Older People 55 and Up

[my4jewels]

Personally, I'm a wine-o. I like cheap box wine mixed with sprite or 7up. I never could"like" beer, though I really tried hard. I'm not much for hard drinks unless they're sweet or fruity. That margarita will do just fine.

 

[Semiretired]

Personally, I'm a wine-o. I like cheap box wine mixed with sprite or 7up. I never could"like" beer, though I really tried hard. I'm not much for hard drinks unless they're sweet or fruity. That margarita will do just fine.

That is what my wife likes Jewels, but not with the box wine - she likes the sweet fruity wines that are about one notch above the box wines... LOL but definitely likes it mixed up with 7up or sprite...

 

[Uncle Willie]

I like wine, too .. and, tend to drift towards the sweeter types .. oh, who am I kidding .. ?? If I can get it down my throat, I'll drink it ..

I don't want to sound like a lush .. and I don't drink every day .. just every other day .. (kidding) ..

Weekends and on those days when I get home from the shop and just need a drink of some sort, usually a splash of Jack and some 7-UP .. the livers still fine ..

And I have been known to do the wine tasting tour ..

 

[txtumbleweed]

I over indulged myself with alchoholic beverages in my younger years and none of them are appealing to me now except maybe and ice cold beer on a very hot day but even then I usually decline and settle for a good ol Dr Pepper!

 

[Uncle Willie]

There was nothing in my younger years that I did not over-indulge in ..

 

[my4jewels]

Normally, I'll have a couple wine coolers maybe twice a week or so. I not a big drinker or anything. Occasionally, I'll overdo it, but I always end up talking way too much and embarasssing myself. I wish I could control that...

 

[Debadoo]

I don't drink much either. I would probably drink more if there were more spare dollars laying around, but that would still be maybe once a week or so. Not big on wine, but if I was going to drink it, I'd go for the fruity sweeter wines, or once in awhile I like some port. Mostly wine just gives me a headache though. My most favorite thing ever though, that I haven't had in years because it's way pricey is Drambuie on the rocks. It's a scotch based liquer. I did find one place that makes a drambuie E juice, so that's on my list of things to try. I don't like whiskey, bourbon, scotch etc even if mixed with coke or 7 up. I like rum drinks, but not straight rum unless it's like a coconut rum over ice. But give me plain ol cuervo gold any kinda way from shooters to margs to whatever, and I'm a happy girl! lol

 

[Uncle Willie]

Normally, I'll have a couple wine coolers maybe twice a week or so. I not a big drinker or anything. Occasionally, I'll overdo it, but I always end up talking way too much and embarasssing myself. I wish I could control that...

In vino veritas .. ??

 

[Debadoo]

I over indulged myself with alchoholic beverages in my younger years and none of them are appealing to me now except maybe and ice cold beer on a very hot day but even then I usually decline and settle for a good ol Dr Pepper!

Can y'all get the Dublin Dr Pepper up there? I don't know if they ship outside of Tx, but the bottling works is about 45 mins from me. This tastes very close to the way Dr Pepper did when I was a kid as they use the cane sugar in it instead of corn syrup. I think you can buy it online, but don't know if stores outside of Tx carry it. I loved dp when I was a kid and this is very close
Dublin Bottling Works, home of the pure cane sugar soda

 

[txtumbleweed]

No we don't get the good ol Dublin DP up here but I had some when I was back in Texas last month. It is very good. Dublin is only about 25 miles from where my family lives.

 

[MikeE3]

There was nothing in my younger years that I did not over-indulge in ..

“Too much of a good thing can be wonderful!”
― Mae West

 

[my4jewels]

While we're on the subject, what's your favorite vape when you having a few adult beverages? I find that it dulls my tastebuds a little.

 

[FranC]

I vape my usual. Doesn't bother my tastebuds but I tend to vape more.

 

[Janet H]

Deb, have you ever had a beer margarita? You would't believe how good it is!! People who don't like beer like this. I saw Sandra Lee make it on Semi Homemade. The lime and salt is for the rim of the glass.
Just pour the rest into a pitcher and give it a stir and enjoy!!

Ingredients
1 lime, cut into 8 wedges
1/4 cup coarse salt
2 (12-ounce) bottles your favorite beer, chilled (I used Corona)
1/2 cup frozen concentrate limeade, thawed
1/2 cup chilled tequila
Ice cubes

Uncle Willie, tomato juice and beer? Really? Hey, you said so yourself, I'm look'n at you like you like you just fell off Mars. Then again, who would have thought limeade and tequila would be great in beer?

 

[FranC]

 

[harleydiva]

Great song! Had never it before, but I loved it. No beer or Jager for me though, ick. Never could stand beer, and don't even want nyquil when I'm sick, and that's what jager tastes like to me. lol I'll take a margarita in my hand though! Glad you're feeling good.

Howdy y'all!

Ahhh...margaritas. I'm sitting in the recliner with a Mike's Margarita, vaping some KBV RY4 with added Vanilla from my Vivi Nova.....life is good.

 

[Janet H]

I vape my usual. Doesn't bother my tastebuds but I tend to vape more.

I think most people smoke more when they're drinking alcohol. I read once that alcohol depletes something in the brain that causes you to want to smoke more. It was a long time ago and don't remember what gets depleted, but maybe it's the nicotine because I vape more when I have a drink too. I don't know if drinking affects my taste buds. Maybe I should go get a glass of cabernet sauv. and see.

 

[harleydiva]

Personally, I'm a wine-o. I like cheap box wine mixed with sprite or 7up. I never could"like" beer, though I really tried hard. I'm not much for hard drinks unless they're sweet or fruity. That margarita will do just fine.

I'm pretty much a wino most of the time....but kinda horrified at the thought of mixing it wint sprite or 7up....lol. I'm of a Chardonnay girl....fruity, not oaky. Learned to like good wine in California, but can't afford it on a regular basis, so drink the cheaper stuff. Keep a few bottles of decent stuff stashed for special occasions.

 

[Janet H]

I'm pretty much a wino most of the time....but kinda horrified at the thought of mixing it wint sprite or 7up....lol. I'm of a Chardonnay girl....fruity, not oaky. Learned to like good wine in California, but can't afford it on a regular basis, so drink the cheaper stuff. Keep a few bottles of decent stuff stashed for special occasions.

My daughter moved to CA and learned about wine - lots of it! Ha! Anyway, I learned from her and now do like the better stuff. Lacking that, I love a good beer, mostly the darker ones. I'd have one, but it's past my bedtime.

 

[harleydiva]

Deb, have you ever had a beer margarita? You would't believe how good it is!! People who don't like beer like this. I saw Sandra Lee make it on Semi Homemade. The lime and salt is for the rim of the glass.
Just pour the rest into a pitcher and give it a stir and enjoy!!

Ingredients
1 lime, cut into 8 wedges
1/4 cup coarse salt
2 (12-ounce) bottles your favorite beer, chilled (I used Corona)
1/2 cup frozen concentrate limeade, thawed
1/2 cup chilled tequila
Ice cubes

Uncle Willie, tomato juice and beer? Really? Hey, you said so yourself, I'm look'n at you like you like you just fell off Mars. Then again, who would have thought limeade and tequila would be great in beer?

I remember visiting my aunt and uncle in Colorado when I was a kid. They would sit down at 4:00 every afternoon and play pinochle with their social security money, and drink beer and tomato juice in a tall glass.