Getting in the Spirit
SOME PAVLOV-INSPIRED COCKTAIL SUGGESTIONS TO SALIVATE OVER DURING OUR LUNCHEON ‘REIMAGINED’ ROUND-TABLE/ HAPPY HOUR!
St. petersburg mule:
We assume Pavlov drank these instead of Moscow Mules.
2 ounces vodka
1/2 ounce lime juice
4 ounces ginger beer
LOTS of ice (crushed is best, but any will do)
Fill a glass or copper mug with ice. Add vodka and lime juice, then top off with ginger beer. Stir and serve! Garnish with blueberries or cucumbers for a cool, Northern twist (or ya know, a neuron).
NEG[RONI] OCCASION SETTING:
You see where we’re going with this…
1 ounce Campari
1 ounce gin
1 ounce sweet red vermouth
Stir all ingredients together in a glass over ice, then garnish with an orange peel.
HAIR OF THE (PAVLOV’S) DOG:
Our Bloody Mary option, for those who live where it’s not quite 5 o’clock.
1 1/2 ounces vodka
1/2 cup tomato juice
2 teaspoons of fresh lemon juice
1-3 dashes Tobasco sauce
4-6 dashes Worcestershire sauce
pinch of salt and pepper
1 tsp celery salt
Celery stick
Lemon wedge
Shake all ingredients together with a scoop of ice, then strain the mixture into a tall glass. Garnish with the celery stick, olive, and lemon or lime wedge. Do our twist and add a slice of bacon instead! Go ahead...you deserve it.
DisINHIBITION:
Because we’d all like to forget our inhibitions and be on a beach somewhere instead of at a conference. Our version of the Piña Colada.
2 ounces light rum
1 1/2 ounces cream of coconut
1 1/2 ounces pineapple juice
LOTS of ice
Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice and shake vigorously for 20-30 seconds. Pour into a Hurricane glass over crushed or pebble ice. Garnish with banana chips for our take!
RETROGRADE AMNESIA:
For those who’d like to forget about virtual meetings altogether, our version of the Long Island Iced Tea.
1/2 ounce vodka
1/2 ounce rum
1/2 ounce tequila
1/2 ounce gin
1/2 ounce triple sec
1/2 ounce simple syrup
1/2 ounce lemon juice
Cola, to top
Combine all ingredients into a tall glass with ice. Top with a splash of soda and stir briefly. Garnish with a lemon or lime wedge if desired. Clean out that quarantine cabinet!
FIGHT or FLIGHT:
For the highly motivated…our take on the Aviation.
2 ounces gin
3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
1/2 ounce maraschino liqueur
1/4 ounce crème de violette
Ice
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake for about 30 seconds, or until a frost forms on the shaker. Double strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a cocktail cherry or lemon twist.
RING THE BELL:
This sweet Bourbon-based drink exemplifies one-trial learning.
1 1/2 ounces Bourbon
1 ounce cherry liqueur
1 Maraschino cherry (or more…go crazy!)
Ice
Fill a shaker with ice cubes. Add all ingredients. Shake and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a Maraschino cherry.
SAFETY SIGNAL SWIZZLE:
Our mocktail option, because Women in Learning is way more fun sober!
3 ounces orange juice (without pulp)
3 ounces pineapple juice
1/2 ounce grenadine
LOTS of ice
Combine all ingredients in a tall glass and stir with a long spoon. Garnish with pineapple and a crazy straw! OPTIONAL: Add 2 ounces of dark rum for the alcoholic version.