Shout About Alcohol

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?

posted by Jodie Alcopops on Jun 23

I have never understood why some health guidelines state that you can have the occasional drink when pregnant. It is common sense that if you are drunk then the little one inside you will be to and all you are doing is putting your babies life at risk!

So the government have realised a statement that now states that alcohol should be avoided altogether! Not only should you not drink alcohol if you are pregnant you should also give up on the pop if you are trying to conceive.

It is pretty disturbing to read that 9% of expecting mothers drink more than the recommended limit. Heavy drinking whilst pregnant can cause retardation, poor memory and, in the worst cases, facial abnormalities…would you really take this risk just for having a drink???

With these new guidelines in place hopefully it will cause less confusion on what your limits are and it is now crystal clear if you are pregnant or trying to conceive ditch the alcohol!!!

posted by Jodie Alcopops on Jun 22

Ok so i usually tell you what’s hot and not when it comes to alcohol but if like myself you have Monday blues and still nursing a hangover from the weekend here is a few tips on how to wake up feeling fresh and not head sore!

One thing that i am bad for especially on Friday’s is not eating tea before i go out. I usually finish work and go for a drink and then there is no stop in me and having tea slips my mind. This is why i usually retire early with my head in the toilet and wake up feeling like i have had a round with Mike Tyson, not nice at all!!! So you really should make sure that you eat before you start on the drinks, even if it just a couple of slices of toast to line your stomach. Not only will you wake up feeling ok you will be able to stay out and play later as the drink will not go to your head as fast.

If i know that i have a busy day after a night on the razz i will purposely stay clear of red wine and brandy as these drinks cause the more severe hangover.

Easier said than done this one but try and have a glass of water in between drinks. Alcohol is bad for making you dehydrate hence the pounding head in the morning so just a few glasses of water in the night to keep you hydrated will help you in the morning!

Try and get as much fresh air as possible especially before you jump in a cab home! I had one very bad experience where i felt perfectly fine then jumped straight into a cab to get instant head spin when the heat hit me and the next thing i was being sick in the taxi and the worst is to come, i am actually squirming in my seat typing this but i was on a date and the sick went straight into his lap, whoops! Trust me i have learnt a lot from this experience and will never get straight into a car without standing outside for a few minutes first.

Drink 1 pint of water washed down with 2 headache tablets when your night is over. I do this without fail every time i have had a drink and seriously you will not wake up feeling dehydrated or hung-over.

If you stick to this and you still wake up with a hangover i would be pretty concerned about the amount you drank the night before! There are ways to cure a hangover if you wake up with one.

Try some of the below to help you through the day:

A fry-up and i don’t mean drive down the road to your nearest greasy grub house actually cook the fry up yourself and grill the food. You will only feel worse if you eat a calorie packed fry-up that is under cooked and fried.

Caffeine for an emergency quick fix like coffee, coke or tea. I have done this before but you will only feel like you have more energy for short term.

Drink water, water and more water. As i keep banging on you have a hangover because you are dehydrated!

Eat fruit to replace lost vitamins and boost your energy levels.

If everything is failing i would suggest just going to sleep!

If you can think if any magical cures you can share please let me know???

posted by Jodie Alcopops on Jun 19

Hurray the weekend is here again! So that means getting merry and letting my hair down and i can’t wait!!!

Tonight i have a few friends coming over so drinks will be starting at mine and instead of going for the usual cocktails i thought i would do a bit of something on the side and that bit on the side has to be the one and only vodka jelly, yummy!

I love vodka jelly and it doesn’t take any effort or hard work to make and it goes down a treat at house parties.

See below for ingredients and how to make vodka jelly:

Let’s start with the ingredients:

Firstly you need to buy some jelly cubes, any jelly flavour will do i tend to go for raspberry but there is loads to choose from depending what you fancy.

Buy a bottle of vodka, because the vodka is mixed with jelly and the taste is more fruity i buy Tesco value vodka (i really hope none of my friends are reading this!

A large bowl

Small jelly bowls

Fruit – strawberry, rasberrys, grapes and oranges.

So here is the fun part, making the jelly…

Pour 40% of hot water into your bowl and mix the jelly until it melts and cools down then add 40% of vodka and mix in some grapes. When it has melted place in your fridge over night. In the morning chop up your strawberries, raspberries and  oranges and place over the top of the jelly bowl and leave in your fridge for the day. Then all you need to do is pour the jelly into your jelly bowls and hey presto your done!

Now here comes the best part…drinking and eating the jelly!

Enjoy! x

posted by Jodie Alcopops on Jun 18

I am a huge fan of wine, i drink rose on a night out, white wine for a civilised meal and red on a Sunday with my Sunday roast.

One thing i love is trying different types of wine i never go for the same brand as there are hundreds out there so why always drink the same one? There has been some occasions though where i have had a glass of the most tastiest wine and had no idea where it came from with much regret!

Recently I have started to do a bit of research myself on French wines. I thought it was a must-do as I get through so many bottles a week myself and was pretty intrigued.

Starting off with the sweet white wine:

In order to get sweet wine at the end they leave the grapes longer before picking them so that they are dryer (over ripe) and there is more sugar in them. The grapes used are “Chenin blanc”. It’s quite simple really; it’s all to do with the right timing.  A nice sweet wine that you can get in France in the Loire Valley is the “Coteaux du Layon”. This wine is perfect with a dessert or as an “aperitif”. Some good vintages for this wine are: 1989, 1995, 1997, 2003 and 2005.

The problem with rosé is that unless you know your wine you don’t know if it’s sweet or dry. There are a few ways of making rosé wines but a popular one is to leave the grape skin on whilst the grapes are being crushed but then filtering them before fermentation.

Just in case you didn’t know, there is a rumour going round that making rosé by mixing red and white is not going to be allowed in the EU, why, why, why?????

posted by Jodie Alcopops on Jun 17

I have been doing some research on what the world’s strongest alcohol on the market is and i was gob smacked to find out that there is an alcohol that is 190 Proof, OMG!!! Surely this can not be drank? I recently did a post on Absinthe which i absolutely slated as i think it tastes vile but that’s nothing at only 55% alcohol!

It comes to no surprise that Everclear has been outlawed in many places now as it has actually caused death!!! To be fair the guy who died from Everclear did drink 22 shots and his friend had 21 and ended up in come to awake after 1 week with severe liver damage and blind in one eye and another student drank 15 and died. I wouldn’t even sample 1 shot of this stuff never mind 22 and i hope this will put people off ever wanting to try Everclear.

The liquor is meant to be classified as vodka but i would say its more like paint stripper. This stuff must destroy your insides and i would not like to imagine the pain you must feel when it hits the back of your throat. Reports state that when you have a shot you will have an instant coughing fit and hit the ground immediately.

If you were to survive this alcohol i hate to think of the horrendous hangover that you will suffer from in the morning!

Please, please, please let me know if you have ever tasted Everclear???

This really is Killer stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!