Welcome to the Jungle

 by Prichinna

Over the weekend, my dear friend Lucy introduced me to the world of jungle juice. She went to college in the south and apparently this is what they drink at the dorm parties there. If everyone else already knows about this stuff I apologize, but I did not until now. So the deal is, you mix up some Kool-aid and Everclear. Everclear is a grain alcohol that can be substituted for vodka. Due to its very high alcohol content it is very hard to find and even illegal in many states. This concoction is mixed up in a garbage can and one dunks their cup in like a ghetto-fabulous punch bowl.

Now you might be wondering why we were drinking such a thing. It was not that we were hitting up the dustbin, oh-no-no. We were attending a white trash themed party. We went all out on costumes and even went as far as to incorporate our beverages in as well. Since we live in a state that does not feel Everclear should be available for consumption, we went with the cheapest and strongest vodka available and chose black cherry Kool-Aid. We drank the mix out of Chinese quart containers with a straw, not quite a garbage can but worked well.

So as you have probably guessed by now, the stuff was pretty awful. We modified it with extra sugar and switched the vodka over to Kettle One. No one would know the vodka was not a white trash brand, the containers were enough to get the point across. Not sure how many quarts we drank, but when I woke up in the morning, I felt fine. Slightly astonished on how that could be - I later realized that I was simply still drunk and Motrin was eventually needed.

Not going to lie, I am still curious about the Everclear….

Comments

[Bridget]

That's fantastic.

[Kels]

Sounds like a great party! But don't be too curious about Everclear! I've tried it twice. It made my entire body shudder(or possibly convulse)the moment it hit my taste buds. So I tried to just bypass the taste buds and go straight for the throat but my body still shuddered as I swallowed. You can feel it work it's way through your body and not in a smooth, warm way like a nice wine. It's a little like razor wire going down. My body knew instantly that it was hard core alcoholic poison. Why I tried it twice I do not know.

[prichinna]

i guess this would be the alcohol choice of masochists?

[Jay]

Kels, please tell me this was at New Paltz. It would make more sense. (And should I bring a bottle this weekend?)