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There are plenty of people who (normally) drink responsibly&nbsp;at weekend parties and bar crawls with friends that will surpass their limits at least once in their lives. Accidents happen, excitement gets the best of everyone, and next thing they know - oops - they&#39;re cutoff! The bartender is closing the tab and calling a cab.&nbsp;

It can be embarrassing, but those who share their stories below managed to find some humor in the moment, and, at the very least, got a great story to tell out of it!

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Linda Meyers

A deep look at the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.

Alcohol Through the Ages

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People who grew up in the 1990s may feel some nostalgia when thinking about Surge, Shark Bites, or other <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-greatest-discontinued-1990s-foods-and-beverages/brian-gilmore" target="_blank">discontinued foods from the &#39;90s</a>&nbsp;- and those of a certain age will remember Zima. The clear malt beverage was a huge hit when it debuted in 1993, but it wasn&#39;t long before Zima&nbsp;became&nbsp;a pop-culture punchline. Using an extreme marketing campaign directed toward&nbsp;young American men, the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/coors-brewing-company-beer/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Coors Brewing Company</a> took advantage of the craze for clear products to target consumers who wanted alternatives to beer, wine coolers, and hard liquor. The company believed these people would enjoy the citrusy&nbsp;beverage.

Zima was among the first mainstream &quot;malternatives,&quot; paving the way for other notable bottled drinks, including Smirnoff Ice and Mike&#39;s Hard Lemonade. Coors spent millions on advertising in its attempt to attract young men toward&nbsp;the product. However, not many liked the taste, and many men didn&#39;t consider it manly enough to give their approval. Coors tried to rebrand Zima several times, but American consumers were largely uninterested, and it was discontinued in the US in 2008. Nostalgia kept it in many consumers&#39; minds, however, and re-releases proved people would buy it, even if they joked about drinking it at the same time. So why do people still remember Zima? The drink may not have won over consumers with its taste, but its influence on both alcohol and internet marketing are still seen today.

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Erin McCann

Made from fermented grain mash, whiskey (or whisky, or bourbon or scotch or whatever) is one of the most popular, most delicious liquors in the world.

For the Love of Whiskey

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For certain alcohol lovers, there&#39;s nothing better than a good American bourbon. From bourbon whiskeys&nbsp;to other popular bourbon brands, this list is an extensive collection of the various flavors of the favorite drink of many. The names of both top selling bourbons and more obscure varieties are listed below, so if you&#39;re looking for a great bourbon this is the place for you!&nbsp;

Bourbon is a very distinct tasting liquor. All bourbon must be aged in new, charred-oak barrels, and is given a distinctive flavor based on the number of years it aged. Some consider bourbon to be one of the truest forms of alcohol. Bourbon whiskey is an alcoholic beverage that is made primarily from corn and produced in the United States. The mash can be different combinations of malted barley, rye, wheat, and at least 51% corn. Whatever is used gives the bourbon a different flavor. As the bourbon ages in the wooden casks, it gets its color from the caramelized sugars in the charred wood. However long it is left in the cask is also going to change the taste of the bourbon. Due to variations in these processes, there are many different whisky and bourbon types.&nbsp;

Drinkers have many varying options to consider when trying to choose which bourbon is the right one for them. What is the most popular bourbon brand? Should they go with a single barrel bourbon like Elijah Craig, Basil Hayden&#39;s or Pappy Van Winkle? How about an aged, blended bourbon like Jefferson&#39;s Presidential Select, Four Roses, or Wild Turkey? Do you prefer Kentucky bourbons or other top shelf varieties for your drinking pleasure?&nbsp;

This list is to help determine which kinds of bourbon are&nbsp;the best tasting out there through votes from the Ranker users. There are some great examples of bourbon below, so&nbsp;vote up your favorite and vote down the ones that just miss the mark. And if it&#39;s bourbon&#39;s tasty cousin scotch you crave, check out the list of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-scotch-brands/bottoms-up">best scotch brands</a> - or this comprehensive list of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-tasting-whiskey">best tasting whiskey</a>.

