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Permalink Reply by Jean Marie on May 20, 2011 at 7:18pm

Here is my suggestion for a cocktail that everyone could make and we all meet here on the 21st?  22nd?

to party together online as a group.

 

my (plagerized and renamed) idea of cocktail recipe is:

 

 

JUDGEMINT DAY COCKTAIL

 

1 oz white creme de cacao 1 oz vodka
1/3 oz green creme de menthe

Shake briefly with three-quarters of a glassful of crushed ice. Serve with a short straw in an old-fashioned glass.

Garnish with a mint sprig.

 

FOR NONVEGANS------------One can also leave out the crushed ice, and instead, blender in a cup of ice cream if they want to be truly decadent on their JudgeMINT day....

Permalink Reply by Jean Marie on May 20, 2011 at 7:19pm

My (again, plagerized and renamed) idea for a cocktail we all make together and sip together on the 22nd is-----------

"RAPTURE  SUNRISE"

 

2 oz 1800® Tequila  

 

~orange juice

2 dashes grenadine syrup

Pour tequila in a highball glass with ice, and top with orange juice. Stir. Add grenadine by tilting glass and pouring grenadine down side by flipping the bottle vertically very quickly. The grenadine should go straight to the bottom and then rise up slowly through the drink. Garnish stirrer, straw and cherry and oranges.

 

 

Anyway, whatever everyone decides for our group drink on whichever day, i think it'd be more fun if we all make exact same drink all on same day!!!  Also, Sydni's idea that STRAWBERRIES are in season right now, is worth thinking about!!!

Permalink Reply by Jean Marie on May 20, 2011 at 7:25pm

"HIGHWAY TO HELL"

or    "Rapture ICED TEA"

Ingredients

• 2 cups ice cubes
• 1 ounce vodka
• 1 ounce gin
• 1 ounce white rum
• 1 ounce white tequila
• 1/2 ounce Triple Sec
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1/2 cup cola, or to taste
• 2 lemon wedges

Directions

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour the vodka, gin, rum, tequila, Triple Sec, and lemon juice into the shaker. Cover and shake vigorously to combine and chill. Pour the mixture, ice and all, into 2 glasses or beer mugs and top off with the cola. Garnish with lemon wedges. Serve

 

 

stronggggggggggggg.....reeeeeeally really stronggggg....RAPTURE ICED TEAS might make you think you DID rapture!!!

Permalink Reply by Sydni Moser on May 21, 2011 at 6:22am

WOW!  A few sips and I'd by flying, (or crawling)...hahaha  Quite the combo here.  I have to pass on this one, but I'm saving this recipe!

Permalink Reply by Jean Marie on May 21, 2011 at 9:00am

in truth, that IS the famous "Long Island Iced Tea" recipe, you Long Islander, Sydni!! Sydni really is a Long Islander)  It TOTALLY shockingly, tastes JUST LIKE Iced Tea!!!

 

I only changed the name to make it an "End of Times" cocktail.

Permalink Reply by Jean Marie on May 20, 2011 at 7:33pm

STOLEN FROM A POST BY SYDNI:

 

Berry Tempting: Strawberry and Prosecco Muddle--->renamed "RAPTURE MUDDLE"

This is a delicious cocktail with strawberries, homemade simple syrup, Prosecco, and lemon. If you don't have a muddler, you can easily use the handle of a wooden spoon. I made a big batch of simple syrup, so I can whip up cocktails quickly all month long. This refreshing mixed drink is perfect for sipping throughout the sizzling late Spring and early Summer.

 

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1 1/2 cups chopped hulled strawberries
6 thin lemon slices
Ice cubes
1 750-ml bottle chilled Prosecco

 

Directions

1. Stir sugar and 1/2 cup water in heavy small saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and bring to boil. Cool syrup.
2. Divide strawberries among six 6- to 8-ounce glasses; add 1 tablespoon syrup to each and mash with muddler or handle of wooden spoon. Add lemon slice to each and mash to release flavor. Add several ice cubes to each glass, then fill with Prosecco.

Makes 6 drinks.

 

***Prosecco is an Italian white wine — generally a Dry or Extra Dry sparkling wine^[1] — normally made from Glera ("Prosecco") grapes. DOC prosecco is produced in the regions of Friuli Venezia Giulia and Veneto in Italy, and traditionally mainly in the areas near Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, in the hills north of Treviso.

 

From Bon Appétit

Permalink Reply by Jean Marie on May 20, 2011 at 7:35pm

STOLEN FROM POST BY SYDNI:

 

How to Make a Mint Julep!--->renamed >

"ATHEIST DERBY"

The mint julep is the official libation of the Kentucky Derby. It's a delightful drink that's perfectly balanced: it's sweet, tart, and potent all at the same time.

Although it involves crushed ice, it's an easy cocktail to make at home.

 

 

Mint Julep Recipe (makes 1 serving)

4 fresh mint sprigs

2 1/2 oz bourbon

1 tsp powdered sugar

2 tsp water

Muddle mint leaves, powdered sugar, and water in a collins glass. Fill the glass with shaved or crushed ice and add bourbon. Top with more ice and garnish with a mint sprig. Serve with a straw.

