Periodic Table of Alcohol

Posted on June 19, 2012 by BarWhiz

Welcome to BarWhiz, where we always like to talk about parties, nightlife and of course alcohol.

Whether you’re a regular drinker or just like a cocktail every now and then, you might find yourself missing the ingredients, curious about knowing more beverages and wishing you had some visual aid.

We’ve decided to gather some popular alcoholic drinks and make an easy visual aid, with this periodic table, you can find recipes for a lot of popular cocktails, or simply read about some new alcoholic beverages you don’t know.

Please let us now what you think in the comment section. Enjoy!

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Top Five Expensive Bar Drinks To Enjoy At Least Once In A Lifetime

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Drew

Many people have tight budgets and strict schedules, but everyone should put that aside at least once in their lifetime and splurge. Here at BarWhiz we’ve decided to turn to those who want to accomplish this, and love a good cocktail.

These are the five most expensive bar drinks in the world, for someone who appreciates his drinks, this just might be what he needs to enjoy at least once in his lifetime (or perhaps more if you can afford it):

1. Ritz-Paris Sidecar – $1,670

This beverage is served in the Hemingway Bar at the Ritz Hotel located in Ritz-Paris, France.
The ingredients are Cointreau orange liqueur, lemon juice, and cognac made between the years 1830 and 1870. The grapes used were right before grape vines were infested by the plant lice known as phylloxera. The original sidecar was first created in 1922 at Buck’s Club in London, England before it was introduced to Paris patrons.

2. Platinum Passion – $1,500

This drink is sold at the Duvet Lounge in New York where patrons are served on actual beds instead of bar stools or booths. This consists of L’Esprit de Courvoisier cognac which is $6,000 per bottle and was enjoyed by Napoleon in the 1800s, passion fruit syrup, wildflower honey, sugar, wild berries, lemon juice and brown sugar. The glass is decorated with an actual blooming orchid flower.

3. Merchant Hotel Mai Tai – $1,480

This treat is available at the Merchant Hotel in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
This contains lime, orange culacao liqueur from Holland, rock candy syrup, French Orgeat almond flavoring, mint leaves and a special seventeen year old Jamaican rum of which only six bottles were produced. Ninety percent of the rum sales in Jamaica are J. Wray Nephew rum. This company started as a tavern in 1825, and their award winning rum accounts for ninety percent of the rum sales in Jamaica. The original mai tai was created in the United States in 1944 at the Polynesian themed bar Trader Vic’s in Oakland, California.

4. Kentucky Derby Mint Julep – $1,000

Kentucky Derby and Churchill Downs, United States
This has been the favorite beverage served at at the Kentucky Derby and Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky since 1938. Also known as the Early Times Mint Julep Ready to Serve Cocktail, the ingredients include bourbon, sugar, water, ice and mint leaf and is served in a special collectible glass.

5. Bentley Sidecar – $550

This less expensive version of the Ritz-Paris Sidecar is available in various establishments in New York. This alternative consists of Australian Hennessy Ellipse cognac which provides 43.5 percent alcohol in one glass. This strong brandy provides a unique taste sensation that some drinkers say lasts up to 24 hours.

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Gau Jal (Cow Water) – April Gross-Out Bar Drink Of The Month

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Corey Rozon

In Hindu culture, the cow is honoured as a symbol of unselfish giving. Everything that the cow produces, from its milk to its manure, not only has a use, but is also thought to have some sort of therapeutic value. So much so that even the cow’s urine is used for its medicinal properties.

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist organization in India, has taken it a step further and has begun production of a soft drink made from cow urine, which they have dubbed Gau Jal, or Cow Water.

As the Telegraph’s article, “India makes cola from cow urine“ reports, the RSS plans to produce a soft drink that will rival the likes of Pepsi and Coca-Cola.

The mixologists here at BarWhiz are always up for a challenge, as can be seen in some of our other gross out drinks, such as the Kopi Luwak cocktails and our Airag cocktail recipes. We figured Gau Jal shouldn’t be too much of a challenge, so have come up with 5 cocktail recipes with a cowey twist:

#1 – Billiard Bull

2 oz citrus flavored rum
3 oz gau jal
3oz red bull
lime wedge

Add rum to a highball glass filled with ice, squeeze lime wedges and drop into glass, top with equal parts Gau Jal and Red Bull and serve.

