> beans,
>
> I ask because I wonder if it's a regional thing or not. I went to
> Portland, OR, once and ordered a Colorado Bulldog; bartender had
> never heard of it. I've been bartending in New Mexico for longer than
> I care to say, and I've never had anyone order a Moscow Mule. It's
> one of those things that makes me go hmmmmmm.
Not sure on the regional thing, but I have found those that drink rum and coke
with a wedge of lime don't always know it is a Cuba Libre ... ditto for a Gin
Rickey. I had a regular that liked a specific gingerale and preferred vodka
that never called it a Moscow Mule because of confused bartenders. It was
just easier to say "I'll have a Skyy and ginger with a lime please."
I'm not sure if any of this helps, or makes sense, but I hope it does.
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