 

Mint Juleps for a Crowd

Ingredients

4 cups sugar
2 cups water
1 ounce (1 bunch) mint leaves, plus another additional bunch, for serving
Kentucky bourbon, such as Maker's Mark
Crushed ice

Directions

1. Stir sugar and water in a heavy medium saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer gently for 10 minutes. Place 1 ounce fresh mint leaves into large bowl; pour hot syrup over leaves. Let cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate overnight.
2. Using a slotted spoon, remove mint leaves from syrup and discard mint. Pour mint syrup into large pitcher. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
3. Set out pitcher of mint syrup, bourbon, and crushed ice. Arrange additional mint sprigs in a bud vase with water to keep them fresh. Allow guests to assemble their own cocktails, adjusting measurements to suit their own preferences. In general, fill glasses with crushed ice and add approximately 1/4 cup bourbon and 2 tablespoons mint syrup, then add as many mint leaves as desired and stir to combine. Garnish with a sprig of mint and enjoy.

Serves 12.

Permalink Reply by Jean Marie on May 20, 2011 at 7:39pm

STOLEN FROM POST BY SYDNI:

 

 

Honestly, Pina Coladas are my favorite summertime drink.  This is an easy recipe if you gather the right stuff and have it on hand.

The World’s Best Pina Colada--> renamed

"END OF TIMES COLADA"

While this drink is most famous for being made as a blended beverage similar to a smoothie or slushie, it can also be made on the rocks.  The most common way to make a frozen piña colada recipe is with four simple ingredients: rum, pineapple juice, cream of coconut, and ice. To be clear, cream of coconut is different from coconut milk, and coconut milk cannot be used to replace the cream of coconut in this recipe.

 

* 2 ½ to 3 ounces of rum

* 2 ounces Cream of Coconut

* 2 ounces Pineapple Juice

* Ice to fill the glass

Pour all of the ingredients into the blender and blend thoroughly until smooth. Pour back into your serving glass, top off with a straw and a piece of pineapple, cherry and paper umbrella!

 

**You can use any type of rum you prefer, but the most commonly used is plain white rum (sometimes also called silver rum).

 

For a top shelf Pina Colada recipe, you can freeze pineapple chunks and then use them in place of the pineapple juice and ice. This will give you an even sweeter drink, since the flavor of the coconut and pineapple won’t be diluted by the ice. Traditionally, the drink would be strained into a glass after blending—pina colada literally means “pineapple strained”, after all!

 

BEST Cream of Coconut

Permalink Reply by Jean Marie on May 20, 2011 at 7:40pm

stolen from SYDNI---

 

'Healthy' Acai Berry Drink RENAMED

"HELLTHY ATHEIST Drink"

11 Fresh Blueberries
0.5 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
0.5 oz. Simple Syrup
1 oz. Chambord Raspberry Liqueur
2 oz. Veev Acai Spirit

(What is Veev Acai Spirit Liqueur?)

 

In a collins glass, muddle 6 blueberries.

Add lemon juice, simple syrup, Chambord Raspberry Liqueur, Veev Acai Spirit.

Add ice, shake vigorously for a few seconds,

and pour contents (including ice) into a sugar-rimed rocks glass.

Top with remaining blueberries.

Permalink Reply by Jean Marie on May 20, 2011 at 7:41pm

STOLEN FROM SYDNI:

 

 

Triple Berry Mojito RENAMED

"BERRY LAST DAY DRINK" 

Ingredients:

· 1.5 oz Bacardi Limón or rum of choice
· 3 of each: raspberry, blackberry and blueberry
· 2 oz lime "sweet 'n sour" (Combine equal parts of fresh squeezed lime juice and simple sugar syrup**)
· 12 mint leaves
· 2 oz club soda

Method: Place the mint leaves and lime sweet 'n sour in a highball glass with berries, then muddle for about 5 seconds. Add ice, rum and soda. Stir and serve. Garnish with one of each berry pierced with a cocktail pick and sprig of mint.

Cheers!

 

**To make simple syrup: In a small saucepan, bring 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar to a boil; simmer until the sugar is dissolved, 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool completely.***

Permalink Reply by Jean Marie on May 20, 2011 at 7:45pm

STOLEN FROM SYDNI:

 

Best Strawberry Daiquiri RENAMED

" STRAWBERRY RAPTURQUIRI"

Ingredients

• 6 cups ice
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 4 ounces frozen strawberries
• 1/8 cup lime juice
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 3/4 cup rum
• 1/4 cup lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage

Directions

1. In a blender, combine ice, sugar and strawberries. Pour in lime juice, lemon juice, rum and lemon-lime soda. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve.

Serves - 6

Permalink Reply by Deb Poarch on May 20, 2011 at 7:47pm

I vote for Highway to Hell.  Good lord look at all that alcohol.  THAT'S what I'm talkin' 'bout!

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