Drinks Your Bartender Won't Hate You For Ordering

A Bloody Mary is a vital part of your five a day.

We should all probably drink a bit less booze. We all know it’s not good for us…but it just tastes so good.

Oh, gin. I just can’t quit you.

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But asking for healthier cocktails that are still boozy is a tricky subject. Because no one wants to be that dick at the bar asking if they can have a “healthy version of a Chocolate Flip”.

Way to make a bartender wish death on you and your family: Ask if they can make a cocktail on their menu but with, like, fewer calories, you know?

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So we asked a bunch of bartenders and industry experts for healthy drink suggestions that won’t make you look like a total tool down at your local.

We talked to gin distillers, brand ambassadors, bar owners, and, of course, a LOT of bartenders. They’ve all spent a lot of time in bars, both in front and behind, and know a thing or too about their liquor.

Here’s what they suggested.

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A gimlet

“The original lazy bartender’s ‘cocktail’ – many’s the time I’ve lobbed one of those at a customer who said ‘surprise me’! It’s a wicked bit of a ‘70s throwback too. At one time these were seen as the epitome of cool.

"It’s made with gin and lime cordial, both of which are full of healing properties. Lime cordial, specifically Rose’s lime cordial, was invented here in Edinburgh and has considerable stomach-settling properties. Any bartender worth their salt, upon being informed of someone’s stomach complaint, will have a lime and soda on the bar quicker than you can say gastroenteritis, while gin and its older sibling jenever were used as a medicine for hundreds of years.”

– Paul Donegan, brand ambassador for Pickering’s Gin, Edinburgh

Instagram: @theginqueenau

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