Makr Shakr: Industrial Robot Cocktail-Maker
Drei Industrie-Roboter machen Cocktails, die man sich per Mobile App selber mixen kann. Der Makr Shakr stand grade als Testversion auf der Milan Design Week und wird nächsten Monat auf der Google I/O vorgestellt.
Created as a collaboration between MIT Sensible Lab, Pentagram and SuperUber, Makr Shakr is a robotic bar, capable of preparing approximately one googol (equal to 10 power 100) crowd-sourced drink combinations. […]
Users download an app on their handheld devices and mix ingredients as virtual barmen. They can gain inspiration by viewing other users’ recipes and comments before sending in their drink of choice. The cocktail is then crafted by three robotic arms, whose movements reproduce every action of a barman – from the shaking of a Martini to the muddling of a Mojito, and even the thin slicing of a lemon garnish.
Creative Applications: Makr Shakr – Robotic ‘barmen’ and crowd-sourced drinks
Creators Project: This Robot Is The Perfect Mixologist: Find Out How It’s Made
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Pissing Cocktail Robot
Duke Nukem Forever-Cocktail
Alien Brain Hemorrhage Cocktail
Brain Vodka-Shots
Portal Shots
Cocktail-Robot aus Muttermilchpumpen
DIY Typewriter Drink-Mixer
Japanese Wasp-Wodka Shouchuu
Japaner trinken ihren Wodka auch gerne mal mit drei Jahre lang eingelegten und gegärten Riesenwespen. Soll angeblich die Konsistenz von Guiness haben und nach einem Hauch verfaulendem Fleisch schmecken riechen. Yummy!
First, a large number of living wasps is put in a mason jar, which is then filled with shouchuu. Afterward, the jar is sealed up tight and left alone for about three full years. Having no means to escape their alcohol hell, the wasps must suffer terribly within the jar, for they release a great deal of toxins as they die and then ferment. Again, protective clothing is absolutely necessary when preparing the jars.
The first thing to take note of is the liquor’s color; it’s a dark, muddy brown. According to our gracious host, this is a sign that the wasps’ bodies have properly fermented and all of the necessary nutrients have seeped into the liquid. In spite of all assurances that this is exactly how the drink should look, the sight of it is perfectly unappetizing. Then comes the smell. It’s much like that of regular shouchuu, but with just a hint of rotting flesh.
Alcohol Made with Fermented Wasps Gives New Meaning to the Phrase “Get Your Buzz On”
Iron Maiden Beer
Iron Maiden machen jetzt auch Bier. Und als nächstes hätte ich gerne einen Anti-Kater-Dingsbums namens „Live after Death“.
Vimeo Direktmaiden, via Rainbow Zombies
British rock legends Iron Maiden have teamed up with Cheshire family brewers Robinsons to create a new beer, “Trooper”.
Real ale fan and history aficionado Bruce Dickinson, Maiden’s vocalist, played a major role in developing the unique flavour of the beer, entailing ongoing visits to Robinson’s brewery in Stockport. Dickinson’s on-stage Union Jack flag-waving military character is an iconic element of the band’s live concerts and “The Trooper”, written by bassist Steve Harris, is one of Maiden’s most popular songs and one of the highlights of any Maiden show.
Pissing Cocktail Robot
Youtube Direktpiss, via Gizmodo
Ein Drinks-mixender Roboter, der die Anteile und den Cocktail in Gläser pisst. Yummy!
Budweiser sued for making crappy Beer
Anheuser-Busch werden verklagt, weil sie ihr Bier mit Wasser panschen. No shit, Sherlock. Und da muss ich natürlich wieder meinen Monty Pythons alten American Beer-Witz auspacken: Why is American Beer like making love in a canoe? It’s fucking close to water.
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (ABI), the world’s biggest brewer, was sued by consumers in three U.S. states for allegedly overstating the alcohol content in its Budweiser beer.
AB InBev’s St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch Cos. routinely adds extra water to its finished products to produce malt beverages with significantly less alcohol content than displayed on its labels, violating state statutes on consumer protection, according to in a complaint filed yesterday in federal court in Philadelphia. Similar lawsuits were filed in federal courts in New Jersey and San Francisco.
