Post #649249 by Atomic Tiki Punk on Thu, Aug 23, 2012 10:15 AM

On 2012-08-23 09:57, TikiHardBop wrote:
What usually works for me is to work from something people already know. I ask them for a cocktail, any cocktail, that they have tried and liked. I then proceed to make it for them "the right way". From margaritas to martinis to heck, even a rum and coke, having a drink made the correct way with good ingredients usually impresses them enough for them to trust me with the next choice and so on.

What's really satisfying is after a few visits, they will be asking for a something "strange" like a sazarac or Negroni (or most recently a Mary Pickford) without any prompting at all. I think the biggest problem is just education and exposure. We insulate our kids completely from cocktails growing up and then send them off to college where all they learn is liquor and soda or horrible punches made in a garbage can.

So your giving your kids well crafted cocktails? :wink: