Healthier Drinking

Featured Cocktail: The Bullshot

This drink is not your typical cocktail. Oh no, this was the result of a little online research we did after speaking with Ariane about her experiments with bone broth in cocktails. That’s right, you heard me. Bone broth.

Our featured cocktail is the Bullshot. Careful how you pronounce that one. And it stands somewhere between a bloody mary, a hot toddy, and a cup of beef bouillon.

To make a bullshot cocktail, you need:

• 2 oz. vodka
• 1/2 cup beef bouillon
• 1/4 oz. fresh lemon juice
• 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 1 dash Hot sauce
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1 pinch salt

Warm up the broth in a small saucepan, stir in the sauces and the spices, and then pour the broth into a mug with the vodka. The key here is not to add the vodka to the saucepan because the alcohol will evaporate, and you’ll be left with just a cup of broth. And just like a Bloody Mary, there’s a whole ton of variations you can do with seasonings and garnishes, so definitely feel free to adjust the Bullshot recipe to your own savory flavor preferences.

If anybody wants to get adventurous and make a round of Bullshot cocktails, definitely tag us on Social Media @modernbarcart and let us know how they turn out!

Show Notes

Below are a few things you can do to drink healthier:

• Eat before you drink if you’d like to feel the effects of the alcohol more gradually.
• Consider using activated charcoal at the end of the night to help filter out some toxins
• Grab some dark chocolate to give your brain a shot of serotonin to offset that hangover
• Create drinks that have whole ingredients, rather than using premade mixes with preservatives
• Look to mint and ginger if you want to settle your stomach during or after drinking

A Few Questions That Were Answered This Episode

What is an antioxidant, and why should we care?

Antioxidants are basically chemicals that clean out the “junk” that the body produces during the aging process. “Oxidant” refers not to oxygen, but to oxidation, which is the same process that occurs when a piece of metal rusts. If you’ve ever seen someone restore a rusted piece of metal, antioxidants perform a similar role in the body.

How do you balanace fitness with drinking?

Obviously, moderation is key. But if you’d like to time your run or your visit to the gym so that you’re getting the most bang for your buck, just remember that as soon as you start drinking, you end up burning about 70% less calories than you would without alcohol in your system.

This means that you should probably schedule your cardio and strength building to take place well before you plan a night of drinking. A stint on the treadmill directly before a night out on the town just won’t give you the same benefits.

Favorite Cocktail

The Boulevardier

Favorite Spirit

I’m definitely a Bourbon girl, but I also really like Mezcal and Scotch.

Cocktail with Anyone, Past or Present

A dirty martini with Fred Rogers (of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood fame) somewhere beachy – he’s known for spending a lot of time on Cape Cod. He might not drink anything. It would be a heart-to-heart about how we can be better people.

Influential Cocktail Books

Drink Like a Woman by Jeanette Hurt

Advice to New Home Bartenders

Before you go experimenting, bother looking up some standard cocktail formulations. Take the time to learn the basics before branching out.