The 11 Manliest Cocktails In The World

December 26th, 2008 | 07:20 am
You wouldn't be caught dead drinking a cosmo, but all your friends will be drinking these at your funeral.
 
 
irish car bomb cocktail
11. Irish Car Bomb
Why is it manly?: What's manlier than going mano-a-beero with a pint of the world's thickest stout mixed with a shot of whiskey? Knowing that if you don't chug it fast enough, you'll be downing chunks of curdled Bailey's cream.
Recipe:
3/4 pint Guinness stout
1/2 shot Bailey's Irish cream
1/2 shot Jameson Irish whiskey
 
kentucky tea cocktail
10. Kentucky Tea
Why is it manly:? You can get shot in the face by an Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms federal agent just for making this cocktail.
Recipe:
1 mason jar halfway full of moonshine
Fill the jar with branch water 
 
rusty nail cocktail
9. Rusty Nail
Why is it manly?: I can't put my finger on exactly why, but there's something oddly macho about asking your girlfriend if she would like to sip on your Rusty Nail. Recipe:
¾ oz. scotch
¼ oz. Drambuie
 
snake bite cocktail
8. Snake Bite
Why is it manly?: Anytime a drink is compared to a snake sinking its fangs into you and depositing venom in your bloodstream, chances are, it's probably pretty stiff. Basically it's straight up Yukon Jack, which has been known to make balls hairy. The only reason there's a dash of lime juice is so you won't get scurvy.
Recipe:
2 oz Yukon Jack liqueur
1 dash Lime juice
 
jagerade
7. Jagerade
Why is it manly?: To be honest, I don't know if this is manly or just gross. Either way, a man can never get enough electrolytes.
Recipe: 8 oz chilled Gatorade energy drink
4 oz Jagermeister herbal liqueur 
 
gine and juice cocktail
6. Gin and Juice
Why is it manly?: Snoop Dogg likes to drink this when there are bitches in his living room gettin' it on until six o'clock in the morning, so that has to be worth something. Gin and juice was also the morning cocktail of soldiers and officers in WWII. That's right, this is what you drank right before you killed a bunch of Nazis. You can't say that about Malibu and pineapple.
Recipe: 2 1/2 ounces Gin.
1 oz. orange juice.
Equal parts mind on your money and money on your mind
 
 
nuclear waste keith richards
5. Nuclear Waste
Why is it manly?: This is the only thing Keith Richards drinks now. According to the man himself, ""Whiskey wasn't agreeing with me anymore. The old body couldn't take it. Brandy is a killer, and wine is best with food, so somehow I settled on this. Plenty of ice. Lovely." If it's good enough for Mr. Richards, it's good enough for this list.
Recipe:
2 oz. premium vodka
1 oz. Sunkist or any orange soda Plenty of ice
 
tequila sunrise cocktail
4. Tequila Sunrise
Why is it manly?:First off, it's a breakfast cocktail. And secondly, "2 measures tequila" is short for, "as much tequila as your glass will hold." It may look a little fruity but it's about as tropical as a back alley in Tijuana.
Recipe:
2 measures Tequila Orange juice
2 dashes Grenadine
 
 
original sazarac cocktail
3. The Original Sazerac
What makes it manly?: This cocktail takes the classic New Orleans recipe and adds—what else—a nice, healthy addition of Absinthe. Because if huffing rye whiskey doesn't make you a man, mixing it with mythical psychadelic liquor that tastes like cough syrup will make sure everyone knows you have a penis.
Recipe:
1 tsp Sugar
1-1/2 oz Rye whiskey
1 Dash Herbsaint, Pernod or Absinthe (to coat the glass)
2 dashes Peychaud bitters
2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 Lemon peel twist
 
