OT: what's your favorite drink?

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bullet08

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Posted 1386393081	Reply with quote #1

so i came from long line of drunks.. i'm about it :) my father doesn't drink. my grandfather never drank. but i started drinking since i was 3. beer has always been my favorite. it started with OB. yes, that's korean beer otherwise known as horse's p.. anyway, it's about as good as bud or slightly worse. for whatever reason, adults in korea used to think it was cute to get 3 yr old me drunk. and of course, when going on winter mountaineering in korea, everyone took a shot of soju. supposed to keep you warm. but those were occasional events. not like i swam in alcohol. then i came to america in march of 1980. back in nyc during that time, driver's license didn't have pictures on it, and no one ever really checked to see if it really belonged to me. my fake license said i was 6' 2" and blonde. it got me beer and jack with no problem. that was back when i was in 7th grade. my favorite bar was on northern blvd and it was called bits and pieces. they were raided after i left nyc for serving minors.. or so i heard. that was when i discovered Guinness, whiskey sour, screw driver, harvey wallbanger, gimlet, grasshopper and others. when i was 9th grader, i started playing bagpipes. that was 1983.. i found scotch. it was round the time when single malts were staring to come into general public.. on my $20 a week allowance, single malt was out of my reach.. white label was my choice of whisky.. along with cutty sark. soon after, i relocated to nc. by this time, licenses started to have pictures on them, and i didn't have one that was handy. but i hung out of shriners playing bagpipes so, beer was always handy in vending machine at their lodges, but getting drunk for cheap thrill had lost its novelty. i was sophomore in high school. occasional bud here and there was about it. soon, i was in college. didn't really drank much in college. didn't find it interesting. by this time, i have been there and done that. it was rather silly to see all those drunk frat boys running around like junior high school kids. then i finished college and went to grad school. in middle of grad school, i found out i hated grad school. skipped most of the classes and learnt how to ice skate. love hockey for longest and it was great. gin was my preferred drink at that time. then, i moved down to atlanta. oh.. what a beautiful city.. at least it was in 1993. beautiful women, cheap drinks.. i had a job that paid well.. life was good. every weekend was party, and every night was party also. it was like being back in junior high. i didn't know you can drink beer upside down doing handstand over the keg. nor did i know girls love drunk guy who offers breakfast in the morning. life was wonderful. soon afterwards, i got married with my college sweet heart. my drinking stopped. well.. not really. but i kept to a pint of Guinness here and a pint there. nothing to get me drunk. it's was more of.. taste and enjoying the moment thing. not to get drunk out of my skull and scream at passing cars in the middle of the night.. nothing do to with barking at moon and things. i picked up a new hobby of brewing beer. we had our first son, i quit smoking.. for 6 months.. i had pager duty and started smoking again. had second son.. changed my drinking habit. now it's more of social drinking.. or hard stuff here and there. found spiced rum. and found jack again. hi, my name is peter and i'm not an alcoholic.. damn it x) this jack and coke is really good.. yum. __________________ Pete Durham, NC Zone 7b "don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash." - sir winston churchill "the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - the baroness thatcher *** all my figs have FMV/FMD, in case you're wondering. * * and... i don't sell things. what little i have will be posted here in winter for first come first serve base to be shared. no, i'm not a socialist...***

FiggyFrank

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Posted 1386393371	Reply with quote #2

Quite a story! Vodka-tonic for me. __________________ Frank zone 7a - VA

DallasFigs

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Posted 1386393549	Reply with quote #3

Chocolate milk...yum __________________ James - Irving, TX - Zone: 8a Follow me on EBay Wish List: 187-25 · Ice Crystal · Maltese Beauty · Maltese Falcon

bullet08

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Posted 1386393780	Reply with quote #4

i remember duke saying "milk is for baby.. water is for horses, give me whiskey". __________________ Pete Durham, NC Zone 7b "don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash." - sir winston churchill "the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - the baroness thatcher *** all my figs have FMV/FMD, in case you're wondering. * * and... i don't sell things. what little i have will be posted here in winter for first come first serve base to be shared. no, i'm not a socialist...***

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Posted 1386393813	Reply with quote #5

J/K!!! __________________ Pete Durham, NC Zone 7b "don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash." - sir winston churchill "the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - the baroness thatcher *** all my figs have FMV/FMD, in case you're wondering. * * and... i don't sell things. what little i have will be posted here in winter for first come first serve base to be shared. no, i'm not a socialist...***

strudeldog

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Posted 1386393829	Reply with quote #6

Pete, Pete, Pete, I knew I recognized you from somewhere. When you left Atlanta, every night another liquor store owner on the news sobbing Pete Pete. __________________ Phil N.GA. Zone 7 Looking for: De La Reina, Del La Senyora, Martinenca Rimada, Parfum De Cafards, Ponte Tresa, Sangue Dulce, Emalyn's Purple, and on and on