Woodford Reserve

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Bottoms Up

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Many adults have stories from nights out that will live on forever. But, bartenders witness these &quot;legendary&quot; nights from a totally different perspective. Reddit user&nbsp;u/<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/m5vkhb/bartenders_of_reddit_what_is_the_weirdest_thing/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web2x&amp;context=3" target="_blank">Adexiss</a> asked: &quot;Bartenders of reddit, what is the weirdest thing that you have ever witnessed at your job?&quot; and the responses had us waving for the check.

17 Bizarre Stories From Bartenders Who Deserve An Extra Tip

Brian Roque

Love it or hate it, sales make the world go 'round. But hey, at least it's a paycheck, right?

Customer Service & Retail Life

True Stories

If there&rsquo;s a more thankless job than that of a bartender, we haven&rsquo;t heard of it. You have to work <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/bartender-holiday-stories/linda-meyers" target="_blank">terrible hours </a>for&nbsp;bad money&nbsp;and you constantly run the risk of dealing with human nightmares who don&rsquo;t know how to handle their alcohol. Bartender stories are some of the craziest anecdotes&nbsp;we&#39;ve heard from any workplace. You get&nbsp;people acting on their basest instincts and in ways they would never normally act&nbsp;all in the name of having a good time. As you might be able to guess, a lot of these bar <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/bartenders-drunk-stories/linda-meyers" target="_blank">cut off stories</a> involve drunks getting their lights punched out, screaming matches, and truly bizarre antics.&nbsp;Yeah, it&rsquo;s safe to say that these bar stories are pretty intense.&nbsp;

If you&rsquo;ve ever been kicked out of a bar then you know how hard it is to actually get a bartender mad at you. One might say that you actually have to go out of your way to be 86&rsquo;d. The people in these drunk stories definitely go above and beyond the call of duty on their mission to be tossed out of their local dives. Some of these human nightmares sound like they make it their life&rsquo;s work to get cut off, while some of the other ne&rsquo;er do wells seem like they might have just had a bad night. Whatever the case, you don&rsquo;t want to follow in the footsteps of these characters.

15 Bartenders Describe Their Worst Customer Ever

Jacob Shelton

Alcohol

<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/bartender-holiday-stories/linda-meyers" target="_blank">Bartender stories</a>&nbsp;are the best. Since they deal with such a wide variety of people under some of the strangest circumstances, everyone who&#39;s worked in a bar is bound to come out of it with a wild tale at some point. From belligerent drunkards to inebriated&nbsp;imbeciles, hilarious hijinks to absolute horror stories, here are stories of bartenders who finally had enough, and had to cut off their customers from downing any more drinks before things got even more out of hand!

Bartenders Tell The Wildest Stories Of When They Had To Cut Someone Off

Lists of the best exports from any country where you'll ever want to order a crispy boy.

Cheers Around the World

This is a list composed of the best German lagers and ales. These are the perfect beers to fill your pints and steins and chug down, waiting and ready for October to roll around.Germany's 1,200 breweries produce over 5,000 differing brews, and are unmatched in the entire world. How do Germans make their beer taste so good? These beers come with a wider and stronger palette of tastes because they are not pasteurized like American beers are. Generally, tasting tips for German beers instruct you to drink slow, let it fill around your tongue, swish it around and let the nuances of each drink release in your mouth before you swallow. Relish in the aftertaste. Savor the flavor of some of the world's greatest beers!Which beers go best with your frankfurters? Which beer goes best before your bratwurst? Which beer compliments after dinner specials? Which German beer is good for breakfast? This and much more will need to be discussed by you and your comrades who have traveled Europe and beyond.Until you are able to get up the courage and the dollars to grab that German pint, let us vote and contribute to the top German beer list of all time.&nbsp;What makes German brews so strong and yet not overpowering? How does one balance a creamy head with light bubbles with a dark and heavy robe? Try some of the greatest beers of Germany listed on the best beers from Germany list and see for yourself. If that's not good enough for you...Ask the Deutsch! &nbsp;

Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier

The Best German Beers

Beer

List of 175+ Best German Beers of All Time

Wine is fine. Beer brings cheer. Water is good for you. But let's get serious: after a long day, you want the good stuff.

