What is the best alcoholic beverage in the world?

[Richard ridealgh]

Richard roman started me thinking with his last post, "what is the best drink in the world?" Belgium seems to be a great beer making country. But what is the best alcoholic beverage? Wine (what wine?), Beer (what beer?), Mixer (what mixer?, Shot (what shot?). 

For me: 

Beer - Yorkshire Bitter.

Wine - Californian Red

Mixer - Gin

Shot - Patron (Gold)

http://funstuffcafe.com/top-10-best-alcoholic-beverages 

[Richard ridealgh]

...or Jean Paul Gaultier. I like your stand point on this Vinz, but wondering if its biased, since we old timers have had to put up with cheap swill they call beer here. Regardless, I prefer to think that some finer drinks in this world can be enjoyed on ones own as well! Sipping G&T's on a sunset beach alone really does it for me...call me weird!

[Richard Roman]

very philosophical Vinz!

I can see you on the Left bank sipping your Absinthe with Jean Paul Sartre and friends!

[Vinz]

I had an awfull drink last night; it was some kind of baijiu in which a dead snake was macerating. It tasted like dirt in a corpse but it was shared with friends in a nice atmosphere and this experience will always bring back nice memories to me.

At the contrary, I had beautiful drinks with people who bored me or made me waste the evening so...

 

maybe beverages and cities have this in common; it's the people you share it with that makes it interesting and flavorsome...

[Jason]

Beer - Red Hook ESB

Wine - Valpolicella Cabernet Sauvignon

Mixer - Martini (shaken, slightly bruised)

Shot - Ouzo

[Richard Roman]

As for beer -  Marston's bitter, Theakstons from the UK are both good and I had a great light lager in Brussels but I cannot remember its name!

[Richard Roman]

A good bottle of red wine in the evening with a great dinner and a beautiful companion!

beer in the pub with friends

Bloody Mary on Christmas morning