Friday 5 o'Clock Cocktail - Miami Cocktail

You're going to need a bottle of Light Rum, a small pile of lemons and some Creme de Menthe. That's because this week's Friday 5 o'Clock Cocktail is the Miami Cocktail. A delicious drink that goes well with Spring.

Here's how to make a Miami Cocktail:

• 1 1/2 oz Light Rum
• 1/2 oz Creme de Menthe
• 1 dash Lemon Juice

Directions: Making this drink is easy. Just put all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake it, strain it, and serve it in a cocktail glass. Fresh Lemon Juice is always best, but we're drunks so we use whatever we have available.

More Drink Recipes available at the Drunk Man's Guide.

Friday 5 o'Clock Cocktail - Mint Daiquiri

Minty and sweet - that’s what we’re looking forward to this evening. The perfect drink to sip as you gaze out at your yard and think about all that mowing you are going to be doing tomorrow morning. Yeah, it’s spring alright. The yard work, the pollen, the Rum drinks!

Here’s how to make a Mint Daiquiri:

• 2 oz of Light Rum
• 1/4 oz of Triple Sec (or another kind of Orange Liquour)
• 4 Mint Leaves
• 1/2 oz Lime Juice
• 1 tsp Powdered Sugar
• 1 cup of ice

Add all ingredients into a blender and blend it until it’s smooth. Keep in mind a couple of tips:

1. Try and get as much of the stems off the mint leaves as possible. They can make the drink a little bitter. It doesn’t hurt to use a knife to cut the spines out of the leaves.
2. Make sure you blend it enough to really pulverize those mint leaves down so that they are just specks of green in the drink. If you don’t blend them enough they will get little green flakes caught in your teeth, and that isn’t cute.

More Mixed Drinks and Cocktail Recipes at the Drunk Man's Guide

Friday 5 o'Clock Cocktail - Rum Runner

Ready for some liquor trivia? During Prohibition in the United States, people used to take small boats out into the ocean and meet up with larger vessels that brought Rum up from the carribean. The boats that brought the rum were called Rum Runners, and they would park just past the 3 mile limit in order to avoid "Empirial Entaglements".

The most famous Rum Runner was a man named William McCoy who was one of the few smugglers who didn't water down his booze. As a result, word quickly spread up and down the east coast that if you wanted quality product, you could always find it at McCoy's boat.

McCoy's operation ended when the Coast Guard intercepted his vessel and a firefight ensued. The coast guard sank McCoy's ship, but his position in liquor lore is secure.

Today, when anyone tells you something is the "Real McCoy", you know it's a sign of quality. And that's where the term came from.

How to Make a Rum Runner:
1 1/2 oz Coconut Rum (Malibu Rum works well)
3 oz Cranberry Juice
1 oz Blackberry Brandy
3 oz Orange Juice
3 oz Pineapple Juice

Mix all ingredients in a tall glass with ice and serve.
More Mixed Drink Recipes >

Friday 5 o'clock Cocktail - The Cosmopolitan

Are you looking for a mixed drink with a little more class? The Cosmopolitan or "Cosmo" is a cousin of the Martini, but because of the fruit content, it is much easier to get into than a traditional Gin Martini - espectially if you don't like Gin!

Here's How to make a Cosmopolitan

Ingredients 1 1/2 Ounces Vodka 1/4 Ounce Triple Sec 1/4 Ounce Cranberry Juice 1 Splash Lime Juice Garnish with Lime Wedge

Directions: Combine ingredients in a mixing glass and stir. Strain into a "Martini" Glass.

How Liquor is Made

Have you ever wanted to know how different kinds of liquor are made? Or, what’s the difference between different kinds of Tequila?

We’ve put together a page on Drunkmansguide.com that will lay it all out. There’s even pretty pictures that we swiped off the internet for you to look at.

You can access the new page here: How Liquor is Made

Martini Recipes

We may not always agree on the various concoctions that have come out claiming to be Martinis. It seems sometimes that if you put the concoction in a cocktail glass, all of the sudden it qualifies as a Martini - even if it has shrimp in it!

Now, I’m not going to jump up on a soap box here. I’ve already expressed my “purist” opinions about Martinis on another post. But suffice to say that there are a few Martini recipes that it pays to know if you want to be considered a proper Drunk.

So in the interest of being fair, we have created the Martini Page. A page that contains the top 5 Martini Recipes.

Now, WAIT! Stop right there. Don’t send us email about these recipes! Everyone has their own version, and I recognize that you may be one of those cork dorks who thinks that the Vermouth portion should be measured in atomic units. But that’s not us.

You may now view the Martini Page

Friday 5 o’clock Cocktail – Red Snapper

How to make a Red Snapper

Ingredients:

• 1 Shot of Almond Liqueur
• 1 Shot of Cranberry Juice
• 1 Shot of Canadian Whiskey

Directions:Shake with Ice and serve in an old-fashioned glass.

The Drunk Man’s Blog

I just realized that we have 10,000 pages of alcohol information on the Drunk Mans Guide, and not one quote from Norm.

