Whats your favourite alcoholic drink?

Max001

Was discussing this in the pub last night and there was
a fair amount of debate. So, to shine a light on the drinking
preferences of the UCC student body, what's your preference?

As this is a UCC poll, sticking with the 'upper end' of the market.
If CIT etc was included, I'd include own brand everything, buckfast
and Mad Dog 2020!

The Paws

11. White wine

KnifeWRENCH

I love cider. Particularly Kopparberg Apple & Lime. Very few places actually sell it, but the Old Bar does! Druids is also pretty savage (stronger than Bulmers and every so slightly less scumbaggy than Linden Village)

As for the poll, tequila ftw. And none of this salt and lemon nonsense; real men drink it straight! :cool:

Refresh

JD

Parsley

why do you have whiskey AND jack daniels? and brandy AND cognac?

voted whiskey and rum

cork2

Parsley wrote: »

why do you have whiskey AND jack daniels?

whiskey is whiskey, j.d is bourbon

amiable

Max001 wrote: »

Was discussing this in the pub last night and there was
a fair amount of debate. So, to shine a light on the drinking
preferences of the UCC student body, what's your preference?

1. Vodka
2. Whiskey
3. Gin
4. Flavoured vodkas
5. Beer
6. Stout
7. Lager
8. Cider
9. Tequila
10. Jack Daniels
11. Other (please state)

I'm not trying to be funny or a smart arse but is lager not a beer?

ReacherCreature

The two polls seem all over the place :P

Lager for me. Pints of Miller, Budeiser will do. Bulmers the odd time. Just prefer pints.

Max001

amiable wrote: »

I'm not trying to be funny or a smart arse but is lager not a beer?

Sorry for any confusion. Decided to stick to spirits for simplicity. Strictly speaking lager isn't a beer. If you google the terms you'll get a better explanation of the differences than I can provide off the top of my head

As to cognac v brandy, there's a world of difference in the taste as well as the fact that cognac is only produced in specific regions in France.

Whiskey, whisky, bourbon etc etc are all very different.

Appreciate everyone's comments and votes

fergpie

cork2 wrote: »

whiskey is whiskey, j.d is bourbon

Jack Daniels is not bourbon. Its tennessee whiskey

FACT!

Morgans spiced rum is by choice btw

Parsley

cork2 wrote: »

whiskey is whiskey, j.d is bourbon

JD is whiskey.

Parsley

Max001 wrote: »

As to cognac v brandy, there's a world of difference in the taste as well as the fact that cognac is only produced in specific regions in France.

you're asking a bunch of college students whether they prefer brandy or cognac?! :pac:

Cavehill Red

Parsley wrote: »

JD is whiskey.

Yes, it is.
So's bourbon, actually (as long as it's over 3 years old).
Just different to ours.
Anyone keen on knowing the difference, there's an American whiskey tasting coming up from the Irish Whiskey Society.
http://www.irishwhiskeysociety.com/
[Full disclosure - I'm a member and their tastings are great fun.]

Cavehill Red

Max001 wrote: »

Sorry for any confusion. Decided to stick to spirits for simplicity. Strictly speaking lager isn't a beer. If you google the terms you'll get a better explanation of the differences than I can provide off the top of my head

As to cognac v brandy, there's a world of difference in the taste as well as the fact that cognac is only produced in specific regions in France.

Whiskey, whisky, bourbon etc etc are all very different.

Appreciate everyone's comments and votes

Hate to be a pedant, but you started it with the 'lager isn't beer' thing.
Cognac is a brandy, but not all brandies are cognacs. It's an appellation of brandy specific to the Cognac region of France.
Whiskey and whisky are two ways to spell the same thing. The Irish introduced the 'E' to distinguish from (poorer quality) Scotch in the late 19th to early 20th century.
Bourbon is also a form of whiskey indigenous to the US (not solely Kentucky, though they make about 95% of it.)
The differences?
Irish is generally (not always) triple distilled, Scotch double distilled. Irish whiskey is often potstill whiskey blended with grain. Good Scotch tends to be single malt. There are exceptions of course - Bushmills make great single malts, Auchentoshan triple distill and Cooley double and triple distill. Scotches can also be smokey quite often, whereas very few Irish whiskeys are.
Bourbon tends to be younger (it ages quicker in the heat) and is aged in new oak barrels which have been charred. Scotch and Irish tend to be aged in used oak barrels which have already contained bourbon or wine (usually sherry.)
Tennessee whiskey (JD being the main one) goes a step further by filtering through charcoal. Hence US whiskeys tend to be more vanilla flavoured.
But they're all whiskey.

amiable

Fair enough, i won't argue with you

amiable

Maybe i'll disagree with you.... I just did a google search there and lager is a beer

http://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=is+lager+a+beer&aq=0&aqi=g3&aql=&oq=is+lager+a&gs_rfai=

Maybe you should change it to Lager, Stout, Ale?????

Parsley

Mmmmmmm, ale. f*cking love ale.

Ale, stout, whiskey and rum. I'd be happy if i was stuck with nothing but them for the rest of my life :pac:

grenache

wine, good world beers and bourbon

TMC_Ledge

mojitos

pirateninja

I love Bulmers theres always at least one or two cans in my fridge, especially with the good weather we've been having recently. For going out though I have to say Malibu would be my choice, I know it's expensive but it tastes like Summer!:D

grenache

Whats your favourite alcoholic drink we are asked, and then we see all the options are for spirits. The poll = silly.

Max001

grenache wrote: »

Whats your favourite alcoholic drink we are asked, and then we see all the options are for spirits. The poll = silly.

No one held a f**king gun to your head to vote did they :rolleyes:

starlit

1. wine
2. vodka and red bull
3. irish coffee
4. some cocktails
5. rum and coke
6. west coast cooler
7. bicardi breezer
8. baby guiness
9. bulmers
10. coors light with seven up!