@cole Said
Obvious choices would be Gin, which has had a massive revival in the UK in the last year. Not the ordinary s*** Gordon's and Tonic which tastes like what drain cleaner smells but the fancy new flavoured gins. The Parma Violet flavoured gin is awesome and I don't really like gin.
Ciders, again like gin they had a huge revival over the past few years and have a really fantastic range of refreshing flavours. I used to be a cider drinker but it f***ed my stomach and I ended up getting really bad heartburn so had to quit.
I'm not much of a drinker myself, i never have alcohol during the week, unless a special occasion as I need to do school runs in the morning so best just avoiding it altogether. I do however like a drink on a Friday and Sat evening and usually have a bottle of Rose wine on a friday. It's a nice compromise, i tend to find white or red too dry and not sweet enough plus red gives me a murderous sore head next day. Rose is a chilled drink, stick a little clear lemonade in it to give it a sweeter taste. Sat i tend to drink Vodka and clear lemonade, lots of ice.
I hate cola as a mixer, i feel it goes flat too quickly so I'm not a fan of bourbons/JD as they tend to go better with cola. I used to be a whiskey drinker but grew out of it as i got older. I do like a whiskey called Monkey Shoulder which goes awesome with Dr Pepper or Ginger Beer.
If you have issues with your stomach, acid reflux, ulcer etc stick to Ales. I had a friend who had an ulcer, they liked a vodka, Dr told him to switch to Guinness or John Smiths as it's better for your digestive system.
after 30 years of not drinking i'm very surprised to find so many new types of booze on the market. which is why I need a heads up from other drinkers.that gin sounds interesting ... I was a big cider drinker and decided to try one last week...but, it was so sweet that my teeth were hurting. I guess i'll try to find a dryer brand.i tried jack daniels straight last week and thought it extremely rough, so coked it down... I wouldn't mind a try of monkey shoulder ( bourbon isn't it? )and the rose sounds good. I've also noticed a far greater range of ales,lagers etc ... I've tried at least 10 lagers and really like staropranam ( a chech lager ) i'm going to stay with lagers and perhaps cider through summer and go for the heavier beers ( guiness etc ) in winter.thanks for the advice.