Find My Signature Drink

If you ask anyone who knows me, they'll probably tell you it's Coke.  I usually have a can by my side morning, noon, and night.  In fact, I haven't had anything else to drink since Sunday when I decided to switch it up with a can of Sunkist.  Coke is my life elixir.  Seriously.  The caffeine constricts my blood vessels, which does something to my lungs, which makes it a lot easier to breathe in cases of life-threatening congestion.

But what I'm talking about is my signature alcoholic beverage.  My first drinks in a bar were when I was 20 and my roommates took me to their friend's uncle's bar.  I ordered the only two drinks I had heard of, a cosmopolitan and a long island iced tea.  As I learned few people had the audacity to card a girl in a wheelchair, I ordered cosmopolitans.  They seemed more innocent.

However, as I started going out to functions with friends and could order drinks in the open (at 21), I saw a lot of moms with cosmos.  Not cool.  Long islands seemed too complicated for my last year at college, and they were always made inconsistently.  Not to mention that one of my friends hijacked the drink and acted like a total ass after he drank them.  So, I opted for the unfussy rum and Coke.

But, the rum just spoiled by beloved Coke.  Especially the knockoff Admiral Nelson rum that my aide accidentally bought instead of Captain Morgan.  And, really, rum and Coke is just too innocuous.

I tried scotch for a while.  Terrific for getting drunk on, and definitely an attention-getter, but gag-worthy going down the hatch.  Especially since I drink with a straw.  I went to the Manhattan next.  Better flavor, but I broke my femur when, drunk, I asked a drunk friend to help me go to the bathroom.  After that, I wasn't really into drinking Manhattans... or anything.

I do love a good Riesling.  And I have found a great mixed drink.  A local bar offers the Ball & Biscuit Champagne Cocktail, St. Germaine Elderflower Liqueur stirred with The Bitter Truth Orange Bitters and Pierre Delize.  It's amazing.  But it's also once of their cocktails, not mine, and not something I can order everywhere.  

So... the search continues.  Bottoms up!