From someone who realized that I'm a lush when I went on cycle again and couldn't drink.
If you want to make a drink without the liquor taste, mix seltzer water in with it, you won't be able to taste the liquor, but still get trashed. Works good with clear liquors, everclear especially. We used to make this in high school, called Pink Panty Pull Down, take red hawian punch, mix in everclear, then the seltzer water, it will taste just like punch.
My favorite drink, even though it sounds nasty is Crown Royal & root beer. It is awesome!