Liquor's Quicker

If you’re a liquor enthusiast, here are a few bottles to add to your collection! If you’ve ever asked the question, “What are the best top shelf <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-alcohol-brands/ranker-shopping" target="_blank">alcohol brands</a>?” you’ve definitely come to the right place! This list includes only the top of the line, more expensive brands of liquor for the sophisticated pallet, including: Pravda, Martini &amp; Rossi, Hennessy, Jim Beam (Black), Woodford Reserve, Maker’s Mark, Patron, Glenlivet, Appleton Estate, Cruzan, and Tanqueray. While not necessarily <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/cheap-liquor-brands/werner-brandes" target="_blank">affordable alcohol</a>, these brands are great for a fancy party. From vodka to rum to whiskey to tequila, it's all here for you to browse!&nbsp;Top Shelf liquor includes only the best ones available; the term “top shelf” was derived from the fact that grocery and liquor stores only put these more expensive, higher-quality liquors on the top of the shelf in order to prevent people from stealing them. Middle and bottom-line products are usually not placed on the top. Because of its supreme quality, liquor in this category typically costs a lot more than traditional liquors and is&nbsp;usually not intended for every day drinking. Most of the time people only pull bottles like these out for special occasions.Just remember that you truly get what you pay for! Alcohol in this category usually doesn’t have that “bite” that most others have; the ingredients are higher-quality, and the aging process can be different as well. Nevertheless, if you're looking for some fancy hard alcohol with a great taste, this list will guide you in the right direction.Vote up your favorite alcohols below to determine the best top shelf liquor!&nbsp;

1800 Tequila

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Vodka

Vodka is one of the&nbsp;<a href="/list/the-top-spirits/marron">best liquors</a>&nbsp;out there, for a variety of reasons. Some love its bitter, subtle tastes. If you're watching your caloric intake, vodka is one of the lowest calorie liquors. And, not to mention, it's potent. All vodka must be a minimum of 37.5% alcohol to be considered vodka by European standards, but most traditional vodkas are 40% alcohol (AKA -&nbsp;80 proof). If you're a lover of this Russian alcohol, you're probably on the hunt for a good vodka brand as your go-to.&nbsp;&nbsp;Vodkas have distinct flavors related to how they're produced. Some vodkas are produced from grains such as sorghum, corn, rye or wheat. Others are made from potatoes, molasses, soybeans, grapes, rice, or sugar beets. This affects the flavor, as does the rest of the process.&nbsp;After harvesting ingredients,&nbsp;they are&nbsp;then placed in a still and filtered a set number of times. The amount of time changes the taste, as do any flavors added during this process.&nbsp;Since all of these factors come into play, different kinds of vodka have different tastes. Popular providers all think they have the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-tasting-vodka/bottoms-up?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best tasting vodka</a>, but which top shelf brands are actually telling the truth?&nbsp;Here, you can help fellow vodka lovers identify the best of the best.&nbsp;Ask yourself - which vodka should you spend your money on? Should you go with a flavored vodka, like the varieties produced by Svedka, Pinnacle, SKYY, and Smirnoff? Or maybe a more traditional vodka like Belvedere, Friis, Sobieski or Grey Goose?This list is to help determine the highest quality vodka - through votes from&nbsp;Ranker users who have actually imbibed!&nbsp;Featuring vodka names from all over the world, these vodka rankings have them all! Vote up your favorite and vote down the vodka names&nbsp;that just miss the mark. And if it’s vodka’s tasty cousin whiskey you crave, check out these lists&nbsp;of the <a href="/list/best-bourbon-brands/bottoms-up">best bourbon brands</a> and <a href="/list/best-scotch-brands/bottoms-up">best scotch brands</a>.&nbsp;

The Best Vodka Brands

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Beer knurds: What are your favorite brews? Vote on these lists to rank everything from the tastiest IPAs to the best brands to bring to a party to the greatest bartenders in film & TV.

