re: Worst cocktail blunder you ever experienced

My biggest problem with an OF is people putting soda in it. I've gotten to where I wont order an OF in a new place because 9/10 it's just not how I drink em.

One night at a steakhouse we frequent very often I ordered a Basil Hayden on the rocks (this is what I always order) with him and every other wait person in there. this was before we even ordered apps, waiter brings me Bailey’s OTR, he said that’s what I had ordered, and maybe I did. I said I’m not drinking this shite before dinner, he said “I wondered why you ordered it” I told him next time to wonder out loud. I paid for it but it was ruined by the time we finished dinner.

I mean weird mix up.... but there was probably a better way to handle that, man

I may not have conveyed that the entire mix up,was pretty lite hearted. It was just weird to get a Baileys before dinner when you are expecting bourbon. There was absolutely no hard feelings or any uncomfortable moments. I very well may have mis-spoken and ordered the wrong thing, just was kind of funny.

At least all the components were there I feel like a mojito is an easy one to frick up the proportions and basically end up with kinda minty rum syrup

This isn't a cocktail but once at J Alexander's we had a waitress who was obviously new. We ordered a bottle of wine for the 4 of us at the table. She began pouring and completely filled up the glasses. The bottle was gone by the time she got to the last person. I don't know why we didn't stop her, I guess it was too funny. She was embarrassed but we were all family so we just poured some out of each glass into the empty one.

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I feel like a mojito is an easy one to frick up the proportions and basically end up with kinda minty rum syrup

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A problem I've had with ordering Mojitos is that often they don't muddle the mint leavess, they freakin' destroy them into little bits and stir the whole thing up-- little bits of mint are all over in the drink. Yuck. They are supposed to stay as whole leaves in the bottom of the glass.

A very common is order a Scotch (Dewar's, since I'm mixing) and Seven(-Up). Waiters (not bartenders) always seem to hear "Scotch and Soda".

Ordered a cranberry juice and vodka with a shot of Blue Curacao (made it purple) at The Columns during Mardi Gras weekend just past. They actually used "cranberry juice" coming out of the pistol grip, which was PINK colored and weak. Never seen that before and wasn't happy with it. Thankfully, after I mentioned it to them, they started using the real stuff from a bottle.

Which was good, because I went and ordered about 3 of those (doubles) each day.

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NYC is plagued with “speak easy” mixology type bars. The majority of the time it’s a bunch of overly sweet random bullshite mixed up $20 cocktails.

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If someone labels them self as a mixologist or is wearing a leather apron behind a bar, it's my signal to just order whiskey neat. This tells me:
1. The drink is going to take 10 minutes to make
2. It's going to be some overly complicated, non-nonsensical garbage
3. it's going to cost no less than $15

Elsie's Pie and Plate sent out a Sazerac......on the rocks.