Worst alcoholic drinks you've ever tasted?

BetterThanThou · 13-03-2015 04:29AM #1

Pretty much what the title says, what are the worst alcoholic drinks you've ever tasted? 2 drinks stand out for me, Molson Canadian and Desperados. Molson Canadian is the only beer I've ever encounters that really lives up to the whole "piss" stereotype that many cheap lagers have, it genuinely seems to taste like a Miller that someone took a piss in to me. Desperados on the other hand, I don't mind a sweet drink, I like a bit of tequila, but the sweetness combined with the taste of tequila tastes awful in my opinion, one of the clubs I frequent has this on special offer for 3 euro a bottle, every now and then I'll buy a bottle of it for some reason, with a lime it's somewhat drinkable, but I always end up throwing it out or giving it to someone else before the bottle is even half done. Warm Bulmers is another one, not a fan of Bulmers even when it's cold, but at least it's drinkable then, but when Bulmers is warm, it has a "sweaty" taste off it which is totally disgusting to me.

Links234 · 13-03-2015 04:35AM

Friend of mine once handed me something to drink, foolish me for trusting him, I took a sip and nearly choked to death! It was his terrifying concoction known as "Bucksinthe"

What's bucksinthe you ask? It's easy to guess! That's right, Buckfast and Absinthe.

Flood · 13-03-2015 04:37AM

Sheeps dip

BetterThanThou · 13-03-2015 04:39AM

Links234 wrote: »

Friend of mine once handed me something to drink, foolish me for trusting him, I took a sip and nearly choked to death! It was his terrifying concoction known as "Bucksinthe"

What's bucksinthe you ask? It's easy to guess! That's right, Buckfast and Absinthe.

I've made a concoction similar enough to that before, 2 shots of poitin in a glass of Buckfast. Didn't end well, didn't taste too bad though, I remember it as pretty much tasting like Buckfast with much more of a kick.

eternal · 13-03-2015 04:42AM

BetterThanThou wrote: »

I've made a concoction similar enough to that before, 2 shots of poitin in a glass of Buckfast. Didn't end well, didn't taste too bad though, I remember it as pretty much tasting like Buckfast with much more of a kick.

Ya'll got a death wish.

danslevent · 13-03-2015 04:46AM

Sambuca turns my stomach. It is like liquid liqourice...vomit

BetterThanThou · 13-03-2015 04:49AM

eternal wrote: »

Ya'll got a death wish.

Not my brightest idea, that was the only time I ever drank poitin, and I have no intentions of ever going near the stuff again.

eternal · 13-03-2015 04:51AM

Donkey's Bollox, a combo of everything in your parent's cabinet mixed up and sucked into ya at the speed of light. Cue blind drunkenness and vomiting extraordinaire.

DoYouEvenLift · 13-03-2015 04:52AM

Shots of absinthe and poitin, both were absolutely horrible but I'd say the absinthe was worse just because it had a kind of liquorice taste which is absolutely putrid to me. Never again, won't even do shots of tequila anymore

Richard Hillman · 13-03-2015 04:54AM

I tried a beer called Asahi. It was about €3-3.50 for a 500ml bottle and was vile.

That and Harp. The first half of a can of Harp is ok but the second is horrible. It doesnt stand up like regular beers.

Badly Drunk Boy · 13-03-2015 04:54AM

The first time I had poitín it was at the end of a long day of drinking, a friend's stag night. I just glugged a few mouthfuls from the bottle without being aware of what I was drinking and there was a slight delay before I felt the affect. My friend said it was the first time he saw me cry (well, with extremely watery eyes).

Taste-wise, I really don't like tequila or slivovitz, but I'm not a fan of gin or rum either.

Macavity. · 13-03-2015 04:54AM

Heineken, mostly water and disgusting.

eternal · 13-03-2015 04:59AM

Gin and tonic is foul by anyone's standards.

Richard Hillman · 13-03-2015 05:04AM

Macavity. wrote: »

Heineken, mostly water and disgusting.

So is pretty much every beer

Dr. Zaius Dr. Zaius! · 13-03-2015 05:08AM

Tequila- Any drink that has to be accompanied by salt and lemon, two fairly unpleasant tastes all on their own, to make it go down easier is not good in my book.

Bols Advocaat- Made from egg yolks...glad I didnt know that at the time!

Links234 · 13-03-2015 05:14AM

eternal wrote: »

Gin and tonic is foul by anyone's standards.

Gin with club bitter lemon = gorgeous tho! :cool:

BetterThanThou · 13-03-2015 05:18AM

eternal wrote: »

Gin and tonic is foul by anyone's standards.

Never had a problem with a gin and tonic myself, throw a lime in it and you've basically got alcoholic 7-up. Wouldn't bother with them though, gin is nice enough on it's own, don't see the point in paying an extra 2.50/3 euro to water it down. I'd rather just sip straight gin on ice. Or more commonly, go for a martini.

gdavis · 13-03-2015 05:29AM

green chartreuse,even typing that made my stomach turn,gank

-=al=- · 13-03-2015 05:29AM

danslevent wrote: »

Sambuca turns my stomach. It is like liquid liqourice...vomit

Same boat. The smell of it will set me off.

Desperados is sugary nonsense made in France! I guess people like it 'cause it's sweet, cheap, has "tequila" and a slightly higher abv than other pissy beers.

My personal review of that stuff is here - http://boblawbeerblog.blogspot.ie/2011/04/desperados.html

Sambuca is my kryptonite + not a fan of JD either.

obplayer · 13-03-2015 05:30AM

Dr. Zaius Dr. Zaius! wrote: »

Tequila- Any drink that has to be accompanied by salt and lemon, two fairly unpleasant tastes all on their own, to make it go down easier is not good in my book.

Bols Advocaat- Made from egg yolks...glad I didnt know that at the time!

Vile.

bodonnell · 13-03-2015 05:37AM

Frangelico, not sure spelling is right but aaagh !!

creolebelle · 13-03-2015 05:38AM

Most of them. I really hate the taste of alcohol.
I usually like something mixed with coke, champagne and fruity cocktails.
Yes I have the palette of a child.
I still don't understand how ppl drink beer. The smell and taste of it is god awful.

diomed · 13-03-2015 05:49AM

Campari.

The Princess Bride · 13-03-2015 06:01AM

Pernod smells and tastes disgusting- also Tia Maria tastes horrible.

Macavity. · 13-03-2015 06:06AM

Richard Hillman wrote: »

So is pretty much every beer

I usually drink whiskey, but sometimes beer/cider. Heineken is just awful anytime I've had it.

BetterThanThou · 13-03-2015 06:11AM

obplayer wrote: »

Vile.

Tequila is a bit of an acquired taste in my opinion. I disliked the stuff when I started drinking it, and would pretty much describe it as tasting like paint stripper. I liked the idea of drinking it though, so I continued to drink it, and I can genuinely taste complex flavours as you would with whiskey or gin now, it just takes time to get used to the overpowering flavours.