Basil smash is my house specialty but I'll experiment with it, had a big phase of getting into mixology this year though it's currently a lot less due to following a strict calorie planning.

I drink beer in the summer, bourbon whiskey in the winter. But I have a holiday tradition, on the solstice I buy myself a bottle of Lairds and spend the rest of the week mixing Jack Roses.

Jack Rose:

• 1 1/2 ounces applejack or apple brandy
• 3/4 ounces lemon or lime juice
• 1/2 ounce grenadine

Shake all ingredients until chilled, double strain into a coupe glass, garnish with lemon twist.

You'll basically never find a bar that stocks applejack, so if you want one you'll have to mix your own.

My usuals are the Black Russian and the Gin and Tonic.

Black Russian = 1 jigger vodka, 1 jigger kahlua and coke, in a tall glass.

G&T = 2 jigger gin, a splash of Rose's lemon squash and tonic water, in a tall glass.

Jameson Whiskey

Ginger Ale

Ice

Squeeze of lime

Lime slices

Good whisky, neat

Decent whisky, bitters, club soda, ice in a short glass.

Gin, flavored fizzy (LaCroix etc), splash of lime juice, ice

Gin shaken with ice, small rinse of dry vermouth in glass, 3-4 blue cheese olives

4:3:3:4 añejo tequila, grand Marnier, key west lime juice, honey simple (50/50 honey and water) shaken or blended with ice. (Could sub honey for sugar free sweetener to be "healthy")

i love fruity drinks, pina colada is my favorite but bartenders hate making it so i just go for whatever cocktail has coconut or pineapple flavor

Tanqueray and cranberry juice with lime

A gin and tonic with Squirt

back when i drank, mint julep.

Tie between Pisco Sour and Bloody Mary. Usually a night drinking the former will lead to the latter the next day.

The Drunk Uncle

• 1 oz blended scotch
• 1/2 oz islay scotch
• 3/4 oz cynar
• 3/4 oz dry vermouth

• French Martini
• Whisky Mac

Aviation. I like gin and I don’t care for bitter much.