Sharice Davids (May 22, 1980 - )
Sharice Davids is an American attorney and politician from the state of Kansas. Davids is a member of the Ho-Chunk nation. Her maternal grandfather, Fredrick J. Davids, a 30-year Army veteran, was born into the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans, in Oneida, Wisconsin. Sharice was raised by Fredrick's daughter, Crystal Herriage, a single mother who served in the U.S. Army.
Davids began fighting mixed martial arts as an amateur in 2006, and went professional in 2013. She had a 5–1 win–loss record as an amateur and a 1–1 record as a professional. She tried out for The Ultimate Fighter but did not make it onto the show, allowing her to shift her focus away from MMA.
Davids began her legal career in 2010. She later directed community and economic development for the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and opened her own business, Hoka Coffee. In 2016, she worked as a White House Fellow in the Department of Transportation during the transition between the Obama and Trump administrations.
In the 2018 elections, Davids ran for the United States House of Representatives in Kansas's 3rd congressional district. She defeated Brent Welder, who had been endorsed by Bernie Sanders, by a margin of 37% to 34% in the August primary election.[8] Davids defeated incumbent Republican Kevin Yoder in the November 6, 2018, general election. This made her the first openly gay Native American in Congress, the first openly LGBTQ member of the Kansas congressional delegation, the first openly gay person representing Kansas on the federal level. Along with Deb Haaland, she was also one of the first Native American women in Congress.
The Cocktail:
Whiskey Punch
1/4 cup honey syrup
4 cups lemonade
3 cups whiskey
4 cups club soda
(makes 12 drinks)
Drinkability: 5
Drunkabiltiy: 3
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 5
Comments: - basically a cold hot toddy
From "Knockout Punch" hosted by Irish Knockout
NYC chapter of Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017
March, 2017 - Fanny Brice - Whisky Sour
Fania Borache (October 29, 1891 - May 29, 1951)
Known professionally as Fanny Brice, Fania was born in New York City, the third child of a Hungarian Jewish woman and Alsatian immigrant. The Boraches were saloon owners. In 1908, Brice dropped out of school to work in a burlesque revue. Two years later she began her association with Florenz Ziegfeld, headlining his Ziegfeld Follies. Her hit songs included "My Man" and "Second Hand Rose." Her films include My Man (1928), Be Yourself! (1930) and Everybody Sing (1938) with Judy Garland. From the 1930s until her death in 1951, Fanny made a radio presence as a bratty toddler named Snooks, a role she premiered in a Follies skit co-written by playwright Moss Hart. Brice did not like to rehearse the roll ("I can't do a show until it's on the air, kid.") Thirteen years after her death, she was portrayed on the Broadway stage by Barbra Streisand in the musical Funny Girl and its 1968 film adaptation. Brice married a barber, Frank White, whom she met in 1910 when she was touring. The marriage lasted three years until she brought suit for divorce. Her second husband was professional gambler Julius W. "Nicky" Arnstein. Prior to their marriage, Arnstein served fourteen months in Sing Sing for wiretapping. Brice visited him in prison every week. In 1918 they were married after living together for six years. In 1924, Arnstein was charged in a Wall Street bond theft. Brice insisted on his innocence and funded his legal defense at great expense. Arnstein was convicted and sentenced to the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, where he served three years. Reluctantly, Brice divorced him on September 17, 1927, soon after his release, and Arnstein disappeared from Brice's life and that of their two children. Brice married songwriter and stage producer Billy Rose in 1929 and appeared in his revue Crazy Quilt, among others. Brice sued Rose for divorce in 1938.
The Drink
Whisky Sour
2 oz bourbon whisky
2 tsp sugar (or honey for one lady)
1 tbsp lemon juice
maraschino cherry and orange slice for garnish
Drinkability: 2.5
Drunkability: 5
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 5
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments:
From "Women in Comedy" themed meeting, hosted by Ball Buster.
