Craigie Claims He Drinks the Most Grand Marnier in the Country

Chris McMonigle (0:00)

Tending out on SOS. I little lost that CEO Good news, Big Mac.

Craig Carton (0:07)

Nothing lonely there My dear buddy. No one here but me John Marciano has reached out.

Chris McMonigle (0:13)

Has he?

Craig Carton (0:14)

That's right. Number one, he's a great guy. Number two, I've known him for 25 years. And he just reached out to me, Yo, Craigie, what's up?

You need something?

Chris McMonigle (0:22)

Oh, we do.

Craig Carton (0:23)

Ah, matter of fact, I might.

Chris McMonigle (0:26)

Yeah, we need something.

Craig Carton (0:27)

That's right. So I told him, I go NFL picks segment for the next four months. It should be sponsored bang and B. And I'm I'm not proud of this, but I'm convinced I drink more Grand Marnier than any person east of the Mississippi.

Chris McMonigle (0:40)

It's very possible.

Craig Carton (0:41)

Yeah, I really I truly believe that.

Chris McMonigle (0:43)

Like I bartended at different times of my life, I would say like for a total of maybe two years.

And I don't know if I've ever poured Grand Marnier outside of like in like certain cocktails, but like no one has ever. I've never heard someone say, let me get a Grand Marnier in the rocks or Grand Marnier in coke or a Grand Marnier in water.

Craig Carton (1:02)

When you bartended, did you ever make a Grand Marnier margarita?

Chris McMonigle (1:05)

No.

Craig Carton (1:06)

Okay, not a lot.

Chris McMonigle (1:07)

Yeah, I mean, I didn't work at places that made margaritas all that much. Got it. Certainly not frozen ones, if that's what you're talking about, but no.

Craig Carton (1:12)

Yeah, it's got to be frozen.

Chris McMonigle (1:13)

Yeah, no.

Craig Carton (1:15)

No? All right. Just checking. Like here's what's funny about it. I owned a bar.

Chris McMonigle (1:18)

Right.

Craig Carton (1:19)

I never once poured a glass of Grand Marnier to anybody but myself.

Chris McMonigle (1:22)

Never. And that's not to knock Grand Marnier, it's a fine product.

It's a cognac.

Craig Carton (1:27)

It's a, frankly, it's the stuff of royalty. That's what it is.

Chris McMonigle (1:31)

I don't think you say so.

Craig Carton (1:32)

It is. It's the cognac of the kings.

Chris McMonigle (1:35)

Cognac of the kings. That's what they say.

Craig Carton (1:36)

Cognac of the kings. That's exactly right.

Chris McMonigle (1:38)

Okay.

Craig Carton (1:39)

It's an acquired taste. Not for everyone.

Chris McMonigle (1:42)

No.

Craig Carton (1:42)

It's an orange based cognac.

Chris McMonigle (1:44)

I mean, it's not bad.

Craig Carton (1:45)

I drink it on the rocks.

When my wife's not around, I drink it with Coke. When my wife is around, I don't drink it with Coke.

Chris McMonigle (1:52)

Yeah.

Chris McMonigle (1:53)

Yeah.

Craig Carton (1:54)

I freeze it.

Chris McMonigle (1:56)

Whatever.

Craig Carton (1:56)

Love it.

Chris McMonigle (1:57)

You love Grand Marnier?

Craig Carton (1:57)

That's my drink.

Chris McMonigle (1:58)

That's your drink. Yeah. It's unique.

Craig Carton (2:00)

I also bought a bottle the other day of Three Olives Grape Vodka.

Chris McMonigle (2:04)

How was that? Awesome. Grape vodka?

Craig Carton (2:06)

Yeah. So what I do is I take Lemon Sherbert.

Chris McMonigle (2:09)

Okay.

Craig Carton (2:10)

I take Three Olives Grape Vodka.

Chris McMonigle (2:13)

Okay.

Craig Carton (2:14)

Lemon Sherbert. A couple ice cubes.

Blend it up. Pour some 7-Up in there, Sprite in there. And it's a cool summer drink.

Chris McMonigle (2:22)

That sounds good.

Chris McMonigle (2:23)

Yeah.

Chris McMonigle (2:24)

I'm not the biggest of flavored vodkas kind of guy.

SPEAKER_4 (2:27)

How about Cherry Vodka?

Chris McMonigle (2:28)

No.

Craig Carton (2:29)

Bubblegum Vodka?

Chris McMonigle (2:30)

No.

Chris McMonigle (2:30)

100% not.

Craig Carton (2:31)

Fruit Loops Vodka?

Chris McMonigle (2:32)

No.

Craig Carton (2:33)

Mountain Dew Flavored Vodka?

Chris McMonigle (2:34)

Stop. For real? For real, for real. Stop.

Craig Carton (2:38)

It's disappointing to me.

Chris McMonigle (2:39)

Mountain Dew Vodka.

Craig Carton (2:40)

Yeah. It's awesome. I love it.

Chris McMonigle (2:42)

Am I 18 years old?

Craig Carton (2:44)

Get the hell out of here.

Chris McMonigle (2:45)

No, I'm not going to give that. I have a sweet tooth. You know that. Bubblegum Vodka. I was going to get you guys a case of... I said some Amoxicillin.

Craig Carton (2:50)

I was going to get you guys all a sampler case of Three Olives Vodka.

Chris McMonigle (2:54)

Listen, I'm into certain flavors. There was a time, a brief time, when we were in high school, clearly after I was 21 years old. You're good. Whipped Cream Vodka. There was a brand called Pinnacle.