Twibations in the Twilight Lounge!

What up, thirstybirds! The inspiration for this week's beverage comes directly from Forks, WA! The Twilight Lounge (above The Lodge, and owned by the folks who own Dazzled by Twilight and run Twilight Tours) had a list of "Twibations," and on that list was none other than a drink I already had chosen from my app but hadn't yet made! I didn't try any of these while I was in Forks (mostly because I didn't know what was in them and the bartenders were far too busy for me to chat them up about what was in the drinks), but here I present one for your drinking and reading pleasure!

The Twibations menu

The backside of the menu

What's this???
(I have to admit to being intrigued by "Renesme's Birth")

I have a recipe for that!!

I present to you all: the Suffering Bastard (or, according to the Twilight Lounge, just "Jacob").

The 'lets got everything ready (for some reason they were very enthusiastic about this drink):

And now I need to determine how much 1 oz is in my new Forks shot glass! So I filled my measuring shot glass with 1 oz of liquid.

Alright, so 1 oz is just to about the top of the circle. Now we're ready to begin!

1 oz gin

1oz rum

1/2 oz lime juice

1 oz ginger ale

a dash of bitters
(and try not to make a mess like me)

Stir

Cheers!

Hmm... it's really bitter. My dash of bitters might have been more than necessary, but I'm also thinking there's (relatively speaking) a lot of lime juice in this. It's sour, but not bad, just not at all sweet. I don't like gin and tonic, but I'm thinking someone who does would like this drink... although then I asked TH to try it to test that theory and he said it tastes like paint thinner, so maybe not. However, it got much better as the ice melted and the drink watered itself down. So: not bad.

A new thumb verdict! Started out bad, got better.

While in Forks, I mostly stuck with my standard bar drink: the Malibu (rum) and Coke.

Yum!

I tried not to overdo it because I can't actually handle getting drunk these days. I tend to feel like shit for at least the following day, and I can't sleep (at all) when I'm drunk, which doesn't help things. So I played it safe and had a great time with all my fellow h00rs! Cheers, bitches!

What did you drink in Forks (if you were there)? If you weren't there, what on that Twibations menu might you have ordered by name alone? I'll try to find out the recipe if there's a clear favorite. Mwah!

I think hangovers are the body's way of telling us we didn't drink enough to still be drunk when we woke up the next day. — Tidewater Joe