Known professionally as Fanny Brice, Fania was born in New York City, the third child of a Hungarian Jewish woman and Alsatian immigrant. The Boraches were saloon owners. In 1908, Brice dropped out of school to work in a burlesque revue. Two years later she began her association with Florenz Ziegfeld, headlining his Ziegfeld Follies. Her hit songs included "My Man" and "Second Hand Rose." Her films include My Man (1928), Be Yourself! (1930) and Everybody Sing (1938) with Judy Garland. From the 1930s until her death in 1951, Fanny made a radio presence as a bratty toddler named Snooks, a role she premiered in a Follies skit co-written by playwright Moss Hart. Brice did not like to rehearse the roll ("I can't do a show until it's on the air, kid.") Thirteen years after her death, she was portrayed on the Broadway stage by Barbra Streisand in the musical Funny Girl and its 1968 film adaptation. Brice married a barber, Frank White, whom she met in 1910 when she was touring. The marriage lasted three years until she brought suit for divorce. Her second husband was professional gambler Julius W. "Nicky" Arnstein. Prior to their marriage, Arnstein served fourteen months in Sing Sing for wiretapping. Brice visited him in prison every week. In 1918 they were married after living together for six years. In 1924, Arnstein was charged in a Wall Street bond theft. Brice insisted on his innocence and funded his legal defense at great expense. Arnstein was convicted and sentenced to the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, where he served three years. Reluctantly, Brice divorced him on September 17, 1927, soon after his release, and Arnstein disappeared from Brice's life and that of their two children. Brice married songwriter and stage producer Billy Rose in 1929 and appeared in his revue Crazy Quilt, among others. Brice sued Rose for divorce in 1938.
The Drink
Whisky Sour
2 oz bourbon whisky
2 tsp sugar (or honey for one lady)
1 tbsp lemon juice
maraschino cherry and orange slice for garnish
Drinkability: 2.5
Drunkability: 5
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 5
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments:
From "Women in Comedy" themed meeting, hosted by Ball Buster.
Sunday, October 11, 2015
September, 2015 - Fannie Lou Hamer - Brainstorm
Fannie Lou Hamer (1917 - 1977)
"Nobody's free until everybody's free"
Hamer was born in Montgomery County, Mississippi. She was the youngest of 20 children. Her parents were sharecroppers and she began working the fields when she was only 6 years old. She continued to be a share cropper after her 1944 marriage to Perry "Pap" Hamer. In 1962, she attended a protest meeting and met civil rights activists who encouraged blacks and register to vote, and soon became active in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, which fought racial segregation and injustice in the South. During the course of her activist career, Hamer was threatened, arrested, beaten, and shot at. She was severely injured in 1963 in Winona, Mississippi jail when she and two other activists were taken in by police after attending a training workshop. Hamer was beaten so badly that she suffered permanent kidney damage. In 1964, she helped found the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and ran for Congress in Mississippi in 1965. Fannie also helped to establish the National Women's Political Caucus in 1971. Hamer died in 1977 from breast cancer.
The Drink:
Brainstorm:
1.5 oz Irish whiskey
1.5 oz dry vermouth
.25 oz benedictine
lemon twist
Drinkability: 2
Drunkability: 4.5
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 3
Comments: PoC is a 3 if you dial down the vermouth just a bit.
From "Women of the Civil Rights Movement" hosted by BallBuster
"Nobody's free until everybody's free"
Hamer was born in Montgomery County, Mississippi. She was the youngest of 20 children. Her parents were sharecroppers and she began working the fields when she was only 6 years old. She continued to be a share cropper after her 1944 marriage to Perry "Pap" Hamer. In 1962, she attended a protest meeting and met civil rights activists who encouraged blacks and register to vote, and soon became active in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, which fought racial segregation and injustice in the South. During the course of her activist career, Hamer was threatened, arrested, beaten, and shot at. She was severely injured in 1963 in Winona, Mississippi jail when she and two other activists were taken in by police after attending a training workshop. Hamer was beaten so badly that she suffered permanent kidney damage. In 1964, she helped found the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and ran for Congress in Mississippi in 1965. Fannie also helped to establish the National Women's Political Caucus in 1971. Hamer died in 1977 from breast cancer.
The Drink:
Brainstorm:
1.5 oz Irish whiskey
1.5 oz dry vermouth
.25 oz benedictine
lemon twist
Drinkability: 2
Drunkability: 4.5
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 3
Comments: PoC is a 3 if you dial down the vermouth just a bit.
