I was wondering, do any of you have different experiences drinking different types of alcoholic beverages on NAL -- for example, wine, spirits, cocktails or beer, etc.?

Although pre-TSM I was primarily a wine and beer drinker, I find I am less interested in drinking beer and prefer wine when on NAL. It seems like a bit of a chore getting through a number of beers when on NAL -- similar (I imagine) to being forced to drink a six pack of coke in one setting.

Has your drink of choice changed on the TSM?

I'm almost always a straight wine drinker although I have noticed I've been preferring white (specifically New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc) to red since starting NAL. I usually drink red (Zin, Malbec, Cab) but will balance it with more white in the summer. Maybe it's the sugar in the white, but red has been less drinkable to me the past week, I'm only starting week 3). I almost bought some cosmo fixins at the liquor store today but since I know I can easily destroy a liter bottle of vodka in a night I resisted. I'm curious to hear others' experiences on drinking different types of AL on TSM. Thanks for starting this thread.

All I drink is bourbon with water and ice. I have no interest in drinking anything else. The bourbon tastes the same to me as it did pre-TSM. I enjoy it the same - just drinking less of it.

i'm with mlb. same as ever for me. i only drink light beer, and it tastes the same to me. i do notice feeling a little more buzzed on fewer units sometimes these days, this seems to be new.
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Hi Am usually a Chardonnay drinker only but as of late have ordered rum & diets or vodka & sodas. Hate beer. But at one time if it was the only thing in the house & too late to go out, guess what?? Sinse THM I tried broadening my horizons, so to speak. Don't get as buzzed with mixed drinks but can do a number on the vino. Also I too get waay more inebreiated with less AL these days.

I normally drink cheap liquor because it does the job quick and inexpensively. Now I still drink cheap liquor but I've moved up a notch or two because the really cheap stuff is just too disgusting for me to handle now. I never liked beer because you had to drink too much of it to get the same effect. I like wine and mixed drinks, but usually drink those only in social situations and not when I'm trying to get drunk by myself.

Wine has been and still is my main drink of choice. Some days it tastes great, others iffy on the first drink or so. I ususally alternate white and red each day - no real reason why. I think actually that has a lot to do with my husband. I drink the wines he doesn't like usually so that I have my own (he'a a cab-only guy). Now there's a well-formed habit for you! (must think about working on that) I will add a mixed drink occasionally, but recently if I've had wine and then have a mixed drink or two, the killer headache happens the next day that is much different than one of my "old school" hangovers.

Don't like beer much at all. Sometimes it sounds good on a warm day or when doing work around the house (like cleaning out the garage) but one will usually be it.

I started out drinking whiskey sours when I was young, but when derided by a friend of mine who's a scotch drinker, I switched to that. Later I graduated to beer, and once I was married, wine. One day one of my assistants at work (from Jamaica) told me about Appleton Estate rum, which she said was the best on the planet. I tried some, and darned if she wasn't right. I started drinking that instead of the Captain Morgan's I'd been swilling.

We went on an austerity kick a few weeks ago so we could attend the Colbert/Stewart rally, so I went and bought some Morgan's thinking it would at least suffice. Wrong. I could hardly stand the taste of the stuff. Dunno if it was the Nal or just my pampered taste buds. My wife wants me to switch to wine to lose a little weight, so I'll probably do that. In short, if it has alcohol in it, I'll drink it - though I won't necessarily enjoy it.

Great thread. Pre TSM my regular drinks were beer or gin and tonic. I also liked wine but it tended to be a drink that I drank with a meal. Since week 2 of TSM I've started to drink a lot of Rose wine and very little else. This is odd since it is not a type of wine I would usually have. Think it must have something to do with the sugar. Gin and tonic was my demon and I went off it almost immediately which was a blessing as in tended to be my blackout drink. I have a really different reaction to beer now, feel full quickly and want to sleep. One thing I've noticed on TSM is that there is more variation in my reaction to different drinks.