Lidl cocktails

Riverireland

Has any one tried these and what did you think? Having a BBQ later and thought it might be an easy option:). Thanks.

coylemj

Risky, not sure what the ladies will expect but if you're supplying the booze, most lads will expect bottle or cans of beer. I wouldn't touch ready-made cocktails from a bottle.

listermint

coylemj wrote: »

Risky, not sure what the ladies will expect but if you're supplying the booze, most lads will expect bottle or cans of beer. I wouldn't touch ready-made cocktails from a bottle.

They are frozen as far as i know and come in metallic like squeezy containers.

Really not bad last time i checked.

But OP i think they do need to be frozen though so do you have the time ?

L1011

listermint wrote: »

They are frozen as far as i know and come in metallic like squeezy containers.

Really not bad last time i checked.

But OP i think they do need to be frozen though so do you have the time ?

Lidl currently has those (Parrot Bay, the main brand of them) and also has premixed bottled Pina Colada and some other types.

rubadub

They are often more expensive and lower quality than buying separately. If you work out the contents its usualy very little spirits.

I prefer to mix drinks to my own preferred porportions, which can change from drink to drink.

L1011

rubadub wrote: »

They are often more expensive and lower quality than buying separately. If you work out the contents its usualy very little spirits.

I prefer to mix drinks to my own preferred porportions, which can change from drink to drink.

Can be rather expensive building up the cabinet to do a wide range, though. For an actual once off the premixes have their place.

The g&t cans, however, are nuts

coylemj

listermint wrote: »

They are frozen as far as i know and come in metallic like squeezy containers.

There's some bottled versions on special offer this week, not sure which option the OP is thinking of ....

Example:




http://www.lidl.ie/en/5338.htm

lazeedaisy

Just talking about these night with a few ladies from execse class. Turns out they add alcohol to them! They are really popular and go down well, but they defo said to add to them,

Riverireland

Just to update. Bought a bottle of piña colada, not the one with the cream in, the other one. 28 proof 17 servings though we were more generous than that. Also bought their cocktail shaker kit and added cream an pineapple juice. Very nice and quite potent! Certainly worth buying again if you're into it and don't have an array of spirits at hand. They only had that and mai tai, so stocks must have been limited.

TheChizler

Just in case, remember 'proof' is roughly twice the alcohol content.

rubadub

L1011 wrote: »

Can be rather expensive building up the cabinet to do a wide range, though.

Yeah, lots of people buy too much. People get a cocktail book and go out and buy all sorts. I was given lots of leftovers before and they had blown a fortune on stuff, whiskey, tequila, sugar syrup etc.

You can keep lots happy with various fruit juices, vodka, triple sec & cream and maybe some other liquer. Vodka can be used in place of rum in many cocktails. I would not bother with whiskey, gin, tequila, dark rum as many do not like it.

TheChizler wrote: »

Just in case, remember 'proof' is roughly twice the alcohol content.

the lidl one is 28%, which is 56proof. Many people mix up the terms or use them wrongly, even that wine expert guy david whelehan on TV3 used to always be saying a wine was "12 percent proof" or "12 proof" or "12 degrees proof" can't remember which, but it was wrong.

There is another use of proof which is not exactly double. You used to get 100 proof vodka on the ferry which was 57%.

L1011

rubadub wrote: »

You can keep lots happy with various fruit juices, vodka, triple sec & cream and maybe some other liquer. Vodka can be used in place of rum in many cocktails. I would not bother with whiskey, gin, tequila, dark rum as many do not like it.

The whiskey, gin and dark rum aren't a problem in my day to day cabinet - its the stuff that leads from having that that ends up being problematic!

Tequila, vermouths and some liquers (kirsch) would be the more annoying things to have to have around for me. Rarely used.

I hope nobody actually buys sugar syrup considering how easily it can be made though.

TheChizler

rubadub wrote: »

There is another use of proof which is not exactly double. You used to get 100 proof vodka on the ferry which was 57%.

