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Are Energy Drinks Safe For Buzzed Boomers?

Caffeine /

Play it safe.  No.  Especially if one has medical conditions as many of us do. Most anything fun is risky for us at our age.

Panera Bread is being sued over ‘Charged Lemonade’ energy drink after 21-year-old woman with a heart condition dies.  As Yahoo reports and suggests, “This article is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Contact a qualified medical professional before engaging in any physical activity, or making any changes to your diet, medication or lifestyle.” 

Energy drinks usually have a lot more caffeine than is found is coffee, tea or soft drinks hence the added risk.  For generating energy, consider a nap but…. See warning above!!

– Jet Cannon

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Alien Secretion

Food and Drink /

Your team not in the World Series?  Neither is ours.  Here’s some cocktails to fit the mood but, based on the ingredients, we’re not sure they’d help.  Depends on preferences, we suppose.

Loser – Pepsi, whiskey, beef broth, espresso liqueur 

Sore Loser –  bourbon, peach liqueur, sherry, pernod and bitters

Suffering Bastard – Ginger beer, bourbon, mint, lime juice, angostura bitters

The Suffering Bastard is also known as an Alien Secretion.  Might have to try that one.

– Jet Cannon

Photo: Tipsy Bartender

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When It Rains, Kill The Pain

Recipes /

Is it raining where you are?  It is where we are.  Regardless, couldn’t we all use a tiki drink to bring the tropics to the La-Z-Boy?  How about a Painkiller?  To make it right, go the extra mile or two and use fresh fruit.  It’s worth the effort (reward mantra = La-Z-Boy).

Painkiller

  • 2 ounces quality dark rum
  • 4 ounces fresh pineapple juice
  • 1 ounce freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 1 ounce cream of coconut
  • Garnish: nutmeg, freshly grated
  • Garnish: pineapple wedge

Use a shaker to mix, pour over crushed ice and you’ll be singin’ in the rain!  

– Jet Cannon

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Leaf Laws

Cannabis /

Don’t read this unless you’re completely sober or mental confusion may result. On this date in 2018, Canada legalized marijuana. It’s still illegal in the USA on a federal level. States other than those in the midwest and southeast have legalized it and reaped the tax revenue. Not sure how they get away with that but treating marijuana like heroin as the feds do doesn’t make much sense. Fortunately, or unfortunately, the feds have bigger fish to fry like stopping deadly fentanyl. But it clearly matters where you are standing in the USA when you indulge in marijuana. Crazy.

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Hiatus Tequila Brand Ambassador To The Rescue

Food and Drink /

“To me, hiatus is about taking a step back from all the clutter that surrounds us in our daily lives, slowing down and reflecting on what’s most important for our mind, body, and spirit.”  – Kristopher DeSoto — Founder and CEO, Hiatus Tequila.  And thankfully, Hiatus Brand Ambassador Garrett found us at a Penn Station bar in New York amid the rush hour mass of humanity scurrying about.  He had us sample their delicious double-gold winner Reposado which let us escape the Gotham clutter while toasting all the fine folks at Hiatus Tequila!  Check out their web site here.

– Jet Cannon

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The Last Word

Recipes /

One of the drawbacks of being a Baby Boomer is that we are losing legends on a regular basis. Seattle bartender Murray Stenson was one of those legends. He recently passed away. Once named “Best Bartender in America”, Stenson was a bartender’s bartender. He mentored many while demonstrating what makes a great bartender. Besides serving a creating great cocktails, he remembered customers and details about their families and made people who sat at the bar feel important. He is known for re-introducing pre-Prohibition cocktails like The Last Word. Please raise The Last Word in his honor.

Ingredients

  • 3/4 ounce gin
  • 3/4 ounce green Chartreuse
  • 3/4 ounce maraschino liqueur
  • 3/4 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
  • Garnish: brandied cherry (optional)

Steps

  1. Add the gin, green Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur and lime juice into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.
  2. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
  3. Garnish with a brandied cherry

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Photo and Recipe: Liquor.com

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The Man From U.N.C.L.E

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Rest In Peace David McCallum.  His acting and musical credits are impressive but we will always remember him as Illya Kuryakin whose cool demeanor, physical proficiency with any weapon, and passion for art, music and science – not to mention his wealth of blonde hair – made him an immediate favorite among female viewers, whose fan mail to the actor was the most ever received in the history of MGM, which produced the show.

– Jet Cannon

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Ancient Reefer Madness

Cannabis /

Did you think marijuana is a 1930’s (Reefer Madness movie) or a 1960’s discovery?  Medical researcher, Phil Shain ([email protected]) , shared a post from the Biblical Archaeology Society revealing that evidence of marijuana was found at an ancient temple in Israel.  “The Judahite Shrine of Tel Arad from 8th century B.C.E. has residue of cannabis and of frankincense.  This is the first known evidence of hallucinogenic substance found in the Kingdom of Judah.”

– Jet Cannon

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“If there’s a heaven for me, I’m sure it has a beach attached”

Music, Recipes /

Our favorite skipper, Captain Tony, like many Jimmy Buffett fans, is continuing to mourn the passing of the legendary musician.  So the Captain shared with us Jimmy’s recipe for a Margaritaville Signature Margarita.

1 oz. Margaritaville Tequila Gold

1/2 oz. Margaritaville Tequila Silver

1/2 oz. Triple sec

1/2 oz. Orange curacao

1/2 oz. Lime juice

2 lime wedges

1. Rim margarita glass with salt

2. Combine ingredients in a shaker filled with ice.  Squeeze lime on top, then drop wedges in

3. Cover, shake vigorously, and pour.

Put some Jimmy vinyl on the turntable, kick back, and enjoy!

– Jet Cannon

Photo: Allrecipes.com

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