Every Week, the ROOF will provide its followers with a special and exciting list of beverage masterpieces. While the old favorites will occasionally be thrown into the mix, the ROOF is determined to describe less well-known but nonetheless fantastic drinks. If you have any original drink creations of your own, please send the name and recipe to od91111@yahoo.com. and we'll post it in the coming week. Cheers!

This Week's Drinks: (05/27/02)

SLOW COMFORTABLE SCREW

1.5 oz. vodka

.5 oz. sloe gin

.5 oz. Southern Comfort

4 oz. orange juice

Pour all the ingredients into a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes. Stir well.

CANADIAN SALAD

1 oz. Canadian Whisky

.5 oz. brandy

.5 oz. Irish Mist

.5 oz. scotch

1 oz. orange juice

.5 oz. lemon juice

.5 teaspoon superfie sugar

1 orange slice

1 maraschino cherry

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the whisky, brandy, Irish Mst, Scotch, orange juice, lemon juice, and sugar. Shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass almost filled with ice cubes. Garnish with the orange slice and the cherry.

GROG

2 oz. dark rum

3 oz. water

Pour the rum and the water into an old-fashioned gass with no ice cubes. Stir well. Praise the gods that you weren't in the British Navy!

This Week's Drinks: (05/20/02)

THE BRONX AIN'T SO SWEET

1.5 oz. gin

1 teaspoon dry vermouth

.5 oz. orange juice

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

BRIAN'S BELIEF

1.5 oz. anejo rum

.5 oz. dark creme de cacao

.5 oz. lemon juice

2 teaspoons superfine sugar

4 oz. cold tea

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the rum, creme de cacao, lemon juice and sugar. Shake well. Strain into a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes. Top with the tea and stir well.

MOSCOW MULE

1.5 oz. vodka

1 oz. lime juice

4 oz. ginger beer

1 lime wedge

Pour the vodka, lime juice and ginger beer into a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes. Stir well and garnish with the lime wedge.

This Week's Drinks: (05/06/02)

TIDAL WAVE

1 oz. light rum

.5 z. dark rum

.5 oz. gin

.5 oz. vodka

.5 oz. tequila

2 oz. pineapple juice

1 oz. orange juice

1 teaspoon grenadine

1 cup crushed ice

Put all of the ingredients into a blender. Blend well. Pour into a collins glass. Stand well away from drinker!

T.N.T.

1.5 oz. blended whiskey

1 oz. annisette

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine both of the ingredients. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

GALE AT SEA

1.5 oz. vodka

.5 oz. dry vermouth

.5 oz. galliano

.5 oz blue curacao

In a mixing glass half filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Stirr well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

This Week's Drinks: (04/22/02) BITCH ON WHEELS

2 oz. gin

.5 oz. dry vermouth

.5 z. white creme de menthe

1 teaspoon Pernod

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine all the ingredients. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

TOM COLLINS

2 oz. gin

1 oz. lemon juice

1 teaspoon superfine sugar

3 oz club soda

1 maraschino cherry

1 orange slice

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the gin, lemon juice, and sugar. SHake well. Strain into a collins glass almost filled with ice cubes. Add the club soda. Stir and garnish with the cherry and the orange slice.

SPARK IN THE NIGHT

1.5 oz. dark rum

.5 oz. Kahlua

2 teaspoons lime juice

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredienats. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.