#2 – Vanilla Cow

1 1/2 oz vanilla vodka
1 dash Lemon Juice
gau jal to fill
lime wedge and mint sprig for garnish

Add vanilla vodka and lemon juice to a highball glass filled with ice, top with Gau Jal, garnish with a lime wedge and a sprig of mint, and serve.

Before going forward, here’s a little scene from Man Vs. Wild that
might make all this talk about urine seem a little less strange
and prepare you for the next cocktail named after Bear Grylls…

#3 – The Bear Grylls

1 1/2 oz gin
5 oz gau jal
1/4 tsp salt

Add all ingredients into a highball glass filled with ice and serve

#4 – Apple Wizz

2 oz apple brandy
4 oz apple juice
lime wedge
gau jal to fill
lime slice for garnish

Add apple brandy, apple juice, and juice from lime wedge to a chilled highball glass with ice, top with gau jal, garnish with a slice of lime and serve.

#5 – Golden Shower

1 1/2 oz whiskey
1/2 oz advocaat
1/2 oz simple syrup
1/2 oz lemon juice
gau jal
lime slice and mint leaves for garnish

Shake whiskey, advocaat, simple syrup and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, strain into a chilled beverage glass, top with gau jal, garnish with lime slice and mint leaves, and serve.

Thumbnail by Stefan Stegemann under CC-BY-SA License

Author: Corey Rozon

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Easter Themed Cocktail Ideas

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Corey Rozon

So far this year the mixologists at BarWhiz have provided you a list of saintly drinks, from St. Valentine to St. Patrick, but today is all about Easter.

Easter is a Christian holiday that not only marks the end of lent, but also celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is also the time of year where children search for hidden chocolate eggs that where scattered around their homes by a magical bunny…

As for why bunnies became associated with Easter, just look no further than Christopher Moore’s satirical novel, Lamb. In his book, Moore’s character Joshua (Jesus) drunkenly gushes his affections for bunnies while at a wedding reception, declaring, “Henceforth and from now on, I decree that whenever something bad happens to me, there shall be bunnies around.” And that’s why we have the Easter Bunny.

From the walking dead to magical bunnies, Easter is one time of year that a tasty drink idea will be appreciated by all, and especially by those that gave up the drink as part of their Lenten sacrifice.

So without further adieu, here are your 5 Easter themed cocktail ideas:

#1 – Easter Bunny

1/2 oz vodka
1 oz creme de cacao
1 tbsp cherry liqueur
1 tbsp chocolate sauce

Pour all ingredients into a martini glass with ice and serve.

#2 – Easter Egg

1 oz blue curacao
1 oz white creme de cacao
half-and-half cream

Pour blue curacao and creme de cacao over ice cubes in chilled martini glass, float cream on top and serve.

#3 – White Rabbit

1 oz white rum
1/2 oz amaretto
1/2 oz kahlua
1/2 oz baileys
1 oz cream

Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, strain into rocks glass and serve.

#4 – Carrot Martini

2 oz citrus vodka
1 oz grand marnier
1 3/4 oz carrot puree
nutmeg and cinnamon for garnish

Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with a pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg.

#5 – Resurrection

2 oz pernod
2 oz brandy
2 oz yellow chartreuse

Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, strain into a collins glass and serve.

Author: Corey Rozon

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St. Patty’s Day Themed Cocktails

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Corey Rozon

St. Patty’s Day is the one-day of the year where everyone is Irish. This cultural and religious holiday first took place in 1783 to commemorate Saint Patrick, one of the most commonly recognized patron saints of Ireland. You know Ole St. Patrick, he’s the one that rid the island of snakes. Today, the celebration consists of wearing of green and drinking green beer.

Here at BarWhiz, we say forget the green beer, if you really want to drink like the Irish, go for something black, but if Guinness isn’t your thing, maybe this list of St. Patty’s Day themed cocktails will do:

#1 – Irish Flag

1/3 oz green crème de menthe
1/3 oz Bailey’s
1/3 oz Grand Marnier

Slowly layer ingredients in order to a shot glass and serve.

