Cinco de Mayo and H1N1 intersected for some topical pun humor, and the inspiration for a couple good excuses to do tequila shots on a Tuesday night. Over at Casita in Shoreditch Will Foster was pouring his Swine Flu Shot:
SWINE FLU SHOT
1/2 shot Arette blanco tequila
1/2 shot Pink grapefruit juice (pink for pigs!)
Tabasco to taste (one drop thoroughly permeates an entire shot, so proceed judiciously)
Tiny dash agave syrup
Squeeze lime wedge
shake and strain
Back in Williamsburg at Dressler Mark Buettler made a batch of Foster's Swine Flu Shot, and was inspired to mix up a batch of a new tequila number he'd been working on, and suddenly we were shooting something named in honor of Al Gore's imaginary monster nemesis, ManBearPig.
MANBEARPIG FLU SHOT
For 2-3 shots
2 oz. Blanco tequila
1/2 Lime juice
1/2 Aperol
1/2 Tamarind syrup
Dash rhubarb bitters
Shake, strain into shot glasses.
Or, try this Swine Flu cocktail I crafted back in April
http://www.examiner.com/x-2969-NY-Drinks-Examiner~y2009m4d29-The-Swine-Flu-Cocktail-for-troubled-times
Posted by: NY Drinks Examiner | May 13, 2009 at 08:16 AM
I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. The inspiration for a couple good excuses to do tequila shots on a Tuesday night.
Posted by: Sam | July 25, 2009 at 06:32 AM
So which one tastes better?
Posted by: N95 Flu Respirators | August 07, 2009 at 01:59 PM
what?
Posted by: Diago Echeverri | May 20, 2010 at 04:53 PM