That’s The Spirit!
Customer: “Vodka on the rocks.”
I pour a single of the house vodka over some ice and slide it to him.
Customer: “That’s… it?”
Me: “That’s vodka, on ice. Were you expecting something different?”
Customer: “I thought it was, like, a cocktail.”
Me: “On the rocks means a liquor, poured neat, over ice. The rocks are ice.”
Customer: “Oh…”
Me: “Did you want this to be more like a cocktail?”
Customer: “It’s just… it looks like water.”
Me: “Fun fact, the name Vodka comes from the Slavic term ‘Voda’, which means water, with ‘ka’ added at the end, making the meaning ‘little water’.”
Customer: “Oh… that’s kinda cool, I guess.”
Me: “Would you like me to add something to it?”
Customer: “Coke?”
Me: “You got it.”
I turn his vodka into a vodka and Coke. He takes a sip.
Customer: “Much better! I much prefer fancy cocktails!”
It’s a Seagram’s vodka and some cola, but hey, as long as the customer is happy!