Here's to Beer!

List of beer companies and famous beer breweries around the world, ranked by connoisseurs and casual fans. Forget liquors and wines -- beer is the treat of people who really enjoy alcohol. Whether you're enjoying a dark and soothing stout or a bright and hoppy IPA, drinking beer is truly the best way to relax. Beer is made with a variety of hops, barley, wheat and, of course, water -- with the occasional infusion of different herbs, spices, and even chocolate to change the flavor. Common beer types are IPAs, ambers, lagers, wheat beers, pale ales, stouts, and red ales. No two beers are alike, and no two beer drinkers will ever be able to agree about which flavor is best and why. All of the companies on this list manufacture at least one type of great beer and several make many types of beers. So what do you think of our list?

Lagunitas Brewing Company

The Top Beer Companies

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Loose lips sink ships, but so does too much liquor. In a <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/g31cur/what_terrifying_confession_has_someone_told_you/?sort=top" target="_blank">recent subreddit</a>, people are sharing the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/horrifying-confession-stories/jessika-gilbert" target="_blank">deep, dark secrets</a> that were revealed to them while the other person was intoxicated. From marrying the wrong person to identity theft, these confessions are sobering, to say the least. Here is a small sampling of the shared drunk confessions. Vote up the confession that was best left unheard.&nbsp;

20 People Share The Most Shocking Drunken Confessions

20 People Share Shocking Drunk Confessions From Friends

Erin Maxwell

The very best that Scotland has to offer - musicians, actors, historians, politicians, and more! We've also included the top must-see attractions, as well as the best beer. 

Failte gu Alba Scotland

Scotch is a very distinct tasting liquor. All scotch must be aged for at least three years in oak barrels, giving it a distinctive flavor based on the number of years it aged. Some consider scotch to be one of the truest forms of alcohol. Scotch is an alcoholic beverage that is made from malt barley with the introduction of wheat and rye in the late 18th century. The mash can be different combinations of barley, rye, wheat or corn. Whatever is used gives the scotch a different flavor. It is then placed in a wooden cask in Scotland (it has to be Scotland to be scotch) and left to age and ferment. However long it is left in the cask is also going to change the taste of the scotch. Since all of these factors come into play, each scotch producer comes up with a scotch that taste slightly different from another's. This leaves the drinker with many varying options to consider when trying to choose which scotch is the right one for them. Should they go with the pot stilled single malt scotch like Glenmorangie, Highland Park or Tambowie? How about a aged, blended scotch like Chivas Regal, White Horse, Famous Grouse or Talisker? This list is to help determine which scotch is the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-tasting-whiskey?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best tasting</a> out there through votes from the Ranker users. Vote up your favorite and vote down the ones that just aren't good enough. And if it’s scotch’s tasty cousin whiskey you crave, check out the list of the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-tasting-whiskey">best whiskey brands</a><a href="”http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-tasting-whiskey”"></a>.

Johnnie Walker

The Best Scotch Brands

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Food History

The history of presidential drinking starts with George Washington, who actually had the largest whiskey distillery in America at the time. Since then, the US has had presidents who drank bottles of wine, gallons of beer, every manner of whiskey - and sometimes, nothing at all. Some presidents drank staggering amounts, while others barely took a sip in office.

Presidential cocktails have included Washington&#39;s insanely strong &quot;Fish House Punch,&quot; JFK&#39;s daiquiris, and Lyndon Johnson&#39;s bottomless cup of Cutty Sark and soda. American presidents have enjoyed the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/countries-with-the-best-wine/ranker-travel?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best wines in the world</a> and bathtub gin, Chinese grain alcohol and homemade beer, bourbon for breakfast and lonely belts of scotch.

