Their blackberry one is my go-to mixer. That, a small splash of lemonade, and some vodka is delicious

Yeah that doesn't work where I currently live. Even the previous area, which was maybe 20 minutes away. I had a water filter just for my fridge in tandem with the fridge filter. White spots from the drops formed on the drip tray. And long story short, I spent a week in the hospital getting my kidneys cleaned out; not really sure how to describe it fluid being pumped through an IV.

I love bitter flavors, and I genuinely enjoy Malort. I'm sorry.

Well, that's cool. Just don't drink Merica Bourbon.

I've tried... 3 or 4? All were from people I know who I told "Well, I didn't like X brand, but if there's a substantially different one I'll try it again" and it hasn't ended with a tequila I like xD I just think tequila isn't for me

Haha he fully cooked

This is a personal question, different people have different taste. And it changes over time too. I can't like anything that is tooth-shattering sweet but can appreciate bitter flavor now.

My answer to this is always a Negroni. I cannot apprehend it, and I like cocktails. The Negroni is a cup of bitter sugar syrup and I cannot taste whatever it is that people like in it. It's like someone drank Campari and said "not sweet enough" what the heck?

Tequila, scotch, bourbon, all those I drink "lengthened" with some soda water to appreciate them and can taste the delicious flavors once they are diluted. Gin is good with tonic & lime. But the very strong, oversweet stirred drinks I don't enjoy and Negroni is the most beloved of them.

You might be a super taster like me and that's why you find it absolutely disgusting despite everyone else loving it

There's a percentage of the population that are super tasters and they are often known because they really dislike how bitter coffee is

I agree. When they first became popular they were fine, but after the how much hops can we pack in arms race started they became kind of nasty...

I'm with you. I tried to acquire a taste for it in college, but it still tastes like sour regret to me.

Part of what they're saying is tequilas aren't smokey. A good tequila is made with steamed blue agave. Mezcal is often made with roasted agave that gives it a smokey flavor, although this isn't a requirement for it. Tequila is technically a mezcal (not all mezcal is tequila), with a more specific definition that should usually mean it's pretty much never smokey.

A lot of fancy stuff would not appeal to the average persons pallate. Its kinda like beer and coffee which I think some people like but many get used to. Anyway for the bulls 3rd victory my sister got dom perignon or whatever. everyone hated it but its dry which I guess is the fancy pallet appeal. although fancy pallet to me are folks that convince themselves they like it because they think it makes them better. the refined pallet.

I love them. I think people compare them to soda and feel let down. The trick is to compare them to water. To me they’re like a water upgrade. Some flavor variety and when you’re thirsty I love how the carbonation doesn’t just quench your thirst, it ATTACKS it! Like you feel some mild pain if you drink too much too fast - which is a feature, not a bug!

I swapped to coke zero years ago, the old formula was better imo, but new is still my favorite available

Coffee helps keep the migraines at bay, but I've yet to find one I enjoy.

Everyone I know drinks red bull. I've never tried it, it smells like cough syrup vomit. Please don't ask me how I know, it was traumatic. I've watched a close friend crack one open first thing in the am, she looks so happy. Blurggggggh.

A state you'll unfortunately miss if you keep drinking energy drinks

To add: I've never tasted an alcoholic drink that didn't improve by removing the alcohol.

Of course, for those that are alcoholics or otherwise get addicted to the alcoholic effects, it can be a struggle, but not really probably relating to when you start drinking in such cases.

There's actually a well known, clear link between drinking debut age (first drink) and rates of alcoholism, as well as other adverse effects (something about employment I think, and drug use for sure).

If I recall correctly the age of debut is statistically even more impactful than the age one starts drinking regularly, when it comes to rates of alcohol dependency.

A lot of other things factor in as well, and a lot of things factor in to push an early debut of course... but drinking debut age is definitely a factor in alcoholism.

Yuck… where I live I take clean water as a given (even if it tastes shitty). So my bad for the selfish perspective.

Wine.

Oh dear god, a bourbon whose name is a played-out meme? I thought you just meant whiskey from America in general. This shit looks like another cash grab aimed at Trump supporters. It's only aged 6 months. 🤮

I get why people wouldn't like it. But you assume no one likes it?

I can taste the difference in the elevation of wines.

For me, anything with hops in tastes awful.

I suspect lager/beer/IPA/RealAle etc.

I love almost all of it now, but as a teen first trying it it was disgusting and I had to pretend to like it because thats what Real Men drink. I can't be sure if its an acquired taste, or something that only comes with age, or my main suspicion is that its like Stockholm Syndrome for your tongue.

Pretty much all alcohol. First time it tastes awful. Then you start to appreciate the side effects, not the aquired taste, cause it tastes awful

it's the worst energy drink brand i have had except maybe those 5hr energy shots.

Yes, and also "to each his own"

Of course not. I was just answering the question. Obviously all the answers here are subjective.

Put it in some Jaeger though...

I imagine an old fashioned would be pretty gross without the whiskey

And tonic water plus lime sounds awful.

Some of the Monster ones that use sugar instead of the fake shit are decent, but you can feel the diabetes enter your body in real time.

They are all bad. Stevia sucks too imo.

It tastes like it smells 😉

A lot of answers here are things that are acquired tastes. Most alcoholic beverages for example: once you get used to them you start to appreciate the interesting alcohol-soluble flavors that you can't get anywhere else. Learning to like bitter flavors opens up things like coffee (though the caffeine addiction probably helps too).

The one drink that I cannot understand is cola. I remember in the 90's seeing all the ads about Pepsi vs Coke. Restaurants and grocery stores and households picked a side. You'd occasionally encounter the weirdo or centrist who liked both, the juggalo with Faygo cola, or elitist with Jones soda, or the weirdo with a generic or another minor brand. All of them are terrible. I like a bunch of weird and strong flavors. Umami, salty, herbal, floral, sweet, acidic, whatever. I have a bag of Horehound hard candies on my desk that everyone else hates. I like to make my own mint soda by adding mint syrup to club soda. I cannot understand how cola ever became popular.

Are those considered delicious by anyone?

...again? What do you think noncocktailed alcohols are?

Tequila Ocho Blanco, the clear one. Is amazing.

I do like smokey flavors in drinks but the tequilas blancas are not smokey, they have a vaguely vegetal flavor. Also for any tequila : Try with some agave & lime & water or soda water, make a tequila-ade and see if you like it better as an ingredient. I don't love it straight, too strong but love love love it in a cocktail.

Oh God, and why is it always like 3/4 of the options, everywhere? It's objectively terrible.

NA (non alcoholic) beer.

I enjoy beer, even the macro-brewery styles. Every NA beer I've tried is the dishwater tasting worst example of beer. I don't get it. There are so many better NA options.

You mentioned so many different styles of beer lol. None of which are even remotely alike. And then just “beer”.

Beer is just as nuanced as wine. So many different styles and tastes within styles.

Even just in the IPA umbrella you have a thousand different styles, that range from the ultra hoppy and bitter west coast style to a sweeter version in the northeastern hazy IPA range.

I’ve never tasted one that was improved by removing alcohol.

Well that’s just false lol.

Well then maybe bars should start distinguishing them better, so we're not just seeing 80% IPAs everywhere and wondering yet again why the entire world has lost their damn minds.

Yeah but I'd have been there all day naming all of them

Exactly! I wish there was a bigger market for it. But they make energy drinks that taste like juice instead :/

That is not a brand. Try some Maker's Mark.

Yeah, nothing beats a glass of top shelf stomach acid.