The Hot Donna

As most of you know I am always looking to expand our menu of game day drink options. In the last year and a half we have gone from Mike's homemade beer and Bushmill's rocks, to a listing of no less than five other drinks that have become standards. I have made some absolutely terrible cocktails (the Negroni) as well as bunch of mediocre ones in my desire to bring good cheer to our group. It is trial and error but every once in awhile I concoct something that we all agree is worthy for our refined pallets, and  it is these drinks and these alone we add to our list. 

So it is I bring to you the "Hot Donna":

the Hot Donna

2 oz. Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey

1.5 oz. Chambord Raspberry liquor

6-8 oz. Lemonade

To make: Fill a shaker with Ice, add 2 oz. Jack Daniel's then 1.5 oz. Chambord, last 6 oz. or so of Lemonade. Shake for 30 seconds. Fill a Collins glass with ice then strain your drink into it slowly. Garnish with a lemon wheel and if you need a bit of extra gay pop an umbrella in there as well.

This refreshing drink is a simple take on the Lynchburg Raspberry Lemonade of Tennessee. However to create the original, one must deal with creating the right combination of simple syrup and fresh squeezed lemon juice. I found it easier to make up some lemonade ahead of time and use that instead. Simplicity is the key to Game Day cocktails as one does not want to spend too much time in making elaborate drinks when you could be at the table laughing at Tuna for failing to hold Greenland during a game of Risk.

Both Mike and Tuna, who managed to be pushed off the wagon by us, found the drink to be a perfect blend of sweetness mixed with citrus that didn't overpower the senses with either. 

Yep! Hot!

We named this cocktail the Hot Donna after Laura Prepon's character Donna Pinciotti on That Seventies Show. Because, it is red, cool (Donna was very cool) with a sweet tart personality. That and cause Donna was/is hot and we all wouldn't say no to a ride around the block with her.

Cheers

AL