Patricia Cooksey (born February 25, 1958 in Youngstown, Ohio) is an American horse racing jockey. She
won her first race with Turf Advisor at Waterford Park (now Mountaineer Park) in 1979. A four-time
Turfway Park leading rider, Cooksey has won 2,137 wins since beginning her career in 1979, and she was
the all-time leading female jockey by number of victories before Julie Krone overtook her. In 1985 she
became the first female jockey to ride in the Preakness Stakes, finishing 6th aboard Tajawa. In 2004, she
became the first ever female jockey to be voted the NYRA's Mike Venezia Memorial Award, an honor
given annually to a jockey who exemplifies extraordinary sportsmanship and citizenship. Cooksey now
resides in Georgetown, Kentucky. She is retired from racing and currently works for the Kentucky Racing
Commission. In 2006, she was a horse-back riding reporter for ESPN's coverage of the 2006 Breeders'
Cup.
The Drink
Black-Eyed Susan (official cocktail of the Preakness Stakes since 1973)
1 oz bourbon
1 oz vodka
1 oz peach schnapps
2 oz orange juice
2 oz sour mix
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 3
Accessibility: 4
Taxic Diversity: 2
Priority for Conservation: 3.5
Comments: "peachy!"
From "Women Jockeys" hosted by Fluffy Ruffle
NYC chapter of Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails
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Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
March, 2016 - Lady Isobel Gathorne-Hardy - Cosmopolitan
Lady Isobel Gathorne-Hardy - September 2, 1875 - December 30, 1963)
was teh daughter of former Governor General of Canada Lord Stanley of Preston. She held the office of Woman of the Bedchamber to HM Queen Mary and she was invested as a Dame Commander, Royal Victorian Order (D.C.V.O.). While living in Canada, Stanley helped to popularize ice hockey and is one of the first known women to play the game. Stanley shared her father's love of the game of ice hockey and was instrumental in convincing her father to create the Stanley Cup. After the opening of the Rideau Skating Rink, Stanley is mentioned in one of the first games of women's hockey, played at Rideau rink in 1899. Lady Isobel's role as a pioneer of women's ice hockey in Canada is acknowledged with the Isobel Gathorne-Hardy Award. The award is given to any active player (at any level) whose values, leadership and personal traits are representative of all female athletes. The (American) National Women's Hockey League's championship trophy is called the Isobel Cup in honor o f her contributions to women's hockey and hockey in general.
The Drink:
Cosmopolitan:
1 1/2 oz vodka
1/2 oz cointreau
1/2 oz cranberry juice
1/4 oz lime juice
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 3.5
Comments: FR admits to accidentally going a little heavy on the cranberry juice, but those of us who like cranberry juice like it better that way.
From FR's "Women of Sports with Awards Named After Them" themed meeting.
was teh daughter of former Governor General of Canada Lord Stanley of Preston. She held the office of Woman of the Bedchamber to HM Queen Mary and she was invested as a Dame Commander, Royal Victorian Order (D.C.V.O.). While living in Canada, Stanley helped to popularize ice hockey and is one of the first known women to play the game. Stanley shared her father's love of the game of ice hockey and was instrumental in convincing her father to create the Stanley Cup. After the opening of the Rideau Skating Rink, Stanley is mentioned in one of the first games of women's hockey, played at Rideau rink in 1899. Lady Isobel's role as a pioneer of women's ice hockey in Canada is acknowledged with the Isobel Gathorne-Hardy Award. The award is given to any active player (at any level) whose values, leadership and personal traits are representative of all female athletes. The (American) National Women's Hockey League's championship trophy is called the Isobel Cup in honor o f her contributions to women's hockey and hockey in general.
The Drink:
Cosmopolitan:
1 1/2 oz vodka
1/2 oz cointreau
1/2 oz cranberry juice
1/4 oz lime juice
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 3.5
Comments: FR admits to accidentally going a little heavy on the cranberry juice, but those of us who like cranberry juice like it better that way.
From FR's "Women of Sports with Awards Named After Them" themed meeting.
Saturday, February 20, 2016
November, 2015 - Aimee Crocker - Blue Lagoon
Aimee Crocker
An American railroad heiress born in 1864, Aimee Crocker was infamous for her lavish parties and long list of lovers and husbands. She was a frequent subject of society gossip and a proud friend of Oscar Wilde. But when the public attention became too much, Crocker took off on a tour of the Far East.
On route, she detoured to Hawaii, where she met King Kalakaua, who -- according to her memoir And I'd Do It Again -- was so enchanted with her that he gave her an island and the title Princess Palaikalani (which is said to translate to "Bliss of Heaven"). Crocker's book offers a slew of other outrageous encounters, including run-ins with headhunters in Borneo, a would-be murderer in Shanghai, and a sultry boa constrictor in India. After ten years abroad, Crocker returned with wild tales, tattoos, a devotion ot Buddhism, and a whole new allure for the high society of America.
The Drink
Blue Lagoon
50ml vodka
20ml blue curacao
100ml lemonade
1 orange slice
Drinkability: 5
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments: Alabazam was throwing off the curve in rating.
From Women Who Traveled, hosted by Bandit Queen
An American railroad heiress born in 1864, Aimee Crocker was infamous for her lavish parties and long list of lovers and husbands. She was a frequent subject of society gossip and a proud friend of Oscar Wilde. But when the public attention became too much, Crocker took off on a tour of the Far East.
