Comments on: El Vaquero: Drink Fresh. Or, Don’t.

By: Boy Named Sous

Boy Named Sous — Sat, 12 May 2007 05:38:06 +0000

For one simple reason: They mask the taste of the alcohol, so people can get themselves ambush drunk. Has nothing to do with quality.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 01 May 2007 16:43:39 +0000

I’d really like to know why Long Islands are so popular.

Yuck, indeed.

By: Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Tue, 01 May 2007 14:59:51 +0000

I think I remember the article saying something about assuming an ounce of liquor each, so they were probably starting out at 400-500 calories. I’d bet they put 4oz mixer in there, which would make for a huuuge Long Island, much stronger than any bartender I know would ever serve a customer.

Wait a minute, why are we debating Long Islands again? Yuck.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 01 May 2007 13:07:57 +0000

Crappy sour mix, from what I remember staring at the bottles at the liquor store, have about 200 calories (basically 50 g sugar) in a 4 oz. serving. That’s nasty.

Simple syrup, on the other hand, if my knowledge of Fancy Science and Basic Arithmetic aren’t failing me, contains 24 g of sugar per ounce (about 100 calories). It has more calories per ounce, but if there’s a drink that calls for 4 oz. of simple syrup, I’m not drinking it.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 01 May 2007 12:26:39 +0000

The liquor and cointreau would amount to around 200 calories I’d say, if you’re using a half ounce of each. The calories from lemon juice are negligible, and a splash of simple syrup and an ounce or two of coke isn’t exactly going to rack up the calories either…

BUSTED.

Their margarita recipe sucks, too. They use four ounces of tequila and some crappy pre-made lime/sour mix.

By: Tek

Tek — Tue, 01 May 2007 01:24:49 +0000

That seems like a lot to me to. Does crappy sour mix really have that many calories?

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 19:30:13 +0000

That Forbes article is bogus. A Long Island Iced Tea at 780 calories? I don’t buy it.

By: :) Karina :)

:) Karina :) — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:53:05 +0000

I’ve waited on hundreds of celebritys (not that the Subway guy is a celebrity) and nobody has the right to act like an asshole.

Robert DeNiro was an absolute doll every time, though.

By: Nicky

Nicky — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:39:59 +0000

What nerve. Jared isn’t THAT big of a celebrity to make those types of demands. And if he is such a health nut, he should know the calories in a margarita. I hope gains the weight back from that margarita you served him.

By: LCam

LCam — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:59:31 +0000

Good God this is hilarious! So does mean he didn’t get his “buy 10 get the 11th one for free” card punched?

By: your hot lover

your hot lover — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 07:21:04 +0000

The guy shows up for a marathon but claims he can merely walk for half an hour.

By: McAuliflower

McAuliflower — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 06:36:34 +0000

Hrmmm… I wonder if he ran it (looking up all results for someone named Jared)

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:47:36 +0000

Kathy, that sounds delicious!

People used to mistake me for Jared back when I had the same glasses AND the same haircut as him. It was quite embarrassing because, let’s face it, he looks kinda doofy.

I had no idea he was a douche! Maybe he just doesn’t know what a margarita that doesn’t contain premade sour mix tastes like.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:16:07 +0000

Let me guess, he ordered a steak, well-done, formed into meatballs, covered with canned marinara sauce on a 12-inch Wonder bread loaf with melted processed cheese for dinner?

By: Darryl

Darryl — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:08:35 +0000

Wow, that’s hilarious. Thank you for confirming my long-held suspicions that Jared is a giant douche.

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:33:00 +0000

Says something about his tastebuds if he can scarf down Subway and Corona…

*rolls eyes*