I'm not sure if it would be right to say that this has been bugging me per se, but since turning 21 back in 2001, I have had very little opportunity to get to know Alcohol. This is mostly due to the fact that I am the one who always drives, so I can never get anything to drink whenever I go out. While drinking at home IS an option, its really just not the same as ordering something to go with your meal.
My lack of acquaintance with Alcohol becomes particularly frustrating when I am presented with that rare opportunity to have some. Because I don't know what anything is. I already know that I don't like beer. And I know I don't care for wine, although I can tolerate it enough to drink it. That really leaves things like hard ciders and lemonades - which I do like, but which are frequently found in grocery stores and not in restaurants - and cocktails. The few cocktails I have had, I actually really liked! But at most places, you have to know what you want before you can order it. This is a problem when I want to try things I have never had before and never heard of.
I am happy to announce, however, that I have made a new discovery! While viewing the menu at a Japanese steak house, Shannon decided she wanted to try a glass of plum wine. To make a long story short, I had a sip... or three. Both of us were so taken with it that we each left the restaurant with our very own bottle of the stuff.
So yay! YAY for plum wine! You go plum wine! You rock.
Posted by Galatea at March 17, 2003 07:25 PMDon't give up on beer too soon; most of my friends who drink could not tolerate beer at 21, but happily chug the stuff at 26. There's some biological reason I think, but hey -- I have an English degree.
Posted by: John on March 18, 2003 03:33 AMI don't know - beer seems to be similar to coffee in a way. Its as if you learn to like it over time - perhaps out of necessity, or perhaps because its the only thing readily available.
I still don't like coffee.
Posted by: Jennifer on March 18, 2003 07:21 AM