If you don’t follow sports you may not have heard that the NBA is officially locked out today. What does a lockout mean, exactly? I don’t really care but I do know that it means there won’t be basketball until the lockout ends. The NFL is locked out, too, so this winter it is looking like the only pro sports option will be hockey, which apparently has a pro league. Who knew? I hope someone starts a Calvinball league to fill the void.
In both the NBA and NFL the lockouts are about the same thing: Money. This is surprising to me because in a million years I never would have thought money could cause a disagreement. We decided to pay tribute to money by having a green drink today. It is called the Jade and it is made from rum, green crème de menthe, triple sec, lime juice, and simple syrup. We’ve already covered that the only difference between regular crème de menthe and green crème de menthe is some food coloring. Therefore we just used our regular stuff and some Rit dye. I was skeptical about the Jade’s combination of mint, rum, orange, and lime but it actually worked. The mint and lime balanced each other like they do in a Mojito and there was a nice hint of sweetness from the triple sec and simple syrup.
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| The emptiness of the glass symbolizes the gap between the owners and players |
We debated whether it should get a four or five but we reached an impasse. I thought it rated a four but Mrs. Bottle questioned why it wouldn’t be a five. I then explained to her that we must have a hard rating cap so the small market drinks like the Jade can compete fairly with the big market drinks like the Cuba Libre. She countered that the careers of these drinks can be short so they need to maximize their ratings when they can. We are now firmly entrenched in our positions and I don't know when we can resume rating drinks.
Overall Rating for the Jade
Taste: 4 or 5
Presentation: 5 – Hard to beat a fake green hue
Ease of Preparation: 2 – Lots of half teaspoons
Drinks Until Blackout: 5 – 27% Alcohol
Ingredients
1.5 oz Light Rum
0.5 tsp Crème de Menthe (green)
0.5 tsp Triple Sec
1 tbsp Lime Juice
1 tsp Simple Syrup
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