Turning 21 what alcohol to get? - Page 4

On August 05 2009 18:07 weaksauce wrote:
gag down one of these then drink whatever



a california favorite, and the crappier the neighborhood the more street cred haha

On August 05 2009 19:50 zatic wrote:
Don't listen to any of the previous, (almost) all these guys give terrible advice.

Do not get whisky ffs, especially not good one. Whisky is the most complex alcoholic drink, it takes a lot of experience and trying and indeed skill to really appreciate the taste.
Don't mix whisky either, it's simply barbaric and only serves getting drunk real fast. Generally, never mix with any soda or highly processed non alcoholic drink, the result is guaranteed to be disgusting.

How is your previous experience with alcohol? What did you like? Generally people can say whether they like beer, red wine, white wine etc. If you haven't tried any of it it will most likely taste awful the first time you try it.

If you like wine then I would say that is the obvious choice, especially since you are celebrating just with your girl, right? Get a bottle of good wine, either red or white. Usually with wine you can safely go by price - the higher the better. Good wine can even taste good to people who normally don't drink at all. Only make sure you don't buy expensive just because the wine is old, you won't appreciate the age anyway.

Another good suggestion here is Bailey's, it is very gentle, in fact you almost can't taste the alcohol at all. It is also something your girl will most likely like.

You said you enjoy soju but don't like vodka, which is funny because the two drinks are almost identical. Did you have sweetened soju? That might have made the difference as usually vodka does not have sugar added.
If that is the case a combination of something sweet and vodka might actually be what you are looking for. You can mix vodka with anything and everything, so go by what fruity and sweet taste you like. Go easy on the vodka as too much will make the alcohol dampen your tasting senses and all the sweetness won't matter. An alternative to vodka as the base alcohol is some sort of corn schnapps, but make sure you get a neutral tasting one (the less added the better).

If you go that route I highly recommend you try mixing with jostaberry juice unless you really don't like jostaberries (either with vodka or corn). It makes for a surprisingly well tasting combination. Don't know about the states, maybe you can find a jostaberry drink somewhere but I doubt it.