Back to School Booze Ideas
Contributed by on Sep 03, 2015
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It's finally September, and you know what that means: millions of college students are piling into their parents' Volvos and heading back to school. And where there are college students, loud, rowdy parties will inevitably follow. It's simply a fact of life.
To celebrate this return to Autumn revelry, we decided to put together a round-up of some of our favorite (and by favorite we mean most delightfully tacky) shooters and party drinks that are sure to spice up your next kegger.
For the record: We do not, in any way, condone or encourage underage drinking! There are a lot of people over 21 pursuing higher education, though, and we figure they might be bored after three years of PBR and lime-less Cuervo shots.
And while these aren't necessarily the kind of drinks we'd recommend if you're going to a craft cocktail bar, they definitely have their place. Nobody wants to stand around the dorms sipping Martinis when they could be knocking back bawdy shooters and dancing like maniacs, and these five recipes are sure to get the job done.
So put away your Japanese mixing glasses, copper-plated barspoons, and keep your pinky fingers on your glass—it's time to party.
The Washington Apple is one of those drinks that sounds a lot complicated than it actually is, which makes it a great thing to throw on your menu for people who aren't as into the profanity-laced names of these other recipes. Made with Crown Royal and Sour Apple Schnapps, though, it lives squarely in fun collegiate territory.
What was that we said about profanity? The AMF is essentially a Long-Island Iced Tea, but with Blue Curaçao instead of Triple Sec and 7-Up instead of Coke. That gives it the added bonus of being unnaturally, almost radioactively neon blue—the universal sign of a refined, classic cocktail, we know.
We're not really sure why anyone would purposefully order something called Dirty Bong Water (unless, of course, you had a bit too much of a hand in dirtying that water in the first place), but apparently it's a pretty popular shot. It gets its name from the sickly brown color created by a mix of Chambord and Blue Curaçao, which isn't necessarily something we would recommend. But hey, who are we to judge?
4. Drunk Smurf
Back to the blue stuff (you know you're a pro mixologist when you order your drinks based on color instead of taste), the Drunk Smurf is a pretty simple combination of vodka, Blue Curaçao, some sour mix and 7-Up. The name alone is enough to give your guests the giggles, which is probably why it's always such a crowd favorite.
Finally, there's an entire category of shooters named with the formula "Liquid [insert drug here]." It's a pretty brilliant move, really—nobody wants to be the one to complain, "Hey, this doesn't taste like PCP!" The Liquid Marijuana is no exception, given that coconut rum, Blue Curaçao, Midori, and pineapple juice doesn't taste anything like... oh, our lawyers just informed us we can't say that on the record. Well, go ahead and enjoy it anyway.
Photo: Crown Royal
