Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Perils of the EBUG

I’m going to get straight to the point and temper expectations right off the bat. This is not going to be a good and or in depth post. It’s mostly a reflection on my inability to plan ahead for something I do on a weekly basis, and it’s finally come back to bite me. For better or for worse I usually write these reviews on Thursdays, which gives me time to brainstorm during the week, and then leave me some time to punch up the post before it goes live. However this week was a little different. Yesterday afternoon, I was asked to be the EBUG for a couple hockey games in New Hampshire last night. What is an EBUG? That is shorthand for Emergency BackUp Goalie. It’s always fun to see an EBUG get some action.

The problem however, is getting back home around midnight and not having anything for you fine people to read about while we’re all pretending to get actual work done on a Friday. Again, this is an indictment on my lack of planning/not having anything prepared as a backup just in case this situation arises. So, in order to have something, I’ve decided to go as basic as possible and make a screwdriver. It IS still the morning after all…

Screwdriver

Vodka

Orange juice

Grab a glass, add ice if you want, add preferred amount of vodka, fill the rest with orange juice. Garnish with an orange peel if desired.

Yeah, I know. It’s vodka. It’s orange juice. Nothing much more to add to the equation. However, there does seem to be a lot or wiggle room for improvement. I actually added a few drops of angostura bitters in mine this morning and it added a nice subtle depth to the drink. Obviously use a decent vodka here, as rotgut vodka would just ruin this, as it does for most things.

So….yeah. That’s about it. Apologies again for the abbreviated post and half assed writeup. Maybe this will inspire me to finally get a backlog going so I can deploy those at the last minute. Either way, enjoy the weekend!

(Banner image courtesy Matthew Tetrault Photography)