New Way of Looking at Lattes

You gotta love a society that turns a bunch of hung-over guys into celebrities, just because they’re, well, hung-over.

That’s pretty much the low-down on the Whynatte phenomenon,  which was born when a bunch of guys on vacation decided – Why not? -  to drop an ice-cold shot of Jagermeister into a glass of hot caffe latte and pound it.

The drill is the same as sake bombing (shot glass of sake into a pint glass of beer) or an Irish Car Bomb which, of course, uses Guinness and a shot of Irish whiskey to do the  deed.

The guys behind the craze are regular joes…funny, clever, enterprising. The Web site is entertaining. The “gear” – T-shirts, caps, etc. - is ultra trendy (Hey, if it’s good enough for Andruw Jones to wear, it’s good enough for me.)

The drink, on the other hand, is definitely an acquired taste. Don’t get me wrong. I like a good “bomb” as much as the next thirsty soul. (Though, honestly, I’m more into all the splashing and laughter and camaraderie and not into actually chugging a drink which seems to me to be a waste of good ingredients.)

The idea of belting back a hot latte didn’t hold a lot of appeal to me, especially given the chance of incinerating my mouth if  I wasn’t careful. I’m also not a big fan of Jagermeister, chilled or room temperature, on ice or submerged in coffee.

But I tried it….and admit that the Whynatte tastes pretty good, if you can get past the Jagermeister’s overwhelming licorice presence.

Comments

[Jesse]

Maureen, I feel like you represent everything that is great about the Whynatte; You're willing to take a little risk, you're open to new adventures, and you're the perfect combination of hot and cold.

I don't know how you found us, but it's great to have you here. Thank you for that gracious article that you wrote, and thank you even more for taking the time to give the drink a try. For someone that doesn't like Jager, you were a trooper to make it happen.

Email me when you have a moment, I'd like to send you a shirt!

[Jesse]

Oh, and now that we're celebrities I'll also send you a signed walrus tusk, cause that's just the way you can afford to do things when you roll like us!