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Alcoholic beverages to imbibe under a bridge, or in a van down by the river
What are your favorites?
Funny Question: Can You Read CIMs Buzzed?
Sitting on the tarmac now after throwing back a couple whiskey gingers at the AA lounge. Have a CIM I should to read, but not a ton of time pressure. I've been internally debating, "can you read a CIM buzzed (4 deep), and remember enough to make reading it worthwhile"? Curious what other anonymous...
What are everyone's New Year's Eve/ New Year's plans.
Another simple question what are everyone's plans or what is everyone doing for the night. Or people who are already in 2020 what did they do.
Exotic whiskeys?
Curating a list of whiskeys to try. Really enjoyed a japanese whiskey called Nikka From The Barrel, planning on buying a bottle of Kavalan (Taiwanese whiskey). Would be great to get your guys' suggestions.
Recommended Drinks?
Landed a second round interview with two VPs in a boutique firm. I am supposed to have a formal interview with one of the VPs and go out for drinks after. Any recommended drinks for someone who doesn't drink that often? I don't want to kill the post-interview vibe when it's time to hold casual...
What is your favorite drink?
What is everybody's favorite (alcoholic) drink that you will usually get when going to a bar or drink casually at home.
Do you Drink at Work?
I came across an older, but interesting article which addressed a highly important topic (sarcasm): Alcohol in the Workplace. In this article, Alcohol in the Workplace: Cool Trend or Risky Policy , the author observes the tradeoffs of allowing drinking at work. Surprisingly, the article states that...
How To Get a Drink at a Busy Bar
Some of you older guys might be wondering why I would post something like this. The answer is that the younger guys need to hear it. That, and there is far too much shit being directed at Goldman for me to choose from, so I'll default to my second favorite topic. As a former bar owner and "sufferer"...
Blitzed, Smashed and Drunk: Drinking for the Modern Monkey
Welcome to Blitzed, Smashed and Drunk , WSO’s new blog about all things alcohol related. It’s a celebration of alcohol, a veritable treasure trove of recipes to be tried out, a collection of useless facts, tips and suggestions to survive the next day, an education on more than just what it is...
Blitzed Smashed and Drunk: Simple Steps to Make Cocktails
There is nothing better than a well-made drink. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a perfectly steeped green tea, a glass of fresh homemade iced tea or a perfectly constructed cocktail, a well-made drink always tastes better. At the bar, it is very easy to get a well-made drink; at home, that may...
Blitzed Smashed and Drunk: The Great American Lager
There is something to be said about The Great American Lager. The King of Beers, except for a brief marketing ploy at the turn of the millennium, has been the title held by AB/Inbev’s own flagship beer, Budweiser since the 80s. I’m not necessarily one to disagree with the moniker for marketing...
Blitzed, Smashed and Drunk: The Last Word
I thought it would be a cold day in hell before I wrote signing praise about something from Detroit. While the city may be a mess and rife with crime, the public pension totally shot, and home to sports baseball and football teams who haven’t hoisted a championship in over 50 years, it is home to...
Blitzed Smashed and Drunk: Cocktails to End the Summer On
Labor Day marks the end of the “Summer Season”. No more white after Labor Day. The Seersucker Suit gets put back in the closet. We may still have an Indian summer to prolong the warmth and feel of the summer before slowly easing us into the fall. The start of the NFL Season is right around the...
Happy Hour Recap: August
Happy Hour Guest: "This place is a bit more expensive than the Galway Hooker, isn't it?" Me to She: "Have you paid for a drink yet tonight?" Happy Hour Guest: "No..." Me: "So there's no problem, is there?" If it wasn't for WSO on this Friday night, 48 Lounge would have been empty. The modelesque...
Blitzed Smashed and Drunk: Season Creep, Pumpkin Beer and Boston Brewing
Over the last few days, I’ve noticed something in my local beer store. Maybe you guys have noticed it too. Pumpkin Beers are slowly appearing on the shelves. Pumpkin beers mean the season is changing. Except when I look out the window, read the thermometer in my car or even look at the calendar, I...
Blitzed, Smashed and Drunk: A Guide to Recognizing Your Cocktails
I’ve never been a big fan of ridiculous cocktail menus. Actually, that’s not quite true – I happen to love a ridiculously huge menu because I find them thoroughly enjoyable to peruse and really figure out what I want but I don’t like it when I’m out with a group of friends. While I tend to...
Blitzed, Smashed and Drunk: A Beginners guide to Brewing, Distilling and Winemaking
Making Alcohol can definitely be a labor of love. It is definitely labor intensive. It’s a time consuming process. It can be financially intensive and the economies of scale don’t always favor the small producers. It takes a long time to perfect and if you make one mistake, it can ruin...
Blitzed, Smashed and Drunk: Drinking Songs for Drinking People
Just to change it up this week… it’s always fun to start things out with a song…
Blitzed, Smashed and Drunk: And the Secret Ingredient Is
Chopped. Iron Chef. Master Chef. Throwdown! with Bobby Flay. Sweet Genius. Cutthroat Kitchen.What do all of these have in common besides being cooking shows? At one point or another, during the course of the competition, the contestants are shocked and surprised with the ingredients they get or the...
Blitzed, Smashed and Drunk: Better Drinking Through Chemistry
Happy Tuesday after the 4th of July to everyone! I hope you all had a good long weekend and were able to drink some good beer. I went 10 for 10 on the BSD Top 10 Americana Beers over the long weekend and am proud of it. I did some grilling and cooking and it got me to thinking. As I grilled up a...
