Drinking with Nerds

cowboychasinhelluvatime: 1 can root beer, cold2 shots or more...

Fri, 10 May 2013 08:55:22 -0400

1 can root beer, cold
2 shots or more of Jack Daniel’s*
1 big scoop of vanilla ice cream

In a mug, pour shots of JD whiskey.

Add in root beer and stir for 5 seconds.

Top with vanilla ice cream. Serve immediately.

*Adjust the amount of alcohol depending on how much of a hit you want to achieve.

Having this tonight

thedrunkenmoogle: insatiable-geek: The Dagobah (Star Wars...

Thu, 02 May 2013 15:55:10 -0400

thedrunkenmoogle:

insatiable-geek: The Dagobah (Star Wars shot)

Ingredients:
1/2 oz. Creme de Menthe
1/2 oz. chocolate liqueur

Directions: Layer the chocolate over the mint.

A note from the creator:

We strongly recommend not drinking this before entering any dark caves to face your ~~daddy issues~~ fears.

Drink created and photographed by The Insatiable Geek.

thedrunkenmoogle: nintendrunk: Marshmallow Vodka...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:25:31 -0400

thedrunkenmoogle:

nintendrunk: Marshmallow Vodka Kirby

Ingredients (makes 3):
1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin powder or agar powder for vegetarians
1/4 cup + 3 oz. chilled marshmallow vodka
1/6 cup cold water (2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons)
1/2 cup sugar
1/6 cup light corn syrup
2 large egg whites at room temperature
Small pinch of salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1/3 cup corn starch
Vegetable shortening
Food coloring

Directions: Hold on to your warp stars! This recipe is a bit complex.

Combine the powdered sugar and corn starch together in a bowl;

Coat the insides of both the tops and bottoms a spherical ice cube molds (such as these) with a thin layer vegetable shortening, add some of the powdered sugar/starch mixture and shake so that the inside surfaces of the mold are well coated; return any unused powder to the bowl and set aside to use later;

Sprinkle the gelatin or agar powder over 1/4 cup of cold marshmallow vodka in a bowl;

Attach a candy thermometer to a small saucepan; add the water, sugar, and corn syrup. Stir the ingredients a few times then turn the stove to medium-high;

Using the whisk attachment, beat the egg whites in an electric mixer on slow until frothy, then add a touch of salt;

Once the syrup mixture gets to about 210°F, turn the speed on the electric mixer up to fast;

After the syrup gets to 245°F, carefully pour it into the mixer;

As the egg white and syrup mixture is whipping, add the agar/gelatin and vodka;

Add the vanilla extract and 4-5 drops of red food dye; continue whipping until the outside of the mixing bowl is cool and the mixture has grown 2-3 times its original size;

Pour the marshmallow mixture into the greased and powdered bottoms of the molds (there should be enough for 3, but the molds come in sets of two - so maybe make 2 Kirbys and 1 Ditto?) to the fill line, packing it down gently; add the mold tops and store at room temperature;

Once the marshmallows are set (6+ hours) take the Kirbys out of their molds and coat them lightly in the leftover corn starch/powdered sugar mixture;

Fill a culinary syringe with about an ounce of marshmallow vodka (2 tablespoons) and inject it a little bit at a time into one of your Kirbys at various depths; refill and repeat with the other marshmallows (inject in rough or uneven parts of your marshmallows rather than on the smooth parts);

The marshmallows might leak a little bit so store them on a paper towl on top of a plate until they’re relatively dry;

Take a pinch of the corn starch/powdered sugar mixture and add a splash of water and a drop of red dye; mix it with a spoon, then use a toothpick to apply Kirby’s cheeks; do likewise for his eyes but with 2-3 drops of blue dye; and

Serve on a yellow cocktail napkin cut into the shape of a warp star.

