Mistakes on Menu's - Page 4

Shawnee123 · 07-25-2009, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveDallas

Why no tequila??

I personally don't have a problem substituting cointreau <-> triplesec. Close enough for my purposes.

The traditional recipe never called for tequila. I think it just makes it taste bad and gives more alcohol punch, which for some is the whole point of the drink. I used to like the taste of them, when a visiting college friend and I went to the bar I would eventually work at and she suggested I try one.

http://coffeetea.about.com/od/icedte...longisland.htm

A White Russian is Vodka, Kahlua, and cream. A Black Russian omits the cream.

Coke? I never heard of that in a Black Russian.

Stormieweather · 07-25-2009, 06:11 PM

No Coke in either Russian. White Russian is a Black Russian with cream added.

Shawnee123 · 07-25-2009, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

A White Russian is Vodka, Kahlua, and cream. A Black Russian omits the cream.

Coke? I never heard of that in a Black Russian.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stormieweather

No Coke in either Russian. White Russian is a Black Russian with cream added.

So I've heard.

Clodfobble · 07-25-2009, 08:13 PM

Ah well, I don't know who says Coke then. I've never had either drink, myself. I was basing my guess on SG's assertion that someone must have thought Coke belonged in a Black Russian.

Stormieweather · 07-25-2009, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

So I've heard.

Hey, I'm just a slow typist who is easily distracted. By the time I wrote and posted mine, you'd already posted, with references even.

jinx · 07-25-2009, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I've seen a limit on Zombies, also.

Victory has a limit (2) on one of their beers... either St. Boisterous or Olde Horizontal, I can't remember...

Flint · 07-26-2009, 12:44 AM

FYI: a White Russian with a splash of Coke is called a Colorado Bulldog.

Sundae · 07-26-2009, 05:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

I was basing my guess on SG's assertion that someone must have thought Coke belonged in a Black Russian.

Most bars here think that Coke belongs in a Black Russian. I think because it makes for a longer drink and therefore takes longer to drink, meaning a few rounds are less likely to end in puke or violence?

I've even seen Tia Maria, vodka and Coke described as a Black Russian. Sigh.

I remember taking my Mum and sister (blimey - so we did used to get on just a little bit!) to Freud's in Oxford back in the early '90s. Gorgeous place - old chapel. I bought us cocktails, and ordered a B52 for myself. The waitress said, very kindly, "This is a short cocktail you know." It was okay, I knew, but sweet of her to worry that I was envy the other two's long, fizzy, umbrella decorated drinks.

Flint · 07-26-2009, 07:55 PM

Oh, and I almost forgot the Scotch Aggravation, i.e. a White Russian made with Scotch.

Tulip · 07-26-2009, 10:33 PM

So, we've strayed from grammatical errors to drinks? Hehe...

I think from now on, I will run a grammar and spelling check on all my posts before submitting. :p Just kidding, I am too lazy for that.

Y'all seem like a polite bunch. Y'all would sit there and be annoyed but won't poke me out, I hope.

monster · 07-27-2009, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

I've even seen Tia Maria, vodka and Coke described as a Black Russian. Sigh.

.

that's what it was in the bar at Birmingham Uni. And other pubs up north. Kahuwhat?

Sundae · 07-27-2009, 12:08 PM

Thanks for the back-up. I was beginning to look a bit over-semsitive.

monster · 07-27-2009, 02:37 PM

Merkins are reeeeaaally into their cocktails. or maybe it's just a crashing towards middle-age thing. Hard to tell which is culture and which is age when you switch continents at 30, but all of a sudden whenever i go out for drinks, all the other women are drinking cocktails and parties in people's houses are all about the host's mixed drinks -margeritas, dirty martinis, bloody marys..... never has it been so hard to get a gaddamned beer!

*sigh*

SteveDallas · 07-27-2009, 03:14 PM

As we get older, we have less time to drink (not to mention less bladder capacity) so hitting the hard liquor becomes imperative.

Flint · 07-27-2009, 03:45 PM

I've always wondered whether our taste in alcohol changes with age due to something physiological. There are, of course, lifestyle-based reasons as well. I have personally taken to drinking straight, hard liquor over ice, if given the preference--something I wouldn't have enjoyed even five years ago. And it would have made much more sense for me to drink that way while playing long, long sets behind a drumset.

Edit: Oh, and the other obvious thing. I can afford more expensive alcohols now, which actually taste good straight. I'm not drinking the same stuff anymore; and when I do, it still requires being mixed with something. Crown Royal Cask #16 versus the regular Crown (needs Coke!) for instance.

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07-26-2009, 12:44 AM	#52
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	FYI: a White Russian with a splash of Coke is called a Colorado Bulldog. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

07-26-2009, 07:55 PM	#54
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Oh, and I almost forgot the Scotch Aggravation, i.e. a White Russian made with Scotch. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

07-27-2009, 02:37 PM	#58
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Merkins are reeeeaaally into their cocktails. or maybe it's just a crashing towards middle-age thing. Hard to tell which is culture and which is age when you switch continents at 30, but all of a sudden whenever i go out for drinks, all the other women are drinking cocktails and parties in people's houses are all about the host's mixed drinks -margeritas, dirty martinis, bloody marys..... never has it been so hard to get a gaddamned beer! sigh __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-26-2009, 10:33 PM	#55
Tulip Professor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,293	So, we've strayed from grammatical errors to drinks? Hehe... I think from now on, I will run a grammar and spelling check on all my posts before submitting. :p Just kidding, I am too lazy for that. Y'all seem like a polite bunch. Y'all would sit there and be annoyed but won't poke me out, I hope.

07-27-2009, 12:08 PM	#57
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Thanks for the back-up. I was beginning to look a bit over-semsitive.

07-27-2009, 03:14 PM	#59
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	As we get older, we have less time to drink (not to mention less bladder capacity) so hitting the hard liquor becomes imperative.

07-27-2009, 03:45 PM	#60
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	long, muddled post with no real point: I've always wondered whether our taste in alcohol changes with age due to something physiological. There are, of course, lifestyle-based reasons as well. I have personally taken to drinking straight, hard liquor over ice, if given the preference--something I wouldn't have enjoyed even five years ago. And it would have made much more sense for me to drink that way while playing long, long sets behind a drumset. Edit: Oh, and the other obvious thing. I can afford more expensive alcohols now, which actually taste good straight. I'm not drinking the same stuff anymore; and when I do, it still requires being mixed with something. Crown Royal Cask #16 versus the regular Crown (needs Coke!) for instance. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio** Last edited by Flint; 07-27-2009 at 03:53 PM.

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