Adirondack Mudslide - the drink that started it all

First, we'd like to apologize to all of you Bing and Google searchers who were searching in earnest for information about Hurricane Irene and its plight on the Adirondack Region and ended up at our Happy Hour in the High Peaks blog. However, you didn't have to go to our site, but you just couldn't help yourselves, could you?

If you're "hunkered down" for the day (have you ever heard that term so over-used as during this storm), you might be wondering what to do, like we are. We have been discussing the selection of an appropriate drink for today and remembered the Adirondack Mudslide, the drink that started it all. Pam made a variation of the mudslide for some guests long before the book/blog, and wondered later how she could get that drink on the Internet. Thus Happy Hour in the High Peaks was born (for the full story, see our interview on The Free George).

Adirondack Mudslide
1-1/2 oz vodka
1 oz chocolate hazelnut liqueur
1 oz irish creme liqueur
1-1/2 oz Kahlua
1 c chocolate peanut butter cup ice cream
4 ice cubes
mix in blender
drizzle chocolate syrup on top

More Creations in the Lab

We've been at it again. New drinks are flowing all the time. Tonight we worked on the Blue Line and the Blue Line Martini, both works in progress, but they show definite promise.

Blue Line Cocktail

Blue Curacao

White Chocolate liqueur

Vodka

Milk

Shaken over ice and served in a cocktail glass.

Blue Line Martini

Blue Curacao

Tangueray gin

Fresh blueberries

White chocolate liqueur

Milk

Blenderized and garnished with 3 fresh blueberries.

The Black Fly Bite

Opal Nera Sambuca

Cherry Brandy

Grenadine

This weekend we travel to the Panther Mountain Inn  (P-House) in Chestertown. We haven't been on the road in a couple of weeks so this should be fun!