Enter The Graveyard

Amazing really, for as far as we know it isn't really what you would call a birthday drink. True, the last time we actually had a Graveyard was in May, during otousan and 'Vin's birthday, but that wasn't the usual birthday drink in the first place, the Flaming Lamborghini was. Lemon and us decided for the Graveyard ourselves and even then we (futilely once again) learned just why we said we'll never do the Graveyard again.

So...how is it that, when asked what drink we were to get a particular birthday boy, Adrien and us decidedly said, "A Graveyard!"? And much to our surprise no one else seemed to know what is a Graveyard except that it sounded ominous. Much riffling of the drinks menu and claiming that they can't find it. Thankfully our trust in the bartender wasn't let down.

So for the rest of y'all who still have no idea what generally goes in a Graveyard drink:

• Triple Sec
• Proof Rum
• Vodka
• Gin
• Tequila
• Bourbon
• Scotch
• Beer
• Stout

The pure purpose of a Graveyard is to economically kill your brain cells, doing in a couple of glasses what normally takes a whole lot of cocktails or a couple of bottles of really good red wine. So for someone who doesn't normally drink...the evil that was us decided that this would be just the right thing to get him going. :D

How did we ever learn of this drink? Still remember it well. Somehow NJAPF heard of Bangkok Jazz and wanted to check it out, and so somehow the Graveyard caught our attention on the drinks menu. And so one was ordered, and it wasn't long before this tall glass with the cross-shaped straw was served before us.

That first time was fine. Really. We were still sober, we all could still drive about and such, and actually were at Zouk before we all decided against paying the entry fee.

However, the second time we were at Bangkok Jazz was after lad's birthday, there was definitely more Graveyards involved. We only remember the first two Graveyards out of the supposed four, and uttering something along the lines of, "Because got no more Graveyard, so must order a Pina Colada!". It could have been the other way around, but we do think it involved some coconuty drink. We were a gone case before the night was done (our worst to date).

To think that that would have thought us a lesson about ordering the Graveyard ever again. Well it does have its purposes (brain suicide), but maybe we ought to explore the possibilities of using shooters or tequilas instead next time.