Make Mine a Vodka LaCroix
A drink to numb existential dread, or, all of the mindlessness of White Claw with none of the revelry.
- story: Jordan Michelman
- illustration: Nick Hensley
A drink to numb existential dread, or, all of the mindlessness of White Claw with none of the revelry.
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