Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
The only problem is they are all frickin expensive (at least in town). Unless you are minted you can't stay in one for any real length of time. In fact even if you are it might be problematic. They really do have to be stop off points before going somewhere else.
True, but imo cocktails are for sipping one or two before or after dinner rather than being a session drink (and I'm too much of a lightweight these days to do otherwise).