This week's Secret Ingredient is...
Chili Cheese Fritos
Now, now, I know what you're thinking. You're thinking how the hell you make a drink out of chips. But this week we're doing something a bit different. This week, I want you to come up with a drink that will complement Chili Cheese Fritos.
Have fun!
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
Secret Ingredient - Fireball Whiskey
Spiked Wassail
Wassail Ingredients:
1/2 gallon apple cider
13 whole cloves
3 cinnamon sticks
1/2 quart pineapple juice
1/2 can (3 oz) frozen orange juice concentrate
Directions: Mix all ingredients in a crock-pot and simmer. This drink is meant to be served hot. This should make about 6 servings of wassail. Double ingredients if you're making this for a bigger party.
Where the spiked comes in:
Mix in 2oz of Fireball whiskey into 4oz of the Wassail and enjoy!
Wassail Ingredients:
1/2 gallon apple cider
13 whole cloves
3 cinnamon sticks
1/2 quart pineapple juice
1/2 can (3 oz) frozen orange juice concentrate
Directions: Mix all ingredients in a crock-pot and simmer. This drink is meant to be served hot. This should make about 6 servings of wassail. Double ingredients if you're making this for a bigger party.
Where the spiked comes in:
Mix in 2oz of Fireball whiskey into 4oz of the Wassail and enjoy!
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Booze News -- Moonshine
Newsweek published an article this week about how moonshine is moving from the Appalachian subculture to the mainstream. Here's the article:http://www.newsweek.com/2010/12/10/shine-on.html.
Being from the Appalachian Mountains in Georgia, I know moonshine and I knew quite a few of old moonshiners when I was going up. The original bootlegger are a dying breed; however, the resurgence of do-it-yourself booze is bringing it back. According to the article, at home breweries and what-not are growing. And while making moonshine is still illegal in most places, some states are beginning to look at their outdated prohibition laws. So making moonshine at home may become legal. That takes some of the fun out of it.
This article does a good job in making the difference known between real moonshine and the stuff that you see in stores. Real moonshine can be made from almost anything, while the store stuff is usually unaged whiskey. So the question becomes, which do you prefer? Store-bought unaged whiskey or Bathtub Moonshine?
Being from the Appalachian Mountains in Georgia, I know moonshine and I knew quite a few of old moonshiners when I was going up. The original bootlegger are a dying breed; however, the resurgence of do-it-yourself booze is bringing it back. According to the article, at home breweries and what-not are growing. And while making moonshine is still illegal in most places, some states are beginning to look at their outdated prohibition laws. So making moonshine at home may become legal. That takes some of the fun out of it.
This article does a good job in making the difference known between real moonshine and the stuff that you see in stores. Real moonshine can be made from almost anything, while the store stuff is usually unaged whiskey. So the question becomes, which do you prefer? Store-bought unaged whiskey or Bathtub Moonshine?
Friday, December 10, 2010
Fantastic Friday Fix -- Baileys
Sometimes, it's the simple drinks that make you smile. In a rock glass, pour two shots of Bailey's Irish cream over rocks. And TaDa! You have a simple, tasty desert drink to sip at while you watch ABCfamily's 25 days of Christmas.
I haven't gotten a chance to sit and watch their usual classic holiday shows yet. I need to get my yearly dose of Heat Miser and brother to get those songs stuck in my head for a few months at least!
I haven't gotten a chance to sit and watch their usual classic holiday shows yet. I need to get my yearly dose of Heat Miser and brother to get those songs stuck in my head for a few months at least!
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Secret Ingredient for Dec 9, 2010
Keeping with the Holiday theme here, let's go with something warm and spicy. This week's secret ingredient is...
Fireball Whiskey!
This stuff is pretty good on it's own just to sip, but I want more than that. Do you have a recipe that uses Fireball Whiskey? Post it in the comments, e-mail me (aprilnloebick@gmail.com), or post it on my Facebook page.
Official Fireball Whiskey Website
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Secret Ingredient - Vanilla Recipe
Okay, I'm going to admit something. The following is not one of my own recipes, or a recipe I got from a friend. I got this recipe from http://www.drinknation.com/drinks.
In a rock glass:
* 2 oz. Bourbon
* 3 oz. Cream
* 1/4 tsp. (grated) Nutmeg
* 1 tsp. Sugar, superfine
* 1/4 tsp. Vanilla Extract
Mixing Instructions
Shake all ingredients (except nutmeg) in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a rocks glass and grate some fresh nutmeg over it.
I thought was perfect and just in time for the Holidays. Do you have any drinks that you like to make specifically around the holidays? Post in it the comments!
In a rock glass:
* 2 oz. Bourbon
* 3 oz. Cream
* 1/4 tsp. (grated) Nutmeg
* 1 tsp. Sugar, superfine
* 1/4 tsp. Vanilla Extract
Mixing Instructions
Shake all ingredients (except nutmeg) in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a rocks glass and grate some fresh nutmeg over it.
I thought was perfect and just in time for the Holidays. Do you have any drinks that you like to make specifically around the holidays? Post in it the comments!
IronBartender is back!
Now that I've finished finals, the extra stress of school is over -- and forever. Yup, that's right. I'm graduating. I do believe that it's time for a drink!
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