Went out for a quiet drink the other night. It was all going rather well, until one of our party asked me what I wanted to drink. As I sat there pondering, a wave of apathy swept over me, as it often does and, of course, I chose to indulge myself in it.
"I can't be arsed to choose." I said. That sounded so sluggardly that I quickly added "Get me something I've never had before." To make it sound like I actually had an 'interesting and adventurous' personality.
The consequence was that I had to sit and wait while both of my companions excitedly fled to the bar to have a board meeting with the bartenders over what to buy me. Quarter of an hour later I was presented with this:
A nosebleed in a glass. I had to guess what was in it. Obviously there was a form of Irish Cream which had been mixed with some vile bodily secretions, causing it to curdle horribly and turn a putrid fleshy magenta. I was chirpily informed that this particular beverage was called 'Gorilla Snot'. I wonder why.
With the whole experience now behind me I can reliably inform you of several facts:
1. The other mystery ingredient is in fact Port.
2. Calling it a 'drink' is a little misleading. It's more of meal in a glass. I was literally using my cocktail stirrer to spoon the mixture out of the glass like alchoholic porridge.
3. Don't be intrigued. It's not one of those looks horrible but tasts quite nice drinks.
4. If you really must try it, don't bother with the ingredients. You can experience this drink yourself by simply being puking into a pint glass and sipping your own lumpy sick.
I'm sure there's a lesson here, if I could be bothered to look for it. Anyone else had any interesting drinks?
