This weekend is the Derby. Mint Juleps anyone? If not, Vine Pair offers some variants. Click here. We like the idea of a Mule. Bourbon, not vodka, with ginger beer. So go wild. Go fast. Or slow like a mule.
Not Stormy. No. The Porn Star Martini is projected by Delish.com to be THE 2024 summer cocktail. 2020 had the Aperol Spritz, 2021 was the summer of Espresso Martinis, 2022 featured the Dirty Shirley, and in 2023 the Hugo Spritz was popular. Click here for their Porn Star Martini recipe. You’ll see it includes vanilla vodka, simple syrup, passion fruit, and Prosecco.
Photo: Delish
We are drying out and slimming down after a nice, comprehensive tour of Key West bars and restaurants. That means we need some other activities to keep the fun going during sobriety. Aegis, the senior living company, has some suggestions to boost health and well-being.
1. Just Keep Moving
2. Socialize where other seniors hang out
3. Stay involved with friends and family
4. Get a pet
5. Use technology to stay connected with loved ones, other seniors, book clubs, and current events
6. Stay active with exercises like cardio, walking, and weights
7. Maintain positivity via a new hobby, volunteering, and taking time to enjoy the little things
8. Get involved with new things like new recipes, creating art, or going for daily walks
9. Make a difference. Volunteering comes in all shapes and sizes
10. Manage stress with meditation and exercise
Those Russians are at it again by trying to give us copper poisoning. That’s right, copper mugs, like those often used to serve a Moscow Mule, and acidic drinks can be hazardous to your health. In fact, according to Tasting Table, Iowa in 2017 issued an advisory against serving Moscow Mules in copper containers. That said, “most people would need to down 30 mules in a day to reach dangerous levels. To stay on the safe side, opt for a glass. But if you really love the look of copper, you can find cups lined with nickel or stainless steel.”
– Jet Cannon
Alcohol is fun. Its consumption has serious issues but there really isn’t a suitable replacement for those of us who would love the good without the bad. This Vox article explores the options and their challenges in detail. There is no good answer.
Therefore, we call on scientists to get out the beakers and pipettes to create a completely new perfect drug. Please get busy.
– Jet Cannon
Loyal and patient Buzzed Boomer readers, we’ve been on a “research sabbatical” exploring primarily tropical drinks in Key West. Unfortunately, we lost all our notes. But rest assured, there are some pretty tasty cocktails out there in Key West and funny t-shirts to go with them. As a consolation for not sharing recipes for some of our favorite beverages, our friends at Three Feathers CBD have a special offer. Buy a HP 2400MG Tincture and receive a free topical Balm.
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Is coffee bad for your heart? Cause dehydration? Addictive? Help you lose weight? Or is barrister-made coffee stronger in caffeine than your coffee at home? Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope and nope. Read more about it in Prevention here.
– Jet Buzzed Cannon
Spring is here and it’s time to break out the Spring cocktails. Liquor.com has a number of them here and we picked Spring Fever.
“This fruity floral cocktail from New York City drinks pro Jamie Steinberg tops a combination of strawberries, elderflower syrup, lemon juice, and rhubarb bitters with sparkling rosé wine. It’s exactly what you’ll want to be sipping on the first day of patio season.”
Ingredients
Steps
-Add the strawberries, elderflower syrup, lemon juice and bitters into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.
-Strain into a wine glass over fresh ice.
-Top with the sparkling rosé.
-Garnish with a lemon wheel.
Image: Liquor.com / Tim Nusog
That’s if you wake up in the middle of the night. It won’t help and can only make you more anxious. If you’re still awake after 15 minutes get up and do something that makes you sleepy. Listen to Sade. Have any old textbooks from school?
– Jet Cannon
National Geographic says lifting weights does this so it must be true.
– Jet Cannon
Prevention Magazine suggests some exercises we can try before the weather turns nice. Some of them may be a little extreme for Buzzed Boomers but the rest could be great to incorporate into the exercise rotation. Here they are:
Mountain Climbers – those are tough!
Mall Walking – that’s more like it
Skiing and Snowboarding – wear a helmet
Jumping Rope – timeless classic
Chores – kill two birds with one stone!
Strength Training – you’re already doing that
Ice Skating – sounds good on paper
At-Home Abs – ouch!
Take the stairs – two at a time?
– Jet Cannon
Earl Grey is a type of tea traditionally made by flavoring black tea with the oil of bergamot, a type of citrus fruit native to Italy. Earl Grey tea is made with a blend of black tea and bergamot oil, which is extracted from bergamot orange, a citrus fruit native to Italy. According to Health.com, black tea, which is the base of Earl Grey tea, is an excellent source of plant compounds that have antioxidant effects in the body.
Antioxidants help protect against cellular damage by neutralizing highly reactive substances called free radicals. When free radical levels get too high, it overwhelms the body’s antioxidant defenses, which leads to a condition called oxidative stress. Oxidative stress, which is associated with tissue damage and chronic inflammation, is considered a main driver behind the onset and progression of several health conditions, including certain cancers and heart disease. Studies show that people who regularly consume black tea, are less likely to develop certain health conditions compared to those who don’t.
For example, regularly drinking black may protect against ovarian cancer, depression, heart disease, and several other health conditions. Black tea drinkers may also have a reduced risk of developing oral cancer. Additionally, drinking Earl Grey tea may help reduce heart disease risk factors like high blood pressure.
But where’s the Buzz? Well, black tea can boost cognitive and exercise performance.Though the caffeine content of black tea varies, research suggests it contains around 47 mg per cup on average. That’s a little more than half the amount found in a cup of brewed coffee.
Sounds like some pretty good reasons to throw some Earl Grey into the mix!
– Jet Cannon
Endorphins are the bodies natural feel-good painkiller, producing a nice natural Buzz. But as we age, producing them with exercise becomes more challenging. And when alcohol and marijuana become more toxic as we get older, what can be done to safely catch a Buzz? Well, here’s an idea. We read in The Guardian that watching movies that make you cry can release endorphins. “Researchers at Oxford University say that watching traumatic films boosts feelings of group bonding, as well as increasing pain tolerance by upping levels of feel-good, pain-killing chemicals produced in the brain.”
Not anxious feel so sad that you cry? “Previous research has found that laughing together, dancing together and working in a team can increase social bonding and heighten pain tolerance through an endorphin boost. “All of those things, including singing and dancing and jogging and laughter, all produce an endorphin kick for the same reason – they are putting the musculature of the body under stress.”
We think we’ll try funny movies first.
We truly enjoy a London Dry Gin martini, dry, with a lemon twist yet we acknowledge that we are in a bit of a rut. There are a host of variations out there that do pique our interest. Check out these recipes in Olive Magazine. Inspirational. They include:
Love the Bacon and Egg! What’s not to like about that?