 
martini cocktail
2. Martini
Why is it manly?: Well, it's pretty much straight alcohol, with just enough vermouth to remind you that you're not drinking disinfectant. Plus, James Bond drinks it, and he bangs lots of chicks and beats the crap out of dudes with names that describe a hideous disfigurement they have that also provides them with some sort of physical superiority.
Recipe:
2 1/2 oz Gin
1 1/2 tsp Dry Vermouth
1 Olive
 
manhattan cocktail
1. Manhattan:
Why is it manly: You may say "it's got a cherry, nothing with a cherry is manly." Well, nibble on this: It's notorious for being the favorite drink of the Italian Mafia, who are notorious for killing people. I'm not saying killing somebody makes you a man, but it's probably not the best idea to call someone who just threw someone off a bridge a "cherry drinking pansy."
Recipe:
*3/4 oz Sweet Vermouth
2 1/2 oz Rye whiskey dash Angostura bitters
1 Maraschino cherry
 
Comments

249 Responses to "The 11 Manliest Cocktails In The World"

  1. Gray Says:

    Chances are, if the bartender says "what the fuck is that?" when you place your order, you're not getting a manly drink. That goes for 8 of the drinks on this list. Man drinks don't have names.

    Oh, and your #1, was created for a woman - Winston Churchill's mother.

  2. J Jr Says:

    Wher'd they research to get this list, lesbian bars?
    Where's the Southern Comfort and ice?

  3. Radical Dreamers Says:

    You forgot the BURLY CANADIAN

    MOLSONS
    CROWN ROYAL
    MAPLE SYRUP

    DRINK IT AND SHUT UP.

  4. joe dirt Says:

    stupid

  5. Great Dane Says:

    You Redneck Vaginas,

    The only real man's drink is the Vikings drink and that is Danish aquavit. Or straight French Cognac or Russian Vodka (when you're on vacation and penetrating those respective countries' whores).

  6. LT Says:

    What the hell is wrong with an officer drinking wine, trooper?

    I happen to prefer a well aged fucking Margaux when I eat my flank steak.

    No way you made it through SERE with an attitude like that. Now drop and give me 20, cumdumpster

  7. Andrew Norris Says:

    VIKING BURIAL:

    Fill a small, wide glass !/2 full with ANY blue liquer (doesn't matter, drink tastes like ass anyways), then fill a shot glass with any clear liquor and set it in the middle of the glass. set the shot of clear liquor on fire. it looks like a viking burial.

    The drink sucks, but who cares, nothing mroe manly than a drink based after vikings and death.

  8. Andrew Norris Says:

    good call great dane, i did try the viking burial once with Aquavit. and it actually got that taste of disgusting blue liqeur out of my mouth. Brutal.

  9. Andrew Norris Says:

    Oh, here's another real man drink:

    take one glass, bottle, or can of beer (beer can be substituted for liquor) and then use some sort of tobacco.

    Thats what I do, it goes well with my beard and chest hair.

    Does anyone else drink their soco wth diet instead of regular coke? i just don' like normal coke because sugary drinks are for little girls, and soco is borderline too sweet anyways.

    I just like talking about alcohol.

  10. Says:

    BIGDICK "I used to drink Jack Daniels and nothing else. Then I started having a hard time getting out of bed everyday. I didn’t think much of it until my life started becoming much more difficult than it used to be. I couldn’t understand what was going on. Then I had a bright idea and switched to Johnny Walker Black. I thought that if I switched I’d start feeling better. I did for a while, but I think that was just the placebo thing-a-ma-jig. I got to a point where I really didn’t care about much. A friend of my told me about AA. I know, I know. Sounds like a cop-out. But if you think drinking makes you a man, see how much stuff you’ve got- walk into an AA meeting and tell everyone in the room that you’re an Alkie! That takes real guts. I never looked back. I put my life back together and, you wouldn’t believe it- No more hangovers- PRICELESS!"

    Baby couldn't handle his drinkies... So sad. Maybe if you invested in a pair of testicles instead of opting for the cock enhancement surgery, you wouldn't have had such a pathetic life.

