Poison.

After almost a week since the last drinking spree my friends and I had, I think I am coming to my senses why I am sick until now.

You see, Nica dubbed me as the official bartender in our group. (Which I think is really appropriate since I am the one who owns the mobile bar.) Anyway, during JR's last birthday, I made Bacardi Classic for us. It was such a hit that Nica wanted the same thing for her birthday too. Unfortunately, a couple of nights before her own party, she was amazed when I showed her my infamous flaming Kamikazee, thus scratching out the Bacardi Classic on her party. And therefore the unopened bottle was becoming lonely in their kitchen so she called us up Monday to continue her celebration, and to give Wilma a chance in on her little shindig.

As much as fun would have it, little did I know that my bartending skills were a little out of control that night. Seriously. I thinked I poured in too much Bacardi in the mix. And on top of that, I allowed a simultaneous shot circus to happen.

I have no idea what came into me when I took Nica's dad's suggestion of drinking shots together. When we drink, it's the usual shot glass carousel. But not that night. Wilma loved the idea so much that we had a more than a dozen shots in a span of an hour and a half. (Well, three for Em since she gives up easily during drinking sprees.) More than a dozen (I lost count), and Wilma and I were down. Haha! As we ran out of drinks, we ended up like this:

and this:

 If you're curious, I'd like to share the cocktail recipe here. It's the original Bacardi Classic recipe from way back, but of course, my mobile bar, Trix & Nix, has its own version that we aptly call GG, which we do not serve in a cocktail glass. ;-) Oh well, I'd share more on that next time. Here's Bacardi Classic, along with a little more information about the drink, and hope you have a good time drinking it. I know I did. ;-)

Only Bacardi rum should be used to make this drink. In 1936, a temporary injunction to restrain a New York hotel and restaurant from selling Bacardi cocktails unless they contained Bacardi rum was denied. The company then won a permanent injunction at the New York Supreme Court later that year.

Ingredients:

1 2/3 oz / 5 cl Bacardi white rum

1 oz / 3 cl fresh lime juice

1 teaspoon grenadine

Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake.

Strain into a cocktail glass.

Garnish with a cherry on a cocktail stick across the glass.

Serves 1.

Cheers! :-)