Drink of the Week – Martini Month – Ocean Water
Apr 26th
Ocean Water
1 part blue curacao
1 part raspberry vodka
1 part apple pucker
splash of lime juice
Combine all ingredients in an ice filled shaker, shake, strain into a martini glass.
Drink of the Week – Martini Month – Skittle Martini
Apr 19th
Skittle Martini
1 part raspberry vodka
1 part citrus vodka
1 part vanilla vodka
1 part blue curacao
cranberry juice
Rim a martini glass with sugar.
Combine all ingredients in an ice filled shaker, shake, strain into a martini glass.
Drink of the Week – Martini Month – Lemon Drop
Apr 12th
Lemon Drop
1 part citrus vodka
1/2 part triple sec
1 part sweet and sour
Rim a martini glass with sugar.
Combine all ingredients in an ice filled shaker, shake, strain into martini glass.
Garnish with a lemon.
Martini Tips
Apr 7th
Ingredients
Always select quality ingredients. There are plenty on the market, try your favorite, pick a new brand, or even try some flavors out. Have some fun! Try some different combinations.
Tools
This should without being said, but always use clean tools! Using dirty tools or ones previously used to make a drink can retain the flavor of the previously made drink.
Chilling
Chill your martini glass! Using a chilled martini glass will help keep your martini colder longer. To properly chill a glass, freeze it, or use a nifty little bartenders trick! Take the martini glass, fill it with ice and water. Filling the glass with water will increase the surface area that gets cold, instead of just having parts of the ice touch parts of the glass.
Shaking
Shake to your hearts content! Just remember, the more you shake your martini, the more it gets diluted and the cloudier it can get, but it gets colder this way. The less you shake, the more flavors you will retain, but it won’t be as cold.
On a side note, a classic martini is made with gin. It has been a recent trend to use regular and flavored vodkas for martinis.
Dry Martini – Traditionally uses more dry vermouth, however recent trends define a Dry Martini as using little or no vermouth.
Gibson – Garnish with a cocktail onion.
Perfect Martini – Use equal parts of sweet and dry vermouth.
Dirty Martini – Add a small amount of olive brine.
50-50 -Use equal parts of gin and dry vermouth.
Vodka Martini – Replace gin with vodka for a nice alternative.
Drink of the Week – Martini Month – Orange Creamsicle
Apr 5th
1 part vanilla schnapps
1 part orange vodka
fill with orange juice
splash of cream
Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice, shake, strain into a martini glass.
Drink of the Week – Harvey Wallbanger
Apr 1st
Harvey Wallbanger
Fill a tall glass with ice.
1 1/2 oz Vodka
Fill with orange juice.
Float 1/2 oz Galliano on top.
Garnish with an orange.
Drink of the Week – Mind Eraser
Mar 22nd
Mind Eraser
Fill a tall glass with ice.
1 oz Vodka
1 oz Coffee Liqueur
Fill with soda water.
Garnish with a lime.
Supposed to be drunk in one shot with a straw.
Drink of the Week – Caribbean Surfer
Mar 15th
Caribbean Surfer
Fill a serving glass with ice.
1 1/2 oz Coconut Rum
1/2 oz Banana Liqueur
Fill with pineapple juice.
Shake.
Garnish with a cherry.
Beer Troubleshooting Guide
Mar 10th
Just to prepare you for St. Patrick’s Day, here is a handy troubleshooting guide…
| Symptom | Fault | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Feet cold and wet | Glass being held at incorrect angle | Rotate glass so that open end points toward ceiling |
| Feet warm and wet | Improper bladder control | Stand next to nearest dog, complain about house training |
| Beer unusually pale and tasteless | Glass empty | Get someone to buy you another beer |
| Opposite wall covered with fluorescent lights | You have fallen over backward | Have yourself lashed to bar |
| Mouth contains cigarette butts | You have fallen forward | See above |
| Beer tasteless, front of your shirt is wet | Mouth not open, or glass applied to wrong part of face | Retire to restroom, practice in mirror |
| Floor blurred | You are looking through bottom of empty glass | Get someone to buy you another beer |
| Floor moving | You are being carried out | Find out if you are being taken to another bar |
| Room seems unusually dark | Bar has closed | Confirm home address with bartender |
| Taxi suddenly takes on colourful aspect and textures | Beer consumption has exceeded personal limitations | Cover mouth |
| Everyone looks up to you and smiles | You are dancing on the table | Fall on somebody cushy-looking |
| Beer is crystal-clear | It’s water. Somebody is trying to sober you up | Punch him |
| Hands hurt, nose hurts, mind unusually clear | You have been in a fight | Apologize to everyone you see, just in case it was them |
| Don’t recognize anyone, don’t recognize the room you’re in | You’ve wandered into the wrong party | See if they have free beer |
| Your singing sounds distorted | The beer is too weak | Have more beer until your voice improves |
| Don’t remember the words to the song | Beer is just right | Play air guitar |