    The list is meh at best.

    Want a fun drink?

    1oz of Southern Comfort
    1oz of Jagermeister
    1oz of Gin

    Mix with some soda water and add ice to a highball glass. If you've not gone through a second puberty, you've done it wrong.

  11. King Keepo Says:

    For those wanting the UK version of snakebite with a little more bite, try 1 bottle Carlsberg Elephant Beer plus 1 bottle Diamond White with your shot of blackcurrant.

    Alternatively, depth charge a vodka and blackcurrant into your pint of snakebite, or combine the whole lot for a night you'll instantly forget.

  12. Andy Says:

    These drinks are about as manly as male cosmetics.

  13. LIIT Brigade Says:

    Poofter list.

    Long Island Iced Tea not even there

  14. Grow some hair Says:

    Any manly coktail should be salty

    Bull shot:
    Beef bouillon or beef consomme
    Vodka
    (Salt, Pepper, Tabasco, Lea & Perrin'sWorcestershire sauce, Lemon all optional)

    Sherry Mary:
    Tomato juice
    Pale Dry Sherry
    (Salt, Pepper, Celery, Tabasco, Lea & Perrin'sWorcestershire sauce, Lemon all optional)

    Dirty Martini:
    Juice from a can of olives
    Gin

  15. Bryce Says:

    i'm pretty sure that picture of "gin and juice" is actually a sad attempt at a mojito; lime, crumpled mint leaf.

    great choice for #1! not that i'm biased. nice to see someone point out that a manhattan is supposed to be made with rye, not bourbon.

  16. HAWKEYE Says:

    BEER??

  17. hazhaz Says:

    a proper martini should be at least 4 parts gin (preferably 6) to 1 part vermouth, with an olive.
    btw the jakies round here drink buckfast and white lightning cider cocktails - not sure its a "man's" drink as such, but lord, its effective.
    the real gone alkies drink gloss paint filterd through a white loaf - not recommended.

  18. kb Says:

    good list. here's one that's probably not well known (for good reason). very good for shutting up anyone who claims they will drink anything.

    Urine Sample

    2 shots everclear
    add to 1/2 pint good 'ol American swill lager
    served warm (not lukewarm, more like just-left-the-human-body warm). best way is to microwave the drink for a short time. definetely not something to make for yourself!

    if you can guzzle this with a straight face, you're far more manly then i am.

  19. KevinB Says:

    FAIL!!!! on both sides of the pond

    A Snake bit is Yukon Jack with Tabasco dripping into it.
    Grenadine is for Shirley Temples Ya pu$$ies!!

  20. PhineusQButterfat Says:

    I always drink a Tom Collins: Gin and Sour Mix.

    It's a balls-to-the-wall drink. Pure sour, pure gin.

  21. Tommy Says:

    Really, definitely missing the white russian!
    Also, I was under the impression that the snake bite was harp & cider as well!

    Groovy list, however!

  22. deadpandaraffleparty Says:

    fuqqn beer snobs, wheres my natty lite?

  23. BobbyD Says:

    I don't agree with all the picks. But the Irish Car Bomb is a great choice and should have been #10 at least. We just got back from Steamboat and pounded a couple of these prior to the start of a ski day. The Irish Car Bomb will get you going fast. And the curded Irish Cream is "shrapnel" and a part of the drink. Cheers from Tennessee...

  24. realbachelor Says:

    real men do not have 99% of any ingredient so far listed here. we have beer, our fav., whatever it is, 1-3 bottles of HARD alcohol whatever we or our friends most like. and that is it. if we think females might come over, we will fill 2 trays(cause that is all we have) and hope the freezer will freeze them in time. no fancy brandy, martini, etc., glasses, certainly not fruit, or grenadine, or the like, (who does?). and over time, we discover that to get the pretty girl, we do not get drunk.

  25. Vagabondie Says:

    oh by the way,

    my own little contraption.

