It's always five o'clock somewhere

[Fwiffo]

Nope, nope, nope.

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I would go with Seedlip if you want a botanical non alcoholic spirit. I don know if that made it across the border.

 

[Dropbear]

non alcoholic spirit.

why???

 

[Fwiffo]

why???

Sobriety is a blessing brother.

 

[Dropbear]

Sobriety is a blessing brother.

Drinking pretend drinks makes as much sense as snorting lines of pretend Charlie or dropping pretend pills.

 

[Fwiffo]

There are zero alcohol bars opening up here catering to the Gen Z and health crowd. As someone who avoids sugar from a diet many many diets ago it doesn't work well for me but it's a lifestyle choice.

Back to crap pinot grigio tonight.

 

[Fwiffo]

Pelee Island merlot. $7.95 per 750ml bottle on final clearance.

 

[Fwiffo]

Broke my Thu-Sun drinking ritual yesterday. Went out with someone younger who kept adding shots of whisky to glasses of wine. He ended up falling asleep at the last bar we went to. Literally closed his eyes sitting on a bar stool. Didn't fall off.

 

[Dropbear]

Cold beer on an empty stomach.

 

[Fwiffo]

There was one summer many moons ago where it hit 40c and I was on a small street lined with tiny independent restaurants. I stopped by this Mexican place that didn't have air conditioning and had about 6 bottles of Negra Modelo. That was the first time I realised beer was refreshing. It was hot, humid and you were constantly sweating but the beeds of cold condensation around that bottle kept it tolerable.

 

[Dropbear]

My barber gave me a Japanese whiskey and a local IPA today. Drinks were good, will decide in the morning on the haircut!

 

[Fwiffo]

I only remember giving my barber booze and not the other way around.

I bought a clearance 1.5l bottle of red wine from Folonari. Somehow I finished the whole thing yesterday.

 

[Dropbear]

I only remember giving my barber booze and not the other way around.

Most hipster barbershops here will give you a drink before your haircut. My new guy is unusual in that he has a small bar area and will also serve a limited range of whiskeys as well as craft beer. Also unusual to be offered a second drink.

Looking for some good martini recipes, for someone not really into gin and vodka. I had a Vespa in Atlanta which was good (heavy on the lemon) and a decent dirty martini.

 

[Fwiffo]

I've heard of it at high end clothing stores. I think they need a permit here to regularly serve alcohol. You can apply for a one-time permit though. And if you're going through the cost and bureaucracy of getting a permit you might as well serve other things. I've seen barber pop ups inside restaurants/bars though - sometimes because it's dead or sometimes because it's in the basement.

 

[Dropbear]

I've heard of it at high end clothing stores. I think they need a permit here to regularly serve alcohol. You can apply for a one-time permit though. And if you're going through the cost and bureaucracy of getting a permit you might as well serve other things. I've seen barber pop ups inside restaurants/bars though - sometimes because it's dead or sometimes because it's in the basement.

Here, all the licensing is around selling alcohol. You can give it away for free to customers without any more regulation than in your own home. Sit makes the whole experience more fun, everyone likes their haircut when they get a little buzz and they make up for the expense with generous tips.