Posted on August 24, 2016
I think most people at some point during their week daydream about kicking uptheir feet on the beach with a co*cktail in hand.
It’s only normal.
The thing is, co*cktails generally have a mixture of ingredients – a delicious blendof juices, fruit, and of course, alcohol.
They’re designed to be sipped and enjoyed,perhaps repeating the process several times.And then there’s the type of co*cktails that didn’t get the memo. These are blacksheep, the grueling beasts that despise beaches, pineapples and mini umbrellas.
Below are some of the strongest co*cktails your likely to find, anywhere. Prepareyour liver and proceed with caution.
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The Zombie
With a name like ‘The Zombie’ you know you’re going to feel like death the nextday after a couple of these. Invented by Hollywood Restaurant owner, DonnBeach, in the 1930s, this bad boy is pure evil. In fact, each customer was onlyallowed to consume a maximum of two in one sitting.The original recipe used three different rums (white, golden and dark) as well asPernod. This co*cktail zings of the Carribean with lime juice, falernum, grapefruitand cinnamon syrup. There are now many variations of the co*cktail, some ofwhich use 4 different types off rum!
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Long Island Iced Tea
Probably the best well-known co*cktail on this list, and for good reason too, it’spractically rocket fuel. Long by name and long by hangover nature. Cola and asour mix (sugar syrup and lemon juice) mask the potency of this dangerousbeast. The Long Island Iced Tea utilises 5 different types of hard liquor – gin,vodka, tequila, rum and triple sec – which means you should probably stop atone!
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Death in The Afternoon
This was one of Earnest Hemmingway’s concoctions, and if you’re familiar withthe Earnest, one thing is for sure – he knew how to drink! A pretty simplebeverage, it’s basically just a mixture of absinthe and iced champagne.Hemmingway suggests to consume, “three or five of these slowly”, presumably inthe afternoon. Probably not at work though.
Negroni
Quite a sophisticated co*cktail, the Negroni appears on most co*cktail menusacross the world. But don’t let the pink colour deceive you; this is a seriouslystrong drink. In fact, the only non-alcoholic component to it is the orange peelgarnish. Made up of gin, Campari and vermouth, if you’re a ‘sweet drink’ person,this probably isn’t for you. Because there are no mixers in the Negroni, it relieson using high quality ingredients. Be sure to use an Australian gin the next timeyou make one!
Bone-Dry Martini
The ‘dryness’ of a martini refers to the amount of Vermouth in the co*cktail. A‘dry’ martini contains less than your standard version, a very-dry martini evenless still, and a bone-dry, you guessed it, none at all. And when you consider thatonce you remove the Vermouth from a martini, all you have left is a glass full ofGin or
Sazerac
New Orleans is right up there with one of the booziest cities on the planet, so it’sno surprise that they came up with this fiery number. As if heaps of rye whiskeyand two types of bitters (Agnostura & Peychaud) wasn’t enough, to make anauthentic Sazarac you also have to coat the glass in absinthe. Brutal.
Aunt Roberta
Purportedly named after a moonshine peddling prostitute from Alabama, thisco*cktail is probably better used to unclog drains than be consumed by humans.This insanely strong co*cktail will seriously shave years of your life. AFrankenstein-esque concoction, the Aunt Roberta is a mix of Absinthe,
Nicolashka
The list wouldn’t be complete without an entry from those crazy
