Cinco de Mayo

[MarkEdwards]

Is it really so bad to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Kentucky straight rye (Handy), French calvados and beer from Dubliln (Guiness) and England (Samuel Smith's)?

[callmeox]

Is it really so bad to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Kentucky straight rye (Handy), French calvados and beer from Dubliln (Guiness) and England (Samuel Smith's)?

Who wants to tell him? I don't have the heart to do it.

[RegChumpington]

Not in the least. A good friend of mine was articulating her off-holiday-celebration rule to avoid crowds:

St. Pat's: Mexican food

Cinco De Mayo: Irish pub

For my part I hit a great Belgian pub/grub in downtown LA then went scotch-heavy with sku on cinco, with (the worst) Japanese whiskey (ever, if not the worst whiskey period) and a stellar rye as well.

Keep it interesting.

[G.H.Adams]

Sounds to me that you had it figured out. I stayed inside and could still hear the music coming from the park.

[moose]

Cinco de Mayo I had to have the obligatory tequila. I'd rather be in your situation than having to lug down tequila. I say there is nothing wrong with any of the drinks you have in questions, just so long as you have a drink (or more) for the holiday.

[MarkEdwards]

Who wants to tell him? I don't have the heart to do it.

Don't much care for 'traditional' drinks for Cinco de Mayo, so made do with what I like. So there. :cool:

[callmeox]

Don't much care for 'traditional' drinks for Cinco de Mayo, so made do with what I like. So there. :cool:

That wasn't it. :grin:

[cowdery]

Since Cinco de Mayo celebrates a victory over the French, the calvados may have been a bad idea.

Beating the French may not seem like much to celebrate, but it is Mexico, after all. You take what you can get.

The Cinco de Mayo problem isn't, of course, Mexicans. It's the Mexicans-for-a-day who, much like the Irish-for-a-day, make it a good day to just stay home.

[SMOWK]

Who says you can't stay home, make up some good tamales, and drink a lot of Tequila?

[craigthom]

Who wants to tell him? I don't have the heart to do it.

[ebo]

My daughter's birthday is on Cinco de Mayo. We always have her BD party on the weekend of Cinco de Mayo.

My wife always makes Margaritas for the occasion, but us men always drink beer and whisk(e)y instead.

[MarkEdwards]

The Cinco de Mayo problem isn't, of course, Mexicans. It's the Mexicans-for-a-day who, much like the Irish-for-a-day, make it a good day to just stay home.

Yes, we are surrounded by the Mexicans-for-a-day, who also think throwing empty Corona bottles in the parking lot is a good idea. I hope they are the first ones to drive over the broken glass in the morning when they are already hungover and late for work. :smiley_acbt:

In all fairness, I do believe they were AIMING for the dumpster, but one's aim only seems to degrade after the first case or two of Dos Equis.