Best Choice of Liquor?

[VaporDude]

Well I've decided I want to get drunk for the first time this weekend. I have been buzzed before, but never more than 2-3 shots. I'm going to give somebody 20 dollars, and I want a BIG bottle of some gnarly ass alchohol. I don't care about taste. Like think badass cowboy, desperado, the Eagles type of shit. Would it be a better value to just get a bunch of 40 oz's or something?? I don't know what prices are for hard liquor so if 20 dollars is too much or not enough I would appreciate somebody telling me, because I am a newb.

[Bluefrost1]

Well I've decided I want to get drunk for the first time this weekend. I have been buzzed before, but never more than 2-3 shots. I'm going to give somebody 20 dollars, and I want a BIG bottle of some gnarly ass alchohol. I don't care about taste. Like think badass cowboy, desperado, the Eagles type of shit. Would it be a better value to just get a bunch of 40 oz's or something?? I don't know what prices are for hard liquor so if 20 dollars is too much or not enough I would appreciate somebody telling me, because I am a newb.
I wouldn't say you don't care about taste, because some things are AWEFUL, you just haven't tried them yet. If you are just buying for yourself, get a pint of jagermeister and some energy drink or something. Jager bombs are drinkable with no chaser, if that jager taste doesn't wierd you out. Also, since you are mildly inexperienced, its kinda hard to overdo it with just a pint. Your first time with hard liquor often means drinking too much too fast because you couldnt feel it at the time, getting SMASHED and spending hours upon hours on the floor of the bathroom puking or maybe even in the emergency room with charcoal in your stomach. The jager is like 12 bucks, by the way.

[VaporDude]

Sweet, I think you gave me all of the info I need. Thanks. Any good drinks to make?? I have made Screwdrivers (Orange Juice), and I have tried Rum and Coke... but I believe that is it.

[framesh1ft]

$20 bucks you can get a real nice bottle of gin (750 ml) and make gin and juice or gin and tonics. Opal coctails are the bomb but then you need triple sec:

2 oz Tanqueray Gin
1/2 oz Triple Sec or Grand Marnier
4 oz fresh squeezed Orange Juice
dash of bitters

stir well with ice; strain into a glass.

yummmmmmmmmm, keep in mind gin is strong, 47 % is typical.

[framesh1ft]

best value, if you only want to get f'd up and don't care about quality is cheap vodka. You can get a 1.75 easily for under $20 ($12 is not uncommon). Whiskey has more of a bad ass image; something like Jim Beam or Jack Daniels--a L should cost less than $16. Mix with Coke or do shots.

[in da snake]

crown royal is nice...imo nearly anything hard will be enough for your first time, unless you like the idea of puking and the posably of feeling like crp for a few hours or more, on top of a nice hangover. Although i have heard that everclear gives less of a hangover than most other drinks but comes with a price.

[VaporDude]

hah cool, i think i'm going to do Jager bombs though, with Monster. JagerMonster, ha. I went to Vons and the only bottle I saw was 22 dollars..

[crummyrummy]

good choice

[lace_and_feet]

I would actually choose beer in your situation, but if you're set on the hard alcohol, then I'd go with framesh1ft's recommendation of getting a bottle of vodka. You can get it cheap and it is extremely versatile.

[crummyrummy]

vodka is crummyrummy's preference, since beer makes him fat.

[otb01]

SAMBUCA ROMANA BITCHES!! Italian pride right here!

[VaporDude]

Yeah I might get a 24 pack of beer, but it is alot of liquid to drink. Vodka is really harsh, or maybe I am just a big fat pussy. Jim Beam. I don't know, ima getit today.

[otb01]

Get sambuca

[poopzilla33]

goldshlogger

[hellixxx]

i'd recommend some southern comfort. got a nice kick, but it's still sweet and drinkable.

to the guy who said jagerbombs not needing a chaser, uhmm, the energy drink is the chaser guy..
jagerbombs are good, but kinda gay, i dunno.. jagermeister is a mighty fine drink, but i wouldn't recommend it for a first time doing heavy drinking

rum is fucking great too

[Bluefrost1]

No, the energy drink is not a chaser, smartass. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%A4gerbomb

[Burn1down84]

since beer makes him fat.
Tell me about it. Fucking Bud pounders blew me up in about 2 semesters! My vote is Gin because I love it and nobody I hang with drinks it (more for me!)

[hellixxx]

but isn't the chaser whatever is in the drink that isn't alcohol, to cover the taste/mix?...

correct me if i'm wrong, that's just what i've always known it to be man

[VaporDude]

I thought chaser chases the alchohol, and you drink it after you take a shot to clear your pallette. I got a bottle of Jim Beam, fairly badass I would say. :) Thanks for all of the help bruddahs!

