all the different flavors of martinis. I do mix it up sometimes when it comes to a martini - sometimes on the rocks, sometimes straight up. But it's always gin and always very dry. My favorite was when I asked for a very dry martini and the bartender just took the bottle of vermouth and showed it to the shaker and put it back.

Re:The most overblown drink (Foodbme)

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:58:40 GMT

Most overblown??? "Energy" Drinks mixed with booze!
Energy "uppers" with alcohol "downers" = one confused, schizophrenic drinker!
The only exception to this is the Irish Coffee at The Buena Vista Cafe in San Francisco. In San Francisco, "Schizo" is a normal state of mind!
http://www.thebuenavista.com/home/irishcoffee.html
The menu at the Buena Vista is nothing to sneeze at either, especially the Breakfasts
http://www.thebuenavista.com/home/menu.html

Re:The most overblown drink (Phildelmar)

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:38:12 GMT

cosmopolitans, long Island Ice Teas

Re:The most overblown drink (SeamusD)

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:38:22 GMT

I like mojitos also, but that's as fanciful as I'll get. It's a great drink on a hot summer night. I've never gone in for "popular" drinks or whatever is the latest hot thing, or anything that would make a bartender roll their eyes when ordering it.

I really like bourbon, so on occasion I'll have a Jim Beam with ginger ale (Vernor's if I make it at home) and lemon, in a pint glass.

SpicyCheese, Jager bombs are big around here, and I've been known to do one on occasion. I prefer Jagermeister straight and unchilled though if I'm going to do a shot of something.

Re:The most overblown drink (MetroplexJim)

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:32:24 GMT

Routinely, black coffee in the morning, iced tea with lunch and dinner, Evan Williams Black after six. Most anything else is overblown.

That said, there are occasions for beer (beach, golf course, ballgames, pizza joints), Coca Cola, milk, and wine.

The bottom line is to know what you are drinking. In general, "cocktails" are meant in some way or another to disguise what and how much you are drinking. That is an invitation to a headache, and worse.

Re:The most overblown drink (MetroplexJim)

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:14:00 GMT

Coffee in the morning, iced tea with lunch and dinner, Evan Williams Black after six. Most anything else is overblown.

Re:The most overblown drink (SpicyCheese)

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:07:36 GMT

Anybody hear Lewis Black's routine about Wisconsin drinkers? If you get a chance, listen to it, because it's funny as hell.

But he mentions Brandy Old Fashions and how we're the only people who drink those. Is that true?

Also, Jaegarmeister. We drink a ton of that around here and it's gotten a bit out of control. Everybody's doing Jaegar bombs and whatnot. Is that true in your part of the country?

Re:The most overblown drink (ann peeples)

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:39:05 GMT

President Grant was rumored, when he was a general in the army, to drink alot.Others complained to President Lincoln about it. Abe said" If he drinks and does what he does, then let me send all the other generals a case of liquor." Love that attitude.

Re:The most overblown drink (JRPfeff)

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:31:03 GMT

ZOMBIE THREAD - A thread, back from the dead.

I don't even recall posting on this one.

Re:The most overblown drink (ChrisOC)

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:41:01 GMT

Drinks like Harvey Wallbangers are fad drinks. I think a lot of people are now ordering Pinot Grigio just to show off the fact that they can pronounce it.