Shout About Alcohol

posted by Jodie Alcopops on Aug 23

To get a party started try some of these shots:

Bailey Boo:
Malibu, baileys Irish cream

Bling Bling Shaker:
Chambprd, Cointreau, line juice, cranberry juice

BMW:
White Creme, Malibu, baileys irish cream

Cherry Bliss:
Vodka, cherry liqueur

Chocolate Cake:
Frangelico, Vodka, brown sugar

Face-off:
Tia Maria, Amaretto, cointreau

JagerShock:
Jagermeister, ref aftershock

Lazy Boy:
Amaretto, tia maia, baileys irish cream

Lindsey Lohan:
Jagermeister, peach schnapps, cranberry juice, coke

Mint Shit:
Crème de menthe, vodka

Passion Night:
Maple syrup, dark rum, tequila

Redback Shooter:
Advocaat, black sambuka

Rusty Nail:
Drambuie, jack daniels

Sex on the beach:
Vodka, Chambord, peach schnapps, cranberry juice

Smarties Pants:
Tia Maria, orange juice

posted by Jodie Alcopops on Aug 22

I was at a BBQ recently and the wine, cocktails and beer was flowing aswell as hyper children intrigued by what we was drinking and constantly asking to try some. After much frustration we decided the best way to fool the kids was to make a non alcoholic cocktail and wow it worked a treat!

All we did was mix pineapple juice, grape juice, lemonade and some sugar syrup into a large bowl chopped up some fruit and ice and left it on the table. The children were instantly put off by what we were drinking and happily sat serving themselves “alcoholic” drinks, well that’s what it was in there eyes anyway!

So next time your going to a party and you have children pestering to sample your drink then try this trick, you will not be disappointed!

posted by Jodie Alcopops on Aug 21

Everyone i speak to at the moment seems to be on a dreaded diet!

I have done nearly every diet in the book so i no that i have to be very careful when it comes to having a night on the tiles and deciding what drink to stick to for the night.

If you are watching your calories and don’t want to be bloated then stay away from beer for the night, when i drink beer i get a belly that pops out and looks full and feel really sluggish and tired. My advice is to drink diet coke mixed with vodka or gin and slim line tonic. These drinks only have 55 calories per one shot and do not make you feel bloated throughout the night. Do try and stay away from the sugary drinks to such as Malibu and coke and sweet alcopop drinks.

posted by Jodie Alcopops on Aug 20

Have you ever wondered just how many calories you are drinking when you go to the bar and buy an alcopop drink?

Personally I am not a huge fan of alcopops I find them to sweet and it brings back horid memories of when I used to drink them when I was younger.

Here is a list for you so you no exactly how many calories you are pouring down your neck with each bottle:

B Breeer Cranberry – 160
B Breeer Diet Lemon – 96
B Breeer Lime – 182
B Breeer Watermelon – 148
Caribbean Twist Pina Colada – 226
Chekow Ice Blue – 198
Chekow Ice Tropical – 182
Red Square Blueberry Ice – 218
Red Square Ice – 187
Red Square Irn-Bru Ice – 195
Red Square Reloaded – 214
Reef Apple & Mango – 184
Reef Orange & Passion Fruit – 179
Smirnoff Black – 176
Smirnoff Ice – 176
VK Apple – 65
VK Blue – 61
VK Cherry – 65
WKD Alc Iron Brew – 228
WKD Blue – 228

posted by Jodie Alcopops on Aug 19

Summer is officially here so why not get into the summer spirit by making some cocktails to sit out in the garden with on a hot summers day.

One of my favourite, refreshing cocktails is an  Absolut Madam so I thought it would be rude not to share the recipe with all you.

Ingredients:

Absolut Citron
Melon Liqueur
Lime and Lemon Liqueur
Mango Syrup

Making the cocktail:

2 parts of the Absolut Citron, 1 shot of the Melon Liqueur, 1 shot of Lime and Lemon Liqueur and add your own desired amount of mango syrup. Shake all the ingredients into a glass with crushed ice. Finish to perfection with an orange wedge.

posted by Jodie Alcopops on Jun 30

When you are invited to a house party you always feel the need to turn up with a bottle of bubbly in your hand and it is usual a bottle of wine and the host ends up with a fridge full of the stuff. I have been invited to one next week and thought it would be good to find something different so i was pretty amazed when i come across Scorpion Vodka.

I am sooooo excited that i have come across this and can’t wait to get it ordered!

So get ready for this if you buy Scorpion Vodka it is exactly what the description says a real, whooping sized scorpion in a bottle of vodka. The best is to come the scorpion is specially bred and can be eaten including the tail of the beast. Ok gross i know but after a few glasses of the stuff i am sure that the joker of the party will want to impress and will eat the scorpion.

I really can’t wait to turn up at the party with a bottle of scorpion vodka in my hand and watch everyone’s face turn to horror when they see what’s hiding in there!

If you have tried scorpion vodka before PLEASE let me know and if you have experienced the taste of the scorpion itself even better???

posted by Jodie Alcopops on Jun 29

Well it’s Monday again and i have just about recovered from my weekend!

