March 2009

  • How to Make Kicking Everclear, Cherry Cream Jell-O Shots – Instructional Video Included!

    By Michael Jon Lazar on 3/31/09 11:06am
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    Have you ever wondered how to make Jell-O shots, but you never really tried to make them at all? In reality, Jell-O shots are one of the tastiest and smoothest, highballs that you can eat. They are great for parities and social gatherings, and I am certain that most of you have had them when at a bar or a club on occasion. Because there are so many different flavors of Jell-O, and because it is so easy to make and so tasty to eat, it masks the apparent flavor of most alcohol and makes it really easy to get your partying on without choking on hard liquor in the process! So if you ever wanted to make these nifty highballs, here is how you do it!

    How to Make Kicking Jell-O Shots
    Follow these directions to make Cherry Flavored, Everclear Jell-O Shots in relatively no time at all. If you eat too many of them and get sickened and drunk, this blogger is not to blame.

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  • Utah Has the Craziest Alcohol Laws in Nation

    By Michael Jon Lazar on 3/31/09 10:56am
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    I thought that the prohibition of alcohol was over! According to the laws of the state of Utah, they are not! Should this be very surprising considering the Mormon influence over the entire state? Not really! Utah has forever had some of the strictest, morally binding laws, mostly inspired and written into law by the crazy cooks that are all about the church and their own religious rules, and are not about the constitutional rights of our great nation which grant us all freedom from the combination of church and state. But, in Utah, the alcohol laws are so strict, that it is nearly a ‘Dry State.”

    Utah Has the Craziest Liquor Laws
    There are no such things as bars open to the public, to drink you must fill out a membership card and pay a due to a private club. Up until recently you could only legally consume up to one ounce of alcohol. New changes allow you to not have to join a club.

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  • Tequila and Pineapple Juice – A Match Made in Highball Heaven

    By Michael Jon Lazar on 3/30/09 11:38am
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    Delicious and decadent Tequila—a drink that knows many different variations and recipes on how to make it, and yet offers an abundance of literally hundreds upon thousands of ways that you can mix it into different drinks and tasty shots that go down smooth and leave you feeling a bit tipsy at the end of the evening; hence the famous tagline for Tequila, “One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, FLOOR!” And, after you learn how to make this popular highball tequila mixer, you will indeed realize how true that saying is!

    How to Make a Tequila and Pineapple Juice Highball Mixed Drink
    You can easily make this awesome mixed drink for parties, but you will need to make sure that you have the right supplies first.

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  • Heineken Pony Keg – a Foamy, Beer Adventure (But it doesn’t Have to Be!)

    By Michael Jon Lazar on 3/29/09 11:05am
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    If you lot Heineken beer and you are sick of just buying the case of bottles, and you have never heard of this cool keg gadget before, then let me turn you on to a the newest, or shall I say newer, innovation: Heineken Pony Keg. Well priced, this thing holds around a gallon and a half of crispy, cold Heineken lager for you and your best buddies to enjoy. It’s ideal for barbeques, get togethers, parties, shindigs and what have you’s. However, many people fail to properly open this Heineken Pony Keg and as a result suffer from a foamy, dreaded beer adventure. But it doesn’t have to be that way my friends!

    The Heineken Pony Keg retails for about twenty bucks and can be found in the beer isle at most grocery and convenient stores.

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  • Chugging a Beer Sideways – The Old School Way! (COOL CHUGGING DEVICE!)

    By Michael Jon Lazar on 3/28/09 10:51am
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    Have you ever seen a buddy or somebody poking a hole in the side of a beer can, and you are wondering, why in the heck are they doing this when they can just as easily open the tab on the top of the can and just drink the beer that way? Well, you wouldn’t be the first to question this outlandish approach to drinking a beer. But there is a good explanation as to why beer lovers frequently administer this classic chugging gimmick to their beer cans.

    I like to call this a sideways beer chugging. The reason for punching the hole in the side of the can is because you can allow more air to pass through the can. More air means that more beer passes through into your mouth, making it far easier to down a can of beer. You simply hold the beer can sideways and punch a hole on the bottom side.

