Comments on: Girly Drinks

By: WhiskeyDaisy

WhiskeyDaisy — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:38:43 +0000

Yes, Kelly’s!!! They make a great sidecar. They make a great margarita. And great cocktails in general. As for the Cosmopolitan, if it’s that pink, it’s made wrong – should be fresh lime juice and just a dash of cranberry to make it slightly pink and it should NOT be sweet. Damn Sex in the City.

Plus, all of those classic “girly” drinks will kick your ass! They are mostly alcohol with very little mixer.

Yeah, with good alcohol, it’s sometimes a shame to muck them up with too much mixer.

By: vextorspace

vextorspace — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:06:41 +0000

There is nobody home!

By: Cynthia Closkey

Cynthia Closkey — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 03:07:45 +0000

I pinch your face!

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:39:47 +0000

I squish your head!

By: Cynthia Closkey

Cynthia Closkey — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:18:54 +0000

Ooh, I recently learned of a pink drink that is manly at heart: a Pink Gin. Swirl a glass with bitters, add an ice cube, and fill with gin. And then beat up anyone who comments.

I remember Girl Drink Drunk. I miss Kids in the Hall too.

By: peterb

peterb — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:17:17 +0000

I wasn’t saying (or wasn’t trying to say) that one IS girly or IS manly. I was talking about the perception of drinks, which doesn’t have to have any rational underpinning. And as I said, a lot depends on the implementation.

If you want to come up with conundrums you can pick drinks that are identical all day. For example, post-Big Lebowski, White Russians are manly. But a Brandy Alexander is still girly.

By: daw

daw — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 14:31:24 +0000

I also prefer the sidecar a bit to the margarita. But think what you’re saying here — they’re basically the same recipe, citrus juice + cointreau + booze. The sidecar substitutes cognac for tequila, and lemon for lime. How could one be girly and one be manly?

By: Paul Herzberg

Paul Herzberg — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:41:18 +0000

I don’t know about vextorspace’s favourite drink being girly, but adding a load of fruit juice to whiskey marks it out as amoral.

That said I used to like a Manhattan every now and then (strictly a Rob Roy, but you can get some funny looks telling people you like to suck down Rob Roys).

As for the Sidecar being a girly drink, pah! When I used to make them the ratio was 2 strong (brandy), 1 sweet (cointreau), 1 sour (lemon) as a real cocktail should be — except those that shouldn’t. It has a good kick and the flavours are fairly well balanced.

When it comes to pink drinks, thanks to Angel I like the occassional Sea Breeze and its utter pinkness has never bothered me.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:26:45 +0000

This brings to mind the Kids in the Hall sketch ‘Girl Drink Drunk’. Does anyone actually still remember KITH? *sigh* I feel old…

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 04:37:30 +0000

As the nice waitress at the Bellagio cautioned me about Manhattans: “That’s Booze ya know? I mean…. it’s BOOZE!” to which I replied: “yup… as my pappy said: a manhattan straight up please!”

I’m not sure what mixed drink I like, though the dirty martini is currently making my list when I drink.