Here is your chance to rank <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/all-the-ailments-of-every-us-president/melissa-sartore?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">every American president</a> by their taste in alcohol. Did they like the good stuff, or were they teetotalling scolds - or even worse, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/american-history-of-alcohol-choices/genevieve-carlton" target="_blank">raging alcoholics</a>?

George Washington

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Mike Rothschild

Ranking the best board games and card games for fun interactive competition with family,  friends, and future frenemies.

Game Night

Lists about drinking alcohol for people who love drinking alcohol.

Drinking, Drunk, Drunks

Drinking Games

The best drinking game movies combine&nbsp;two things we love dearly: movies, and well... drinking.&nbsp;The art of the drinking game is far more complex than it may seem. Beyond the most obvious which movies are the best to drink to, there are a variety of reasons one movie is preferable over the other for a drinking game.

The tone of the film and the way it makes you feel whilst drinking are important factors. As are the length of the film, drink pacing, the genre of the film, and what type of drunk do you intend to be? There&#39;s also nostalgia and irony to keep in mind. The&nbsp;Die Hard&nbsp;drinking game and&nbsp;Jurassic Park&nbsp;drinking game are among the most popular fun movie drinking games.

Beyond that is the next major factor. Rules. What are the rules you&#39;ll have, how strict will you be, and how drunk do you and the other players want to get? Rules have to be fair, consistent, timely, and tiered (how drunk one may want to be vs. others, also what challenge you&#39;re setting yourself up for). Most of all, the rules should be simple. They need to be either obvious, visual, or best yet, both. No one wants to have to think too hard an hour in, that should go without saying. It&#39;s not like half the fun is having to look back at your long sheet of heady movie drinking games list items and going all &quot;oh hey good I should drink now.&quot; Drunk idiots just want to have fun.&nbsp;

Below are the best movies for drinking games. Pop in one of these films, sit back, and be sure to have plenty of booze handy. Cheers!

*Note: some of these rules are advanced - The Wolf of Wall Street can kill a man, like any good drinking game movies should do, really. So, you know, drink responsibly.&nbsp;

X-Men Trilogy

The Best Movies for Drinking Games

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The Best Movies For Drinking Game, Ranked By Fans

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A popular theory claims that medieval Europeans didn&#39;t have access to clean water. As a result, they were forced to drink wine and beer, since alcoholic beverages&nbsp;were safer than water. Even babies and children drank wine to protect them from the dangers of waterborne illnesses. But&nbsp;were medieval people <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/drunk-old-hollywood-actors/david-sharp?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">drunk all the time</a> from avoiding water?

Turns out the myth is completely false. In fact, water was the most common drink in medieval Europe. Medical texts recommended methods for finding the best water sources, and city planners devised elaborate ways to bring fresh water into cities. Doctors even prescribed mineral water to cure diseases like kidney stones.&nbsp;

Of course, wine and ale were also incredibly popular during the medieval period, and people did get hangovers from overindulging. In fact, 12th-century doctors recommended treating a hangover by drinking water. But most medieval ales were much weaker than today&#39;s beers, and people often mixed wine with water to dilute its strength. While contaminated water could spread diseases, medieval people definitely didn&#39;t avoid water completely.

Were Medieval People Really Drunk On Beer And Wine All The Time?

Did People Only Drink Beer & Wine In Medieval Times?

