Seriously? "Jack and Diet Dr Pepper." Is that even a thing?
Jun 19, 2017 | 5:29 pm
#1
Original Poster
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: NY Metro Area
Programs: AA 2MM Yay!, UA MM, Costco General Member
Posts: 50,845
Seriously? "Jack and Diet Dr Pepper." Is that even a thing?
The guy sitting near me on the train just ordered a "Jack and Diet Dr. Pepper". Is that even a thing? We just left too. Damn. Traveling is getting tougher and tougher.
Jun 19, 2017 | 5:39 pm
#3
Original Poster
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: NY Metro Area
Programs: AA 2MM Yay!, UA MM, Costco General Member
Posts: 50,845
Jun 20, 2017 | 6:16 am
#4
Moderator: CommunityBuzz!, OMNI, OMNI/PR, and OMNI/Games & FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: ORD (MDW stinks)
Programs: UAMM, AAMM & ExPlat, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott lifetime Plat, IHG Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 24,157
From my anecdotal evidence when I used to tend bar, younger (mostly men) would order Jack & some sort of soda, friends of mine included. As they got older, most dropped the soda and simply asked for the booze
Jun 20, 2017 | 6:59 am
#5
Original Poster
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: NY Metro Area
Programs: AA 2MM Yay!, UA MM, Costco General Member
Posts: 50,845
Bingo. Early 20s.
I must confess I've been tempted to dump some Johnny Walker Blue into orange juice while in the BA First Lounge at LHR just to see the reaction of the people around.
Jun 20, 2017 | 7:03 am
#6
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Philly burbs
Programs: US,UA,AA,DL,hhonors
Posts: 2,966
Jack and Coke is pretty popular. I had a boss that would drink them nonstop. I've seen Diet Coke substituted into this drink as well. I must admit to never having seen Diet Dr Pepper.
Jun 20, 2017 | 8:55 am
#7
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2013
Programs: DL PM, MR Titanium/LTP, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 10,315
Now in my late 20s I've dropped the soda in most instances though if it's a low quality whiskey/bourbon I still ask them to throw in a dash of ginger on the plane (on the ground I either wouldn't buy that bourbon/whiskey or would make it into a full cocktail).
I don't find this particularly strange. As noted Jack and Coke, Jack and Diet Coke, Jack and Ginger are all quite popular. Haven't seen Diet Dr. Pepper but I don't drink soda and never liked Dr. Pepper when I did but can see the appeal if a DDP fan.
Jun 20, 2017 | 11:26 am
#8
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: SJC/SFO
Programs: WN A+ CP, UA 1MM/*A Gold, Mar LT Tit, IHG Plat, HH Dia
Posts: 6,377
I don't think I've seen anybody order that particular combination before but I'm not terribly surprised. People mix whiskey and rum with all kinds of sodas-- including diet sodas, if they're trying to limit sugars while still enjoying sweet drinks.
Jun 20, 2017 | 12:38 pm
#10
Original Poster
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: NY Metro Area
Programs: AA 2MM Yay!, UA MM, Costco General Member
Posts: 50,845
Just because people do it doesn't make it right. I mean when I was younger we tried mixing Koolaid powder in 190 proof Everclear but it was wrong.
Jun 20, 2017 | 1:20 pm
#11
Join Date: Sep 2015
Programs: LH SEN; BA Gold
Posts: 8,437
2) You can order drinks on a train?
3) As a youth I traveled to Japan with friends and we bought Suntory and mixed it whatever was available from the vending machines. Many mixes were actually quite good. (*Insert Bill Murray's "SUNTORY TIME")
Jun 20, 2017 | 1:26 pm
#12
Original Poster
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: NY Metro Area
Programs: AA 2MM Yay!, UA MM, Costco General Member
Posts: 50,845
1) People still travel by train?
2) You can order drinks on a train?
3) As a youth I traveled to Japan with friends and we bought Suntory and mixed it whatever was available from the vending machines. Many mixes were actually quite good. (*Insert Bill Murray's "SUNTORY TIME")
2) You can order drinks on a train?
3) As a youth I traveled to Japan with friends and we bought Suntory and mixed it whatever was available from the vending machines. Many mixes were actually quite good. (*Insert Bill Murray's "SUNTORY TIME")
Jun 20, 2017 | 5:38 pm
#13
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: DFW
Posts: 8,233
In our late teens (maybe 20) a bunch of us went to Montreal for a weekend. We had started drinking g&t recently - it was the hot thing on campus. A friend who wanted to impress the attractive bartender proudly walked up and ordered a "tanqueray and sapphire." She gave him a strange look and confirmed, I started laughing, but he stuck with it. Now that was vile.
Jun 21, 2017 | 12:54 pm
#15
Original Poster
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: NY Metro Area
Programs: AA 2MM Yay!, UA MM, Costco General Member
Posts: 50,845