I recommend the following:
Selbach Riesling--wonderful and less than ten dollars. Found this in a CVS Drugstore. I hope it's the stuff of the same name I recently had in a restaurant.
Raynal Brandy or Raynal Napolean Brandy (when available)--very nice French brandy. Great for drinking, making herbal liquors, or adding a little to tea to prevent colds. I had to special order this last time I bought it. Much better than the E&J Brandy you typically find in supermarkets. Some people drink brandy and coke.
Fonseca Bin 27 Ruby Port. Very good. Found this in a Safeway with a well-stocked liquor department. Port wine is a fortified wine. It tastes like red wine with extra alcohol and liquid raisins added to it. It has a rich taste and is sweeter than regular wines. It is not usually served with a meal. It is good between, before or after a meal. It goes well with rich foods like blue cheese or walnuts. Drinking a good glass of Port feels like sitting before a roaring fire in a castle with hunting dogs at your feet. One good thing about Port is that it will keep longer after opening than other wines. Personally, I use a vacuum cork system I bought at a kitchen store to vacuum pack it after opening the bottle and keep in it the frig. After that, I let it each glass come to room temperature before drinking. It has kept for months that way. I think some people keep it on the shelf after opening?
Vermouth Sweet or Dry, Martini & Rossi. The cheaper brands didn't taste right. You can make a drink out of Perrier or club soda, sweet vermouth and a squeeze of lime juice. It's bitter-sweet. Makes a good aperitif. Try putting the club soda in the glass first and then pouring the vermouth slowly over the back of a spoon to layer it.
A good drink is whisky and seven up, or whisky and sprite or whisky and ginger ale. I also like gin & tonics, rum and cokes, Kahlua and milk, Tom Collin's and although they are totally out of style, wine spritzers. I don't like the drinks they have now. All the good drinks had been invented but they just kept inventing.
If you aren't used to drinking, sweet drinks and cheap liquor will give you more of a hangover. Some people think that switching drinks will give you a hangover. Eating before and during drinking will make you less likely to get sick or have a bad experience. Pace yourself, and don't drive drunk. If you need to, find a place to hang out and drink a lot of water until you are sober enough to drive.
What liquors do you recommend?
Edited by Luminosity, 24 November 2011 - 05:09 AM.
