the horse's mouth

A Wet Kiss.

Ingredients:

* 1/3 Amaretto
* 1/3 Sweet and sour
* 1/3 Watermelon schnapps

Mixing instructions:

Layer the 3 ingredients in the order listed in a shot glass.
It is also good over ice in a highball glass.

Tags: silly, drink recipe

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Fish On Fridays. "Oh Shit. So This Is It I'm Going To Die!"

Have a great weekend. I'm out of here and thanks for all the fish! ....................
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Hang on, before I go let's have some Lasers.

No, no, no, not those kind of Lasers. We want the ones you can drink.
Dedicated to the Tillerman, Dan (I know you're not a Laser sailor, but what the hell.) and Litoralis.

LASER BEAM

1 fl oz (30ml) silver tequila

1 fl oz (30ml) Jack Daniel's

1 fl oz (30ml) amaretto

1/2 fl oz (15 ml) triple sec

Add ingredients to a cocktail shaker. Cover and shake. Strain into an old-fashioned glass. Drink at once and call the Tillerman in the morning about upwind sailing tactics. Makes 1 kick ass cocktail.

Tags: sailing, fish, drink recipe, cocktails, cocktail recipe, humor, humour

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It's Just One Of Those Days.

Nothing seems to be going my way today. I need a good stiff drink!

Caution: If you make the following drink you might end up stuck in a bucket!
sidenote: I love this drink...my friends love this drink...my wife loves this drink...hopefully you'll love this drink.

BRAZILIAN BOMBSHELL

ice cubes

1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

3/4 fl oz (20ml) Rose's Lime Juice

1/4 cuo (2 fl oz/60 ml) pineapple juice

3/4 fl oz (20 ml) cachaca

1 1/2 fl oz (45 ml) silver tequila

Chill a stemmed cocktail glass. Half-fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add the lemon juice, lime juice, pineapple juice, cachaca and tequilla. Cover and shake vigourously about 40 times. Strain into the chilled glass and serve at once. Makes 1 kick ass cocktail.

Tags: drink recipe, cocktail recipe, cocktail, cachaca, tequila

I'll Have A Manhattan With That Boat.

Boats particapting in the Volvo Ocean Race depart New York for Horsesmouth...I mean Portsmouth.

Let's have a drink in their honor.

 

3/4 oz sweet vermouth
2 1/2 oz bourbon whiskey
1 dash Angostura® bitters
1 maraschino cherry
1 twist orange peel

Combine the vermouth, bourbon whiskey, and bitters with 2 - 3 ice cubes in a mixing glass. Stir gently, don't bruise the spirits and cloud the drink. Place the cherry in a chilled cocktail glass and strain the whiskey mixture over the cherry. Rub the cut edge of the orange peel over the rim of the glass and twist it over the drink to release the oils but don't drop it in.

VARIATION: No bitters. Substitute a twist of lime for the cherry and orange. Hold the lime twist in a lighted match over the drink and then drop it in. The heat really zips up the lime flavor.

Cuba Libre. Drink recipe.

Rum, rum, rum I love rum.


Ingredients:
Ice cubes or cracked ice
2 ounces white Bacardi or Hana Bay silver rum
2 1/2 ounces (more or less) Coca-Cola
1 lime wedge (optional)
Preparation:
Place ice in a tall glass and pour the rum over it. Fill the glass with Coca-Cola, and add lime if you wish.

Not Another Fish Tale...You know about the one that got away.

Holy Manta Ray Batman, that's one big fish!
Halibut! Let's cook some fish.

Barbeque:

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coat with olive oil, put on a medium hot grill, turn once, done in about 8 minutes.

dab of butter and squeeze of lemon, turn after 4 minutes and dab and squeeze side two

Calamaro Gigante - Big Squid

In honor of the monster let's prepare some food. Calmari Fritto - Fried Calamari

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Ingredients
• 1/2 to 1 pound calamari sliced into rings
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper
• Enough vegetable oil to fill bottom of heavy skillet to 1/2"

Directions
   1. Clean calamari and keep chilled.
   2. Mix flour, paprika and cayenne in shallow bowl.
   3. Heat oil to 375 degrees.
   4. Toss a handful of calamari with flour, shake off excess.
   5. Fry for 3 or 4 minutes or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels and salt to taste.

Note: Serve warm with fresh lemon slices

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tidbit: Calamaro is singular, Calamari is plural.
Sidenote: I'm currently reading "The Search For The Giant Squid" by Richard Ellis.
Photo AFP - Morro Bay, CA.