Headache's gone! Time for Friday Night Vodka Buzz. Ask me anything.

[Aristus]

Two shots to get the party started. Now, a classic Whiskey Sour. Bourbon, or blended whiskey, lemon juice, simple syrup, and a marischino cherry. Yummy!

I have bourbon, but I decided to use my Johnny Walker Black Label. My first, and likely only, bottle of JW. I find it overrated. (And understrength. Less than 44abv…) I’m just trying to use it up. Not a sippin’ whiskey; better for mixin’.

The Whiskey Sour was my very first favorite cocktail. It still satisfies…

[yellow dahlia]

1. Glad you're feeling better.

A whiskey sour is such a tasty cocktail.

One of my first favorite cocktails was a Bacardi cocktail.

They are both so "old school".

[Aristus]

2. Definitely.

I love an Old Fashioned, too. That is considered the ultimate conservative favorite cocktail. I’m a far-left liberal, and I love a good Old Fashioned.

I should get a bottle of Bacardi. It has a higher abv than a lot of rums. I’ll try it out in a Bacardi cocktail.

[yellow dahlia]

3. Have a chill evening...and weekend.

[Aristus]

4. And you!

[Marthe48]

5. Are you going to put a steak on your eye?

Glad you recovered in time for the buzz

[Aristus]

6. Terrible waste of good steak.

Wow. Thanks. Now I’m craving steak! 🥩

[Easterncedar]

7. My dad made the best whiskey sours

But I think it might be more properly called a whiskey flip. It was made in the blender with frozen OJ and lemon juice and ice and an egg (hence flip) and whatever whiskey or whisky he had on hand and some crushed ice. Sink a maraschino cherry in that in a champagne flute and your holiday morning was a happy place!

[Easterncedar]

8. P.s I think I am going to have a nostalgic Easter morning

So, do you celebrate any other day but Friday?

And I am glad you are feeling better. Is your eye in the state to terrify children? (I had that once.)

[Aristus]

10. I only drink on Fridays and Saturdays.

I have to set limits, or I’d drink all the time.

[Easterncedar]

13. It's good to have limits, so I hear.

But I actually won't be doing the nostalgic thing, much as I enjoyed thinking of my father's festive concoctions. (He also made a delightful Welshman's Ramos Fizz, a recipe lost to memory.) i don't drink spirits much in my old age, although there will be a nice wine with the dinner tomorrow.

[Aristus]

15. A nice glass of just the right wine can be a sublime experience.

🍷

[True Dough]

9. How many headaches do you typically get per year?

As a young man, I usually only suffered 2 or 3 per year.

As someone now in his 50s, I'd say it's up to one every month or two.

Not a troubling number, but definitely on the rise compared to decades ago. Never crippling headaches, fortunately, pretty mild.

Enjoy your weekend, Aristus!

[Aristus]

11. Once or twice a year, I'll get a persistent, low-grade headache

that lasts a few days, responds poorly to ibuprofen or Tylenol, and then goes away. When one sets in, it’s not even a question of being able to make it through a day of clinic; it’s about not even being able to get up get dressed, and drive to the clinic. That’s when I call out.

[True Dough]

12. At least they're rare for you.

I'm fortunate because my headaches almost immediately respond to ibuprofen or Tylenol.

[CTyankee]

14. Nice little bar scene for seniors here at my retirement home! I don't go to their Happy Hour but I have my half glass of

Pinot Grigio at dinner. We're all old and happy.

And, in the immortal words of the Monty Python skit, "We're not dead yet!"

[Aristus]

16. If I ever find myself in a retirement home, it had BETTER have a bar!

[CTyankee]

17. Hubby and I love it here. I don't have to cook and we both have everything we want.

Ya know, you WILL get old (fingers crossed) and unless you want to live alone, one of these places is great. Minimum housework and cooking.And at our place, you also get happy hour with a piano player.