Tailgaters' Choice of Beverage?

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Tailgaters' Choice of Beverage?

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Going to my first show in Pittsburgh on Thursday and I'm trying to decide what (adult) beverages to bring. I'm coming by car (a five hour drive from Canada) and stopping off at the hotel first.

Any suggestions? I'm partial to rum, and tequila. I'd like something that's easy to transport, easy to make, and easy to keep cold/frozen. (Beer is probably the ultimate in that regard but I think I want something a little less mundane.)

Currently I'm thinking of bringing one of those frozen margarita containers -- you know, the kind where you just add the tequila and stick it in the freezer overnight. I've always thought this makes an inferior margarita but it'll be a lot easier than making them from scratch. I can stick the container in a cooler, pack it with some ice or ice packs, and it should still be at least slushy by the time I get to the parking lot.
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Post by land_shark3 »

The Tub-o-Margarita is a good option. I tend to go with what's free. :wink:

I also like rum and a splash of Coke. Two bottles; not too hard to keep up with. One bottle if I mix it in a 2-liter before I go.

Whatever you go with, just be sure to save some room for water. You never know when you might need some. :o
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Post by RBrei46b »

sorry......i have to go with Corona (with lime of course)......

though a good margarita works for me as well.......
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Post by Demerara »

land_shark3 wrote:I also like rum and a splash of Coke.
Me too -- demerara rum, of course!

Doesn't it go kinda flat if you pre-mix though?
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Post by Margarita Will »

land_shark3 wrote:...just be sure to save some room for water.
Not to DRINK!!! (Shudder)

To BATHE with...!

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Margarita Will wrote:
land_shark3 wrote:...just be sure to save some room for water.
Not to DRINK!!! (Shudder)

To BATHE with...!

-=mw=-
I usually use it to bribe a DD. "Come to the show with me, I'll buy your drinks for the night." :pirate:
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land_shark3 wrote:
Margarita Will wrote:
land_shark3 wrote:...just be sure to save some room for water.
Not to DRINK!!! (Shudder)

To BATHE with...!

-=mw=-
I usually use it to bribe a DD. "Come to the show with me, I'll buy your drinks for the night." :pirate:
I ALWAYS end up being the DD... :roll:
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Prthd119 wrote:
land_shark3 wrote:
Margarita Will wrote:
land_shark3 wrote:...just be sure to save some room for water.
Not to DRINK!!! (Shudder)

To BATHE with...!

-=mw=-
I usually use it to bribe a DD. "Come to the show with me, I'll buy your drinks for the night." :pirate:
I ALWAYS end up being the DD... :roll:
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Straight tequila baby!
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Post by Coconuts »

I love vanilla rum and coke. But if you're looking for something less ordinary, the Tastefully Simple Prickly Pear Punch is great, you make a batch as directed on the package, and then add a bottle of Wild Cherry Cabana Boy rum. But they are discontinuing the punch today, so you might not be able to get it.
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Post by Demerara »

Ended up taking the bucket o' margaritas (makes 24 of 'em, according to the directions) and drank about two-thirds of it.

Next time, I think I might take some Corona. All those people running around the parking lot with 'em were making me jealous!
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Post by Craiger »

Found this a little late, but here's a suggestion for next year:

What we do is make a big batch of Margaritas the morning of the show. We get one of those big plastic jugs with the spout near the bottom (kind of a smaller version of those igloo water jugs the road crews use...about a 3 gallon size), and fill it with tequila, Cointreau, and lime juice (we're not mix people) according to whatever recipe you like.

Just have some ice handy once you're at the show and you'll be in business!
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I tend to stay with brew.....gotta pace the day kinda......and I get to hold my unit more :lol:
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1 oz Vanilla vodka
1 oz Tucow
splash or pineapple juice
spash of Rosa's Lime juice

Mix over crushed ice and drink

Tastes just like a real Key Lime Pie, but with a wallop!
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Re: Tailgaters' Choice of Beverage?

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Demerara wrote:
Currently I'm thinking of bringing one of those frozen margarita containers -- you know, the kind where you just add the tequila and stick it in the freezer overnight. I've always thought this makes an inferior margarita but it'll be a lot easier than making them from scratch. I can stick the container in a cooler, pack it with some ice or ice packs, and it should still be at least slushy by the time I get to the parking lot.
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Post by AlbatrossFlyer »

i always take margaritas. here's the link to my recipe. click on the bottle link for the recipe that's proportioned to a full bottle of tequila



http://www.nnc-inc.com/recipe/margarita.htm

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RBrei46b wrote:sorry......i have to go with Corona (with lime of course)......

though a good margarita works for me as well.......
I agree! :D I would love a corona with a lime right now. Work sucks!!!
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fairhopeparrot wrote:
RBrei46b wrote:sorry......i have to go with Corona (with lime of course)......

though a good margarita works for me as well.......
I agree! :D I would love a corona with a lime right now. Work sucks!!!
Its ALMOST noon in AL. :wink:
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land_shark3 wrote:
fairhopeparrot wrote:
RBrei46b wrote:sorry......i have to go with Corona (with lime of course)......

though a good margarita works for me as well.......
I agree! :D I would love a corona with a lime right now. Work sucks!!!
Its ALMOST noon in AL. :wink:
I know!! Thank God!!! Your dang Eastern time zone f&cks me up all the time. I'm always an hour late listening to RM or I miss a tv show completely. :o
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Post by land_shark3 »

fairhopeparrot wrote:
land_shark3 wrote:
fairhopeparrot wrote:
RBrei46b wrote:sorry......i have to go with Corona (with lime of course)......

though a good margarita works for me as well.......
I agree! :D I would love a corona with a lime right now. Work sucks!!!
Its ALMOST noon in AL. :wink:
I know!! Thank God!!! Your dang Eastern time zone f&cks me up all the time. I'm always an hour late listening to RM or I miss a tv show completely. :o
You should try living in different times zones from your significant other. Going back to forth to Alabama, I never know what time my body is in.
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