an ode to orangina

Refresh!
You know how missy elliot or whomever will yell out REMIX at the beginning of her songs?
no, well, that's ok.
I like to yell in my brain DETOX at the beginning of a hangover. viva la missy elliot.

this drink has inspired many hangovers of mine in the past & it is very refreshing!
it reminds me of when I realized that not only was orangina not just for scruffy, rail thin, European men on bicycles- but it was also for me! but it's also SUPER refreshing!

you may use vanilla or vodka regularis

prepare this drink over ice in a pint glass or a tumbler. i vote for the pint glass,

• 2 0z vodka

• splash of good oj

• or fresh pressed oranges (come on you are WORTH it)

• splash or 2 of soda water or ginger ale if your guts ache.

yum! drink it with a straw & have more than one!

and don't suggest that you just mix vodka with actual orangina it's not the same- and it has nothing to to with concocting :)

pisco sour for chile!

With Chile in the news let's drink the controversial drink the pisco sour.
The people of Chile & Peru have been battling over who has the right to produce this white muscat grape based brandy of sorts...and even though Peru has the region actually named Pisco on their map- today it is Chile! Chi, Chi chi- Le le le

and did you also know that it is illegal to import Chile concocted pisco into Peru? escandalo!
So, basically the brandy (because that's what pisco really is), is made in two regions, one is in Chile & the other in Peru..and thems is fighting words.

may 15th is pisco sour day in Chile!

• 2-3 oz pisco

• 1 pressed lemon

• tablespoon of egg white

• drop of bitters *save for last (atop to look like a little brown dot)
  

shake and strain. I think it looks best in a rocks glass- no ice.
but you could martini or champagne glass it up
makes about 3

like chai a latte

Chai tea, makes me want to puke. I know i"m alone. in this * sad face.

But, chai liqueur on the other hand does not. One of life's mysterious I guess.

I like it as a sipper in a tumbler. You know, fall, winter...snuggle up...fireplace...log cabin...everyone smells like bengay, etc...

• 1 oz chai liqueur

• 2 oz vanilla vodka (sobieski will do!)

• 1 spoon full of pumpkin spice or pumpkin butter

shake the h-e double hockey sticks out if it.

dump it all in a snifter if you're fancy.