I have a friend who orders the same cocktail every time he goes out. Without exception, he drinks Captain and Cokes. It's his signature drink, and it even earned him the nickname of Cap'n Rummy. Not the most original concoction, but damn if it isn't consistent.
I wish I had a signature drink.
I know I like certain cocktails more than others, but when someone asks me, "What'll you have?" I never have an answer on the tip of my tongue. Sure, I like a good martini, but you can't really drink those all night. I'll drink just about any beer (unless it's super-cheap and looks like water), and depending on the season, I might enjoy a vodka lemonade or a Bloody Mary.
But what I don't have is an old standby that I can order in any situation, at any bar, at any time of the year. For a while, I thought that Captain Morgan and Seven Up might be my signature drink, but truth is, it doesn't really blow me away. It's tasty, sure, but not "signature drink" worthy. I'd say the Michelada could be my signature drink; only problem is that no one knows how to make it.
I guess I do have a signature shot: tequila. It reminds me of Arizona and Mexico and fun. But order a couple of those and you're guaranteed a short night.
I'm certainly open to suggestions for a signature drink, and I'm a little ashamed that at the ripe old age of 32, I need to open this discussion up to our Talkbacks. Here are some ingredients that I detest … everything else is wide open:
- Gin (tastes like gasoline)
- Whiskey (tastes like cologne)
- Scotch (see above)
- Tonic (tastes like Malaria medicine)
- Grapefruit juice (tastes like barf)
Please, won’t you help find me a signature drink?
Andy is the president, publisher and founder of OnMilwaukee. He returned to Milwaukee in 1996 after living on the East Coast for nine years, where he wrote for The Dallas Morning News Washington Bureau and worked in the White House Office of Communications. He was also Associate Editor of The GW Hatchet, his college newspaper at The George Washington University.
Before launching OnMilwaukee.com in 1998 at age 23, he worked in public relations for two Milwaukee firms, most of the time daydreaming about starting his own publication.
Hobbies include running when he finds the time, fixing the rust on his '75 MGB, mowing the lawn at his cottage in the Northwoods, and making an annual pilgrimage to Phoenix for Brewers Spring Training.
