Ideas for alcohol as a gift

[handinpocket]

I'm leaning toward this, even though there are some very good ideas on here, can you say birthday!. So Glad to hear she liked it. I just checked the ads for this week and it is in the right price range,

is $39 a decent price? It was Patron Silver.

Yep, pretty good price. I was looking a WDW the other week and Patron Silver was 60 something dollars.....but, that is WDW, not the place to buy liquor.

 

[HoneyPooh]

Pinnacle whipped cream vodka - this is pretty tasty! We had it just straight with ice

I am referring to vodka that tastes like whipped cream - not the whipped cream with vodka in it. I know that is something different and have heard from one person they didn't like it.

Any other flavored vodkas would probably be nice - maybe some cherry + a 6-pack of redbull?

Tried this on Christmas Eve mixed with Root Beer. Very yummy. Tasted like a root beer float.

 

[HelenePA]

has anyone tried the cotton candy vodka? what did you put it in? I can not drink it straight I tried with the whipped cream. not for me!

 

[donaldduck352]

Kahlua is a coffee liqueurs that mixes well from everything from white russian to hangover coffee.

 

[Guy Incognito]

if you know what he's already tried and likes, go off of that and try to branch out a little into something new, so if he's already tried different vodkas or rums, maybe look at scotch as already suggested (Macallan and Glenmorangie are a couple of my favorites), usually the younger ones, 10-12 year, are easier for a first exposure than the older, smokier ones..... or bourbons (four roses, elijah craig, for a couple examples)

if you go with tequila (and he hasn't had much exposure to it), then look for a sampler pack, where you can get 3 versions (silver, reposado, anejo) in smaller bottles to try.... (actually, you can find the sampler pack type deals in a lot of different alcohols; which is nice since you can try a few different types and not be stuck with a large bottle of something you might not really like)


might also look at a bartending book, if he doesn't have one; so he'll have a good mix of recipes and the ins-n-outs of mixing drinks.

 

[Cindy B]

My hubby loves his Gold Label Johnnie Walker. I am saving up to buy him a bottle of the Blue label for his birthday but at $225 a bottle, it might not be this birthday!

Are you anywhere near a Wegmans? They have Johnnie Walker Blue label for $184. I was there yesterday and it was a display by the register. That is a significant savings from $225

 

[kirbsam]

dont get anything girlie. bottle of crown royal. that should answer that.