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After the Oklahoma City Thunder ran roughshod over those poor Mavericks, the team’s become the toast of the town. And with everyone thundering up, it’s only natural that you will be throwing playoff parties or drinking yourself silly at a local alehouse as the team now takes on the Lakers in the NBA Western Conference playoffs.
But it’s not enough just to be thunderstruck. True fans know how to thunder up while throwing bottoms up — it is time to get thunder-drunk (responsibly), people. With the help of Joe Wolf, general manager of McNellie’s, 1100 Classen Drive, we’ve come up with some boozes based on the hometown ballers.
Wolf’s mixtures are based off preexisting shot recipes “spun for the Thunder.” But that needn’t be a limitation. All of these recipes can be made into respectably sized cocktails.
If picking a favorite player is impossible, however, bartender Keith Scott of The Lobby Bar, 4322 N.
Western, covers the
bases with a slam drunk, equal-opportunity mix, aptly called
Thunderstruck. Or if it’s simple, dignified pleasure you seek, look no
further than a Scotch on the Brooks, which the McNellie’s gang said
should be “a classic Scotch, any way you like it,” just like one of
coach’s ties.
Thunderstruck
1.5 parts bourbon
.5 part Baranjager
.5 part simple syrup
1 egg white
Scott’s
recipe calls for dry shaking the ingredients. Then, shake for several
minutes with ice. Double strain into chilled cocktail glass and garnish
with an orange peel and blue curaçao. And voila, you’ve got team spirit,
yes, you do.
“It’s a
new creation,” said The Lobby Bar’s Pie Wall. “Very masculine because
all the ballplayers are such strong, powerful players and strong,
powerful men.”
Fear the Beard
1 part Captain Morgan spiced rum
1 part Malibu coconut rum
.5 part blue curaçao
.5 part razzmatazz splash of cranberry juice
Harden’s beard is the most
famous accessory in the metro, and his libation is just as fashionable,
hence the Razzmatazz. Deceptively innocent, this drink might just put
hair on your chest.
Durantula Bomb
.5 ounce Silver tequila
.5 Ounce blue curaçao
4 Ounces (1/2 a can) Red Bull
KD drops bombs on the court, and thus, this libation is a drop shot. Just
sink
the blue tequila mixture — Wolf recommended Patron because it’s
smoother — into the Red Bull and face it with the same amount of bravery
as opposing ballers. The bomb may sound as intense as Durant’s shooting
game, but the taste is much softer. Like it would wear a backpack.
Central perk
1 part Tanqueray
.5 part triple sec
1 part blue curaçao
For the dulcet tones of big man Kendrick Perkins, the drink has to pack a certain amount of intimidation.
“We want something tough,” Wolf said. “Gin’s tough.”
Sub-zero
1 part Absolut Mandarin vodka
.5 part triple sec
Sprite
1 part Malibu rum
Russell
Westbrook is the indispensable guard, and this drink combines several
palate-pleasing staples. The Sprite softens the mix, apt for
softy-at-heart No. 0. No more questions for you, bro.
Power serge
1 part Absolut Mandarin vodka
1 part blue curaçao
Simple
and sweet like the Thunder’s Congolese power forward, this
straightforward concoction will lower defenses — unlike Serge Ibaka, who
led the NBA in blocked shots. The orange-and-blue ingredients may not
put you in the starting five, but you’re sure to be the MVP shot taker.
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