From the Bar

Quantum Theory

Guaranteed to collapse your wave function.

3/4 oz Rum
1/2 oz Strega
1/4 oz Grand Marnier
2 oz Pineapple juice
Fill with Sweet and sour

Pour rum, strega and Grand Marnier into a collins glass. Add pineapple and fill with sweet and sour. Sip until all the day's super-positioned states disappear.

Listening to the Drums of Feynman

The perfect nightcap after a long day struggling with QED equations.

1 oz dark rum
1/2 oz light rum
1 oz Tia Maria
2 oz light cream
Crushed ice
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg

In a shaker half-filled with ice, combine the dark and light rum, Tia Maria, and cream. Shake well. Strain into an old fashioned glass almost filled with crushed ice. Dust with the nutmeg, and serve. Bongos optional.

The Black Hole

So called because after one of these, you have already passed the event horizon of inebriation.

1 oz. Kahlua
1 oz. vodka
.5 oz. Cointreau or Triple Sec
.5 oz. dark rum
.5 oz. Amaretto

Pour into an old-fashioned glass over (scant) ice. Stir gently. Watch time slow.

Heavy G

The perfect pick-me-up when gravity gets you down.

2 oz Tequila
2 oz Triple sec
2 oz Rose's sweetened lime juice
7-Up or Sprite

Mix tequila, triple sec and lime juice in a shaker and pour into a margarita glass. (Salted rim and ice are optional.) Top off with 7-Up/Sprite and let the weight of the world lift off your shoulders.

Combustible Edison

Electrify your friends with amazing pyrotechnics!

2 oz brandy
1 oz Campari
1 oz fresh lemon juice

Combine Campari and lemon juice in shaker filled with cracked ice. Shake and strain into chilled cocktail glass. Heat brandy in chafing dish, then ignite and pour into glass. Cocktail Go BOOM! Plus, Fire = Pretty!

Mad Scientist

Any mad scientist will tell you that flames make drinking more fun. What good is science if no one gets hurt?

1 oz Midori melon liqueur
1-1/2 oz sour mix
1 splash soda water
151 proof rum

Mix melon liqueur, sour mix and soda water with ice in shaker. Shake and strain into martini glass. Top with rum and ignite. Try to take over the world.

Laser Beam

Warning: may result in amplified stimulated emission.

1 oz Southern Comfort
1/2 oz Amaretto
1/2 oz sloe gin
1/2 oz vodka
1/2 oz Triple sec
7 oz orange juice

Combine all liquor in a full glass of ice. Shake well. Garnish with orange and cherry. Serve to attractive target of choice.

Hiroshima Bomber

Dr. Strangelove's drink of choice.

3/4 Triple sec
1/4 oz Bailey's Irish Cream
2-3 drops Grenadine

Fill shot glass 3/4 with Triple Sec. Layer Bailey's on top. Drop Grenadine in center of shot; it should billow up like a mushroom cloud. Remember to "duck and cover."

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