One of the reasons it was low key is that the bartender shamed Jena and I into drinking gin. Jena very courteously asked for a light vodka drink to which the bartender replied, "Well vodka doesn't really taste like anything. How about I make you a gin drink that will make you like gin?" Given that we've been drinking vodka together for about the last decade, Jena and I are aware that vodka really doesn't taste like anything. That's probably why we like it. We're also not big gin fans, but being faced with this question in this chic bar, we both buckled under the shaming and accepted the gin drink. It wasn't too bad but I prefer the "Dark and Stormy" we followed it up with.
The moral of this story is: know thyself. And don't let a pretentious bartender talk you into something you know isn't your favorite.
The moral of this story is: know thyself. And don't let a pretentious bartender talk you into something you know isn't your favorite.
