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Drinks for the Spirit of the Swing

Getting a head start on the course for the day, you may want to consider taking a roadie with you, so slide into the clubhouse bar for an Arnold Palmer:In a pint glass packed with ice, half fill with Lipton iced tea and top fill with cold Santa Cruz lemonade. Garnish with a slice of lemon.

To help you get your swing on, praying you don’t slice on your first at bat, it could be Tee Time. If so, it’s
a perfect short drink to begin the day on the greens. In a chilled cocktail glass, shake & strain 2 oz Miller’s citrus gin and 1oz fresh squeezed lime.

Some make you walk, and other clubs let you roll. If not well maintained you could end up with a Crooked Golf Cart. Pour the following in a highball glass filled with cubed ice: 1oz amaretto Di Saronno, ½ oz Bacardi rum, fill with Ocean Spray cranberry juice. A slice of lime as the garn.

Pretty decent first hit. Looks like you’ll need to bring out your 8 Iron. This shot goes like this: In a shot glass, layer pour in equal parts of 99 bananas liqueur, Bols blue curacao, and Ouzo.

Ouch, now you’ll need some swift ball play to get yourself out of the Sandtrap and onto the putting green. In a collins glass topped off with cracked ice, build in the following: 1oz Seagrams gin, ¾ oz Midori melon liqueur, ½ oz strawberry juice, partial fill with Triple L sweet & sour, and top with cold lemonade. Garnish with a slice of strawberry.

Soon the cocktail cart will be on the course stopping and serving at each hole. Now that you’re fairly warmed up, ask the mobile bartender for a Tiger Woods.If he doesn’t know how to make it, tell him to get an ice-filled highball glass and pour 1oz 42 Below vodka, 1 ½ oz lemon juice, and 2 oz of cranberry juice. Throw in a wedge of lemon.

Feeling good after a few chugs, this next hole should be a
Chip Shotfor you. In a shot glass, layer pour ¼ oz each to the top with Tuaca, Kahlua, Irish cream, and hot coffee.

Good placement on the first swing, it’s possible this could line up for a shot at a Hole in One. Shake & strain the following in a chilled cocktail glass: 1 ¾ oz Chivas scotch, ¾ oz Cinzano sweet vermouth, ¼ oz lemon juice, and a dash of Fee Brothers orange bitters.

So close and worth the try, but it ended up in the rough. The Special Rough Cocktailthat is. Stir & strain 1¼ oz Presidente brandy, 1¼ oz Calvados apple brandy, and a ½ teaspoon Bols anisette into a cocktail glass.

Caught between a rough and a hard place, it may be time to break out The Wedge. Start with a highball glass filled with cubed or cracked ice, pour in 2 oz Malibu rum and fill with cranberry juice. A simple mixer cocktail with, you got it, a wedge of lemon or lime.

This may have been the longest hole of the day for you, so congratulations, you’ve finally made it onto the Putting Green. Shake & strain the following over crushed ice in a collins glass: ¾ oz Tanqueray gin, 1oz Dekuyper melon liqueur, 2 oz orange juice, and 2 oz lemon juice. Garnish with a green cherry and an orange slice.

Just when you thought the test of the day was over as you’re finishing up another questionable round, depending on your handicap of course, you end up taking another shot when your four-wheeler becomes a Broken Down Golf Cart. Chill & strain in a cold shot glass, ½ oz amaretto Di Amore, ½ oz Dekuyper melon liqueur, and a dash of lime juice.

Finishing up on the 18th, it’s time to cruise back into the clubhouse to wash off the hands and the sweat, and join in the happy hour at the bar by ordering a 19th Hole Mai Tai. In a large tumbler filled with cracked ice, add ½ oz each of Ronrico white rum, Tropico rum, Captain Morgan spiced rum, and Malibu coconut rum. Fill with 1oz orange juice, 1oz Dole pineapple juice and a dash of grenadine. Garnish with a wedge of pineapple and a cherry.

For those who want a classic ending to the game should indulge in a Golf Martini. Stir & strain the following in a chilled martini glass: 3 oz Beefeaters gin, ¾ oz Cinzano dry vermouth, 3-5 dashes of Angostura bitters, and garnish with an olive.

Then again, if your old fashioned and these last two drinks didn’t goose your hammer well, you must be an Iron Man. In an old fashioned glass filled with cubed ice, pour in 1oz Seagram 7, 1oz Absolut vodka, and fill with club soda.

Update - Sorry I missed last week's posting. Very busy, and will make it up soon. KB