The annual campout is this weekend, and I have again been assigned to be the bartender for our group of lushes.
They like the frou-frou drinks, or barstool drinks (you don’t know your drunk until you get down from the bar stool). In the past I’ve made drinks like Alien Secretion (Midori/Malibu/pineapple juice), Bahama Mamas, Kamakazis, Gilligan’s Island (vodka, peach schnapps, OJ, cranberry juice), and Midnight Martinis.
Midnight Martinis will never be made again and I have burned all existing photos. That’s what happens when I stray from beer. Anyways.
I know we need to stay away from tequila.
Please give me suggestions - I’ve been browsing through bar guides online and my brain is turning mushy from all the possibilities.
1 part orange vodka (I use Smirnoff Orange)
3 parts orange sherbet (rainbow works okay too)
3 parts pina colada mix
3 parts crushed ice
…Blend until smooth
It tastes just like a push pop, and because of the sherbet it holds its consistency rather well. Very yummy.
Long Island Iced Tea. You can drink them forever and not know just how drunk you are until you attempt to stand.
equal parts of Vodka, Rum, Gin, Triple Sec, Tequila optional, 1 1/2 parts sour mix and a dash of coke for color. Mix all ingredients in glass over ice, pour into a shaker and give it one good shake.
Here’s one I made up. It’s called a ‘Maritime Atrocity’. One part Cutty Sark, three parts Dr. Pepper. More or less to taste, of course. It’s actually not bad.
Jack and Coke. Brought that on a camp out once. A work camping trip. With my boss. And 4 other people who might as well have been my boss. I’ve never seen people with such a complete lack of balance in my life. Sometimes simpler is better.
BTW I was one of those people with no balance and apparently on several occasions asked my boss if he had any pot.
I can’t believe you’re saying no to tequila right off the bat. Tequila can make amazing things happen (like my first marriage; amazing in a bad way, but still). Every time I’ve had tequila at an outdoor gathering, some extraordinary encounter has immediately followed.
But, if that’s not on the table, get a shitload of rum (I recommend Sailor Jack) and make some Colorado Bulldogs.
My favorite start to the evening is a sexual alligator. It’s a layered shot: Chambord on the bottom, Midori in the middle, and Jäger on top. Roughly one part each, maybe a little less Jäger, depending on who’s pouring.
Mojitos! Recipes vary; the most drunk-proof one sis and I found went thusly:
1 shot simple syrup, muddled in the bottom of a tall glass with a bunch o’ mint. Yeah, yeah - we tried the “real” recipe which involved sugar; that sucked. Simple syrup is easier.
2 shots white rum. For some reason that number grew as the night progressed…
Fill the glass with ice, top with club soda.
Substitute bourbon for the rum and you’ve a passable mint julep that’ll tick off all the purists.
Ooooh, dude. My first really good drunk was off of homemade white russians. Turns out that the hosts had concocted their own version of coffee brandy by steeping fresh grounds in Everclear, adding sugar, and mixing with enough milk to make it not deadly. The end result was a refrain sung to the Oreo song:
Ice cold milk and a shot of Kahlua
They don’t go togetheratall cos I don’t drink milk and alcohol…
Wow, this sounds wonderful. I’ll have to try it sometime.
My favorite is Amaretto and Sprite. They’re better if you mix up a large batch and freeze them so they get all slushy. You could add crushed ice, but that would water them down.
My SO makes blue slushy drinks that are good. Blue Curacao, tequila and limeade, mixed in the blender with crushed ice. They look like Windex Slurpees.
Holy crap! Isn’t everything in a Long Island Iced tea some kind of liquor, except the Coke? You’re just eliminating that and adding more booze!
::: passes out :::
Sounds good, though - I love Chambord. A while back, another poster here recommended Chambord, Frangelico (hazelnut liqueur) and milk. It’s very tasty. It’s called Nuts and Berries.