On route, she detoured to Hawaii, where she met King Kalakaua, who -- according to her memoir And I'd Do It Again -- was so enchanted with her that he gave her an island and the title Princess Palaikalani (which is said to translate to "Bliss of Heaven"). Crocker's book offers a slew of other outrageous encounters, including run-ins with headhunters in Borneo, a would-be murderer in Shanghai, and a sultry boa constrictor in India. After ten years abroad, Crocker returned with wild tales, tattoos, a devotion ot Buddhism, and a whole new allure for the high society of America.
The Drink
Blue Lagoon
50ml vodka
20ml blue curacao
100ml lemonade
1 orange slice
Drinkability: 5
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments: Alabazam was throwing off the curve in rating.
From Women Who Traveled, hosted by Bandit Queen
November, 2015 - Gertrude Bell - Sex on the Beach
Gertrude Bell
A contemporary and colleague of T.E. Lawrence (a.k.a Lawrence of Arabia), Gertrude Bell was a writer and archaeologist who traveled all around the Middle East, Asia, and Europe. Her books gave the people of Great Britain a clear concept of the empire's outer territories and are still studied today.
An Oxford graduate who was fluent in Persian and Arabic, she met Lawrence while working in the Arab Bureau in Cairo during World War I. She's best known for her contribution to the Conference in Cairo in 1921, where the beginnings of Iraq as a nation were forged. She'd later pioneer the school of thought that relics and antiquities should be preserved in their home national. The National Museum of Iraq was born from her efforts.
The Drink:
Sex on the Beach
4 cl vodka
4 cl Peach schnapps
4 cl orange juice
4 cl cranberry juice
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 3
Taxic Diversity: 3.5
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments: BallBuster was enthusiastic about this one
From "Women Who Traveled" hosted by Bandit Queen
A contemporary and colleague of T.E. Lawrence (a.k.a Lawrence of Arabia), Gertrude Bell was a writer and archaeologist who traveled all around the Middle East, Asia, and Europe. Her books gave the people of Great Britain a clear concept of the empire's outer territories and are still studied today.
An Oxford graduate who was fluent in Persian and Arabic, she met Lawrence while working in the Arab Bureau in Cairo during World War I. She's best known for her contribution to the Conference in Cairo in 1921, where the beginnings of Iraq as a nation were forged. She'd later pioneer the school of thought that relics and antiquities should be preserved in their home national. The National Museum of Iraq was born from her efforts.
The Drink:
Sex on the Beach
4 cl vodka
4 cl Peach schnapps
4 cl orange juice
4 cl cranberry juice
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 3
Taxic Diversity: 3.5
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments: BallBuster was enthusiastic about this one
From "Women Who Traveled" hosted by Bandit Queen
Sunday, August 16, 2015
July, 2015 - Interesting Tidbits and Quotes - Summer Martini
Nelfi Ibanez Guerra, 43, a Bolivian mother of two, is the first woman to coach a men's team in Peru,
To those who tell her she chose the wrong profession and that she should be in the kitchen, she responds, "the best chefs in the world are men, so perhaps the best soccer coaches are women."
"There are female Presidents, female mayors, so why not a female coach? ... It's my first time with a female coach, but I'm already used to it... my mother and my wife tell me what to do a lot, too." - said David Zuloaga, a player for the team.
Helena Costa had been appointed manager of French club Clermont Foot 63, a men's squad, but resigned only a few days later after male colleagues sidelined her and left her convinced she was just a "face" to attract publicity.
"Michy, the owner, said of her sudden departure: "She's a woman so it could be down to any number of things ... it's an astonishing, irrational, and incomprehensible decision."
I don't know the exact percentages, but I do know this: Many NBA players come from single-parent homes where the mother was the sole breadwinner, authority figure, disciplinarian, and mentor. From LeBron James on down, many NBA players have been raised with little fatherly guidance and a strong female presence in their lives. They have been programmed to believe that women will look out for their best interests whereas men -- not so much. - Mike Bianchi
The Drink:
Summer Martini
2 oz vodka
2 oz triple sec
2 oz cranberry juice
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments:
From "Women in Men's Pro Sports" hosted by BoilerMaker
To those who tell her she chose the wrong profession and that she should be in the kitchen, she responds, "the best chefs in the world are men, so perhaps the best soccer coaches are women."
"There are female Presidents, female mayors, so why not a female coach? ... It's my first time with a female coach, but I'm already used to it... my mother and my wife tell me what to do a lot, too." - said David Zuloaga, a player for the team.
Helena Costa had been appointed manager of French club Clermont Foot 63, a men's squad, but resigned only a few days later after male colleagues sidelined her and left her convinced she was just a "face" to attract publicity.
"Michy, the owner, said of her sudden departure: "She's a woman so it could be down to any number of things ... it's an astonishing, irrational, and incomprehensible decision."
I don't know the exact percentages, but I do know this: Many NBA players come from single-parent homes where the mother was the sole breadwinner, authority figure, disciplinarian, and mentor. From LeBron James on down, many NBA players have been raised with little fatherly guidance and a strong female presence in their lives. They have been programmed to believe that women will look out for their best interests whereas men -- not so much. - Mike Bianchi
The Drink:
Summer Martini
2 oz vodka
2 oz triple sec
2 oz cranberry juice
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments:
From "Women in Men's Pro Sports" hosted by BoilerMaker
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
June, 2015 - Pat Benatar - Long Island Iced Tea
Pat Benatar
Patricia Mae Andrzejewski (born January 10, 1953 in Greenpoint but then the family moved to Lindenhurst, Long Island), known professionally as Pat Benatar, is an American singersongwriter
and four-time Grammy Award winner. She has had considerable commercial success, particularly in the United States and Canada. During the 1980s, Benatar had two Multi-Platinum albums, five Platinum albums, three Gold albums, and 15 Top 40 singles, including the Top 10 hits, "Hit Me with Your Best Shot", "Love Is a Battlefield", "We Belong" and "Invincible". Other popular singles include "Heartbreaker", "Treat Me Right", "Fire and Ice", "Promises in the Dark", "Shadows of the Night", and "All Fired Up". Benatar was the first female artist to be played on MTV; the video for "You Better Run“ came on right after “Video Killed the Radio Star”. The Benatar video was specifically chosen by MTV to echo the message to the radio industry contained in "Video Killed the Radio Star", that things were going to change.