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  • New Scooter System Helps Bar Patrons Avoid DUI, Still Take Their Car Home

    By Michael Jon Lazar on 3/28/09 10:42am
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    Most of us have the unfortunate displeasure of knowing someone or somebody that has been arrested before for driving while intoxicated, or for driving under the influence, referred to commonly as DUI or DWI. This type of an arrest wreaks havoc on most people’s personal lives. Many times they are sentenced to harsh jail time, typically ten to thirty one days for the first offense. And, they end up paying nearly ten thousand dollars in fines, legal fees and restitution. Their licenses are revoked for one year or longer, and in some cases permanently, and their credit rating is eaten up.

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  • Four Easy-to-Make Highball Drink Combinations that Rock!

    By Michael Jon Lazar on 3/27/09 11:08am
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    Highballs are mix drinks that have a high amount of alcohol in them, hence their name. Many people who enjoy drinking are fond of highballs, and may not even know that they are called as such. There are some very popular highball mixers that are really easy to make and that will net you a buzz after just a few. Below are the top four, most commonly ordered highballs, and how to make them taste oh so good!

    Jack and Coke
    Perhaps the most popular of highballs, you make this drink by taking an 8 ounce cup and filling it with cubed ice. Add a shot and a half of Jack and top it off with coke. Garnish with a lime, serve and enjoy responsibly. You can also use diet coke, and whiskey tastes great in Dr. Pepper as well.

    Cherry Rum and Coke
    My favorite of the highball mix drinks, you will need cherry flavored coke, rum, fresh cherries in juice, and fresh limes. Fill an eight ounce cup with cubed ice. Measure and pour a shot and a half of rum.

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  • Top Eight Reasons to Toast (Cheers Mate)!

    By Michael Jon Lazar on 3/27/09 10:57am
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    There are so many different reasons and ways that you can toast to somebody’s health, or wellbeing, successes or relationship, or whatever in the United States and most countries around the world where alcohol is legalized. There are also many different, formal occasions that call for a toast. Most of the time, however, toasts are conducted by drunk drinker to another, typically at whatever bar, lounge, or pub that they end up at. But, there is one good reason why toasting rocks: it gives you another reason to drink some more with your best friends!

    The Top Eight Official Reasons to Call a Toast
    1. Weddings: these remain the top reason to call a toast. A bride’s father or the groom’s father will typically lead the toast at the wedding reception, by tapping a spoon on his wineglass.

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  • Everclear and a Watermelon – Just What the Drinking Doctor Ordered!

    By Michael Jon Lazar on 3/26/09 10:37am
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    Have you ever heard of this popular mixed drink? It is actually a fruit concoction that is made using Everclear brand corn alcohol and any type of vodka.

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  • 100 Shots of Beer in 100 Minutes – Can You Beat the Challenge?

    By Michael Jon Lazar on 3/25/09 8:57am
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    Have you ever heard of a popular beer drinking challenge? Well no worries if you have not, because at GoodDrinking.com we aim to tell about all things that are good drink, and different ways that you can go about getting hammered, plasterer, trashed and so forth in the most fashionable of ways. This time we would like to bring to your attention beer shots. A game that more than likely originated from a fraternity house and then later grabbed the attention of popular culture and later went on to become mainstream.

    100 Shots of Beer in 100 Minutes – Can You Beat the Challenge?
    So the low down is as follows. You need one hundreds plastic shot glasses and at least a case of beer. You will also require a timer so that you can prove that you did not lapse over the allotted one hundred minutes for this game. Next, you must set up the hundred shot glasses and fill them each with one shot of beer.

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  • Drinks with Personality: Tequila

    By msarko on 3/24/09 10:20pm
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    Several years ago when I was but a wee college freshman, my sister gave me some well-meaning advice. It was a common rhyming adage, "Liquor before beer, you're in the clear. Beer before liquor, never been sicker."

    This is the very definition of a factoid. It's something that sounds like it should be true, especially because it's so simple and concise. All the same, it's what a drill sergeant trying to look good for TV cameras would call "bull-hockey". The order in which a series of drinks is imbibed has no discernible affect on the drinker's well-being. The fact is, drinking is something we have to learn to do, and the only true lesson is the hands-on variety. People get ruined on certain drinks because they're inexperienced and they drink it incorrectly. Like most animals, humans aren't immune to operant conditioning.

    At the tender age of 19, I rendered myself incapable of ever consuming gin again. It's not just because I got drunk on the stuff, either.

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  • 8th Street Ale – A Four Peaks Brewery Classic!

