> Allright - just a couple more questions! I keep on hearing thing
> after thing about schnapps - peach schnapps especially. What do you
> think of it? Also - I'm not familiar with kahlua, Grand Marnier, or
> Rose's Lime Juice. What are they? And what about grenadine? Did you
> just forget to add it? I had always understood it be be an essential.
> Thanks again,
>
> Mike
I must've forgotten grenadine. It's used in a number of tasty beverages.
Pucker is a version of schnapps. Schnapps are drinks that are very high in
sugar content and have a flavoring, which is almost always fruity. Peach
schnapps is required for "sex on the beach" amongst various other peach
flavored drinks.
The best way to build your bar is to find a drink recipe, and buy the
ingredients for that drink. Experiment with the mixing, finding the best way
to make it. The next week, pick another recipe and buy whichever ingredients
you don't have. Repeat each week. This is probably better than going by the
list I provided, because the bottles that I have are for the drinks that I
know that I like, and the people at my parties like. It sounds like you're
taking advice from a fairly young crowd who's tried a handful of drinks and
chose to recommend the drinks highest in sugar content. If you're drinking
the drinks straight, these are the easiest to choke down. If you're trying to
get drunk off of them, you're going to have a bad stomach ache. Good
cocktails can be made with liquors that people would not normally drink
straight, so look into some cocktail recipes. This very website can provide
you with more than a handful.
Kahlua - Coffee liqueur. Though you can find cheaper coffee liqueurs, Kahlua
is the best and it's not much more expensive.
Grand Marnier - A cognac-based orange liqueur.
Roses Lime - Lime juice, used in a number of tasty cocktails. Rose's is the
best brand name. I believe Rose's also makes Grenadine.
Eric