Monday, August 18, 2014

Kakyoin Noriaki

Students should behave student like with this sweet drink.

Maraschino liqueur - 30 ml
Lingon berry syrup - 10 ml
Perrier - 20 ml
1 Maraschino cherry

Place the Lingon berry syrup and Maraschino liqueur in a shaker with ice, and shake. Add the mix to the glass, add the Perrier and drop in a cherry.

Sweetness ★★★★☆
Refreshing ★★★★☆
Alcohol content ★★★☆☆
Acquired taste ★☆☆☆☆
Time for punishment, baby ★★★☆☆

Notes: Sweet and refreshing, this drink is sure to be a stead fast companion to your travels.

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Giorno Giovanna

A golden drink that's both sweet and striking.

St. Germain - 20 ml
Patron - 10 ml
Limoncello - 10 ml
+Perrier - 50 ml

Add St. Germain and Patron together, and float Limonchello on top. Add Perrier to turn it in to a drink, rather than a shot.

Sweetness ★★★☆☆
Refreshing ★★★☆☆
Alcohol content ★★★★☆
Acquired taste ★★☆☆☆
WRYYYYYYYYYYY ★★☆☆☆

Notes: This drink is great for sipping and savoring slowly, or shooting.... although the latter may make you lean back and unleash an inexplicable scream.

Sunday, August 10, 2014

Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli

A bubbly little drink for our favorite bubble warrior.

Asti wine - 50 ml
Cognac - 10 ml
2 dashes Orange Bitters
1 Sugar Cube
Orange slice

Place a sugar cube in a chilled flute. Dash the sugar with orange bitters. Add the Asti, float the cognac on top, and add your orange slice/twist.

Sweetness ★★★★☆
Refreshing ★★☆☆☆
Alcohol content ★★★☆☆
Acquired taste ★★☆☆☆
Zeppelli Family Spirit ★★★★☆

Notes: A variation on the traditional champagne cocktail, this drink is sweet and popular with the ladies. Bubbly and a little old fashioned, this classic is stronger than it appears at first meeting.

Josef Joestar

A bizarre twist on the traditional English Shandy.

Sarsaparilla - 80 ml
Pale ale - 80 ml
American Honey whiskey - 30ml
Two cherries

Start with your Sarsaparilla, add your shot of whiskey, and add ale. Drop in 2 cherries.

Sweetness ★★☆☆☆
Refreshing ★★★★☆
Alcohol content ★★★☆☆
Acquired taste ★★☆☆☆
And the next line you'll say is... ★★★★★

Notes: A variation on the traditional shandy, this drink is a little curious, a little sweet, and will knock you on your ass if you're not paying attention.

Robert Edward O. Speedwagon

A straightforward drink for a straightforward man.

Ginger beer - 180ml
Bourbon whiskey - 20ml
A dash of orange bitters

Start with your shot of bourbon whiskey, add ginger beer. Add a dash of orange bitters to taste.

Sweetness ★☆☆☆☆
Refreshing ★★★☆☆
Alcohol content ★★☆☆☆
Acquired taste ★★★☆☆
Predilection to leaving coolly ★★★★☆

Notes: While ginger beer can be off putting if you're trying it out for the first time, this is a great drink if you prefer something a little less sweet.

Let's try making some Jojo drinks

Most of these will be drinks that I personally like, and made with my bullshitting powers.

I will be ranking the drinks according to the following chart
Sweetness ☆☆☆☆☆
-How sweet I consider a drink. If the drink is particularly sour or dry, I'll probably note it in the description.
Refreshing ☆☆☆☆☆
-How easilly/quickly a drink can be consumed.
Alcohol content ☆☆☆☆☆
-How strong the drink is.
Acquired taste ☆☆☆☆☆
-How bizarre the drink is.
??? ☆☆☆☆☆
-A category covering any other aspects of a drink I missed.


I will probably mutter on about the specific ingredients I used, various thoughts behind the drink, and notes to my self in the future under the cut of each post.