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June 27, 2006
15 (Other) Uses for Vodka
 A friend emailed this in so I don't know the original author, but I believe these are common uses on Vodka in Russia.
1. To remove a bandage painlessly, saturate the bandage with vodka. The Solvent dissolves adhesive.
2. To clean the caulking around bathtubs and showers, fill a Trigger-spray bottle with vodka, spray the caulking, let set five Minutes and wash clean. The alcohol in the vodka kills mold and mildew.
3. To clean your eyeglasses, simply wipe the lenses with a soft, clean cloth dampened with vodka. The alcohol in the vodka cleans the glass and kills germs.
4. Prolong the life of razors by filling a cup with vodka and letting Your safety razor blade soak in the alcohol after shaving. The vodka disinfectsthe blade and prevents rusting.
5. Spray vodka on vomit stains, scrub with a brush, and then blot dry.
6 Using a cotton ball, apply vodka to your face as an astringent to cleanse the skin and tighten pores.
7. Add a jigger of vodka to a 12-ounce bottle of shampoo. The alcohol cleanses the scalp, removes toxins from hair, and stimulates the growth of healthy hair.
8. Fill a sixteen-ounce trigger-spray bottle and spray bees or wasps to kill them.
9. Pour one-half cup vodka and one-half cup water in a Ziploc freezer bag and freeze for a slushy, refreshable ice pack for aches, pain or black eyes.
10. Fill a clean, used mayonnaise jar with freshly packed lavender flowers, fill the jar with vodka, seal t he lid tightly and set in the Sun for three days. Strain liquid through a coffee filter, then apply the tincture to aches and pains.
11. To relieve a fever, use a washcloth to rub vodka on your chest and back as a liniment.
12. To cure foot odor, wash your feet with vodka.
13. Vodka will disinfect and alleviate a jellyfish sting.
14. Pour vodka over an area affected with poison ivy to remove the Urushiol oil from your skin.
15. Swish a shot of vodka over an aching tooth Allow your gums to absorb some of the alcohol to numb the pain.
photo from profimedia.cz
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June 25, 2006
This Weeks Drink - Beach Buster
Sobe Nirvana and Rum, could a drink taste more like summer. Try this out next time you find yourself at, of course, the beach. Cheers
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Hangover Helper - Pediasure
Not just for kids. My friend swears that Pediasure is the best hangover helper around. Makes sense, this stuff is specially formulated to give kids a ton of nutrients in one bottle. What could be better after a night of drinking, if it is good for kids it's gotta be good for your sorry drunk ass self.
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June 23, 2006
Men Can Drink More Alcohol Than Women
Accoding to 20/20, this is not just a sexist myth. Men are biologically better equipped to drink more than women. Take that ladies ;). Turns out us guys have more of an enzyme in the lining of our stomachs that, when it sees alcohol, begins to metabolize it immediately. This means that only about 1/2 of the Alcohol men drink gets in to the blood stream. Ain't science fun?
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June 22, 2006
Vodka Lake
 Can you imagine a Lake Full of Vodka? Sounds better than Snakes on a Plane. Well it was reality recently in Poland, where a leak at a distillery in the town of Wielkopolska made a local lake almost 30% Vodka. Almost as strong as a regular bottle and 3 times that of wine. The townsfolk have flocked to the lake filling whatever they can find with the lake. Says one 71 year old resident, "If God doesn't help, everyone will be a drunkard with only a hole where the lake was." They say Free booze is the best booze, just beware of fish and other lake dwellers as you drink.
From newsvine
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June 19, 2006
Pinky Vodka
 New from Sweden. Flavored with a mix of wild strawberries, rose petals, violets and 12 other botanicals. Dubbed by it's makers as the Most Beautiful Vodka, I am sure it makes a wonderful martini. Can't wait to get a bottle. (hint, hint if any Pinky promo folks are reading) Right now it is only available at stores in Southern California, mostly LA. I'll bet this is gonna be real popular with the Hollywood club set, if it isn't already. Surely, it won't long before I can try Pinky here in chilly SF.
In true blogger fashion, Melanie found this at peepculture by way of Bottle Watch. Pinky Vodka is available here.
Thanks Melanie!
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June 14, 2006
This Week's Drink - Moontini
 Looks spacy, tastes better than Tang! This martini fueled the space race. Thanks Elizabeth.
Moontini
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June 12, 2006
Turkey Cannon
 This is the grilling product of the summer. This contraption allows you to easily make "beer can" chicken or turkey. The Turkey Cannon elevates the bird with a cylinder filled with the beverage of your beer, wine, liquor, even soda of your liking. I'm thinking bourbon infused turkey, chicken with all kinds of wine and beer and maybe even duck grilled with a nice raspberry lambic.
Turkey Cannon
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June 11, 2006
World Cup Shots
 It is time once again for soccer or football as the rest of the world call it. This time we are in Germany , and you know what that means? Yes, Jagermeister! Although, I think we over here are the sucker who down most of this awful cough syrup. For some reason, I loved it in college, but that was a long time ago. Jager is just to heavy, too sweet. It definately needs the right frame of mind. This review may be a bit harsh, I'll share this Jager review from Googleism anyway. Apologies to frat guys everywhere, keep drinking boys.
Let us know your favorite German Drink or Soccer watchin'cocktail.
Cheers!
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June 7, 2006
Bacardi Brings the Bar to You
 Bacardi launced a new service in the UK that brings the bar to your home, office or bar(?). The service, dubded Bacardi Bespoke is "a prestige service for the House party generation. All those involved, from the Mixology team to the DJs and production designers, are leaders in their fields. And most importantly weve got you, our party hosts."
We didn't register so I don't know what kinda scratch it takes to get these guys to come over. If you are one of our UK readers. try 'em out and let us know.
The best feature of the site is a gallery of Vintage Bacardi Ads. Well worth a visit.
from PSFK
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June 6, 2006
How Many Cocktails?
 I was up late last night watching this show "Secret Life of... Cocktails", a great history of cocktails. If you get a chance it is worth the 3o minutes. The part of the show for me is when they were theorizing on how many cocktail recipes are out there? Hundreds, Thousands, Millions? Someone tried to figure out the number of cocktail combinations that could be made out of the ingredients at your average bar. The answer - over 17 Million. And that is an average bar. Holy shit, I got some work to do on this site. I'm gonna be up all night.
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June 5, 2006
Jose Cuervo - National Flavors Day
 Did anyone hear about this? Not only has Cuervo introduced flavored Tequila (Yes, another sign of the apocalypse), but they named a day after it. To celebrate, Cuervo hired a bunch of "models" painted them Green, Blue or Orange and let them loose on the streets on Manhattan, Chicago and San Francisco. Green represented Cirtrico, Lime flavored Tequila, Blue - Tropino, Pineapple Tequila and Orange for Oranjo, which is of course Orange flavored.
See some more pictures from National Flavors Day and try some new cocktail recipes made with Cuervo's new Tequilas. As always, let me know what you think if the stuff.
Jose Cuervo - National Flavors Day
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June 3, 2006
Drink of the Week - X-Rated Flirtini
 Sweet and sexy. X-Rated makes a premium vodka and a Alize like passion fruit liquor. Can't wait to give this one a try once I get my hands on a bottle.
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