#2 – Emerald Isle

1 oz gin
1 tsp green crème de menthe
2 dashes of bitters
1 mint leave

Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, strain into chilled martini glass, garnish mint, and serve.

#3 – Dublin Handshake

1/2 oz Baileys Irish cream
1/2 oz Irish whiskey
3/4 oz Sloe gin

Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, strain into martini glass, and serve.

#4 – Dancing Leprechaun

1 1/2 oz Irish whiskey
3/4 oz Drambuie
3/4 oz lemon juice
ginger ale
lemon peel
1 mint leave

Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, strain into highball glass with ice, garnish with a twist of lemon and mint, and serve.

#5 – Irish Trash Can

1/2 oz gin
1/2 oz light rum
1/2 oz vodka
1/2 oz peach schnapps
1/2 oz Blue Curacao liqueur
1/2 oz triple sec
1 can Red Bull® energy drink

Add all ingredients to a Collins glass with ice, top with Red Bull, and serve.

Author: Corey Rozon

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Kopi Luwak Cocktails – February Gross-Out Bar Drink Of The Month

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Corey Rozon

Kopi Luwak, also known as civet coffee, is one of the world’s most expensive forms of coffee. At nearly $160 per pound, this coffee is a treat only the well-to-do can afford to drink on a daily basis. But after finding out how this coffee is produced, one really has to wonder why anyone would like to drink this stuff every day.

The coffee comes from the Indonesian islands of Sumatra, Java, Bali and Sulawesi, as well as from the Philippines, where it is known as motit coffee, and East Timor, where it is called kafe-laku.

The gross-out part of this expensive drink comes from the way it is produced. Asian Palm Civet’s eat the coffee berries, pass the coffee bean, which are then harvested, washed, dried, roasted and brewed, finally to be sipped in cafes the world over.

We figure it can’t be all that bad, especially if you throw some alcohol in it, so we have come up with 5 traditional coffee based cocktails with a poopy twist:

#1 – B-50 Poo

1/2 oz of bailey’s
1/2 oz of kahlúa
1/2 oz of grand marnier
4 oz of freshly brewed Kopi Luwak
whipped cream and chocolate shavings for garnish

Layer bailey’s, kahlúa and grand marnier in coffee mug, fill with freshly brewed Kopi Luwak, top with whipped cream and garnish with chocolate shavings

#2 – Dirty Bowl Martini

2 oz of strong brewed Kopi Luwak
2 oz of vodka
1 oz of creme de cacao
dark cherries and chocolate shavings for ganrnish

Shake all liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, strain into chilled martini glass, garnish with dark cherries and chocolate shavings, and serve.

#3 – Ring Of Fire

2 oz of 151-proof rum
1 oz of kahlúa
3 oz of freshly brewed Kopi Luwak
lemon juice and brown sugar for rim
pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg
whipped cream for garnish

Rim a glass mug with lemon juice and brown sugar, add 151-proof rum and light on fire. Swirl glass until sugars are caramelized, dd cinnamon and nutmeg, and pour in kahlúa and Kopi Luwak. Garnish with whipped cream and serve.

#4 – Montezuma’s Revenge

1 1/2 oz of tequila
1 oz of kahlúa
4 oz of freshly brewed Kopi Luwak
whipped cream and cinnamon for garnish

Add tequila and kahlúa to a glass mug, add freshly brewed Kopi Luwak, top with whipped cream and garnish with cinnamon.

#5 – The Poop Deck

1 1/2 oz of sailor jerry spiced rum
1/2 oz of vanilla liqueur
1 oz of strong brewed Kopi Luwak
1 tsp of simple syrup

Shake all liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, strain into chilled martini glass, and serve.

Author: Corey Rozon

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A Bouquet Of Valentine’s Day Cocktails

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Corey Rozon

It’s that time of year again. Love is in the air, little naked babies are flying around shooting people with arrows, and… wait a minute.

You do know what today is, right? Well she sure does. And let me guess, you forgot, again.

You forgot to order the dozen long stem roses. Forgot to make reservations at that romantic little restaurant downtown. And even forgot to pick-up a heart shaped box of chocolates.

In the immortal words of Douglas Adams, “Don’t Panic”, all is not lost yet.