Genevieve Carlton

In the frigid Canadian north, where temperatures routinely reach the negative double digits, a small Yukon bar thought of a unique way to warm up:&nbsp;the Sourtoe Cocktail. This whisky shot with a human toe - yes, a real human toe - is as grotesque as it is polarizing.You'll find the Sourtoe Cocktail at&nbsp;the Sourdough Saloon, located inside the charming Downtown Hotel in Dawson City, Yukon. Drinking it is less about enjoying a cocktail than earning a badge of honor - a classic &quot;<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-of-holdmybeer/randy-cobb?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">hold my beer</a>&quot; moment. So&nbsp;how do you become part of the Sourtoe Cocktail Club? You've got to kiss the toe. Once your lips touch the dried flesh of the mummified body part, you join the ranks of other proud inebriated heroes. It's such an honor, some alumni have hung their membership certificate next to their college diploma. Downtown Hotel's Sourtoe Cocktail has a wild history - perhaps as wild as the impulse&nbsp;to down the cocktail itself. From Prohibition rum runners on the lam to incidents involving&nbsp;lawnmowers to elusive&nbsp;toe-nappers, the Sourtoe Cocktail may be the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/alcohol-made-from-strange-substances/laura-allan" target="_blank">most interesting drink</a>&nbsp;you'll ever order.

If You're Up For It, You Can Take A Whisky Shot That Includes A Dead Guy's Severed, Necrotic Toe

You Can Take A Whiskey Shot That Includes A Dead Guy’s Severed, Necrotic Toe

Mariel Loveland

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Round-ups of memes and macros almost as old as the Internet.

Classic Memes You Need to See

There's nothing quite like alcohol. It lifts us up to our highest peaks and causes some of the lowest moments of our lives. We love it, but can't trust it (and take absolutely no responsibility for anything we do under its influence. So, in all its glory, everyone's closest friend, here is the best of the Scumbag Alcohol meme. 

The Very Best of the Scumbag Alcohol Meme

Robert Wabash

Internet

The "You Are Drunk" meme features various animals, objects or plants either in places where they really should not be or performing actions that are very unusual. These are usually hilarious stand-alone pictures in of themselves, but attributing the characteristic of being drunk to them elevates the humor to a whole other level. Anthropomorphizing something like a house and calling it drunk because of poor craftsmanship is just funny for some reason. Calling a piano drunk because it's up in a tree is really damn funny too. I don't know why but the "Piano, You Are Drunk" or the "Bruce, You Are Drunk" or even the "Tree, You Are Drunk" viral photos are just great single images. They started out as viral images on places like Reddit, 9Gag (I know, they actually contributed to something for once) and 4Chan and eventually graduated as a whole way to characterize an object, animal or plant in a picture that seems to be in a completely ridiculous situation. So here, in one place, are the greatest "You Are Drunk" posts on the internet (so far).Be sure to check out Ranker's other lists like the 25 Greatest Internet Memes of 2010.

The Very Best of the &quot;You Are Drunk&quot; Meme

Look, you watch enough of a show, you get to know the characters. Maybe you even care about them. Maybe you even love them. Or hate them. Or want to read tons of lists about them.

The People in Your TV

Entertainment

&quot;The problem with some people is that when they aren't drunk they're sober.&quot; ﻿&nbsp; &nbsp;--William Butler Yeats.﻿ These are some of our favorite, most lovable TV drunks. Famous drunks: cartoon characters, ad men, a shoe salesman, even a kindergarten teacher – they are all proof that it's OK to enjoy the results of a good fermentation process. This list of alcoholic TV characters includes some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/greatest-tv-characters-of-all-time">greatest TV characters of all time</a>, because hey, boozehounds are people too. Vote for your favorite drunk TV characters and see if you recognize all of the TV alcoholics on this list.&nbsp;

Bender

The Most Lovable TV Alcoholics

TV Character

Best TV Alcoholics | List of Most Lovable Fictional Drunks

Allison Robinson

Whiskey is a very distinct tasting liquor. Since it is made in a burnt wooden cask, it is given a smokey head. Some consider whiskey to be one of the truest forms of alcohol. Whiskey is an alcoholic beverage that is made from combining water and a mash of grains. The mash can be different combinations of barley, rye, wheat or corn. Whatever is used gives the whiskey a different flavor. It is then placed in a wooden cask that is made out of burnt oak and left to age and ferment. However long it is left in the cask is also going to change the taste of the whiskey. Since all of these factors come into play, each whiskey producer comes up with a whiskey that taste slightly different from another's. This leaves the drinker with many varying options to consider when trying to choose which whiskey is the right one for them. Should they go with the lighter and smoother Canadian whiskey like Canadian Club, Crown Royal or Black Velvet? How about a fuller American blend like Jack Daniels, Knob Creek or Maker's Mark? This list is to help determine which whiskey is the best tasting out there through votes from the Ranker users. Please note that It includes all types of whiskey, but you can also vote on the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-bourbon-brands/bottoms-up">best bourbon</a> and <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-scotch-brands/bottoms-up">top scotch brands</a>. Vote up your favorite and vote down the ones that just miss the mark.

