Comments on: Ethanol policy for hot weather

By: Angela

Angela — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 15:56:22 +0000

There are two twists on a shandy that are must drinks this summer. 1. Sparkling blood orange (you can find this at Whole Foods or Trader Joes) and pale ale, lager, hefeweizen, or whatever beer is on hand will work just as well. 2. Same as above but substitute sparkling grapefruit juice for the blood orange.

By: gar

gar — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 03:32:09 +0000

You’re in the islands, mon, with Myers’s Original Dark rum and tonic. On the rocks with a lime twist.
Gotta be Myers’s! Ahhhhhhh!

By: Randy Paul

Randy Paul — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 18:09:08 +0000

Michael,
Voc� vai gostar, sem duvida. Lembra, n�o precisa usar uma boa cacha�a para fazer capirinhas.

By: Jo Fish

Jo Fish — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:28:15 +0000

Yes, I vote for the caipirinha too. Best hot weather drink ever. I sometimes make a simple syrup to mix with the limes, if I have to make it for more than one person.
Cachaca is available in many non-state owned (ABC) stores, if you have them in your area. In Ohio it is even sold in varieties ranging from $10 to $30 a bottle. Go figure.

By: Bargain Countertenor

Bargain Countertenor — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:45:04 +0000

Mudslide:
Pour equal parts vodka, Kahlua, and Bailey’s into a blender with about twice the volume of ice cubes. Pour into a chilled collins glass.
Margarita:
Juice of four key limes
2 oz non-rotgut tequila (Cuervo Tradicional works nicely)
3/4 – 1 oz Grand Marnier (or Cointreu, if you prefer something sweeter)
Ice to fill above the fluid level.
Process in blender until smooth. Serve in a margarita glass rimmed in kosher salt. Garnish with lime slice.
Bottled key lime juice works just fine.

By: Tim F

Tim F — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 02:49:52 +0000

I think that you’re making a mistake by not including summer beers on your list. Light, carbonated ethanol feels good in so many ways and you can hold it against your temple if things get really bad.
Plenty of great contenders to choose from, including an excellent entry from the Anchor Brewing Co., but for having a weiss-beer-with-lemon on a hot day Hoegaarten remains the gold standard.

By: Michael O'Hare

Michael O'Hare — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 23:31:36 +0000

muito obrigado. Eu vou buscar a cacha�a e provarei uma caipirinha, com as can��oes de Jobim.

By: neil

neil — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 23:07:57 +0000

I second the vote for caipirinha. It can also be done with vodka in case cachaca is hard to find (in Brazil, this is actually quite chic), but it will not have that distinctive taste. (Rum is not a suitable alternative.)
I’ve never seen a mortar used. The lime and ice are crushed right in the glass. (The picture of a caipirinha on Wikipedia is highly unrepresentitive, by the way).

By: rilkefan

rilkefan — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 22:51:44 +0000

Gimlets – Rose’s lime juice and gin. Good enough for Philip Marlowe, good enough for you.

By: Michael O'Hare

Michael O'Hare — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 21:48:20 +0000

how does the lime moosh get into the drink?

By: Randy Paul

Randy Paul — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 21:38:40 +0000

Caipirinha, the national drink of Brazil (which is also the nation where ethanol has had its greatest success).
2 tsp granulated sugar
8 limes wedges
2 1/2 oz cachaca
Pulverize the sugar with the lime wedges in a mortar. Fill an old-fashioned glass with ice cubes. Pour the cachaca into the glass. Stir well.

By: Brett Bellmore

Brett Bellmore — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 21:17:05 +0000

Atomic cherries: Take a bottle of maraschino cherries, replace the fluid with Everclear, and let soak for a month. After that store them in the freezer, and eat them cold.

By: Shady

Shady — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 21:15:36 +0000

I love Cucumber Martinis! I put a large amount of cucumber innards into a shaker and muddle them, add vodka, ice, a little water and a generous pinch of sugar.
I also employ Mojitos and white wine.

By: JMG

JMG — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 20:57:37 +0000

My Dad used to make the following whisky sour recipe. Put ice cubes in a blender until they reach the top. Scoop in one can of frozen lemonade. Fill empty lemonade can with Seagram’s and pour that in to. Carefully (start blender on low) pulverize the concoction until smooth. Pour.

By: Matt Austern

Matt Austern — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 20:31:03 +0000

I don’t know if there’s an official name for this, but I call it a cucumber martini: 5:1 ratio of gin to vermouth, infused with cucumber. (Just dice half a cucumber and put it in the shaker.) Garnish with a cucumber slice.

By: SamChevre

SamChevre — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 20:27:51 +0000

Dark and Stormy–light rum and ginger beer, with lime
Colonel Collins–bourbon, sugar, lime juice, soda water–(It’s basically a whiskey sour with soda in it).
If you want refreshment and not much alcohol, a shandy is good–fruit juice (apple is my choice) and lager, mixed half and half.