Why Bloody Marys Taste Better on an Airliner

The only time I drink tomato juice is on a plane. Interesting.

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I never liked the ones on planes, so I stopped drinking them.

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I drink the frick out of them, flying gives me an excuse to drink in the morning.

Every couple of years this study/report comes out. Few years ago there was a really interesting seminar at Tales of the Cocktail about the history of air travel through cocktails. Irish coffee being one of the most important links between the two. See also, why airline food is so bad.

Anyway these two brand reps were talking about just how hard it is to serve a good drink in a pressurized cabin at 35,000 feet.

Further rambling: one of the best bars in the country, and certainly for any airport, is One Flew South in ATL, Terminal E.

Never had one on a plane but the ones at Canal Bank are pretty hard to beat while on the water.

Every now and then someone also writes about how many people order ginger ale on planes, but never drink it otherwise.

Here is one. LINK

I really, really want to like Bloody Marys because they seem extremely refreshing for brunch and socially acceptable

I guess I'll stick with a screwdriver.

United's bloodies are ratherdisgusting. Whatever canned stuff they use is pretty nasty. I'll have one at the airport before boarding, but onboard I just can't drink theirs anymore.