TT's page of DRINKS

Obviously in order of importance.....

Beer

Absolutely unbeatable as drinks go... Quell thirst like gatorade, match a good italian dinner like a bottle of prime Chianti, get you drunk like a Knytnæve, a hangover like a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster and taste amazing to boot.

Some of my favourites include: Tuborg, Gold Tuborg, Carlsberg's Elephant, and a good pint of Guiness. What more can I say....

Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster

"Here's what the Encyclopedia Galactica has to say about alcohol. It says that alcohol is a colourless volatile liquid formed by the fermentation of sugars and also notes its intoxicating effect on certain carbon-based life forms. The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy also mentions alcohol. It says that the best drink in existence is the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster. It says that the effect of drinking a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster is like having your brains smashed out by a slice of lemon wrapped round a large gold brick. ... The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy sells rather better than the Encyclopedia Galactica."

Knytnæve (Fist)

I've only ever had one Knytnæve in my whole drinking life, and the effect was close to what the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy claims about the above, Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster.

It was in fact, not unlike having my "brains smashed out by a slice of lemon wrapped around a large golden brick..."

A fistful of Vodka, topped with mineral water....

• Put ice in a Pint-sized draught glass....
• Place your fist vertically next to said very big glass.
• Fill glass with Vodka until edge of fist.
• Top with mineral water, until desired flavour is reached (This quite often requires fitting about a gallon of mineral water into a pint glass, a hard thing to do at the best of times, but absolutely impossible when you're drunk enough to actually consider drinking a Knytnæve).
• Add a slice of Lemon....
• Jump off a tall building....

Caipirinha

A fabulous Brazilian summer drink, consisting of Lime, Cane sugar, Cachaça, Crushed ice. For the uninitiated, Cachaça is not unlike rum, insofar as it is the Brazilian variant of that same Sugar Cane spirit. Experts like myself, are, of course, immensely aware of the huge difference between these two lethal substances, and will therefore not recommend attempting a Caipi (as it is sometimes known in Brazil), with anything but the real thing.

1 lime
2 ounces of cachaça
Cane Sugar to taste
Ice cubes

Wash the lime and roll it on the board to loosen the juices. Cut the lime into pieces and place them in a glass. Sprinkle with the sugar and crush the pieces (pulp side up) with a pestle. Add the cachaça and stir to mix. Add the ice and stir again.

It is delicious and potent! You can also make a pitcher of caipirinha. Figure out how many people and multiply amounts. If you can't find cachaça where you live, use a good vodka. The drink will then be called caipiroshka. No vodka? Use white rum and you will have a caipiríssima. But it won't taste the same!

- From Maria's Cookbook of Brazilian food