Say you’re going out with friends for a night of drinking (perhaps at the pub, a party, clubbing, what have you) and you don’t particularly fancy drinking a whole lot or even fancy the notion of the taste of alcohol … what do you like to imbide? Mind you, I’m not one of those with an objection to the taste of alcohol; I loves me the taste of nice craft brew or a smooth vodka or a well-aged whiskey … but some nights I’m just not in the mood. I’m still interested in something with alcohol and not opposed to a mixed drink, but on the other hand, I can’t be ordering girly froo-froo mixed drinks when I’m out with the guys. I’m just not faaaaaabulous enough.
What do you folks like to order when you don’t have a particular taste for alcohol?
If it’s a restaurant, then probably a soda (Sprite and root beer being my top picks,) but if it’s a bar, where a soda is like $5 (and the soda with booze is $5.50 :rolleyes: ,) I’ll either still have soda but make my friends pay as compensation for being sober driver, or I’ll have water with a lime/lemon.
Bloody Mary before noon just because it does seem to help a hangover, even if I don’t really feel like drinking.
In the evening a screwdriver works well in masking the alcohol taste.
Gin and tonic, very tall glass light booze. Or a margarita, same way. Or I’ll nurse a pint of porter which tastes better as it warms. Sometimes I’ll order brewed iced tea in a hurricane glass with garnish–looks like a Long Island but no booze!
Diet Coke…throw a lime in it and it looks like a cuba libra. But, I take the lime out upon arrival of the drink, since I prefer my Diet Cokes with no limes. It’s a good cover, in my opinion.
But, I usually do drink when at a pub since I get the opportunity to have a good draft beer. It’s only when I’m a bit under the weather that I will go with the fake cuba libra.
