Official Drink of 2009 Contest!! - Page 4

ScratchMonkey · 05-01-2009, 04:29 PM

And now for some geek ice devices:

http://www.thinkgeek.com/brain/where...?t=ice&x=0&y=0

Ice trays that make cubes that look like pi, skull and crossbones (pirate drinks!), space invaders, and tetris blocks. A mold to make an ice dagger. A mold to make ice shot glasses. A mad scientist mixer of tubes that sticks to the fridge door with magnets.

**WhiskeySix** · 05-01-2009, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ScratchMonkey

So there you have it: Crush one cube together with the un-iced drink, and you've got it fully blended and chilled, and just add a few cubes to hold it at the low temp. The Lazyboy way to blend a drink!

yeah, but then you need to pull out the extension cord and dig out the blender... get them plugged in... and deal w/ harsh noise... then coil the extension cord back up, and clean the blender and stash it away. It's a net energy savings to just give a quick shake-a-shake-shake

Especially if you use a boston shaker.. then you skip all transferring all together - just put the cubage + beverage in your cup, cover, shake, and enjoy.

ScratchMonkey · 05-01-2009, 04:57 PM

Well, you still have to wash the shaker, but it's admittedly easier to clean without that sharp blade in the bottom.

If you use the blender just to crush the ice, then I guess you could use the shaker for the final mix. You could then keep a pail of snow in the freezer to draw from for each drink.

**MrMojay** · 05-01-2009, 05:49 PM

Get a blender, fill it with ice, fill 2/3 of it with concentrated mango juice, then pour in some Vodka and some white Rum(the clear kind, not actually white!) according to taste, give it a good blend.

Or try a black Russian the Irish way.

Lots of ice.
1 shot vodka.
1 shot coffee liqueur, or Tia Maria (nicer with Tia Maria in my opinion)
Coca cola to taste.
Top it off with some Guinness.

Then try some refreshing Erdinger Wheat beer to wash it all down.
Contains water, wheat malt, barley malt, hops and yeast, it is a good clean refreshing German beer that is slightly cloudy, best served ice cold. Or -8 according to the brewer, but I would argue with that!

**TG_Bubba** · 05-01-2009, 08:05 PM

OK, here you go:

Get your blender out.
Two cups ice
2 lime
Sea salt, one teaspoon ( sea salt is the best if you have not tried it.
1 Chilled bottle Cabo Wabo Tequila Blanco

Put ice in the blender with the whole peeled limes, add the sea salt.

In a shot glass pour your Cabo Wabo Tequila Blanco.

Start blender, drink shot, rinse repeat.

Who needs all that mix stuff.

ScratchMonkey · 05-01-2009, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by MrMojay

Or try a black Russian the Irish way.

You mean with more fighting?

**MrMojay** · 05-01-2009, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ScratchMonkey

You mean with more fighting?

Those fights are for good reason, we have opinions that differ, so it is always best to duke it out, then become best buddies again, problem solved!

"Waht wree we Hic!" fghitnig abuot? Hic"

"Denamd if I konw? Hic"

"Beer? Hic"

"why are you eevn Hic!" aksing that qeustion?..Hic!"

And anyway music sounds better when you are drunk, I should know, I have performed many experiments!

Anyway enough chit chat, I am off to get my posterior whopped playing POE2

"Of course you can join us!"

**peardog** · 05-01-2009, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by redneck_fgf

Highland Park 40 Year Old and a glass....Why get fancy, go for taste.....

..and take out a Home Equity loan to pay for it.. Ouch!

**WhiskeySix** · 05-01-2009, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by peardog

..and take out a Home Equity loan to pay for it.. Ouch!

ZOMG! hahahahaha, yeah, you're high if you think I'm pouring round after round of that in the backyard

**El_Gringo_Grande** · 05-01-2009, 10:56 PM

I still like the Lynchburg Lemonade. It is an oldy but goody.

1 part Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey
1 part sweet and sour mix
1 part triple sec
4 parts sprite soda

**WhiskeySix** · 05-22-2009, 09:38 AM

We've got days of drinking ahead of us, and these are all on the menu - I'll take feedback and report back

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Originally Posted by Ferris Bueller

I've made my official entry, but as far as mixed drinks, if you have a hot day, heres my white sangria mix for the books:
(WARNING: THIS WILL GET YOU TANKED)
Recipe is PER PITCHER.
1/2 Bottle Champagne
2 oz courvoisier
3 oz cointreau OR grand marnier
1/2 can sprite
3 oz simple syrup
5-7 FRESH mint leaves crushed in ice
sliced oranges, limes, cherries
Ice to fill.

