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9 Very Spooky Halloween Drinks.

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Portrait of a vampire.

9 Very Spooky Halloween Drinks.

Dr. Wetbrain, snickering, walked into the dining room where Harold was sitting.

“So, I see you have your Halloween costume on.” Wetbrain jokingly said for Harold looks like he always does.

“So, I see you have yours on also!” Harold replied with a grin.

“Let’s get the party started with some spooky Halloween drinks. So, this year do you want to be the werewolf or vampire?” The doctor asked.

This year if you want to be a vampire for Halloween and want human blood in your cocktail. May I mention that drinking human blood can make you sick by inviting viruses into your body such as Hepatitis and HIV.

Pig’s Blood on the other hand would work out as a much safer cocktail ingredient even for vampires.

Werewolves of London   By –  Drinking in America.com

– 2 oz. of Dry gin

– 1 oz. of Pimm’s No. 1 (A gin liqueur)

– 2 oz. of Pineapple juice

– coconut syrup

– Small amount of Pig’s Blood.

 

Bloody Mary

Since the 1970’s young teenage girls would challenge the ‘Bloody Mary Game’ by going into a washroom with a lit candle. Then look into a mirror and say Bloody Mary 3 times. Eventually drops of blood would appear in the mirror on the first 2 sessions. On the third Bloody Mary incantation a ghostly apparition will appear.

One of the theories of who this ghastly apparition is a Hungarian Countess named Elizabeth Bathory “Queen of Blood”. In the early 1600s she was convicted of murdering 650 young girls so she can bathe in their blood. A type of skin treatment at the time.

 

Bloody Mary – The Cocktail.  By –  A Couple Cooks

   – 2 oz. Vodka

– 4 oz. Tomato Juice

– Dash of Lemon Juice

– 2 dashes of Worcestershire Sauce

– 2 dashes of Tabasco Sauce

– Celery Salt to Rim the Glass

– 2 tbs. of Horseradish

 

 

Vampires Kiss.  By –  A Couple Cooks

–  Vodka

–  Chambord – A popular raspberry liqueur

–  100% Cranberry Juice

–  A little Lemon Juice

–  Grenadine

–  Dry ice for effects.

 

Nightmare On Bourbon Street.

   Recipe – Half Baked Harvest   By – Cosmopolitan

   – Rim a cocktail glass with cinnamon sugar.

– In a shaker with ice combine…

– 1 & 1/2 oz. of Bourbon

– ¼ cup of Apple Cider

– 1 oz of Lemon Juice

– Few tbs. of Maple Syrup

– Hint of Ginger and Cinnamon

– Shake

– Pour into Rimmed Cocktail Glass

– Top with Splash of Sparkling Apple Cider

 

Classic Zombie   By – A Couple Cooks

Warning! This is a strong drink in a large glass.

– 1.5 oz. Of White Rum

– 1.5 oz. Of Spiced Rum

– 1.5 oz. Of Dark Rum or Go Dangerous, 151 Proof Rum

– ¾ oz. Of Lime Juice

– Dash of Lemon Juice

– ½ oz. Of Pineapple Juice

– ½ oz. Of Passion Fruit Syrup

– Dash of Orange Bitters

– 1 Tbs. Of Grenadine

 

 

Witch’s Brew Lemonade    Recipe – Delish     By – Cosmopolitan

Shakespeare: Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and caldron bubble.

– Fill tall glass with ice

– 2 oz. Of Gin

– 2 oz. Of Sparkling Lemonade

– 2 oz. Slow Pour of Blue Curacao, Let Settle to Bottom of Glass

 

Zombie Brain Shot   By – Homemade Hooplah

– In a shot glass, 1 oz. of Peach Schnapps

– Gently layer 1oz. of Bailey’s or any other Irish Cream

– Carefully add a couple drops of Grenadine

This small drink becomes a creepy Zombie Brain Effect.

 

Corpse Reviver #2   By – A Couple Cooks

– In a medium drinking glass with some ice.

– ¾ oz. Of Gin

– ¾ oz. Of Lemon Juice

– ¾ oz. Of Cointreau

– ¾ oz. Of Dry Vermouth

– Splash Of Absinthe

 

Poison Apple   By – Jillian Harris

– Fill shaker with crushed ice

– Add 2 oz. Vodka

– 2 oz. Cranberry – Apple Juice

– 1 oz. Pomegranate Juice

– Shake, pour into tall glass.

 

Harold finally replied to Dr. Wetbrains question. “Ok, I will be the vampire this time. But NO blood drinks! Unless it’s your blood Wetbrain.” Harold gave an evil snicker.

Climate Change and the Beer Shortage.

