Cocktail Dice Exist And Can Help You Get Drunk

For keepers of well-stocked bars and owners of lots of glassware. via Ruth Reichl.

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Former Gourmet magazine editor in chief Ruth Reichl has a personal blog that usually just makes me question my life decisions. (Why haven't I written a book? Why am I not traveling the world eating interesting ethnic foods? Couldn't I, at the very least, go to the farmers' market and buy some effing tatsoi on occasion?) But today, Reichl posted something I can totally access: A $16 drinking game! With accessories!

You shake up eight wooden dice marked with variables like alcohol, mixer, and garnish.

The options are:

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Alcohols: vodka, gin, rum, tequila, and whiskey

Dry or Sweets: vermouth, triple sec, grenadine, bitters, orgeat syrup, simple syrup

Sodas: cola, tonic, club, lemon-lime, ginger ale

Fruit Juices: orange, cranberry, lemon, lime, grapefruit, pomegranate

Garnishes: lime slice, lemon twist, pearl onion, olive, cherry, orange twist

Herbs & Spices: basil sprig, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, mint sprig, sugar

Methods: shaken, stirred, poured, blended

Barware: double old fashioned, martini glass, highball, collins

When the dice/universe mandates your ingredients, mix it up.

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(Or stir or blend, depending on the dice.)

And bottoms up!

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WHERE TO BUY: Get the basic version for $16 from Leaf Cutter Designs or a version with a shaker included for $34 from Uncommon Goods.