Banana Cow

from Mr. Boston (Platinum Edition)

1 oz. light rum
1 oz. creme de banana
1.5 oz. half & half
1 dash grenadine

Shake with ice, strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

It was tasty. It was good as it was. The pink color was a little surprising, but I think I used too much grenadine.

Hurricane

I promised drink recipes, so here we go!

from Beachbum Berry Remixed

Hurricane

2 oz lemon juice
2 oz passion fruit syrup
4 oz dark Jamaican rum (I used Gosling's Black Seal Bermudan Rum)

Shake with crushed ice. Serve in hurricane glass.

Not bad, a bit tart, with interesting swirly caramel flavors. I'm going to try doubling the syrup and halving the lemon juice next time. Oh, and I quartered the recipe, by the way, and used cubes out of laziness. Next time, I'll make a half recipe, I think, and use crushed ice.

Summer of the Cocktail

Prepare to be dazzled by cocktail recipes as I try stuff out.

Bottleworks

Ok, so someone *has* to post something. Hopefully I'll be able to report back on some tasty beverages from the Bottleworks. :-) It's hard to believe that nobody's had *anything* to drink for the last year. Eventually I'll have to write something about my trip to Australia. It was mostly Tokay... :-P

Happy New Year!

The New Year brings new tasty beverages.

I concur with Herr B that Cu4tro is a tasty wine. (As Ben said, "It's l33t!") Is it easy to locate?

Ben & I have discovered yummy Pama pomegranate liqueur.

Other than that, I've been indulging in Kahlua/Bailey's and milk.

Great Cheap Beer

For those of you in the Iowa City/Coralville area. Stop into the Coralville New Pioneer Coop and pick up a 12pack of Schell's FireBrick Amber Lager, $9.99. It's a great all malt Vienna-Style Amber Lager. It has a pleasant maltiness with subtle sweetness and a light hoppy finish. Run out now and get some. It's hidden back by the cheese case. Might also be available at the Iowa City location.

Another Great German Beer

Happy to join the Blog world and hope my additions will be helpful.
Had a new beer a couple weeks ago, Schneider "Aventinus." Dark-ruby color. This beer has a thick and "persistant" head. This is a very intense wheat doppelbock with a slight cider nose, fresh with a hint of caramel. It finishes in a rich soft and lightly bitter impression. Wheat doppelbock 8.2 % vol. alc. Original gravity 18.5% $14.99 (4-16.9 oz). It was a great birthday present!