Ramblings of Silver Blue

An Evening In Paris 4 oz peach vodka 2 oz pineapple juice 2 oz orange juice 1 oz fresh lemon juice 2 oz 7-Up® soda 2 tsp sugar Pour the pineapple juice, orange juice, lemon juice, peach vodka and sugar into a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Shake well for 30 seconds. Pour unstrained [...]

Bottles of Pepsi Ice Cucumber are on display at a convenience store in Tokyo Wednesday, June 13, 2007. Japanese are staying cool as a cucumber this summer with “Pepsi Ice Cucumber,” a new soda based on the crisp green gourd, which hit stores here in the day. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa) Thanks, but I think I’ll [...]

Ice Bomb 2 oz UV® blue raspberry vodka 2 oz orange vodka 2 oz vodka 1 – 2 oz Sprite® soda Pour all liquors into a highball glass filled with ice cubes. Fill with Sprite soda, and serve.

I told someone I’d mention this on my blog, and so I am — they drink Guinness on a regular basis and on Saturday, there was none to be purchased due to all the Posers who felt they needed to drink it that one day to “appear Irish.” Guinness. It’s not just a stout. To [...]

Jager Bomb 1/2 can Red Bull® energy drink 1 oz Jagermeister® herbal liqueur 1 oz Vodka Pour red bull and vodka into a pint glass. Drop in a shot glass filled with jagermeister, and chug. Messy, but takes the day away.

Hot Mulled Cider INGREDIENTS 1 large orange 3 whole cloves 2 3/4 cups fresh orange juice 8 cups apple juice 1/4 cup raisins 1 cinnamon stick DIRECTIONS Peel the skin from the orange leaving the bitter white pith behind. Stick the cloves into the skin. Squeeze the juice from the orange and add to the [...]

Ice Bomb 2 oz UV® blue raspberry vodka 2 oz orange vodka 2 oz vodka 1 – 2 oz Sprite® soda Pour all liquors into a highball glass filled with ice cubes. Fill with Sprite soda, and serve.

Pickle Yourself Martini 2 shots vodka 1 shot dill pickle juice Shake together with ice, strain into a martini glass.

Here’s a Spooky Punch which is non-alcoholic! This punch relies on classic flavor combinations and food coloring to give it a great flavor and appearance. 8 cups orange juice 4 cups apple cider 6 ounces frozen peach juice concentrate (undiluted and still frozen) green food coloring 3 cups rainbow sherbert Mix together the orange juice [...]

What with the holidays coming up and such… The Greek Hunch Punch! 2 bottles Everclear® alcohol 1 bottle 100 proof Smirnoff® vodka 1 bottle Champagne 1/2 bottle Smirnoff® watermelon vodka 4 gallons Hawaiian Punch® fruits Sprite® soda orange juice Get fresh fruit (apples, oranges, strawberrys, pears) as well as canned fruit with juice (pineapples and [...]

Jager Bomb 1/2 can Red Bull 1 shot Jagermeister Pour Red Bull into tall glass. Drop in a shot glass filled with Jagermeister and chug.

Michael Moros Detroit Boy 3 oz Grey Goose® L’Orange vodka 1 oz Eagle Brand® condensed milk 2 oz passion-fruit juice 1/2 oz triple sec Combine ingredients with cracked ice in a blender. Blend for a few seconds until smooth. Pour into a chilled cocktail glass, garnish with mint leaves, and serve.

Anti-Freeze #4 1/2 oz vodka 1/2 oz Blue Curacao liqueur 1/2 oz Bacardi® 151 rum 1/2 oz peppermint schnapps Chill w/ ice cubes in shaker. Pour into rocks glass or split into two shots.

From the blog-author at the end of the bar (that would be ME.) Grape Rocket 4 oz whiskey 2 oz vodka 6 oz grape juice Mix ingredients in a large old-fashioned glass and serve.

“Poor Man’s Martini” 2 oz Vodka 3 oz Ginger Ale Shake together with ice and strain into a martini glass.

Teal Squeal (You should enjoy this one, Tink!) 1/2 cup vodka 1/4 cup Blue Curacao liqueur 2 cups ice 1/2 cup pineapple chunks Combine all ingredients in blender. Blend well. Serve in highball glass. Garnish with pineapple.

Irish Dream 1/2 oz hazelnut liqueur 1/2 oz Irish cream 3/4 oz brown creme de cacao 4 oz vanilla ice cream 1 1/2 oz whipped cream Combine the hazelnut liqueur, irish cream, brown creme de cacao and vanilla ice cream in a blender with one cup of crushed ice. Pour into a frosted pilsner glass. [...]

Almond Fog 1 1/2 oz Amaretto Di Saronno® liqueur 2 1/2 oz Bailey’s® Irish cream milk Mix the Amaretto and Bailey’s together in a cocktail shaker; strain into a coffee mug. Add milk to taste/to fill the mug, and serve.

Godiva Chocolate Martini 1 1/2 shots Godiva® chocolate liqueur 1 1/2 shots creme de cacao 1/2 shot vodka 2 1/2 shots half-and-half Mix all ingredients in a shaker with ice, shake and pour into a chilled cocktail glass.

Not quite back on the daily basis, but, here’s a great one. Toasted Almond 2 oz amaretto almond liqueur 2 oz Kahlua® coffee liqueur 2 oz light cream Shake, strain into highball glass. For a variation: Chocolate Toasted Almond 1 shot Kahlua® coffee liqueur 1 shot amaretto almond liqueur 8 oz milk 2 tbsp chocolate [...]