As Myscha Theriault suggests, you can stay in for “a steamy yet affordable Valentine’s Day”, and surprise her at home with a bouquet of romantic cocktails:

#1) Happily Ever After

1 3/4 oz Rhum J.M. Blanc
3/4 oz Cynar
3/4 oz Cherry Heering
1/4 oz Averna
2 Dash Rhubarb Bitters
1 Dash Whiskey Barrel Bitters

Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, strain into a martini glass filled with crushed ice. Add bitters and stir.

#2) Saint Valentine

1 1/2 oz white rum
1/2 oz Port
1/2 oz Grand Marnier
1/2 oz fresh-squeezed lime juice

Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, strain into a chilled martini glass.

#3) Berry Sweetheart

1 1/2 oz vodka
3 oz cranberry juice
3 oz apple juice
1 oz honey
maraschino cherry for garnish

Pour all ingredients into a highball glass filled with ice, stir and garnish with a maraschino cherry.

#4) Brazilian Rose

2 oz Leblon cachaça
3 oz guava juice
splash of triple sec

Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, strain into a martini glass and garnish with a rose petal.

#5) Cherub’s Cup

1 oz St. Germain elderflower liqueur
2 oz vodka
3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
1/4 oz simple syrup
1 oz muddled strawberry
Sparkling Wine
strawberry for garnish

Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, strain into a collins glass, top with sparkling wine and garnish with a strawberry

#6) Agave Kiss

2 oz Herradura Tequila Silver
1 oz white creme de cacao
1 oz double cream
1/2 oz Chambord
white chocolate flakes rim
raspberries for garnish

Shake Herradura tequila, white crème de cacao, double cream and Chambord in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, pour into a chilled martini glass, rimmed with white chocolate, add a spear of fresh raspberries, and serve.

#7) Chocolate Martini

2 oz vodka
1 1/2 oz creme de cacao, white
powdered cocoa for rim

Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, strain into a chilled martini glass rimmed with cocoa.

#8) Strawberry Kiss

1 oz Tequila Rose
1/2 oz light rum
1 oz chocolate liqueur
1 oz half and half

Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, strain into a chilled martini glass.

#9) The Sweetest Thing

1 oz Bourbon
1/2 oz Crème de Frambois
Champagne
raspberries for garnish

Pour bourbon and crème de framboise into a Champagne flute. Top with Champagne and garnish with raspberries.

#10) Bésame

2 lime wedges
handful of raspberries
1 1/2 oz Agavero
passion fruit juice
dash of Chambord

Muddle limes and raspberries in a highball glass. Add Agavero, top with passion fruit juice and add a splash of Chambord. Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, strain into highball glass and serve.

#11) Love Potion #9

1 oz strawberry vodka
1/2 oz white crème de cacao
1/2 cup strawberries
scoop of vanilla ice cream
1/2 cup ice
strawberry for garnish

Add all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a chilled margarita glass and garnish with a strawberry.

#12) Passion Cocktail

2 oz gold tequila
3 oz cranberry juice
1 oz lime juice
2 oz Grand Marnier
lime slice for garnish

Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, strain into a chilled stemmed glass and garnish with a lime slice.

Author: Corey Rozon

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Insect Infused Cocktail Recipes – January Gross-Out Bar Drink Of The Month

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Corey Rozon

Putting insects in alcohol is not a new trend – Tequila anyone? However, many bars all over the world are now jumping on the entomophagy trend and making cocktails infused with insects, whether as part of the ingredients or just as a garnish.

Just take a look at the Artesian Bar, located in the Langjam Hotel in London. Their insect infused cocktail combines cognac, Japanese tea with roasted tarantulas and scorpions.

Then there is New York City‘s own White & Church. According to this New York Post article from last summer, White & Church now has a host of insect infused cocktails, such as their Blue Velvet, a tobacco-infused brandy garnished with scorpions.

I’ve never been to White & Church myself, so I cannot confirm if these insect infused cocktail rumours are true, but I did take a peek at their online cocktail menu, and sadly, not a bug in sight. Either they weren’t as popular as hoped, or it might also have something to do with their cocktail that included toasted honeybees as a garnish. For those in the know, there has recently been alarming news of honeybees suddenly dying off in large numbers.

