Dean Martin's Burger Recipe

This may just be the best hamburger recipe I've ever seen. Time to bust out my Rat Pack playlist this weekend and enjoy a few of these .

iPhone Case / Bottle Opener

The perfect accessory for your iPhone. Protects the phone. Protects your thirst.

The Opena (say it with an Australian accent)

Check out more on the Opena here.

Cupcake Flavored Vodka

Cupcake Vodka. Yep. It's vodka. That tastes like cupcakes.

"Cupcake Vodka Original is six-times distilled to remove impurities while delivering a mouth-feel reminiscent of an indulgent delicious treat."

I haven't tried this stuff, and I'm not sure I want to. I prefer to keep my alcohol consumption separate from my sweet tooth. And if this review from Gawker is any indication, it's probably a good idea to keep it that way.  My favorite line from the review:

We're shocked they missed the opportunity to go for the sad girl with cravings trifecta and have a red velvet cupcake vodka with a picture of a cat on the bottle.

But if you want a real laugh, check out the first comment!

The United States of Good Beer

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History of Beer Cans

Dan Becker and Lance Wilson have released a book called "Beer: A Genuine Collection of Cans."  It's a very cool look at the history of how beer has been packaged, marketed, and sold over the years. Plus I'm sure there are a few old-school brews that you used to drink back in the day.

Click here to get a copy of the book for yourself through Amazon.

Liquid Lunch Drink of the Week: Dominican Champagne

Rick, Len, Roxanne, and Borna are in the Dominican Republic this week for the WAPL International Incident.  Last time I was in Punta Cana, a tour guide for one of our excursions introduced us to "Dominican Champagne."

Ingredients:
- 1 bottle of Dominican dark rum (Make sure it's dark rum! No Captain or white rum or any of those fruity Bacardi rums)
- 1 bottle of 7-Up (old school glass bottle if you can find one)

Sure you can mix it in a glass with ice and all that stuff, but I prefer the way our tour guide did it.  Dump a little bit out of the 7-Up bottle and refill the empty part of the bottle with rum.  He called that "American Style."

Now if you want to drink it "Dominican Style," just do the opposite: dump a little out of the rum bottle and refill the empty part with 7-Up.  That is some good stuff!

Oscars Drinking Game!

Just in time for the big ceremonies on Sunday, here's your Oscars drinking game!
(Courtesy of Movie Boozer)

Before the big show, everyone gets an Oscar ballot. They need to pick both who they want to win and who they think will win for each category. It’s not recommended that they be the same, unless you really, really like to drink. This is because:

You drink a shot of champagne (the four dollar stuff will do just fine) whenever who you want to win is announced as the winner of an Oscar.

You drink a shot of wine whenever who you think will win takes home the prize.

Lastly, you drink a shot of something assy (malt liquor, tequila, whatever you think a fitting punishment is) when somebody who you didn’t pick wins.

The winner, if you feel like getting shitfaced isn’t enough, is the person who picked the most think will wins. Tiebreaker is want to wins.

There you have it, an excuse to drink where you thought there was none. You’re welcome.

Liquid Lunch Drink of the Week: Toasted Coconut Colada

Let's get in the mood for next week's International Incident broadcasts with a fun tropical drink!

Toasted Coconut Colada

1.5 oz. SKYY Infusions Pineapple
2 oz. Toasted Coconut
.5 oz. Amaretto
1 oz. Homemade Sour Mix*
2 oz. Fresh Pineapple
1 oz. Coco Lopez or Sweetened Coconut Milk
2 Dashes Angostura Bitters

Combine all ingredients plus 9 large ice cubes in blender and process until smooth. Serve in hurricane glass. Top with toasted coconut, pineapple wedge. Add large straw and an orchid.

*Homemade Sour Mix
1 part Fresh Lemon Juice
1 part Fresh Lime Juice
2 parts Simple Syrup
.25 part Fresh Orange Juice

courtesy SKYY Infusions

Liquid Lunch Drink of the Week: Midnight Blue Margarita

Midnight Blue Margarita
1.5 ounces tequila blanco
.5 ounces blue curacao
.75 ounces blueberry syrup*
.5 ounces meyer lemon juice
Shake ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker, then serve in a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with blueberries speared on a cocktail toothpick.
*Blueberry syrup
.5 cups water
.5 cups sugar
.5 cups blueberries
Bring ingredients to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Let the mixture cool, then strain out blueberries.

Read more: http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/category/drink-of-the-week/#ixzz1EKpL3kU4
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Liquid Lunch Drink of the Day: Touchdown

It's the week of the huge NFC Championship game between the Bears and the Packers, so here's another football-themed drink for today's Liquid Lunch.

