Booze

Recently I had a conversation with a bartender about various drinks and alcohol and the like. We discussed the difference between vodka drinkers and whiskey drinkers: alcoholics drink vodka from water bottles and drunks drink cheap whiskey over ice. I started thinking about the progression of “my drink”, and it goes something like this:
- Boone’s Strawberry Hill
- Sloe Gin Fizz
- Manhattan
- Martini
- Long Island Iced Tea
- Lava Lamp
- Bombay Sapphire Gin and tonic
These eras are not discrete segments of time over the past 8 years, more a general pattern of preferences. Obviously other drinks have been imbibed, and beer is a perennial favorite.
An interesting progression that doesn’t seem so interesting now that I’ve typed it up. Ah well, I’ll post it anyway. I have to give y’all something to read ;)
So what is your current drink? How far have you come in your alcohol evolution?

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June 28th, 2003
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  1. athena Says:
    June 28th, 2003 at 6:27 pm

    Progression: earliest to present
    -scotch and soda
    -rum and coke
    -rum and coke
    -Ocean Water and rum
    -rum and coke
    -Parrot Bay and coke
    -margarita on the rocks
    -homemade Mint Julep
    “you’ve come a long way, baby” :)

  2. phil Says:
    June 28th, 2003 at 8:18 pm

    In the beginning:
    Frat party beer
    Any and all shots (straight everclear included)
    bloody mary
    rum and coke
    margarita
    long island iced tea
    various imported beer (yay CCB!)
    long island iced tea
    sapphire and tonic
    tequila sunrise
    jack and coke

  3. tim Says:
    June 29th, 2003 at 12:28 pm

    Well as all people know, I am Irish/German so I came out drinking White Russians made with my mom’s milk.

    After being weened from that I started drinking Screaming Orgasms-vodka, Kahlua, and Bailey’s and Firewat*pukes*

    Then I moved on to Rum and Cokes (yea Phil) I pretty much stuck with those and beer until after college.
    Then I moved to Crown and Cokes, Then Crown and 7s.

    Then I discovered something wonderous. Stoli Vanil and Stoli Raspberry which I would mix with Coke and Iced Tea, respectfully.

    After a while, those became too sweet and I started getting ill just from the taste so I started drinking Citron and Tonics. Mmm so bitter. And that’s about where I am today. :)

  4. Athena Says:
    June 30th, 2003 at 2:35 pm

    yo-I wanted to add that over the weekend I had thee margaritas. Recipe: 1½ oz. tequila, ½ oz. triple seq, ½ lemon, squeezed for maximum juciness! best margarita ever. After downing two I went to see Charlies Angels; it’s a great movie.

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