100 percent pure vodka devolped by iowa state professor
A professor at Iowa State has created a vodka that apparently won’t leave you a useless sack of shit the following morning. Professor Johannes Van Leeuwen claims to have developed the first ever 100 percent pure vodka. So this guy is basically the Heisenberg of vodka. From the Globe Gazette: " The...
Drank all night, breathalyzed and under limit? Wut?
My firm held a networking event last night and I definitely drank more than 15 craft beers of varying sizes over a period of 4.5 hours. About a week ago I had been drinking and almost crashed driving home, so last night I decided to have a coke light with ice every now and then to not get too drunk...
Nectar of the Gods: the finer points of Single Scottish Malt
After a busting your ass at the office you may want to kick back and enjoy the finer things in life like for example gorgeous women and Scottish Whisky. Of course the former is often revealed to you after copious amounts of the latter, or at least that’s how your tale will unfold. While at the bar...
CNBC Knows Very Little About Beer
Few things make ITF’s blood boil more than a shoddily-constructed, inconsistent, poorly-explained “best of” list. You should have heard my reaction to Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Artists List, or 500 Greatest Songs list (or really, any list put out by them). You’re honestly left...
WSO NYC Happy Hour: Fri., 4/19 6:30pm (Metalheads Welcome!)
It's that time again--WSO Happy Hour time! NYC Chairs In The Flesh and guerrillagrrl will be in attendance, and all are welcome. ITF will be around to celebrate and answer questions about his new website, headofmetal.com, a passion project that he is especially excited about—WSO metalheads are...
There was a time it [WallStreet] was rugged?
I'm sure some of you have read about this by now: excerpt form 'The Buy Side' It basically describes the insane models/bottles (really, ho****s and blow) lifestyle of one particular wall street trader late '90s - mid 2000s. Obviously, the press will represent this as a typical wallstreet story, when...
How many times have you insanely binge drank?
How many times have you insanely binge drank?
Sloshed: How to Drink Before Noon
best thing I real all day... from newyork.grubstreet.com One of my favorite things about drinking in the morning is just how purposeful it has to be. At night, you can simply have a drink without need for any particular reason. But between the hours of, say, 5 a.m. and noon, society demands you...
Drunken Lullabies
Monkeys, Recently I was arrested while under the influence and will likely have some mark on my public record. Nothing serious, just a really stupid decision at the wrong time and place. Anyway, suppose that I am graduating this spring and currently have an internship; I have a full time offer upon...
Alcoholic Speculation
Alright so I've been thinking about this for awhile and would like to hear what some of you monkeymen (and women...I guess) think about it. The price of a particular libation usually increases as it ages (obvious, I know but stay with me). How feasible would it be to buy a variety of physical,...
For you Alcoholics
http://dealnews.com/Whiskey-Stone-9-Pack-for-6-5-… great deal.
Intelligent People Drink More than Dullards
I have a feeling I'm gonna need a catcher's mitt for all the monkey shit about to be flung by the WSO readers who don't enjoy the occasional toddy quite as much as I do. Don't shoot the messenger, guys, but it appears alcohol consumption - often and in vast quantities - is a mark of higher...
Four Loko Is the Devil
I'm looking to hear from the college monkeys today, and any Streeters that fall into the "bro" category who might have an opinion on the matter. For the past few weeks I've been hearing about Four Loko and all the ways it's hastening the decline of Western Civilization, and I need to know if this...
How do you actually enjoy yourself at a club if you're not drunk?
Just wondering. Is it possible?
What’s your poison?
After a long day at work, few things can beat having a good drink to relax. As you hit the couch and open the bottle, the aroma greets you like a seducing temptress. And man do you want to give in. Pouring yourself a glass and giving it a whirl, the scents tease and allure. You succumb; sipping,...
Heavy Drinkers Outlive Abstainers
"There are more old drunkards than there are old doctors..." - Benjamin Franklin As if you needed another reason to partake in Wall Street's culture of booze (well, some of you do ), a recent 20-year study has concluded that heavy drinkers live longer than people who don't drink at all. So there....
Special Accreditation
Technically I am a 'Certified Jameson taste tester' since I was picked randomly out of my tour group to sample their whiskey while visiting the distillery in Ireland. Cons of including it in my resume: Unprofessional Makes me seem like an alcoholic Pros: The people I know in banking really like to...
Abstaining from alcohol in the business world?
Fellow monkeys, I am curious to get your insight on a question that's been bothering me: Is it that much harder to succeed in the business world without drinking alcohol? Networking often occurs at bars after work, where everyone lets loose and has a drink. Only problem is, I don't drink. I've been...
After Work Cocktail Party!
Please share this invitation with your coworkers and friends in support of the Women's Venture Fund. Women's Venture Fund cordially invites you to an evening reception honoring VIVIENNE TAM Please join us for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres and an opportunity to shop the spring collection. 10% of all...
What is "life" like at a normal HFT firm?
Hello WSO , I've been lurking here for a while, this is my first post. So I just got an offer as a software developer from one of these prop trading firms in Chicago, and it seems like a sweet place to work. The only thing is how there seems to be overall a lot of men for each woman. Also, their...
Drinking during Lunch?
What are your thoughts on having an alcoholic drink at lunch? This isn't about getting plastered, but enjoying a drink to go with your meal. Also, how is this issue viewed across areas such as Consulting, PE , IBD , S&T , Fortune 500, etc...
Favorite Whiskey/Scotch
I was curious to see what everyone's favorite Whiskey/Scotch is. Personally, I'm a big fan of Johnnie Walker Black (haven't had the blue), Lagavulin (great single malt), and of course Makers Mark (classic). Include the price per bottle if you know it.
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