Cocktail party

Long dresses

Black ties

Fake smiles

Polite nods

Posh voices

Smug people

Need drink

Find bar

Chunky glass

Big Ice

Bulleit Rye

Sweet vermouth 

Angostura bitters

Stir clockwise

Thirty times

Luxardo cherries 

Leave standing

Gently chill

Lift glass

Eyes shut

Sip slowly

Smell aromas

Savor flavors

Forward tasing

Slightly bitter

Strong sweet

Rinse mouth

Slow swallow

After taste

Slow burn

Alcoholic buzz

Eyes open

People mingling

Mundane conversation

Glass caressed

Boring party

Stupid people

No escape

Second sip

Eyes closed

Longer savor 

Slow rinse

Gentle swallow

Drifting off

Eyes shut

Floating gently

Ears blocked

No chatter

Manhattan bliss

Rude awakening

Shaken shoulder

Wife annoyed

Wake up!

Guests frown

Eyes open

Start chatting

Mumble mumble

Boring boring

Smiling nodding

Pretend listening

Mind elsewhere

Eyes open 

Third sip

Large gulp

Finish drink

Fast burn

Boring party

Wife agrees

Leave fast

Go home

Open door

Sit down

Wife retires

Make drink

Same recipe

Different environment

My glass

My Bourbon

My Vermouth

My ice

My music

My place

My time

My company

My life

My Manhattan