I mentioned over at lanadefemme.blogspot.com that I had given up alcohol. That's right folks, no more vodka club sodas for me for a few months. Goodbye delicious dirty martinis, how I occasionally miss thee. Bay of Pigs, you are definitely missed. One of my biggest challenges was dealing with what I was going to do while everyone around me got their party on with alcoholic beverages. Enter my current favorite mocktail!
Bay of Pigs
Traditionally this drink is made from a Mexican beer (I prefer Sol) and Clamato. Salt rims the glass and the drink is kicked up a notch with some Tabasco. It's a lighter, more freshing and nighttime appropriate version of a Bloody Mary.
1 pint glass
1 bottle of Clamato
1 bottle of Sparkling Water/Club Soda/Non-alcoholic Beer
1 bottle of Tabasco
Margarita Salt
Limes
Take a pint glass, rim with salt, fill 1/3 to 1/2 with Clamato depending on your preference, fill the rest of the way with Sparkling Water/Club Soda/Non-alcoholic Beer. Dash Tabasco to your liking, I have usually 5+ dashes because I like it spicy. Garnish with a wedge of lime.
Personally, I skip the salt (sodium just causes bloat) and I use sparkling water because it's also low in sodium. My friend prefers Non-alcoholic Beer, but it just seems like wasteful calories to me for none of the fun of regular beer!
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