bourbon crawl

in the nature of catching up on the past semester's fun, we are taking things back to a chilly february weekend where T planned out a bourbon crawl in okc for my birthday. we sampled cocktails at some of my favorite happy hour haunts with our friends and it reminded me of how much i love this gang of goofs. at each stop, T coordinated a different bourbon-themed cocktail for us to sample which, coincidentally, turned out to be some of my picks i usually sip on. 

first stop: the pritchard

cocktail: 'the final ward' aka 'the last word' with bourbon instead of gin

verdict: the cocktail to start our night with - yum!

[the final ward]

second stop: nic's

cocktail: the sazerac

verdict: i just love a good sazerac, it truly is hard to beat. that being said, i don't have them all too often as they are my go-to cocktail for leisurely sipping.  

[the sazerac]

[inadvertently becoming inspired to retell my own drunk history of ona judge]

[the old fashioned]

third stop: r&j supper club

cocktail: the old fashioned 

verdict: old fashioneds are pretty much one of my top four drinks aside from a sazerac, bourbon neat, or a quality manhattan. you really cannot go wrong with this cocktail in my book. 

final stop: o bar

cocktail: the author six

verdict: this one was the sweetest of them all and, to be honest, was a bit too much after the other cocktails. i was caught off guard by the bacon and orange juice hitting my mouth so, i stuck to a glass of bourbon neat instead. 

[a bourbon chaser and the author six]

all in all, it was a great night that was filled with loads of belly laughs, toasts, hugs, and the ones i love, oh so, dearly. and what a great way to say, hello 32!