I have been waiting to "Launch" this post until the New England Patriots settled into the AFC Championship game. The "Patriot Missile" aka "Brady Long Bomb" is on the Launchpad now! The latest in my Bomb Series. Patriots fans get ready to enjoy your signature drink. We are now in "Launch Countdown"!

The Fuel Formula: ( you may use any premium vodka)

Stage One: Foggy Harbor Vodka , Blue Curacao, sweetened fresh lime juice. Stage Two: Foggy Harbor, Triple sec, sweetened fresh lime juice.

Stage 3: Foggy Harbor Vodka, Red Curacao, sweetened fresh lime juice.

Combine: 10 oz. each; Vodka, Blue Curacao, sweetened fresh lime juice.

10 oz. each, Vodka, Triple sec, sweetened fresh lime juice.

10 oz. each, Vodka, Red Curacao, sweetened fresh lime juice.

Note: Measure accurately to insure same specific gravity. Keeping it New England; Foggy Harbor is a CT distilled vodka and Bully Boy is a MA distilled vodka.

Pour all ingredients of each Stage into a separate liter bottle, shake and chill.

The "Patriot Missile" may be enjoyed, as a shot, throughout the game, when toasting( mandatory) to celebrate a great play, or a touchdown. But The "Brady Long Bomb" may only be consumed when New England Patriots, number 12, quarterback, Tom Brady, throws a deep pass, or as they call it in football slang, "The Long Bomb".

How to prepare and drink "The Brady Long Bomb" .

Pour over back of a spoon to Layer equal amounts of the chilled blue, clear and red formulas in a shot glass and drop that Bomb into a 5-6 oz. glass of Sam Adams Lager. Drop, Toast, and Enjoy.

Of course I am not suggesting you can't do a " Brady Long Bomb " any time you feel a play deserves it, but only after the first Bomb/long pass has been thrown/launched. That is the rule; you must wait for the first legitimate long "bomb" pass to be thrown by Tom Brady, and then feel free to launch at will.