Eeek...It's green but TASTY

It's amazing what a little bit of fresh mint does for a green smoothie.

Many years ago, I had longer hair and a penchant for going to a rock disco called 'The Dreadnought'. Well, the hotel onto which the disco was attached was called 'The Dreadnought Hotel'. The disco (actually I should say 'Nightclub' but I guess, but, in truth, the Phrase 'Magical Drinking Pit' is more fitting, so we'll stick to Disco.) was also known to us head-bangers as 'The Dready', 'The Dreadful', and 'Ah'm nivir goan back tae that shitehole again'

The original is missed but the spirit is still alive and can be found here.

But it just is not the same...

Why am I subjecting myself to this walk down rememberry lane? Errr... ah yes mint.

Yesterday I started to add fresh mint to my green smoothies partly because I know mint is good for you:

http://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/herbs-and-spices/health-benefits-of-mint.html

http://www.livestrong.com/article/249915-what-are-the-benefits-of-eating-whole-mint-leaves/

and mostly because it tastes nice. Well nicer than what I had been tasting last week.

and it did! It worked wonders for the smoothies, they taste nice and fresh and minty. Sorted.

So what has that to do with a head-banging, too hot, way too sweaty, way way too loud, rock disco from the seventies and eighties?

The green monster

Take:

A pint glass and to this add:

2 measures of vodka
1 measure of Creme-de-menth
1 measure of Blue Balls
1 measure of Advocate

Fill to the foaming brim with lemonade.

Drink through a straw. It's minty. Its thick. It got banned, even from the dreadnought.

Reviews:
'It tastes like a melted doon mint aero' - random sweaty bloke.

'Man, that's the nicest tasting thing ahv ivin thrown up' - G MAcFarlane

'Urgs, Frangle, fuccchhhin kuiiinnn' - Me


Yeah. I don't drink any more.

Alan.