In the common era of Golf, the birdie flask, or birdie juice, has become known as a staple standard of an imbibing Golfer's celebration. For some, it makes no sense to carry a whiskey receptacle for such occasions being that birdies for them are as infrequent as a hole in one. Some of us fit in this category. For many, however, birdies do happen on occasion and for such occasions there can be no better team celebration than the passing of a flask. Many questions exist over the formality of a flask or appropriateness of it, let's get into common inquiries regarding this unspoken tradition:
Q. What do I put in the flask? Within the categories of spirits, most often found drinks include Whiskey or Tequila. As with any flasking of a booze, you're losing some of the experience necessary for the top shelf. In fact, when traversing a windy links course you could probably get away with anything. Irish or Scottish Whiskeys make complete sense when playing on a links course irrespective if you like it. Pulling tequila out on Royal Portrush is sort of a let down for most playing partners. Pulling tequila out while at Silverleaf is a totally different thing.
Q. What are some easy go to's? I had a boss who would fill his flask with Gentleman Jack. Everybody loved him. One of my best buds from junior golf now goes for Jameson. I got a buddy who does conservation work who puts a bit of tequila in there. There are people who put fireball in flasks, too.
Q. When is it appropriate to pull out the flask?. For the first pull, it performs best and with least awkwardness if you offer the flask after another player has performed the first birdie. Then it can be shared.
Q. In a post-covid world, how do we share flasks?. There's the air pour, where no lips connect with the flask. If you don't mind kissing your partner, go for the pre and post superficial wipe that does nothing to prevent the spreading of bacteria. We do recommend cleaning the flask, see next Q.
Q. Do people really clean flasks? Actually, there are people in the world who clean flasks. Not just the inside with warm water and a bit of soap, but also the outsides so it's presentable to your playing partner (or competitor for that fact).
Q. What if I don't have enough whiskey to share? With the whole point being sharing a birdie success story, we fully support the size of our birdie flask as it can cover up to 3 celebrations (maybe more) so long as your friends are prudent sippers.
Q. What if nobody gets a birdie? Perhaps it wasn't meant to be.