Friday Night Vodka Buzz. Ask me anything.

[Aristus]

Two shots to get the party started. Now, a Tokyotini. Citron vodka, saki, lemon juice, and ginger simple syrup. Yummy!

Hope everyone is heading for the exits of this funhouse mirror version of the USA. Maybe if I drink enough, I can pretend it’s 2011, or some other, better time.

I love you all…

[True Dough]

1. What are the top 3

songs in your playlist these days, Aristus?

[Aristus]

2. "Come On Up To The House" by Tom Waits.

“Forever Young”, by Alphaville.
“Years”, by Keith Keflin.

[LuckyCharms]

13. I tear up whenever I hear "Come on Up To The House"

Those lyrics are incredible!

[Aristus]

14. Me too.

Yes, they are…

[surfered]

3. Tokyotini? Is this from a book of cocktails or are you just making shit up now?

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For those of us who are sick and tired of our country starting another unnecessary war, do you have any words of wisdom? ☮️

[Aristus]

6. No. It's in my bar book. The chapter on saki.

I have no wisdom to impart. I keep thinking we’ll stop with the wars of choice. But we never do.

[surfered]

7. Cheers ❤️ Peace 🙏

[stonecutter357]

4. What do you think of this !

[CrispyQ]

5. Sake? You have a helluva stocked bar!!

Happy weekend!!

[Aristus]

8. One must be prepared.

[kimbutgar]

9. What is your favorite desert or candy?

[Aristus]

11. Favorite dessert: Key Lime Pie.

Favorite candy: Heath bar.

[NBachers]

10. Is the second day of the week pronounced Toozday or Tewsday?

[Aristus]

12. Tewsday.

The British way.

Except for the Cockney version: CHEWS-day.

[niyad]

15. And we love you back. Alas, I cannot drink enough to transport me

to another era, or oblivion. Doing my best to try to outlast the scum.

However, I did run across two cocktails that piqued my interest, and wondered what you might think of them. The first one obviously brought you immediately to mind, the Deshler, described as a "fruit-forward Manhattan". The second is the Prince of Wales cocktail, which apparently has a fascinating history.

[Aristus]

16. Those both sound intriguing.

Never mixed either one before. As stated above, I have a fairly well-stocked bar. But it has never included a bottle of Dubonnet. I’ll have to get one. And I have Angostura bitters and orange bitters, but not Peychaud’s.

I really don’t like rye whiskey, so I no longer keep it on hand. I could probably attempt a Deshler substituting bourbon, Chambord, and Angostura bitters. But then the question arises: how many substitutions can you make before it’s no longer the cocktail you intended to mix?