Kraken Corkscrew
Ein Tentakel-Korkenzieher. Kann man jedesmal beim Korken rausziehen „Release the Kraken!“ in der Tonlage von Liam Neeson schreien, ergibt auch irgendwie Sinn, glaub’ ich. Gibt’s hier für 25$. (via Nerdalicious)
Giant Burger Bloody Mary
Okay, die Giant Bacon Bloody Mary hatten wir vor ein paar Wochen, jetzt fehlt noch die Giant Pizza Bloody Mary, dann hätten wir das Thema auch abgehakt. Bei der Burgermary oben dürfte es sich um eine aus der Telluride-Bar in Colorado handeln, oder ein Ripoff der Idee. Anscheinend sind Bloody Marys mit Burgerzutat ein Dings von denen:
The basic recipe is simple: mix tomato juice with some vodka, lime, Worcestershire sauce, horseradish and other spices, and garnish with olives and a stalk of celery. However, at SMAK, a restaurant/bar in Telluride, Colorado, they’ve stepped up brunch strong by garnishing their bloody marys with actual burgers. (It’s pretty much the greatest bloody mary I’ve ever had.)
Bar Serves Bloody Mary Garnished with Burgers (Bild via Nerdalicious)
Beer made from Bull Testicles
Youtube Direktavocados, via Daniel
Zum ersten April hatte die Wynkoop Brewing Company aus Denver mit der Idee „Bier aus Bullenklöten“ herumgesponnen und obiges Video ins Netz gestellt. Und jetzt haben’se das Bier tatsächlich gebraut.
Eine meiner Lieblingsfolgen der Late Late Show mit Craig Ferguson war übrigens die mit Dr. Mehmet Oz und darin die Stelle, als sich die Herren über Hoden unterhalten (in diesem YT-Clip ab Minute 11:30) und warum die so geformt sind, wie so geformt sind, warum sie meistens unterschiedlich hoch hängen und dass das alt-aztekische Wort für Eier „Avocados“ lautet. Wie auch immer… jedenfalls: Gerstensaft mit Gemächt vom Rind. Yummy!
The beer is made with Colorado-grown base malts, roasted barley, seven specialty malts (including special B and smoked malt) and Styrian Goldings hops. The beer gets a small dose of sea salt, too. “It gives the beer an extra layer of Rocky Mountain oyster flavor,” Brown notes, “and additional texture.” The 8-barrel batch also included 25 pounds of bull testicles that were sliced by hand and then roasted (by Wynkoop sous chef Andrew Langlo) before being added to the beer’s mash.
So how does it taste? Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout is an assertive foreign-style stout, slightly viscous, with a deep brown color. It has equally deep flavors of chocolate syrup, Kahlua, and espresso, along with a palpable level of alcohol and a savory umami-like note.It finishes dry and roasted with a fast-fading hop bite. The beer is 7% ABV and has 3 BPBs. That’s balls per barrel.
Giant Breweries of Europe-Print
Schöner Bierprint aus dem PopChart Lab: Der Print misst grob 100x70cm und enthält knapp 1000 Brauereien in ganz Europa. Hier die Karte in SuperHighRes (6000×4102 Pixel). Prost!
The world’s most comprehensive mapping of the breweries and abbeys of the European continent, this print measures in at over seven square feet and features nearly 1,000 breweries, from craft to macro and everything in between.
Tequila Worm Salt
Firebox verkauft Salz aus zerstampften Gusano del Maguey (Tequila-Raupen). Yummy!
Sal de Gusano, as it’s known south of the border (down Mexico way) is a delicious condiment, and an authentic addition to tequila and cocktails.
Made using only the finest of Gusano worms; plucked from their spiky cactus homes and blended with rock salt and chilli to create an intense smoky flavour that’s perfect with salsas, salads and seasoning.
Nuke Beer for Science!
Das Restricted Data-Blog postet jede Menge Details zu den Atombomben-Tests der Amerikaner in den 50er Jahren, jetzt haben sie Versuche ausgegraben die während der Operation Teapot stattfanden, das waren jene Atombomben-Versuche, während der sie leere Test-Käffer gebaut und mit Schaufensterpuppen vollgestellt haben. Kennt man aus der Eröffnungsszene von Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skulls.
