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DAILY COCKTAIL DAILY COCKTAIL Text © 2006,20 I I Fair Winds Press First published in the USA in 2006 by Fair Winds Press, a member of Quayside Publishing Group 33 Commercial Street Gloucester, MA 01930 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. 1009 08 07 06 I 2 345 ISBN 1-59233-186-6 Digital edition: 978-1-61059-379-3 Softcover edition: 978-1-5923-3186-4 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Design by Laura McFadden Design, Inc. Photography by Allan Penn Printed and bound in China DALYN A. MILLER AND LARRY DONOVAN INTOXICATING DRINKS AND THE OUTRAGEOUS EVENTS THAT INSPIRED THEM FAIRWINDI PRE S S GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS Fondling Fool· Florida 104 8 INTRO Cocktail· Unabomber· APRIL Fallen Angel· Noah Cocktail· Oscar Cocktail· Bloody Mary· Red Hot Lover· Circus Peanut Margarita· The Mummy· European· Who's Betty Ford Cocktail· Drunken the Boss· Florida Special· Dirty Bunny· Bitch-on-Wheels • Rocket Fuel· Artillery Cocktail Dog· Rosebud· Flaming Ring of • Presidente • Assassin· Iceberg Cocktail· Surfer on Acid· Fire· Black Gold· Tequila Canyon· Fiery Blue Mustang· Earthquake· Gunfire· Just Plain Evil· Edith's Fizz· Seven Dials Cocktail· Cheaterita • White Russian· Macbeth's Dream· Irish Pride Boston Burnout· Ass· Disco Ball· Death Sentence· • Guillotine· Strip and Yell· Pencil Neck Geek • Mutiny· After-Work Special· Southern Frost· Hong Kong Fizz· Shot of Respect· Girls' Night Out King's Ruin· Queen's Cousin· Doctor· California Gold Rush· DJ Shooter· Gin and Tonic· TV Cocktail· First Love • Black Bird Cider· Irish Bloody Mary· Peter Pan Cocktail Wild, Wild West· Loch 134 Ness Mystery· White 44 MAY . .. Christmas· Tongue Tangler· :;.~ ~ .~ ~ Margarita· Explosion Cocktail· ~ " Golden Nipple· Big Apple· Golden Argentine Julep· Hollywood Cocktail· Oldie· Stockholm Syndrome· Birth Control· Jackson Cocktail· Surreal Spinal Tap· Winter Break· Prairie Deal· Duke's a Champ· Angry Catholic· Israeli Coffee· t , i , Chicken· Boy Scout· Ringo Cocktail Cape Cod· Champagne Punch· Viking· Volcano Cocktail ~ .. ~. ~., • Spymaster • Combustible Edison· Blue • Black Sand· Pink Lady· Charlie Lindbergh Cocktail· Heaven· Peppermint Patty· St. Valentine's Day Massacre· Johnny on the Spot· Bitch Slap· Brooklyn Cocktail· Star Flaming Moe Cocktail· Chaos Calmer· Sex on the Beach Wars· Duke Cocktail· Wolf's Breath· Red Square· • Sunrise on Pluto· Prohibition Cocktail· Raging Indian· Mountain Altitude Punch· Flaming Courage· Pipeline Fancy Panties· Cherry Tree Climber· Alamo Cocktail· Morning After Cocktail· Gun Barrel· Mad Cow· Make-Believe Cocktail· Mimosa 166 Champagne Cocktail· 72 Queen Elizabeth· Banana Jl7KE Salem Witch· Texas Lightning· Dream· Burning Sunset· Special Delivery· Hemingway· Velvet Presley· Backseat MARCH Boston Cocktail· Italian Boogie· Dry Martini· Captain Delight· Snowflake· Lady Killer with a Skirt· Mint Julep· • Cosmonaut· Sally Fudpucker· Drunksimus Maximus • Jailbreak· Corvette· Chinese Green Monster· Red Alert· Royal Cocktail· German Wake-Up Call· Royal Scandal· Space Butt· Smarty· Bloody Caesar· Scarlet Fever· Black and Odyssey· Dirty Dick's Downfall· Napoleon· Liberty Tan· Down Under· Poor Man's Mimosa· Party Starter· Cocktail· Soviet· Country Time· Bionic Beaver· Upper Stanley Cocktail· Go GirL!