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World Cup Cocktails: Group B

June 19, 2014 by -J. Leave a Comment

One of the reasons I enjoy international competitions like World Cup is the opportunity to lace both humor & drink-mixing with history:

This is Spain's worst defeat since 1588.

— God (@TheTweetOfGod) June 13, 2014

He’s referencing the defeat at the Spanish Armada at the hands of English (and Dutch) naval forces. Naturally. This little tete-a-tete was a part of the broad, bloody epic of the Eighty Years’ War, a continent-spanning conflict that was ostensibly about Protestant Netherlands revolting against Catholic Spain.

If you look closely, you’ll see a Van Persie launching cannonballs with his head.

What better way to celebrate the Netherlands dispensing a revenge-fueled soccer beatdown against highly-favored Spain than with a cocktail? If we’re going to build a drink that pays homage to these two belligerents, it’s only fitting that we build it around their nationalistic alcohols: genever and sherry.

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Posted in: Cocktail Recipes, Cocktails & Spirits, World Cup Tagged: beer, cocktails, genever, pisco, rum, sherry, World Cup

Recorded Conversations: Drink of Choice

August 27, 2012 by Travis J. Cook Leave a Comment

Welcome to “Recorded Conversations,” an occasional feature where all the Addison Recorder editors contribute their thoughts about a question, idea, or prompt. Everyone will chime in, and then we see where the conversation wanders. For today’s conversation, J. Michael Bestul looks forward to a few drinks over the Labor Day weekend, and wonders aloud what might be drinking.

Prompt: You’re at a bar, restaurant, or pub that you’ve never been to before. The place has a pretty good drinks list, and on it, you notice ____________. And because this is one thing you always have to try when you’re at a new place, you order it.

Question: What is ____________, and why is it the libation you order?

—

Oh wait, it’s August now. Never mind.

Take two.

(I just want it to be very clear that my drink of choice is not Maus by Art Spiegelman. In no universe is it a statement that I will walk into a bar to see if they have a Kristillnacht Martini and whether or not it meets my given standards. That’s just (a) morally incomprehensible, and (b) silly. Also, I’m not a fan of Krystal Vodka. But we’ll get there.)

I’m honestly a big fan of just going into a bar and ordering a beer. My preferred brews of choice are Smithwicks, Newcastle, whatever Oktoberfest brew is on tap, or a good ale that pours nicely and goes well with a burger and bar fries. Smithwicks in particular is a favorite. It’s a beer to me that speaks to having just finished a hard day’s work.

My mover’s fee is not extravagant. Just efficient. Like me!

(It was also a gift after I helped my friend Beth move. This was the time where I discovered that one of my mutant powers is the ability to load a moving truck in the most efficient, durable, and easily accessible way, a talent that has come in useful several times since. Many friends will vouch for me not only for that move, but for others moves since (including some of our Recorder staff!) I transformed what looked to be at least four trips between apartments into a trip and a half, and was rewarded by Beth with a six pack of Smithwicks and pizza. This is also the best moving payment ever. But we’ve gotten off topic.)

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Posted in: Books and Literature, Cocktails & Spirits, Gonzo Literature, Recorded Conversations Tagged: beer, Bloody Mary, cocktails, Hunter S. Thompson, Smithwick's

Recorded Conversations: Drink of Choice

August 24, 2012 by Alex Bean 1 Comment

Welcome to “Recorded Conversations,” an occasional feature where all the Addison Recorder editors contribute their thoughts about a question, idea, or prompt. Everyone will chime in, and then we see where the conversation wanders. For today’s conversation, J. Michael Bestul looks forward to a few drinks over the Labor Day weekend, and wonders aloud what might be drinking.

Prompt: You’re at a bar, restaurant, or pub that you’ve never been to before. The place has a pretty good drinks list, and on it, you notice ____________. And because this is one thing you always have to try when you’re at a new place, you order it.

Question: What is ____________, and why is it the libation you order?

—

To be honest, I don’t know what that libation is until I see it. Which is strange, I realize, but I don’t have a set cocktail or drink that I must try at each new establishment. Being a lover of beers I have not tried, my instinct is to order whatever is coming out of the tap I find most interesting. Now, there are certain restrictions placed upon this, and of course I have a list of them.

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Posted in: Recorded Conversations Tagged: beer

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