Post #7495 by thejab on Tue, Sep 3, 2002 10:35 AM

It wasn't a tropical drink but I had a bad drink experience recently. It was at the Mel-O-Dee bar in El Cerrito (East San Francisco Bay area). The bar is an old-timer's hang out and it was the last night they had live music (they're putting a pool table on the dance floor!) so we went to hear the band, that plays a mix of big band swing and jazz standards. I ordered a champagne cocktail, which is a drink I would only order in a place where older folks hang out. The surly bartender made a drink with champagne and 7-up on the rocks! It was basically a wine cooler. Ecch! I drank it but I should have sent it back. Needless to say, my next drink was a bourbon and soda.