I was tempted to break the streak and not get involved with the question posed this month which, as far as I can tell, boils down to "...let’s talk about what we drink when not drinking beer." Brewed For Thought asked and - after I go over the openendedness of it all - thought a bit more about it. Sorta.
What do I drink? Coffee every day but only first thing. Not enough water. Not enough tea. Used to. Summer sees a jug of unsweetened green tea holding its place in the fridge. I like juice. I especially like lime juice. Errr... do you see my point? This is hardly thrilling tales. Oh, you want to know about booze? I've written about sherry and certainly port. A jug of Pimms is swell when the unsweetened ice tea is not doing the trick. Cucumber spears, baby. I'd drink more perry if I could get my hands on it. I prefer bourbon to bourbon barreled beer for the most part - usually in a Manhattan, a bit of angostura with a dash of sweet vermouth. Are you enjoying this so far? Good scotch and vodka are former favorites one is now too difficult to enjoy and, after working in Eastern Europe, I gave up vodka the best part of 20 years now. Gin and tonic? Now that can be a well placed decision. Once in a while. And table wine... though I mainly buy that for others.
So, there you go. The obligatory post. I am sure I must have written duller. Just can't think of when. Oh, maybe when I did it in May 2010 when I couldn't think of anything else. Writer's block. You know what that is like.