chocolate. i was just told by my new age psychic medical docter dude that i’m allergic to it. well, only sex is better than chocolate, and only by a small margin. so sorry doctor, i cannot and will not give up my chocolate! apparently, pure dark chocolate has a high acidity content, and fyi, acid is bad for our systems. don’t even go down the milk chocolate road… that’s just wrong all the way round. devil’s tool wrong… but so like, here i am, knowing that i shouldn’t be touching chocolate with a ten foot pole and yet there i go rubbing myself all in it. hello? self control? you there? will power? out to lunch—binging on chocolate. and so it goes with me, chocolate, and libra. those troublesome libra men—so hot, so wrong. when oh when will i stay away? i’m trying to refrain from both these days—and libra’s LUJURIA is helping me out with some simulated intimacy. a double shot of godiva chocolate liqueur in a dark beer does wonders for the palette and the libido. BTW, the tempting cocoa bean is ruled by venus and is thus a tempting libra. as if you couldn’t have guessed. this beer concoction goes down real smooth, just like libra men.

LUJURIA
one bottle dark beer
double shot godiva chocolate liqueur

Three Olives Vodka Wants to See Your “O-Face”

that is, the look of surprise one has after tasting a shockingly delicious Three-O Vodka drink. and i can tell you after sampling their newest flavors, grape and cherry, making an O-face isn’t hard to do. WOW! every time i taste one of these three olives vodkas i am amazed at the intensity of flavor. i especially love the cherry… that would kick in a chocotini… yummy!

i’m sparing you all my “O-face” trust me, you’re better off. but, i invite you all to enter your personal “O-face” shots before june 1st in the three olives competition to win the following:

5 finalists will be chosen, flown to NYC, given the VIP treatment and given a photo shoot. Of the 5 finalists, 1 grand prize winner will be Three-O’s next “O-Face”, awarded $10,000 and be featured in a national ad campaign.

ENTER CONTEST HERE…

mata hari was a cool chick, totally faboo. the type of woman we should all aspire to be… bohemian, dramatic, influential, intelligent, exiting, creative, sensual, strong… and now we can add “tasty” to that list. this infamous woman can also place absinthe on her resume. she has been a mother, a divorcee, a concubine, an exotic dancer, and lastly a spy. let it be said that i do not believe a woman of her substance would stoop to such a traitorous level, and am 1000% positive she was framed. she died at the hands of a french firing squad; an unlucky scapegoat of WW1. but truth be told, such a theatrical and climactic ending fit neatly into the general theme of her action-packed life, which was filled with tempestuous passion, stoic inner strength and defiant intelligence. mati hari was a showy, attention-craving, fun-loving, tasteful, cunning exibitionist leo. her rising sign was a sexual, dark, severe, intense, powerful scorpio. from what i’ve read, she wouldn’t have lived life any other way. leo sun, scorpio rising, absinthe bohemian: MATA HARI.

(MATA HARI absinthe liqueur is ironically a scorpio as it is made with the martian herb, wormwood.) the graphic design on the label is fab and so is the taste. no artificial anything, especially it’s name sake… MATA HARI $58. MATA HARI is one of the strongest traditional absinthes. 60% vol./ 120 proof. Original recipe from 1881. Produced in the last authentic historical Austrian Absinthe distillery. Mata Hari is made of the finest herbs, above all Wormwood and Salvia. Highest legal level of Thujon & Absinthin. Mata Hari containes all-natural ingridients and is exclusively coloured with natural herbs only. Nice louche effect with ice & water with no dominant anise taste and therefore outstanding mixing abilities.

since i’m the only blog that hasn’t done an AVIATION cocktail yet, i thought it about time. truth be told, i think the Crème de Violette tastes rather like vicks 44 alone, but when it’s blended in a cocktail it suddenly becomes palatable and intriguing. and like so many recipes from a bygone era, this classic tipple tastes better with every sip. funny how those old timers grow on you like that, isn’t it?

this particular bottle of violet liqueur has been sitting on my bar for over a year… talk about procrastination. yup, i’m the queen of it and so is taurus—happy birthday to all you bulls out there! perhaps my nasty habit of putting things off stems from my moon in taurus placement, and if it doesn’t at least that makes a good excuse. i have a lazy bull sitting on my moon, so leave me alone world! actually, when nick newmont did my chart for me, he told me i had a hunter’s moon… this apparently is the culprit behind my hesitance to take action. i like to wait and see how things play out, and then before ya know it, i’ve missed the damn boat!