A note from the creator:

“Hiiiii!” This is our take on a Jello shot. The marshmallow recipe is based on this one, which is great as it is… but then we found a way to make them look like Kirby and fit about a shot’s worth of vodka into each 2.5 inch marshmallow. Inhale them! Copy Kirby’s drunk & friendly ability! Spit them at your enemies!
The description above worked with unflavored gelatin; if you’re using a vegetarian substitute, you may need to make certain small adjustments.

Created and photographed by Nintendrunk. Thanks for the submission!

I think I need to try this.

thedrunkenmoogle: Devils Kiss (Bioshock Infinite...

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:19:36 -0400

thedrunkenmoogle:

Devils Kiss (Bioshock Infinite cocktail)

Ingredients:
25ml Spiced Rum
25ml Chambord
10ml Grenadine
1 Lime
50ml Ginger Beer
50ml Cloudy Lemonade (carbonated)
2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
Cinnamon
15ml Overproof Rum

Directions: Fill a high ball glass with ice, pour in grenadine, Chambord and dashes of bitters to begin. Carefully pour in cloudy lemonade and ginger beer down the side of the glass leaving the grenadine sitting in the bottom, add juice of a lime and finish the drink with a shot of Spiced Rum to the top.

To serve place drink on a saucer and place the measure of overproof rum around the base, light with a match and allow guest to flick cinnamon onto the drink/flame, extinguish, add straw and serve. Anyone looking to get drunk can drink the rum left in the saucer when cool.

“A civilized man has power over fire. A refined man handles fire with finesse: DEVIL’S KISS.” -Fink Manufacturing advertisement

Drink created by James Dance of Loading as part of an official Bioshock Infinite series of drinks. Photography by Will Edgecombe.

thedrunkenmoogle: The Legend of Zelda Bottle Openers by...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:56:01 -0400

thedrunkenmoogle:

The Legend of Zelda Bottle Openers by 8BitMetal

A long time ago we featured a Zelda bottle opener that was crafted by Kirk H. Since then, Kirk has decided to open an online store and start selling his creations! The openers are hand made, 10 gauge steel, and come in a variety of colors. No word yet on if you’ll be trapped in time for seven years when you come into contact with the item.

8BitMetal’s Store Page - $22.50

thedrunkenmoogle: Possession (Bioshock Infinite...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:46:50 -0400

thedrunkenmoogle:

Possession (Bioshock Infinite cocktail)

Ingredients:
1 bunch of Basil
1/2 Lemon
1/2 Lime
25 ml Sugar Syrup
50 ml Tanqueray Gin

Abisnthe Froth recipe (Serves 4):
1 Egg White
25 ml Sugar Syrup
25 ml Water
25 ml Absinthe

Directions: Add Basil and Lemon half into a cocktail shaker and muddle the two heavily. Next add a shot of sugar syrup to the mix, add in the Tanqueray gin double measure, fill to the top with Ice and shake vigorously. Finally strain through a strainer forcing any remaining liquid out of the ingredients. Serve in a rocks glass with fresh ice. Add some Absinthe froth to the top of the drink. To make the froth, combine the ingredients in blender and whisk until foam forms, skim some off and add to the top of the drink.

“With POSSESSION, the free will of your enemies matters no more. Make your foes blindly fight and die for you.” -Fink Manufacturing advertisement

Drink created by James Dance of Loading as part of an official Bioshock Infinite series of drinks. The drinks will be be served at Loading’s Bioshock Infinite event in Soho on March 29th. Photography by Will Edgecombe.

Pink Floyd's The Wall

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 11:07:01 -0400

drinkingandmovies:

Drink when

anyone says “Wall”

a bird shows up

the music starts and/or stops

the film becomes animated

Pink’s mother is shown or referenced

meme-rage: Welcome to Harry Potter Cocktails

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:10:16 -0500

meme-rage:

Welcome to Harry Potter Cocktails

thedrunkenmoogle: Harley Quinn Jello Shot (Batman...

