No laughing...which is the best drink (most alcohol) for your dollar?

[Txviv]

Mojito it's the best !!!

[jaded99]

LIIT defintiely are a great choice for high alochol content, but like others have said, if made improperly they can taste pretty bad.

 

We made "friends" with a bartender on our last cruise too - Our rum and cokes were rum...more rum... more rum... finished the bottle, more rum... and a drop of coke ;) $1 cash extra tip per drink goes a long way on keeping you liquored up!

[nanuak]

Cash tips. On last cruise our bartender recognized us from two years ago... We must have done something good :D great service, strong drinks.

[majosa]

You can do it all as one drink or 4 different shots (typically this way). It's Jim Bean, Jack Daniel's, Johnny Walker, and Jameson.

 

 

Ahh I had something similar though not on Carnival but it was called 3 wisemen and it was Jim, Jack and Johnny. 2 of those and i was a goner!! lol :p

[LegallyBrunetteCruiser]

Definitely Vodka Martinis (I get mine dirty and they're still really strong). Also, Adios MFs and Long Islands.

[salty dingo]

Best drink, by far, for the money is... whatever you mix with your smuggled booze!:D

[ottasha]

I agree about the LIIT, but we usually go to the same bar/bartender right from the beginning and give the bartender a very good cash tip right up front(last time was 60) and got awesomely strong drinks and quite a few never made it to our card. Needless to say before we could even sit down our drinks were there. Near the end of our trip we gave him another great tip and didn't get charged for anything other than coke after that

[suzmarie]

I always drink cosmos's love them! I ordered one with dinner on my Liberty cruise and WOW was that a strong drink! Seriously pure liquor! But tasty!

 

I liked the fruit ones (DOD) and they had plenty of liquor in them!

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[IfYouBuildIt...]

OK - I found if you call Bon Voyage they can set you up with bottles to the room before you go. Personally, we are Jack drinkers. Granted the bottle is $65 but I believe no matter how you "mix" it, you can't get it that cheap at the bar. Hope that helps!!

[StrangeBrew]

My Favorite when I drank

 

1/2 oz

gin

1/2 oz light rum

1/2 oz vodka

1/2 oz peach schnapps

1/2 oz Blue Curacao liqueur

1/2 oz triple sec

1 can Red Bull® energy drink

 

 

Fill glass full of ice, then add all liquors and stir. Add full can of Red Bull. It will float and slowly seep down the glass, turning the mix green, hence the name Irish Trash Can!

 

 

[Anung Un Rama]

I'll say the LIIT's pack quite a punch. I could never handle more than 4 in one night where as the drink of the day was hit or miss and could do 7-8 with no problems. I spend a fair amount of time in the casino too so when I get to trade my receipt for a $5 1:1 bet coupon, it's almost a no brainer for me. I will also suggest getting to know a bartender early in the cruise. I made friends with the one in the sports bar and my drinks from him were never lacking of liquor.

[T&Dcruisers]

Throwing in my vote for the Long Island. We got pretty rocked off them our last cruise (Actually had to pull a "Hangover" and use our receipts to figure out where we were the night before, pretty sad I know :D). Plus, you get a $5 match play in the casino.

[westmich]

Tip extra for extra...but avoid 151 rum!!! On our last cruise, all three wives wished their husbands had! :cool:None made it to dinner the first night!:eek:

[ehfl]

If you don't like sugary drinks, why order a margarita?

 

Try a scotch neat. Plenty of alcohol....no candy taste.

[mittypooh]

I was just wondering what is the strongest drink you can buy, that makes your dollar go far? I'm usually a Margarita kind of girl, but out of the last ten Margaritas I've had, only ONE of them was worth the money. The rest just tasted like over-sweetened lemonade. :(:o Even my 14-year-old dd (who had a TEENY TINY sip) couldn't taste anything other than the mix (and she thought it was too sweet). So I'm a bit shy about paying over $9 for a wear drink.

just get beer or wine or a martini. Martini all booze no extra calories needed with the mixers

[mittypooh]

That sounds heavenly but makes me think I wouldn't be able to have any dessert on those days! ;)

 

Good to know about the "tipping". I'm usually pretty generous so I'll just continue the "habit".

just curious what "generous" means. Please don't take offense I just moved from the east coast to the west coast and could not find a "generous" tipper here. I had to quit my job as a result

[lbradford2]

If you're not into the light liquors in an LIT, a drink I make over and over when I bartend is called a "monkey ****er". It has crown royal, southern comfort, amaretto, sweet and sour, splash of coke. Very tasty and less "tea" tasting. In my bar we charge the same for this as an LIT, but that may not be the case on a ship since this has many name brand liquors versus their cheap well brand.

 

Or order your LIT with grape juice instead of sweet and sour, makes it much more fruity!

[Marian Paroo]

We also had a rusty nail which was about $5 and that was a knock you on the butt type drink. It's really strong though because it's Scotch and Drambuie. :p

 

 

 

 

 

I ♥ those!!!! Make them at home all the time. 1 Scotch / 1/2 Drambuie, but you can put in more Drambuie if you like them sweeter.

[Martini Mom]

We had some apple martini's that were made pretty heavy, but if you want to be sure of the alcohol level, order wine, champagne, or beer. :)

[Lovefuninthesun]

Think that the drinks by the pool/DOD are on the weak side -- still fun, though -- who doesn't like an umbrella drink?

 

We always find a bar/bartender we can "bond" with, and then stick to that bar -- the drinks become amazing, and get better every time, especially with positive feedback, both verbal and $$!

 

As far as bang for the buck -- I favor a vodka martini.

 

Just back from Inspiration cruise -- the Cosmos made for me at the Atrium bar were DYNAMITE!!

[wrxdan2002]

Fosters "Oil Can" is a good bang for the buck!

[remharri]

Long Island hands down. And if you want to try something different, try the Blue Long Island....tasty and strong and worth it.

[gman0119]

In my pre-mom days those LIIT had me playing air guitar to ZZ Top in front of the whole bar :o...so be warned. Gosh, those were some fun times.

 

 

Just about spit my Diet Coke on the screen for that one!!! We had a little bar near my hometown when I was pre-dad and pre-responsible. We would have contests on who could drink the most and still taste the lemon on the bottom. The record was 2, and we had to have someone sober remember that!!! Bar was a trailer house with all the walls ripped out. The memories...

 

Thanks for making me think of some good times!!! :D

[Marian Paroo]

I think those new fangled excuses for Martinis have the guys who were the real Mad Men of the early-mid 60s spinning in their graves!!!!!

[sixgun8]

I had a rum and coke one night and I watched the bartender make it... TWO SHOTS of rum and a splash of coke. I had to buy a coke later to mix it down to drinkable. LOL