Dangerous drinks

[jducoeur]

Note for the future: the combination of 1 part bourbon to 3 parts strong ginger ale (which recipe was placed in my head by one of my friends' LJs, plus the presence of Blenheim in the house) is a frighteningly efficient way to get blitzed, possibly even moreso than the Long Island Lemonade. The sweetness of the bourbon cuts the strength of the ginger ale; the strength of the ginger ale cuts the flavor of the alcohol. The result is that it drinks more easily than either, and I wind up gulping instead of sipping...

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[new-man.livejournal.com]

At a Boston Babydoll cocktail party a while back... hmm... you may actually have been here... we created something dubbed 'The Montenegro Mule'. It's rum, ginger beer, limeade, and a sugared rim. No one realized how much rum was in the damn things...

[learnedax.livejournal.com]

More recently I saw that Old Mr. Boston's lists that as a Jamaican Mule. Which I guess makes more sense, since it's more commonly a source for all the ingredients.

[new-man.livejournal.com]

Hunh. We made it up and Ruby named it (based off of a 'Moscow Mule' -- vodka, twist of lime, and ginger ale). The difference between ginger beer and ginger ale is significant in masking the potency of these drinks.