Bar Hopping in Scotland

Bars in Scotland are very similar to the bars in Houston. I have actually been to such similiar places that it felt like I had morphed back to my college years. It was so weird. For instance, the other night we went to an 80's bar to celebrate a birthday. It looked exactly like this defunct bar in Houston called Have a Nice Day Cafe. So the group I was with settled in and everyone started dancing. It was alot of fun despite the cheesy ball factor. One thing that is really annoying is that it is hard to get a truly great cocktail. They always have beer on tap but my drink is a mixed drink. In Houston I always drink Crown Royal and Diet Coke but Crown is hard to find in Europe. So my Europe drink is Jack Daniels and Diet Coke. The problem that I have been facing is that the bartended only gives you a tiny shot of Jack and a whole glass of Coke. So by the end of the night you are not anywhere near drunk because you have probably ingested an entire gallon of diet Coke. Yuck! My new plan is to just ask for a shot with a splash of Diet Coke. The culture is totally different but that topic deserves a post all to its self.