Thursday, March 18, 2010

The Stupid Shutout

It happened. Marc-Andre Fleury finally got his first shutout of the season against the Boston Bruins tonight! I have already named a cocktail after MAF, but so what? After all the hype about the asswhoopings about to be given and received, this is what I think needs to be remembered, especially since Fleury and our defenders had an awful performance against the New Jersey Devils just the night before.

I just put this together tonight out of things that looked appealing to me. Boy, I was craving strawberries. It's a bit girly and faintly pink, but hell, we *are* talking about a guy who allows people to nickname him "Flower". This is sweet, but with a bit of pucker to it, and it's as good as finally getting "that stupid shutout".

The Stupid Shutout

About 5-6 strawberries, washed and tops cut off
Dash balsamic vinegar
2 ounces Absolut Berri Acai
Lemon-lime seltzer

Place strawberries in cocktail shaker with just a small dash of balsamic vinegar. Mash them in the shaker with a spoon. Add Absolut Berri Acai and a couple of ice cubes. Shake like crazy for a minute. Strain out liquid into an old-fashioned glass; discard ice and strawberry pulp. Top with seltzer; stir or shake lightly.

Notes on ingredients: I have seen other acai-flavored vodkas besides Absolut Berri Acai, but not many. The Absolut has other flavors to it--blueberry and pomegranate. (I'm trying this with blueberries when the time's right!) Also, I do mean seltzer--Sprite, 7-Up, and the like would be far too sweet and overwhelm the other, more interesting flavors.

2 comments:

  1. Genius! I recently bought my first bottle of this latest Absolut and I was blown away. And balsamic vinegar is just perfect with strawberries, isn't it? I will try this tonight. I need a break from my Red Army. It's basically a Moscow Mule made with raspberry sorbet. It's beyond delicious but I'm afraid the moj might be rubbing off on the CapiTOOLS and I'm starting to feel dirty in a not cool way... If you know what I mean! :)

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  2. I know exactly what you mean. Hope you liked this if you did try it. That Red Army sounds good...in summer, or when the Caps are safely bound for the golf course.

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