Place Like Home

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PLACE LIKE HOME

There’s really nothing exciting about how or what I drink when I’m back in my hometown (Redmond, WA). To be honest, my general beverage of choice is always (unless for some ridiculous reason they don't have it) a Mac & Jack’s African Amber Ale. But we're going to ignore that for a second. My parents’ don’t have an extensive bar or anything. Half of the bottles they have are ones I left behind from my "old bartending days" or ones bought for a past holiday party. The other half are different forms of whiskeys and whiskys that my dad has picked up.

So this drink, is really a drink of what I had in my kitchen. I wanted to make something that tasted of home. It's nothing crazy. No fancy preparation. It's really just copying my dad’s ways mainly (which is warming up some whiskey and adding honey to it), and sitting by the fire. “Working on that novel” and being with family. The problem about coming back home once moving away, is that when I do come back, I feel a need to do everything I did before. Again. And again. And again. But when you keep trying to do it all, every time…you miss out on embracing what it’s like to really be home. Slowing it all down and just soaking in the warmth. So. This Thanksgiving break back, I just wanted to actually be home. Sleep in. Sit by the fire. Write. Watch movies with the fam. Eat way too much. Maybe workout. Maybe not. Realizing it doesn't really matter. And have it all be good. 😊

1.5 oz Bourbon
1 oz Grand Marnier
0.5 oz Honey

*Heat all ingredients by the fire and then stir until honey is dissolved. The end.

Drinking Soundtrack: Moon Love by Frank Sinatra