# Cocktails Named After You! Ask the Uke Guy! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 26, 2000, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocktails-named-after-you-ask-the-uke-guy/16548 "2000-04-26T20:23:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocktails-named-after-you-ask-the-uke-guy/16548/81 "2000-04-27T15:46:00Z")
**The aha!** 2 oz Scotch 2 dashes Angostura Bitters Apple Cider Pour Scotch and bitter over ice in a highball glass. Fill with cider and stir. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocktails-named-after-you-ask-the-uke-guy/16548/82 "2000-04-27T15:52:00Z")
**The Lord Derfel** _This one needs to simply reek of Class…_ 1/2 tsp Sugar 2 dashes Angostura Bitters Chilled Champagne Place sugar and bitters in a chilled champagne flute and fill with champagne. Add a twist of lemon peel. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocktails-named-after-you-ask-the-uke-guy/16548/83 "2000-04-27T15:55:00Z")
**The elelle** _Classy, too, yet beguiling_ 2 oz Cognac 1 oz Amaretto Serve in an old-fashioned glass over ice. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocktails-named-after-you-ask-the-uke-guy/16548/84 "2000-04-27T15:59:00Z")
**The neuro-trash grrrl** _And now for something completely different_ 1 tblsp Instant Coffee 4 oz Water 1 tsp Maple Syrup Cola Dissolve coffee in water and stir in maple syrup. Pour over ice in a collins glass, and add cola. Garnish with sliced lemon. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocktails-named-after-you-ask-the-uke-guy/16548/85 "2000-04-27T16:02:00Z")
**The Osip** _I don’t know, “Osip” just sounds Irish to me. Must be the “O”_ 2 oz Irish Whiskey 1 oz Sweet Vermouth Dash Angostura Bitters Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocktails-named-after-you-ask-the-uke-guy/16548/86 "2000-04-27T16:04:00Z")
OK, _Ike_, here’s the other thread I’m checking in on. Let’s see what you can come up with for me. **Lucretia** and **John Corrado** got drinks for the DC Dopefest, I want one too. So now we can buy each other rounds of our own drinks and compare notes! * * * All I wanna do is to thank you, even though I don’t know who you are… ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocktails-named-after-you-ask-the-uke-guy/16548/87 "2000-04-27T16:09:00Z")
**The manhattan** _Hee hee hee_ 2 oz. Gin 1/2 oz. Dry Vermouth Juice of 1/4 Orange Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Serve with a twist of orange peel. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocktails-named-after-you-ask-the-uke-guy/16548/88 "2000-04-27T16:11:00Z")
**The ghoti** 2 oz Vodka 1/2 oz Dry Sherry 1/2 oz ry Vermouth Pour over ice in an old-fashioned glass and stir. Garnish with a twist of lemon. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocktails-named-after-you-ask-the-uke-guy/16548/89 "2000-04-27T16:13:00Z")
**The Drain Bead** 3 oz Light Rum Dash Dry Vermouth Stir with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a black olive. ---
**Author:** ![Sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocktails-named-after-you-ask-the-uke-guy/16548/90 "2000-04-27T16:15:00Z")
I’d just like a drink. You can name it whatever you want. Although, if it had _my_ name on it, I could be sure I wasn’t stealing. * * * ~~Sunshine “It’s not death I fear so much as leaving something so beautiful as life.” ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocktails-named-after-you-ask-the-uke-guy/16548/91 "2000-04-27T16:16:00Z")
**The red dragon** 3 oz Cranberry Juice Juice of 1/2 Lime Club Soda Stir juices with ice in a highball glass. Fill with soda and garnish with the spent lime. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocktails-named-after-you-ask-the-uke-guy/16548/92 "2000-04-27T16:20:00Z")
**The Falcon** 3 oz Light Rum 1/2 oz Milk Juice of 1/2 Lemon 1 tsp Sugar Stir with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocktails-named-after-you-ask-the-uke-guy/16548/93 "2000-04-27T16:23:00Z")
**The Kat** 2 oz Gin 1/2 tsp Sugar 4 sprigs Mint 1 oz Club Soda Muddle sugar with the soda and mint in an old-fashioned glass. Add ice and gin and stir. Garnish with a Maraschino cherry and a twist of lemon. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocktails-named-after-you-ask-the-uke-guy/16548/94 "2000-04-27T16:30:00Z")
**The mega the roo** 2 oz Tequila Juice of 1/2 Lime Tonic Water Pour tequila over ice in an old-fashioned glass. Add juice and tonic; garnish with the spent lime. ---
**Author:** ![Kiki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kiki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiki)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocktails-named-after-you-ask-the-uke-guy/16548/95 "2000-04-27T16:30:00Z")
I am sooooooooo ready for a drink. To have one named after me would be even better. So Uke, let’s see if you can make a drink that matches my personality. Good luck!! * * * That John Denver’s full of shit man! ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocktails-named-after-you-ask-the-uke-guy/16548/96 "2000-04-27T16:35:00Z")
**The evilbeth** _You’re right; this one should be almost as fun to belly up and order as a mega the roo!_ Juice of 1 Lime Juice of 1 small Orange 1 oz Pineapple Juice 1 tsp Sugar 1/2 oz Apricot Brandy 2 1/2 oz Light Rum 1 oz Dark Rum 1/2 oz 151-proof Rum (at the end) Shake with ice and strain over more ice into a zombie glass. Garnish with a stick of pineapple and a Maraschino cherry. Carefully float the 151 rum, and top with a sprig of fresh mint dipped in powdered sugar. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocktails-named-after-you-ask-the-uke-guy/16548/97 "2000-04-27T16:39:00Z")
**The Doghouse Reilly** _Philip Marlowe drank a variant of these in_ Farewell, My Lovely. 3 oz Bourbon 1/2 tsp Sugar Juice of 1/2 Lemon Shake with ice and strain into a sour glass. May be decorated with a Maraschino cherry, if you don’t mind Marlowe laffin’ his ass off at you. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocktails-named-after-you-ask-the-uke-guy/16548/98 "2000-04-27T16:42:00Z")
**The smug** 1 1/2 oz Light Rum Juice of 1/4 Lemon 1/2 tsp Sugar Pour ingredients into a hot mug and fill with hot water. Stir. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocktails-named-after-you-ask-the-uke-guy/16548/99 "2000-04-27T16:43:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Ukulele Ike: > \*\ ***The Summer Eve** > > 4 oz. Cranberry Juice > 2 oz. Pineapple Juice > Juice of 1/2 Lemon > Club Soda > > Pour juices over ice in a highball glass. Stir to combine. Top with soda, and garnish with the spent lemon. > \*\* If I’m not mistaken, isn’t the recipe for a Summer Eve as follows: 2 oz. distilled water 2 oz. white vinegar .5 oz Benzoic Acid Combine in squeeze bottle Squirt as necessary. Wait, that’s a [Summer’s Eve](http://www.freeyellow.com/members3/kamranenterprises/page9.html)! * * * The more I teaches you, the dumber you gets. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocktails-named-after-you-ask-the-uke-guy/16548/100 "2000-04-27T16:45:00Z")
**The Sylence** 2 oz Vodka 1 oz Madeira 1/2 oz Orange Juice Stir with ice and strain into an old-fashioned glass over ice cubes. Garnish with a slice of orange. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocktails-named-after-you-ask-the-uke-guy/16548.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocktails-named-after-you-ask-the-uke-guy/16548.md?page=6)