Snakebite

She pointed to herself and said, Freebird.

And what does a freebird drink? She smiled and replied, Snakebite.

Her eyes held his for a second before he became uncomfortable and looked away.

When the bartender brought Lauren's drink, her pretty thin lips twisted into a smirk.

...

it, isn't, isn't Snake Bite banned now? 'Cause we used to drink that all the time.

Cider and lager, half and half, with blackcurrant.

[laughs]

... actually.

It's, it's a, it's an urban myth, Jim.

It's still, don't worry, it's still available, so let's go well to the Snake Bite.

Still available.

Um, and she just, you know, quickly adapted to the rooftop bars of London with a cosmopolitan in hand or a bottle of champagne.

And so it just went from Snakebite and black at uni to the cocktails and champagne in, in London in the '90s.

And you're effectively being paid to drink.

I mean, that wasn't the only part of your job, but it was a key part of the recruitment c- part of your job.