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Chinese green tea... a taste even I myself cannot rationally understand... but I love it!
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Water (am I the only one left?), Coffee (the darker the roast the better), 7-up and Pepsi(or nothing) when I have the choice (YART (Hi Jackie)), Milk(2%)with pasta dishes (no cookies), Iced Tea (Sun made or otherwise in the summer), Beer (I prefer AASS pilsner from Norway (Mom's home town (tough to get, though))) usually Harp, Power's Irish Whiskey, Pinot Gris (from Alsace), Burgundy (only expensive ones are worth it) - and - A special little shot called a "chichoritso" (phoenetic spelling) a Latin American friend once told me about which has - 7/8 Rum, 1/8 Annisette(sp?), and about 1/4 of a lime squeezed on top just before pounding... ... and pounding is what you get! 
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In my student days I was very fond of ginger wine, usually by itself but the occasional whisky mac found its way down my throat as well. I have a soft spot for kahlua, although these days I don't drink much alcohol. In a climate where dehydration is a way of life, even a little goes a long way.
The sandwiches and coffee stall in the building next to my office has a lovely concoction called an arabian frost, which is basically cold coffee with whipped cream and then chocolate flakes and chopped walnuts on top.
Indonesia has its own ginger drink, bandrek , very warming when you're up in the mountains and the temperature dips below 15 degrees Centigrade. (How do you do a degree sign on here?) Avocado juice with a swirl of melted chocolate through it is very popular.
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any interesting cures?
Before you go to bed, take two milk of magnesia tablets, a complex vitamin B tablet and a 500 mg of Vitamin C.
All the named vitamins are depleted by alcohol and the milk of magnesia helps settle the stomach. Or so I was told by an MD pal. Never having had to avail myself of the remedy, naturally, I simply passed it along to friends who tell me it helps a lot and nearly obliterates the hangover IF the intake is moderate.
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i don't get hangovers, but if i have too many martinis (ketel berry lemon drop is my poison of choice) just to be on the safe side i pop a couple of flintstones chewables (grape is definitely best) and a spoonful of honey before bedtime. aside from that, the very best hangover prevention is just to guzzle a *ton* of water before you pass out...er, i mean fall asleep.
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Ipsa scientia potestas est ~Bacon
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Try floating cucumber slices in a nice peach iced tea. No sugar, just the peach and the cucumber. Unbelievable! And as for Bingley's "Avocado juice with a swirl of melted chocolate through it is very popular." ~ Bleccch. 
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A good alcoholic drink, especially in the winter, is hot chocolate mixed with Irish cream liqueur. You can also add cream de cacao. Especially if you drink it relatively fast (I don't recommend chugging it, the combination of alcohol, chocolate and warm milk produces quite a nice buzz for a relatively small amount of ingested alcohol. Purrrrrrrrr
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As the premiere member of the ever growing Apple Pie For Breakfast Club, I must pass along the BEST drink for cold weather ... spiced apple cider if you teatotal.... or spiced apple cider with apple brandy if you are in the mood.
YaaaHooooo - apple pie and spiced apple cider for dessert.
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Oooo, mulled wine is also a great winter drink. Best made from non expensive Beaujolais (since heating more expensive wines brings a tear to my eye) 375ml, 250ml of REAL orange juice, 50ml sugar, add nutmeg and cinnamon to taste (about ¾ tablespoon each) and five cloves. Let boil for three to five minutes. Makes 2 drinks. With dinner, I really like to have red wine. I like most wines but I find I am partial to Madirans, Haut-Médocs, Corbières and Coteaux-du-Languedocs – depending on what I am eating. Australian wines are just starting to hit the shelves so I have not found a favorite yet – won’t be too long though [hiccup emoticon here]  . Milk I drink only with chocolate cake and in the morning, mixed with Quick, while I eat toast with peanut butter and/or strawberry jam. Coke / Pepsi rarely. Coffee everyday. Water morning and night. Beer with pizza is a must, and when pals come over and we have some easy food like hamburgers or b.b.q. And a Québec favorite at party time; Bloody Caesars…in a highball glass, a mix of Vodka (1 – 1 ½ oz) Clamato juice (a mix made from tomato juice and clam juice…don`t say yuck it is quite nice), a dash of Tobasco and celery salt around the rim of the glass.
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Omigawd, I only just discovered this thread! One could get smashed just reading it! Yes, Bingers, nothing wrong with a drop of the old Stone's Green Ginger Wine. But I couldn't even start to comment on the other contributions here, and I don't really have time to look at it all ... I am drooling fit to kill. Long live Cardhu, delicious product of the Speyside Kilmarnoch, and the king of single malts!
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