Monday, October 29, 2012

SamWow and G-Cruz present -- Surviving Sandy

So at first this was going to be a ten really lame activities you can do to pass time while you're home from work tomorrow but insteadddd my friend the Gina's Blog and I have decided to grace your day with a whole list of storm themed cocktails!  I know I know...we're too kind.  YOU'RE WELCOME.  


Writer's challenge:  Drink all ten during the same storm and then recreate the picture at the end of the post. 

1.  Bye Bye Bahamas (too soon?)
- 1 dash banana Liqueur 
- 1 ounce Redrum 
- 6 ounces of fruit punch (Writer's Choice: Hawaiian Punch)
-1 maraschinos cherry
- 1 pineapple slice
- 1 orange slice

2. Dark and Stormy
- 2 ounces dark rum (Writer's Choice: Myer's)
- 3 ounces ginger beer (Writer's Choice: Saranac)
- 1/2 ounce of lime juice

3.  Mandatory Evacuation
- 2 ounces white rum (Writer's Choice: Railean White rum)
- 4 ounces Sprite
- a splash of grenadine
- lemon/lime wedges for garnish

4.  Tropical Storm
- 1 part banana liqueur
- 2 ounces white rum (Writer's Choice: Railean White rum)
- a splash of grenadine
- 4 ounces of orange juice 
- 1 sliced banana
- 1 cup of crushed ice

5.  The Cold Shower
- 4 ounces club soda
- 1 ounce Creme de Menthe

6.  The Flood Zone
- 2 ounces Kahlua
- 2 ounces Baileys Irish cream

7.  The Downed Power Line
- 1.5 ounces Railean Reserve XO dark rum
- 5 ounces Red Bull

8.  The Hurricane
- 4 ounces of Pat O'Brien's hurricane mix
- 2 ounces spiced rum (Writer's Choice: Captain Morgan)

9.  Category 5
- 1/2 ounce vodka (Writer's Choice: Tito's)
- 1/2 ounce Railean Blue Agave Spirit
- 1/2 Railean White rum
- 1/2 ounce bourbon (Writer's Choice: Maker's Mark)
- 1/2 ounce gin (Writer's Choice: Tanqueray)
- sweet and sour mix 
- splash of fruit juice

10.  Damn the Weather
- 1 tbsp of dry vermouth (Writer's Choice: Tribuno)
- 1 ounce gin (Writer's Choice: Tanqueray)
- tbsp orange juice
- 1 tsp triple sec

Your lovely (sober) authors, stay safe in the storm people.

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