Training as a coloratura with plans to attend the Juilliard School, Benatar surprised family, friends and teachers by deciding a classical career was not for her and pursued health education at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. At 19, after one year at Stony Brook, she dropped out to marry her first husband, high school sweetheart Dennis Benatar, an army draftee; Pat worked as a bank teller near Richmond, Virginia.
In 1973, Benatar quit her job as a bank teller to pursue a singing career after being inspired by a Liza Minnelli concert she saw in Richmond. She got a job as a singing waitress at a flapperesque nightclub named The Roaring Twenties and got a gig singing in lounge band Coxon's Army, a regular at Sam Miller's basement club. Her big break came in 1975 at an amateur night at the comedy club Catch a Rising Star in New York. Her rendition of Judy Garland's "Rock-aBye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody" earned her a call back by club owner Rick Newman, who would become her manager. Catch a Rising Star was not the only break Benatar got in 1975. She landed the part of Zephyr in Harry Chapin's futuristic rock musical, The Zinger. The production, which debuted on March 19, 1976, at the Performing Arts Foundation's (PAF) Playhouse in Huntington Station, Long Island, ran for a month and also featured Beverly D'Angelo and Christine Lahti.
In June 2010, Benatar's memoir, Between a Heart and a Rock Place was released. It touches on her battles with her record company Chrysalis, the difficulties her career caused in her personal life, and feminism. In the memoir, she is quoted as saying, "For every day since I was old enough to think, I've considered myself a feminist … It's empowering to watch and to know that, perhaps in some way, I made the hard path [women] have to walk just a little bit easier."The book went on to become a New York Times Bestseller.
The Drink
Long Island Iced Tea
1 oz vodka
1 oz gin
1 oz rum
1 oz tequila
½ oz triple sec
2 tablespoons lemon juice
½ cup cola
Shake the liquors and lemon juice with ice, pour into a glass and top with the cola.
Drinkability: 3
Drunkability: 4.5
Taxic Diversity: 1.5
Accessibility: 3.5
Priority for Conservation: 3
Comments:
From "Women of Long Island" hosted by Fluffy Ruffle
Patricia Mae Andrzejewski (born January 10, 1953 in Greenpoint but then the family moved to Lindenhurst, Long Island), known professionally as Pat Benatar, is an American singersongwriter
and four-time Grammy Award winner. She has had considerable commercial success, particularly in the United States and Canada. During the 1980s, Benatar had two Multi-Platinum albums, five Platinum albums, three Gold albums, and 15 Top 40 singles, including the Top 10 hits, "Hit Me with Your Best Shot", "Love Is a Battlefield", "We Belong" and "Invincible". Other popular singles include "Heartbreaker", "Treat Me Right", "Fire and Ice", "Promises in the Dark", "Shadows of the Night", and "All Fired Up". Benatar was the first female artist to be played on MTV; the video for "You Better Run“ came on right after “Video Killed the Radio Star”. The Benatar video was specifically chosen by MTV to echo the message to the radio industry contained in "Video Killed the Radio Star", that things were going to change.
Training as a coloratura with plans to attend the Juilliard School, Benatar surprised family, friends and teachers by deciding a classical career was not for her and pursued health education at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. At 19, after one year at Stony Brook, she dropped out to marry her first husband, high school sweetheart Dennis Benatar, an army draftee; Pat worked as a bank teller near Richmond, Virginia.
In 1973, Benatar quit her job as a bank teller to pursue a singing career after being inspired by a Liza Minnelli concert she saw in Richmond. She got a job as a singing waitress at a flapperesque nightclub named The Roaring Twenties and got a gig singing in lounge band Coxon's Army, a regular at Sam Miller's basement club. Her big break came in 1975 at an amateur night at the comedy club Catch a Rising Star in New York. Her rendition of Judy Garland's "Rock-aBye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody" earned her a call back by club owner Rick Newman, who would become her manager. Catch a Rising Star was not the only break Benatar got in 1975. She landed the part of Zephyr in Harry Chapin's futuristic rock musical, The Zinger. The production, which debuted on March 19, 1976, at the Performing Arts Foundation's (PAF) Playhouse in Huntington Station, Long Island, ran for a month and also featured Beverly D'Angelo and Christine Lahti.
In June 2010, Benatar's memoir, Between a Heart and a Rock Place was released. It touches on her battles with her record company Chrysalis, the difficulties her career caused in her personal life, and feminism. In the memoir, she is quoted as saying, "For every day since I was old enough to think, I've considered myself a feminist … It's empowering to watch and to know that, perhaps in some way, I made the hard path [women] have to walk just a little bit easier."The book went on to become a New York Times Bestseller.
The Drink
Long Island Iced Tea
1 oz vodka
1 oz gin
1 oz rum
1 oz tequila
½ oz triple sec
2 tablespoons lemon juice
½ cup cola
Shake the liquors and lemon juice with ice, pour into a glass and top with the cola.
