VENUE
Cocktail of the week
The Hurricane
Proven recently by the dreaded Francis, there's no denying it's hurricane season. So why not have a cocktail of the week inspired by
everyone's favorite natural disaster? Legend has it, the Hurricane originated at the infamous Pat O'Brien's Bar in the French Quarter of New Orleans. There are several varieties of the drink, but the original variation was pretty strong. Here are two variations, one simple, one a bit more complex.
1: A simple storm
.75 ounces Jagermeister
.75 ounces Yokon Jack
Dash Irish Cream
Pour ingredients directly into an old-fashioned glass filled with ice. As they swirl around, you'll understand how this drink got its name. Garnish with a wedge of lime.
From the Classic Cocktails Book by Daniel R. White and Andrew McMeel and gumbopages.com
2: Wreck real havoc
1. 5 ounces light rum, 1.5 ounces dark rum, 1 ounce orange juice, 1 ounce fresh lime juice (NOT Rose's or Real-Lime), 1/4 cup passion fruit juice, or 1 tablespoon passion fruit syrup, 1 teaspoon superfine sugar, 1 teaspoon grenadine Cherries with stems, and orange slice to garnish.
In a cocktail shaker, mix the rum, passion fruit juice or syrup, the other juices and the sugar until sugar is dissolved. Add the cherries and stir to combine. Then add ice and shake. Half-fill a hurricane glass with ice. Then strain drink into glass; add ice to fill. Garnish with orange slice and cherries.
Matt Beat
Red Lyon Tavern
Location: 944 Massachusetts.
Price ranges: Beer, pints: $2.50 to$ 4.00; pitchers: $7.00 to$ 10.50;
wall drinks: $3.25; wine:$ 3.00
Dress code: Wear pants
Size: 101 maximum occupancy
Best days: Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Games: Three dart boards, one pool table, Golden Tee, Scrabble, Boggle and Checkers
Vibe: European pub
**Beers on tap:** Fat Tire, Kilian's, Amstel Light, Bass, Harp, Newcastle,
Boulevard Wheat and Pale Ale, Boddingtons, Guinness, Woodchuck
(also Bud and Miller Lite), but go drink those somewhere else)
The Red Lyon's great beer selection and laid-back atmosphere make it one of the best places to chill in Lawrence. European flags and a wall of beer mirrors allow for visions of the big island across the pond. You also can't argue with an endless supply of free popcorn. The college crowd usually shows up around 11 p.m. Before then most of the patrons are disenfranchised, weathered townies. bellied up to the bar the night of Bush's speech at the Republican National Convention and the bartender handed out sheets for the RNC Drinking Game. The list of 40 rules included having to drink if Bush said, "America is safer" or if a person of color appeared on the screen. Everyone that played was drunk by the end of his speech.
Go late, play darts, enjoy.