[hellixxx]

ah, i see.. i thought the chaser could be in the drink as well. my bad..

happy drinkin man, good choice with the jim bean

[sandpedlar]

Go with something neutral for your first time, ie. gin, whiskey or vodka. Jägermeister is a bit too wierd for a beginner. Know your limits before the Jäger. I'd say the same about Goldschlager. Why people shoot that is beyond me. In sprite, I could understand, but Goldschlager is not something you'll want to be barfing.

[hellixxx]

yea you definately got that right. i enjoy jagermeister, but i wouldn't have liked it when i started drinking.. you gotta build up to that kinda shit haha

[framesh1ft]

Go with something neutral for your first time, ie. gin, whiskey or vodka. Jägermeister is a bit too wierd for a beginner. Know your limits before the Jäger. I'd say the same about Goldschlager. Why people shoot that is beyond me. In sprite, I could understand, but Goldschlager is not something you'll want to be barfing.
I'm not sure what you mean by neutral. Whiskey has cogeners that gin and vodka do not...no extra added sugar though. Most of the time it is the amount of alcohol that causes the hangover, but some spirits lead to worse ones than the more neutral spirits. The remedies on the market employing activated charcoal may help reduce cogener enhanced hangovers but don't do much to alleviate the hangover caused by the alcohol. I've worked out a supplement formulation that helps in this regard...but have no idea how to market it.

[nesta]

right, i think sandpedlar is slightly mistaken on what a neutral spirit is.

"neutral spirits" describe spirits with no real tampering other then possible dilution with water. the king of neutral spirits is 190-200 proof grain alcohol. no flavors, nothing.

the only other truly neutral spirit is vodka.

gin is MADE from neutral spirits, but the addition of many different herbs (most notably present is juniper) makes it far from being a truly neutral spirit. its very distinctive an impossible to hide in a mixed drink, even though it tastes good in a mixed drink.

whiskies (bourbon, canadian whisky, irish whiskey, scotch whisky) are all made very differently, and all are aged in barrels. the initial ingredients are very key in determining the resulting flavors, as is the aging process. they are also very distinctive and not even close to neutral.

jagermeister and goldschlager are not liquor, they are liqueurs. a liqueur is a spirit with added flavorings and ingredients, and almost universally sweetened making it somewhat syrupy and thicker. technically even gin is a liqueur, but its supremely dry character and high proof cause it to be generally considered a proper liquor, and i wont really argue with its classification as such. interestingly, while you've noted these liqueurs as being non-neutral liquors, almost all (almost!) liqueurs are infact made from neutral spirits and simply have things added in.

i also dont understand people getting all worked up about jager. i drink it sometimes because i love the taste, but its only 35% alcohol. you get LESS alcohol drinking a shot of jager than a shot of vodka, gin, or bourbon. i think people psych themselves up about it "fucking them up" just because it has such a strong flavor that most people arent used to. personally i love the stuff, but rarely buy it because its pretty expensive in terms of bang-for-your-buck.

anyway, best choice of liquor is relative. i love spirits and could go on and on about what i like...but if it were me....my "best choice" would be "best quality" and i would list things such as cabo wabo reposado (a tequila), the macallan cask strength single malt (scotch whisky), appleton estate v/x rum, pyrat xo rum, hendrick's gin, or even just good old tanqueray

[hellixxx]

i also dont understand people getting all worked up about jager.

yea i always thought the same thing, about people thinking it'll get them more drunk than other (sometimes stronger) alcohols..
it has a strong flavor that not everyone likes, (i enjoy it tho), but that doesn't automatically make it more alcoholic heh.
i find it worse with jack daniel's though.. with people i know anyway, they just act as if there is a special ingredient in it that fucks them up more than any other alcohol does, it's pretty funny

[AfricaUnite]

Jim Beam Black, you wont regret it.

[sandpedlar]

I understand what neutral grain spirit is, perhaps I should have said "middle-of-the- road" instead.

[nesta]

gotcha

[nesta]

btw, for anyone wanting a good liqueur which will blow jager or anything like it out of the water, and you've got a few bucks to spare, do yourself a favor and go pick up a bottle of benedictine! this stuff is sweet and syrupy, but still a hefty 40% ABV...its got a fantastically complex and elegant combination of natural herbal flavorings, and is just absolutely wonderful. i've never had a bottle of B&B (benedictine and brandy, premixed) but i did get a pint of cognac and mixed it 50/50 or 60/40 with the benedictine sometimes when i wanted a less sweet but still very tasty and unique beverage.

this stuff is one of my favorites!

[VaporDude]

Yeah that weekend was pretty awesome, but on Saturday night I found out Mescaline and Jim Beam don't mix... BARF!! haha well just in my stomach it was bad, that was one of the gnarliest nights EVER.

[candyflippin]

should of got some johnny walker black label...or maybe some bacardi 151...

[texasmade3]

cabo wabo is great, go and get you a bottle