[Guest]

(I may be sorry I asked) do tell us the dull Cuban Missile Story

It really is exceedingly dull, except for the part where I become a bartending legend.

 

[tessa]

well we're waiting

 

[sebat]

well we're waiting

Now that he has us on the edge of our seats, he doesn't know what to do with us.

 

[Guest]

well we're waiting

Crivens, it is the tapping of the foot.

 

[Guest]

Now that he has us on the edge of our seats, he doesn't know what to do with us.

And the crossing of the arms, wailey wailey.

 

[Guest]

Sheesh!  I certainly have no choice when the arms are crossed and the foot's a-tappin'.

OK, it's 1998.  I'm working two jobs at the time.  My primary job is waiting tables in a microbrewery/restaurant.  My second job is as a bartender in a local hotel lounge.  I invented the Cuban Missile Crisis at the hotel.  At the time, the hotel was housing some long-term occupants who were commercial construction workers from Ames, Iowa, in Wichita building a mall.  I tested the drink on some of them, and it was a hit.  I quit that job after a few months.

Fast forward 14 months: I'm still waiting tables in the same restaurant.  I come to greet a couple at one of my tables and get their drink order.  The guy says, "I don't know if you've heard of it around here, but does your bartender know how to make a Cuban Missile Crisis?  They're really popular back home."

Yeah, he was from Iowa.

Told you it was an excruciatingly dull story.

 

[sebat]

I didn't think that was a boring story.

 

[tessa]

well did the guys from Iowa dance on the tables or leave a big tip?

 

[Guest]

well did the guys from Iowa dance on the tables or leave a big tip?

They were construction workers. Not hobbits.

 

[tessa]

construction workers dance so do hobbits. but did the leave a tip.

 

[Mikuto]

Does anyone like Jamba Juice? It's a chain of smoothie places. When it's too hot for coffee, I get an Strawberries Wild or Aloha Pineapple for breakfast.

 

[sebat]

Does anyone like Jamba Juice? It's a chain of smoothie places. When it's too hot for coffee, I get an Strawberries Wild or Aloha Pineapple for breakfast.

Yummm...Jamba Juice. Love them.

The Bright Eyed & Blueberry is great for breakfast. My favorite for a special treat is Orange Dream Machine. I also like Aloha Pineapple, Peach Pleasure and Strawberry Surf Rider

 

[Guest]

^^^ So they are your "signature" drinks?

 

[sebat]

I bet an Orange Dream Machine would be great with a couple of shots of vodka in it.  There, I just turned it into a signature drink.

...or maybe with creme de cacao.  Ever had a Tootsie Roll...OJ and creme de cacao. 

 

[durphy]

Our cruise ship had a martini bar. We decided that would be our hangout. The bartender put on quite a show. Anyhow, I was inspired to create my own version of The Noel Martini.

2 oz white cranberry juice
1 oz peach Schnapps
1 oz Limon Rum

I also enjoy sipping Limoncello

 

[thejackylking #884]

Cool got a lot of new recipes to try.  I'm definitely going to try the PGGB.  Love the way this thread has taken off.  Can't wait to make a cocktail recipe book out of it and post it on Kindle books!!!

 

[sebat]

Can't wait to make a cocktail recipe book out of it and post it on Kindle books!!!

That it...you just killed this thread. I'm not sharing any more drinks. Maybe I want to make my own recipe book.

 

[Guest]

That it...you just killed this thread. I'm not sharing any more drinks. Maybe I want to make my own recipe book.

Where is a mod when you need one?

 

[Guest]

Where is a mod when you need one?

 

[ScrappingForever]

My signature drink is one that Jim introduced me to and originally taught me to make. Through years of taste testing and experimentation, I have perfected the recipe to my tastes.

Chocolate Martini

2 shots of Players Caramel or Pinnacle Chocolate Vodka
1 shot Godiva Dark Chocolate
1 shot Bailey's Irish Cream (usually with hint of Caramel, but for the Christmas season I also do hint of chocolate mint)

Add ingredients to a shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a martini glass rimmed with Hershey's Chocolate Syrup and cocoa.

Ohhh, I had a wonderful Godiva Dark Chocolate Martina at Boma, the restaurant at the Animal Kingdom Lodge. It was amazing! LR, thanks for the recipe. This is one I'll be trying!

My preferred drink is a Kahlua and cream. So yummy. I don't get it very often, tho, since it's rather fattening. That's a special treat.