Drinkability: 3
Drunkability: 4.5
Taxic Diversity: 1.5
Accessibility: 3.5
Priority for Conservation: 3
Comments:
From "Women of Long Island" hosted by Fluffy Ruffle
Thursday, May 28, 2015
April, 2015 - Fanny Blankers-Koen - Cel-Ray Spring Tonic
*NOTE* March LUPEC was skipped due to inability to meet a quorum.
Fanny Blankers-Koen
Born in Amsterdam in 1918, Fanny spent much of her childhood swimming, skating, running, and playing tennis. At the age of 14 and at the request of her father, Blanker-Koen began focusing on track and field.
Her Olympic debut occurred at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, where she placed fifth for the 100-meter relay, and sixth for teh high jump. Although the 1940 and 1944 Olympics were canceled because of World War II, Blankers-Koen continued to compete in various Dutch track meets, where she set multiple world records. By the 1948 Olympics, she held the world record for the hurdle, long jump, high jump, and 100-meter race. At the 1948 London Olympics, she became the first woman to win four gold medals at a single Olympics.
Over her 20-year career, Blankers-Koen set 20 world records in seven different events. She was inducted into the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.
The Drink:
Cel-Ray Spring Tonic
3 oz vodka
large sprig celery leaves
6 slices of cucumber
2 slices of lime
3/4 oz fresh lime juice
ginger ale
*makes 2 drinks
Drinkability: 5
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 5+
Comments: Drinks like water - all gone! "This is the best cucumber water we've ever had"
From "Women Track Stars" hosted by Montana Prairie Fire
Fanny Blankers-Koen
Born in Amsterdam in 1918, Fanny spent much of her childhood swimming, skating, running, and playing tennis. At the age of 14 and at the request of her father, Blanker-Koen began focusing on track and field.
Her Olympic debut occurred at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, where she placed fifth for the 100-meter relay, and sixth for teh high jump. Although the 1940 and 1944 Olympics were canceled because of World War II, Blankers-Koen continued to compete in various Dutch track meets, where she set multiple world records. By the 1948 Olympics, she held the world record for the hurdle, long jump, high jump, and 100-meter race. At the 1948 London Olympics, she became the first woman to win four gold medals at a single Olympics.
Over her 20-year career, Blankers-Koen set 20 world records in seven different events. She was inducted into the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.
The Drink:
Cel-Ray Spring Tonic
3 oz vodka
large sprig celery leaves
6 slices of cucumber
2 slices of lime
3/4 oz fresh lime juice
ginger ale
*makes 2 drinks
Drinkability: 5
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 5+
Comments: Drinks like water - all gone! "This is the best cucumber water we've ever had"
From "Women Track Stars" hosted by Montana Prairie Fire
April, 2015 - Jackie Joyner-Kersee - Hop, Skip, and Go Naked
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Born in 1962 in East St. Louis, Illinois, Jacqueline Joyner spent her childhood dabbling in cheer leading and dancing. At the age of nine, she discovered track and field, and her love affair with the sport began. By the age of 14, Joyner had won her first junior national title.
She spent her college years at the UCLA, where she broke multiple records in track. After winning the silver medal for the heptathlon in the 1984 Olympics, Joyner married her coach, Bob Kersee.
Two gold medals were secured in the 1988 Olympics for the heptathlon and long jump, followed by another gold medal for the heptathlon in the 1992 Olympics.
Her final Olympic medal was won at the 1996 Olympics, she secured a bronze medal for the long jump. At the age of 38, Joyner-Kersee retired from track and field. According to "Sports Illustrated,' she remains one of the greatest Olympic athletes in history.
The Drink:
Hop, Skip, and Go Naked
3 oz vodka
4 sugar cubes
3 oz lemon juice
1 can of summer ale (beer)
*makes 2 drinks
Drinkability: 3.5
Drunkability: 3
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 3
Comments: "3 is an average rating for PfC, some liked it and some had variations
From "Women Track Stars" hosted by Montana Prairie Fire
Born in 1962 in East St. Louis, Illinois, Jacqueline Joyner spent her childhood dabbling in cheer leading and dancing. At the age of nine, she discovered track and field, and her love affair with the sport began. By the age of 14, Joyner had won her first junior national title.
She spent her college years at the UCLA, where she broke multiple records in track. After winning the silver medal for the heptathlon in the 1984 Olympics, Joyner married her coach, Bob Kersee.
Two gold medals were secured in the 1988 Olympics for the heptathlon and long jump, followed by another gold medal for the heptathlon in the 1992 Olympics.
Her final Olympic medal was won at the 1996 Olympics, she secured a bronze medal for the long jump. At the age of 38, Joyner-Kersee retired from track and field. According to "Sports Illustrated,' she remains one of the greatest Olympic athletes in history.
The Drink:
Hop, Skip, and Go Naked
3 oz vodka
4 sugar cubes
3 oz lemon juice
1 can of summer ale (beer)
*makes 2 drinks
Drinkability: 3.5
Drunkability: 3
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 3
Comments: "3 is an average rating for PfC, some liked it and some had variations
From "Women Track Stars" hosted by Montana Prairie Fire
February, 2015 - Eileen Collins - Queen Mary
Eileen Collins
Daughter of Irish immigrants, Eileen was born in Elmira, NY in 1956. Starting off with an associate's degree from a community college, Eileen went on to get two Masters degrees and then to become the second woman to be admitted to the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. Twenty years ago, Eileen broke through the glass ceiling (or literally the atmosphere in this instance), becoming the first female pilot of the Space Shuttle. Four years later, she was the first female commander of a Space Shuttle Mission. Eileen has spent 38 days, 8 hours, and 10 minutes in space. Eileen is an inductee to the national Women's Hall of Fame and has been recognized by Encyclopedia Britannica as one of the top 300 women in history who have changed the world.
