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I'm a water drinker, and for an exciting evening? Chamomile tea. Water and herbal teas- that's my poison.

It's funny! I've always said & felt the same exact thing that Claire posted. No umbrellas! And definitely no produce sections bobbing in my elixirs. Of course, any tropical holiday is totally the exception!

For me? Holiday cocktails! By this, I mean a drink that seems to be in perfect unison with my setting. I certainly don't mean this in a snobby way at all! Just in a fond, warm memory-kinda-way. Think of it as a liquid postcard.

My favorites?

*Brandied Keoke Coffee curled up in front of a roaring fireplace, in the Awahnee Hotel in Yosemite. Mmm..even my memory is all snuggly & blankety.
*Hot Chocolate with Butterscotch Schnapps, or a Peppermint Patty after snow boarding or ice skating, in the Ski Lodge in Park City, Utah & Vail, Colorado. (Hot Toddy's are wicked Thera-Flu.)
*Frothy Chi-Chi's lounging poolside, or sunbathing on the beach in Maui (the umbrella exception comes into play!)
*Singapore Slings on the Island of Java, and Bali (after a few of these, I swear we all spoke the same language!)

And my usual for any spot?
*Belvedere martini, straight up & with a twist
*Sapphire & Tonic

My signature drink used to be a Cosmopolitan. I don't think I could ever down one again. I'm certain of that!