Reply to: What would you normally NOT drink?

[RSoles]

Another vote for Pernod here.
In my younger days out drinking with some squaddies we'd already had a skinfull when some
bright spark suggested 'Let's see how far along the top shelf we can get'.
Nobody was sober enough to ask 'before what?' so we started.
Vodkas, Whiskeys, Creme de Menthe, Pernod, Oops, exit stage right.......
I couldn't hold anything down for three days afterwards and couldn't face anything with aniseed or five-spice for nearly another twenty years.

[zamzummim]

Alcohol!!

[SimonMac]

Lambs Navy Rum

I can still remember the smell of my puke - Oh dear God, it was woeful.

My nan has a giant ornate bottle of Lambs Navy Rum that me and my brother drank when we were kids, replacing it with water, I still to this day giggle when I visit and see it taking pride of place on her sideboard

[Lockhouse]

I could never envisage a scenario where I would imbibe an alcopop.

I would never voluntarily order a lager in this country unless it was Mexican and came with a slice of lime in the top.

I generally drink real ale or decent red wine, will drink ale in preference to plonk. I'll only drink white wine with food and it has to be good.

I like non-sweet cocktails as an aperitif, will often order a Mojito or Caipirinha with no sugar or syrup. I make my own Margaritas with gold tequila, triple sec (never Cointreau), no sugar, pure lime juice, ice and plenty of rock salt on the rim. Very spicy Bloody Marys are another favourite.

I'll also have a pink gin and tonic pre-dinner with a ton of ice or a JD diet coke (from a bottle) if that's all there is.

Not a huge brandy\scotch fan, will occasionally have an Armagnac after dinner but like a drop of the Luxardo Nero or Sambuca when abroad. Cantucci with Vin Santo in Italy goes down a treat after dinner thanks.

After writing that lot I realise just how much I enjoy drinking. It really is one of life's pleasures.

[Sysman]

Philistine!!!
You have clearly never tried it in Ireland.

Seconded.

Bass's 90s revival of Worthington E, which got forced onto my local pub after a takeover.

It made me feel depressed.

[Sysman]

Rum - Too sugary. Tastes nice, but each time I see a bottle I have this mental image of 18th century jolly jack tars with toothless grins!

Vodka - If you drink spirits, you may as well drink one that taste of something.

Haven't touched rum since student days. Didn't like the hangovers or the overpoweringly sweet aftertaste.

That sweet aftertaste was evident in the Scottish and Newcastle beers available in one of the college bars. Never touched their Scotch Bitter since, either.

Vodka is best drunk as a Bloody Mary in my opinion. The right recipe makes a nice drink even if you leave the vodka out.

[NotAllThere]

Actually it's a Fass. As far as I can tell they use the same word for both types here.

Ah, stop firkin around.

[wobbegong]

Well, contrary to almost everyone who's mentioned it so far, I actually really like Ouzo, neat or with water, mmmmmmmm, summer days.

However while I do like aniseed, I absolutely loath cloves and one of those Belgian beers (maybe Leffe?) tastes of them.

While I'm here I may as well make one more small admission; I've never tasted Tequilla.

[darmstadt]

Rauchbier (the stuff you get in Franken,) some types taste of bacon, disgusting but I still drank enough of it! Apart from that I'll drink nearly anything although I'm not keen on red wine (except in food) or some dark spirits (except in food.) Had Absinth with Champagne the other day, believe I lost the use of my legs for a while

[cailin maith]

Lambs Navy Rum

I can still remember the smell of my puke - Oh dear God, it was woeful.

[SimonMac]

For years I said this was a myth, in spite of my blissful ignorance (never stopped me on other topics).

Then I had a pint of the stuff in Ireland (Enis IIRC) and WOW!!!! big difference.

In Ireland they can get away with making it with fresh cream, however when exporting Guinness they have to use pasteurised stuff

[norrahe]

Anything Aniseed flavoured, I've always hated the taste.

and Carling black label.

[doodab]

Then it's a cask, not a keg. The contents of a keg (in modern parlance) are dispensed by top pressure.

Actually it's a Fass. As far as I can tell they use the same word for both types here.

[TykeMerc]

Southern Comfort, very unwell from that when I was about 17.

Anything Aniseed flavoured, I've always hated the taste.

[NickFitz]

In some German places, they sit the keg on the bar and tap a brass tap into the side of it, thus it's dispensed by gravity.

Definitely not foul muck

Then it's a cask, not a keg. The contents of a keg (in modern parlance) are dispensed by top pressure.