New Drink, Because Drinking Is Good!

[chaosvizier]

So, this weekend we had a party. Well, someone else had a party, which we (several folks including marasca, llasram, chrysoberyl, and fizrep) attended. Something like that. In any event, as occasionally (read: always) happens at our parties, there was some (read: lots of) drinking involved. Most of which involved lizature's favorite substance, Hard Liquor.



Now, the joy of hard liquor as compared to, say, beer or wine, is what I would call the Lego factor. That is to say, you can mix it and match it and play with it to make fascinating new creations. Not exactly something you can do successfully with beer or wine. Now, being an occasionally creative sort, I love the freedom of imagination that hard liquor provides me. Hard liquor makes me an artist, and the shot glass is my canvas. But enough metaphor.

We're a few gin and tonics into the evening, and we're studying the contents of the liquor cabinet in question. It's fairly well-stocked, and among the more esoteric items we found was a bottle half-full of Creme de Cacao. Ooooh, chocolatey. But, the question was asked, what can we DO with it? Drinking it straight is kinda nasty- not like Godiva White/Dark/Cappuccino or Chocolate Chip Cookie liquors, which can stand by themselves. There was a lot of fruity drinks going on nearby, and the wise marasca suggested bananas, and fire, to make something akin to bananas flambe with chocolate. Chocolate Banana Flambe. Sounds damn good.

Day two of the weekend sees us purchasing the needed ingredients. Banana Schnapps apparently comes in an insanely potent 99 proof variety. 49.5% alcohol by volume! That's stronger than my own blood! Impressive. And Bacardi 151 is self-explanatory (they later used it for firebreathing; crazy motherfuckers). So, carefully, like primitive alchemists searching for the Philosopher's Stone, we merge the ingredients, looking for that perfect proportion... yes. Half banana, half cacao, and then the layer of 151. Ignite. Cover with hand. Shake vigorously without destroying the snifter (this step took about 2 shattered snifters to fully understand). Inhale. Drink.

It was damn good. And we continued making them until the Cacao was out.

As a side point, angledge called us that evening from Scotland. I'm surprised I remember that point. I'm not surprised that I can't remember our conversation. But it sure was nice to hear from her again. Hopefully she said she's doing well and having a good time with those drunken Scots.

During one brief interlude, fizrep and I altered the concoction slightly using some ingredients buried deep in the fridge. Ahhh, precious coconut rum! Banana, Coconut, and Chocolate must go together, we think, and in a proportion of thirds, they do indeed! Tasty shot that was, yeeeeees... spinning like merry-go-round the room was, young Jedi.

There were other events going on, like a hot tub and fire breathing and stuff, but the drink mixing was by far the most fun and interesting.




So, without further ado, here are the recipes that we created this past weekend. Share and enjoy!

Flaming Monkey
1 part Creme de Cacao
1 part Banana Schnapps
Mix in brandy snifter
Layer Bacardi 151 on top
Chill the palm of one hand with ice or something.
Ignite the Bacardi.
Cover the snifter with chilled hand. Allow the glass to be vacuum sealed to your palm. The glass should be stuck to your hand if good suction was established.
Shake well, but carefully, in case the glass loses adhesion.
Drinker must sniff the fumes after the vacuum is broken, then immediately take the whole shot.

Flaming Coconut Monkey
1 part Creme de Cacao
1 part Banana Schnapps
1 part Coconut Rum
Layer of Bacardi 151 on top
See above for directions on use of fire.

Note that both of the above could be done without the fire, just as a shot of the primary ingredients.

ladybugbutt noted that she was averse to both bananas and coconut. Though such a concept is alien to my mind, I can respect that and tailor a drink for the banana/coconut impaired. With, say, strawberries.

Flaming Ladybug Butt
1 part Creme de Cacao
1 part Strawberry Schnapps
Layer of Bacardi 151 on top
Se above for directions on use of fire.

Comments

[lizature.livejournal.com]

hard liquor...noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Somehow, I KNEW, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that you would be the first to comment here. Hard liquor loves you, Liz. You know it.

[lizature.livejournal.com]

if hard liquor loves me than why is it so mean to me. It's by far the most dysfunctional relationship I've ever been in. It's really sad when you can't be with the one you love.

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Hard liquor is a firm believer in the "tough love" theory. Sometimes ya gotta hurt the ones you love.

[marasca.livejournal.com]

Aside from this being a fine entry with neat recipes... I didn't know Nessa was on LJ! Neat! Hi!

Strawberry schnapps sound nasty to me, but I bet it would be good with cherry. Sort of along the lines of my Cherries Jubilee shot idea.

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

She figured that chocolate covered strawberries are super-yummy, therefore cacao and strawberry schnapps might do the same. What the heck, I'll give anything a try. Sounded logical, after all.

[angledge.livejournal.com]

As a side point, angledge called us that evening from Scotland. I'm surprised I remember that point. I'm not surprised that I can't remember our conversation.

I called pretty early in the evening - around 6:30 PM your time. You couldn't have been THAT drunk; you had just walked in the door from dinner. But yes, I'm doing fine.

Is there really such a thing as strawberry schnapps? 'Cause, if so, the Flaming Ladybug Butt sounds amazing.

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Well, I'll be honest and say I don't know if there is a strawberry schnapps or not, but I figure, what the hell, there's banana, blackberry, blueberry, peppermint, and bundles of other schnapps; how hard could it be to make strawberry?

[xthevalkyriex.livejournal.com]

Wow...Flaming Badybug Butt...that sounds DAMN tasty..;)

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

All our drinks are damn tasty. It's what has made us the old bitter drunkards we are today!

...

Okay, not all our drinks. There was that time I mixed Rumpelminz in Coke. That was an experiment gone horribly wrong. Spare yourself the agony. Yeeeeeeeech.

[angledge.livejournal.com]

I think I was the unfortunate victim of that experiment. Even hammered, I could tell it was Just Not Right.

And on a completely unrelated note, I wish all of Edinburgh would run out of leftover Bonfire Night fireworks. PLEASE let me sleep ...

[xthevalkyriex.livejournal.com]

Me and Steve were actually talking about this last night, trying to figure out what would go well with Rumpleminze since I can't drink it straight. We decided that maybe mixing it with Godiva Chocolate liqour might be yummy, like a peppermint patty. Going to have to try that sometime..but thanks for the word of warning.;)

[angledge.livejournal.com]

Try Rumpleminze in hot chocolate. Preferably on a cold, snowy day. In front of a fireplace. A fireplace with a fire in it.

[xthevalkyriex.livejournal.com]

OOOh..wow, that sounds delicious. Thank you :)

[lizature.livejournal.com]

oh yum...one freezing day in the city I was walking around looking for a bar that served hot chocolate specifically for that reason. it's so tasty!

some important research by Cornell scientists

[angledge.livejournal.com]

"A cup or two of hot cocoa every once in a while can provide a delicious, warm and healthy way to obtain more antioxidants."

Dr Chang Yong Lee,
Cornell University

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3248455.stm

So not only is this drink tasty, it's good for your health as well.

[marasca.livejournal.com]

In fact, there are Strawberry Schnapps, and a bunch of recipes that use them: http://www.drinksmixer.com/desc344.html

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

And now we have one more recipe! Let the Flaming Ladybug Butt commence!