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Aristus

(71,921 posts)
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 09:28 PM 21 hrs ago

Friday Night Vodka Buzz. Ask me anything.

Two shots to get the party started. Now, a Rosita. Tequila, sweet and dry vermouth, and Campari. I don’t have Campari, so I substituted Aperol. Yummy!

Just finished a brutal week in clinic. Now looking forward to a week of vacation. I need the break.

I love you all.

And with all these hearts, I feel loved in return. DU Loungers are the best.

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Friday Night Vodka Buzz. Ask me anything. (Original Post) Aristus 21 hrs ago OP
Sounds good, but I'm always disappointed with the aperol for campari substitutions Ilikepurple 20 hrs ago #1
Someone knows their aperitifs. Aristus 20 hrs ago #2
NOW I remember why I bought the Limoncello! I have everything else! niyad 17 hrs ago #12
I was hoping you'd remember. Aristus 17 hrs ago #13
Having a very filthy martini Chicagogrl1 20 hrs ago #3
How filthy? Aristus 20 hrs ago #4
❤️ Chicagogrl1 20 hrs ago #5
I live black olives and Kalamata olives. Just not green olives. Aristus 20 hrs ago #6
Amen 🙌🏻 Chicagogrl1 20 hrs ago #7
That was supposed to be 'like', not 'live'. Aristus 20 hrs ago #8
Do you and Mrs. Aristus have any Valentine's Day plans? 3catwoman3 19 hrs ago #9
Same here. Aristus 19 hrs ago #10
And we love you back. I am so sorry the week was so brutal. What niyad 17 hrs ago #11
It was just very busy in clinic. One of my colleagues is out for surgery. Aristus 8 min ago #14

Ilikepurple

(496 posts)
1. Sounds good, but I'm always disappointed with the aperol for campari substitutions
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 09:42 PM
20 hrs ago

Maybe I’m just not much of an Aperol fan although I seem to like almost every other bitter alcohol concoction. I do like Campari, Vermouth, and pretty much any booze to finish. I also love to add fresh grapefruit juice to this mix with Tequila or various gins. Have a great night!

Aristus

(71,921 posts)
2. Someone knows their aperitifs.
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 09:46 PM
20 hrs ago


Aperol works well in a cocktail of my own invention, the Cascade Sunset. Vodka, tonic, an ounce of limoncello, and a splash of Aperol.

I hope you like it.

Aristus

(71,921 posts)
4. How filthy?
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 09:56 PM
20 hrs ago


Interesting. I like Martinis, and I like olive brine. I just don’t like the two together.

But I respect a person making a variation of a classic cocktail.

Enjoy!

Aristus

(71,921 posts)
6. I live black olives and Kalamata olives. Just not green olives.
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 10:03 PM
20 hrs ago

I don’t know why.

Anyway, nothing like a good stiff drink to end the day with.

3catwoman3

(28,983 posts)
9. Do you and Mrs. Aristus have any Valentine's Day plans?
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 10:48 PM
19 hrs ago

We don't. I bought 2 cards from Trader Joe's - only 99 cents. I wasn't sure which one I liked better, and was going to take them out of the bag before going in the house to hide them, but forgot to do that. So, when my husband was helping to unpack the bags, he saw that there were 2 cards, admitted that he hadn't gotten one yet, so we decided to just stick with the two I'd already acquired and exchange them. They are blank inside, so at least we will write our own messages. I usually prefer blank cards because I'd rather express myself than just sign my name to someone else's sappy words.

When you've been married for 44 years, Valentine's Day is no biggie - .

niyad

(130,800 posts)
11. And we love you back. I am so sorry the week was so brutal. What
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 12:51 AM
17 hrs ago

was going on? What are your plans for the week?

I see that your bittter, at least tonight, is Aperol. Are you familiar with a bitter Amarao Nonino? Apparently the work of two sisters, very herbal.

Aristus

(71,921 posts)
14. It was just very busy in clinic. One of my colleagues is out for surgery.
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 06:25 PM
8 min ago

It will be a while before he’s back. Scheduling is routing his patients to the rest of us, with the result that there are fully booked days every day. No hope of cancellations or no-shows. Those get replaced very quickly.

On the plus side, every single patient I visited with this week was very nice. No unpleasant encounters. That makes up for the killer schedules.

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