Drink
Today’s drink is the Trailer Park Girl. The drink tastes a bit like grape Kool-Aid ® and goes down just as smooth. It doesn’t taste like it has any alcohol in it which can be both its charm and its danger.
1 oz Monarch ® vodka
1 oz Grape Pucker ®
1 oz Triple Sec
½ oz Sweet and Sour
The drink is normally shaken with ice and then served straight up in a martini glass. It’s a bit of an oxymoron, but for a more upscale Trailer Park Girl substitute Chambord ® for Grape Pucker ® and Grey Goose ® for Monarch ®.
Think
Ever want a nice buzz on a work-night? The best policy here is to have the alcohol enter your bloodstream quickly. This will minimize the amount of alcohol you need to consume to get a buzz and will also give you time to sober up before bed. In this circumstance be sure to drink on an empty stomach. A Martini, a Manhattan, or a shot of Tequila are great. If you prefer a mixer, carbonation causes the alcohol to enter your bloodstream faster. Have one or two drinks before dinner and several glasses of water after dinner. You’ll have a pleasant evening and no hangover the next day.
Link
(http://www.madd.org)
MADD is the mother of all drunken driving links. MADD is currently pushing legislation to force breathalyzer interlocks on all vehicles. While this may overstep the role of government, it does illustrate a key point. Experts believe breathalyzers can play a vital role in reducing the tragic impacts of drunken driving.
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Sunday, April 26, 2009
Drink - Think - Link for April 25th, 2009
Drink
Today’s drink is the Manhattan. While there are many variants, our suggested version comes from Colleen Graham on About.com:
2 oz Jim Beam ® Rye whiskey
½ oz Martini & Rossi ® sweet vermouth
2-3 dashes Angostura ® bitters
Maraschino cherry for garnish
Other whiskeys can be used depending on your taste and your budget. The perfect Manhattan uses equal parts dry and sweet Vermouth.
Think
Anyone who has every played pool or darts while drinking probably understands the level of optimum drunkenness. Your game improves to a point as you drink. But before long looseness gives way to sloppiness and your game begins to deteriorate. Understanding this, you may not be surprised to learn that the level of optimum drunkenness applies to more than just pool and darts.
Link
(http://www.denverpost.com/ci_12089711?source=bb)
Juan Jose Prieto-Gonzalez kills his seven year old son in a drunk driving accident.
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Today’s drink is the Manhattan. While there are many variants, our suggested version comes from Colleen Graham on About.com:
2 oz Jim Beam ® Rye whiskey
½ oz Martini & Rossi ® sweet vermouth
2-3 dashes Angostura ® bitters
Maraschino cherry for garnish
Other whiskeys can be used depending on your taste and your budget. The perfect Manhattan uses equal parts dry and sweet Vermouth.
Think
Anyone who has every played pool or darts while drinking probably understands the level of optimum drunkenness. Your game improves to a point as you drink. But before long looseness gives way to sloppiness and your game begins to deteriorate. Understanding this, you may not be surprised to learn that the level of optimum drunkenness applies to more than just pool and darts.
Link
(http://www.denverpost.com/ci_12089711?source=bb)
Juan Jose Prieto-Gonzalez kills his seven year old son in a drunk driving accident.
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Friday, April 24, 2009
Drink - Think - Link | April 24th, 2009
Today’s drink is the melon-ball.
A classic that taste’s surprisingly like fresh Honeydew the standard recipe calls for:
2 oz Midori® melon liqueur
1 oz Absolut ® vodka
4 oz Dole ® pineapple juice
The economy version substitutes Dekuyper ® melon liqueur, Monarch ® vodka, and store brand pineapple juice. The foo-foo version, the fuzzy melon-ball, uses peach schnapps in place of vodka. The alcoholic’s version uses equal parts of vodka, melon liqueur, and pineapple juice.
The think (thought) for the day is the economics of drinking out.
Saving money for a cab is relatively easy. Assume there are two people in your party. The cost of a cab one-way is most likely only equal to the cost of 2-3 drinks in total. This means that if you can each avoid 1-2 drinks at bar prices, you’ve paid for your ride home. You can do this by pre-drinking (each have 1-2 drinks before you head out). Another solid option is the 151-coke. In most bars this will cost you the same or 50 cents more than a well drink but you’ll only need half as many to have the same effect.
Today’s link is the story of Jeffrey Perrotte (http://www.drinkdriveprison.com/)
Jeff reaches out from prison in California, where he was convicted to serve a life sentence for killing someone while driving drunk.
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A classic that taste’s surprisingly like fresh Honeydew the standard recipe calls for:
2 oz Midori® melon liqueur
1 oz Absolut ® vodka
4 oz Dole ® pineapple juice
The economy version substitutes Dekuyper ® melon liqueur, Monarch ® vodka, and store brand pineapple juice. The foo-foo version, the fuzzy melon-ball, uses peach schnapps in place of vodka. The alcoholic’s version uses equal parts of vodka, melon liqueur, and pineapple juice.
The think (thought) for the day is the economics of drinking out.
Saving money for a cab is relatively easy. Assume there are two people in your party. The cost of a cab one-way is most likely only equal to the cost of 2-3 drinks in total. This means that if you can each avoid 1-2 drinks at bar prices, you’ve paid for your ride home. You can do this by pre-drinking (each have 1-2 drinks before you head out). Another solid option is the 151-coke. In most bars this will cost you the same or 50 cents more than a well drink but you’ll only need half as many to have the same effect.
Today’s link is the story of Jeffrey Perrotte (http://www.drinkdriveprison.com/)
Jeff reaches out from prison in California, where he was convicted to serve a life sentence for killing someone while driving drunk.
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