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Friday, December 31, 2010
What are the best “girly” drinks?
My husband brews his own beer. It’s an interesting, messy hobby, but the downside is that he and I have divergent tastes when it comes to beer. I like lighter beers (color, not calories) and those that have flavor without being too bitter, like Blue Moon and Stella Artois. He’s a nut for dark stouts like Guinness and lagers like Heineken. I can usually take a sip of these and appreciate their qualities but I could never drink a full bottle, pint or glass.
Yes, having a beer lab in the kitchen has inadvertently turned us into beer snobs. There are worse things in life. I’m a bit amazed that I can correctly identify the difference between a lager and a stout.
I rarely drink as it is, having burned out most of my lust for alcohol in my early college years, but when I do, beer is not my adult beverage of choice. I typically opt for “girly” drinks.
My first choices are Mike’s Hard Lemonade and Smirnoff Ice, whichever is available, in pretty much any flavor. My mom is also partial to Mike’s, but she’ll only drink the original lemonade flavor.
When I’m celebrating something, I’ll usually have a margarita. For my birthday a few weeks ago, we went to a Mexican restaurant and I got an enormous mango margarita that my friends had to help me finish. But we don’t have a functioning blender at home, so margaritas are still special-occasion-only for me.
And if I’m just having a drink with dinner at a restaurant, I’ll usually get a rum and Coke or cranberry juice with vodka. (Funny story: When I was younger and heard people refer to rum and Coke, I thought they were saying Roman Coke.)
As you can see, I like ‘em sweet, and knowing how many calories a typical girly drink contains is enough to keep me from over-consuming. But I know other women who avoid all things frozen and fruity in favor of beer or wine. I respect that. In most other areas of my life, I’m not a girly girl anyway, so to each her own.
Did I leave out your favorite drink? Tell me about it in the comments below - chances are I have probably never heard of it.
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