I think that perhaps there is a hierarchy of cocktails, one that most people might agree to, but would rarely adhere to. Perhaps we can find a pattern within my own tumultuous relationship with booze.
High School/First Drunk: I think my first real drink (when no parents were home and my friends and I were having a sleepover) were four or five chugs of Bailey's. At a mere 117 pounds, I found myself a bit tipsy and stumbling about in my Betty Boop pajamas. No hangover to speak of the next day, of course.
Post-High School/First SERIOUS Drunk: I believe it was a concoction of Pepsi (ugh) and Southern Comfort. This drunk caught me by total surprise and I remember the world spinning as I flopped onto the hood of my car after attempting to walk to a gas station bathroom (no, I was not driving!). Hangover was a maggoty stomach and extreme headache, the likes of which I have never experienced again and wouldn't wish on my worst enemy.
College/Sorority/OMGIWASSODRUNK Drunk: Ah, the golden years. The years of mixing shots of Stoli with shots of tequila with cocktail-shots like Slippery Nipples. Oh, and let's not forget jungle juice, whose main ingredients were... fruit punch powder and a plethora of cheap spirits? This could also be known as my "Sapphire and Tonic" era. Inspired by my dad, this was my drink of choice for many years.
Post-College/Sophisticated Drunk: It was at this time that I realized Grey Goose martinis didn't taste like rubbing alcohol! I had tasted martinis before, and though I don't know what cheap-ass vodka they used, I knew that they sure didn't taste like my Grey Goose martini! Ooooh the deliciousness of a well made martini... with three olives, not two, thank you very much!
I am still continuing to learn and experience all that the bar scene has to offer, recently I sampled a drink mixed with Hibiscus and found it quite delicious! Who knows what the future may hold!
"Here's to you,
Here's to me,
Sisters forever we shall be,
If we should ever disagree,
F$#* you! Here's to me!"
-my badass sister, Mari
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