Episode 7: LL Bean Jeans, Film Fun and Dart Defeat with Emmy Blotnick

The Episode:

The Situations:

Emmy bought some jeans that make her look like Mitt Romey, Ben saw a movie from which he drew great inspiration, and Chris lost badly at darts.

The Drinks:

The Enlightenment (via)



2 oz bourbon
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz grenadine
Ice cubes
Light (or light-flavored) beer, chilled

Put bourbon, lemon juice, syrup and ice in a shaker. Shake and strain into a chilled glass. Top with beer.

Long Island Iced Tea (via)
1 oz vodka
1 oz gin
1 oz white rum
1 oz white tequila
1 oz orange liqeur
1 oz fresh lemon juice
3/4 oz simple syrup
cola
lemon wedge for garnish

Shake the booze, juice, and syrup with ice, then strain into an ice filled collins glass. Top with cola and garnish.

Red State Roundup (via)
1 oz White Tequila
1/2 oz Orange liqueur
3/4 oz Grenadine
1/4 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
1 Egg White
Club Soda
Nutmeg and lemon wheel to garnish

Shake the egg white and booze without ice, then add ice and shake again. Strain into an ice-filled highball glass. Top with sparkling water and garnish with freshly grated nutmeg and lemon wheel.

Mint Romney Cocktail (via)
2oz bourbon
1/2oz maple syrup
1/2oz lime juice
Seltzer
4-6 mint leaves

Muddle the mint, lime juice and syrup in a highball glass, add booze and top with seltzer.

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Gibson (via)
2/12 oz gin
1/2 oz dry vermouth
2-3 cocktail onions

Rinse your chilled cocktail glass with the vermouth and toss the excess. Pour the gin over ice and stir. Strain into the glass and garnish with the onions.