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            Lately with the heat here in southwestern Colorado, I have been looking for a more refreshing choice of drink to get me through my days.  Gin and tonic is now back as my drink of choice.  Although I still love my shots of tequila and a good margarita, gin and tonic is my new […]

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To follow up our stocking the bar article, here is a list of what’s in my personal bar stash.   This will help you start your checklist, as well as let you know what a freak I am. I am refraining from using brand names, but use your imagination.  Any liquor we’ve reviewed in the past […]

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We all love to drink (if not you’re at the wrong site), which is why I think it’s time for some help on stocking your bar properly.  With so many different types and flavors of booze to choose from, you should have some idea of what to keep on hand other than your personal favorites.  […]

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Shooters
1.      Buttery Nipple – Half Bailey’s Irish Cream and half butterscotch schnapps. The women love these.
 
2.      Lemon Drop – Chilled Vodka, a lemon wedge, and dip the rim of the glass in sugar
 
3.      Kamikaze – We love the island drinks.  This one is simple too.
            ½ oz Triple Sec
            ½ oz Lemon Juice
            ½ […]

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Foo Foo Drinks – For the ladies
 
1.      Margarita – You can use gold tequila for these although we only use tequila for our wives friends and margarita mix.  A great cheap alternative to margarita mix made by Cuervo is limeade.  Here is our perfect margarita
            Hornitos Tequila
            Limeade
            Triple sec
I will leave the measurements up […]

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1.      Irish Car Bomb – These are so fricken yummy.  Some bars do weak versions of these by using a half pint of Guinness.  We like to use a full pint.  Pour a full pint of Guinness or your favorite stout and drop in a shot that consists of half Baileys Irish cream and Jameson’s […]

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Straight up and shots – We could go into all of the different types of alcohol and what is the ideal way we think to enjoy each but we will just stick to our favorites.  I prefer not do drink Jim Beam strait but we only really use the stuff for steak marinades.  We will […]

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Hung-over?
Wondering when exactly you ate what came up?

Planning to be hung-over?
This is the place for you.  I have been hung-over so many times in my early life that I have a standard plan on how to avoid them.  Granted there are some costs and cautions here to avoid but stick to this plan and […]

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June was Dan’s mother-in-laws 60th birthday and what better way to celebrate an occasion like that than to throw a Hawaiian beach party.  Todd has a great bar with tiki stools that we used; we brought in a full dump truck full of sand, and set up 3 shade tents around the yard.  We live […]

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May was all about smoked meats and food to tide us over until the smoking was complete.  The wife was out town so we decided to spend a day eating and drinking, which wasn’t a bad choice.  We decided to do the meats that you would typically find at any barbeque joint; brisket and baby […]

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