A Few Drinks You Might Not Know

Are you ever tired of getting a $4 beer special or just a Jack and Coke whenever you go out drinking at a bar?

Or maybe straight tequila shots just aren’t cutting it for you anymore. Well, fellow CD writer, Brendon, and I decided to go out and try a few new things and report back. The bar was relatively quite, so the bartender had a chance to show us some really interesting drinks.

And so without further ado, I present to you our newly compiled list of a few good mixed drinks and shots that you might not think to order off the top of your head.

MIXED DRINKS:

1) Smurf

Sorry guys, but this drink isn’t blue. This drink wasn’t that strong but had a nice tropical taste to it. If you want a nice cocktail that won’t get you messed up, this is a good choice.

• 2 oz Vodka
• 3 oz Orange Juice
• 2 oz Sprite
• Grenadine

2) Bahama Mama

Hellz yea! It’s grapefruity, sweet and tangy, and enough of these and you’ll think you’re in Jamaica. Make sure you tip your bartender though, it’s a pain to make.

• 1/2 oz Lemon Juice
• 2 oz Orange Juice
• 2 oz Pineapple Juice
• 1 1/2 oz Rum
• 1 oz Coconut Rum
• 1/2 oz Cherry Heering
• Grenadine

3) California Lemonade

Another fruity drink. We began feeling a little womanly having all of these at this point in the night, but this sure was the weak drink winner. Really delicious.

• 2 oz Blended Whiskey
• 1 tblsp Powdered Sugar
• Lemon and Lime Juice
• Grenadine
• Carbonated Water

4) Dead Bastard

We kicked it up a notch with this drink. Too many notches actually. One sip and I’m feeling it. Brown liquor is the dangerous way to go (unless you’re Nicholas Cage or something). It tasted like someone mixed Brandy, Bourbon, Gin, and Rum together. Supposedly I also started singing to the background music after this drink.

• 1 oz Brandy
• 1 oz Bourbon
• 1 oz Gin
• 1 oz Rum
• 1/2 oz Lime Juice
• 1 dash Bitters
• 1 oz Ginger Ale

5) Mind Eraser

I’ve ordered this a few times and know of people who’ve had this. The rules are you need to drink the whole thing through a straw without stopping. You’ll feel like a champ afterwards, trust me.

• 2 oz Vodka
• 2 oz Kahlua
• 2 oz Tonic Water

6) Zombie

By the time we got to the Zombie we had tried out a couple of the specialty shots and were really on our way to blasted. There are different ways to make a Zombie and this recipe is different from the norm. But we liked it more. Despite that our bartender told us none was in it, we were positive this drink was straight pineapple. Even though my drinking partner asked me 2 minutes after drinking this when we were gonna try the Zombie, we both really enjoyed this a lot.

• 1 oz Light Rum
• 1/2 oz Creme De Almond
• 1 1/2 oz Sweet And Sour
• 1/2 oz Triple Sec
• 1 1/2 oz Orange Juice
• 1/2 oz Rum, 151 proof

7) October Revolution

This was Brendon’s favorite drink of the night. Also his last. He described it as a White Russian but with a Proletarian Revolution after taste.

• 2 oz Vodka
• 2 oz Coffee Liquor
• 1 oz Cao Cao
• 1 oz double cream.

8) Harvey Wallbanger

This is a very well known drink to your parents but maybe not to us. Legend has it, this surfer named Harvey would come into the same bar after his competitions and would order this drink again and again until he’d bang into the walls on his way out. It’s basically a Screwdriver and licorice. Brendon at this point befriended the sound guy at the bar and started to black out.

• 2 oz Vodka
• 2 oz Orange Juice
• 1 oz Galliano

9) Knickerbocker Special Cocktail

I was wasted and bored at this point so I picked a random drink out of a book, and as a Knicks fan, thought this was acceptable. It’s not. I never thought the word Knickerbocker would be associated with anything worse than Isaiah Thomas, and then I tried this. It has an after taste of Tums. Enough said.

SHOTS:

1) Starry Night

Now I personally hate Jaeger (laugh it up, I know), but Brendon seems to really love this shot. And as a Jaeger hater, this actually was not that bad.

• 1/2 Jaeger
• 1/2 Goldslager

2) Slippery Nipple

This was really good. Of course, I like everything involving nipples.

• 1/2 Bailey’s Irish Cream
• 1/2 Sambuca

3) Prairie Fire

This is my favorite drink you can order at a bar. One time I made my friends take 12 of these with me over a night and boy did we feel like shit in the morning. So I let Brendon try this shot with out any knowledge as to what he was taking. His reaction, “AHHHH FUCK WHAT THE HELL! James what is this shit you’re making me drink! Actually, bring on another.” And he did have another.

• 2/3 Tequila
• 1/3 Grain Alcohol
• 3 Shakes of Tabasco Sauce
• Pepper

4) Jamaican Slammer

This is a layered shot that looks really cool and is basically just a shot of rum. Not bad.

• 1/4 Dark Rum
• 1/4 Triple Sec
• 1/4 Lime Juice
• 1/4 Golden Rum

5) Mudslide

A lot of people know what a Mudslide is, but how many think to order one? Screw SoCo and Lime, take one of these.

• 1/3 Vodka
• 1/3 Kahlua
• 1/3 Irish Cream

6) 1-900-FUK-ME-UP

By the time we took these we were too fucked up to get fucked up. But it was really fruity. I didn’t see the big deal in this shot. But then again, we weren’t the best judges at this point.

• 1/2 Absolut Kurant
• 1/4 Grand Marnier
• 1/4 Chambord Raspberry Liqueur
• 1/4 Midori Melon Liqueur
• 1/4 Malibu Rum
• 1/4 Amaretto
• 1/4 Cranberry and Pineapple Juice

7) Red, White, and Blue

What a way to end our shot taking than with a good ol’ American flag shot. Brendon took his second Prairie Fire when I took this (A Prairie Fire is also known as a Sweaty Mexican) and this caused an almost endless discussion about continents somehow. But the shot…so sweet I wanted to throw up. But an after taste of FUCK YEAH!

• 1/3 Grenadine
• 1/3 Peach Shnaps
• 1/3 Blue Curacao

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