hot spiced whisky

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HOT WHISKEY
Ingredients
-bottle of whiskey
-hot, hot, hot water
-vanilla (3-5 drops of extract or 1/2 bean)
-about 8 whole cloves (the little brown things, not cocktail onions that are called cloves in some circles)
-some sugar, brown or white to taste (depends on how sweet your whiskey is. For instance, Jameson barely needs any sugar, just like 1 tablespoon for 4 or 5 drinks.)
-half wheels of lemons, optional
Prepare the pot you'll be serving from. Put in the cloves, the vanilla and some (not much) sugar.
(Whiskey is the sweetest of the spirits, besides rum, so we don't need much sugar.)
Mix the whiskey and hot water into the pot(2:1 ratio or enough hot water to make sure the whiskey is super hot.)
Let it steep for a minute. taste to see if you need more sugar. Taste to see if you need more cloves. Taste to see if you need more whiskey. Taste to see if you need more vanilla. Taste to see if you need more hot water. Taste to see if you like a lemon wheel in yours. And then taste for the hell of it. Share and go caroling.

Maker's Mark Peach Pork Chops

4 finely chopped peaches

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup BBQ sauce

1 cup Maker's Mark

Bring this concoction to a boil, and then simmer for about 10-15 minutes to reduce into a sauce. Baste your pork chops in the sauce and turn slowly over a medium grill until done.

from the Maker's Mark Embassy

Maker's Mark Slush

2 cups of tea (1 tea bag to 2 cups of hot water)
2 cups of sugar
7 cups of water
12oz can of frozen orange juice (do not reconstitute!)
2 cups of Maker's Mark
1 can of lemon lime soda

Mix all of the ingredients except soda in a large bowl. Once all of these ingredients are combined, freeze over a 24 hour period. The mix will remain somewhat soft because of the bourbon. To serve, spoon about 1 cup into an 8oz glass, fill your glass the rest of the way with lemon lime soda and add a splash of Maker's if desired. Garnish with mint sprigs, orange, lemon or lime twists and enjoy!

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Grape Jolly Rancher

Ingredients (proportional):
1 part ice
2 parts 99 Blackberries
2 parts Sprite (or your favorite lemon-lime beverage)
add a splash of Grenadine for color and taste if you like

Flaming Dr. Pepper

Ingredients:
a can of beer
a shot of Amaretto
a splash of something alcoholic enough to catch on fire (Everclear, Bacardi 151)

Fill up a pint glass half full with beer. Pour a shot of Amaretto and put a little bit of the flammable stuff on the top. Light it, drop it into the pint glass, and pound it (being careful to not get the shot glass stuck in your throat).

Am-Co (honk honk)

Ingredients (proportional)
1 part Amaretto
1 part Southern Comfort
a splash of sour, to taste

This is best as a shot, otherwise ya might want to add some ice or something. And apologize to your liver.

Sprite Sipper

Ingredients (proportional):
1 part ice
1 part Absolut Kurant (yes, the one with flowers and purple writing on it)
2 parts Sprite (or your favorite lemon-lime beverage)

I googled the ingredients for this and it came up with some page with a lot of Kurant drinks. Apparently, drinks have to be really complicated to be good...

Vodka Camo

Ingredients (proportional):
2 parts pineapple soda (most Giants have this)
1 part vodka (Vox is fabulous)
1 part ice
Pour in a little Grenadine for sweetness, if you like.

The Ginger Rogers

Ingredients:
2 oz. Maker's Mark whiskey
2 1/2 oz. Mango Nectar
1/2 oz. Jamacian Ginger Beer
1/2 oz. fresh squeezed lime juice
dash of Angostura bitters
a 6-inch skewer of fresh mango cubes!