Mission

I spent last night in Manchuria.

This is the best place to go in Melbourne for any non beer alcoholic drink. It is also a highly suitable place to go for a beer.

Last night I perused the cocktail menu thinking "What's the hardest thing they've got?'. A drink called the Zombie leapt out from the pages advertising itself as the hardest thing they've got. It showed plenty of promise, being a mix of several types of rum. The house limits consumption of this drink to two per person per night. It had a lot of things to live up to, not least of which was the $25 price tag.

I can say that while it was a pleasant drink, it failed miserably to be the bullet that would do me in. The first sip makes you think something's about to happen, but before too long the bottom of the glass is reached without anything at all happening.

The proof that this drink is a pussy cat can be seen in my feminine company nailing two without raising a sweat.

We can do better. We must do better.

I have made stronger stuff before, a drink called the French Pirate.

This is no component of this mixture that is not alcoholic.

The active ingredient is dark rum. Orange Curocua takes the edge off the rum taste and brut champagne makes it all go straight to your head. If I could find a way to improve the fucking horrible taste, I could be onto a winner. Replacing Captain Morgan with something a hobo couldn't afford would be a good start.