Went to Busby’s in Santa Monica to partake in some refreshments. The night wore on as follows:
The play list for me was:
- Hennessy sidecar
- gin and ginger ale with lime
- vodka pineapple with lemon
- jack and coke with lemon
- then I gave instructions on how to make an El Cantarito
- airplane bottle size bottle of tanqueray at the liquor store around the corner
- mojito
- whiskey sour (maker’s mark)
People I was with were convinced I was a bartender of some sort. I assured them I was not. At one point the waitress asked us: “Do you always order jazzy drinks?” I like jazzy drinks.
The thing you gotta know about the away games (mixing outside of the house) is that when you go to a bar they do not make drinks stiff. I noticed that on some of my drinks they had the liquor sitting at the top to give me the impression that the drinks were stiff. It’s fine; I understand it’s a business. If your goal is to get something going on the T-train (T for trashed) then always make sure to order your drinks really stiff.
As the night progressed, people noticed that I had objectives to what I was ordering. One guy started to order whatever I was ordering. I took suggestions on what people like and spiced up some old favourites. I gave the following recommendations:
One guy liked whiskey + coke so I ordered it with some lemon. He liked the twist. I know it’s not a new or original drink, but definitely changed up the old favourite.
Another guy was a Rum and Coke guy and then I had them put lime in it. Again an old favourite with a little personality.
I suppose the lesson learned is that lemon or lime is a good no cal way to swap up a normal drink.
Finally one person was drinking White Russians all night, so I suggested a Hennessy Separator. I believe that to have gone over well.
The funny thing about the El Cantarito was when the bartender didn’t got the ingredient list he said that it sounded tasty. I won’t take any credit for that. However, the El Cant which they made had required improvisation a little since they had no Squirt.
The switch up was:
1 part orange, 1 part lemon, 1 part lime, 1 part grapefruit + club to the top. They used a nice blanco which was really good. Since I am used to anejo it was a good change up. For the cocktail game I would definitely get blanco to mix things up per different recommendations I’ve received.
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