Give me your best cocktail recipe.
My current favorite - The Burning Mandarin
http://en.petitchef.com/recipes/the-burning-mandarin-fid-864987
Jack Rose
2 oz apple brandy.
1/2 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice
1/4 to 1/2 oz grenadine.
served on the rocks with a speared maraschino cherry and an orange wedge.
Water, barely and or oats, with hops.
Cook for a while. Filter, cook some more add some special flavoring.
Filter, chill. Let sit for 1-5 months…carbonate and enjoy.
~Matt
The rest of my life is complicated enough. My drink shouldn’t be complicated, too.
Jack Daniels
Ginger Ale
Ice Cubes
My favorite:
1/2 glass Elijah Craig whiskey
1/2 glass Coke
Wifey favorite:
over ice -
1 oz Bacardi Razz Rum
Splash Real Cranberry Juice
Lemonade
1/4 lime slice
.
The rest of my life is complicated enough. My drink shouldn’t be complicated, too.
Jack Daniels
Ginger Ale
Ice Cubes
My favorite right now is
Jim Beam Red Stag
Ice cubes
Wild Turkey - Ice Cubes.
I’m a fairly simple guy - rum (double shot), coke, slice of lime.
Maker’s Mark.
Ice.
Maker’s Mark.
Ice.
If you are pouring Maker’s Mark over ice, I hope to hell you are using distilled water.
Agreed, Southern Comfort on the rocks or a good cold beer, or both. 
Maker’s Mark.
Ice.
If you are pouring Maker’s Mark over ice, I hope to hell you are using distilled water.
JSA, you crack me up. MM over ice, perfect. The sin is w/ anything else. Of course I have a spring house in my back yard, so all my ice is primo!
However, if you really want to livin’ up a party and see boobs:
Fill a blender 2/3 w/ ice
8 oz. frozen limeade
Fill to the top of the ice with rum (1.5L should make 3 batches)
Fill to the top of blender with frozen strawberries
Blend
that’s weird. I typed all the ingredients for a mint julep.
powdered sugar
mint
ice
makers mark
is what I thought I typed.
I do like it in a mint julep. And not just for the Kentucky Derby.
OK, let me be a little more specific.
In the winter we have a dinner group that meets once a month. The evening usually starts off with an off the wall drink, something different.
While I can appreciate all you bourbon and rocks people, (me too), I’m looking for out of the ordinary drink recipes.
Ahhh … Ok, in that case, I have two for you (from a training buddy of mine) -
Poopy Puppies:
large shots of the following -
Amaretto
Butterscotch Schnapps
Kahlua
Bailey’s
and a splash of Coke.
Best served in a pint glass on the rocks.
Asian Hurricane:
In a hurricane glass, pour in this order -
two shots of Midori
two shots of Malibu Rum
Orange Juice (equal to the amounts of Midori and Malibu you just poured)
two shots of Vodka
a splash of Grenadine
The Hurricane sounds wonderful!
Everytime I make Moscow Mules, everyone says they’ve never heard of it and never had one, but they like it.
Pitcher
Fresh sprigs of mint
Limes
Mash mint and limes
1/2 - 3/4 ice
Hangar One Vodka (my preference)
Ginger BEER (not ale) to fill
Mix
Serve
Yum.
We had that one last year. Great drink!
The Jolly Rancher
1 shot apple vodka
1 shot peach schnapps
2 shots cranberry juice
Serve in a highball glass over crushed ice.