Wild Turkey and Coke

Watching Notre Dame collapse against Stanford has been a long night.  ND held them early, but their Defense has sucked ass.

But I digress.

Tonight I have been drinking Wild Turkey and Coke.

If ever there is a perfect match in the world, it is this.

I reflect back to my days in Weisbaden with TonySama and Trojan.

Waaaaaaaaaaaaay back in the day, Tony and I used to go to the bar and drink WT&C .

I remember laughing with Tony, as we called our bartender Lloyd because he reminded us so much of the guy from the Shining.

Every evening, he would say…Good Evening Sirs, what can I get you.

Eventually he knew it would always be the ….Turkey and Coke.

So tonight I revisited,  I missed the almost sickly sweetness of the drink.  Wild Turkey, with its high alcohol content, is often deferred to mixing,…..I think with Coke (in our case Diet Coke) .

As a highball drink, Nothing compares  to this one.

Big Punch, lotsa booze and even in a bar environment, a good mixer for a quick drunk.

So, ND looses (we wont even reflect on watching ND beat FLSt in you apartment guys)….hopefully we can get a good coach and create a new tradition with a new drink.

In the meantime, I still loves me some WT&C and there is even a Society on FB to promote it. 

Give it a try…great drink and a great drunk.

The Damage

One Six Pack HeBrew Messiah Bold
One Six Pack HeBrew Genisis Ale
One Case PBR (It seemed like a good idea at the time)
Two Bottles of Red Wine (Bitch was one of them)
3/4 Bottle of Wild Turkey
1 Bottle of Wild Turkey American Honey Liquor
Some Jim Beam
A Case of Sam Adams Seasonals
1/2 Bottle of Sailor Jerry's Rum
One Bourbon Smoked Turkey (AWSOME)
1/2 Debi's Turkey
Kendra's Deviled Eggs
Assorted Pies (to many to count)
....and a ton of other stuff.

I love Thanksgiving and I'm glad it was just Glenn and Kendra that came over ;)

Thanksgiving Recipe and New Reviews coming

Ok Ok, I know I haven't posted any reviews since Sunday. Given my daily posting track record, I didnt want anyone to worry that I had (GASP) given up drinking.

Instead, I have been prepping for the upcoming game night and also trying to choose the recipe for my Thanksgiving Contribution.

Well, here it is -

SMOKED WHISKEY TURKEY BREAST

Serving Size: 6

1 each 10-12# Turkey Breast bone-in
1 batch Smoked Whiskey Turkey Injection cold

SMOKE WHISKEY TURKEY INJECTION
1 cup Honey
1 cup Garlic Oil Infused
1 cup Butter melted
1/2 cup Kentucky Whiskey
2 teaspoon Cumin ground
2 teaspoon Hot Chili Oil

Combine all ingredients together, and blend well.

Using about half of the marinade, pierce the turkey with a injection needle in several different spots.
Injecting the turkey with half of the marinade.

Place the turkey breast into a clear oven bag.
pour the remaining marinade over the turkey breast and remove the air from the bag,
by twisting and then sealing the bag.

Allow the the breast to brined for 24 hours. Bring the turkey out at
room temperature will you are building your fire and getting your smoker hot.
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Notes: Smoke in smoker with water bath at 225 degrees for 20 minutes per pound or until just done.

COOK TIME: 4-5 HOURS

I will try and get some review up later today....here are the upcoming ones:

Tommyknocker Alpine Glacier
Arcadia Ales Scotish Ale
Schlafly Dry Hopped APA