How do I write this post without sounding like a total lush?
I mean I want to write about this new drink I’ve been trying out but when my trial run of it includes a weekend of destruction before St. Patrick’s Day, then St. Patrick’s Day itself, then this past weekend. I guess you can say I’ve been out a lot. I guess Jessie was right- March is a tough month.
Well anyways, y’all know I love to find new drinks to order at the bar, I prefer liquor over beer and I prefer clear spirits like vodka and rum over bourbon and whiskey- I could probably drink Jack but I’ve noticed how I feel better the next day after clear liquors. Well I was listening to The B.S. Report when Bill Simmons mentioned his new favorite stand-by: a flavored vodka with sparkling water/soda. He swears by it, easy to drink, not drinking lots of extra calories in juice or soda, and doesn’t leave him with much of a hangover.
The only problem is that he feels girly ordering it. He hopes for the drink to develop a nickname that he can easily slide to a bartender without having to yell, “GREY GOOSE RASPBERRY AND SPARKLING WATER!”
Being of sound masculinity I decided to try the drink at the Laughing Man Tavern during a happy hour for Wendi (who was back in town.) It was surprisingly good and I drink a couple more that night. That night I came home and sang Lady Gaga for my roommates. Epic.
At Eighteenth Street Lounge for Maricha’s birthday I decided to go to it again. The night was amazingly quiet for a Friday, I forgot it was the Saturday before Shamrock Fest- which I heard was really more of a FLOP. What’s really scary about the drink combo is that eventually it does reach a point where it tastes like water.
I stuck to beer the next few nights: Miller Lite during a roommate bonding night that included drinking in a bedroom like we still live in a dorm; more Miller during The WATCH Awards; and Irish beer on St. Patrick’s Day with some cool people at Eleventh.
During Jessie’s rad birthday party I went back to it and it was all I drank during Maricha’s birthday: The Sequel (where I ate at Ben’s Chili Bowl for the first time.) Through all these days of testing I had no problem ordering the drink- I didn’t feel like I was being a girly-man or anything. In fact I’m really enjoying this newly discovered drink.
Do you judge people based on what they drink?
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