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Climate Change and the Beer Shortage.

 

“Harold you are spilling out a 1/8th of a bottle of beer! What are you doing? That’s alcohol abuse.” Dr. Wetbrain yelled.

“Spit, backwash”, Harold remarked.

“That’s no excuse. Don’t you know a beer shortage is coming thanks to climate change?” Wetbrain concluded.

Sure, the barley crop was plentiful at one time until the climate change effect came into view. Drought and heat waves are the main culprits in depleting the barley harvest. Droughts, heat waves, floods, hailstorms, grasshoppers’ migration, wildfires (smoke) all have contributing factors to climate change and the production of the most popular alcohol drink – BEER.

Severe droughts and heatwaves were highly hit in North America, UK and China. Other worst hit territories include Belgium, Ukraine, Czech Republic and Ireland.

Beer loving Ireland could triple on beer prices soon. Yikes!

All natural products like chocolate, coffee, wine and now Beer are all effected by climate change.

Sadly, Barley is one of the most heat-sensitive crops globally. What timing!

20% of barley goes to Beer. Most barley goes to feed livestock like cows and pigs. So, BBQing with a cold beer is contradicting each other. Funny!

Lots of other Barley hinderance is blamed on distribution, also the illegal invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Putin!!!

Two years ago, Ukraine produced 10 million tons of barley, only 6 million these days. Putin blowing up poor farmers fields, plus the droughts, plus shutting down ship movement in the Black Sea made a great decline in their barley distribution.

It did not help that in the middle of July 2023 Russia bombed the port city of Ukraine in Odesa destroying 60,000 tons of wheat and barley.

Oktoberfest in Munich Germany which hosts 7 million thirsty visitors will suffer from the fate of beer. Thank you climate change.

Eventually we will be paying double to triple the price for our beloved beer. Talk about inflation.

“Got that Harold! Cherish what we have. No more spilling out ‘spit, backwash and beer‘.”

Dr. Wetbrain’s Sake Story.

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Dr. Wetbrain’s Sake Story.      

 

Dr. Wetbrain says that he never tried Sake. But tasting this libation is on his bucket list. “Now I must make a trip to Japan”, he would conclude. Of course, Dr. Wetbrain knows a thing or two about Sake.

        Sake is a Japanese wine that is made by fermenting polished rice. Even though Sake is considered a wine the brewing process is more like making beer.

Wine has an alcohol content of 9 – 18%; beer 3 – 9%; Sake 18 – 20%; whiskey 35 – 40%; moonshine has lots of percentage.

 

Sake History

The first recorded history of Sake was in the Nara period (710 – 794AD) Much Sake brewing was done in the temples of Nara by monks who were known as Sobo-shu. The monks used Sake as an offering to cleanse their temple through taking shots with religious ceremonies.

From the Shang dynasty (1600 – 1046BC) bones were found with the note of alcohol beverages scrawled upon them. Who knows, maybe Sake. That was over 3000 years ago.

At one point in Japan a kuchi-kami Sake was brewed by the rice being chewed up by beautiful virgin girls and then spit into a large vat.

Dr. Wetbrain thought, “I think if this process was done by Sumo wrestlers the appeal would not be the same.”

The Japanese place a very high value on this special beverage, just look at their artfully crafted and decorated cups, china and wooden containers all dedicated to Sake and sometimes tea.

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Sake Cup, 17th Century from Metmuseum.org

In fact, the Japanese pilots who went on a bombing mission to Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 all had a drink of Sake from a ceremonial cup before taking off.

“A flask or two of this drink would be coming with me on this mission.” Thank you Dr. Wetbrain for that input.

Drunk Fighting With Intimate Partner.

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Drunk Fighting with Intimate Partner.

 

Harold and Dr. Wetbrain one day were listening to a country radio station and came across an awesome song. “Wait In the Truck”. By Hardy, featuring Lainey Wilson. In this song there are a few important lines.

–  “She was bruised and broke from head to toe with a tear with her blood-stained shirt.”

–  “All the whiskey scars I hid.”

What is wrong with these assholes beating up the one they love? So, my question is. Why does alcohol consumption contribute to violent behaviour?

Some experts say that built up inhibitions due to our society status breaks open when the alcohol weakens your mental control center in the brain.

OK a little brain science. Blood through 2 sets of arteries with alcohol gets to your brain. Cerebrum, the largest part of your brain controls all your senses as well as reasoning and emotions. The frontal lobe of the Cerebrum controls personality, behavior and emotions just to mention a few. Emotions like anger or lust.

Note: Personally I would rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.

Problem #1 is when you are drunk you just see what is in front of you. Tunnel vision. So, you don’t see the full 360 degrees and future consequences of the situation at hand.