· Henry's Special· Hot Pussy· Cut· Picasso· Massacre· Around the World· Pink Police· Money Shot· Death from Above· Red Vodkatini • Nuclear End of the World· Tahitian Treat· Scarlett O'Hara Iced Tea· Hammer Horror· The Gipper • Parisian Cocktail 290 198 OCTOBER Sidecar· Thriller· East West Cocktail· Death Star· Monty's JLJLY Coffee· HilLinator • Famous Pussy· Canada Cocktail· Kiss My Grits· Kicking Cow· Electric Relaxation· Hair Who's on First· Fourth of July· Dryer· Jolly Homo· Urban Jungle· El Presidente Cocktail Bikini Cocktail· Female Cadet· • High Speed· Spy Catcher· Wild Irish Buttery Squirrel· Alaska Cocktail· Slippery Dick· Dance Motor Oil· Juliet· Concorde • Sydney Sling· Navy Grog· with a Dream· Golden Coke· Slugger's Delight· Artist's Cuba Libre • Johnny Bravo· Telegraph· Kamikaze· Doc Special· Vodka Martini· French Revolution· Soap Opera Holliday· Daring Dylan· Harvard Cocktail· Run for Your Special· Bomb Pop· Mad Hatter· Acid Trip· Gay Marine· Money· A Little Green Man High Moon· Flaming Jesse· Cut to the Chase· Naked from Mars· Witch's Brew Twister· Tennessee Tea· On the Square· Jagger's 322 Satisfaction· Pisco Sour· MeL's Swing· Diana Cocktail· Cement Mixer· Leo the Lion Wild Thing· AngeL's Wing· OVEMBER Long Beach Ice Tea· Bailey's Bush· Smoky Martini· Guilty Verdict • Wild Thing· Angel's Wing· Long Rolling Rock and Roll· 230 Beach Ice Tea· Bailey's Bush· Smoky Fifth Avenue· Columbus Martini· Guilty Verdict· Wild Thing· AngeL's Wing· Long ALJGLST Cocktail· Axe Murderer Beach Ice Tea· Bailey's Bush· Smoky Martini· Guilty Marilyn Monroe· Cigar Verdict· Wild Thing· Angel's Wing· Long Beach Ice Tea· Lover's Martini· Daredevil Bailey's Bush· Smoky Martini· Guilty Verdict • Nixon· Grateful Dead· Platinum Blonde· Tinky Winky • Whop Me Down Sweet Jesus· Mojito • Japanese Fizz· The Dorothy· Woo Woo· 352 Victory Collins· Home Woody Woodpecker· Lolita· Cosmopolitan· Cinnamon Alone· Bat Bite· Zappa DECEMBER Kiss· Mona Lisa· Dinky Car Vrroooom • Island Martini· Cocktail· Nectar of the Hurricane· Roger Swims a Mile· Shoot Cocktail· Tarzan's Gods· Irish Dream· Pearl Juicy Cooler· American Dream· Bloody Biker· Snakebite Harbor· John Stalker· Polish • Candle in the Wind Butterfly· Grateful Dead Punch· 262 Deep Dark Love· The Purple Squirrel· Nasty Cocktail· Good Fortune· Godfather· Boston Tea Party· American Flyer· Southern Comfort Sour· Ice Frost· Louisiana War CLoud· Deep-Sea Martini· Girl SEPTEMBER Lullaby· Sunny Delight· Dirty Bastard· Sunflower from Mars· J-Pop Idol· Asphalt Highball· Eggnog· Drunk on Christmas· Celebration· Road· Malibu Barbie· Beauty on the Radio City· Mission Accomplished· Archbishop· Easy Beach· Green Alien· Hotel California Money· Happy New Year • Rod on the Rocks· American Glory· Doggystyle· Freakshow • Martian Martini· Baltic Murder SHOPPING LIST 382 Mystery· Magic Trick· Hot Lips· Purple Haze· Crazy DRINKS INDEX 384 Cocktail· Time in a Bottle· Asia Too· Survivor· Dead Man LIQUOR INDEX 386 Walking· Cruiser Cocktail· Mormon Surprise· Blue ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 392 Whale· Boys Are Stupid· Monkey Spanker· Lizzy Sour· Rebel Yell Cocktail ABOUT THE AUTHORS 392 o o READY} SEt DRINK! these are those short, round glasses with wide mouths and thick bottoms, much like the previously mentioned Aunt Dear Drinker, Mildred. A good one will have a thick Congratulations on your brand new base and feel much heavier than you fIrst cocktail book! Hopefully, you will find expect it to. These tend to be the first the drinks to be exactly what you glasses hurled across the room during a were thirsting for, and the information drunken brawl. Take care to avoid those: that goes along with each good enough these little babies pack a mean punch. to get you a few pieces of that pie next time you're shooting to best your The CoLlins socially-awkward-yet-freakishly-smart Also known as the highball, these are the Aunt Mildred at Trivial Pursuit. We taller, slightly more slender glasses. You believe most of the trivia