Last night my flatmate, Jules, made Whiskey Sours. I would say a core component of making cocktails is to live with a drink-making expert, which I do, but these only have three ingredients so it’s pretty easy.
“It’s 50ml of whiskey (Jules used Jameson), 25ml of lemon juice, 25ml of egg white and one bar spoon of sugar. Shake it really hard in a shaker, wet shake, (which is with ice) so everything foams up, then you drain the drink you’ve made into a glass with ice" and that's it. Ta-da. It was really delicious so shoutout to Jules.
Okay, confession time, I’ve spent the last two/three years avoiding alcohol. Once I didn’t have the excuse of being a young student anymore and with a hefty commute into the city (drive, train and THEN tube), I just never found time to squeeze in a drink, even when I was pulling long hours at the local pub (bUt YoU wOrKeD iN a PuB). I really just lost my taste for it too and that made quitting easier. In the beginning, and in general, people made their comments ‘how can you not drink?’ ‘how do you possibly let off steam?’ ‘do you ever have fun?’ How do you make it through the week without a glass of wine??’ but then, over time it didn't really matter. Wine also fucking sucks. There were occasions when I did have a drink, like on my birthday or at Christmas, but all in all, booze was off the cards. I experienced silver linings for sure: saving money (duh), a chance to sample the world of mocktails (Seedlip is horrific don’t let anyone tell you otherwise), no hangovers, no headaches and most importantly waking up the next morning with a full record of everything that happened the night before.
All that being said, moving to London changed things. I stopped looking at every booze-related moment as an opportunity for something bad to happen and started to consider… what if? I drip-fed alcohol back into my life and chose to drink on occasions that felt right, gauging how much I was going to have based on present company. A rule of thumb for me? If the vibes are off, I never drink. If the vibes aren't off, I never exceed more than three drinks. If I'm with someone I trust fully (family and like two friends) the limit does not exist. I'll never be drunk drunk again though.
So, last night my flatmate, Jules, made Whiskey Sours.
Other bits:
I'm still watching the Walking Dead Lord save me
I bought a springform tin yesterday so I can make cheesecake - stay tuned.
BYE!
Lauren x
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