As i told you on Friday i made my vodka fruit punch and it was scrumptious and went down a treat. I then headed to a bar and when its sunny i usually drink Sex On The Beach cocktails but for a change i was drinking Woo Woo cocktails. I have never drunk this before and i am disappointed that i have been missing out, i am now hooked and Sex On The Beach cocktails are history!

Not only are they sooooo tasty they are easy to make, see below for how to make a Woo Woo:

25mill of peach schnapps
25mill of vodka
50mill of cranberry juice
Crushed ice

Mix all of the above into a glass, stir and hey presto one tasty drink has been made. If you want to be extra snazzy place a strawberry on the top of the glass!

The only problem with Woo Woo cocktails is that they are to refreshing and can be downed a little to easy. Meaning that in the space of an hour i was on my third one, whoops!

I then went to another club for a dance i thought it would be a good idea to drink sambukas shots and as they didn’t sell cocktails here i had to start on the rose wine and this all mixed with the several glasses of Woo Woo cocktails i have been drinking was a recipe for disaster so from 3 in the morning onwards my night was a blur and it was not pleasant to wake up in a bed full of sick, no class whatsoever hey!
So this weekend i have learnt that Woo Woo cocktails rock mixed with rose wine and sambukas shots don’t and don’t get me started on the hangover the next day…..

posted by Jodie Alcopops on Jun 26

Its Friday already and i am very excited because:

1.    I can have lie ins
2.    I am going to get very merry tonight and tomorrow
3.    I can put my glam rags on
4.    And it’s now 56 days until i go on holiday (sad i know but counting the days already!)

So is anyone doing anything to make me jealous this weekend???

I will bore you with my drinking antics this weekend and i have also got a recipe for a drink that’s to die for!

Tonight i am eating Dominos pizza whilst watching Big Brother and that will be washed down with vodka diet cokes. Ok so i am drinking diet coke to make me not feel as guilty eating a pizza. I also find that drinking vodka with normal coke really bloats you. If you are trying to diet then vodka diet cokes and gin and tonics are the best drinks for you as the calories are next to nothing.

Saturday i am out about in bars and we will most likely start in cocktail bars. I love cocktails especially when the weather is hot but i do try and stick to the same ones. I once drank loads of different cocktails that were a mix of everything from Bacardi to Rum and mixing my drinks made me so ill that i have learnt to stick to the same ones for the night now.

Before i go out though i am going to make an alcohol fruit punch. It is refreshing and good fun to get the night started. If you want to make a fruit punch see below for how to make one:

Ingredients:
Pineapple juice
Orange juice
Cranberry juice
Champagne
Vodka

Fruit – more the better like strawberries, grapes, apple, cherries, oranges!

Add all the ingredients into a bowl and pour the mix in, i would suggest pouring equal amount of each juice into the bowl.  The alcohol is up to you depending on how drunk you want to get! Chop up all the fruit and finish with loads of ice on top. All you need to do now is mix and enjoy!

If you are to make this it is sure to get you into the party spirit!

Hope you all have a fab weekend!!! x

posted by Jodie Alcopops on Jun 25

Note to self – DO NOT DRINK VODKA RED BULLS ON A SCHOOL NIGHT!

Ooooooooooo my head hurts today! The sun is shining so instantly that little devil on my shoulder is telling me to go beer garden after work, now i wish i listened to the angel that was telling me to only have one glass of wine and remember that i have to be up early.

So as you have probably gathered the devil won and for some strange reason i was drinking vodka red bulls, why i don’t know as it is common sense that red bull gives you wings and if you want to have a good night sleep then you are pretty screwed. I am now sat at my desk drinking red bull minus the vodka of course to keep my eyes awake after a shady 4 hours sleep!

I must admit they do taste pretty amazing! One thing i have noticed with this drink though is that it gets you sooooooo drunk and pretty hyper, i put that down to all the caffeine and sugar in the red bull.

I will not be drinking vodka red bulls in the week again that’s for sure but it is a must-have drink if you are going clubbing or to a party that will be going on into the early hours.

So if you want a scrummy vodka red bull it is simple to make just follow these simple steps:

Two shots of Vodka into a glass (As i type that word my stomach churns…only for today though!)
1 can of red bull to be poured into the glass
To finish off pour in some crushed ice

Hey presto all done!

Enjoy x

posted by Jodie Alcopops on Jun 24

World most expensive beer award goes to…Vielle Bon Secours!

Vielle Bon Secours costs around a whopping £500 PER bottle, ouch!

Vielle Bon Secours is definitely for the hard-drinkers who are happy to spend mega bucks on a pint.

If you want to get your hands on Vielle Bon Secours it can only be found in a bar called the Bierdrome in London.

I love a drink but unfortunately a pair of Christian Louboutons could be purchased for the price of a bottle of this beer so I will have to give it a miss. I am very intrigued if anyone has ever tried the beer? If so is it really worth £500 per bottle?