Message 27740 of 39188 in General Discussion

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> Perhaps much of this is about regional drinking, too. Do you think 
> Western Americans are used to tasting a strong belt on their first 
> sip? Would they think that their bartender was inept if they ordered 
> a rum and coke on the East Coast and got it mixed? I now live in 
> Texas where people regularly order Colorado Bulldogs - a perfectly 
> good White Russian with a big splash of coke on top. I never heard of 
> it before but I'm real familiar with it now, that's for sure. 

I'm going to second Josh here, stop making this about "regional drinking".  
The only real regional differences between one part of the US and another is 
the popularity of certain drinks.  Occassionally there are brief trends in 
particular styles or forms of entertainment (i.e. magic surges up for a bit, 
then disappears again), but none of them are consistent and lasting.  As far 
as drinking preferences go, this one isn't regional and is rather an 
"old-school" method that has fallen between the cracks.  Something like this 
will never be regional because there are too many people moving back and forth 
between both coasts, there's already too much blending of 'regions' to hold 
onto any such abnormalities.

I'll also drop in that I've been up and down the west coast and in vegas and 
I've yet to see a bartender do this.  I'm sure it's done (because I have heard 
of it before), but it's obviously not in any wide circulation on the west 
coast.

I would also add a thought to the ?physics? of this...Depending on how you add 
the second pour (or how you portion it), and of course what ingredient you're 
adding it to, you can make the top and bottom of the drink taste very strong.  
Just soft-pour/float the second alcohol pour so that it doesn't splash too 
much into the drink.  It doesn't take much on the top to give it a strong 
taste, while sticking straws into the drink will give them a strong bite 
(though not quite as bad).  You just need to control how the alcohol is 
distributed (and with ice in the drink, it holds it's place very easily).

-- 
Cody