Holiday Drinks

[DrJones]

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My favorite non-alcoholic drink I learned when I had a vegan over for Christmas last year and had to find a way of making vegan eggnog. You can also add liquor to this:<o></o>
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1 peeled banana<o></o>
2 cups vanilla soy milk<o></o>
3 tbsp. brown rice syrup<o></o>
2 ½ tbsp. fruit-flavored lecithin granules<o></o>
¼ tsp. nutmeg<o></o>
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My favorite source of alcoholic drink recipes is (link replaced) I like that they let you sort by occasion so that I can figure out what drinks go well for my parties. I’d sure as hell rather get advice from Jack about that than Martha Stewart. Anyone know why that actor looks so familiar to me?

[LT. Columbo]

sounds yummy. i usually suprise my wife and guests with a fine bottle of "emu 999" it's australian---very nice

[Derree]

I am a simple man..I stick with Diet Coke...or the occasional dark beer...but mostly diet coke...way to much of it I might add!

[LT. Columbo]

i like eggnog too, but better if rum in there

[Derree]

The Mrs likes the nog...can't stand it myself...but with a bit of rum and some nutmeg it is tolerable...

[LT. Columbo]

yeah it's not for everyone. for lagers i like just about everything, even light stuff too

[DrJones]

I am a simple man..I stick with Diet Coke...or the occasional dark beer...but mostly diet coke...way to much of it I might add!

Careful there. Nutrasweet is an excitotoxin. At temperatures of above 84 degrees it converts into methanol and formic acid. Here's a great blog about it: http://nutrasweet.blogspot.com/ you'll notice the soda companies are slowly phasing it out.

My favorite way of using eggnog (either vegan or non) I got off (link replaced), in my experience the ladies LOVE this:

Ginger Snap

• .75 oz. spiced rum
• .5 oz. ginger brandy
• 4 oz. eggnog
• 1 ginger snap (optional)

• Add spiced rum, ginger brandy, and eggnog in blender
• Blend to desired consistency and pour into glass
• Garnish with ginger snap for dunking if desired

[ed klein]

Jack Daniels and coke goes down easy any time of the year

[LT. Columbo]

i suppose it fits just about any occasion too

[Jack Lurker]

I have a freind who conjures up all kinds of strange stuff. We crash at his place at the end of the night and he feeds us strange concocotions like chilli vodka!
I once had the most amazing hangover after a night of drinking pink gin!! Mind you these days i'm almost teetotal, I rarley have more than a couple of beers and even then I feel ill the next day. Guess i'm just too old for boozing now.

[LT. Columbo]

what was in this chilli vodka you speak of? i like blazing hot stuff.

[DrJones]

Chili vodka sounds scary. I am getting this picture of hearty beans and meat mixed with booze.... I looked on (link replaced) but no spicy or chili drinks. I think that you could probably make vodka spicy by adding cayenne pepper though.

[blutach]

@DrJones

Not wanting to disturb XMAS merriment, but your consistent links to a website for mixing alcoholic drinks is much like SPAM. Please observe forum rule 3.

In addition, since many underage people frequent these forums, I would hope we could be sensitive to that in these discussions and keep to a more "sober" ( ) topic.

OK folks, you can call me scrooge now!

Regards

[UncasMS]

I would hope we could be sensitive to that in these discussions and keep to a more "sober" topic

...but we count out pinot noir, cabernet sauvignon, riesling, merlot, petit verdot, chardonnay, cabernet franc, tempranillo, sauvignon blanc, syrah/shiraz, carmenere, pinot gris, sangiovese, nero d'avola, verdicchio, barbera, nebbiolo, verdeja, gamay, zinfandel,......

[blutach]

But, of course! (except for Ner0 )

Regards