So, before the night is through, I am not sure what is going to happen, but it started off great.  I invented a drink called the Fuzzy Fairy.  To make this drink, follow the instructions below:

Ingredients:
3 ounces Absinthe
3 ounces S.Pellegrino sparkling water

Instructions:
Combine the two!

Alabama Slammer

Ingredients:

• 1/2 oz Southern Comfort
• 1/2 oz Amaretto
• 1/2 oz Sloe Gin
• 1 splash Orange Juice
• 1 splash Sour Mix
• Lime wedges for garnish

Instructions:

1. Pour all ingredients into a stainless steel shaker
2. Add ice
3. shake until completely cold
4. Strain into an old-fashioned glass and serve

Notes:

The Alabama Slammer is one of those drinks that taste so good that it can sneek up on you.  Watch out if you have more than one or two of these, and if you want some extra punch substitute Southern Comfort 100 proof!

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 ounces vodka
• 1/2 cup tomato juice
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• Dash of Worcestershire sauce
• Dash of Tabasco sauce
• 1 celery stick for garnish
• 1 lemon wedge for garnish

Instructions:

1. Combine the vodka, the tomato juice, the lemon juice, the Worcestershire sauce, the Tabasco sauce in boston shaker
2. Fill with Ice and shake vigorously
3. Add salt and pepper to taste
4. Add celery and lemon wedge for garnish

Notes:

A Bloody Mary in the morning is the best way to get over a hang over.  I like them extra hot so I add a few more dashes of tobasco sauce; it eases the pain that much quicker.  There are other things that you can use instead of tomato juice, mostly I have heard of using V8.  I wouldn’t use one of those bloody mary mixes, it’s not that hard to add tobasco sause and worchester sauce to your favorite tomato juice.

• 2 ounces Pimm’s No. 1
• gingerale
• Slice of lemon
• Slice of cucumber

Instructions:

1. Pour gingerale into glass
2. Pour Pimm’s No. 1 into glass
3. Stir gently 
4. Squeeze lemon and garnish with cucumber

Notes: 

Pimm’s No 1 is one of those alcohols that people don’t have much experience with.  Per Wikipedia: Pimm’s No. 1 Cup, a gin-based beverage that can be served both on ice or in cocktails. It has a dark tea colour with a reddish tint, and tastes subtly of spice and citrus fruit.

Ingredients:

• 3/4 pint of Guinness
• 3/4 shot of irish cream (I use Bailey’s)
• 1/4 shot of irish whiskey (I use Jameson)

Instructions:

1. Pour the pint of Guiness and let it rest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guiness#Pouring_and_serving)
2. Pour the irish cream into the shot glass
3. Float the irish whiskey on top of the irish cream
4. Drink immediately (FYI This drink could curdle on you if you do not drink it fast enough.  Chug away!)

Note: 

This is a GREAT drink!  I can’t remember how many of these I have had in my drinking lifetime, but it is probably more than any other mixed drink.  There’s not too many variations that I have seen with this drink except for the ratio of irish cream to irish whiskey.  I have seen it half-and-half, I have seen it without irish whiskey or just a splash.  I like the 1/4 to 3/4 ratio, but experiment yourself with such a fantastic drink!

Ingredients:

• 3/4 pint of beer
• 1 shot of whiskey

Instructions:

1. Pour your favorite light beer (Budwiezer)
2. Add shot of whiskey
3. Drink immediately

Note:
I have fond memories of giving people boilermakers at bars just because they are so unexpected, but they are actually good. I have also mixed many different kinds of beer and whiskey and found that you can use any type of light beer, but don’t cheap out on the whiskey; the off flavor of bad whiskey can really ruin a good boilermaker!

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 oz coffee liqueur (I use Kahlua)
• 1/2 oz irish cream liqueur (I use Bailey’s)

Instructions:

1. Pour coffee liqueur into a shot glass filling it almost to the top
2. Then, carefully pour irish cream liqueur, using a spoon to help.

Notes:

I have seen and tasted this shot many different ways using different liquor for the dark part of this shot. I have to say, though, one of the most interesting liquor I have seen used was Patron’s XO Cafe. This additions gave the shot a unique aftertaste and a little more punch than using Kahlua!

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 ounce Gin
• 1/4 ounce dry vermouth (splash)
• 1/4 ounce single malt scotch (splash)
• 3 olives
• 6 ice cubes

Instructions:

1. Into a mixing glass, add ice cubes
2. Pour in the Gin, the Vermouth, and the scotch
3. Stir well. 
4. Strain and pour into a martini glass.
5. To finish add olives

Notes:

I use a very smokey scotch for my smokey martini.  I found the Laphroaig 15 year gives me the smokiness that I am looking for in my smokey martini.  Also, when it comes to the gin I use, I usually stick with something nice, but nothing with underlying flavors.  I wouldn’t use Hendrick’s Gin for this since there is the cucumber flavoring that can distract from the smokiness of the scotch.  If I had to go with my favorite gin for this martini, I’d go with New Amsterdam Gin which is delicious but relatively cheap!  The best of both worlds!

In the coming weeks, I am going to be transforming DSM into a place where you can come and find drink recipes and reviews on alcoholic products. I think I spread myself too thin trying to make DSM an all-around drinking blog, and I want to focus on alcohol (of course!)

Hope all the readers that have this in their RSS feed won’t be mad at the up-coming changes, and I hope to make Drink Some More a great blog finally!

Until next time,

Josh!

This was the first time that I ever attempted to make up a drink by myself, so I was a little nervous. My room mate and a couple of the friends we invited over were bartenders once in their life so they had a little easier time with this.

Two face versus The Dark Knight (Drop Shot)
1/2 pint of Guiness
1/2 shot of Starbucks Coffee Liquor
1/2 shot of Sambuca

This was my attempt at a drink. I like the layering effect you can get from the sambuca and coffee liquor, and when you drank it, the taste was pretty good. Unfortunately it is nothing like the taste of a car-bomb, which I think is heavenly.

Batman and Robin
1/2 shot of Campari
1/2 shot of Jagermeister

This drink was from one of the invited bar tenders. I have to say personally the Campari was soo over powering that the shot was horrible. We did try to make a second variation of this shot using 1/4 shot of Chambord, 1/4 shot of vodka, and 1/2 shot of Jagermeister. This was more palitable, but you lost the sharp contrast.

Over all, it was an enjoyable event in place of seeing The Dark Knight opening night. We all did see the movie the next morning, however, and it was GREAT! I highly recommend it!