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:07:37 -0500

thedrunkenmoogle:

Harley Quinn Jello Shot (Batman shot)

Ingredients:
Chambord
Vodka
Strawberry Jello Mix
Grape Jello Mix
Whipped Cream
Marshmallow
Hot Water

Directions: Same as making any jello shot.

Part 1: Mix 1 Cup Vodka 1 Cup Hot Water and 1 Box of Strawberry Jello. Fill as many shots as possible only half way till you run out of jello mixture.

Part 2: Once Part 1 hardens, mix 1 cup Chambord 1 Cup Hot Water and 1 box of Grape Jello. Pour this mix GENTLY on top of the existing Jello shot.

Part 3: Wait for this layer to harden. Boom Harley Quinn Jello shot.

If you are cool with eating it with a spoon. Then garnish with whip cream and marshmallow on top. (to give you the look and feel of her neck piece.

Drink created by Aggressive Comix, as part of their Secret of the Booze video series. Photography by Holly Jo Photo.

thedrunkenmoogle: T-Virus and Antidote (Resident Evil...

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:59:27 -0500

thedrunkenmoogle:

T-Virus and Antidote (Resident Evil shots)

Ingredients:
T-Virus-
2 oz Blue Curacao
1/4 tsp Agar powder
1 1/2 oz Citrus vodka

T-Virus Antidote-
2 oz Midori
1/4 tsp Agar powder
1 1/2 oz Citrus vodka

Tools-
Small pan
Food syringe
Silicon tubing that fits the syringe (1 ft. minimum)
Glass of ice water
Tall shot glasses

Directions: This recipe is for those who like the previous T-Virus and Antidote shots, but want to wow your guests with something a bit more complicated. In a pan, bring the blue curacao or Midori to almost a boil. Remove it from the heat and mix in the agar powder with a spoon or spatula. Suck the liquid into the syringe and inject it into the tubing. Submerge the tubing into the glass of ice water and wait around 5 minutes for it to solidify. After about 5 minutes, remove the tubing from the water. To remove the newly solidified gel from the tube, fill your syringe with air and use the air to push the gel out. Cut the gel strings into the appropriate length for your shot glass. Carefully wrap the gel around the inside of your shot glass and slowly pour in citrus vodka. Serve, infect, and heal.

Drink created and photographed by FIReWAtEr. For more detailed directions and photos of the process, head over to his blog.

thedrunkenmoogle: Mutagen (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:21:03 -0500

thedrunkenmoogle:

Mutagen (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cocktail)

Ingredients:
1.5 oz Pineapple Rum
0.5 oz Midori
2oz aloe Mango Drink
1 Bag of Green Pop Rocks
Half a Lime wedge
5 Grapes

Directions: First Rim glass with your green pop rocks. (also Green dyed sugar also works) Add Midori, Pineapple Rum, and Aloe Mango drink into mixing glass and poor into glass over ice. Then add your garnish and drink to mutate. To make the turtle garnish take half a lime and add 5 tooth picks, 1 for each appendage (2 arms 2 legs and 1 head).

Drink created by Aggressive Comix, as part of their Secret of the Booze video series. Photography by Holly Jo Photo.

thedrunkenmoogle: Doctor Who Mocktails by...

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:23:42 -0500

thedrunkenmoogle:

Doctor Who Mocktails by EXPBarOnline

Gallifrey Double Sunrise:
Ingredients:
1 oz Pineapple Juice
1 oz Lime Juice
Orange Juice
Grenadine

Directions: Fill a tall glass to the brim with ice and pour in the lime and pineapple juice. Fill with orange juice and stir gently. Gently pour grenadine inside the glass and let it sink to the bottom of the glass. Garnish with two oranges. Sip and watch Gallifrey’s two beautiful suns rise.
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Regeneration Energy:

Ingredients:

4 parts Sprite

4 parts Red Bull

1 part Pineapple Juice

Directions: Pour all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake gently. Strain into a tall glass with plenty of ice and serve. Brace yourself for the oncoming storm of regeneration.

