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Aristus

(70,631 posts) Fri Aug 22, 2025, 09:20 PM Friday

Friday Night Vodka Buzz. Ask me anything. [View all]

Just got a new bottle of a Polish potato vodka called, appropriately enough, Chopin. Pretty good. Two shots to get the party started. Now, a Harvard cocktail. Brandy, sweet vermouth, lemon juice, grenadine, and a dash of Angostura bitters. Yummy!

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Friday Night Vodka Buzz. Ask me anything. [View all] Aristus Friday OP

Chopin? True Dough Friday #1

Yes! Aristus Friday #5

If you had to bequeath something you own, you would cachukis Friday #2

My library. Aristus Friday #6

Defines you, admirably. cachukis Friday #9

I do. Aristus Friday #11

I be assure you that I believe, Bristlecone Friday #14

I haven't. Aristus Friday #15

Perhaps you have heard Rumpole's catchphrase. He refers to his wife as niyad Saturday #16

I didn't know that was Rumpole. Aristus Saturday #20

But of course she is! There are t-shirts with that phrase on them. niyad Saturday #25

Next time I see a woman wearing one, Aristus Saturday #27

Just wave mentally. I will know. niyad Saturday #33

When I wave mentally, I make a funny face. Aristus Saturday #35

Hmmmm. Well, we cannot have that! You will just have to tell me if you niyad Saturday #36

Sure. Aristus Saturday #37

Have you and Floyd R. Turbo ever considered opening an eating and drinking establishment? bucolic_frolic Friday #3

That would be a lot of fun! Aristus Friday #7

Proportions, please. I finally bought limoncello. Had everything else. niyad Saturday #18

Two ounces of vodka, three to four ounces of tonic water, Aristus Saturday #21

Yummmmm, thank you. Shaken, stirred, over ice, layered? niyad Saturday #26

Stir gently over ice. Aristus Saturday #30

Excellent. I have seen those as well. There are also the permanent niyad Saturday #34

Some Stoli over ice with a twist. Mme. Defarge Friday #4

It's already been released. Aristus Friday #8

Stoli has that charm had by no other. cachukis Friday #10

My SO (Significant Other), Mme. Defarge Friday #12

I can understand why. cachukis Friday #13

Yeah. Just the same as whiskey is Gaelic for 'water of life'. Aristus Saturday #22

uisce beatha niyad Saturday #28

Thank you! Aristus Saturday #31

Then there is Akavit Mme. Defarge Saturday #38

And we love you back. How was the clinic this week? niyad Saturday #17

The best week I've had since I started with my new employer. Aristus Saturday #23

I am glad, because I remember you telling about last week. niyad Saturday #29

Unless you have physical or psychological conditions that say you must not. Wolf Frankula Saturday #19

I visited with a patient yesterday who is recovering from a car accident Aristus Saturday #24

I hope she recovers, and cleans up her act. niyad Saturday #32

I thought of you when I posted the Wonkette Happy Hour of the Week niyad Saturday #39

If it was interesting, I'm glad it made you think of me. Aristus Yesterday #40

But of course. Check it out, and let me know what you think. niyad Yesterday #41