If you're like me, you need a drink (or three), just to make it through this campaign season. The finger pointing. The lies. The glasses and that bun hairdo. I think I went through an entire bottle of vodka during the Couric interviews alone.
To get you through, my friends at VooDoo Tiki Tequila have developed these campaign cocktails, with their descriptions accompanying each one. Mix your favorite, head to the polls, and pretend your vote counts.
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McCain In The Membrane
This cocktail starts with a VERY aged tequila. You may be confused by the paradox of sweet yet sour flavors, but mavericks really like this one.
1 oz Voodoo Tiki Anejo (or if you are lucky enough to have some, use Voodoo Tiki Tequila Colección Privada de La Familia-Extra Aged)
1 oz Strawberry Schnapps
1/2 oz Vanilla Vodka
1 oz Cranberry Juice
2 oz Half And Half Cream
Mix ingredients in a shaker with ice. Serve up with a graham cracker or sugar rim. Garnish with a cherry & whipped cream.
Obamamama
Not a lot of fluff, just a fresh, crisp libation, this cocktail articulates the good taste of the successful middle class tequila drinker. Taxes the senses, yet not over your payscale.
1 1/2 oz Voodoo Tiki Reposado Ultimo Tequila
1 oz Blue Curacao Liqueur
2 1/2 oz Sour Mix
1/2 oz lime juice
Mix ingredients in a shaker with ice. Serve up in a salt rimmed glass, or over ice. Garnish with a lime wedge.
Palin-tology
Although the debate continues whether or not this cocktail has been created or has evolved from an older classic recipe, one thing is certain: one sip and no one will abort this delicious cocktail. Serve Alaskan cold.
1 oz Voodoo Tiki Blanco Platinum Tequila
1 oz Butterscotch Schnapps
1 oz Vanilla Syrup
1 small scoop ice cream (approximately 2 heaping bar spoons)
2 oz Milk
Top with Seltzer for Fizz (after shaking)
Mix ingredients in a shaker with ice. Serve up in a glass with a vanilla icing rim. Garnish with whipped cream.