2010 is the year of the shot. Energy drink-infused libations are so two thousand and LATE, and Buckhead bars are not shying away from two ounce portions of thrown-back drinks.
Step into an Irby Avenue dive bar and you’ll see four foot tall drink towers, reminiscent of old school Slushie machines, that quickly dispense Purples (or Reds, or Blues…) as fast as the tipsy blondes can scream out an order. At around $5 a pop – which is a little steep for a colorful, sugary shot that comes in a plastic cup – they taste more like Kool-Aid than vodka, and will most likely contribute to that bus-on-the-forehead feeling the next day.
Worth it? The young professionals seem to think so. Nowadays, the 29 year olds are acting more like 19 year olds, drinking the way they did in Athens or Statesboro. Going out on a “school night” doesn’t matter anymore and Buckhead bars make it easy by opening six or seven days a week and offering drink specials that are appealing to those trying to act ten years their junior.
Don’t act your age – buy your new friends a round of shots, or seven, and deal with that hangover the next day at your desk. You’ll impress your peers, obtain fruit juice stained tongues and may or may not regret it in the morning. All the cool kids are doing it…
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