Yeah, depends on if you measure alcohol content in mass or volume basically. I think we're mass here aren't we?

the beer revolu

TheChizler wrote: »

Yeah, depends on if you measure alcohol content in mass or volume basically. I think we're mass here aren't we?

No. ABV = Alcohol by volume

TheChizler

the beer revolu wrote: »

No. ABV = Alcohol by volume

Ah just realized I'm thinking of how a unit is defined. 10 g here but 12 mL in the UK.

Riverireland

It is 28vol. If that means anything to anyone. Strong enough for me but others may need to top it up.

BeerNut

Riverireland wrote: »

It is 28vol.

That's 28% ABV.

L1011

Riverireland wrote: »

It is 28vol. If that means anything to anyone. Strong enough for me but others may need to top it up.

28% is on the strong end for cocktails, although that'd be with some ice dilution.

Ageyev

rubadub wrote: »

Yeah, lots of people buy too much. People get a cocktail book and go out and buy all sorts. I was given lots of leftovers before and they had blown a fortune on stuff, whiskey, tequila, sugar syrup etc.

You can keep lots happy with various fruit juices, vodka, triple sec & cream and maybe some other liquer. Vodka can be used in place of rum in many cocktails. I would not bother with whiskey, gin, tequila, dark rum as many do not like it.

I have several cocktail books and usually try to limit myself to spending good money on a decent spirit and try out different recipes. I do however have an unused bottle of creme de cacao and a large bottle of maraschino with about half left. 40%+ spirits should be decent even after a few years but liqueurs and vermouth are only good for so long. Wouldn't be a fan of vodka drinks myself as it offers so little to a drink - though a Lemon Drop made with Citron is a good drink.

It's a shame that not many people appreciate tequila here due to the awful mixto tequilas that are around that they experience as a shot resulting in very bad hangovers.

A processed mai tai in a bottle or a carton wouldn't stand up to one freshly made.

Mesrine65

Ageyev wrote: »

It's a shame that not many people appreciate tequila here

Agreed 100%

L1011

I think part of the problem is that even the crap tequilas are dear here - pure agave stuff is painful.

Eeden

I've had the Parrot Bay (frozen) cocktails on two occasions. They are far too sweet for me, and looking at the ingredients (as far as I remember) I think it just says "alcohol" rather than, say, rum or tequila. So I'd wonder if it's mostly just flavouring.

Ageyev

Eeden wrote: »

I've had the Parrot Bay (frozen) cocktails on two occasions. They are far too sweet for me, and looking at the ingredients (as far as I remember) I think it just says "alcohol" rather than, say, rum or tequila. So I'd wonder if it's mostly just flavouring.

Likely a neutral grain spirit ie. vodka.

When people talk about cocktails they usually mean a "sour cocktail" such as a daiquiri. It is a style of drink that mixes a spirit, a sour ingredient ( citrus such as lime or lemon juice) and a sweetener (such as sugar syrup or a liqueur).

I am not familiar with Parrot Bay but frozen cocktails went out of fashion twenty years ago, it's very 1980s Tom Cruise!

Eeden

Ageyev wrote: »

...I am not familiar with Parrot Bay but frozen cocktails went out of fashion twenty years ago, it's very 1980s Tom Cruise!

Yeah I get you, but they seem to be making a comeback - Lidl, Aldi, and my local off-licence are all stocking these Parrotm Bay Mr Freez-type cocktails.

Ageyev

Eeden wrote: »

Yeah I get you, but they seem to be making a comeback - Lidl, Aldi, and my local off-licence are all stocking these Parrotm Bay Mr Freez-type cocktails.

I have a teenage sister and her and her mates seem to be into these Lidl "cocktails". I offered her a sip of a bourbon whiskey sour once which did not go down well!

For a party I would recommend something like a punch bowl made with a spirit like rum, lime juice, maybe some orange juice, orange liquer eg. Cointreau, sugar syrup, bitters. Mix it in a large bowl with ice. With punch you don't need to be too specific with measurements and can easily adjust to taste. Rum is a "sweeter" spirit as it is made from molasses by way of sugar cane. Would advise against Baracardi standard tbh.