Als Teil dieser Tests haben sie Atombomben auf Bier geschmissen, um die Versorgung der Überlebenden mit Wasser zu untersuchen, wenn die natürlichen Ressourcen verstrahlt sind. Nuke Beer for Science!
The Atomic Energy Commission did what they did best and dropped a nuke on bottles of beer and soda cans. (They were “exposed,” in the euphemism of the report. I also love the phrasing above, “the needs of humans for water” — it’s like the report was written by extraterrestrials.) […]
The results were somewhat interesting. Even the bottles pretty near the test had a fairly high survival rate — if they didn’t fall off the shelves, or have something else smash into them (a “missile” problem), or get totally crushed by whatever they were being housed in, they had a good chance of not breaking. Not super surprising, in a way: bottles are small, and there’s a lot of stuff in between them and the shockwave to dissipate it. […] As for radiation, only the bottles closest to Ground Zero had much radioactivity, and even that was “well within the permissible limits for emergency use,” which is to say, it won’t hurt you in the short term. The liquid itself was somewhat shielded by the bottles of the containers which picked up some of the radioactivity. But there were, of course, still pressing questions to be resolved… how did it taste?
Examination made immediately upon recovery showed no observable gross changes in the appearance of the beverages. Immediate taste tests indicated that the beverages, both beer and soft drinks, were still of commercial quality, although there was evidence of a slight flavor change in some of the products exposed at 1270 ft from GZ [Ground Zero]. Those farther away showed no change.
Beer and the Apocalypse (via MeFi)
Anatomical Cocktails
Miss Cakehead veranstaltet im Oktober ein Dinner namens „Eat your Heart out“ (Facebook-Event) mit jeder Menge blutigem Kuchen und Krams (ein paar davon hatte ich hier schon gebloggt) und jetzt hat sie die Drinks und Cocktails gebloggt, die’s dort dazu geben wird. „A variety of disturbing medically inspired cocktails“, von den Überresten von Selbstmordattentätern bis Stuhlproben ist alles dabei, yum!
The cocktails are being created by James Dance of Loading, a Falmouth based internet café and games arcade and go way beyond anything seen before. For example the flavoured vodka in ‘Stomach Contents’ [„inspired by the stomach contents of a teenage suicide victim“] hasn’t been skimmed to purposefully ensure it will visibly contain the perfect teenage diet of chocolate pieces and skittles, the drink garnished with empty pill casings. A shot of absinthe on the top will be reflective of the green hue of stomach bile.
Other drinks on the menu include:
‘Charred Remains’ [„inspired by the remains of a suicide bomber“] made from vodka and Jack Daniels with a crispy meat garnish. The ‘Stool Sample’ being a creamy drink with cocoa, strawberry syrup & fudge pieces used to give the medically correct consistency of a sample. ‘Fat’ will come with a solid fatty layer on top made from white chocolate melted and reset to create the effect and the ingredients of the ‘Sanitizer’ cocktail are designed to cleanse your palette. Finally the ‘Urine’ cocktail (below middle) will come in a sample bottle, and is also offered warm for those who are after an even more authentic experience and can stomach the added reality.
Giant Bacon Bloody Mary
Eine gigantische Bloody Mary mit Bacon, Steaks, Eiern und Kroketten. Whoa!
Called the ‘Bloody Best’ this ridiculously awesome breakfast tomato juice vodka cocktail is loaded with tater tots, steak tips, bacon, eggs, blue-cheese-stuffed olives and slurped down with a meat straw.
HANGOVER CURED: A BLOODY MARY WITH BACON, TATER TOTS, STEAK AND EGGS
The Triple Distilled Diagram of Alcohols
Schickes Diagram-Poster aus den Pop Chart Labs über Alk. Gibt’s hier in HighRez. Prost!
A boozy chart of every variety of alcohol, from fermented concoctions such as beer and wine to distilled delights such as a gin and rum, this print features everything from favorites like wine and vodka to less lauded tipples such as caium and arrack, all pressed in copper metal inks.
The Triple Distilled Diagram of Alcohols (via Laughing Squid)
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Giant Map of Rap-Names
Classic Cocktails datavisualized
Movie Monster Diagram
The Periödic Table of Heavy Metals
Map of Superpowers
