The sun is shining down on me as I sit on my balcony- feet propped up and enjoying the scenery.  By my hand is this week's tip and sip... a Super Root Beer... All you need to make this drink is some ice in a tumbler, an ounce o spiced rum, and  ounce of root beer schnapps, and some Coca-Cola.  For this, I used Black Bear Honey Spiced Rum by Divine Vineyards. I found this drink to be okay.  Not great, but not shit either.  It just kinda is.  It does taste like root beer- though a bit sweeter due to the honey based rum. But in all honesty, the flavor and the effect could've been done with fewer ingredients.  Two in fact.  Root beer, and rum- or the root beer schnapps even.  Less fuss and muss. I don't think most bars have root beer schnapps... nor do I think most pubs do.  I also don't think most people think of having a bottle of it around.  Due to that, this isn't really a drink you're likely to find being made in many places...

  The sun is shining, the air is brisk, and it's Wednesday- which means it's time to prop my feet up, enjoy a tip and sip, and tell you what I think of this week's beverage... the Colorado Bulldog... This drink, like most of the ones I'll be reviewing, is a super easy drink to make.  Just take an ounce of Kahlua, an ounce of vodka, and mix them in a shaker filled with ice.  Pour it into a glass and fill the rest up with Coca-Cola. Voila! The Colorado Bulldog tasted almost exactly like the Rum and Coke I made to start this series, to be honest.  It tasted like a coffee flavored Rum and Coke . It made me wonder what the point of mixing extra ingredients was, given there was an easier way to get the same result: mix coffee flavored rum with Coca-Cola. Don't get me wrong- it tastes good... and would be a suitable back-up in case you wanted a coffee flavored Rum and Coke ... but lacked the coffee flavored rum. Since coffee flavored rum does exist, this recipe is redunda...

  Since it seems that my #52BottlesOfBeer series did so well last year (and because my liver hadn't been punished enough during it), I was asked to see if I could do something similar for 2021... So, here I am.  Drinking.  Again.  With a difference though. This year, I will be making, drinking, and discussing a different cocktail, high ball, or other boozy beverage each Wednesday. I decided that I would start simple.  Real simple... Rum and Coke simple. All you need is rum, Coca-Cola, ice, and maybe a lime slice for that fancy pants feeling. For this one, I used Bumby Rum.  It has a nice vanilla flavor by itself- so having a shot of the rum itself is acceptable.  Traditionally, I use Lamb's Navy Rum.  If you don't have some rum with a vanilla taste, you can use Vanilla Coke instead.  You can also use light rum as well. I just happen to prefer dark rum as it's a bit stronger. It's a drink that requires very little effort or energy to make, and...