½ lime
1 ounce tequila
¾ ounce Kahlúa
Squeeze the lime half over a chilled highball glass, and drop it in. Fill with ice and pour in the tequila and Kahlúa. Stir.
Ben's Notes:
I believe my exact word(s) when I tried this were, "Wow!" Followed by, "Cool!" I guess I really just didn't know what I expected this drink to taste like, but it was very sweet and refreshing. It was kind of like drinking chocolate Coca-Cola, if such a thing existed.
The Rya Review:
FRISBEE
8 to 10 fresh mint leaves
¼ ounce fresh lime juice
¼ ounce fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon sugar
2 ounces gin
Fresh mint sprig
Muddle the mint leaves, lime juice, lemon juice, and sugar in the bottom of an old-fashioned glass. Add ice and the gin, stirring briefly. Garnish with the mint sprig.
Ben's Notes:
This drink is for gin lovers only. I think I might have liked it better coming in from the garden on a hot summer day, but I say that about a lot of drinks. Overall, it was just so-so.
The Rya Review:
BALL
4 ounces fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
1½ ounces tequila
12 ounces Mexican lager
Pour the lemon juice into an ice-filled beer mug. Add the salt and tequila, stirring to combine. Slowly pour in the beer.
Ben's Notes:
So the first drink I made out of this book was a michelada (before I started the blog). There are three different recipes for them, and the first one really didn't catch my attention. This one, however, is another story. The drink had layers of flavor and just never got old. I even royally screwed it up (too small of a glass meant my proportions were off) but it really didn't matter. I'll be enjoying these frequently from now on.
The Rya Review:
LOG
Second Thoughts:
I recently tried this drink again with some family and we decided that there is too much salt in the recipe. Unless your lemons are extremely tart, just put in 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
2 ounces vodka
¾ ounce peppermint schnapps
Fresh mint sprig
Shake the liquid ingredients vigorously with ice. Strain into an ice-filled old-fashioned glass or chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with the mint sprig.
Ben's Notes:
Apparently this drink is meant to be had as a nightcap, though I thought it was a bit too refreshing for that. All in all, it was a nice drink. Nothing to rave about, but it could really hit the spot on a hot afternoon.
The Rya Review:
BALL
1¼ ounces gin
1¼ ounces Rose's lime juice
Lime wedge
Stir the gin and lime juice in a mixing glass with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Squeeze the lime wedge into the drink.
Ben's Notes:
"And IIIIIIIIIII-EE-IIIIII... will al-ways love youuuuuuuu-uu-uuuuuuuuu!" My new drink of choice, hands down. It was so good, Rya compared it to her most favorite-est toy in the whole world: her bumper (which was what she was actually looking at when the picture on the website was taken of her). I've been enjoying this drink with crushed ice in an old-fashioned glass when I don't have a chilled cocktail glass on hand.
The Rya Review:
BUMPER
¾ ounce bourbon
¾ ounce peppermind schnapps
¾ vodka
½ ounce Kahlúa
Shake the ingredients vigorously with ice. Strain into a chilled sour glass.
Ben's Notes:
This drink was so bad, I couldn't even drink it. It was so bad, I didn't even want to be in the same room with it. It was so bad, that Rya's rating for it is below her normal scale. Avoid at all costs people! *Also, I didn't have a sour glass, so I used a cocktail glass. But that still doesn't change the fact that when Rya sees this drink she runs from it just like it were a:
The Rya Review:
VACUUM
1½ ounces gold tequila
3 ounces pineapple juice
½ fresh lime juice
Shake the ingredients vigorously with ice. Strain into an ice-filled old-fashioned glass.
Ben's Notes:
The best thing about this drink is that it is served in an old-fashioned glass, which is my favorite type. Maybe the frozen version is better (basically this plus some triple-sec and a blender). I have a feeling I'll never know.
The Rya Review:
BATH
