Through some deal which I can only assume is with the devil, the Ghostbusters Chicago Division has managed to craft a replica of Hi-Ci Ecto-Cooler! Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: ecto-cooler, ghostbusters, i can mix that too, mixologist, recipe
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In honor of the Hunger Games movie launching tomorrow, I was tasked with seeing if lightning can strike thrice after the massive success of our Harry Potter Sorting Shots and Harry Potter shots. So taking inspiration from the characters in the books and my liquor cabinet, I set out to make four drinks worthy of surviving the Hunger Games. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: girl on fire, haymitch, hunger games, katniss, mixologist, mockingjay, peeta, recipe
I’ve always been a huge fan of iced tea. With my mom being from Maryland, sun brewed tea was always made daily on the porch and it’s one of those drinks I’ll always associate with summer. But I grew up with unsweetened tea and tend to avoid sweet tea because I don’t like the idea of my skull rotting out of my skull. But after wandering the streets of Boston during the Fourth of July weekend, Green Mountain Coffee provided me with some free samples of their “Brew Over Ice” brand.
Now, I’m guessing that “Brew Over Ice” is the same as the regular coffee, but the concept behind it is genius. K-Cups and Keurig machines are something I still find odd even though I have one at home and at the office. I find them excessively wasteful but given that an iced coffee from Dunkin Donuts (when I’m not inflicting bodily harm on myself) is a couple bucks, K-Cups almost seem like a bargain. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: celestial seasonings, iced tea, k-cup, keurig, mixologist, Reviews, tea
With the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II coming closer and closer, I figured it was time to revisit my shots after the astounding popularity of the Harry Potter Sorting Shots, Butterbeer and Pumpkin Juice. So finally here are the latest rounds of drinks inspired by the series!
The Rubeus Hagrid
“Technically, I’m not allowed to do magic…”
—Rubeus Hagrid
Ingredients
3 fingers of Scotch or whiskey
A drop of pink food dye
A pink umbrella for garnish
Pour three fingers worth of scotch (either neat on on the rocks) into an old fashioned glass. Add a drop of dye to make it pink and garnish with with a pink umbrella. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: dark mark, fire whiskey, harry potter, mixologist, recipe, rubeus hagrid, rum, scotch, snitch, tequila, whiskey
After the glowing responses of the Frozen Hot Chocolate and MTN Dew Coolatta, I decided to take one in the taste buds by returning to Dunkin Donuts after discovering their were teaming up with Captain America. Toss in that it’s almost the 4th of July and I’m left questioning what it means to be an American.
I went all-out and ordered what I’m calling the Captain America Meal – a First Avengers Tri-Cup, a Captain America donut and a Stars and Stripes donut. It’s a sickening display that I can’t even bear to finish. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: captain america, cherry, coolatta, dunkin donuts, mixologist, raspberry, Reviews, slush, vanilla
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II is coming out soon and that means reason to celebrate (or mourn) so down a flagon of homemade butterbeer! Throw back some fire whiskey. As the fandom continues to get older though, there seems to be more of a reason to celebrate in adult ways. So I’ve taken it upon myself to craft four shots, one of each house, that embodies the colors and spirit of each house!
The shots need to be layered otherwise they will look rather boring. Each shot is two layers. Don’t know how to layer shots? Check out a guide over at WikiHow. Each recipe is sorted with specific gravity so you don’t have to worry about that. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: drink, gryffindor, harry potter, hufflepuff, mixologist, ravenclaw, recipe, shot, slytherin
“Do the Dew”, the marketing has told us since time immemorial. I’ve been drinking Mountain Dew since I was vey little and still have no idea exactly what that means. 
From middle school to college, it is likely that I consumed more Mountain Dew than any other food or beverage, and still the answer eludes me. From extensive research, it seems that the answer lies somewhere between defending the world against alien invasion and trying to snowboard off of everything, I mean all things.
To the people at Dunkin Donuts, “Doing the Dew” involves adding yet another flavor to their Coolatta line-up, just in time for the sweltering heat of summer. With the Burberry building in New York reading 139 degrees last week (I’m certain it was just broken) it seemed as good a time as any to try one out. Plus, it couldn’t be worse than that frozen hot chocolate concoction, right?
Tags: drink, dunkin donuts, mixologist, Mountain Dew, Mountain Dew Coolatta, Reviews
At work, we regularly walk down to the local Dunkin Donuts. This means I get to see all of the weird things Dunkin seems release but very rarely do I ever try anything. The Reverse Boston Crème was terrifying because it was literally chocolate cake filled with chocolate pudding and covered in vanilla frosting and yet somehow socially acceptable to eat! Part of me wanted to try the Meat Munchkins but I never got that low.
But with it being summer and the weather is getting into the high nineties, I decided to try Dunkin’s latest offering – the Frozen Hot Chocolate!
For those hoping this frozen concoction is some mystical blend of ice and fire, you’ll be disappointed because it is just a chocolate Coolata. In a world where the Starbucks’ Frappucino rules supreme, the Coolatta feels like a relic of a past age. Even McDonalds has stepped up their game with the McFrappe which I secretly think is just a milkshake with some ice. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: drink, dunkin donuts, frozen hot chocolate, mixologist, Reviews
When I’m not baking up a storm or shuffling up for a game of Magic, I spent far too much of my free time with LEGO sets. After getting re-addicted by discovering LEGO created two sets for a winter village (one of them is a bakery!), I was soon buying up sets at a feverish pace. And last time I was at the store, they tossed this in as a freebie. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: ice, ice cube tray, LEGO, mixologist, Reviews
I love beer. I started making it with my dad years ago and was captivated by the process, then took a few tasting classes to learn more about styles and flavors. The result of all this is that I really like trying new beers and I’m excited by the complexity of the beverage. When I want to share this with friends, though, I hear two different excuses. Some people think that beer is boring and they’ve never had a beer they liked, though they usually haven’t tried much beyond Budweiser and Michelob. Other people, though, look at the pages-long menu at pubs and just shrug their shoulders and order the same thing as always. Both of these people are missing the bigger picture, though. Beer has an amazing variety but knowing what you’re drinking is actually pretty easy.
Tags: beer, food writing, mixologist