Any sweet tasting and strong alcoholic drinks?

Martini? Gin or Vokda with Vermouth?
http://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/recipes/drinks-cocktails/martini

You can pickup own brand Vermouth in LIDL & Tesco for under tenner I think.

jeanjolie wrote: »

I've tried some vodka drinks, Smirnoff and Nikita and although they were good for the price, I found them quite strong on the throat and a bit hard on my stomach.

Bailey's is good, but it's too low in alcohol content for a slight buzz.

I'm not looking for a juice or something too sweet, The taste of wine and beers has grown on me but I'd prefer something tasty and strong when I'd like quick relaxation.

Any suggestions?

It's hard to get here, but if you have any Polish mates, or know anyone going to Poland, I would very highly recommend a vodka liquer called Krupnik Pigwowy. It is made from quince.

You would get a half litre bottle for about €5/€6 over there. It is divine. Nectar. Sweet, but not sickly sweet. No chaser or mixer needed. It is about 32% volume. I adore it, all of my family/friends do too, and they ain't vodka drinkers at all. I cannot recommend this highly enough. Heaven in a bottle.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Krupnik-Pigwowy-Liqueur-50-cl/dp/B00XPL0TIO

dudara wrote: »

Port and other fortified wines would be a good option for sweet and alcoholic drinks, ditto for cream sherries.

You could look at the Absolut or Stoli ranges of flavoured vodkas. I think I have Stoli raspberry and Stoli Salted Caramel at home (gifts from a PR event) and the flavours are really good, not too artificial.

Another option is to learn to make cocktails

For flavoured vodka's - Krupnik, Sobieski and Soplica - some amazing flavours and tastes.

bennyineire wrote: »

There are loads of new Irish gin's, don't be put of by you traditional view of Cork Dry Gin.
These new gins vary vastly different in taste, try Gunpowder Irish gin, it has some nice citrus flavors going on. Mor gin is good too

Wexford strawberry gin is a good one also. A tad expensive though.

the beer revolu wrote: »

Expensive compared to what?

70ml Cork Dry is about €25, 50ml of Wexford gin is €30.

EverythingGood wrote: »

It's hard to get here, but if you have any Polish mates, or know anyone going to Poland, I would very highly recommend a vodka liquer called Krupnik Pigwowy. It is made from quince.

You would get a half litre bottle for about ?5/?6 over there. It is divine. Nectar. Sweet, but not sickly sweet. No chaser or mixer needed. It is about 32% volume. I adore it, all of my family/friends do too, and they ain't vodka drinkers at all. I cannot recommend this highly enough. Heaven in a bottle.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Krupnik-Pigwowy-Liqueur-50-cl/dp/B00XPL0TIO

EverythingGood wrote: »

For flavoured vodka's - Krupnik, Sobieski and Soplica - some amazing flavours and tastes.

Krupnic is nice. Soplicia Hazelnut + Milk is gorgeous and Sobieski Caramel(Karamel) is so smooth, no burn/aftertaste whatsoever so may suit the OP.

The Croatians have a fig liqueur that I can never find but oh my, is it liquid gold.

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In your opinion.

EverythingGood wrote: »

In your opinion.

It's more than opinion.

CDG is a mass produced compounded gin.
(neutral alcohol with flavourings added)
Which, BTW, is made in Dublin.

Blackwater Wexford strawberry gin is distilled in 300 litre batches with real botanicals (including whole strawberries) and then infused with more strawberries and blackcurrants after distillation.

It really is not comparing like with like. Of course it is more expensive than CDG.

It is, however, cheaper than almost any Irish gin (CDG is made by a French multinational) apart from Dingle.

Just to be clear, I make Blackwater!

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For people who aren't connoisseurs, a €5 difference for 20ml less, is a lot. For people who aren't snobs, one is not so much superior than the other. For people who like Cork Dry Gin, your opinion, is rubbish.

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I prefer Cork dry over the Wexford berry one. That's also a fact. Taste is not factual, it is personal and subjective. So, there may be less of it made, and the process maybe different compared to mass produced gin, doesn't mean it is better or worse. People have different tastes, different opinions, different palates, it is not a fact that one is better than the other, it is an opinion. Just because one is craft, one is mass produced, doesn't make it superior.