I was having dinner with my amazing Little while I was back home for the 4th of July and thought of some really great advice that was too funny not to share. It has to do with almost every twenty-somethings favorite hobby: drinking.
Did you know that Red and White are not the only two flavors of wine? That all you can drink for $7 does not exist outside your favorite college bar? That some bars don't even serve Fireball shots?!? Well REALITY CHECK!!! Get ready for the world of adult drinking :)
So here is my magical piece of advice: Know your go-to drink. It's as simple as that. In the world of not dive college bars you request a mixed drink by the mixer and BRAND of liquor. So if you order a Vodka and Cranberry at a nice bar you are getting wells vodka and its $6. If you say Tito's and Soda, you get a quality liquor and it cost you $8. So moral of the story is, we are getting older, hangovers hurt even worse than in college, and well drinks are gross. So pay up the extra dollar or so and order like a big girl.
This is applicable to the working world because you will more than likely enjoy a few adult beverages with your boss at some happy hour/dinner/holiday party in the future As they sit and contemplate which $100 bottle of wine they want to order, you will feel like a newb if the waitress asks what kind of liquor you want in that Whisky and Ginger and you draw a blank so you say "whatever is fine". That is NOT going to taste good....
So move away from your college drink and try an IPA over a Budlight, learn the difference between a Pinot Noir and a Merlot, find that perfect liquor that's in budget but doesn't leave you hungover the next day.
As an aside "Always Drink Responsibly" and don't ever drink and drive.
Cheers!!!
Stephanie
