What are some drinks to order at a bar?
Unless you go to a trendy bar your bartenders will hate you if you go in at a busy time and order something like an “Old Fashioned” or worse still one of your friends made up a drink called the “Frilly Pink Skirt Chaser” and you think every bartender in the world should know how to mix it. If you know you’re going to have to explain your drink to me then why don’t you just order it like that. Best bet is to find a decent liquor that you like (vodka, gin, rum) and mix it with something easy (juice, tonic, soda, garnish) and let that lead you into other drinks that you might like. It’s way WAY cooler to be focused on the liquor itself (15 year old scotch, single batch bourbon, XO cognc, triple distilled vodka) than it is to get a kick out of mixing a bunch of crap together. Branch out by trying variations within your liquor of choice.
Depends on your tasted if you like sweet Mojito,Cosmo, MaiTai, long Island Ice Tea, rum and coke, etc are classic if you like stronger Martini (vodka or Gin), Margarita, Marked Man (whiskey martini), etc. You can always ask if they have a drink special – most bars will have a house specialty or a discounted promotional drink and that could save you a bit of money (always a good thing) remember to pay/tip as you go, stick with 1 alcohol type (gin,vodka, whiskey,beer or wine ~ not one at a time 1 a night) and get water between drinks to prevent hangover and help keep your wits about you. Cheers!
