Happy Mother’s Day

To help celebrate, X-Rate Fusion Liqueur created cocktails in honor of our favorite MILFs from TV and Film.

Sweet Ben’s Pink Lemonade - Mrs Robinson in the Graduate, played by Anne Bancroft
The Dean’s Wife - Marion Wormer in Animal House, played by Verna Bloom
X Meeting Mrs. Bing - Chandler’s Mom in Friends, played by Morgan Fairchild
The X-Rated Rec Room - Stifler’s mom in American Pie, played by Jennifer Coolidge
The Real Wedding Crasher - Kathleen Cleary in Wedding Crashers, played by Jane Seymour
Blanche’s X-Rated Julep - Blanche Devereaux in The Golden Girls, played by Rue McClanahan
Julie Cooper’s Many X’s - Julie Cooper in The O.C., played by Melinda Clarke
Samantha Jones’ Community Service - Samantha Jones in Sex and the City, played by Kim Cattrall
The Bossy X - Mona Robinson in Who’s the Boss, played by Katherine Helmond
Gabrielle’s X-Rated Kiss - Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives, played by Eva Longoria

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Mother’s Day Cocktails

Memorial Day is right around the corner and our friends at Stoli have made a bunch of refreshing new summer cocktails featuring new Stoli Blakberi. Here’s the first:

B&B ( Blakberi & Basil)

1 part Stoli Blakberi
Top off with Italian sparkling lemonade
Basil to taste
Simply muddle basil with Stoli Blakberi.

Serve on rocks and top off with Italian sparkling lemonade.
Garnish with additional basil leaves.

A great option for warm-weather pitcher drinks.

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Revolution is my favorite club in Vegas. It is intimate, Beatles retro sheik and located right in the heart of the Mirage. Since we were staying at the Mirage, the location is ideal, just a short stumble to the room elevators!

I liked Revolution so much that I went twice. My last night in Vegas was a Party hosted by PINK Vodka at Revolution. What a great bunch if folks.

The club has a casual bar outside and inside is a room right out of Sleeper. Some of the bottle service areas have some of the cool new Microsoft Surface, it is like an interactive coffee table all controlled by an ashtray. This one was Beatles themed and way cool! It is a great addition to any club.

Pictured is a MS Surface creation of mine honoring our hosts!

Revolution - the Mirage - Las Vegas
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After a meeting we ended up at Palomino on San Francisco’s Embarcadero. The place is known for a great bar, wonderful bay views and innovative cocktails. Our server, Marsha, suggested I try this vodka martini flavored with a splash of 18 year old Glenlivet and Nolly Pratt Dry Vermouth. Not one to mix my vodka and whiskey, I was skeptical to say the least. Marsha ensured me it was tasty. She was right. The Scotch gave the cocktail a wonderful smoky flavor. Garnished with a pepperoni and a blue cheese stuffed olive this martini get a DOTW thumbs up.

Smoky Martini

3 oz. Grey Goose Vodka
Splash 18 year old Glenlivet Scotch
Splash Nolly Pratt Dry Vermouth

Combine is a shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a blue cheese stuffed olive and a pepperoni.

Thanks Marsha!



Palomino - San Francisco
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Happy Earth Day!

This year the beverage industry is full of sustainable and organic products. We’ve had the pleasure to try a few.

360 Vodka is a 100% organic vodka from the Midwest.

Veev - A sustainable Acai spirit full of anti-oxidants and made with a process that uses 200% less energy than traditional methods.

Try 360’s Greentini

MasterCard asked me for my “Priceless Picks” in Art, Food and Travel. A “Priceless Picks” is based on real, first-hand experiences and feelings of people all over the world. Picking one in each category was hard, but I like these three.

Art - Vintage Beverage Posters
Food - Vodka Martini
Travel - Waikiki

Share your own “Perfect Picks” and you could win a $250 prepaid MasterCard! So what are you waiting for? Post your Perfect Picks Here. Don’t forget to give DOTW a vote while your at it, Cheers!

We met David in Vegas, while he was competing in the “Shake It Up” bartending competition. This creation of his made it to the finals. If you are ever in Kansas City, stop by Morton’s and David will happily whip you up a masterpiece.

Honey Deux Infreno

1 1/2 oz. Absolut Pears
1 1/2 oz. Plymouth Gin
1/2 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
8-10 Fresh Honey Dew Melon Balls
1 oz. Raw Honey
1 Thumbnail Size of Fresh Serrano Pepper (Remove Seeds)

Muddle all ingredients in pint glass, add base spirits and honey. Fill with ice and shake with vigor. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, rimmed with 3 to 1 parts of sugar and Chile powder.

Garnish with 3 melon balls across glass.

Thanks David!
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