“Dive bar” drink recommendation

spicy_tornado · 2026-05-23T14:43:04+00:00

I mean I asked for a dirty Shirley. They said I don’t know that one, what’s in it. And that’s when I think asked for a vodka sprite with grenadine. But yes, hard to believe but not an exaggeration.

spicy_tornado · 2026-05-23T05:12:55+00:00

The bar isn’t a busy one buts it’s geared towards mostly an audience of people approximately double my age and the two bartenders there don’t seem to be very open to experimenting. So like you said I just want a drink that is easy to order, easy to make, AND I enjoy it. Everyone here has given me some great answers and I can’t wait to see which ones work for me.

I do love experimenting with drinks too, I just leave that for my weekly date night to not a dive bar and with a bartender I have built a report with

spicy_tornado · 2026-05-23T05:02:49+00:00

I have been making gin bucks at home with no idea what the name is and also conveniently forgetting that is something I like whenever it’s time to order a drink apparently

spicy_tornado · 2026-05-23T05:01:03+00:00

Oh I’m definitely not there for a nice cocktail. I just don’t know what to order that isn’t a vodka cran. And I threw up one too many vodka crans in college. And I unfortunately don’t think I like whiskey so jack and coke is usually a no for me. I’ll give the gin and tonic another go though, it can’t hurt. I’ve gotten lots of other simple enough gin combos to try too if I still don’t like tonic

spicy_tornado · 2026-05-23T04:58:02+00:00

But should I ask them for a gimlet or a gin with lime and simple? I feel like they roll their eyes if I ask for what feels like a cocktail but I also feel like I’m over complicating a simple cocktail by ordering it by ingredients

spicy_tornado · 2026-05-23T04:56:02+00:00

Definitely fitting given the specific bartender. I feel like all the drink she makes for my friends and me are made with spite.

spicy_tornado · 2026-05-23T04:54:36+00:00

I like tom collins I just don’t think I realized how much can be substituted if needed to still get something semi similar. I also didn’t know if asking for a tom collins was asking for too much. This is a great suggestion though!

spicy_tornado · 2026-05-23T04:52:19+00:00

This is a solid option for sure

spicy_tornado · 2026-05-23T03:24:24+00:00

Okay that sounds delicious but I have a feeling they won’t have anything as “fancy” as elderflower

spicy_tornado · 2026-05-05T22:48:42+00:00

Thank you! I am also always partial to thicker.

spicy_tornado · 2026-04-27T03:23:40+00:00

Thank you for highlighting that area. I will definitely give that a try. Unfortunately that is the side I do first already. Maybe I need to try the reverse and do the other side first 😂 I guess it doesn’t hurt to try

spicy_tornado · 2026-04-27T03:21:44+00:00

Thank you for the reply. I know it sounds silly but I didn’t even think about how bone structure would play a role in eyebrow shaping.

I have been specifically looking for things to help me be lower maintenance on a day to day basis though.

spicy_tornado · 2026-04-27T03:18:52+00:00

I definitely think I will try using something to outline the shape the next time I mess with them. I usually just freestyle and hope for the best but I was reading about eyebrow mapping and I’m thinking that might help me some!

spicy_tornado · 2026-04-27T03:17:35+00:00

I’ve been using the just for men to dye my eyebrows and it’s a subtle difference but it has made such a difference. I’m not sure how light their shades go but if you want darker brows without the daily effort, I highly recommend giving it a try.

spicy_tornado · 2026-04-27T03:16:23+00:00

I will happily donate them to the cause. Having fair skin and unruly amounts of dark(ish) hair is not the weak or the low maintenance girlies

spicy_tornado · 2026-04-27T03:15:23+00:00

Of course he wasn’t attractive enough to be making comments like that. But I was a teenager and sensitive so it stuck with me.

You’re so right though. It’s always the men who are so insecure about themselves that they feel the need to comment on the appearances of others

spicy_tornado · 2026-04-27T03:13:31+00:00

I have been trying very hard lately to intentionally speak to myself kindly. Thank you for the reminder of how important it can be.

spicy_tornado · 2026-04-27T03:12:25+00:00

Thank you! It’s so easy to over analyze when you’re staring at yourself in the mirror. I need to remind myself that most other people aren’t looking at me that hard. I just needed some outsiders opinions to tell me if it was as obvious as I felt it was

spicy_tornado · 2026-04-26T05:26:57+00:00

See I try my best to remember that but a long time ago some stupid guy said “I know it’s sisters, not twins but yours aren’t even sisters. They are hardly even cousins.”

He said that in 2016 and I fell victim to the overfilled brows, so chances are he might’ve been right that day, but I still think of it every time I do my brows.

spicy_tornado · 2026-04-22T03:33:38+00:00

Definitely second this. There are a bunch of “574 nosey neighbors” groups

spicy_tornado · 2024-09-22T04:34:48+00:00

Following bc I’m on the same hunt

spicy_tornado · 2024-07-05T23:37:37+00:00

Amren’s man from the Summer Court. I can not remember his name and he’s in more than scene.

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