The Drink:
Queen Mary
3 cherry tomatoes
1 1/2 oz gin or vodka
1/2 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/4 oz dill pickle brine
1-2 dashes hot sauce
1 pinch kosher salt (for rim)
Drinkability: 2
Drunkability: 3
Taxic Diversity: 4.5
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 2
Comments: "good with either voka or gin, maybe better with gin as long as its a good gin"
From the inaugural meeting, themed "Newbies" of our newest member, Irish Knockout
Daughter of Irish immigrants, Eileen was born in Elmira, NY in 1956. Starting off with an associate's degree from a community college, Eileen went on to get two Masters degrees and then to become the second woman to be admitted to the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. Twenty years ago, Eileen broke through the glass ceiling (or literally the atmosphere in this instance), becoming the first female pilot of the Space Shuttle. Four years later, she was the first female commander of a Space Shuttle Mission. Eileen has spent 38 days, 8 hours, and 10 minutes in space. Eileen is an inductee to the national Women's Hall of Fame and has been recognized by Encyclopedia Britannica as one of the top 300 women in history who have changed the world.
The Drink:
Queen Mary
3 cherry tomatoes
1 1/2 oz gin or vodka
1/2 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/4 oz dill pickle brine
1-2 dashes hot sauce
1 pinch kosher salt (for rim)
Drinkability: 2
Drunkability: 3
Taxic Diversity: 4.5
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 2
Comments: "good with either voka or gin, maybe better with gin as long as its a good gin"
From the inaugural meeting, themed "Newbies" of our newest member, Irish Knockout
Friday, December 5, 2014
October, 2014 - Petra Herrara - La Soldadera
Petra Herrera - 1800s - 1920s?
Petra would be no camp follower. Dissatisfied with the chauvinism - at times violent - exhibited towards women soldaderas during the Mexican Revolution, Petra jointed the fight disguised as "Pedro," proving herself as a sharpshooter and demolitions expert. She eventually revealed herself and commanded 200 men in pivotal battles as a captain under Pancho Villa. When Villa, who still believed women weakened an army, refused to give her credit, Petra left his service and formed her own all-women brigade of at least 400, shooting any man who dared enter the camp at night. When, at the end of the war, she was still denied a promotion to general, she became a spy for a northern revolutionary group. One night, while posing as a bartender, she was shot and killed by several drunken men.
The Drink:
La Soldadera
1 oz chili-infused vodka or rum
1 oz cream
1/2 oz cream of coconut
1/2 oz coconut milk
1/2 oz mango juice
dash lime
dash cinnamon
Drinkability:
Drunkability:
Taxic Diversity:
Accessibility:
Priority for Conservation:
Comments: Many of us cannot drink this for various reasons - so no ratings were recorded.
**Archivist's note: As one of the persons who couldn't drink this, but still took a sip, anyway, it was a tasty drink, just very very spicy-hot, and I would have personally liked more of it were it not for a food allergy.**
From "Rebel Women" hosted by Opal Hush
Petra would be no camp follower. Dissatisfied with the chauvinism - at times violent - exhibited towards women soldaderas during the Mexican Revolution, Petra jointed the fight disguised as "Pedro," proving herself as a sharpshooter and demolitions expert. She eventually revealed herself and commanded 200 men in pivotal battles as a captain under Pancho Villa. When Villa, who still believed women weakened an army, refused to give her credit, Petra left his service and formed her own all-women brigade of at least 400, shooting any man who dared enter the camp at night. When, at the end of the war, she was still denied a promotion to general, she became a spy for a northern revolutionary group. One night, while posing as a bartender, she was shot and killed by several drunken men.
The Drink:
La Soldadera
1 oz chili-infused vodka or rum
1 oz cream
1/2 oz cream of coconut
1/2 oz coconut milk
1/2 oz mango juice
dash lime
dash cinnamon
Drinkability:
Drunkability:
Taxic Diversity:
Accessibility:
Priority for Conservation:
Comments: Many of us cannot drink this for various reasons - so no ratings were recorded.
**Archivist's note: As one of the persons who couldn't drink this, but still took a sip, anyway, it was a tasty drink, just very very spicy-hot, and I would have personally liked more of it were it not for a food allergy.**
From "Rebel Women" hosted by Opal Hush
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
July, 2014 - Carol King - Greyhound
Carol King
Born Carol Joan Klein, King learned the piano at the age of 4. In high school she formed a band called Co-Sines and made demo records with her friend Paul Simon for $25 a session. At Queens College seh met her husband and songwriting partner Gerry Goffin. Their first hit together was "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" with King writing the music and Goffin writing the lyrics. They continued to work together through the 60s up until they divorced and King moved to LA. It wasn't until the 1970s that she began to collaborate with James Taylor and Joni Mitchell and finally went solo. WIth numerous hits throughout the next two decades, Carol King was nick named the Queen of Rock. By the time she "retired" in 2012 she had written 118 hits that made it on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2012 she received the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, becoming the first woman to receive the distinction given to songwriters for a body of work.
The Drink:
Greyhound
2 oz vodka in grapefruit juice
Drinkability: 3/4
Drunkability: 3
Taxic Diversity: 1
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments: depends on whether or not you like grapefruit juice. Tastes better when following a terrible cocktail.
