Fancy Cocktails

[Manu]

I tend to enjoy a simple drink, scotch on the rocks, gin and tonic, or a beer. But every now and then you want soething a litlte fancy, you want something that tastes delicious or looks awesome.

What are your favorite 'fancy' cocktails?

[IFF]

i once had a virgin screwdriver ;)

this was on the recommendation of a friend i was with and he felt that it was too odd a male not drinking what appeared to be alcoholic in a bar. i obliged him by taking his drink recommendation

[jwreck]

I've always favored tropical drinks, Mai Tais especially. Problem is everyone seems to make them differently and many of the alternate recipes suck so its a gamble to order them in a bar.

[AlbertJ]

Cosmopolitans are best made with citrus flavored Stolichnaya.
Never order one if grenadine is used. It must be cranberry or nothing.
Shaken not stirred.

[Lulu]

Cosmo is my favorite... and I was drinking them before Sex & the City. I went to a hole in the wall bar once and ordered a lemon drop. The bar tender put down a shot of vodka and a slice of lemon. As a general rule, though I stay away from the mixed cocktails. I like them, they don't like me. On vacation I'll have pina colada, mai tais or daiquiris.

[Freedom&Liberty]

Kamikaze. Not really fancy, but very effective.

[Manu]

I really like anything made with ginger liquor or ginger beer. A Whiskey Mule is fantastic. I also like a well made old fashioned.

IFF, the other thing to drink in a bar if you want to have a non alcoholic beverage is a soda water with lime. Looks like a gin and tonic or a vodka soda, but leaves out the alcohol :)

[AlbertJ]

Cosmo is my favorite... and I was drinking them before Sex & the City. I went to a hole in the wall bar once and ordered a lemon drop. The bar tender put down a shot of vodka and a slice of lemon. As a general rule, though I stay away from the mixed cocktails. I like them, they don't like me. On vacation I'll have pina colada, mai tais or daiquiris.

Lemon drops are good. The key to a good one imo is Cointreau. It's just not the same as using triplesec.