(CW: uses of humour and alcohol as part of healing from abuse and trauma.)
A dear friend has recently come through a traumatic breakup, wherein her surprise-covert-narcissist partner refused to leave her apartment for a couple of weeks and became suddenly horrific in words and actions (she had the resources to take herself elsewhere and see his behaviour for what it was, thankfully). He's out of the picture now, and as part of healing she's throwing a house party. What is a good thematic cocktail we can make for the occasion?
Starting points:
- Bitter experiences, sour tastes, ice-cold servings, shaken-but-not-deterred etc.
- He is a violinist and busker, and a fair bit younger than she. Textbook narcissistic personality disorder traits and behaviours apply.
- She's a sex psychologist who has seen it all and loves a good close-to-the-bone pun, so for her in this specific context there are no holds barred on poking fun at the trauma/abuse, toxic masculinity, age gaps, awareness/regret, revenge fantasies, projection, gaslighting, bad sex, inappropriate thoughts, etc.
- She likes gin, whisky/bourbon, Campari, bitters, chilli, olives, gherkins, chocolate, berries, mandarins, coffee, bacon . . .
- I was pondering making a matched pair of cocktails, one to farewell the dark past, and one to welcome the dawn of a bright future.
Thanks for your ideas - I will share the recipe for whatever we create!
(We're in a part of Australia where there is good access to a variety of cocktail ingredients and it isn't a public health risk to have a party at the moment) |
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