From "Women of the Civil Rights Movement" hosted by BallBuster
Sunday, August 16, 2015
July, 2015 - Sarah Thomas - Jack in the Summer
Sarah Thomas
began her officiating career in 1996, when she attended a meeting of the Gulf Coast Football Officials Association, though she worked her first varsity high school game in 1999. During the 2009 season, Thomas was one of five female officials in major college football and the only one at the Football Bowl Subdivision level. She was assigned to crew and given a full schedule of 11 games. At the end of the season, she was selected to work the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl between Marshall and Ohio, making her the first woman to officiate a bowl game. On November 12, 2011, Thomas became the first woman to officiate in a Big Ten stadium, working as a line judge when Northwestern hosted Rice. In 2013, Thomas became one of 21 finalists in contention for a permanent NFL officiating position. Thomas has worked New Orleans Saints scrimmages, and was part of the NFL officiating development program, spending three days at the Indianapolis Colts minicamp.
On April 8, 2015, the NFL officially announced that Thomas will become the first full-time female official in NFL history. (Shannon Eastin, hired as a temporary non-union official during the 2012 NFL referee lockout, was the first woman to officiate an NFL game).
The Drink:
Jack in the Summer
1 oz Jack Daniels Tennessee whiskey
1 oz cola
handful of strawberries
Drinkability: 3
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 2
Priority for Conservation: 4/5
Comments: the strawberries taste like whiskey but not the other way around - PofC depends on your memories of Jack & Coke in college.
From "Women in Men's Pro Sports" hosted by BoilerMaker
began her officiating career in 1996, when she attended a meeting of the Gulf Coast Football Officials Association, though she worked her first varsity high school game in 1999. During the 2009 season, Thomas was one of five female officials in major college football and the only one at the Football Bowl Subdivision level. She was assigned to crew and given a full schedule of 11 games. At the end of the season, she was selected to work the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl between Marshall and Ohio, making her the first woman to officiate a bowl game. On November 12, 2011, Thomas became the first woman to officiate in a Big Ten stadium, working as a line judge when Northwestern hosted Rice. In 2013, Thomas became one of 21 finalists in contention for a permanent NFL officiating position. Thomas has worked New Orleans Saints scrimmages, and was part of the NFL officiating development program, spending three days at the Indianapolis Colts minicamp.
On April 8, 2015, the NFL officially announced that Thomas will become the first full-time female official in NFL history. (Shannon Eastin, hired as a temporary non-union official during the 2012 NFL referee lockout, was the first woman to officiate an NFL game).
The Drink:
Jack in the Summer
1 oz Jack Daniels Tennessee whiskey
1 oz cola
handful of strawberries
Drinkability: 3
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 2
Priority for Conservation: 4/5
Comments: the strawberries taste like whiskey but not the other way around - PofC depends on your memories of Jack & Coke in college.
From "Women in Men's Pro Sports" hosted by BoilerMaker
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
May 2015 - Julieann Louise Krone - Gravesend Smash
Julieann Louise
“Julie” Krone
Born in 1963, Julie started her equine career as a show
horse rider in Western Michigan. She
made her debut as a jockey in 1982, at Tampa Bay Downs, on Tiny Star, and won
her first race a month later aboard Lord Farkle. She became a well known racing personality
within only a few years, being the only woman to win riding championships at
Belmont Park, Gulfstream Park, Monmouth Park, The Meadowlands, and Atlantic
City Race Course. In 1993 became the
first female jockey to win a Triple Crown race when she won the Belmont Stakes
aboard Colonial Affair. In that same
year, she received an ESPY Award as Female Athlete of the Year. In 2000, she became the first woman inducted
into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. She’s also been honored by induction into the
National Women’s Hall of Fame and Cowgirl Hall of Fame. She briefly retired in 1999 to try
broadcasting horse races, but came out of retirement in 2002 – and went back
into retirement in 2003 after fracturing two bones in her lower back. She returned again later in 2003 to be the
first woman to win a Breeders’ Cup race aboard Halfbridled. Just weeks after, she broke several ribs and
suffered severe muscle tears during a fall.
