Weirdest Drink Ever? July 11, 2009
Posted by geoff in News.trackback
So I’m knocking back a beer at Tantalum with lurker/occasional commenter Mr. Matamoros, when he suddenly proclaims that garden-variety beverages will not suffice. Whereupon he challenges the bartender to make him something “odd and exotic.”
She leaps into action, grabbing Blueberry vodka, sparkling sake, Thai basil, 7-up, and something else that I like to think looks like floating shredded bacon. And this is what resulted:
Mt. Fuji Tour Guide
Impressive, no? But was it a fluke?
So he asks her to do it again – something equally odd and exotic. At this point he’s also mumbling something about being “a shining love-God,” but though I always strive for accuracy and completeness in my reporting, I doubt that his demands for his “rightful tribute” are entirely relevant.
In any case, here’s what she concocted:
Ta Fizz (Ta = "Tantalum")
At first glance it’s not nearly as impressive. But look a bit closer:
That stuff in the middle isn’t just denser bubbles – it’s this stringy, elastic, morphing white stuff that reminds one of…of…
Well, I’m not gonna say, but if you think of the lonely life that many bloggers of a particular gender lead, you’ll get the idea. Mr. M. didn’t finish that one.
…and he seemed to forget all about his rightful tribute.
Jeebers, how much did those things cost?
And why didn’t you post a picture of the hot bartender?
And anyway, what the heck is a schmuck like you doing in such a fancy place?
Oh, I forgot, you’re famous now. I knew it would go to your head.
Good bar tending, like great cuisine, has evolved into
CHEMISTRY!!
THERMODYNAMICS!!!
PHYSICS!!!
Watch the Food Network.
I’m guessin’. Is the floating bacon stuff actually sun-dried tomatoes???
Say HI to Mr. Matamoros for me iffin he is still around.
Could be pimentos.
Pimentos. Yea. Figuring it’s something that comes in a jar that can be kept in the bar’s refrigerator for awhile.
If Mr. Matamoros ever wakes up, I’ll see if he remembers what the floaties were.
The floaties were muddled blueberries…the thai basil made the drink taste rather odd, but before I knew it, I finished it and asked for another (the TA fizz)…the drinks cost $10 (not too outrageous…)
I would have guessed about $18 in a place that swanky.
…And for the record, I did not say that I was “a shining love-God”…it was more like a “gawd-damm sexual Tyrannosaurus Rex”…
Hi Mr. Matamoros.
G.D. Sexual T-Rex, huh?
Bar tender musta been cute.
Bar tender musta been cute.
Let’s just say that the landscape was lush, and game was plentiful. It was a magical, mystical place, unspoiled and natural, teeming with life.
My wife wanted to try making something called sassy water.
Here is the recipe.
Personally, I thought I was drinking a salad.
I’ll stick to red wine or gin for my healthdrinks
Hi, Cathy!
The bar overlooks the marina, they have comfy chairs and serve refreshing beverages…it makes for a lovely watering hole for the local wildlife…around (and just after) sunset you can observe the curious mating rituals of H. Sapiens (Long Beach tribe).
Lizard sake? It’s old.
Obama declares to Africa: End tyranny, corruption
HAHAHAHA! Well, that ought to take care of that.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090711/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama
“Yes, you can–stop killing each other with machetes.”
What a shock, Eddie, you tried a drink called “Sassy Water” and it tasted gay?
HAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA!!!
Next, Eddie is going to try Sissy water, Pi$$y water and Pu$$y water.
He is adventurous that way.
Obama declares to Africa: End tyranny, corruption
Hello? Africa is an effin CONTINENT!!!
The obmamessiah complex continues…
Let’s just say that the landscape was lush, and game was plentiful. It was a magical, mystical place, unspoiled and natural, teeming with life.
If current gigs don’t pan out, Geoff, try your hand penning crotch-novels.
But were the drinks any good?
I have had 4 margaritas planning on #5 in a few min. Tokillya is good!
needs triangles
^
John has been lurking.
Hey, John, what happened to MacStansbury.com?
I used to lurk there. It was a good blog.
My first drink was the Pomegranate mojito…it was pretty good…tasty and refreshing, but it drinks too fast. My second was the Mt. Fuji Tour Guide…the alcohol was more noticeable, not as sweet as the mojito and the Thai basil gave it an odd tang, but quite drinkable (I did finish it). My last drink there was the TA fizz…the salted rim, kinda put me off as it did not match the beverage…didn’t finish that one as geoff notes above.
My first drink was the Pomegranate mojito…
Mr. Matamoros, I must commend you. After meeting you in Denver, I had no idea you were gay. But now, it is refreshing to know someone who is so open and secure about his gayness. My hat is off to you, sir.
Hey, if it means that my wife might be interested in me for a few moments, I’ll drink damn near anything.
But, next time, I’ll just drink tap water and eat a salad.
IB is known throughout the blogosphere as a welcoming, open-minded place where people from all walks of life can come here and mingle with like-minded folks regardless of race, creed, color and sexual…Awww, gimme a break!
Michael is nothin’ but a low-down, double-dealin’, back-stabbin’, larcenous, perverted worm!! Hangin’s too good for him! Burnin’s too good for him! He should be torn into little bitsy pieces and buried alive!!!
He should be torn into little bitsy pieces and buried alive!!!
How do you keep the pieces alive while they’re buried?
*thinks about an array of beeping medical equipment standing in a field, with lots and lots of little IV tubes running into the ground*
>> IB is known throughout the blogosphere as a welcoming, open-minded place where people from all walks of life can come here and mingle with like-minded folks regardless of race, creed, color and sexual.
Give me time. Behavior change is not easy.
Re: MacStansbury.com
Ace.mu.nu – [tons of people] + [ability to code a CMS properly to keep out Male Enhancement product advertisements] = MacStansbury.com
The lack of tons of people is what happened. I may try something somewhere else sometime, but I think AOSHQ and its various subsidiaries are doing the job, fighting the good fight.
And posting stupid videos.
And generation EOE complaints, apparently.