You primarily drink hard liquor, though there are wines that appeal to you.
Half fill the glass with ice and add three fingers of whiskey.
Swill it around to cool it and break it down with the ice. Drink it down in two long draughts, feeling its friendly bite at the back of your throat and in your stomach. Refill the glass, this time with more ice than before and take it slower. Vodka Russian only. To impress with your knowledge of true vodka savvy, first sprinkle a few grains of black pepper in the drink.