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Liquids: Ice House (bottles only), Peppermint Shnaps, and Absolut Vodka.

Combinations: White Russian. Irish Car Bomb, and Artilery Shell (Strawberry Smirnoff, Blackberry juice, Vodka, and a touch of Peppermint Shnaps.)

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I prefer single malt scotch (Ardbeg 10 ), gin (and tonic), or beer (too many to list).

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I don't drink anymore but when I did I drank lots of:
Vodka
Ketel One - There are many good ones but it satisfied on all acounts.

Scotch
The Macallan - 25 years old
Highland Park
Laphroaig
Various others
Beer
Many great ones in quantity

Bourbon
Makers Mark was my favorite
Wine
Red, often ultra-expensive and I can't remember the names - many of the great ones. Supplied to me by friends in the liquor business. God they were good. I learned over time that many good ones can be had for under $30-40.
I could drink a lot. I'm Irish.

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Vodka - Grey Goose, Absolut
Sake - I love the Kubota, Otokoyama. These two are the more well known ones in the market. I also love the Japanese Plum Wine, it taste better with a bit of soda water.
Scotch - The Macallan - 12 years (I can't afford the older vintage), Johnny Walker - Blue Label (only when dad pays for it), The Balvenie and I normally have them on rocks
Beer - Not a beer fanatic, I do have a preference for the Irish ale for the robust taste. Kilkenny and Boddington are usually what I order from the pubs
Wine - I prefer red over whites and I also enjoy the bubbles

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I go for Absolut when it comes to Vodka. One of my favorites is Absolut Mandrin with tonic. I love creating random mixes and they usually turn out well!
As for anything other than cocktails, I'm usually a wine person. Red, white or rose, as long as it's good.

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i usually mix my vodka so i don't spend a lot of money on it, for example smirnoff or what have you (or if at a bar, whatever standard vodka they use.) the best vodka i have tasted, by itself, for the best price, is a vodka called russki standart. i don't even know if it's available in the us, if i am right i think there is this tendency in russia not to export some of their best alcoholic products (for example, i don't think the baltika brand of beer is available outside of russia, either. correct me if i'm wrong though, 'cause that is some great beer.) but anyways, this is a very good vodka and not expensive at all. you might be able to find it, possibly as "russian standard", but it might be more expensive with the export price? i have no idea how it works. just my 2 cents.

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I usually prefersofter drinks like liquors.My latest picks are the two variations of Baileys:Cream Caramele is the one,Mint is the other.Even better was Drambuie Cream, though unavailable localy for the last couple of years.

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Zubrowka
Russki Standart
Premium Peach (tasted this one in Kraków)

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If I'm having a martini it has to be gin.
Plymouth Gin, Noilly Prat (and more than a coating of the glass - the classic martinis of yore would have c. one fifth vermouth - I prefer it a little dryer but only a little), 2 olives.
I also think its important to stir with ice rather than store all the ingredients in the freezer. The slight dilution brings out the flavours better IMO. Another reason is that if I'm going to the bother of making martinis, one isn't enough and any dilution helps in the 'not falling over before dinner' stakes!
BTW I did go through a faze of shaking my martinis - not in homage to 007 but because I liked the superchilled effect, the slowly clearing mist and the crunch of the remaining tiny ice crystals - it does result in more dilution though.
January is the month when I am almost completely dry - so forgive the somewhat drooling description!
Vodka - I don't drink it much. I keep a bottle of Stoli for Vodka & Tonic in warmer months. My favourite flavoured vodka is bisongrass (I have no idea what that is - a Siberian cousin to vetiver??) - I think Zubrowski do the top version of it.
Za vashe zdorovye!

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Originally Posted by michaeld39 My favourite flavoured vodka is bisongrass (I have no idea what that is - a Siberian cousin to vetiver??) - I think Zubrowski do the top version of it. zubrowka = bison grass in Polish
(in Finnish it's called maarianheinä which means Mary's grass)
The grass grows in Poland and Belarus and the European bisons aka wisents (zubr in Polish, hence the name!) eat it. There's always a blade of it in a bottle of genuine Zubrowka.
The most famous manufacturer is called Polmos.