From "Women Songwriteres" or "Poor Life Choices," or "That Hurt" hosted by BoilerMaker
July, 2014 - Ellie Greenwich - Brass Monkey
Ellie Greenwich - 1940-2009
Ellie began her music career learning to play the accordion and while in high school began composing music and singing in a group called The Jivettes. When the Manhattan School of Music rejected her because they didn't accept accordion players, she went to Queens College and recorded her first single. Soon after she met her soon to be husband and writing partner, Jeff Barry, and they, in collaboration with Phil Spector, became one of the most prolific songwriting teams in the Grill Building. In addition to writing for most of the popular pop groups at the time, she also often sang the demos and occasionally sang back up. Though her marriage only lasted 3 years, they continued writing together partly due to Greewich's discovery of Neil Diamond.
The Drink:
Brass Monkey
1 measure rum
1 measure vodka
1 measure orange juice
Drinkability: 1
Drunkability: 5*
Taxic Diversity: 1
Accessibility: 5
Priority for Conservation: 1
Comments: * if we can finish it - "this is the most challenging thing I'll do all week"; burning all over; "oh man - thre is a lot of stuff wrong with this next drink. BQ might vomit, or pass out, you have to make that "meh-ck" noise in the back of your throat, small sips very important, nobody is happy, eyeballs are burning, but some of us are powering through."
From the "Women Songwriters" or "Bad Life Choices" or "That Hurt" theme hosted by BoilerMaker
Ellie began her music career learning to play the accordion and while in high school began composing music and singing in a group called The Jivettes. When the Manhattan School of Music rejected her because they didn't accept accordion players, she went to Queens College and recorded her first single. Soon after she met her soon to be husband and writing partner, Jeff Barry, and they, in collaboration with Phil Spector, became one of the most prolific songwriting teams in the Grill Building. In addition to writing for most of the popular pop groups at the time, she also often sang the demos and occasionally sang back up. Though her marriage only lasted 3 years, they continued writing together partly due to Greewich's discovery of Neil Diamond.
The Drink:
Brass Monkey
1 measure rum
1 measure vodka
1 measure orange juice
Drinkability: 1
Drunkability: 5*
Taxic Diversity: 1
Accessibility: 5
Priority for Conservation: 1
Comments: * if we can finish it - "this is the most challenging thing I'll do all week"; burning all over; "oh man - thre is a lot of stuff wrong with this next drink. BQ might vomit, or pass out, you have to make that "meh-ck" noise in the back of your throat, small sips very important, nobody is happy, eyeballs are burning, but some of us are powering through."
From the "Women Songwriters" or "Bad Life Choices" or "That Hurt" theme hosted by BoilerMaker
Friday, June 20, 2014
June, 2014 - The Astronauts Wives Club - Dirty (Vodka) Martini
**See previous post (read The Astronauts Wives Club) **
The Drink:
Dirty (Vodka) Martini
2 parts vodka
1 part dry vermouth
splash olive brine
(If you like olives) Drinkability: 2.5
Drunkability: 5
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 4
(If you DON'T like olives)
Drinkability: .5
Drunkability: 0
Taxic Diversity: 1
Accessibility: don't care
Priority for Conservation: 0
Comments: "If you don't like olives, you will not like this drink."
From "Wives of the Astronauts from Apollo 13" hosted by Fluffy Ruffle
The Drink:
Dirty (Vodka) Martini
2 parts vodka
1 part dry vermouth
splash olive brine
(If you like olives) Drinkability: 2.5
Drunkability: 5
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 4
(If you DON'T like olives)
Drinkability: .5
Drunkability: 0
Taxic Diversity: 1
Accessibility: don't care
Priority for Conservation: 0
Comments: "If you don't like olives, you will not like this drink."
From "Wives of the Astronauts from Apollo 13" hosted by Fluffy Ruffle
Monday, June 2, 2014
April, 2014 - Mary Katherine Goddard - Laughing in the Rain
Mary Katherine Goddard (June 16, 1738 - August 12, 1816)
was an early American publisher and the first American postmistress. She was the first to print the Declaration of Independence with the names of the signatories.
MKG grew up in New London, Connecticut, before moving to Province, Rhode Island, with her mother in 1762. Her famous firsts began when she became the first woman publisher in american in 1766. In 1775, Goddard became the first American woman postmaster in Baltimore, MD. When on Jan 18, 1777, the Continental Congress moved that the Declaration of Independence be widely distributed, Goddard was one of the first to offer the use of her press. This was in spite of the risks of being associated with what was considered a treasonable document by the British. Her copy, the Goddard Broadside, was the first to contain the typeset names of the signatories, including John Hancock. Goddard was a successful postmaster for 14 years. In 1789, however, she was removed from the position by Postmaster General Samuel Osgood despite general protest from the Baltimore community. Osgood asserted that the position required "more traveling ... than a woman could undertake." and appointed a political ally of his to replace her. On November 12, 1789, over 230 citizens of Baltimore, including more than 200 leading businessmen, presented a petition demanding her reinstatement. It was, however, unsuccessful. Following her dismissal, Goddard sold books, stationery, and dry goods. She died August 12, 1816, still beloved by her community.
The Drink:
Laughing in the Rain:
1/2 oz pear vodka
3/4 oz Lemon Verbena Simple Syrup
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
Champagne to top off (about 1/2 cup)
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 2.4/3
Taxic Diversity: 3/4
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 5
Comments: "3/4 split on taxic diversity for lemon verbena simple syrup being hard to pin down"
From Women Entrepreneurs theme hosted by CZ
was an early American publisher and the first American postmistress. She was the first to print the Declaration of Independence with the names of the signatories.
