Lets face it: guys will always be in competition with one another, whether it's in football, women, or drinking. The quest to outdo one another has led man to create things like steroids, moonshine, and the breathalyzer, which all never end well. So for those of us who don't get a good enough adrenaline buzz by playing Russian Roulette, try one of Metrowize's Top 10 Manliest Cocktails.
10. Texas Roadkill
For those of us who feel that Martinis are too classy in the "pure alcohol cocktail" category, try this drink that will have you speaking in a southern drawl, whether you like it or not.
Ingredients:
A couple splashes of Tabasco Sauce
1/2 oz. Bacardi 151
1/2 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. Vodka
1/2 Wild Turkey Bourbon
How to Make It: Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into a shot glass.
9. Tonya Harding
Don't let the name fool you: One shot of this will have you tipsy, and another one will make your knees buckle.
Ingredients:
1/4 oz. Bacardi 151
1/4 oz. Goldschlager
1/4 oz. Jagermeister
1/4 oz Rumple Minze Peppermint Schnapps (100 proof)
How to Make It: Layer each ingredient in a shot glass, drink.
8. Adios Motherf***er
True to its name, it will have you saying goodbye to your night in no time. The mixers make it tolerable to drink, but cap yourself at a couple at most.
Ingredients:
1/2 oz Vodka
1/2 oz Rum
1/2 oz Tequila
1/2 oz Blue Curacao
2 oz 7-Up
How to Make It: Pour all ingredients except the 7-Up into a chilled glass filled with ice cubes. Top with 7-Up and stir gently.
7. The Wiped-Out
Created after listening to "Wiped-Out," a song about going out with KISS frontman Ace Frehley, there is nothing nice about this shot. By no means should you have more than two shots of this and go out, lest you want to be known as That Guy for the night.
4 drop(s) Angostura Bitters
1/2 oz. Cuervo Gold Tequila
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1/2 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Wild Turkey 80 Proof Bourbon
How to Make It: Layer each ingredient, starting with Wild Turkey and working your way up the list.
6. Irish Car Bomb
This one not only requires the gall to drink it, but speed: You have to drink this drink quickly before it curdles. Or wait to drink it UNTIL it curdles, depending on whatever twisted game you and your drinking buddies are partaking in.
Ingredients:
1/2 pint Guinness
1 oz Jamison
1/2 oz Bailey's Irish cream
How to Make It:
Pour Guiness into a pint glass. Float Baileys on top of Jamison in shot glass. Drop shot glass, carefully, into Guiness. Drink quickly before it curdles.
5. The Hurl Hurl
Maybe, just maybe, this drink is tolerable, what with all the flavored liquors, but don't bank on it. With a name like the Hurl Hurl, that should serve as a warning to any drinker. But, of course, when it comes to true tests of drinking manliness, a name like "Hurl Hurl" sounds more like "You're a pussy if you don't drink this."
Ingredients:
1 part Amaretto
1 part Cranberry Juice
1 part Creme de Banane
1 part Malibu Rum
1 part Melon Liqueur
1 part Peach Schnapps
1 part Raspberry Liqueur
1 part Southern Comfort
1 part Triple Sec
How to Make It:
Add a splash of all the ingredients into a shaker cup filled with ice. Shake until very cold. Serve as a shot or in a cocktail glass.
4. The Four Horsemen
This requires both speed and some coherence, making this a drink and drinking game that shouldn't be performed late in your night.
Ingredients:
1 shot Captain Morgan
1 shot Jack Daniels
1 shot Jim Beam
1 shot Jose Cuervo
How to Make It: Spread the shots out in front of you, take the first one, slam it, then the next and so on down the line. No chaser, no pause. When all four are down, guess which one was which.
3. Long Island Iced Tea
Similar to the Adios Motherf***er but with a classier name, the Long Island Iced Tea boasts a 28% alcohol concentration, which means the drink will certainly get you drunk as much as it will allow you to keep your dignity when someone asks what you're drinking. After all, if approached by a woman and she asks you what you're drinking, which would you rather say: Long Island Iced Tea, or an Adios Motherf***er?
Ingredients:
3 parts Vodka
3 parts Tequila
3 parts White Rum
3 parts Triple Sec
3 parts Gin
5 parts Lemon juice
6 parts Gomme Syrup
Dash of Cola
How to Make It: Mix ingredients in glass over ice, stir, garnish and serve in a Highball glass.
2. The Aunt Roberta
Apparently, the story behind the Aunt Roberta is this: It was invented in the 1800s by a mulatto prostitute who was running a bootleg drinks shack. With eight and a half shots in this cocktail, make sure you have your affairs in order before you drink it.
Ingredients:
3 shots vodka
2 shots absinthe
1 shot brandy
1.5 shots gin
1 shot of blackberry liqueur
How to Make It: Mix all together in a glass, drink, lament over the memory loss that will incur.
1. Martini
Lets be honest: no matter what it boils down to, the Martini will simply be one of the classiest and one of the manliest drinks around. In short, the Martini asserts yourself as one who can down an pure-alcohol cocktail as well as keeping it classy. Of course, if need be, you can substitute normal vodka or gin for Everclear or Moonshine, if you're looking for the most potent cocktail around--you'd end up drinking a drink that's about 90% alcohol.
Ingredients:
Dry vermouth
Vodka/Gin (or Everclear or Moonshine)
Olive
Ice
How to Make It: Utilizing your favorite ratio of gin/vodka to vermouth, mix all together with ice, serve in martini glass with an olive.
Of course, the manliest thing to do would to take this top 10 and drink all of them in one night... but we at Metrowize aren't proponents for losing our reader base, so at most pick one of these drinks wisely and make a night out of it. But if these drinks seem a little too much to handle, don't fear--be sure to check out our 10 Best Drinks You've Never Ordered, which we promise will be far more kind to your stomach than these "cocktails." Or, if you're looking for just beer to settle your stomach, check out our friends at Tasty Booze