4 posts tagged “drunk”
Jekyll & Hyde
Jekyll & Hyde is a smooth, but complex spirit comprised of two different liquids that create a layered appearance when poured together. Jekyll has a scarlet-red hue and a pleasant wild berry taste. Midnight-black Hyde has a spicy, herbal flavor and warm, tingly finish.
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A few years ago, my friend Todd came across an ad in the Orlando Weekly for Jekyll & Hyde. This was Anheuser-Busch's first foray into spirits. The bottles were cool and because it had an evil tinge to it, we all knew we had to try it.
It wasn't until about a year later that we were playing trivia at BW3's way up on the shelf we spied the intertwined bottles. We could finally have a tasting. The bartenders really weren't selling it very well. "Are you sure? It isn't very good." We didn't care. We had to have it. Besides, a shot that "isn't very good" is typical of the stuff we drink. We had no fear.
The bartender brought it out- we had it. It wasn't bad. Not the best stuff I've had. Far from the worst.
A few weeks later we gave it another try. This time the bartender shook it up (didn't layer it) and it was awful. Wretched actually. Something that should not be consumed. Layering is key.
The next time we ran into it was last year at Universal's Halloween Horror Nights. They were serving it in test tubes. Layered and cold. Of course, the test tube thing is just a gimmick and didn't really hold a full shot, but the stuff was growing on us.
That was the last we had seen of it until about two months ago. Todd came over grinning and said he had something special for us. Inside he had 4 airplane bottle pairs of the drink. They immediately went into the freezer.
Later that night, they came out to be enjoyed. I now share with you the results.
Dr. Jekyll
Here we all are in our Dr. Jekyll phase. I finally found a use for the set of shot glasses that we received for a wedding present. They are a bit large for a regular shot, but perfect for this layered concoction.
Note the layers of the drink.
The consumed Sam Adams, Jefferson Bourbon and Maker's Mark bourbon helped.
Detail of the layers. The red is looking a little opaque here. It isn't that red IRL.
Mr. Hyde
Soon after downing the shot, a change takes place. Some pain. Memory loss. One emerges as another being.
In honor of National Bourbon Month, I present you with OH Napier singing "'Walk on Water" while sitting in the middle of Southfork crick ("creek" for you Yankees) in Breathitt County, Ky.
Be sure to watch the entire thing so that you can bear witness to:
- OH Napier's expert use of a firearm to provide emphasis to the lyric "I pulled my pistol outta my pocket to shoot a butterfly"
- OH Napier's professional direction to his cameraman "Did ja' git it?" and "Did ja' get them fuckin' birds?"
- OH Napier's demonstration of walking on water and thanking the lord.
- The cameraman's shaky voice as he just does whatever OH Napier tells him to do out of fear for his well being.
This gets funnier with each viewing.
I find anything having to do with monkeys hilarious. There isn't a damn thing funnier than a smoking monkey. However, drunk monkeys are pretty close on the funny meter to a smoking monkey. Monkeys stealing tourists' drinks to get drunk are even closer.
