# I think I invented a new drink. Help me name it. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 25, 2011, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-invented-a-new-drink-help-me-name-it/583215 "2011-05-25T22:21:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-invented-a-new-drink-help-me-name-it/583215/1 "2011-05-25T22:21:33Z")
If it isn’t a new drink, help me too. Ingredients are: **Vodka** : shot glass worth or more to liking. **Pomegranant juice** : a third. **Ginger ale** : two thirds (ice, optional) I’ve been thinking of adding some hot element into it ( as I cannot find the Hot ginger ale’s that have been mentioned in Ginger Ale or Ginger Beer threads of past.) so any suggestions on a dash of cayenne pepper or hot sauce would be appreciated. Names, por favor. My friends son suggested **Backwash** but this is too dignified to be called that. ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-invented-a-new-drink-help-me-name-it/583215/2 "2011-05-25T22:24:49Z")
Flaming Moe? ---
**Author:** ![robert\_columbia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-invented-a-new-drink-help-me-name-it/583215/3 "2011-05-25T22:26:10Z")
> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > If it isn’t a new drink, help me too. > Ingredients are: > > **Vodka** : shot glass worth or more to liking. > **Pomegranant juice** : a third. > **Ginger ale** : two thirds > (ice, optional) > > I’ve been thinking of adding some hot element into it ( as I cannot find the Hot ginger ale’s that have been mentioned in Ginger Ale or Ginger Beer threads of past.) so any suggestions on a dash of cayenne pepper or hot sauce would be appreciated. > > Names, por favor. > > My friends son suggested **Backwash** but this is too dignified to be called that. The General Granite ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-invented-a-new-drink-help-me-name-it/583215/4 "2011-05-25T22:26:39Z")
The Movie Star (Ginger from Gilligan’s Island) ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-invented-a-new-drink-help-me-name-it/583215/5 "2011-05-25T22:29:23Z")
Flaming Mo is not what I am looking for. It isn’t swishy enough. C’mon people. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-invented-a-new-drink-help-me-name-it/583215/6 "2011-05-25T22:31:33Z")
If you find a good source of heat-Atomic Sunrise. Make like a Tequila Sunrise. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-invented-a-new-drink-help-me-name-it/583215/7 "2011-05-25T22:33:47Z")
Red Hot Russian Pinko Commie? (red from pomegranates, commie from vodka) Pretty rude name… but there you go! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-invented-a-new-drink-help-me-name-it/583215/8 "2011-05-25T22:36:53Z")
> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > I’ve been thinking of adding some hot element into it ( as I cannot find the Hot ginger ale’s that have been mentioned in Ginger Ale or Ginger Beer threads of past.) so any suggestions on a dash of cayenne pepper or hot sauce would be appreciated. Pepper vodka. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-invented-a-new-drink-help-me-name-it/583215/9 "2011-05-25T22:36:55Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > If you find a good source of heat-Atomic Sunrise. > > Make like a Tequila Sunrise. What is Atomic sunrise? ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-invented-a-new-drink-help-me-name-it/583215/10 "2011-05-25T22:37:05Z")
That’s basically a [Pomegranate Moscow Mule](http://eating-made-easy.com/2010/11/19/pom-wonderful-weekend-begins-with-happy-hour-pomegranate-moscow-mule/). A version with grenadine instead of straight pom juice (and, like yours, without the lime) is known to some as Gilligan’s Revenge. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-invented-a-new-drink-help-me-name-it/583215/11 "2011-05-25T22:39:28Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Pepper vodka. Ooooh, never heard of it. Having never tried vodka before, I [Prairie organic Vodka](http://cocktails.about.com/od/vodkareviews/gr/prairie_vodka.htm) from Minnesota. Organic to save the Earth as it kills my liver. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-invented-a-new-drink-help-me-name-it/583215/12 "2011-05-25T23:00:37Z")
> [@spark240](#): > > That’s basically a [Pomegranate Moscow Mule](http://eating-made-easy.com/2010/11/19/pom-wonderful-weekend-begins-with-happy-hour-pomegranate-moscow-mule/). A version with grenadine instead of straight pom juice (and, like yours, without the lime) is known to some as Gilligan’s Revenge. Oooooh, and here I thought I was sooo clever. Nuts. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-invented-a-new-drink-help-me-name-it/583215/13 "2011-05-25T23:03:11Z")
> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > I’ve been thinking of adding some hot element into it ( as I cannot find the Hot ginger ale’s that have been mentioned in Ginger Ale or Ginger Beer threads of past.) so any suggestions on a dash of cayenne pepper or hot sauce would be appreciated. You can’t get Stewart’s down there? Heck, we get it here in the middle of nowhere, in plain ol’ grocery stores. As far as names, I got nothin’ for ya. ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_From\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-invented-a-new-drink-help-me-name-it/583215/14 "2011-05-25T23:42:41Z")
What about something acknowledging it’s mythological roots? Demeter’s Regret Hades Trick 6 months in Hell (good if you add the hot sauce) Orion’s Bride ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-invented-a-new-drink-help-me-name-it/583215/15 "2011-05-26T02:55:18Z")
> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > Ooooh, never heard of it. Yeah - Absolut Peppar usually just used for Bloody Marys, but could work here if you want to give it a shot. When I moved, I had a stock-the-bar party. Someone left me a bottle of [Absolut New Orleans](http://cocktails.about.com/od/vodkadrinkrecipes/gr/absolut_nworlns.htm). It’s the best tasting infused vodka I’ve ever had. It’s mango and black pepper. It’s also completely unavailable, since it was limited edition. I wish I still had some… ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-invented-a-new-drink-help-me-name-it/583215/16 "2011-05-26T05:13:56Z")
Who cares if it’s close to another drink? Think of how close to each other all the martinis are… Anyhow, I’d call it a _ **Red-Headed Ruskie** _. ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-invented-a-new-drink-help-me-name-it/583215/17 "2011-05-26T05:26:18Z")
A Pom-Pom Screw? ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-invented-a-new-drink-help-me-name-it/583215/18 "2011-05-26T05:26:23Z")
> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > Oooooh, and here I thought I was sooo clever. Aw, you still are. You did find it for yourself. And indeed, it’s not strictly the same as either of those, though it does occur to me that adding the ginger slices would be one way to boost the bite. ---
**Author:** ![mac\_bolan00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@mac\_bolan00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mac_bolan00)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-invented-a-new-drink-help-me-name-it/583215/19 "2011-05-26T06:00:49Z")
sunny siberia? ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-invented-a-new-drink-help-me-name-it/583215/20 "2011-05-26T09:50:56Z")
> [@Girl\_From\_Mars](#): > > What about something acknowledging it’s mythological roots? > Demeter’s Regret > Hades Trick > \*\*6 months in Hell (good if you add the hot sauce)\*\*Orion’s Bride I like this. I also like the Red Headed Ruskie. ( non hot version) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-invented-a-new-drink-help-me-name-it/583215.md?page=2)