The Manhattan

Now, my dad has forever used the Manhattan as his drink of choice. Many a time is remembered as having memorized Crown Royal Manhattan on the rocks as his drink order. I had one before but that was after a long night of drinking, so it doesn't count.

The Manhattan
Mostly Whiskey
Some Vermouth
Dash of Bitters

Whenever you want to drink whiskey but not be stigmatized for drinking straight whiskey, it seems that the Manhattan is the answer to all your dreams. Though Fridays is not so much a legit bar as they don't have Angostura Bitters, at least they didna have to ask what was in a Manhattan..

The Manhattan makes a straight whiskey drink pretty smooth... I mean it seems the kind of drink someone wants to order because he wants to mix his whiskey with more booze. It's a good drink, a smooth drink, definitely awesome before a meal

The Stinger

So Friday's is apparently more legitimate of a bar than Buffalo Wild Wings, and as such I was able to partake in a Stinger tonight.

The Stinger
Mostly Brandy
Some White Crème de Menthe

James Bond once ordered this drink, and it boggles my mind as to why he would want a primer drink. This drink seems to be another in the list of drinks that ease you into drinking something straight. The Crème de Menthe really does nothing for the brandy, except give it a burny aftertaste. So Obviously someone invented this drink either to get into drinking straight brandy, or because they had an old bottle of Crème de Menthe lying around and they wanted to get rid of it.

This drink sort of tastes like weak Drambuie--not as sweet and less of an aftertaste. Definitely something I won't have again