Grey Goose or Ketel One for me. When I drink with my Polish friends it’s vodka and pickle juice. An acquired taste!
Vodka and pickle juice is what the old folks used to drink. Now, I’m nearly 50, and that is what some of the old timers would drink in the taverns when I was a youngin.
I don’t think I ever tried it.
That and a huge jar of pickled eggs on the counter. And beer with tomato juice or a raw egg in it.
BTW, every Chicago neighborhood used to have its own tavern, and you could tell what type of neighborhood you were in, by the tavern. Well, they all had Old Style signs on the door, but I mean, they would be Irish, or Polish or German.
Daley closed down most of those bars, but they were a fixture here in Chicago for many many years. You could always find the men in the neighborhood at the tavern. Wooden walk in coolers, wood floors, old scarred up bars.
To this day, I can recall the smell of the neighborhood bar from when I would go get the old man and bring him home.
Another funny thing, the beer drinkers all drank their beer in these little glasses. I bet they were like 4 oz tiny glass cups, with a shot on the side. I reckon the beer was more of a chaser than anything else.
When I got back from the service, I wanted nothing to do with them old time taverns, and by the time I did, they had all but closed down, and the neighborhoods became diversified.
That vodka and pickle juice sent me on a trip down reminisce lane. Thanks for that!
Yep, Ketel 1, stored in the freezer. very good.