Moving beyond Jager Bombs and beer. What are some drink ideas now that I am in he adult world.

The only drinks that show some level of male sophistication are as follows:

Gin / Vodka & Tonic

Gin / Vodka Martini on the rocks with a twist

Bourbon / Scotch on the rocks (if it is a lesser alchohol) or neat (if it is a high quality alchohol)

1. Keep your drinking to milk and water.

2. Keep your running on concrete.

I can't believe nobody has said Tom Collins yet. It is the ultimate in refreshment.

Gin

Club Soda

Lemon

Sugar

You will be banging your bosses daughter in no time.

...I may very well be an alcoholic--but I digress...

(As a woman who has had to hold her own with Lawyers, Policy Makers, etc)

Go with Whiskey.

My beverage of choice would be LaPhroaig 15 (or 10, depending on the bar), neat with a splash.

Alternatively, JW has nice whiskey's as well--go with Black label on the rocks--if no Black, go Blue or Gold.

However of you have to go with Vodka, stick to Ketel; Tequila, stick with Patron; Gin, stick with Bombay--these signify hard-worker, yet entice with a hint of sophistication.

Or, if you have to go with vino, stick with classic/heavier reds: stick first with cabs, then malbecs, pinots, syrahs/petit sirahs, then merlots...etc.

I would not go with whites, unless it is a lunch meeting, or it is being appropriately paired by the waiter/head chef.

Remember: stay bold and make an impression--at least if you can't do it with your words and actions, you can do it with your drink!!!

Hope this helps!

Cheers!

Tom Collins wrote:

I can't believe nobody has said Tom Collins yet. It is the ultimate in refreshment.

Gin

Club Soda

Lemon

Sugar

You will be banging your bosses daughter in no time.

Correct answer.

- Old Fashioned

- Sidecar

- Manhattan

[quote]CallItWhatYouWantToCallIt wrote:

Remember: stay bold and make an impression--at least if you can't do it with your words and actions, you can do it with your drink!!!

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Are you serious? Drink to enjoy a good drink, but not to "make an impression." Why are people so insecure that they have to impress others with their drinks. I enjoy a good single-malt scotch and I love good beer, but I sure as hell do not drink it to hang with the big boys in the office. Seriously, get a life. Find new drinks to expand your horizons, to gain new experiences. Don't do it to be bold.

drinking wrote:

If you don't want to drink (even if everyone else is), be a man and don't drink. I often go out with colleagues, all of whom order drinks, and I'll just get a water and/or Diet Coke. If you do want a drink, however, wine would be a good choice.

yes, be a "man" that everyone thinks is a douche. great advice!

if your boss or important colleagues don't drink, then don't drink.

if they do, then you better at least have something in your hand.

I know this was inadvertant, but you don't mean blue label. That's top dollar, top shelf stuff. Any bar that doesn't have black label is definitely not going to have blue label.

Vodka is the light beer of spirits. A person drinking vodka announces to the world, "I want to get drunk, but I don't like the taste of liquor." Stick with gin, or better yet, some type of whiskey (Scotch, Irish, Bourbon, Rye, Japanese, etc.). Find something you like and drink it slowly. Learn to enjoy the taste of the drink first and don't get wrapped up in the need to get drunk. If you are drinking to get drunk, you probably shouldn't be drinking anyway. Beer is OK as long as it isn't light beer. Again, find what you like and enjoy it.

I second that!http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bOAnoi7NpKI

blah wrote:

order a samuel jackson; it will get you drunk!!!!

if you're ordering beer ask if they have any ales. When you hear the name of it grunt approvingly as if it were up to your standards and order a pint

jerkstore wrote:

Are you serious? Drink to enjoy a good drink, but not to "make an impression." Why are people so insecure that they have to impress others with their drinks. I enjoy a good single-malt scotch and I love good beer, but I sure as hell do not drink it to hang with the big boys in the office. Seriously, get a life. Find new drinks to expand your horizons, to gain new experiences. Don't do it to be bold.

I don't believe it signals that one is insecure if they merely give some thought to how they fit in with their boss and co-workers.

I get the whole, "I am never going to sell out, love me as I am" thing, but if you want to get ahead in corporate america there is a lot of game playing. Wearing dark suits and ties, putting in face time, drinking gin instead of tequila shots - are all things that most people learn will help their career.

If you are serious about your career, you should probably spend some time thinking about how you present yourself. This doesn't mean sell out, and it doesn't mean pretending to be something you are not, it is taking the stuff that you don't really care about (i.e. drinking scotch instead of blue ribbon) and using it to your advantage.

Don't over think it. Order a boilermaker.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Boilermaker.jpg

Anal runner trying to grow up wrote:

Being an overly anal runner type, I avoided drinking except for an end of season Jager Bomb fest or maybe a couple of beers.

Now that I am out of school and in the real world what are some drinks I can have when out with work people? These are professional types of people from an office type job. I don't want to look like a dork and would like some ideas.

As your C O A C H, I strongly advise you to try an Evan Jager Bomb.

She said she would not go out with me because I had bad breath and was a drunk. I said buy me a peppermint schnapps

and we will work from there.

Well, I understand your point of not ordering Jag Bombs and Tequila shots when out with co-workers. I like people's advice about learning what you like. I just think the idea of trying to impress the boss with your cosmopolitan drink choice is a stupid way to live life. It's better to learn what you like and order that way. Or, if you don't want to do that, stick with something simple like a gin & tonic. But don't try to be so "bold" with drink choice. There is appropriate drink choice and there is ordering to impress... the latter makes you a tool. Or, if you want to be really bold and smart, order a sparkling water. My wife rarely drinks simply because she does not like it. You would be surprised at all the conversations it has sparked. Some people get annoyed, some are impressed, some think she is trying to abstain - but all she is doing is drinking what she likes - nonalchoholic drinks. And guess what? She is successful and hangs with the big boys at her office.

Dr Pepper and southern comfort!

rixctf wrote:

old fashioned. no soda.

OK you got me there.

What does the direction no soda mean?