Cocktail mixologists, give me some ideas

So a friend of mine works as a sales rep for a liquor distribution company. She came to my NYE party with two cases of liquor to donate. Most of it is oddball stuff that she was trying to sell to stores (or whatever they do). I don't like to waste liquor, but I also don't know what to do with it. I have a few decent whiskeys and a few decent tequilas, triple sec, a little vodka, Kahlua, and some Grand Marnier. Now for the flavored/oddball stuff. Gingerbread Kahlua, peppermint Kahlua, Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey, Wild Turkey American Honey, Sky coconut, Sky dragonfruit, Absolute peach, Absolute cherrykran, Absolute berry acai, whipped cream liqueur, pumpkin liqueur, sour apple schnapps, caramel apple liqueur, banana liqueur, cotton candy liqueur, butterscotch schnapps, Malibu Red, Malibu Black, Malibu cranberry-cherry, Vincent Van Gogh acai blueberry vodka, coco herbal liqueur, and a little Jager. GO!

My only recommendation is to dump the Jager down the drain. It's nasty and will berkeley you up. There is a bar in Charleston that still has a 3 shot max because of me.

Which one?

Most of it sounds extremely nasty - I'd burn it to keep the house warm, or maybe to practice some sort of fireball-related party trick. A couple of the vodkas might be tolerable in proper mixtures, and maybe the whiskey based stuff as well. Mostly you need to kill the excessive sweetness; think bitters, maybe fresh citrus (try using zest rather than juice), maybe some traditional digestives like Campari in the mix.

For the oddball stuff, each one will have recommendations on its own brand website.

I went to a NYE party where all of the unwanted/oddball drinks were mixed together to form 'Death Punch'.

Invite the local sorority over, they'll polish off all the candy-flavoured garbage and leave the good stuff.

You can make your own girls gone wild video at the same time.

Desserts. Use it for cooking desserts and/or mix with whipped cream to top things. Or use to spike coffee in the morning.

Banana liqueur = Bananas Foster

Is there a woman in the house? Some of this stuff might be good for variations on Cosmopolitans or just making fruity girly martini-type drinks.

Dump that cotton candy liqueur. That's just nasty.

I would mix the Kahlua with hot chocolate and drink it next to a campfire. Don't judge me for knowing this, but there is a shot called a "buttery nipple" that uses butterscotch liqueur.

Donate it to my shop garage and watch the good times roll!

Dibs on the Jager in the event of a part out. I loves me that stuff.

Toyman01 wrote: My only recommendation is to dump the Jager down the drain. It's nasty and will berkeley you up. There is a bar in Charleston that still has a 3 shot max because of me.

You are little girl.

Folks who lived in my apartment before me left a bunch of oddball stuff. I just set it out on the counter whenever I have people over and drinking is involved. I stick my good stuff away and stick to beer in those situations.

You can use oddball stuff to spike beers. Throw a shot of flavored liqueur in a glass of Blue Moon, Hoegaarden, or maybe a blonde ale or wheat beer.

Put the schnapps on ice and invite a few male friends over. Not too many if you only have the one or two bottles. Sit in a close circle. Pass the bottle around until its gone.

z31maniac wrote:

Toyman01 wrote: My only recommendation is to dump the Jager down the drain. It's nasty and will berkeley you up. There is a bar in Charleston that still has a 3 shot max because of me.

You are little girl.

Four of them dumped on top of a dozen screwdrivers will mess with your head, not to mention the rest of you. I'm glad I'm past that.

There are so many flavors there, I would just stock up on highball glasses and ice.

with all of those flaovred vodkas i would invite the ladies and make cosmos. The honey jack daniels is actually pretty good on the rocks. Other than that i think the desset idea is pretty good.

Chris

Spike everything...

A glass of egg nog to ring in the new year? Add the gingerbread stuff to liven up the glass!
A slice of pumpkin pie for the holidays? Mix a bit of pumpkin liqueur into a tub of whipped cream to serve up some extra fun party sauce!
A tuna melt sandwhich? Add some butterscotch schnapps so youll throw up because tuna melts are nasty!

16vCorey wrote: So a friend of mine works as a sales rep for a liquor distribution company. She came to my NYE party with two cases of liquor to donate.

Such a promising start.

16vCorey wrote: Gingerbread Kahlua, peppermint Kahlua, Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey, Wild Turkey American Honey, Sky coconut, Sky dragonfruit, Absolute peach, Absolute cherrykran, Absolute berry acai, whipped cream liqueur, pumpkin liqueur, sour apple schnapps, caramel apple liqueur, banana liqueur, cotton candy liqueur, butterscotch schnapps, Malibu Red, Malibu Black, Malibu cranberry-cherry, Vincent Van Gogh acai blueberry vodka, coco herbal liqueur, and a little Jager.

But oh dear god every single one of those things is disgusting. The Jager is at least a thing, but the rest of them are horrible wretched blights upon the drinking public that should not be allowed to exist. You should have to consent to a castration before drinking any of them.

Even the Jack Daniels honey is horrible. Why take a proud drink like Whiskey and befoul it with added flavoring? At least flavored vodka is ruining a soulless beverage.

I recommend pawning it all off on girly women. They go nuts for the stuff. My wife, however, prefers single malt.

Lots of the sugary stuff goes well with making Jello shots or Pudding shots. Any of the flavored vodkas will make cosmos-type drinks with a little extra juice or soda.

I see a good start to feeding a thirsty party.

Seeing that I live in Wisconsin, been the co-president of a collegiate drinking club, and ran a 12+ hour pub crawl, I love all alcohol. Even the crap has it's place.

Have Colleen invite over a bunch of hot chicks who don't normally drink. Mix a Caylee Anthony sized cooler of Hunch Punch. Profit.

The best thing to do with Grand Marnier is to dump it down the drain.

In all seriousness, a lot of that stuff is good neat or on the rocks. Kaluha is very good simply mixed with some cold milk.

I will gladly take the honey whiskey.

Sky_Render wrote: The best thing to do with Grand Marnier is to dump it down the drain.

Heretic! That's one of the few things on that list that's actually palatable. Use it in small doses in margaritas or Manhattans to add complexity (I just did my first batch of barrel-aged Manhattans, which included a little Grand Marnier), or emulate the classic 24 Hours of Le Mans experience and douse your crepes with it.

02Pilot wrote:

Sky_Render wrote: The best thing to do with Grand Marnier is to dump it down the drain.

Heretic! That's one of the few things on that list that's actually palatable. Use it in small doses in margaritas or Manhattans to add complexity (I just did my first batch of barrel-aged Manhattans, which included a little Grand Marnier), or emulate the classic 24 Hours of Le Mans experience and douse your crepes with it.

That's almost the only reason I have it. I bought it to put it in french toast batter.