Shooka, Shooka (the mixed drink thread)

[ghostwhitehorse]

Found this article on colonial-era mixed drinks: http://drinks.seriouseats.com/2014/04/c ... eE.twitter

Rattle-Skull

Colonial drinkers didn't bother chasing their shots with beer—they simply imbibed them together. Flip was one example of this—and Rattle-Skull was another. Though the term was English slang for a chatty person, the name of the drink was probably more descriptive of what one could do to your brain.

On its surface, this blend of dark beer, rum, lime juice, and nutmeg doesn't seem to differ much from the other rum-based drinks of the day. Yet it packed a wallop from its proportions: three to four ounces of hard liquor (usually an equal split between rum and brandy) are dropped into a pint of strong porter, tarted up with the juice of half a lime and then showered with shaved nutmeg. This bad-ass drink is a dangerously smooth and stultifying concoction.

Yup. That will fix whatever ales you.

[ghostwhitehorse]

Lets see. . . 6oz. of Pomegranate Lemonade, 2oz. Raspberry Vodka, muddled mint leaves (4 leaves) and raspberries (4 or 2 strawberries cut in half) and some ice.


Not bad.

[Sidewinder]

Pour bourbon into glass. Add two ice cubes (optional). Serve.