Mike's Hard Lemonade

**Face&Head** · 04-28-2012, 08:50 AM

So my daughter is coming home from college in a couple of weeks and is planning to have her local friends over. She wants to have some Mike's on hand as a mixer. I thought the stuff was better suited for unclogging drains, but whatever. Now get this, she wasn't talking vodka, gin & rum, oh no, apparently some like to mix it with Jack or finely crafted spirits from Kentucky. I spit up in my mouth when I heard this. All this time I thought I raised her better. Has anyone else run across this violation of all that is right & holy in the world or am I dealing with a substance abuse problem?

**auk1124** · 04-28-2012, 09:35 AM

Sounds like a college chugging-to-get-wasted drink. You should be hovering over her shoulder at all times while she is entertaining her buddies, very loudly questioning the manhood of any male who would dare to pour a glorified lemon-flavored wine cooler into good Bourbon.

**i_shaved_something** · 04-28-2012, 09:44 AM

Sounds like a poor man's Lynchburg Lemonade, a popular JD drink. Maybe at least get the right ingredients and have them make them right instead of this Frankenstein college brew...

**Face&Head** · 04-28-2012, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by auk1124

You should be hovering over her shoulder at all times .

I'll be locked in a closet with the other house elves.

**The Nid Hog** · 04-28-2012, 10:46 AM

Sounds terrible. I guess it would be like a sweet boilermaker. Mike's Hard Lemonade would probably match up well with Banker's Club Bourbon. Hard to say what I'd do if my daughter put that on her shopping list. I like to tell her to try to imagine if what she is about to do is something that I would have done in my youth. If the answer is yes, don't do it.

**rickboone1** · 04-28-2012, 10:50 AM

I'd have a hard time having a bunch of college aged girls at my house drinking to begin with, especially with one being my daughter. Just wouldn't want to see them acting in that capacity. I know they'll go out and do it though.

**The Nid Hog** · 04-28-2012, 11:03 AM

Originally Posted by rickboone1

I'd have a hard time having a bunch of college aged girls at my house drinking to begin with, especially with one being my daughter. Just wouldn't want to see them acting in that capacity. I know they'll go out and do it though.

I think I'd disagree with you on this one. If they're old enough to drink, they're mature enough to drink responsibly. If my daughter had a couple of friends over for drinks, that's OK with me. She has to have a plan in place to get them home again without them drinking and driving, so either they stay over or she becomes the duty driver (and doesn't drink herself). I expect them to behave maturely too. It's not going to be like a frat party. If she's willing to do that, why not?

**Ethan.Bassist.** · 04-28-2012, 11:10 AM

I don't know man. Say what you want about Mike's, but it's pretty good stuff. It's good when it's hot out and you don't want too strong a drink... and don't have any good beer around. It's really easy to drink and you can have at least a couple without feeling it. A good bbq/outside-get-together drink.

I've never heard of mixing it, and probably wouldn't mix it with anything good, but I think you should try it to see what the buzz (pun maybe intended. I haven't decided yet.) is about.

**rickboone1** · 04-28-2012, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by The Nid Hog

I think I'd disagree with you on this one. If they're old enough to drink, they're mature enough to drink responsibly. If my daughter had a couple of friends over for drinks, that's OK with me. She has to have a plan in place to get them home again without them drinking and driving, so either they stay over or she becomes the duty driver (and doesn't drink herself). I expect them to behave maturely too. It's not going to be like a frat party. If she's willing to do that, why not?

I wouldn't want to see my child acting foolish by being intoxicated. That would not be fun to me. And, I wouldn't want to see my kids all grown up and acting in this capacity in my home. Just my personal prefernce. I have years before they're old enough to drink anyway, so perhaps my mind would change. Maybe it was the way I grew up or something. My cousin still doesn't smoke in front of his parents at 34. They know he does it, but I suppose out of respect he doesn't around them. Sort of the same thing. I wouldn't want to drink around my kids, nor would I want them to drink around me. It seems to cross a bit of a barrier (for me) between parent and child. You're no longer parent/ child, you're just two adults that know one another.

**Ethan.Bassist.** · 04-28-2012, 11:16 AM

Yeah, I mean I'm not a dad, but I am a brother, and I'd rather have my sister (when she becomes of age) drink at home rather than somewhere else. I also feel that, if it's just them, they aren't likely to go all Jersey Shore in your house. It's not the environment for that. The bar on the other hand has a much more encouraging atmosphere for hard partying and stuff, so I'd be thankful if my daughter wanted to hang out at home with her boring ol dad rather than hitting the town.

**KyMash** · 04-28-2012, 11:19 AM

Sounds like they are going to have a few drinks amongst friends and I see no harm in it. I also don't see what the big deal is about their choice of mixer (although I would not foul a good bourbon with anything but ice). As long as they are responsible, I say have fun.

**Face&Head** · 04-29-2012, 05:09 PM

Originally Posted by rickboone1

I wouldn't want to drink around my kids, nor would I want them to drink around me. It seems to cross a bit of a barrier (for me) between parent and child. You're no longer parent/ child, you're just two adults that know one another.

I think we come from very different places. My family was in the wine distribution business and we always had wine at dinner (for every generation going back at least 230 years...and yes, even during prohibition). This isn't a vice and certainly not something I'd hide from my kids. It figures prominently in both the old & new testaments and is integral to many religious services. Personally, I'd much rather have my (now adult) kids drink around me than to be so dishonest as to do it in secret. I don't see having a glass of wine at dinner or a beer at backyard BBQ as remarkable. This isn't about getting blind-drunk, it's about some life long friends getting together to swap college stories, have a few drinks and some pizza.

**Ethan.Bassist.** · 04-29-2012, 09:23 PM

You know... if you think about it in the abstract, mixing whiskey or whatever with Mike's almost gives you a derivative of a sour or a fizz. More a fizz I guess. Granted, a slightly bastardized version, but still. Lemon, sugar, soda water (more like carbonated grain alcohol here I guess), whiskey. Actually, if you're up for it, you should totally make them some whiskey sours, they may like that sort of thing. I do 2 oz bourbon, 3/4 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice, 1 oz simple and a dash of egg white. Shake w/o ice for a bit. Then add ice and shake for a bit. Till it's good and cold. Of course you can adjust your proportions to their taste. And one egg white will be enough for a lot of drinks. You're only using a couple of teaspoons. If they object to the egg, ask them how many times they've licked to spoon after making cookies. :)