It’s a hilariously awful list—all the alcoholic things Millennials poured down their throats when they were younger and felt invincible. It’s also kind of nostalgic.
TikTok creator Afair (@afair293) is determined to drag those fun, and occasionally traumatic, memories out of whatever mental lockbox her fellow Millennials have them stored in.
Over the unmistakably early-2000s sounds of Ciara’s “Goodies,” she posts her own worst “adult” beverage. And it’s a doozy—where whipped cream meets ethyl alcohol: Pinnacle Whipped. The vodka is billed as handcrafted, small-batch, and light: a combination of vanilla and cream. Personal experience reflects that it’s poisonously sweet, tastes like a chemist’s marshmallow nightmare, and probably has industrial applications. But we digress.
Regrets, I’ve Had A Few
Afair’s challenge is simple. “Calling all millennials,” she writes on her video, “What was that one liquor you drank back in the day, that got you so sick, since then you have never drank it again?”
Judging from the 194,000 times her TikTok has been watched and the accompanying 5,493 comments, the internet can’t help itself. Everyone is giddily remembering their youthful “glory days” that were only ever so slightly tinged with stupidity. And perhaps just a touch of alcohol poisoning.
“If I smelled Pinnacle Whipped I’d have to go to the hospital,” admitted Syd (@sydlively) in a kind of cosign to Afair’s once-regretted choice.
While user @hks88888888 said, “Green apple Smirnoff will send me over the edge even 20 years later.” You can practically see the TikToker shudder at the memory.
Fairytingz (@fairytingz69) remembered the time a visitor left a horrific reminder behind: A girl threw this up [Hpnotiq Liqueur Blue pictured] all over my bathroom and then left without cleaning it up.”
Another user just said, “Peppermint schnapps. I cannot elaborate. I will fall ill.”
“This whole comment section is making me nauseous [smiling under a raindrop emoji] how did we survive,” asked Payge Athalene (@thewitchmuse).
Why Make These Beverages?
Some of the name-checked alcohols (looking at you, Green Apple Smirnoff) get such a visceral reaction that it raises questions about who’re they’re actually made for.
One report posits that flavored alcohols, especially sweet ones, are geared toward younger drinkers, even underaged ones. Although that study was specifically looking at lower-alcohol content drinks like wine coolers, its main idea—that sweet alcohol is more drinkable than, say, rye whiskey—still applies.
Flavored vodkas (like Pinnacle Whipped) saw a surge in popularity in the mid-2000s. From about 2000 to 2013, so-called “confectionary” vodkas surged in popularity. Described as adventurous and exciting by the site Thrillist, these flavors were also a counterpoint to the rise of tiki drinks, “fishbowl”-style drinks, and alcoholic slushies. They were seen as “less serious,” and even now, if you search for “Pinnacle Whipped” on TikTok, there’s at least one science-experiment-adjacent video.
Sugar makes everything go down more easily. And compulsively drinkable can lead to compulsively regrettable. Though fuzzy memories of epic nights of dancing, laughing, and drinking can be spectacularly unparalleled—so too can the next day’s attempts at recovery. That being said, try to drink responsibly. Failing that, don’t drive drunk. Wonderfully absurd memories rely on everyone making it home OK.
BroBible reached out to Afair via TikTok via direct message and via leaving a comment on her video. We also reached out to Suntory Global Spirits, the parent company of Pinnacle Whipped. We will update this if either respond.