Do You Put Sweets In Drinks / myLot

Preston, England

September 17, 2016 5:44am CST

People have always felt they can outdo brewers and distillers by mixing extra ingredients into alcoholic beverages. Other alcohols, ice, fruit slices, soft drinks, etc. – Cocktails turn such mixes into expensive drinks in their own right, often with stupid names. They even add undrinkable items like toy umbrellas and sparklers. The latest trend is to tip a bag of confectionary sweets, notably Skittles into spirits such as Vodka. What next? Guinness with liquorice allsorts floating in it, or cider and Dolly Mixtures? I like my beers and spirits neat. Do you add sweets to your alcohol? Arthur Chappell

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

17 Sep 16

it depends on what it is, sometimes I do. I like rum and coke, rather than rum. I like rum and nogg too.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

17 Sep 16

I like rum and rum lol

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

21 Sep 16

@Jessicalynnt love cream soda - never seen it at Macdonalds though

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

21 Sep 16

@arthurchappell they do a cream soda too, but Ive never been able to find that one

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pgn

@pgntwo (22405)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

17 Sep 16

No. I do remember a craze for adding blackcurrant cordial to lager decades ago...

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

17 Sep 16

I know a few people who have lager and blackcurrant to this day @pgntwo

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17712)

• South Africa

17 Sep 16

I know there is a shooter that has a jelly baby inside but I dont particularly like floaters in my drinks

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

18 Sep 16

@Inlemay I prefer my drinks to be just drinks too

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Sep 16

I don't. The closest I've ever been probably is to have strawberries floating in champagne.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

17 Sep 16

@JudyEv yes, I have seen that and with cherries and olives too

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Sep 16

@arthurchappell I've also had the little umbrellas in a cocktail or two.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122170)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

18 Sep 16

Due to health issues I cannot put any sweets on any drink. Just diet material on my soft drinks.

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Chloe Flanagan

@puddleglum (1380)

• United States

17 Sep 16

I don't hear much about adding sweets, but I do know a place here in the states that infuses vodka with bacon.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

17 Sep 16

@puddleglum I can imagine adding vodka to bacon but not the other way round - sounds horrible

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Chloe Flanagan

@puddleglum (1380)

• United States

17 Sep 16

@arthurchappell I've never tried it, but I agree with that assessment.

It does sound bad.

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Go Crossbones

@crossbones27 (52905)

• Mojave, California

18 Sep 16

I do not add sweets because that would make them to sweet. I think many people like it that way though. They do have some pretty innovative concepts in the drink department.

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