We’re going to fix that right now! Following are some great lines from Norm in Cheers:

Coach: How are you doing, Norm?

Norm: Cut the small talk and get me a beer.

Woody: How would a beer feel, Mr. Peterson?

Norm: Pretty nervous if I was in the room.

Woody: Hey, Mr. Peterson, what’s up?

Norm: The warranty on my liver.

Coach: Beer, Norm?

Norm: I heard of that stuff. Better give me a tall one in case I like it.

Coach: Can I draw you a beer, Norm?

Norm: No, I know what they look like. Just pour me one.

Coach: Beer, Norm?

Norm: Does a rag doll have cloth knobs?

Coach: What would you say to a beer, Normie?

Norm: Daddy wuvs you.

Woody: Hey, Mr. Peterson, you got room for a beer?

Norm: Nope, but I am willing to add on.

Sam: What will you have, Norm?

Norm: Well, I’m in a gambling mood, Sammy. I’ll take a glass of whatever comes out of that tap.

Sam: Oh, looks like beer, Norm.

Norm: Call me Mister Lucky.

What’s doing, Norm?

“Well, science is seeking a cure for thirst. I happen to be the guinea pig.”

How’s it going, Mr. Peterson?”

“Poor.”

I’m sorry to hear that.

“No, I mean pour.”

Talk about Oral History!! Here’s a historical Cocktail you might like to make! It’s the 10th Anniversary of the Famous Blue Dress and Monica, and the Oval Office, and Mr. Bill. To make yourself feel better, make a Lewd Lewinski. The recipe is perfect, really, try it.

Hangover Cure

Look at this picture. Do you ever feel like this? I mean this guy is the poster child for hangovers. Don't you wish there was something you could do about it?

Ok, dumb question.

Truth is that while there may not be a silver bullet cure, there are things you can do to lower the chances of getting a hangover, or lessen the severity if a hangover if one becomes inevitable.
That’s why we have developed a page dedicated to helping you avoid the ill effects of hangovers, and perhaps have a better time in the process.

Take a look at our Hangover Cure page.

Then, take a look at some Mixed Drink Recipes:

Absolut Stress

Detroit Red Wing

Red Melon

Cable Guide

Friday 5 o’clock Cocktail – Siberian Dutchman

I noticed that today it snowed in Baghdad for the first time since the Mesopotamians discovered incense. So, for the troops over there in Iraq, have a Siberian Dutchman to keep you warm. If you aren't in Iraq, you can still have one, but just make sure you are facing Baghdad.

If you are Al Gore, make it a double. It'll help "warm" you up.

How to make a Siberian Dutchman:

Ingredients:

• 1 Glass of Coffee
• 1 Shot of Coffee Liqueur (Kahlua is good)
• 1 Shot of Chocolate Liqueur (Godiva is really good)
• 1 Shot Vodka
• 1 Splash Heavy Cream

Directions: Mix ingredients, and pour over ice into highball glass.

There are thousands more mixed drinks and cocktails at the DrunkMansGuide.com!

The Drunk Man’s Guide Presidential Race Drinking Game

For those of you who have been binging it and are out of the loop, it’s time to pick another President. Normally the thought of a year’s worth of political bickering and negative campaign ads would be enough to drive a man to drinking.

But we’re drunks, and we know how to have fun! That’s why we cooked up the Drunk Man’s Guide Presidential Race Drinking Game.

With this game if your candidate wins, you’re already in the celebratory mood. If someone else wins, then you’re too drunk to feel your teeth anyway, so fuck it.

Play the Drunk Man’s Guide Presidential Race Drinking Game today!

Drink Choices for Today:

• Southern Comfort Manhattan
• Blackberry Martini
• Crawdaddy
• Frozen Key Lime
• September Morning
  

Helpful Hints - How to Hide Something from Yourself

There are times when it is beneficial to forget where you put something. No, I’m not talking about your car keys when you’ve had a few too many at a friend’s house. I’m talking about serious things that could be used against you in a court of law, or the secret government plans you stole off a dead Russian, or a really good bottle of Scotch.

You need to hide these things because, let’s face it, you can’t trust you!

Up until now it has been impossible to actually forget where you put the thing because, try as you might, the more you try to forget where you put it, the more you think about where it is.

Fortunately, we at DMG Labs have developed a perfect method of hiding something from yourself. In the interest of science, we have included detailed instructions here: How To Hide Something From Yourself.

Choice Drinks For Today:

• Winter Tropic
• Coconut Grove
• Orthoniatis
• The Drink
• Dimple Cocktail

Friday 5 o’clock Cocktail – Drunk Monkey

Today marks the end of the first work week in 2008. Why not have a Drunk Monkey?

How to make a Drunk Monkey

Ingredients:

1. 1 1/2 oz Cranberry Juice
2. 1 1/2 oz Pineapple Juice
3. 1 oz Triple Sec
4. 1 oz Melon Liqueur
5. 1 oz Banana Liqueur

Directions:

Stir Ingredients together in a Highball Glass and serve.
Over 9,000 Cocktails and Mixed Drink Recipes at www.DrunkMansGuide.com!