Due to her success in the face of severe inuries (over and over again),
Krone was named USA Today’s top 10 Toughest Athletes and was honored by the
Wilma Rudolph Courage Award by the Women’s Sports Foundation. In 2013 she was inducted into the National
Women’s Hall of Fame.
The Drink:
Gravesend Smash (a Breeder's Cup Cocktail)
2 oz moonshine
¾ oz st. germain
1/4th grapefruit (medium, not
large)
1/2 tsp pink peppercorns (divided)
muddle grapefruit and 1/2 pink peppercorn, add st. germain and moonshine, shake with ice, top with last bit of pink peppercorn
Drinkability: 2
Drunkability: 5
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 2
Priority for Conservation: 4
Drunkability: 5
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 2
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments: *Due to potential fresh grapefruit allergy, grapefruit was subbed with pomplemousse rose) - this took a long time to drink - "hard but good"
From "Women Jockeys" hosted by Alabazam
Monday, February 16, 2015
January, 2015 - Emily Roebling - The Big Apple
Emily Roebling - 1803 - 1903
Emily Roebling stepped in as the first woman field engineer and technical leader of the Brooklyn Bridge when her husband, Washington Roebling, became paralyzed and could no longer work without the help of his wife.
Emily became responsible for much of the chief engineer's duties, including day-to-day supervision and project management, relaying the information from her husband to the workers, and carrying out her own studies of technical issues, materials, stress analysis, construction, and calculations.
In 1882, Washington's title of chief engineer was in jeopardy due to his sickness. In order to allow him to retain his title, Emily went to gatherings of engineers and politicians to defend her husband. To the Roeblings' relief, the politicians responded well to Emily's speeches and Washington was permitted to remain Chief Engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge.
With Washington Roebling still Chief Engineer, the Brooklyn Bridge was finally completed in 1883.
The Drink:
The Big Apple
1 lady apple, cut in half lengthwise, or 2 slices of a larger apple
3 oz whiskey
1 oz dry vermouth
2 dashes bitters
1 cup sparkling apple cider
Drinkability: 5
Drunkability: 3/4
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 5
Comments: no comments
From "Forgotten Women" hosted by CZ
Emily Roebling stepped in as the first woman field engineer and technical leader of the Brooklyn Bridge when her husband, Washington Roebling, became paralyzed and could no longer work without the help of his wife.
Emily became responsible for much of the chief engineer's duties, including day-to-day supervision and project management, relaying the information from her husband to the workers, and carrying out her own studies of technical issues, materials, stress analysis, construction, and calculations.
In 1882, Washington's title of chief engineer was in jeopardy due to his sickness. In order to allow him to retain his title, Emily went to gatherings of engineers and politicians to defend her husband. To the Roeblings' relief, the politicians responded well to Emily's speeches and Washington was permitted to remain Chief Engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge.
With Washington Roebling still Chief Engineer, the Brooklyn Bridge was finally completed in 1883.
The Drink:
The Big Apple
1 lady apple, cut in half lengthwise, or 2 slices of a larger apple
3 oz whiskey
1 oz dry vermouth
2 dashes bitters
1 cup sparkling apple cider
Drinkability: 5
Drunkability: 3/4
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 5
Comments: no comments
From "Forgotten Women" hosted by CZ
Friday, December 5, 2014
October, 2014 - Constance Markievicz - Kiss Your Gun
Constance Markievicz (1868-1927)
An Irish aristocrat by birth and Polish Countess by marriage, Constance attended her first revolutionary 'Daughters of Ireland' meeting wearing a ball gown and tiara. Only a year later she had founded a pivotal paramilitary youth-training organization and spent the rest of her life dedicated to the poor, suffrage, and Irish nationalism. She was second-in-command during an Easter Rising battle, where she shot a sniper and, as she finally surrendered, famously kissed her gun before handing it over. She was the only woman placed in solitary confinement (perhaps to prevent her from mobilizing the other female prisoners). When her death sentence was commuted because of her gender, she said, "I do wish your lot had the decency to shoot me." She later became the first woman elected to the British House of Commons and first female Irish cabinet minister, which made her only the second in all of Europe. At 59, she died of appendicitis in a public hospital ward - by choice, after having donated all of her wealth.