MKG grew up in New London, Connecticut, before moving to Province, Rhode Island, with her mother in 1762. Her famous firsts began when she became the first woman publisher in american in 1766. In 1775, Goddard became the first American woman postmaster in Baltimore, MD. When on Jan 18, 1777, the Continental Congress moved that the Declaration of Independence be widely distributed, Goddard was one of the first to offer the use of her press. This was in spite of the risks of being associated with what was considered a treasonable document by the British. Her copy, the Goddard Broadside, was the first to contain the typeset names of the signatories, including John Hancock. Goddard was a successful postmaster for 14 years. In 1789, however, she was removed from the position by Postmaster General Samuel Osgood despite general protest from the Baltimore community. Osgood asserted that the position required "more traveling ... than a woman could undertake." and appointed a political ally of his to replace her. On November 12, 1789, over 230 citizens of Baltimore, including more than 200 leading businessmen, presented a petition demanding her reinstatement. It was, however, unsuccessful. Following her dismissal, Goddard sold books, stationery, and dry goods. She died August 12, 1816, still beloved by her community.
The Drink:
Laughing in the Rain:
1/2 oz pear vodka
3/4 oz Lemon Verbena Simple Syrup
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
Champagne to top off (about 1/2 cup)
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 2.4/3
Taxic Diversity: 3/4
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 5
Comments: "3/4 split on taxic diversity for lemon verbena simple syrup being hard to pin down"
From Women Entrepreneurs theme hosted by CZ
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
March 2014 - Parisian Orchid
Parisian Orchid
1 ounce Vodka
1 ounce St. Germain Elderberry Liqueur
1/2 ounce Fresh Lemon Juice
1/2 ounce Pineapple Juice
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 3
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 4.5
Comments: OH descents on PoC as "super strong"
From Women Horticulturists hosted by MPF
1 ounce Vodka
1 ounce St. Germain Elderberry Liqueur
1/2 ounce Fresh Lemon Juice
1/2 ounce Pineapple Juice
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 3
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 4.5
Comments: OH descents on PoC as "super strong"
From Women Horticulturists hosted by MPF
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
February 2014 - Nguyen Thi Dinh - Sake Martini
Nguyen Thi Dinh (1920-1992)
Was deputy commander of the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. From a peasant family in South Vietnam, she fought with the Viet Minh forces against the French in her teens, was in jail 1940-43, and helped lead an insurrection in Ben Tre in 1945 and again in 1960. As deputy commander of the Viet Cong, Dinh held the highest combat position by a woman during the war. While in this position she helped to design and deploy recruitment and offensive tactics, including the attack of South Vietnamese and American soldiers during the night while they were still sleeping in order to catch them off guard. After the war, Dinh became the first female major general in the Vietnam People's Army. Dinh was also a Deputy Chairman of the COuncil of State and remained very active in the women's movement until her death in 1992. In her memoir No Other Road to Take [1976], she writes that many involved in the revolution were women, the "long-haired army," which she helped organize.
In traditional Confucian culture, which was imported from China to Vietnam, women were considered both weak and potentially treacherous - not appropriate soldier material at all. But older Vietnamese traditions honor women warriors such as the Trung Sisters [c. 12-43 CE], who led a mostly-female army in rebellion against the Chinese. "When war comes, even women have to fight" is an ancient saying in Vietnam. Gender equality among communist soldiers was an important step toward women's rights in Vietnam. For the Americans and more conservative South Vietnamese, the presence of female combatants further blurred the line between civilians and fighters, perhaps contributing to atrocities against female non-combatants.
The Drink:
Sake Martini:
2 oz vodka
1/2 oz dry sake
1 tsp plum wine (float on top)
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 5
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 4 (only with good sake)
Comments: BB had a *very* nice sake, so she tweaked the proportions to have a little more sake and a little less vodka - was nice.
From Women of Vietnam hosted by BallBuster
Was deputy commander of the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. From a peasant family in South Vietnam, she fought with the Viet Minh forces against the French in her teens, was in jail 1940-43, and helped lead an insurrection in Ben Tre in 1945 and again in 1960. As deputy commander of the Viet Cong, Dinh held the highest combat position by a woman during the war. While in this position she helped to design and deploy recruitment and offensive tactics, including the attack of South Vietnamese and American soldiers during the night while they were still sleeping in order to catch them off guard. After the war, Dinh became the first female major general in the Vietnam People's Army. Dinh was also a Deputy Chairman of the COuncil of State and remained very active in the women's movement until her death in 1992. In her memoir No Other Road to Take [1976], she writes that many involved in the revolution were women, the "long-haired army," which she helped organize.
In traditional Confucian culture, which was imported from China to Vietnam, women were considered both weak and potentially treacherous - not appropriate soldier material at all. But older Vietnamese traditions honor women warriors such as the Trung Sisters [c. 12-43 CE], who led a mostly-female army in rebellion against the Chinese. "When war comes, even women have to fight" is an ancient saying in Vietnam. Gender equality among communist soldiers was an important step toward women's rights in Vietnam. For the Americans and more conservative South Vietnamese, the presence of female combatants further blurred the line between civilians and fighters, perhaps contributing to atrocities against female non-combatants.
The Drink:
Sake Martini:
2 oz vodka
1/2 oz dry sake
1 tsp plum wine (float on top)
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 5
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 4 (only with good sake)
Comments: BB had a *very* nice sake, so she tweaked the proportions to have a little more sake and a little less vodka - was nice.
From Women of Vietnam hosted by BallBuster
Friday, November 8, 2013
August 2013 - "Stagecoach" Mary Fields Cowboy Roy
"Stagecoach" Mary Fields
Mary Fields, also known as Stagecoach Mary, was the first African-American woman employed as a mail carrier in the United States, and just the second American woman to work for the United States Postal Service. Fields stood 6 feet tall and weighed about 200 lbs and liked to smoke cigars. She usually had a pistol strapped under her apron and a jug of whiskey by her side.
