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My mum would have been 80 today had she still been with us and she wasn't a drinker but loved Dubonet. It's a shame I don't have any but watching a cooking show in France Dubonet was just mentioned as was a French cookery book I was reading last night so at least the coincidences are in our favour.

My mother in law loved a brandy and Babycham.
 
Both my grandfathers died before I was born. I heard the one on my dad's side was especially fond of scotch.

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fingercuffs said:
My mum would have been 80 today had she still been with us and she wasn't a drinker but loved Dubonet. It's a shame I don't have any but watching a cooking show in France Dubonet was just mentioned as was a French cookery book I was reading last night so at least the coincidences are in our favour.

My mother in law loved a brandy and Babycham.
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Clean potable water with no cholera, because that was hard to find 1000 years ago for my ancestors
 
I come from German and Irish stock so beer and whiskey. My Grandfather used to get wine for special occasions but him only going in to town once a month meant he wasn't really a connoisseur when it came to the fermentaion of grapes so it would be either mad dog 20/20 or Mogen David.
 
My grandpa on my father’s side was an alcoholic and would put down caguamas daily.

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My grandpa in my mother’s side was also an alcoholic but he was rich so he would drink all sorts of liquor, he died before I was born so not sure what kind, I would guess he put down whisky often.
There were these ceramic flasks he left behind at my grandmas house that said “cognac” and “vermouth” and I would read that and be like wtf is that.
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My mom stopped drinking before I was born but she told me she liked hurricanes when she was young.
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I don’t know what my dad liked to drink, probably wasn’t a cocktail guy.
 
chill doggie said:
My grandpa on my father’s side was an alcoholic and would put down caguamas daily.

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My grandpa in my mother’s side was also an alcoholic but he was rich so he would drink all sorts of liquor, he died before I was born so not sure what kind, I would guess he put down whisky often.
There were these ceramic flasks he left behind at my grandmas house that said “cognac” and “vermouth” and I would read that and be like wtf is that.
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My mom stopped drinking before I was born but she told me she liked hurricanes when she was young.
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I don’t know what my dad liked to drink, probably wasn’t a cocktail guy.
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Was she from New Orleans?
 
My dad being a succesful company guy used to drink average/cheap wine and whisky.

Whenever he would travel though, he'd free shop some black/blue label JW and it amazed me how fast that bottle be empty.
 
My grandpa drank a high ball of tequila straight we are alcoholics in my family. My 5'5" father(manlet) could easily finish a 12 pk of bud heavy in his day to day life predictably this caused serious health problems had he had to quit drinking at age 36 after a hemmorage. I drank bud heavy and tequila before bud light became tranny fluid.

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fingercuffs said:
Sorry. I've only ever had a Hurricane in New Orleans. Went on one of the walking tours and one of the guests was so fucked up bringing a Hurricane she got kicked off the tour for safety.
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That’s interesting to know they’re a typical New Orleans drink, I don’t think I’ve seen them around anywhere in my life.

But I’m not a cocktail guy either so I’m not paying lots of attention to the prepared liquor menu, I’m partial to straight whisky or vodka just blunt and simple flavor, I guess a martini is nice but I don’t need much bells and whistles, craft beer is where I get my complex flavors in, sours, hoppy heavies, love stouts.
 
chill doggie said:
That’s interesting to know they’re a typical New Orleans drink, I don’t think I’ve seen them around anywhere in my life.

But I’m not a cocktail guy either so I’m not paying lots of attention to the prepared liquor menu, I’m partial to straight whisky or vodka just blunt and simple flavor, I guess a martini is nice but I don’t need much bells and whistles, craft beer is where I get my complex flavors in, sours, hoppy heavies, love stouts.
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I miss the craft beer lifestyle. Met heaps of friends in VA and CA because of good beer.
 
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