If you were hoping to try your own insect infused cocktail, why not mix your own at home. Here is our take on 5 cocktail recipes with a buggy twist:

#1) A Drink Named Irving

1 oz crème de menthe (green)
1 oz crème de cacao (white)
1 oz vodka
6 roasted grasshopper legs for garnish

Shake all liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, strain into chilled martini glass, garnish with grasshopper legs, and serve.

#2) A Mosquito

1.25 oz rum
12 mint leaves
12 mosquitoes
1 tbsp sugar
0.5 oz limejuice
2 oz soda

Place mint leaves and mosquitoes in bottom of glass, add crushed ice, rum, sugar, limejuice, and muddle. Top with soda, garnish with mint leaves, and serve.

#3) Barking Spider

1 1/2 oz tequila
1 1/2 oz Blue Curacao
3/4 oz dark rum
1 dash triple sec
1 dash sweet and sour mix
1 splash orange juice
roasted tarantula legs for garnish

Shake all liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, strain into chilled collins glass, garnish with tarantula legs, and serve.

#4) June Bug

1 oz melon liqueur
1 oz coconut rum
1 oz pineapple juice
maraschino cherry and roasted June Bug for garnish

Add all liquid ingredients to blender filled with ice, blend on low setting, pour into highball glass, garnish with a skewered maraschino cherry and roasted June Bug, and serve.

#5) Glow-Worm

1 1/2 oz melon liqueur
1 1/2 oz peach liqueur
3 oz orange juice
3 oz pineapple juice
1 1/2 oz Blue Curacao
tequila worm for garnish

Fill a highball glass with ice. Layer ingredients in order of list without mixing. Top with Blue Curacao and float tequila worm on top.

Author: Corey Rozon

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Eggnog – If You Dare

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Karen

When eggnog is on tap, it is far too difficult to choose just one party drink. So, for those looking for new and innovative ways to enjoy your festive eggnog look no further! Here are some pretty wild and daring beverage recipes that are sure to grab attention from all those you share it with!

1. Santa’s Surprise

Mix two parts eggnog with one part candy cane liqueur.
Add a splash of cold beef broth and toss in some ice cubes to chill
Garnish with a handful of green peas and a candy cane for festive holiday colour. Enjoy!

2. Cozy Noggy Christmas

Mix about 4 ounces of eggnog with one ounce of Southern Comfort and a half ounce of chocolate liqueur. Serve with chocolate flakes!

3. Holiday Surprise

This one will take a punch bowl! Get 5 bananas and cut them into thin slices – place them into a punch bowl. Add in one gallon of eggnog and one quart of eggnog ice cream (or vanilla). Mix in half a mickey of Jack Daniel’s and a half mickey of your favourite vodka and then enjoy!

4. GingerNog

Mix well one ounce of Goldschlager with one and a half ounces each of: Irish Cream, vodka, and butterscotch Schnapps.
Place into a snifter glass and add eggnog to fill.

5. Eggnog the Jägermeister Way

Mix together one part Jägermeister with one part eggnog and add in a sprinkle of cinnamon.

6. CocoNog

Mix All the following ingredients well:
1 pint of coconut rum
1 can of coconut milk
1 can condensed milk
1 can cream of coconut
1 pint of eggnog
Dash each of cinnamon and nutmeg.

Down the hatch mateys!

7. RumNog

Take 4 ounces of your favourite light or dark rum and add 12 ounces of milk or cream. Mix well and add 2 teaspoons of powdered sugar, 2 eggs and a couple of pinches of nutmeg.

8. SchnapNog

This one is pretty easy to toss together!
In your 8 ounce of eggnog add one shot of Schnapps! It’s that simple!

9. Whiskey Eggnog

Take 8 ounces of milk and add 2 ounces of your favourite whiskey.
Add in 1 teaspoon of powdered sugar, an egg and some nutmeg for a spicy flavor.

10. Eggnog Supreme

Go grab your highball glass and pour in some eggnog. Leave just enough room to add in one ounce of Grand Marnier and a half ounce of white Crème de Cacao.

Hope you enjoyed our Eggnog recipes, Let us know what you think!

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