    "the Dirty Pussy"

    1 shot premium vodka, squirt of lemon, add tuna oil to taste.

    well-ah

  26. Devin Kelly Says:

    What about a Zombie?

  27. Anonymous Says:

    A rob roy (a manhatan made with scotch) is infinitely more macho than a frilly manhatan.

  28. Anonymous Says:

    A POPPER:

    One shot of Tequila
    One shot of Kahlua
    Two shots of 7-UP
    Splash of lime juice

    Place paper towel over top and slam the glass three times on the table then drink the grey foam. First one tastes like the north side of a south bound jack-ass. Second one you wont give a crap.

  29. Anonymous Says:

    the only thing on this list that wasn't for homeowners and women was the martini

  30. Chris Says:

    While not being a cocktail, I believe that the most manly of beverages is beer. I discovered that most commercial beers are not up to snuff. So I now brew my own, something which I believe ups my own manly factor. Its easy to do and very rewarding.

  31. ASDF Says:

    Welfare Check:
    3/4 pint Of the cheapest beer.
    1 shot of top shelf alcohol

  32. Kev Says:

    I feel like scotch and soda as well as highball should be on the list.

    For those of you that don't know, "highball" originally didn't refer to an entire class of drinks (highballs), but just to one cocktail, which was:

    -1 Part Whiskey
    -1 Part Ginger Ale
    -Lemon Twist

    It was called a highball because of the old system that the railroads used to use to display traffic on the lines (nowadays they use red, yellow, and green lights). The old system had a ball which was positioned at low, middle, or high. Low meant the most traffic, high meant the least.

    If the ball was high, it meant that the trains could go fast, and that the train workers would have time to stop for a drink when the train came into a station.

    Well, that's how the legend goes, anyway.

    Railroad workers plus whiskey equals manly. End of story.

  33. Anonymous Says:

    In the UK, Snakebite is half a pint of lager mixed with half a pint of strong cider. Many pubs do not serve it as the stuff as it causes peoples heads to go west.

  34. real man Says:

    Always Good

    Vodka
    Gin
    Dash of cherry juice (depending on time of month)

    Drip vodka and gin between a lady's tits into a shotglass. Have her squeeze a cherry between her thighs for flavour. Drink while getting some.

    Now, that's my signature drink.

  35. Anonymous Says:

    shut the fuck up and just enjoy your beer

  36. Paul Says:

    You guys forgot the Black Tooth Grin named by the late grate DimeBag Darrell Abbot of Pantera and later of DamagePlan.......Black Tooth Grin is an alcoholic beverage made with a double shot or more of Crown Royal Whiskey, or Seagram's 7,or canadian club (better than 7) and a "splash" of Coca-Cola, just enough to very slightly darken the mixture. The beverage became popular as it was a favorite of band members from Pantera, and was said to have been created by Dimebag Darrell Abbott, ..He would walk up to a girl with one set it down and stir it with his d### J/K

  37. dave Says:

    I think its great that people are so passionate about there drinks. And to each your own as for me I like yeungling beer if you have never tried it and can get it I highly recomend it they have several brews; and for the I only drink american beer crowed they are the oldest brewery in usa they only sell in a few markets wich keeps there quality high. I have to have family from back east bring me a few cases when they come to visit

  38. Chiggs Says:

    How the fuck are Rocky Mountain Bear Fuckers NOT on this list let alone at the top.
    1/3 oz Tequila Herradura or José Cuervo
    1/3 oz Jack Daniel's or Crown Royal Special Reserve(perfered)
    1/3 oz 151 Rum

    Pour into shot glass starting with tequila, followed by J.D./C.R.S.R and finally the Rum and have at er. Some might say to substitute the Rum for Southern Comfort but fuck that...Manliest drink EvA!!!!