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A note from the creators:

First up the Gallifrey Double Sunrise! A sweet and tart cocktail with a cherry kick to it that rounds it out very nicely.

Second up Regeneration Energy! Sometimes you just need to sit back, recover and regain yourself. What better way to do that then with time lord energy? this has a very sweet and understated taste that will give you the energy to keep on going through waves of daleks.

“There’s a lot of things you need to get across this universe. Warp drive… wormhole refractors… You know the thing you need most of all? You need a hand to hold.” -The 10th Doctor

Drinks created and photographed by EXPBarOnline.

thedrunkenmoogle: Borderlands 2...

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:47:52 -0500

thedrunkenmoogle:

Borderlands 2 Cocktails

Gunzerker
Ingredients:
25 ml Dark Rum
25 ml Spiced Rum
50 ml Whiskey
300 ml Ginger Beer
Directions: This drink requires dual wielding. In two separate tumbler glasses, mix your chilled ginger beer and whiskey. Float the spiced and dark rums on top and serve.
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Assassin
Ingredients:
30 ml Vodka
25 ml Jagermeister
175 ml Coke
Directions: Mix the vodka and Jagermeister in a highball glass over ice, then add the Coca-Cola on top.
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The Siren
Ingredients:
25 ml Blue Curacao
25 ml Lychee Liqueur
100 ml Peach flavored Water
25 ml Chambord/Berry Liqueuer
Directions: Mix your lychee liqueur and Chambord in shot glass. Place the shot glass inside a martini glass, for a high vantage point. Shake the blue curacao and peach flavored water with ice. Strain into the martini glass, for your fire-resistant Maliwan Grace skin.
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The Commando
Ingredients:
25 ml Gin
200 ml Lemon Lime Soda
Ice
25 ml Kahlua
10 ml Vodka
15 ml Cream
Cocoa to garnish
Directions: Mix the lemon lime soda and gin in a short glass with ice. For the Commander’s “gun turret”, mix a miniature White Russian cocktail in a tall shot glass. Serve together and lead your team to victory.

James Dance of Loading has created a ton of cocktails inspired by some of the top games of 2012. We’ll be posting the rest this week but if you want to see them all now you can check out the article on The Guardian. Photography by Will Edgecombe.

expbaronline: The Kirby!! 6 oz - Mountain dew 3 oz - Orange...

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:24:56 -0500

expbaronline:

The Kirby!!

6 oz - Mountain dew

3 oz - Orange juice (the fresher the better)

.5 oz - grenadine

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pour all ingrediants in a tall glass over ice

stir gently

inhale!

To kick off Designated December we have The Kirby!!

a light, bubbly, fruity drink that is easy going and delicious. If mixed properly it has a nice pink hue to it and is a little bubbly, just like the pink ball that won all our hearts two decades ago. Now this drink has a very understated taste to it that any designated driver will enjoy while staying responsible.

“Your spirit is willing but your pink flesh is weak” ~ Meta knight

Wreck-It-Ralph Cocktail

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:29:22 -0500

Wreck-It-Ralph Cocktail

thedrunkenmoogle: Hitman: Absolution cocktails from Loading,...

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:58:21 -0500

Hitman: Absolution Cocktails

Head Shot

Cut Down

Drowned

Burned

thedrunkenmoogle:

Hitman: Absolution cocktails from Loading, featuring Absolut Vodka

Ingredients:
1 part Silver Tequila
1 part Gin
1 part White Rum
1 part Triple Sec
Lemon Lime soda
Fresh Lime Juice

plus 1 choice of
Head Shot: 1 part Absolut 100 Proof Vodka
Cut Down: 1 part Absolut Citron Vodka
Drowned: 1 part Absolut Peach Vodka
Bured: Absolut Peppar

Directions: Choose your “death” ingredient. Mix all alcoholic ingredients into a mixing glass with ice and stir. Pour the mixture into a highball glass over ice. Top with the lemon lime soda and fresh lime juice. Drink up and watch your back.

