In the spirit of Mother Jones’ tongue-in-cheek election cocktails the “Nasty Woman” and “Bad Hombre”, I decided to toss in a couple of nonsensical buzzwords from the other side of the aisle that had gotten enough traction to deserve their own actually drinkable adult beverages…

I give you the “Assault Weapon” and the “Basket of Deplorables”:

While the Mother Jones election cocktails involved some wonderful “ivory tower” ingredients like Thai basil and Cocchi di Torino vermouth, I decided take my election cocktails distinctly to well… the other side of the aisle.

That said, I want to stress that the ingredients were selected for quality and thematic appropriateness- these excellent spirits are anything but deplorable. They’ve also got kick- so don’t drink and drive… Imbibe AFTER you vote- think of them as post election cocktails for a reason!

We’ll see y’all on the flipside of this election!

Assault Weapon

Hardware:

• Sprig of rosemary
• 8oz. Chilled steel Tumbler or Old Fashioned glass

• Ice
• 1 oz. Bulleit rye whiskey
• 6 oz. Brooklyn Brewery Black Ops or other Russian Imperial Stout (or other ~10% ABV stout or dark beer, if necessary).
• Sprig of rosemary

Preparation
Combine ingredients, stir with rosemary spring. Add ice as needed. Garnish with rosemary.

Basket of Deplorables

Hardware:

• Shaker
• Ice
• Paring Knife
• Juicer
• 16 oz. Red Solo cup or Pint Glass

• 1 lemon, halved, reserving a slice for garnish
• 12 oz. Southampton Publick House Double White Ale or other citrusy wiessbier 6-7% ABV
• 1 oz. Deep Eddy Lemon Vodka
• Sprite or 7-up to finish
• Dash of orange or lemon bitters

Preparation
Juice lemon into shaker w/ ice. Add other ingredients and shake briskly. Strain into cup and top off with chilled lemon-lime soda. Garnish with lemon.

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P.S. – I tried making a “Trumped-up Trickle Down” for my election night cocktails, but I couldn’t get a drop of Goldschlager to float on a thin layer of cream liqueur floating atop a glass of Bud Lite.