"The Sky's The Limit" Auction – Cocktailnerd brings the booze
Call to Arms, Locals Only April 23rd, 2008
I have three children that attend Eliot Elementary in the Tulsa Public School district and this Friday, April 25th is the annual Eliot Auction held by the Eliot PTA. Naturally, when asked if I could, 1: provide a drink idea to fit in the ‘Sky’s The Limit’ theme and 2: provide an item or idea for auction I took up the charge.
The signature drink of the auction will be the Stardust, a drink that’s not particularly my style but won the taste-testers over and was simple to make in a five-gallon batch. I made a couple of modifications to bring out and improve the peach element and, of course, I eliminated the sweet-and-sour mix, but that was about it. I’m sure by 10pm everyone will love it.
What I’m most proud of though is the “Cocktailnerd’s Guide to Better Drinking” bucket I’m donating. Valued at over $250 this is what it includes:
- Gin: Quintessential
- Vodka: 360
- Light Rum: Angostura 5 Year
- Dark Rum: Coruba Jamaican
- Vermouth: Martini & Rossi Dry and Sweet
- Applejack: Laird’s
- Cachaca: Pitu
- Misc: Lillet (blanc)
- Misc: Stock Maraschino Liqueur
- Bitters: Angostura and Peychaud’s
- Equipment: Boston shaker, wooden muddler, and OXO measuring cups
- Guidance: The Joy of Mixology, by Gary Regan and Cocktailnerd recipe/info cardset
- Mixers: Orgeat syrup, Falernum (homemade), Pimento Dram (homemade), and Grenadine (homemade)1
- And, of course, a big “party” bucket
If you’re in or near Tulsa please come by and support our PTA as they provide a good many things for the school and students that aren’t able to be provided by TPS. My wife will be providing some of the free food (along with locally-recognized BBQ and other establishments) that you get with the $25 admission and the drink tickets are $2 apiece2 . Here are the details:
The Eliot Auction (our adults-only evening) is April 25th at 7pm at the Christensen Hangar, Jones/Riverside Airport. The committee has been very busy collecting lots of great things to be sold that night. The raffle is being handled by Susie Page and will begin soon. There are still opportunities to volunteer for this event. Please contact our chairs Tim Hoss and Jeannie Farrar, with any questions or donations. This is going to be a fun party with great food and entertainment, featuring our own Jeff Turner as MC for the evening. Tickets are available at $25.00 each. Hope to see you there!
I’ll be karaoke-ing my ass off, generally making a fool of myself, and eyeballing the restored Vespa that’s up for live auction. So, keep your mitts offa it.
Sounds like a great evening!
In the Bucket for Better Drinking do you include a guide to using the bottles? It looks like a great instant bar (on the sundries and the equipment).
Thank you sir, it included two books as well as a set of drink postcards I developed and seemed to be a very popular item at the auction. It ended up going for about 80% of the retail value so I consider it a success. And yes, it was definitely a great starter bar kit. I’ll definitely be doing it again next year.