BEVERAGE CLUB SPRING SIPS

Black Russian Ingredients

Ice

2 oz. vodka

1 oz. Kahlúa or coffee liqueur

Orange slice, Maraschino cherry, and/or orange bitters, for serving (optional)

Directions

Fill a large measuring glass with ice. Add vodka and Kahlúa and stir with a long-handled spoon until mixture is chilled, about 30 seconds. Strain into an ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish with an orange slice, cherry, and/or bitters.

Dirty Shirley Ingredients

2 oz. vodka

1 oz. fresh lime juice

1 oz. grenadine

4 oz. lemon-lime soda

Maraschino cherries and lime wheels, for serving

Directions

Fill a tall glass with ice cubes. Pour vodka, lime juice, and grenadine over ice. Add lemon-lime soda and stir with a long-handled spoon to combine. Serve topped with cherries and a lime wheel.

Painkiller Cocktail

Ingredients

4 oz. pineapple juice

2 oz. dark rum

1 oz. fresh-squeezed orange juice

1 oz. cream of coconut

Ice

Freshly grated nutmeg

Halved orange slice, for garnish

Directions

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, then add pineapple juice, rum, orange juice, and cream of coconut. Shake until cold, about 15 to 30 seconds. Pour into a glass filled with ice and grate nutmeg on top. Garnish with orange slice and serve.

Prosecco Mint Julep

Ingredients

6 mint leaves, plus more for serving 3/4 oz. simple syrup

1 oz. bourbon

Crushed ice

3 oz. dry prosecco

1 dash of Angostura bitters

Directions

In a mint julep cup or highball glass, muddle mint leaves and simple syrup with a muddler or the end of a wooden spoon handle until mint is dark green and has lost its shape. Add bourbon, then ice, prosecco, and bitters, and gently stir to combine. Garnish with more mint.

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Bible Trivia

1. Is the book of 4 John (KJV) in the Old or New Testament? Or neither?

2. In Romans 10, what body part does Paul call “beautiful” on those who bring the good news? Is it hands, mouth, heart or feet?

3. Who died after getting his long hair caught in a tree and being found by enemy soldiers? Was it Absalom, Joash, Ahaz or Asa?

4. From Matthew 22:14, “For many are called, but few are _______.” Is it worthy, chosen, winners or liked?

5. What caused the death of Job’s children? Was it famine, flood, windstorm or beheading?