Born a slave 1832 in Hickman County, TN, Fields was freed when American slavery was outlawed in 1865. She found employment as a housekeeper in Florida, but when one of the family members for whom she worked - a Mother Superior - headed to Cascade, Montana, to start a mission school, Mary followed her. For the next 10 years, she worked any job she could find at the school: hauling freight, doing laundry, growing vegetables, tending chickens, repairing buildings and eventually becoming the forewoman.
In 1894, after several complaints and an incident with a disgruntled male subordinate that involved gunplay, the bishop ordered her to leave the convent. Mother Amadeus helped her open a restaurant in nearby Cascade. Fields would serve food to anyone, whether they could pay or not, and the restaurant went broke in about 10 months.
In 1895, although approximately 60 years old, Fields was hired as a mail carrier because she was the fastest applicant to hitch a team of six horses. She drove the route with horses and a mule named Moses. She never missed a day, and her reliability earned her the nickname "Stagecoach." If the snow was too deep for her horses, Fields delivered the mail on snowshoes, carrying the sacks on her shoulders. Without a doubt, her work facilitated central Montana's development. Fields was a respected public figure in Cascade, and on her birthday each year the town closed its schools to celebrate. When Montana passed a law forbidding women to enter saloons, the mayor of Cascade granted her an exemption.
Cowboy Roy
4 oz vodka
4 oz rum
12 oz orange juice
Drinkability - 4.5
Drunkability - 2
Taxic Diversity - 2.5 -
Accessibility - 4
Priority of Conservation - 4
Comments: "tastes like grapefruit, though, no grapefruit in it - just that color"
From Women of the Wild West hosted by MPF
Mary Fields, also known as Stagecoach Mary, was the first African-American woman employed as a mail carrier in the United States, and just the second American woman to work for the United States Postal Service. Fields stood 6 feet tall and weighed about 200 lbs and liked to smoke cigars. She usually had a pistol strapped under her apron and a jug of whiskey by her side.
Born a slave 1832 in Hickman County, TN, Fields was freed when American slavery was outlawed in 1865. She found employment as a housekeeper in Florida, but when one of the family members for whom she worked - a Mother Superior - headed to Cascade, Montana, to start a mission school, Mary followed her. For the next 10 years, she worked any job she could find at the school: hauling freight, doing laundry, growing vegetables, tending chickens, repairing buildings and eventually becoming the forewoman.
In 1894, after several complaints and an incident with a disgruntled male subordinate that involved gunplay, the bishop ordered her to leave the convent. Mother Amadeus helped her open a restaurant in nearby Cascade. Fields would serve food to anyone, whether they could pay or not, and the restaurant went broke in about 10 months.
In 1895, although approximately 60 years old, Fields was hired as a mail carrier because she was the fastest applicant to hitch a team of six horses. She drove the route with horses and a mule named Moses. She never missed a day, and her reliability earned her the nickname "Stagecoach." If the snow was too deep for her horses, Fields delivered the mail on snowshoes, carrying the sacks on her shoulders. Without a doubt, her work facilitated central Montana's development. Fields was a respected public figure in Cascade, and on her birthday each year the town closed its schools to celebrate. When Montana passed a law forbidding women to enter saloons, the mayor of Cascade granted her an exemption.
Cowboy Roy
4 oz vodka
4 oz rum
12 oz orange juice
Drinkability - 4.5
Drunkability - 2
Taxic Diversity - 2.5 -
Accessibility - 4
Priority of Conservation - 4
Comments: "tastes like grapefruit, though, no grapefruit in it - just that color"
From Women of the Wild West hosted by MPF
March, 2013 - Mountain Creek
Mountain Creek
2/3 oz Aquavit
2/3 oz Lime Cordial
2/3 oz vodka
5 oz Sprite Soda
Drinkability: 5
Drunkability: 3
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 3/4
Comments: "the classic one was pretty good, but not as sweet," "depending on how much sprite you top it with for drunkability,"
From "Women of Mythology" hosted by MW.
2/3 oz Aquavit
2/3 oz Lime Cordial
2/3 oz vodka
5 oz Sprite Soda
Drinkability: 5
Drunkability: 3
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 3/4
Comments: "the classic one was pretty good, but not as sweet," "depending on how much sprite you top it with for drunkability,"
From "Women of Mythology" hosted by MW.
October, 2012 - Right Wing
Right Wing
2oz vodka
1/2oz Pomegranate Liqueur
1/4oz simple syrup
splash soda water
fresh lime juice
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 4
Priority of Conservation: 3.5/4
Comments: " a bimodal distribution with PoC as BM and FR are not jazzed with the club soda."
From Women in Congress, hosted by BoilerMaker
2oz vodka
1/2oz Pomegranate Liqueur
1/4oz simple syrup
splash soda water
fresh lime juice
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 4
Priority of Conservation: 3.5/4
Comments: " a bimodal distribution with PoC as BM and FR are not jazzed with the club soda."
From Women in Congress, hosted by BoilerMaker
August, 2012 - Prince of Norway
Prince of Norway
3/4 oz vodka
3/4 oz apricot brandy
1/4 oz lime juice
Sprite soda
Drinkability: 4/5
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 3/4
Comments: none
From untitled theme hosted by OH and VF
3/4 oz vodka
3/4 oz apricot brandy
1/4 oz lime juice
Sprite soda
Drinkability: 4/5
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 3/4
Comments: none
From untitled theme hosted by OH and VF
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