Don’t give in to peer pressure. The girly drinks actually taste good. A pina colada, strawberry daiquiri or mudslide tastes way better than straight whiskey.
Screw that. A whole lot of classic cocktails tend toward the sweet, and are definitely not for children.
Personally, I don’t think you can go wrong with an old school daiquiri, or any of the other drinks **amarinth **suggests, except maybe the Old Fashioned, because it’s going to be very dependent on who’s making it. It may be a fruit salad with bourbon, bitters and sugar, or it may be bourbon, bitters and sugar by themselves (the actual “old fashioned” cocktail).
Either variant of the French 75 (gin or brandy) are excellent. So are Tom Collins for that matter, as are mojitos.
I’m gonna git you sucka
I can’t hear of an Old Fashioned without thinking of the scene in It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World where Buddy Hackett and Mickey Rooney are flying with Jim Backus.
When I first started drinking it was the same way so I picked a simple drink that I could regularly get if I didn’t want commentary. Vodka collins. It tastes…okay.
That being said, I was young and that’s dumb. Drink what you want. Now I’ll have beer, but if it must be a mixed drink I’ll still go to the vodka collins once in a while.
I don’t drink any more, but I’m just here to wish you a Happy Birthday and second your plan of action.
Do you like olives?
My brother Jay’s drink of choice is peach liqueur. If someone remarks on it he claims to be “taking one for the cause :p” (stuck-out tongue is literal).
And happy birthday, monstro and youwiththeface 
Happy birthday, and drink what you want!
But I personally don’t think of either margaritas or mojitos as girly drinks. Do not accept a premixed version of either, if you go that way.
Way back, a friend who suffered from ulcers used to make the point that the toughest guy in a biker bar is the one that orders a milk. Order what you want. If they laugh, then on the second round order it again, virgin. Repeat as necessary, then call them early in the morning to work out.
I really like gin gimlets, and they’re not girly. You might give it a try and see what you think.
Ask the bartender which high-end tequilas they have. Choose one, ask that she leave the bottle. Put it on your friend’s tab (Happy Birthday). While waiting, quasi discretely do a bump off the bar. Growl, “what you lookin at?” at a random stranger. Tuck a camel behind your ear.
Just don’t become a Girl Drink Drunk
I mentioned back in June I decided to try my first Old-Fashioned evar. I asked the waitress if the bartender was reliable because I wanted an old-school Old-Fashioned. After assurance that, “she knows her stuff,” I proceeded. Total fruit: Half a thin slice of orange and half a cherry.
I didn’t know half-cherries were available.
Vodka sodas are a good standby if you want something bland and neutral tasting.
Happy birthday.
You’re 40 now, and it’s time to tell your friend to stuff it. Drink (or not) as you please, and drink what you want to.
I guess that’s what could happen to an Old Fashioned.
“Stuff it” is of course a valid response, but if her friend is buying, the OP has the opportunity to expand her cocktail experience at no cost. If she doesn’t like it, she doesn’t have to finish it.
Absolutely. For the last month, I’ve been in heaven. I can order a Zima (with a slice of lime) at many bars. I’m 6’2" and 230 pounds, so I dare anyone to make a snide comment.
Sometimes I get a look, but I just smile, shrug my shoulders, and say, “I’m too old to be drinking what I don’t like.”
You’re an adult. Order whatever you want. If you want a Chocolate Choo-Choo in a fishbowl with a full-sized umbrella in it, I say go for it. And bring me one!