Combine in pitcher, stir, consume.

As far as straight from the bottle drinks, I'm a scotch man myself. I have a 1954 Macallan that I paid a kings ransom for (no, really, thousands of dollars) that I prize above all else. I'd love to get my hands on the coveted 1926 Macallan, but at the mere price of 38k USD per bottle for the remaining 8 bottles in existence, it may be a while before it's sitting atop my bar. Although, for everyday drink, a standard Macallan 18 year or 21 year isnt bad at all.

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Originally Posted by Boot

I've collected a decent martini list over the years. One of the ladies' favorites:

Washington Apple Martini

1.0 Crown Royal
1.0 Sour Apple Pucker
1.0 Cranberry Juice

Combine in shaker with ice, shake, pour, serve.

I also had a longtime martinier tell me the secret to a good martini is how you shake. Don't treat the thing like it's your baby rattle. Rock it, with a whole body motion. It's real old school, Mad Men style.

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Originally Posted by Sarcoma

Served at my wedding, taste like fruit punch.

1 part Creme De Almond
1 part Southern Comfort
1/2 part pineapple juice (no pulp)

Its sweet and fruity, great for a mixer.

Sarcoma

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Originally Posted by El_Gringo_Grande

I still like the Lynchburg Lemonade. It is an oldy but goody.

1 part Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey
1 part sweet and sour mix
1 part triple sec
4 parts sprite soda

**Catman1975** · 05-22-2009, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by WhiskeySix

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Originally Posted by Catman1975

Personal favorite is a drink I had at the tequila bar last month.

Unfortunately I don't know the ratios

c'mon, work it out my man!!

HA! Found it!

I N G R E D I E N T S
1 cup fresh-squeezed blood orange juice
3 tablespoon granulated sugar
8 ounces premium tequila
7 ounces triple sec
1 Blood orange, sliced for garnish.
Ground Ginger for garnish

I N S T R U C T I O N S
Make a blood orange simple syrup by combining the sugar and blood orange juice in a small sauce pan; simmer over low heat until thick and syrupy. Allow to cool.

Combine all ingredients in a large pitcher. To prepare a drink, pour 6 ounces into a shaker filled with ice. Pour into margarita glass, garnish with a blood orange slice and sprinkle with ground ginger.

**Boot** · 05-24-2009, 11:12 PM

Mmmmm, spent the night grilling/eating jerk chicken w. mango salsa and perfecting my Rum Runner recipe. The winning combo:

1 oz. Dark Rum
1 oz. Light Rum
.5 oz. Blackberry Brandy
6 oz. can Dole Pine-Orange-Banana Juice
3 oz. Cranberry Juice
1 oz. V8 Peach/Mango Fusion Juice

Mix a batch and serve on the rocks.

**Catman1975** · 05-26-2009, 04:56 PM

I tried Whiskey's Raw Margarita mix from the first page. Now maybe my fault was not using "Raw Cane Sugar" I just used regular sugar, but next time I'm probably going to cut down on the number of limes. Just a little too limey for me, but it was very good!

**WhiskeySix** · 05-26-2009, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Catman1975

I tried Whiskey's Raw Margarita mix from the first page. Now maybe my fault was not using "Raw Cane Sugar" I just used regular sugar, but next time I'm probably going to cut down on the number of limes. Just a little too limey for me, but it was very good!

sorry about that - should have thrown in a YMMV with the limes.... the size and sweetness vary quite a bit...

I too tried a recipe from this thread - Ferris' white sangria. BIG thumbs up - went through 5 (maybe six) bottles of champagne over the weekend with this one... it was definitely a party favorite... tastes roughly like Hawaiian Punch and as he indicated, it definitely gets the job done!

Of course, we started running out of ingredients as we went, so the recipe changed just about every pitcher, but it was all good. I don't have any cognac in the house, so I substituted rye whiskey (crown royal) - a "sweeter" hard liquor.

By the end of the weekend, we also ran out of Cointreu and were using this recipe:

1 Bottle Champagne
1 cup crown royal (rye whiskey)
1 cup rasberry vodka
1 cup orange juice
1 Peach (sliced)
1 Apricot (sliced)
15 or so mint leaves (mashed)

yum!