Girlie Drink of the Week
Much ado has been made on these threads about tequila. Ok, maybe not much. ArmedGeek is not a big fan of it, and I tend to get sick if I drink it. However, perusing a website recommended by Nicole, via The One Armed Man, I did find a recipe for a Chambord Margarita. I am not a big fan of margaritas, but decided to give it another try. I found several different variations of the drink at Chili’s, and imbibed one (ok, three), and found it pretty delicious, as in “Whoa!” I recommend this one on the rocks, as opposed to frozen, simply due to the beautiful color. That, and you can drink it faster on the rocks.
Booze of the Week
Pyrat XO Reserve is a complex yet mellow blend of select Caribbean rums, aged up
to 15 years in French Limousin and American sweet oak barrels. Its handcrafted decanter is fashioned after relic rum bottles once hoarded by pirates and ship captains in the 1800s.
I’ll post my thoughts on this rum throughout the days under the fold.
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Girlie Drink of the Week
Keeping up the tradition of booze, and since I ran out of Absolut Citron, I am falling back on one of my favorites, the Chocolate Martini:
1 1/2 parts Chocolate Liqueur
1 1/2 parts Creme de Cacao
1/2 part Vodka
2 1/2 parts Half & Half, or Cream
Shake with ice; strain into a martini glass garnished with chocolate syrup. For a twist, you can dip the rim in cocoa powder, and instead of mint, I would add a stemmed cherry. I adore this drink. Chocolate AND booze….how perfect is that?? I even have the quitessential glass for it:
Girlie Drink of the Week
Well, we are rather late with booze, at least in my opinion, so I decided to post what I’m currently imbibing:
AQUATINI!! If that isn’t frou-frou, I don’t know what is!!!
One part Absolut Citron
One part DeKuyper Blue Pucker
One part Sweet and Sour Mix
Shake with ice, serve with a lemon twist. Oooooooh….PRETTY!!! And if I disappear, you’ll know ArmedGeek probably bumped me off due to this post 
Booze of the Week
I’m pulling this one right out of left field. Honestly, this is one of the odder liquors I’ve decided to try. I picked this up on the advice of semi-regular commenter Moses. This should also serve as warning that I might just ban his ass if this stuff sucks.
After removing the cap the first smell is just Jim Beam. After a couple of passes across the nose I can smell the cherry at the edges. Even after recapping, I still feel I can smell the cherry.
Updates under the fold…
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Kate Beckinsale + Booze
Now, I’m no marketing expert … but whoever came up with this is.
I’d intended to pick up a bottle of Absolut Mandrin even before I saw this. Really.
It is surprisingly rare when I get to use the booze tag and the hooker tag at the same time.
Booze of the Week
The BotW is a bit of a combination of booze and cocktails. I’m still working through the gin section and I’m currently on Beefeater. I’ve about a half a fifth left. This morning I’m drinking a Tom Collins.
My first Tom Collins is:
2oz Gin
1oz lemon juice
1tsp simple syrupShaken with ice, strained into a tall glass half filled with ice. Top with club soda.
This is a very light drink. It is less bitter than a gin and tonic but leans more towards sour with the 1oz of lemon juice. The taste is decent, but I think at these measurements, the lemon just obliterates the taste of the gin.
Most of the recipes tend to vary in garnish. I used none. As the morning progresses, I’ll play with the mix a bit to see what ratios I like best. I will update this post as needed.
As a small reminder: I get that it seems odd to be hitting the bottle at 7am but I work nights and just got off of work. So, for me, it is early evening.
Gin or Booze of the Week update
I finally made it down to the liquor store to pick up a couple more bottles of gin.
I’ve killed the last of the New Amsterdam and have started on the Beefeater. Still doing gin & tonics. I can’t yet identify exactly what is different between the New Amsterdam and the Beefeater but it is certainly different. I’m going to try to get to making a martini with the Beefeater before I call it a day. If I succeed I’ll post the results in and update.
Oh, and this obviously starts another round of ‘find the stuff in the background’.
Update: The New Amsterdam is kinda “citrus-y” where the Beefeater leans more towards what I’ve heard people call “pine needle-y”
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