in here is correct, but really, how should we use these for tall or long drinks. Don't try to fit a drink meant for an old-fashioned know? We were drinking when we into a Collins glass because you think it wrote it. holds more booze; that's a desperate road In this first section, our goal is to that you don't really want to start down arm you with all of the basics you (and it's also not true; they hold about the will need before you start your year of same amount). Stick with the glass great drinking. We really feel obligated parameters we give you and you'll do to do this; otherwise, it would be like okay sending a skydiver out without his chute, a policeman out without his donuts, or a New York City cab driver The Champagne Flute out without his surly disposition. Read The Champagne flute is long with a carefully-you'll thank us for it later. stem. It can taper in or out. These are popular for drinks such as mimosas WHAT YOU DRINK IT OUT OF and bellinis and, of course, good old The first thing you want to get down Champagne. Note: The Champagne right is the glasses. The drinks in this saucer, by contrast, is a broad and book use five basic glasses, with a shallow glass with a stem, very simi few more thrown in here and there. lar to the margarita glass. It's not good They are: for much else and will make a great substitution if you don't have a margarita glass. The OLd-Fashioned Also known as rocks glasses or tumblers, 8 The CocktaiL HOW YOU PUT IT TOGETHER Also known as the martini glass, the This part is where we tell you what cocktail glass is short with a stem. Its those vague terms such as "shake," sides slope sharply upward. These are "mix," or "blend," which we use the glasses for the small but strong throughout the book, actually mean. drinks. Do yourself and your guests No, we don't think you were born yes a favor: don't buy the monster-sized terday, but remember we've had all of cocktail glasses that are out there these these drinks and we understand how a days. The smaller cocktail glass is simple reference guide will come in better for two reasons: you can get handy after you've had a few. Trust us. through a drink before it gets too warm, and you won't get crocked Stirring on just one. A drink that is stirred instead of shak en stays clear: it doesn't get muddled The Shot with ice chips or become opaque. All bets are off when it comes to the Many think martinis should be stirred shot glass! Although the glass itself is and not shaken. We disagree, but that's not too much bigger than a thimble, where we give you license to make your guests will know you mean your own decisions. Just don't come business when this bad boy comes off crying to us if you decide to make it the shelf It's the tiny glass that only your way and then you don't like it. holds a few ounces. You use it for, The goal of stirring your drinks is to well, shots. There are plenty in here, just mix all the ingredients together. so have the shot glass at hand. It'll be Remember, you're trying not to dilute easy to find-it will be the one with the drink. "Dilute" rhymes with "pol the logo of a Vegas casino or the lute," and nobody wants that. When Hard Rock Cafe or your favorite col stirring, stir gently; you're not mixing lege bar on the side. paint for the bathroom. The Others We've also used a beer mug upon occasion. Do we really need to tell you what that is? It's tall, fat, and heavy and has a handle. The margarita glass is a Champagne saucer with a few more curves. And the parfait glass is tall, has a stem, and sort of swerves its way upward-it's the same thing as a pifia colada glass. 10

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