The Drink:
Kiss Your Gun
1 1/2 oz Irish Whiskey
1/2 oz Irish Mist
1/2 oz Amaro Cora
dash orange liqueur
dash lime juice
Drinkability: 3.5/4 (or 3, 5, or 4)
Drunkability: 4.5 - no mixers
Taxic Diversity: 4
Accessibility: 2 - amaro
Priority for Conservation - 4 - mostly
Comments: "In line with this theme, I have made up most of these cocktails" - OH
From "Rebel Women" hosted by Opal Hush
An Irish aristocrat by birth and Polish Countess by marriage, Constance attended her first revolutionary 'Daughters of Ireland' meeting wearing a ball gown and tiara. Only a year later she had founded a pivotal paramilitary youth-training organization and spent the rest of her life dedicated to the poor, suffrage, and Irish nationalism. She was second-in-command during an Easter Rising battle, where she shot a sniper and, as she finally surrendered, famously kissed her gun before handing it over. She was the only woman placed in solitary confinement (perhaps to prevent her from mobilizing the other female prisoners). When her death sentence was commuted because of her gender, she said, "I do wish your lot had the decency to shoot me." She later became the first woman elected to the British House of Commons and first female Irish cabinet minister, which made her only the second in all of Europe. At 59, she died of appendicitis in a public hospital ward - by choice, after having donated all of her wealth.
The Drink:
Kiss Your Gun
1 1/2 oz Irish Whiskey
1/2 oz Irish Mist
1/2 oz Amaro Cora
dash orange liqueur
dash lime juice
Drinkability: 3.5/4 (or 3, 5, or 4)
Drunkability: 4.5 - no mixers
Taxic Diversity: 4
Accessibility: 2 - amaro
Priority for Conservation - 4 - mostly
Comments: "In line with this theme, I have made up most of these cocktails" - OH
From "Rebel Women" hosted by Opal Hush
Friday, June 20, 2014
June, 2014 - The Astronaut Wives Club - Vieux Carre
This month, Fluffy Ruffle drew from a non-fiction book for her source of women: Lily Koppel's The Astronaut Wives Club. (It was Friday the 13th, and a full moon, so the wives of the Apollo 13 mission was the focus. Outside of this book, however, there was not a lot of information to be found about the women. So, read the book!
The Drink:
Vieux Carre
1/2 teaspoon (0.08 oz) Benedictine
1 dash Peychaud’s Bitters
1 dash Angostura Bitters
3/4 ounce rye whiskey
3/4 ounce cognac
3/4 ounce sweet vermouth
The Drink:
Vieux Carre
1/2 teaspoon (0.08 oz) Benedictine
1 dash Peychaud’s Bitters
1 dash Angostura Bitters
3/4 ounce rye whiskey
3/4 ounce cognac
3/4 ounce sweet vermouth
Drinkability: 3
Drunkability: 5
Taxic Diversity: 4
Accessibility: 3
Drunkability: 5
Taxic Diversity: 4
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 2
Comments: "Very similar to a Manhattan ... would probably prefer to just have a good Manhattan."
From "Wives of Astronauts of the Apollo 13 Mission" hosted by Fluffy Ruffle
Monday, June 2, 2014
May, 2014 - Leanan Sidhe - Stiletto
Leanan Sidhe
In Celtic/Irish mythology, the Leanan Sidhe is a fairy spirit who takes on mortal lovers, inspires them to the greatest heights of creativity, and slowly drives them mad and kills them in the process. The brilliance of Irish poets, in particular, and their short lives, wild temperaments and bouts of madness, are frequently attributed to the Leanan Sidhe. It is also sometimes supposed that Whiskey does these same things, and that a Leanan Sidhe may be sometimes used as a metaphor for whiskey.
The Drink:
Stiletto:
1 1/2 tsp amaretto,
1 1/2 oz whiskey,
juice of 1/2 lemon
Drinkability: 3.5
Drunkability: 3
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 5
Priority for Conservation: 3
Comments: n/a
From "Muses" theme hosted by Alabazam
In Celtic/Irish mythology, the Leanan Sidhe is a fairy spirit who takes on mortal lovers, inspires them to the greatest heights of creativity, and slowly drives them mad and kills them in the process. The brilliance of Irish poets, in particular, and their short lives, wild temperaments and bouts of madness, are frequently attributed to the Leanan Sidhe. It is also sometimes supposed that Whiskey does these same things, and that a Leanan Sidhe may be sometimes used as a metaphor for whiskey.
