{"id":3343,"date":"2016-05-29T11:00:15","date_gmt":"2016-05-29T16:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=3343"},"modified":"2016-05-29T11:00:15","modified_gmt":"2016-05-29T16:00:15","slug":"visions-of-vodka-for-the-indy-500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/29\/visions-of-vodka-for-the-indy-500\/","title":{"rendered":"Visions of Vodka for the Indy 500"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vfL-1l2YZfk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I figure our readers need some good recipes to use that commemorative bottle of Fuzzy&#8217;s vodka they bought in honor of today&#8217;s Indy 500. If you never grabbed a bottle of Fuzzy&#8217;s, you can use another vodka in these recipes, too. Either way, these are fun drinks to enjoy whike watching a race or just hanging out with friends. There are many, many vodka drinks, but I&#8217;ve included my very favorite ones here.<\/p>\n<p>My love affair with vodka began in college. I worked in a bar and learned some great drinks that way. \u00a0My boss showed me the Colorado Bulldog \u00a0this drink continues to be one of my all-time favorites.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Colorado Bulldog<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3353\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3353\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/29\/visions-of-vodka-for-the-indy-500\/image-9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image.jpeg?fit=400%2C500\" data-orig-size=\"400,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo courtesy of www.pinterest.com&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image.jpeg?fit=400%2C500\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3353\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3353\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image.jpeg?resize=240%2C300\" alt=\"Photo courtesy of www.pinterest.com\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image.jpeg?resize=240%2C300 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image.jpeg?w=400 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of www.pinterest.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>1 oz vodka<\/p>\n<p>1 oz coffee liqueur<\/p>\n<p>1 oz cream (or milk-I&#8217;m more calorie conscious now, so I use low fat milk)<\/p>\n<p>splask of Coca Cola<\/p>\n<p>Fill tall bar glass with ice, add vodka, liqueur and cream\/milk. \u00a0Top with Coke. \u00a0Be careful! \u00a0These taste like an old fashioned chocolate soda.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I was also a sorority girl. My sisters taught me many things and how to do a lemon drop was part of that education. \u00a0 You will see many versions of this drink, but this is the one I love.<\/p>\n<p><b>Lemon Drop Shot<\/b><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3356\" style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3356\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/29\/visions-of-vodka-for-the-indy-500\/image-12\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image-3.jpeg?fit=170%2C240\" data-orig-size=\"170,240\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1357734029&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo courtesy of www.bartendermixed.com&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image-3.jpeg?fit=170%2C240\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3356\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3356\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image-3.jpeg?resize=170%2C240\" alt=\"Photo courtesy of www.bartendermixed.com\" width=\"170\" height=\"240\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of www.bartendermixed.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>1 oz chilled vodka in a shot glass<\/p>\n<p>sugar<\/p>\n<p>lemon wedge<\/p>\n<p>Put sugar on your tongue, take shot, suck lemon wedge to finish. \u00a0Be careful! \u00a0These go down way too smooth!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As a writing instructor and English major who worked her way through one undergraduate degree and one graduate degree at a bar, I have to appreciate the connection between writers and alcohol. \u00a0One of my favorite bar guides is <i>Hemingway &amp; Bailey&#8217;s Bartending Guide to Great American Writers<\/i>. \u00a0Two more of my favorite vodka drinks are included in that book.<\/p>\n<p>In honor of Truman Capote, the author of many great stories like <i>Breakfast at Tiffany&#8217;s<\/i> and <i>In Cold Blood<\/i> as well as short stories like &#8220;A Christmas Memory&#8221;&#8216; all of which are some of my favorites, the guide includes a recipe for the Screwdriver. \u00a0According to the book, Capote called the Screwdriver &#8220;My orange drink.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>Screwdriver<\/b><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3354\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3354\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/29\/visions-of-vodka-for-the-indy-500\/image-10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image-1.jpeg?fit=225%2C225\" data-orig-size=\"225,225\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo courtesy of www.cocktailflow.com&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image-1.jpeg?fit=225%2C225\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3354\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3354\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image-1.jpeg?resize=225%2C225\" alt=\"Photo courtesy of www.cocktailflow.com\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image-1.jpeg?w=225 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image-1.jpeg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image-1.jpeg?resize=50%2C50 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image-1.jpeg?resize=55%2C55 55w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of www.cocktailflow.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>2 oz vodka<\/p>\n<p>5 oz fresh orange juice<\/p>\n<p>Fill tall bar glass with ice, add vodka, add orange juice.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Raymond Carver, the author of one of my favorite short stories &#8220;Cathedral,&#8221; liked the Bloody Mary as a hangover relief. \u00a0I agree it&#8217;s a great drink for &#8220;the morning after,&#8221; but it&#8217;s also a great drink period. \u00a0You can play with the proportions to get the flavor you want.<\/p>\n<p><b>Bloody Mary<\/b><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3355\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3355\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/29\/visions-of-vodka-for-the-indy-500\/image-11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image-2.jpeg?fit=800%2C800\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo courtesy of www.liquor.com&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image-2.jpeg?fit=640%2C640\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3355\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3355\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image-2.jpeg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"Photo courtesy of www.liquor.com\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image-2.jpeg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image-2.jpeg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image-2.jpeg?resize=768%2C768 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image-2.jpeg?resize=50%2C50 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image-2.jpeg?resize=55%2C55 55w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image-2.jpeg?w=800 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of www.liquor.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>2 oz vodka<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 oz lemon juice<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 oz Worcestershire sauce<\/p>\n<p>3 dashes Tabasco sauce<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 tsp grated horseradish<\/p>\n<p>1 pinch cracked pepper<\/p>\n<p>1 pinch salt<\/p>\n<p>1 pinch celery salt<\/p>\n<p>tomato juice<\/p>\n<p>celery stalk<\/p>\n<p>lime wedge<\/p>\n<p>Pour all ingredients (except tomato juice, celery stalk and lime wedge) in tall bar glass. \u00a0Fill with ice. Top with tomato juice and stir. \u00a0Garnish with celery stalk and lime wedge.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I figure our readers need some good recipes to use that commemorative bottle of Fuzzy&#8217;s vodka they bought in honor of today&#8217;s Indy 500. If you never grabbed a bottle of Fuzzy&#8217;s, you can use another vodka in these recipes, too. Either way, these are fun drinks to enjoy whike watching a race or just [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3359,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[98,12,27],"tags":[241,240,242],"class_list":["post-3343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dixiesracereflections","category-indycar","category-motorsports","tag-fuzzysvodka","tag-indy500","tag-vodka"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image-4.jpeg?fit=225%2C225","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7hzTZ-RV","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3343"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3360,"href":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3343\/revisions\/3360"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}