The Drinkies: Miranda Lambert 'Automatic' Cocktail Recipe
By Radio.com Staff
Throwing back a few drinks with friends while watching the 50th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton? That's our kind of night.
But this year, in honor of the award show turning the big 5-0, don't just drink a beer, throw back a few finely crafted cocktails in honor of your favorite country artists.
Related: ACM Entertainer of the Year Nominee 2015: Miranda Lambert
We here at Radio.com headed over to Lot 5 in Brooklyn with our friendly bartender and comedian Francesca Day to whip up five special concoctions for the Single Record of the Year nominees—Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley, Florida Georgia Line, Lee Brice and Kenny Chesney—which we've dubbed The Drinkies. Heck of a name, we know.
These five drinks range from a truly American concoction that tastes a bit like suntan lotion (in a good way) to a bro-tastic punch perfect for spring break. There's a fool-proof way of getting drunk on a plane or anywhere else you'd like and a beer cocktail that will have you dancing like no one's watching.
Related: Behind the Song: Miranda Lambert - 'Automatic'
And below, there's a pretty in pink cocktail with a surprising kick that honors Miranda Lambert's Platinum track.
So drink responsibly and may the best song win when the ACMs air April 19 at 8 p.m. EST on CBS.
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"The Automatic" (Miranda Lambert)
Ingredients:
5 oz Vodka
1 oz Pickled Beet Juice
Lemon
**You will need a cocktail shaker.
Directions:
Make your very own Pink Pistol cocktail—a cross between a dirty martini and a Bloody Mary—that tastes good whether you're having it at just another Sunday brunch in the South or right before you go out hunting.
Pour vodka and pickled beet juice into a 16 oz. cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well and strain into glass. Garnish with a lemon twist. Make your own twist by taking a paring knife or a vegetable peeler to the lemon and shaving off a thin piece of the rind. Twist the peel to give it that curlicue shape.
Give this unique pink cocktail an extra kick with a pepper rim by running the lemon along the edge of the glass and dipping it in crushed pepper.
Made by hand with lots of love and care, surely, Miranda wouldn't mind letting this ride in her little red wagon.
The 50th ACM Awards air Sunday, April 19 at 8 p.m. EST on CBS.