Problem #2 is while drunk, of course you are not thinking properly with excessive alcohol effecting the part of the brain that associates with inhibitions such as anger or lust which at this point you have none.

Noted that 55% of violent partner abuse was due to alcohol consumption.

 

– In one year 10 million women and men are abused by their intimate partner, drunk and that number is just we know about. Most times, authorities are not called.

– 11% of homicides are caused due to booze.

Well done song, ‘Wait in The Truck’. Sadly, though I have come across women in the that state of wickedness done to them. I sure wanted to do what the guy in the song did. I fear that I am gutless! Harold your passed out again… Harold!

Difference Between White, Spiced and Dark Rum.

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White, Spiced and Dark Rums.

    One night Dr. Wetbrain and Harold were at the old kitchen table drinking a fancy drink in fancy glasses yet. A libation of 2 maybe 3 ounces of white rum, one oz. of lime juice and ¾ oz. of demerara sugar syrup. Yes, a Daiquiri!

“Harold, I have a rum story to tell you”, Dr. Wetbrain blurted out. “And its not a pirate story.”

United Kingdom’s fastest growing drink brand is Bacardi according to Instagram. Captain Morgan has 2nd place. So, we can safely say that the UK loves rum! Good choice.

   A little Bacardi rum history.

In 1862 the Bacardi brand was founded by Don Facundo Bacardi Masso in Santiago de Cuba.

Facundo’s wife was the designer of the bat emblem thanks to the fruit bats in their yard that she adored. Apparently, fruit bats give good health and fortune.

This 150-year-old Bacardi rum distillery has gone through 5 earthquakes, hurricanes, and a distillery fire and still kicking.

Eventually the Bacardi brand got so popular the rum was also distilled in New York City and Spain.

Rum was first distilled in the Caribbean in the 17th century. Became popular with sailors and pirates traveling to all sorts of ports, around the world.

   My question is what is the difference between white, spice and dark rums?

White Rum

   Made with sugarcane or molasses, aged in oak barrels for slightly over a year. Too much longer aging, the worst the rum will taste. The trick is filtering the rum many times along with the aging process is what gives white rum it’s taste.

   Spiced Rum

   Spiced rum is made the same way as White rum only with spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, and caramel coloring. All these ingredients give spiced rum it’s flavor and color.

Dark Rum

   Dark rum is really Spiced rum but matured for a longer time.

Thus, giving the stronger taste and color.

      Conclusion:

   “You know Harold.” Dr. Wetbrain concluding his story. “I think that Spiced rum is good as a quick shot or two straight up. But White rum is best in fancy drinks. Dark rum on the other hand is a little strong for me. Only my opinion.”

Jagermeister. W.T.F.

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Sitting on a bar stool at the counter Dr. Wetbrain staring at the waitress for a long, long time decided and stated, “OK, I will try a shot of this Jagermeister.” The shot was poured out of a square metal dispenser designed only to pour out the right amount of Jagermeister at the right temperature. The shot was downed in one gulp.

There are people who love Jagermeister or absolutely hate this drink. It’s one or the other. No grey zone here. I personally thought it tasted like cough and flu medicine. In fact, I heard stories that in the 1950’s pharmacists sold Jagermeister as a cold remedy. Could not find the facts on this story.

The story of Jagermeister is a little on the boring side.

German the “Timber Frame Road”. Wolfenbuttel, Germany.

Once upon a time Wilhelm Mast in Wolfenbuttel, Germany started a wine and vinegar company in the early 1900’s. In 1934 his son Curt took over the company. Curt Mast in 1935 invented a concoction of 56 botanical herbs and spices into a drink and called it Jagermeister. Worthy of the best cold and flu remedy one could buy. With 35% alcohol one could be very happy curing their cold.

  Curt Mast

Besides a flu remedy this popular liquor gives other health benefits such as controlling blood sugar levels which benefits diabetes and gives a lower risk of strokes.

 

Fun notes on Jagermeister.

Jagger-bomb drink – Drop a shot of Jagermeister into a glass of Redbull. And good luck.

Guns And Roses (Duff McCagan, Slash, Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin, Steven Adler) at the UIC Pavillion in Chicago, Illinois, August 21, 1987 . (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)

Guns and Roses canceled a concert in Maine, USA in 2006 due not enough Jagermeister. W.T.F!

After Dr. Wetbrain blabbed out his Jagermeister story to the waitress, she just stared at him again, only for a few seconds this time. She then turned around and walked away shaking her head and gave the doctor a back handed wave.

“See!” Wetbrain thought. “She thought the story was boring also.”