"and all your friends will be there"

The Poem

Oh No - Robert Creeley

If you wander far enough
you will come to it
and when you get there
they will give you a place to sit
for yourself only, in a nice chair
and all your friends will be there
with smiles on their faces
and they will likewise all have places.

The Beverage

Bourbon & Cider

Here in Wisconsin, fall is upon us. I’m not quite ready for hot drinks because I will have months of winter for those. This is a drink for lazy people who enjoy liquor. I am both lazy and enjoy liquor.

Instructions:

Pour some bourbon in a glass. As much as you’d like.

(I usually buy Bulleit. That’s just what I’m used to buying. Use what you like. It can be regular whiskey. Doesn’t matter, honestly. I also pour a stiff drink. I’m not bragging or even humblebragging, it’s just a quality I have. I also have a knack for ordering the booziest drink on every menu, like the one that’s just a bunch of alcohols mixed together.)

Pour cider on top. Stir or don’t.

(I like a local, unfiltered cider — the kind that tastes like an orchard — but again, use what you like. Trader Joe’s also has a really good unfiltered cider from Honeycrisp apples. That’s what is in my fridge right now.)

Then drink it. You’ll probably want two.