The Drink:
Stiletto:
1 1/2 tsp amaretto,
1 1/2 oz whiskey,
juice of 1/2 lemon
Drinkability: 3.5
Drunkability: 3
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 5
Priority for Conservation: 3
Comments: n/a
From "Muses" theme hosted by Alabazam
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
February 2014 - Jane Fonda - The Brooklyn Cocktail
Jane Fonda (1937-)
is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model, and fitness guru from New York City. Fonda opposed the Vietnam War and her associated activities were considered highly controversial. She visited Hanoi in Northern Vietnam in July of 1972. During her trip, Fonda made ten radio broadcasts in which she denounced American political and military leaders as "war criminals." She was photographed seated on an anti-aircraft battery, the same used to bring down American aircraft. The controversial photo outraged a number of Americans and resentment against her among veterans still exists. For example, in 2005, a U.S. Navy veteran was arrested after he spat chewing tobacco in Fonda's face during a book-signing event for her autobiography, My Life So Far. He told reporters that "she spit on our faces for 37 years. It was absolutely worht it." Fonda refused to press charges. In 1988 interview with Barbara Walters, Fonda expressed regret for some of her comments and actions, stating, "I was trying to help end the killing and the war, but there were times when I was thoughtless and careless about it and I'm very sorry that I hurt them. [...] I will go to my grave regretting the photograph of me in an anti-aircraft gun, which looks like I was trying to shoot at American planes." Fonda has also protested the Iraq War and violence against women. In 2005, she co-founded (with Gloria Steinem) the Women's Media Center, an organization that works to amplify the voices of women in the media through advocacy, media, and leadership training, and the creation of original content.
The Drink:
The Brooklyn
2 oz whiskey
1 oz dry vermouth
1/4 oz maraschino liqueur
dashes Angostura bitters.
Drinkability: 3
Drunkability: 5
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 3
Comments: the "3" for Drinkability isn't because we don't like it, it's just a sipper.
From Women of Vietnam hosted by BallBuster
is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model, and fitness guru from New York City. Fonda opposed the Vietnam War and her associated activities were considered highly controversial. She visited Hanoi in Northern Vietnam in July of 1972. During her trip, Fonda made ten radio broadcasts in which she denounced American political and military leaders as "war criminals." She was photographed seated on an anti-aircraft battery, the same used to bring down American aircraft. The controversial photo outraged a number of Americans and resentment against her among veterans still exists. For example, in 2005, a U.S. Navy veteran was arrested after he spat chewing tobacco in Fonda's face during a book-signing event for her autobiography, My Life So Far. He told reporters that "she spit on our faces for 37 years. It was absolutely worht it." Fonda refused to press charges. In 1988 interview with Barbara Walters, Fonda expressed regret for some of her comments and actions, stating, "I was trying to help end the killing and the war, but there were times when I was thoughtless and careless about it and I'm very sorry that I hurt them. [...] I will go to my grave regretting the photograph of me in an anti-aircraft gun, which looks like I was trying to shoot at American planes." Fonda has also protested the Iraq War and violence against women. In 2005, she co-founded (with Gloria Steinem) the Women's Media Center, an organization that works to amplify the voices of women in the media through advocacy, media, and leadership training, and the creation of original content.
The Drink:
The Brooklyn
2 oz whiskey
1 oz dry vermouth
1/4 oz maraschino liqueur
dashes Angostura bitters.
Drinkability: 3
Drunkability: 5
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 3
Comments: the "3" for Drinkability isn't because we don't like it, it's just a sipper.
From Women of Vietnam hosted by BallBuster
Friday, November 8, 2013
July 2013 - Queen Gwendolyn - Caramel Martini
Queen Gwendolen
Gwendolen was a legendary queen of Britain. She was the rejected queen of King Locrinus until she defeated her husban in battle and took the leadership of the Britons herself, becoming their first recorded queen regnant.
