Casino Cocktail Friday -- Dumpster Juice and Casino War
Ok, so we can't always be stylish. And we can't always play the games that will give us the best odds.
Allow me to quote The WIzard of Odds himself:
Casino War is without a doubt the easiest card game to play in the casino.
And it had better be easy, since after a dumpster juice or two, you will be dead on your feet. Dumpster juice is a no-frills drink for a no-frills game. Read on to find out more about this combination.
Dumpster Juice
1 oz vodka
1 oz 151 rum
1 oz orange juice
1/2 oz each Midori
1/2 oz Chambord
Now, we know that a Dumpster Juice is not the kind of drink you can order at just any bar. In fact, you may as well be ready to explain the ingredients to the cocktail waitress (and slip her a nice tip for her trouble!), but you wont be dissappointed with the results. A nice solid drink that packs a whallop, and at the same time provides you the perfect companion to the simple and straighforward game of Casino War.
If you've played the card game war as a child, then you have all you need to konw about Casino War. You simply place your bet, and if your card beats the dealer card, you win even money. If you're card is less than the dealer, you lose. If its the same you enter "war", and you have to raise your bet to enter war. The odds are generally silly. And the chances of you winning are really a 50/50 chance, though make no mistake, as always, the casino has the edge on the payout.
Here's what the indomitable Jake at LiquorSnob.com has to say about today's Combo:
Casino War is one of those games you play when you don't want to put in any effort. Similarly, when the Casino Snobs asked us to match a drink to the game, we didn't have to put a whole lot into it. The perfect match is Dumpster Juice, because it's easy to make, easy to drink, and it looks worse than it is. You might have to explain it to your server a bit, but they'll get it and a lot of bartenders are excited to make it. You don't need to stick to this recipe...any combination of multicolored liqueurs will mix with orange juice to give you the requisite brownish-green color. Plus, it's a great conversation starter!
So there it is. The drink itself is as mutable as the odorous elixir that its named after. Wow, we CAN sound classy when we talk about Casino War and Dumpster Juice.
Try out this combo the next time you're out at the tables and dont forget, when you're winning this kind of war, cutting and running may just be your best bet.
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Posted by Russell Miner at September 22, 2006 9:32 AM
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