virgin vs alcohol

[pandarider123]

I love fruity drinks but have only tried .pina colidas but am a very light drinker and doesn't take much to make me tipsy. I want to try other drinks like miami vice and bannacolidas. Never had a pina colida without rum. My question is does virgin drinks taste different or lose its flair if you remove alcohol?

[Lerin]

Taste different? yes

Lose flair? yes

 

Nobody here knows if you will like a virgin drink. Order one and make your own decision.

[obnurse]

I am just like you....I have considered asking for less alcohol, like even 1/4 of the rum, just a touch of flavor.

[Keith1010]

Virgin drinks are quite tasty.

 

Keith

[At Sea 4Ever]

On one of our cruises the bartenders had an extremely heavy hand with the liquor. So we just asked them to ease up when we ordered drinks and we were fine.

[paul929207]

Best thing to do is just try one.

[OCruisers]

There's a big difference in the taste of virgin drinks without rum.

Not as noticeable when they are normally made with vodka.

 

LuLu

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[dsrdsrdsr]

There's a big difference in the taste of virgin drinks without rum.

Not as noticeable when they are normally made with vodka.

 

LuLu

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If you don't normally drink vodka, the difference between a drink without vodka and one with vodka is very noticeable. Once you're used to the taste, it's a lot harder to tell the difference. (It tastes better without the vodka IMO, because if you're not used to it the vodka heats up your mouth so you can't taste anything.)

[JustCruiseMe]

I don't drink either and like virgin drinks but I was thinking perhaps you could order a shot of rum and a couple of fruity drinks that use rum and add a lil bit yourself if you don't like it without the alcohol

[OCruisers]

If you don't normally drink vodka, the difference between a drink without vodka and one with vodka is very noticeable. Once you're used to the taste, it's a lot harder to tell the difference. (It tastes better without the vodka IMO, because if you're not used to it the vodka heats up your mouth so you can't taste anything.)

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Vodka is my drink of choice. We're taking Foo-Foo drinks here not martinis there is a big time difference.

 

LuLu

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[lifes-a-beach]

"foo foo drinks"!! Love it!! thanks for the chuckle.

[middlehaitch]

Just ask for a half shot in the drinks and your bartender will oblige and if it is a bar you frequent often he will remember and always do you a "light" drink.

I had a wonderful bartender at the Sunset bar where I would go for a pre dinner cocktail. On the 2nd night I told him I didn't like vodka, didn't enjoy strong drinks and would like him to surprise me every night. It ended up he and his co worker would vie with each other to see who could make me the most impresive drink! We had lots of fun, they would do roses or origami shapes to decorate my glass and some days a drink to coordinate with the colour of dress I was wearing.

On the last night they gave me a small book with Celebrity cocktails in it.

We have always had great barstaff and waiters but these two were magnificent!

Yes they were tipped very well at the end of the cruise and they deserved every penny.

So, make friends with a few of the bar staff, experiment with the amount of alcahol in your drinks and have fun.

Don't forget; you could always start with the alcahol based drink then switch to a virgin. I will quite often do that with G&T's if it is going to be a long night.

Cheers, h.

[Teeara]

I always ask the bartender to make my drinks with half the alcohol and double the fruit juice. Yes, they will still charge you full price for them ;):D. But at least I can then walk away from the bar in a straight line :p.

[pandarider123]

I always ask the bartender to make my drinks with half the alcohol and double the fruit juice. Yes, they will still charge you full price for them ;):D. But at least I can then walk away from the bar in a straight line :p.

How does the half the alcohol and double the juice make fruity drinks taste?

[wifenocruise]

I am a non alcohol drinker, and have just returned from a 16 night cruise. During the cruise I tried all the non alcoholic cocktails, adult and children, enjoying them all. Having not drunk alcohol for over 2 years now, they all tasted fine to me, some nicer than others. I especially liked the strawberry daiquiri and the mojito.

The pina colada was also nice, give it a try.

 

Ian