A daughter of Corineus, king of Cornwall, Gwendolen was married to Locrinus, the eldest of King Brutus's three sons. Upon her father's death, Locrinus divorced her in favour of his Germanic mistress, Estrildis (by whom he already had a daughter), and Gwendolen fled to Cornwall. Having built up a large army, she waged war against her ex-husband; a battle was fought near the river Stour, in which Locrinus was killed. After having both Estrildis and her daughter drowned in the river Severn, Gwendolen assumed her ex-husband's throne and ruled independently and peacefully for fifteen years, then abdicated in favor of her son and lived out the remainder of her life in Cornwall.
The Drink:
Caramel Martini
1 1/2 shot Jameson
3/4 shot Caramel Liqueur
1/2 shot Rosso/Sweet Red Vermouth
1 shot fresh pressed pineapple juice or puree
2 dashes aromatic bitters
Garnish: lemon twist and pineapple wedge on rim
Drinkability - 4
Drunkabiliy - 4
Taxic Diversity - 3
Accessibility - 3
Priority for Conservation - 5 (out-liers due to extra pineapple-y-ness in some batches)
Hosted by CZ
Gwendolen was a legendary queen of Britain. She was the rejected queen of King Locrinus until she defeated her husban in battle and took the leadership of the Britons herself, becoming their first recorded queen regnant.
A daughter of Corineus, king of Cornwall, Gwendolen was married to Locrinus, the eldest of King Brutus's three sons. Upon her father's death, Locrinus divorced her in favour of his Germanic mistress, Estrildis (by whom he already had a daughter), and Gwendolen fled to Cornwall. Having built up a large army, she waged war against her ex-husband; a battle was fought near the river Stour, in which Locrinus was killed. After having both Estrildis and her daughter drowned in the river Severn, Gwendolen assumed her ex-husband's throne and ruled independently and peacefully for fifteen years, then abdicated in favor of her son and lived out the remainder of her life in Cornwall.
The Drink:
Caramel Martini
1 1/2 shot Jameson
3/4 shot Caramel Liqueur
1/2 shot Rosso/Sweet Red Vermouth
1 shot fresh pressed pineapple juice or puree
2 dashes aromatic bitters
Garnish: lemon twist and pineapple wedge on rim
Drinkability - 4
Drunkabiliy - 4
Taxic Diversity - 3
Accessibility - 3
Priority for Conservation - 5 (out-liers due to extra pineapple-y-ness in some batches)
Hosted by CZ
November, 2012 - Lucy Mercer - The Haitian Libation
Lucy Mercer
No Notes, but WIKI
The Drink:
The Haitian Libation:
(it's just an old fashioned spun with a new name)
Drinkability: 2
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 3
Comments: "bimodal distribution on PoC"
From The Other Woman hosted by CZ
No Notes, but WIKI
The Drink:
The Haitian Libation:
(it's just an old fashioned spun with a new name)
Drinkability: 2
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 3
Comments: "bimodal distribution on PoC"
From The Other Woman hosted by CZ
October, 2012 - Federal Punch
Federal Punch
1 oz bourbon whiskey
1/2 oz dark rum
1/4 oz cognac
1/4 oz triple sec
1 oz lemon juice
1 tsp caster sugar
Drinkability: 2-3
Drunkability: 4.5
Taxic Diversity: 3.5
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 4-5
Comments: "sugary manhattan," "all liquor," "some of us would rank it higher"
From Women in Congress hosted by BoilerMaker
1 oz bourbon whiskey
1/2 oz dark rum
1/4 oz cognac
1/4 oz triple sec
1 oz lemon juice
1 tsp caster sugar
Drinkability: 2-3
Drunkability: 4.5
Taxic Diversity: 3.5
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 4-5
Comments: "sugary manhattan," "all liquor," "some of us would rank it higher"
From Women in Congress hosted by BoilerMaker
August, 2012 - Mamie Taylor
Mamie Taylor
2 ounces blended Scotch whisky
muddled with ginger
juice of 1/2 a lime
Ginger ale or ginger beer to fill
Lime wedge for garnish
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 2.5
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: "we all liked it"
Comments: "sipper, it's a little tart," "accessibility for muddled ginger"
from untitled theme hosted by OP and VF
May, 2012 - Whispers of the Frost
Whispers of the Frost
1 1/2 oz whiskey
1 1/2 oz sherry
1 1/2 oz port
1 tsp sugar
Variety of fruit for garnish
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments: "good winter drink and it is a pretty color - warm w/cinnamon and whipped cream"
from untitled theme hosted by SilkStockings
1 1/2 oz whiskey
1 1/2 oz sherry
1 1/2 oz port
1 tsp sugar
Variety of fruit for garnish
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments: "good winter drink and it is a pretty color - warm w/cinnamon and whipped cream"
from untitled theme hosted by SilkStockings
Monday, October 14, 2013
January, 2012 - Sexuality - Blushing Lass
Blushing Lass
1 oz. blended Scotch Whisky
1/2 oz. Cointreau
1 tsp. of grenadine
1/4 oz. fresh lemon.
