It's Erica, with an H
15/02/07 11:58
Herica Thompson
Club 2020
2020 Wilshire Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90403
“WEST MEMPHIS”
1 part dark rum (Captain Morgan)
1 part Southern Comfort (can substitute Jack Daniels or Crown Royal if you prefer)
Fill glass with ice, sour mix, cranberry and pineapple Juice. Add splash of Triple Sec. Top with Peach Schnapps and Grenadine.
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The Red-Headed Slut
31/01/07 17:02
Maeve's Residuals
11042 Ventura Boulevard Studio City, CA 91604
818-761-8301
www.maevesresiduals.com
“The Red-Headed Slut”
Brian says: “When a female customer asks me for a Red-Headed Slut, I tell her ‘I get off work at 8!’ After the brief flirtation (or, in a lot of cases, puzzled looks) I fill a shaker with ice and add two-counts of Jagermeister, two counts of peach schnapps, two counts of cranberry juice, and a double dash of grenadine (after all, a slut's head can't be too red). Shake it ten times, pour into two double shot glasses--one for her and one for me--call the customer a ‘Dirty Who-er,’ and CLINK! ‘Here's to swimmin' with bow-legged women!’ And then her boyfriend gets in my face and I have to buy him a drink. There's nothing better than being a red-headed bartender in a bar where the number one shot is the Red-Headed Slut.”
A Knight with a Ruby Slipper
09/01/07 22:41
John Knight
Head bartender at Aquavit Restaurant in New York
65 E 55th St
New York, NY 10022
(212) 307-7311
RUBY SLIPPER
2 1/2 ounces AQUAVIT NEW YORK - White Cranberry
1 1/2 ounces Ruby port
1 1/2 ounces fresh lemon or lime juice
Dash of simple syrup
Burnt orange zest, for garnish
Shake the ingredients in an ice-filled tumbler and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with the burnt orange zest.
John's inspiration: "It's common in Europe to create cocktails from a mix of liquor and wine, so I wanted to bring that to our menu, where we serve Swedish cuisine. I came up with this recipe because the richness and body of ruby port is an excellent accompaniment to the elegance of the Aquavit New York White Cranberry."
Alice in Wonderland (aka Boston)
03/01/07 21:44
The Greatest Bar
262 Friends St. (across from the Garden)
Boston, MA 02114
(617)367-0544
“The Cherry Popper”
1 Part Vanilla Vodka
1 Part Creme de Cacao (dark)
1 Part Bailey's Irish Cream
Splash of Milk
Shake all ingredients with ice and pour into a shot glass. Add a drop of Grenadine to the middle.
Alice says: “I’m totally frickin’ hot (Okay, The Imbiber said that, but the rest of this paragraph is all Alice) I came up with this drink one day while at work trying to come up with a creative new shot that everyone, especially girls, would love. I am not biased in anyway, it's just that girls enjoy tasty shots that are easy to take. This was a great little shot that everyone seemed to enjoy and I had some help adding a fun name to it. The part I enjoy most about bartending is making up all sorts of different drinks. I usually come up with ones that disguise the taste of alcohol, which can sometimes get a little dangerous. Bartending in Boston is the best thing I could ask for. I love making drinks for customers, meeting different people, and having a great time working. The Greatest Bar is a very different bar to work at because of the four different levels and themes it offers. The first floor (more of a sports theme is a completely different atmosphere than the fourth (lounge/VIP type of area), and it is fun to have that change each week. I'm still young and love living in Boston and just going around the city, partying, dancing, and having a great time and seeing what it has to offer.”
Doing as the Romanos Do
13/12/06 23:32
Brian "Rome" Romano
Mooney's Pub
South Philly
“The Blue Moon”
2 oz of Absolute vodka
1 oz of Southern Comfort
1 oz of Blue Curacao
Splash of lime juice
Splash of sour mix
1.5 oz of 7up
Mix first five ingredients in a jigger filled with ice and pour over ice. Top with 7up. Or, if you’re feeling crazy, it can also be served as a shot.
Says Rome: “Mooney's Pub is located on the corner of 4th and Ritner in the heart of South Philadelphia. It’s a neighborhood bar in an hard-working, predominately Irish section of the city. Mooney's is like Cheers in that everybody knows your name – you will always find a familiar face at the bar. Our motto is “Where misery needs company,” so if you’re having a bad day, stop in, because you are sure to find someone who is having a worse day. Mooney's is the home of the UN-Happy Hour where you can enjoy drink specials Monday through Friday: Miserable Mondays, Terrible Tuesdays, Wicked Wednesdays, The hell with it Thursdays, Fuck It Fridays”
Smirnoff's Barkeep is Bouge-ois
27/11/06 12:44
Smirnoff Cocktail Consultant
Las Vegas, NV
A reader recently remarked in an e-mail “You’ve got to admit, Mr. Imbiber, you’ve got a sweet gig.” Admit it? Hell, up until earlier this week, you couldn’t keep me from crowing about it. Then, I met my match. Kid’s name is Cameron Bouge. He’s 26, good-looking and lives in Sin City (Las Vegas). Last May, Cameron beat out over 1,000 entrants to become the first-ever Smirnoff Cocktail Consultant, a yearlong assignment that entails traveling the world on the brand’s dime to promote the vodka and research adult beverage trends. Oh yeah, and they’re paying him a Hundred Gs to do it.
IMBIBER: Has being a well-paid cocktail consultant helped your game with the ladies?
CAMERON BOUGE: I guess it does. Life’s tough when you hand people a card that says you sample drinks for a living. This is the ONLY position where you can be unemployed in Las Vegas and still get chicks.
What would happen if the folks at Smirnoff caught you nipping at some Grey Goose or Absolut?
Aside from removing my extremities piece by piece? Probably just ask me why I was drinking an inferior product.
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