first Gin Tonic

recently watched an animation...the Bartender

it is about the interesting role of a bartender...
first of all...what do we visualize when we talk about bar?
noisy drinking den with flashing neon, loud music, cigarette smokes or live sports telecast?

in the story...the bar is a place with two extreme...
at one end...it is a meeting place for happy people...
at the other...it is a hiding place for sad people...

in a bar...a sad person can be disconnected from the outside world...and have a peaceful place to rest...and in this story...with the help of the bartender...

how many cocktails do you know...or tasted?
martini? the glamorous tequila 'pop'? margarita? bloody mary? long island tea?
do you know every cocktail have their own story? their origin?
and each cocktail has its own purpose...this is what the animation is all about...how the sensitive bartender "prescribed" the appropriate cocktail to help his troubled guests...

Gin Tonic?
it was said to be rejuvenating...

today i made one for myself...not that i need any rejuvenation after work...
just that coincidentally i found an old bottle of Beefeater Dry Gin in my dad's wine cabinet...and Gin Tonic is one of the easiest to mix...

i'm not really an expert...but i find this gin tonic thing good...
could be due to the fruity gin (not sure if i'm correct), the ice, the slight bitterness of the tonic, and the lime...the combination is really refreshing...or should i say rejuvenating?
after the first sip...the after taste will tempt you to have another, and another, and another...
and of course, combined with some good music, relax me a little after a day in the OPD...

i also found old bottles of Smirnoff Vodka and Bacardi Superior...got more things to try out...
oh no...i'm becoming an alcoholic...

(Beefeater is said to be a smooth but inexpensive gin...how can you have a 47% alcohol drink which is smooth and not burning your throat? try a sip of Beefeater neat)