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 3
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 4.5
Priority of Conservation: 3.5 (median score)
Comments: food is getting more/better comments than drinks. OMG! Such good food!
From "Women at the Forefront of Female Sexuality" hosted by NP
1 oz. blended Scotch Whisky
1/2 oz. Cointreau
1 tsp. of grenadine
1/4 oz. fresh lemon.
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 3
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 4.5
Priority of Conservation: 3.5 (median score)
Comments: food is getting more/better comments than drinks. OMG! Such good food!
From "Women at the Forefront of Female Sexuality" hosted by NP
September, 2011 - Renegades - Ring of Kerry
Ring of Kerry
1 12 oz Irish whiskey
1 oz Bailey's Irish Cream
1/2 oz Kahlua
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 5
Comments: "chocolate creamy alcohol"
From "Women Renegades" hosted by BallBuster
June, 2011 - Women Inventors - Beef on Rye
Beef on Rye
1 1/2 oz Beefeater gin
1/2 oz Canadian whisky
1/2 oz passion-fruit syrup
2 ozs parkling bitter lemon soda
Drinkability: 3.5
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 2.5
Accessibility: 3
Priority of Conservation: 2
Comments: "meh, we are not enthused." "more drinkable after the last 2"
From "Women Inventors" hosted by BoilerMaker
1 1/2 oz Beefeater gin
1/2 oz Canadian whisky
1/2 oz passion-fruit syrup
2 ozs parkling bitter lemon soda
Drinkability: 3.5
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 2.5
Accessibility: 3
Priority of Conservation: 2
Comments: "meh, we are not enthused." "more drinkable after the last 2"
From "Women Inventors" hosted by BoilerMaker
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
July, 2010 - Spies - Sazerac
Sazerac
3 oz rye whiskey
3/4 oz simple syrup
Peychaud bitters to taste
absinthe or absinthe substitute
Lemon twist for garnis
Drinkability: 2
Drunkability: 5
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 2
Priority of Conservation: 5
Comments: "apparently Peychaud's bitters are hard to find if you're outside of NYC or New Orleans"
From Lady Spies, hosted by CZ
3 oz rye whiskey
3/4 oz simple syrup
Peychaud bitters to taste
absinthe or absinthe substitute
Lemon twist for garnis
Drinkability: 2
Drunkability: 5
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 2
Priority of Conservation: 5
Comments: "apparently Peychaud's bitters are hard to find if you're outside of NYC or New Orleans"
From Lady Spies, hosted by CZ
September, 2009 - Irish - Irish Eggnog
Irish Eggnog
(makes 2)
1 whole egg
1 ounce Irish cream liqueur
1⁄4 ounce Irish whiskey
2 cups milk
Ground nutmeg
Cinnamon sticks
Drinkability: 4 -
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 2.5
Accessibility: 3 - Irish Mist again
Priority for Conservation: 3 -
Comments: "less heavy than regular eggnog, good, but only for Christmastime"
From Something Irish hosted by Opal Hush
(makes 2)
1 whole egg
1 ounce Irish cream liqueur
1⁄4 ounce Irish whiskey
2 cups milk
Ground nutmeg
Cinnamon sticks
Drinkability: 4 -
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 2.5
Accessibility: 3 - Irish Mist again
Priority for Conservation: 3 -
Comments: "less heavy than regular eggnog, good, but only for Christmastime"
From Something Irish hosted by Opal Hush
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