It may be time to design and market the coupestraw, an elongated straw skewering one or more cones to hold extra goodies. “I’ll have the Bloody Mary with patty melt and onion rings. My friend will have theirs with tacos al carbon and black beans.”
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Chicago hot beefy Mary! Dipped!
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We almost exclusively use Dolin back home; the gins vary depending on mood. This summer, Bryk gin has been lovely for martinis, and my BFF brought a bottle of Opihr when she visited.
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Are a waste of my stomach’s capacity for liquid. If I want fizzy alcohol, I’ll take a classic G & T, thankyouverymuch.
I’ve given hard seltzers a fair trial. They don’t serve very well as a washer-down of food, and if I have to sip on something that isn’t wine or a cocktail, I’ll take a nice, cold beer.
I’m no fun at all.
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I just came over here to post this same article.
My martinis are 6:1 and I am guilty of an over garnished Snapper but it was my brunch. Usually I add nothing but at this moment a stick of celery. A stick of jerky (if I have some) or a couple of green olives is nice.
ETA: Did anyone see that article about the Oscar Meyer wiener straws?
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Au contraire. Those who drink hard seltzer are no fun. Yuck.
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As usual, blanket pronouncements are stupid and no fun. 
I like New Belgium pink lemonade seltzer. There! I said it.
I tried unsuccessfully to order a dirty martini at a movie theater last night, due entirely to reading this thread.
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Sorry. I apologize for my generalization. It’s just that when I am visiting with folks drinking hard seltzer, the only palatable alternative for me is usually water. I am sure you are fun, and pink lemonade could be the missing ingredient.
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That looks amazing.
A favorite from Carolina Beach, NC.
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I wonder how much of this garnish will someday find its way into a martini. “Three patties, griddled, not charred.”
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All I’ve tried are various iterations of Claws.
Well you’re clearly an old fart 
unlike my twenty something kids and their cousins who drink this foul stuff by the case. Though I am beginning to think my efforts and drinking style might be rubbing off on my son. We went out to dinner the other night and he ordered a Negroni, one of my favorites. Could have knocked me over with a feather.
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Ha! Hope springs eternal …. 
My students are that age 
I was just joking. No offense taken.
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That’s awesome. Good drink. You’ve trained him up right and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Sure have noticed the same in younger gens. Either some seltzer, or one of the apple drinks. I do like some Angry Orchard stuff. Can only handle one or two, though, unlike the brews I really enjoy.
I figured, but I really do need to mind over generalizations, also micro aggressions. Speaking and writing with thoughtfulness are important to me.
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You are in the minority. That’s nice.
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That’s an eye opener. Never had sherry in one. I love good sherry, though.
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