Touchdown Drink Recipe
4 oz bourbon
8 oz lemonade
8 oz iced tea (unsweetened)

Combine bourbon with iced tea in a mixing glass filled with ice, then strain equal parts into two glasses filled with ice. Last top with lemonade.

Liquid Lunch Drink of the Day: Quarterback Sack

Perfect for watching the NFL Playoffs this weekend (or listening to the Packers game on 105.7 WAPL)!

Quarterback Sack Drink Recipe
2 oz Gin
2 oz Vodka
1 oz Triple Sec
4 oz Bloody Mary Mix
Splash tonic water

Fill a mixing glass with ice combine all ingredients except tonic water, shake and strain into four shot glasses. Top with tonic water. (Makes four 1 1/2-ounce servings.)

Liquid Lunch Drink of the Day: Bud Light

Since the Xmas Bash is tonight, today's Liquid Lunch Drink of the Day is the official beer of the WAPL Xmas Bash: Bud Light.

Available in bottles. Available in cans. Available at Waverly Beach tonight at the Xmas Bash.

At least until all you crazy drunks drink it all.

Liquid Lunch Drink of the Day: Brandy Egg Nog

Brandy Egg Nog
2 oz. Brandy
Milk
1 Egg
1 tsp. Sugar

Shake with ice and strain in a tall highball glass. Garnish with nutmeg.

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Liquid Lunch Drink of the Day: Amaretto-Cranberry Kiss

Yield: Makes 8 cocktails

The tang of the cranberry juice is balanced by the smoothness of the amaretto and vodka.

Ingredients
2 cups cranberry juice cocktail
1 cup vodka
1/2 cup amaretto
3 tablespoons fresh orange juice
Ice cubes
Clementines, peeled, separated into segments


Preparation
Mix cranberry juice, vodka, amaretto, and orange juice in pitcher. Cover and chill until ready to serve. DO AHEAD: Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated.

To make 2 drinks, fill cocktail shaker with ice cubes. Pour in scant 1 cup vodka mixture. Cover and shake vigorously. Strain into 2 Martini glasses. Garnish each with clementine segment. Repeat 3 times with ice cubes, remaining vodka mixture, and clementine segments.

Bon Appétit, December 2007
Meredith Deeds and Carla Snyder
photo by: Kana Okada

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Best Beer Commercial... EVER

I think we just learned why Guinness stays so frothy...

Liquid Lunch Drink of the Day: Pumpkin Pie Shots

Rock Against Hunger Food Drive going on today, so let's serve up some Thanksgiving themed Pumpkin Pie shots.

Drink Ingredients:

• 1/4 oz Cinnamon Schnapps
• 1/2 oz Coffee Liqueur
• 1/2 oz Irish Cream

Drink Preparation:

• Slowly layer the ingredients in the order listed above into a large shot glass.

Liquid Lunch Drink of the Day: Liquid Desert

These troops deserve a drink.
Screw that, they deserve a whole bar.

Since yesterday was Veterans' Day, here's a drink recipe fitting for any troops who have served in Iraq... the Liquid Desert.

Drink Recipe Ingredients:

• 1/2 oz. Vodka
• 2 oz. Midori melon liqueur
• 1 oz. Water
• 2 oz. Mountain Dew

Drink Recipe Preparation:

• Over ice in an 8 oz. rocks glass, pour in all ingredients.
• Stir and drink.
• Pray for the day when nobody's son or daughter has to go off to war.

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Liquid Lunch Drink of the Day: 11/05/10

Here's your Liquid Lunch drink special for this week.  Fall is here, so I'm pouring The Baileys Caramel Apple.

Drink Recipe Ingredients:

• 2 oz. Baileys Caramel Irish Cream (25 oz. per bottle)
• 0.5 oz. Smirnoff Green Apple Flavored Vodka (25 oz. per bottle)
• 1 dash(es) Goldschlager (25 oz. per bottle)

Drink Recipe Preparation:

• Pour Baileys® and Smirnoff® Green Apple into an ice-filled shaker
• Shake and strain into a collins glassed filled with ice
• Float Goldschlager® on top
• Garnish with a cinnamon stick

Courtesy of TheBar.com

Liquid Lunch Drink of the Day: 10/29/10

Here's your Liquid Lunch drink special for this week. With Halloween this weekend I'm serving up Zombies! (Brains served separately).

Drink Recipe Ingredients:

• 1/2 oz Bacardi® 151 rum
• 1 oz pineapple juice
• 1 oz orange juice
• 1/2 oz apricot brandy
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 oz light rum
• 1 oz dark rum
• 1 oz lime juice

Drink Preparation:

• Blend all ingredients with ice except Bacardi 151 proof rum. 
• Pour into a collins glass. 
• Float Bacardi 151 proof rum on top. 
• Garnish with a fruit slice, sprig of mint and a cherry.