M'learned friend below rejects the Dry Martini; very well.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

What are your favourite pre-prandial tipples?

Limiting the list to 5 is the difficulty:

1. The Vieux Carre.
2. The Negroni.
3. The Dry Martini.
4. The Classic Champagne Cocktail.
5. The Aviation.

Honourable mentions to the Vieux Carre's siblings, the Sazerac and the Old Fashioned.

As you can see, this is a most pleasing list. Which are your favourties?

[Luis Anaconda]

[redgunamo]

[Pat Vegas]

Of course my house is full of limoncello and grappa.

I like to pronounce Grappa in a cockney way. I'm Jack the Grappa It entertains myself.

I had some other drink the other day which was home made can't remember the name. It was red and tasted like medicine.

[Berni]

I wonder sometimes if the Negroni isn't a touch overrated (controversial, I know),

For me, it's (in no order):

Caipirinha
Aviation
Champagne cocktail
Margarita (tarty, I know, but I like it)
Vieux Carre

[Classic Jorge]

And yes, all of my cocktails are from 40s american literature

[71 Guns - channeling the spirit of Mr Hat]

[redgunamo]

[Berni]

Grappa, when good, is a fine beast. When bad, it's appalling.

[redgunamo]