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Just like your car and attire, your cocktail of choice says a lot about your taste, attitude and motivations. Subconscious or otherwise, the drink is a product of a decision and becomes a symbol - perhaps not one you even intended. So we're going to run through some popular and delicious cocktails and decipher what you think it says about you vs. what it actually says about you, proving once again that generalizations are fun. Bottoms up.
Manhattan (Whiskey)
What You Think It Says About You: You're a sophisticated, well-heeled Manhattanite who will spend a fine night volleying witticisms and stories of gross indulgences.
What It Really Says About You: You're just glad that you didn't spend your formative drinking years during Prohibition.
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The Daiquiri (Rum)
What You Think It Says About You: Ernest Hemingway loved a good drink, particularly a Bacardi rum-based cocktail, one variant of which - Papa Doble - was named for him. You think by consuming the flavor, you'll be as bold and brilliant as he was.
What It Really Says About You: To quote Hemingway, you "drink to make other people more interesting."
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Martini (Gin)
What You Think It Says About You: Tuxedo or not, you're a James Bond disciple who exudes his mentality merely by carrying around the legend's signature cocktail.
What It Really Says About You: You really, really love telling a bartender "shaken, not stirred." (Just know that the best of us on a good night can pull off Pierce Brosnan, but Sean Connery is on another plane.)
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Margarita (Tequila)
What You Think It Says About You: You're somewhat of a tequila aficionado and, in the summer, enjoy dabbling in a festive libation with some fresh lime juice and other fruity flavors.
What It Really Says About You: You enjoy Mexican food and like getting drinks in a blown glass.
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Old-Fashioned (Bourbon)
What You Think It Says About You: You're a throwback - a sucker for rustic, 19th- and 20th-century Americana, a modern man with a pre-modern sensibility.
What It Really Says About You: You like Westerns.
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Corpse Reviver #2 (Gin)
What You Think It Says About You: Crafted as a "hair of the dog" hangover cure, the popular second edition of the anti-zombie concoctions contains several ingredients that include absinthe. You will do what it takes to get the job done.
What It Really Says About You: You have an important meeting that day. Or you might have a drinking problem.
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White Russian (Vodka)
What You Think It Says About You: You think you're living out a scene from "The Big Lebowski," and that if you drink long enough, you'll end up on a couch with Jackie Treehorn or in a bar, absorbing sagacious bits from Sam Elliott.
What It Really Says About You: You're on the right side of the spectrum comparing "post-dinner-drink enthusiasts" and "takes drink recommendations from movies."
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Long Island Iced Tea (Everything)
What You Think It Says About You: You like a tall, stiff drink and possess a taste bud for every type of liquor.
What It Really Says About You: If you decide to have more than one, you are going make at least one more bad decision.
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The Sidecar (Brandy)
What You Think It Says About You: The Sidecar originated in either Paris or London in the 1920s and some disagreement also remains with respect to the drink's proportions. ("Look at me, I am sophisticated.")
What It Really Says About You: You hate America. Just kidding. (But not completely.) -
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Sazerac (Rye whiskey)
What You Think It Says About You: You're a cocktail insider whose playbook goes beyond mixology standards and into the realm of discretion.
What It Really Says About You: You might be right.
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Mint Julep (Bourbon whiskey)
What You Think It Says About You: You're a Southerner who enjoys cool, sweet comfort and some greenery in his glass.
What It Really Says About You: You love the Kentucky Derby.
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Monkey Gland (Gin)
What You Think It Says About You: This cocktail does not contain any monkey testicles. However, it was named by a doctor who devised a technique involving grafting monkey testicle tissue into humans for longevity.
What It Really Says About You: You love bringing up monkey testicles at cocktail parties.