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Posted 1386394144	Reply with quote #7

there as a pub in marietta called derby back in 93. when i when down there again in 95 or so it wasn't there any more. they patented their french fries. it would never go soggy. one night i finished their stock of Guinness.. or what was left of it. i think that was only 12 pints. they need to plan ahead. it was monday night and their delivery truck didn't make it that night. talk about unhappy customer... __________________ Pete Durham, NC Zone 7b "don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash." - sir winston churchill "the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - the baroness thatcher *** all my figs have FMV/FMD, in case you're wondering. * * and... i don't sell things. what little i have will be posted here in winter for first come first serve base to be shared. no, i'm not a socialist...***

bada_bing

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Posted 1386394557	Reply with quote #8

Speyside or Highland single malt, on a single ice cube. Even a peaty Islay in a pinch. That's how you know you're no longer a young man, when scotch straight up is a favorite sipping drink. I drank a fair bit in the service and in college. It's been a some years since I was even buzzed much less blitzed. On the crew change plane out of Prudhoe bay, they allow the departing workers 2 drinks. That's my biggest drinking day of each month, 2 drinks on the flight home :) __________________ bada_bing in Tucson, zone 9a or at work in Prudhoe bay, I don't think the zones go that low My in ground trees: VdB, Panache My potted figs : Vista, RdB, Strawberry verte, Atreano, Black Madeira Tissue culture plants: Hardy Chicago, "Blue" Ischia, Desert King, LSU Purple, Kadota, Celeste Hope to find: CdDx, Maltese Beauty, BlacK Ischia, desert adapted figs

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Posted 1386395061	Reply with quote #9

Lagavulin with a drop or two of spring water to release the aroma. my single malt of choice. back when i was undergrad in college, one of my best friend gave me a box with 6 single malts for my b-day. for me, Lagavulin stood out among all else. tried some others, but Lagavulin just hits the spot. no ice for me. it numbs the taste. come to think of it, she always got me alcohol for my b-day. __________________ Pete Durham, NC Zone 7b "don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash." - sir winston churchill "the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - the baroness thatcher *** all my figs have FMV/FMD, in case you're wondering. * * and... i don't sell things. what little i have will be posted here in winter for first come first serve base to be shared. no, i'm not a socialist...***

figherder

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Posted 1386396925	Reply with quote #10

Spring water for me. In the summer I enjoy it slightly chilled. I occasionally will have a cup of tea as well. __________________ Jeff in zone 5b Wish list St rita,Vista,Sal's G,De la Reina, preto, Sport and pops purple red from Bellaclare, Planera Malta Black, Navid Unk Dark Greek,

armando93223

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Posted 1386397783	Reply with quote #11

Favorite Drink: Coffee, Have a mixed drink maybe once a month......Ice Tea with a little Tequila....then maybe rant on the forum....LOL Remember I said "Just Pull the Leaves Off" that will get those fig trees growing again...LOL __________________ Armando in the Heart of California

greenfig

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Posted 1386406375	Reply with quote #12

Straight vodka or tequila . No mixing, why spoiling good stuff:) Oh yes, and the dark beer always welcome. __________________ wish list: Violeta, Calderona. USDA z 10a, SoCal

WillsC

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Posted 1386424165	Reply with quote #13

Water.....hate to admit it but that is my favorite drink.

newnandawg

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Posted 1386426032	Reply with quote #14

Pete, I love your story. Brings back many memories. I want go all the way back to high school and then the U.S. Navy. I don't have the time or the memory. My last drink of choice was Crown on the Rocks. I loved it. Couldn't get enough of it. Yes, it is expensive but not as much as my drink of choice before it. That was The Balvenie, aged at least 17 years, single malt. You can get it aged fifty years if your a millionaire. Something you would never mix with anything, including water. Now, my drink of choice is decaffeinated sweet tea or water. What a switch.

susieqz

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Posted 1386428770	Reply with quote #15

glenlivit is the best scotch around. you can actually taste smoke. molson's export [not their others] is better than american beer. mostly i drink green tea. if you make it exactly right, it's great. i drink it all day, til near bedtime i switch to peppermint tea. cheaper than premium scotch n beer. __________________ susie wish list: nothing. i can't grow cuttings . right now, i have 6 trees showing no signs of fmv. i'd like to keep it that way' i was told that if i couldn't deal with fmv, i should grow peaches, so i got a peach tree to live with my clean figs.