    By Michael Jon Lazar on 3/24/09 8:30am
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    If you find yourself in one of the most exciting college towns in the United States, Tempe, Arizona, head down the historical Mill Avenue to Four Peaks Brewery. A fully fledged brewery and bar, this place is actually quite large inside and has been around for a decent while, serving awesome eats and some signature, homemade beer to the masses. And, they even allow you buy kegs and bottles of their beer to enjoy at home, or at a party later on. If you happen upon this joint on any weekend night, Friday or Saturday, you may have to wait to be seated as it is one of the more popular bars in the Tempe area!

    8th Street Ale
    Is the trademark, and nearly flagship beer of the Four Peaks Brewery! This beer has become so popular, in fact, that most stores in Arizona sell it by the six pack or the case, which retails for about $8-$15 dollars. The beer speaks for itself.

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  • Top Ten Reasons Why Sake Bombers Rock!

    By Michael Jon Lazar on 3/23/09 8:19am
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    Do you love Sake Bombers? I love them because they are almost always drinkable, and they are usually on special at most bars nightclubs. Sake bombers are one of the most popular drink combinations in the United States today. So it should come as no surprise should you see somebody dropping wine into their beer at a club or bar when you enter and getting tanked on the infamous Sake Bomber!

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  • An Irish Bar on an Irish Holiday

    By dubayns on 3/18/09 6:55pm
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    Ok, so maybe it’s not officially an Irish holiday, but when you get pinched for not wearing green or just plain cussed out at a bar, you have to wonder which nationality would have any desire to claim St. Patick’s Day as their own creation. I do enjoy Irish whiskey’s and beers on occasion, but St. Patrick’s day can either provide you with a great excuse to have a couple of Guinness’s or get completely sloshed, depending on which route you want to take. If you want a real Irish experience in Seattle and don’t want to stray far from Capital Hill, then Clever Dunne’s on Olive Way is the place for you.

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  • Bloody Mary

    By lisala on 3/10/09 6:06pm
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    There are at least two creation myths for the Bloody Mary; one, that producer and song writer George Jessel created the first by adding vodka to his tomato juice Image of a bloody Mary.in his apartment in Palm Beach in 1927. But in 1926 an American bartender named Fernand Petiot was working at Harry's New York Bar in Pairs, the exceedingly famous drinking hole favored by the likes of Hemingway and Fitzgerald, was mixing a cocktail made of equal parts of tomato juice and vodka. Later, in 1934, back in the U.S. in a real New York bar, the King Cole Bar at the St. Regis in New York, Petiot spiced up the drink, now known as the Bloody Mary despite the hotel's attempt to change it "Red Snapper," by adding cayenne pepper, black pepper, Worcestershire sauce, lemon, and a big dash of Tabasco. It increases in popularity, rapidly. Then, in 1950, George Jessel takes out an ad in Collier's that assumes credit for inventing the drink. Then, on July 19, 1964, Petiot tells the New Yorker:

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  • The perfect vodka martini!

    By macallister on 3/9/09 6:58pm
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    Okay, I left off last time with a ringing endorsement for the classic gin martini. At risk of sounding like a heretic, I have to admit that my absolute personal favorite martini is a vodka martini, very dry, dirty, with three bleu cheese-stuffed olives. Now, this isn't something I discovered on my own. I had a pal who swore solemnly to me over a year ago that no matter how weird it sounded, it was absolutely the best vodka martini she'd ever had. I'd honestly sort of forgotten, until I ordered a dirty vodka martini in a bar known for excellent martinis a short time ago, and they brought me precisely the martini my friend had described, garnished with bleu cheese-stuffed olives.

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  • The perfect martini at home

    By macallister on 3/8/09 10:13am
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    Hunt for the Perfect Martini

    I've recently discovered martinis. Not the fruity concoctions served in a martini glass—lemondrops, cosmopolitans, or other cocktails. Not the various flavored vodkas so fashionable for chocolate "martinis" or appletinis, and so on. While those are perfectly legitimate cocktails, they're served in a martini glass, and they're well worth exploring—they aren't what I mean when I say "martini".

    Nope, I mean the good old-fashioned James Bond-style martini. The classic, traditional martini means gin.

    Let's talk about different gins for just a minute while I'm thinking about it. I'm one of those people who, if I can't afford the good stuff, would rather just wait until I can. So if your preferred hootch is that clear mystery-mix in a plastic bottle that tastes like nothing so much as it tastes like lighter-fluid, this probably isn't the post for you.

    So for our purposes, when I say "gin" I mean Bombay Sapphire dry gin.

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