  39. Larissa Says:

    A snake bite is supposed to be:

    1/2 pint lager
    1/2 pint cider
    and sometimes black current syrup

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakebite_(beer_cocktail)

  40. Senior Hooligan Says:

    Sorry folks, you've just been Bamboozled!!! ..........
    There's only one manly drink in the world. #1. Moonshine, a.k.a.Corn Liquor, a.k.a.White Lightnin', a.k.a. Poison. If you ain't had some, you ain't ..... well....had a mna's drink (Made By Real Men)

  41. Toad Says:

    Screaming Viking recipe

    2 oz vodka
    1 oz dry vermouth
    1 oz lime juice
    1 celery stalk
    1 spear cucumber

    Stir liquids with ice then strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with celery and cucumber. Serve immediately

  42. avid drinker Says:

    Ok, where the hell is the "Three Wisemen"?

    Fill a shot glass with:
    1/3 Johnnie Walker
    1/3 Jim Beam
    1/3 Jack Daniels

    This is a pretty basic shot that is not for the faint of heart. Definitely a man's shot.

  43. Not-So-Innocent-bystander Says:

    80+ proof, double, neat (and no 'back') and sipped=manly drink... my preference is 1800 Reposado. Sweet, peppery and smooth. My opinion is that this trumps the triple-priced alternatives and shows jose cuervo what the meaning of the word 'is' is. If 1800 isn't available, it's their best scotch---double, neat and sipped. This was obviously a humorous post

  44. conflykt Says:

    The biggest prob with this post is that you have the words.... manly and cocktail in the same sentence! its straight up or nothing. once you staright mixin shit you just got gay! Just do a shot of whiskey, tequila, any alcohal straight up room temp....thats manly, and even more so if you just grab the bottle and start chuggin.

  45. Anonymous Says:

    Iam a woman who started out in college trying Apple Hill wine and blackberry brandy, all the shitty sweet beginner stuff. Then I fell in love with Tangeray and tonic. I could blind taste Bombay, Tangeray, and Boodles and tell the difference. I had a whole lot of fun, but now I'm on a waiting list for a liver transplant, no lie! I haven't had a drink since 1986 and
    if I ever do, guess what it will be?

  46. Tony Says:

    MATT ! Hey MATT!
    Chill the hell out! We all can see that you are:
    #1 probably a young punk ass who isnt old enough to drink beer.
    #2 If you are, and if you do drink Natural light, you, in your own words, suck. This is shit beer. They call it natural because it is as close to the natural urine from your bladder. Is that why you like it?
    #3 You are a typical jerkwad keyboard warrior. You are more likely a pimple faced, little dicked, ugly little mommies boy who has no friends. You wouldnt be brave enough to say anything to anyone like you spew from your shithole mouth.
    #4 Get a life little boy. You will grow up, maybe,.. if someone doesnt beat you to death.
    #5 I have found that when someone constantly uses the word suck and faggot and fag and that kind of talk, they have a deep rooted inner battle over homosexuality.
    Are you gay? Maybe you need to find out. I think you may be. While your at it. Why dont you just go get drunk on your Natural piss and drive into a tree, that is if you are old enough to drive. Otherwise eat shit and die.
    #6 See what it's like to get screwed with punk?

  47. Ted the bassett Says:

    OK. Jagermeister is the bomb. Not a mean drunk at all. If you want to get tanked and forget about how your job sucks... this is the way to go. I included the ... for everyone out there. Really. Get get bombed on Jager. No need to mix. Lots of water and Jager shots.

  48. Anonymous Says:

    I'm kinda surprised bloody mary isn't on the manly list. Hell, it's gotta be one of the best drinks out there if made right.

  49. mattard Says:

    Manly? Nope, only the infamous "Dead Nazi" is manly enough to be called a manly drink...it is a shot of 50/50 Jaeger to Rumplemintz and if you are standing after a nightful, you are only thinking about one thing...killin' nazi's!

  50. Anonymous Says:

    What's wrong with a good old boilermaker?

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