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Posted 1386448053	Reply with quote #16

when i can't enjoy nice alcoholic beverage.. like right now. nice cup of PG tips works for me. i like teas.. any type actually. iced tea during the summer is just the right thing. i used to know a friend who would brew couple of gallons of iced tea every morning. that involved large number of tea bags, huge amounts of sugar and steeping in the boiling water for good amount of time. __________________ Pete Durham, NC Zone 7b "don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash." - sir winston churchill "the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - the baroness thatcher *** all my figs have FMV/FMD, in case you're wondering. * * and... i don't sell things. what little i have will be posted here in winter for first come first serve base to be shared. no, i'm not a socialist...***

GRamaley

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Posted 1386448632	Reply with quote #17

An upside down latte with two raw sugars in the am, mid day iced unsweet tea or water and in the evening whatever wine goes best with dinner.....got to have the right drink for the right time of day... __________________ Gloria --------------- 7a, maybe 8

susieqz

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Posted 1386449806	Reply with quote #18

black tea is inferior to properly brewed green tea, but you have to do it right. next to my comp is perfectly brewed green tea in a glass pot on a stand over a tea lite to keep it hot. this is called luxury. __________________ susie wish list: nothing. i can't grow cuttings . right now, i have 6 trees showing no signs of fmv. i'd like to keep it that way' i was told that if i couldn't deal with fmv, i should grow peaches, so i got a peach tree to live with my clean figs.

sammy

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Posted 1386450499	Reply with quote #19

I'm sipping on coffee right now but I also drink and brew Kombucha tea. __________________ Sam zone 4 Thessalon Ontario, Canada.

omotm

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Posted 1386452274	Reply with quote #20

A nice malty cup of Assam tea for me please. __________________ Steve Houston, TX Zone 8b Wish List: Zingarella

indestructible87

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Posted 1386472012	Reply with quote #21

I drink coffee all day every day. I don't really drink much anymore. But I do enjoy some bourbon and an ice cube every now and again. And I drink kava to help sleep at night. __________________ Travis Pittsburgh, PA

rafaelissimmo

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Posted 1386473007	Reply with quote #22

Hi Pete, great story, great life. I live and work near Northern Boulevard. Thank you. __________________ Zone 7b, Queens, New York

ediblelandscapingsc

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Posted 1386474207	Reply with quote #23

I don't drink but my wife loves Fireball whiskey. I stopped drinking when I hit 21 and was a toker until about a year ago. now I just have to give up the cigs. my wife wishes I'd give up the figs but thats a habit she's just going to have to live with. __________________ South Carolina zone 7b-8

h2o1bellamoon

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Posted 1386478894	Reply with quote #24

A frothy cappuccino or a spicy sweet Indian chai will do it for me. __________________ Alisa PA zone 5b

Dave

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Posted 1386531703	Reply with quote #25

We don't drink much but occasionally when we do homemade Limoncello is a very tasty drink :-) Attached Images 2012-12-08_17.23.40.jpg (231.51 KB, 12 views) DSC01243.JPG (561.28 KB, 12 views) 2012-12-08_20.40.16.jpg (268.02 KB, 11 views) DSC01245.JPG (472.70 KB, 12 views) P1000074.JPG (607.39 KB, 12 views) __________________ Connecticut - Zone 6B Wish List - Bordissot negra rimada

cis4elk

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Posted 1386534878	Reply with quote #26

When it come to alcohol. Pretty much seems to be the same case as is with many...don't drink much anymore. I was a bartender for about ten years, those were some good times. When I want a beer I usually have a Warsteiner Dunkel, I keep a half case in the garage fridge at all times so there is a nice cold one when the desire hits or if company wants a good beer. Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey and Don Julio Anejo tequila fill any need for the hard stuff, sippin straight or in a top shelf mixer. Some say it's sacrilege to use these in a mix, I disagree. If your only going to have one occasional drink it may as well be a damn good one. Oh, and a nice glass of Pinot Noir or red Zin with a great meal like prime rib, oooh yum. To put it into perspective though water, coffee, milk, tea, and OJ are in order from greatest to least what I drink 98% of the time. __________________ Calvin Littleton,CO z5/6 Wants List: For everyone to clean-up after themselves and co-exist peacefully. Let's think more about the future of our planet and less about ourselves. :)

armando93223

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Posted 1386535505	Reply with quote #27

. Attached Images Lizard.jpg (15.96 KB, 5 views) __________________ Armando in the Heart of California

Frankallen

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Posted 1386542560	Reply with quote #28

Shot of straight "Patron Tequila" with a quarter piece of Lime with Salt! __________________ Frank from Bama- Zone 7-b Alabama .................................................... "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever". Mahatma Gandhi

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Posted 1386546131	Reply with quote #29

tequila.. body shot.. i sort of remember something like that back in 93 in atlanta.. all sort of fuzzy now.. __________________ Pete Durham, NC Zone 7b "don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash." - sir winston churchill "the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - the baroness thatcher *** all my figs have FMV/FMD, in case you're wondering. * * and... i don't sell things. what little i have will be posted here in winter for first come first serve base to be shared. no, i'm not a socialist...***

