From Art of Drink
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
- Manhattan Cocktail
- Kopi Luwak (Weasle Coffee)
- French / Swiss Absinthe
- Rootbeer
- Gin Martini
- Sauternes
- Whole Milk
- Tequila (100% Agave)
- XO Cognac
- Espresso
- Spring Water (directly from the spring)
- Gin & Tonic
- Mead
- Westvleteren 12 (Yellow Cap) Trappist Ale
- Chateau d’Yquem
- Budweiser
- Maraschino Liqueur
- Mojito
- Orgeat
- Grand Marnier
- Mai Tai (original)
- Ice Wine (Canadian)
- Red Bull
- Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice
- Bubble Tea
- Tokaji
- Chicory
- Islay Scotch
- Pusser’s Navy Rum
- Fernet Branca
- Fresh Pressed Apple Cider
- Bourbon
- Australian Shiraz
- Buckley’s Cough Syrup
- Orange Bitters
- Margarita (classic recipe)
- Molasses & Milk
- Chimay Blue
- Wine of Pines (Tepache)
- Green Tea
- Daiginjo Sake
- Chai Tea
- Vodka (chilled, straight)
- Coca-Cola
- Zombie (Beachcomber recipe)
- Barley Wine
- Brewed Choclate (Xocolatl)
- Pisco Sour
- Lemonade
- Speyside Single Malt
- Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee
- Champagne (Vintage)
- Rosé (French)
- Bellini
- Caipirinha
- White Zinfandel (Blush)
- Coconut Water
- Cerveza
- Cafe au Lait
- Ice Tea
- Pedro Ximenez Sherry
- Vintage Port
- Hot Chocolate
- German Riesling
- Pina Colada
- El Dorado 15 Year Rum
- Chartreuse
- Greek Wine
- Negroni
- Jägermeister
- Chicha
- Guinness
- Rhum Agricole
- Palm Wine
- Soju
- Ceylon Tea (High Grown)
- Belgian Lambic
- Mongolian Airag
- Doogh, Lassi or Ayran
- Sugarcane Juice
- Ramos Gin Fizz
- Singapore Sling
- Mint Julep
- Old Fashioned
- Perique
- Jenever (Holland Gin)
- Chocolate Milkshake
- Traditional Italian Barolo
- Pulque
- Natural Sparkling Water
- Cuban Rum
- Asti Spumante
- Irish Whiskey
- Château Margaux
- Two Buck Chuck
- Screech
- Akvavit
- Rye Whisky
- German Weissbier
- Daiquiri (classic)
Looks to be around 63%. Maybe higher. So many things tried. So many things forgotten.
3 responses so far ↓
Mike Licht // December 16, 2008 at 9:38 am |
Better leave the screech until last. True Newfoundland screech will kill you.
Note: If the “tej” you ordered in an Ethiopian restaurant was clear and came in a bottle with a label, you have already tried mead. Next time you have Ethiopian take the waitress aside and ask if they have real tej — it is a cloudy, tangy live culture, traditionally made at home by widows. There are 50,000 people from the Horn of Africa in the DC area, and lots of tej.
Mike Licht // December 16, 2008 at 9:40 am |
Better leave the screech until last. True Newfoundland screech will kill you.
Note: If the “tej” you ordered in an Ethiopian restaurant was clear and came in a bottle with a label, you have already tried mead. Next time you have Ethiopian take the waitress aside and ask if they have real tej — it is a cloudy, tangy live culture, traditionally made at home by widows. There are 50,000 people from the Horn of Africa in the DC area, and lots of tej.
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