Loading created these drinks for the release of Square-Enix’s game Hitman Absolution.

With a franchise as iconic as Hitman we had plenty to work with and decided we wanted to capture the variety of kill styles and create a set of drinks that took on both the visual style and classic themes of the Hitman series… but first we needed a ‘victim’.

In this case, the victim is a rather delicious Tokyo Ice Tea, a blend of five spirits; Tequila, Gin, Rum, Triple Sec (traditionally you’d have Kiwi but Triple Sec or Cointreau is easier to source) and Absolut vodka (almost a pun) - which represents the fifth instalment in the series of course. The drink is then ‘finished off’ with lemonade and fresh lime.

So having settled on the unlucky target, we went to our long-suffering photographer Will (check out his blog here) and explained the multiple ways in which we would like to assassinate our beverage. After recovering from this initial confusion about the idea, he took to the idea with aplomb and we found four potential methods of execution.

The studio was an interesting place to be that day, with glasses of booze meeting air rifles and samurai swords… it was messy - but an awful lot of fun. Seven glasses lost their lives that day for a total of four final images, which although a fairly good ratio, clearly wouldn’t be seen as acceptable by a certain bar-oded agent…

To really draw attention to the (borderline offensively) bad ‘Abosolut’ semi-pun, we used different flavours of the Swedish spirit for each image.

Drinks created by James Dance of Loading. Photography by Will Edgecombe.

thedrunkenmoogle: The Pumpkin King (The Nightmare Before...

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:57:41 -0500

thedrunkenmoogle:

The Pumpkin King (The Nightmare Before Christmas shot)

Ingredients:
1 teaspoon Pumpkin pudding (or butterscotch pudding if you can’t find pumpkin)
1 oz Captain Morgan Spiced Rum
Whipped cream
Candy corn

Directions: Mix both ingredients and pour into a shot glass (Feel free make a bulk batch). If the mixture isn’t thick enough, add some heavy whipping cream. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. After refrigeration, top with whipped creme and a piece of candy corn. Enjoy during Halloween, Christmas, or any other time you see fit!

Drink created by Aggressive Comics, as part of their Secret of the Booze video series. Photography by Holly Jo Photo.

The Only Disease You Get Yelled at for Having: Serenity

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 13:11:20 -0500

The Only Disease You Get Yelled at for Having: Serenity:

drinkingandmovies:

DRINK when

�anyone speaks Chinese
�anyone says “Reavers”
�the nameless bounty hunter (“The Operative”) is shown
�any of the Serenity Crew are injured and/or die
�anyone says “Miranda”
�there is a flashback, a dream sequence or video playback

Firefly:

I don’t want to get into the…

thedrunkenmoogle: ifeelthecosmos: Gerudo (Legend of Zelda...

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:08:17 -0400

thedrunkenmoogle:

ifeelthecosmos: Gerudo (Legend of Zelda cocktail)

Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Scotch Whiskey
3/4 oz Blood orange juice
3/4 oz Cherry Herring
3/4 oz Sweet Vermouth
1 - 2 tsp Espresso
2 Dashes Angostura bitters

Directions: Brew espresso according to instructions, let cool. Shake all ingredients with ice.

A note from the creator:

A riff on the classic Blood and Sand cocktail. I recommend an extremely robust espresso brew to help cut the sweetness of this cocktail.

Drink created and photographed by Mer, of I Feel the Cosmos.

thedrunkenmoogle: Tanooki Tonic (Super Mario Bros. 3...

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:35:54 -0400

thedrunkenmoogle:

Tanooki Tonic (Super Mario Bros. 3 cocktail)

Ingredients:
1 part Kahlua
1 part Baileys Irish Creme
1 part Brandy

Directions: Chill ingredients and layer in a tall glass. Kahlua first, then Baileys, then brandy. Drink, serve, then fly away. According to Mel, the drink is sweet but deceiving just like a trickster tanooki!

Drink created and photographed by Mel the Office Gamer Girl.