RichinNJ

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Posted 1386547073	Reply with quote #30

Spanish red wine made from old vine Grenache grapes

AL_Blake

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Posted 1386553631	Reply with quote #31

Craft beer and microbrews...porters/Irish reds/ales!!!!!! Beer has as many unique tastes as figs!!! __________________ Blake ZONE 8A AL Wish list--Want to buy-- Native Black (Becnel farm), Figo Preto, LSU (Red, St. Gabriel Black, Scott's Yellow, Late Black, #156, #5), CDD B/G/N, Excel, Texas BA-1, RDB, Nero 600m, Sal's Corleone (Belleclare Nursery variety); Cajun Gold

Chivas

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Posted 1386555472	Reply with quote #32

If you get a chance, and enjoy Irish Whiskeys, RedBreast is like a high class Jameson, more flavours like a scotch but of course it's not the same, still a great whiskey to be had. Gin n Tonic of course is my go to. __________________ Canada Zone 6B

eithieus

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Posted 1386555562	Reply with quote #33

ice cold tea __________________ Eithieus

Rewton

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Posted 1386556642	Reply with quote #34

Pete, I had my crazy partying moments in my youth too so it was interesting reading your post. I still drink to excess on rare occasions, and like to tie one on, but now that I'm older I tend the get nasty headaches and overall exhausted feeling in the morning because alcohol messes up my sleep. So when I do drink it is typically one or two beers (microbrew or craft) or glasses of wine. I did a Belgian beer/brewery tour a few years back and would love to do something similar in southern Germany I've also went through a phase of brewing my own beer and would love to get back to that hobby but gardening and figs (and home improvement) take most of my spare time. Most days I only drink water and tea. __________________ Steve MD zone 7a

dfoster25

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Posted 1392081723	Reply with quote #35

Wild Turkey tonight as we wait for the List!!!! __________________ Zone 6, SE MICHIGAN -14F 1-7-14 -23F 2-?-15 6F 1-18-16

Willofig

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Posted 1392082944	Reply with quote #36

I am with you Dan Wild Turkey American Honey __________________ Mario zone 6a Willowick,Oh

bullet08

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Posted 1392083766	Reply with quote #37

tennessee honey on rock tonight :) __________________ Pete Durham, NC Zone 7b "don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash." - sir winston churchill "the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - the baroness thatcher *** all my figs have FMV/FMD, in case you're wondering. * * and... i don't sell things. what little i have will be posted here in winter for first come first serve base to be shared. no, i'm not a socialist...***

jdsfrance

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Posted 1402943573	Reply with quote #38

Hi, I'm on sparkling water. It has the bubbles as the beer, and with a bit of lemon juice, it gets a fruity taste as beer :) Then once a week, try a Brown Leffe . __________________ ------------------------ Climate from -25°C to + 35°C Only cold hardy figtrees can make it here

RichinNJ

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Posted 1403044318	Reply with quote #39

Cachaça

tamarness

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Posted 1403048037	Reply with quote #40

Favorite spring beer: Terrapin's Maggie's Peach Farmhouse Ale Favorite summer beer: Three Tavern's White IPA (the ONLY IPA I will drink!) Favorite fall beer: Southern Tier's Pumking Favorite winter beer: Terrapin's Wake & Bake Coffee Oatmeal Imperial Stout Favorite affordable white wine: J Lohr Estates Riverstone Chardonnay Favorite cheap red: Garnacha de Fuego There is a tie between my favorite cocktails: a good Dark & Stormy (Sprig, a restaurant near me, infuses their Gosling's rum with homemade blackberry puree and uses spicy ginger beer, it is to die for) and a Ginger Lily - I use a 1:2:3 ratio of muddled pineapple and mint with ginger simple syrup : fresh squeezed lemon and lime juice : Jameson's Irish Whiskey, then top off with a spicy ginger beer. Current drink of choice: flavored club soda with a spritz of lime juice (stupid diet...) __________________ -- Tamar Atlanta, GA Attempting to grow: LSU Purple, Genoa White Honey, Kadota, Alma, Lyndhurst White, Adriatic JH, Desert King, Sal's, Salem Dark, Improved Celeste, Celeste, Marylane Seedless, Panachee, Marseilles Black VS, Sal's Corleone, Kalamata, 135-15s, Negronne, White Marseilles, Beer's Black, Norella, Monstrueuse, unknown cultivars... yeah, the list is too long to update anymore.

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Posted 1403048547	Reply with quote #41

When I was under 30 it was usually beer then Stoli on the rocks and now wine, usually Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio, whatever is on sale

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