last weekend i was out hiking with my dogs when i stumbled upon these incredibly abundant and exquisite violets—i was compelled to pick them for garniture in a tipple that called for Crème de Violette, and here we are! the violet is ruled by none other than the planet of beauty and love, venus. hence the voilet falls under the dominion of taurus. unlike scorpio, the overtly sexual sign, taurus prefers sex behind closed doors. but prefers sex none the less. (thanks to nick newmont for that insightful analogy) most of us would never know taurus was exceptionally talented in the sack, or particularly well endowed, and that they consider sex a basic need of life along with shelter, water and food. but it is true. so if you think all that cute taurus across the hall does well is drink, cook and look pretty, think again. she can hit every g spot in the human body too. provided it’s behind a beautiful, well built, antique, solid oak, closed door… cheers to taurus and making love in true taurean fashion… delectable, tantalizing, enduring, appreciative, satisfying, taurus.

AVIATION COCKTAIL
2 ounces gin
1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 teaspoons maraschino liqueur
1/4 ounce Crème de Violette

genius idea ms. liquid muse. genius. finally, a mocktail book with seriously top notch creative and tasty recipes… i’m talking about PREGGATINIS by natalie bovis nelson. for only $16.95 you can give a hipper, cooler, awesomer baby shower gift than she’ll get from anyone else. in fact, i’m thinking about getting knocked up just so i can unwrap a copy of PREGGATINIS at my baby shower. not. get your copy out PREGGATINIS here…

MAMARITA:
2 tbsp rim salt
1 oz agave nectar
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
1 oz orange juice
3 oz limeade
1 lime wedge

salt rim a margarita glass and set aside. stir agave nectar and lemon juice in the bottom of a mixing glass until the nectar dissolves. add orange juice, limeade, and ice, then shake vigorously. strain into the margarita glass and serve with a lime wedge.

DE-VIRGINIZE FOR DAD:
turn the MAMARITA ino the LIQUID MUSE MARGARITA by leaving out the limeade and orange juice. ill a cocktail shaker wit ice and vigorously shake 2 1/2 oz tequila, 1/2 oz orange flavoured liqueur, 1 1/2 oz lime juice, 1/2 oz agave. strain into a salt rimmed glass and garnish.

Tequila Ocho just released its 2009 vintage. Ocho is sourced from single estates, which allows the tequila to showcase different aroma and flavor characteristics in each harvest. Both the Plata and Reposado varieties from Las Pomez are available now. The 2009 vintage of Añejo from El Carrizal, which is aged for a full year, will be released in July. Ocho was launched on August 8, 2008 in California , and the first vintage was sold out in less than six months. What differentiates Ocho from other tequilas and makes it unique in its category is its rarity. Because of the time it takes an agave to mature, each estate cannot be replenished for almost ten years after each harvest, thus making each vintage of Ocho a rare and collectable tequila. very, very smooth indeed…

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As the fastest growing spirits category in the U.S., the folks over at GRAN CENTENARIO know consumers are thirsty for premium and aged tequilas. With summer right on our doorstep, enthusiasm for this refreshing spirit will likely grow. enter AZUL TEQUILA, a reposado tequila made from 100% blue agave, retailing for only $20 a bottle! for the price, the taste is excellent… so kick it up a notch and pour that margarita with reposado instead of silver for a change!!!

sagittarius is not usually known for her psychic abilities, but psychic abilities she has none the less. no… i usually prattle on about her hedonistic, fun loving, generous, frank, outgoing nature, and if i do mention expansive, it’s in the capacity of travel. but, expansiveness is actually a trait manifested on many levels in sagittarius. such as physically, like gaining weight, or as in journeying somewhere on earth. but this expansiveness can also pertain to a mental, emotional, Psychological, metaphysical, and spiritual quality that sag does indeed possess. she’s quite capable of astral travel, if only she’d put her mind to it. and often, her sense of just knowing on a gut level inspires many of us to wish we were sagittarius ourselves. our lady of guadalupe is famous for her december 12th appearance as an apparition to st Saint Juan Diego. that particular image is still around today, located on that peasant’s cloak on display in Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City.

while the famous mexican cerveza cocktail, the MICHELADA, is made with saturn’s lime and mar’s hot sauce, it is obviously sagittarius’s lady of guadalupe who is enjoying it here! so happy cinco de mayo to this special woman, whose alter is on display at COMIDA in nyc. come check her out and experience a MICHELADA first hand…

MICHELADA:

Fill glass with ice and add:
1/2 ounce valentina sauce
1/2 ounce maggi sauce
1 ounce fresh lime juice
top with mexican beer

garnish: chipotle salt with slice of lime
***chipotle salt is a blend of kosher salt and chipotle powder. it has a nice smoky, and subtly spicy flavor.