Mark your calendars

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I’ve decided that this weekend will be the weekend to switch from manhattans to gin and tonics.

11 thoughts on “Mark your calendars”

  1. I haven’t had a good wopatusi in a long time, which is the delicious and dangerous summertime concoction of a cooler full of fruit drenched in vodka.

    Since Ironic1 introduced semantics to this discussion, I will note the what I call a wopatusi, often referred to as a “wop,” is called a “wopatui” in the Urban Dictionary and defined as a mixture of vodka and “a fruit drink such as Kool-Aid or Hawaiian Punch.” But that ain’t the way we roll in Duluth, is it?

  2. Major Izzy Lessmore

    You’re mixology is good, Sir. But, there are many ways to look at this. I prefer to view this in a Mayan sacred calendaring system which involves the 20 year mixed drink cycles called Bar-ktuns. Currently we’re about to leave the martini cycle which started in the summer of 1989 and re-enter the Laudanum and Absinthe cycle last seen during the Victorian age. Early adopters have already begun.

  3. Kool Aid or Hawaiian Punch? And mar the inside of my igloo with a hideous red stain? I think not. Neverminding the fact that they have completely omitted the fruit, which is totally the fun part. It’s novel to be able to eat yourself drunk for a change.

  4. I believe the plural would be gin and tonics because gins and tonics would imply multiple gins used.

  5. Yes, Absinthe is back (after a century or so of prohibition). But, it’s cheaper to simply drink Arak, which I took quite a liking to on my several trips to Ramallah, Palestine. (Althought I have a bottle of each!).

  6. If I recall correctly our wops were always “bring a bottle of any clear liquor” – not just vodka. It’s funny how many people think Everclear is a good idea.

    My switches will be (but not quite this weekend, since it’s currently 35 out):

    Stouts -> Hefeweizens
    Porters -> IPAs
    Red wine -> Red wine
    Jamo Sours -> Margaritas
    Scotch/Whisky -> Limoncello

    And my favorite…homemade Sangria!

  7. my summer changes are as follows:

    imperial stouts > porters
    stouts > IPAs
    Scotches > Burbons, Domestic Whiskys
    hot coffee > cold press coffee

    i’m also cutting out espresso for the summer.

    and i propose that a “spodie” is the new “wop.”

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