Maker's Mark

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The Best Tasting Whiskey

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Robert Downey Jr.

Morgan Freeman

Hugh Jackman

Stella Artois

Guinness

Chimay Blue

Margarita

Mojito

Long Island Iced Tea

Lists of our favorite celebrities and public figures who give just about everyone the warm fuzzies.

Wonderful People We All Love

If given the opportunity to sit down for a beer with any famous male figure, which famous men would you most want to get a drink with? Similar to the <a href="/list/famous-women-you_d-want-to-have-a-beer-with/greg">list of celebrity women you'd want to have a drink with</a>&nbsp;you're not picking these guys because you want to get them drunk and see where the night goes. &nbsp;You're choosing who out of all the interesting famous people on the planet would be your ultimate pick to grab a beer with -- famous actors, directors, politicians, athletes, and even billionaires could all be great choices. (If the celeb you most want to hang out with doesn't drink, <a href="http://jezebel.com/everybody-wants-to-drink-beer-with-the-wrong-famous-peo-1696183663">that's cool</a>. They can order a non-alcoholic beer!)You have to consider, when picking who you'd want at the barstool next to you, the things you're going to talk about, likability, things you would have in common (do you like the same sports teams, movies, food are you from the same state), fun personality, most down to earth and who would make the best drinking buddy. &nbsp;Do not focus solely on looks.This list of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/americas-boyfriend-2018/celebrity-lists" target="_blank">cool famous men</a> ranges from politicians like Bill Clinton, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/comedians?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">comedic actors</a> like <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-7-greatest-_real_-bill-murray-stories-ever-told/kristin-wong?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Bill Murray</a> and Will Ferrell who you're sure to be thoroughly entertained by and have some good laughs with, record breaking athletes and notorious Hollywood bad boys like Colin Farrell. &nbsp;&nbsp;

Famous Men You'd Want To Have A Beer With

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Famous Men You'd Want to Have a Beer With

Ariel Kana

These are the best cocktails, the drinks that make the end of the day worth looking forward to, as voted on by the Ranker community. Anyone can add to this real-time ranking of mixed drinks that follow the words: "Bartender, I'd like a..." Rank the best cocktails you love to sip at the bar, swirl coyly with a straw or pour into a supersize slurpee cup and saunter around a BBQ with.Also, to beat the heat, check out this list of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/most-delicious-summer-cocktails/chef-jen">most delicious summer cocktails</a>.

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The Best Cocktails Ever Mixed

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The best beers in the world, as voted on by beer aficionados like you. Anyone can add their favorite brews to this list. The list updates automatically every time new beer rankings are added, making this an accurate, real-time ranking of the best beers, as chosen by the &quot;wisdom of the crowd.&quot; Think about the top beers you've ever tasted and share your favorite beers with the world. Don't limit yourself to what's on tap at your local pub - these beverages are ranked on an international level.&nbsp;Naming the best beer in the world is a tough task - especially since taste is so subjective. The balance of hops, yeast, and malted barley all play a role in the taste of beer, yet some people prefer some of those flavors more than others. Many of the top rated beers on this list are heavy on hops, which give beer a bitter flavor and aroma. Other beers have a malt flavor that dominates the taste - giving them a sweet and buttery flavor. So while it may be difficult to name one type as the best tasting beer in the world, this list represents the range of good beers that are out there. Bottoms up and vote for your favorites!