3 In-Flight Cocktail Hacks for Making Plane Rides That Much Better

Long flight coming up? In between dozing during mediocre in-flight movies and snacking on some pretzels, here’s how to make sure your cocktail game doesn’t suffer!!

1. Bring Your Own Bitters “Next to my passport, the most important item in my bag is my miniature set of bottles to relish on the flight!!

2. Make Your Beer Bloody “I doctor a boring plane beer by making it aMichelada. Pour Mr. & Mrs. T Bloody Mary mix into an ice-filled cup, top with the canned beer of your choice, add a squeeze of lemon or lime, and stir. If you’re armed with a little bottle of hot sauce, use it.”

3.Raid the Airport Food Court “So you can make a Caipiroska—a vodka take on a Caipirinha. In a cup, add one raw sugar and as many lime wedges as the flight attendant will give you. Use the mini vodka bottle as a muddler to smash the lime and sugar. Fill with ice, add vodka, and stir.”

Kick-Ass Homemade Bloody Mary Mix

When I was little, I used to spend every holiday with my grandparents. While they always hosted Christmas, on New Years Day we would usually go to a party held at the house of a family friend.So, instead I’m going to share with you the other thing people always comment on; my homemade Bloody Mary mix which I’ve been told “kicks ass.” And that’s not about a generous pour of vodka either, it’s about the spicy/salty/umami taste of the mix itself.

Personally, I like to drink it plain because I don’t like vodka, though this time I’m thinking of sneaking some tequila into mine. It’s been a rough month.

Homemade Bloody Mary Mix

3 Tbsp dijon mustard
3 Tbsp worchestershire sauce
2 Tbsp prepared horseradish
2 Tbsp hot sauce (like Tabasco)
2.5 oz lemon juice (about 2 lemons)
1.5 oz lime juice (about 2 limes)
2 Tbsp olive brine
1 tsp celery seed
2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
2 tsp kosher or sea salt
64 oz tomato vegetable juice

Mix all of the ingredients together except the tomato juice. It should yield about 1.25 cups of mix. Add as much or as little to the tomato juice as you prefer. I usually start with about 1/2 cup of mix for every quart of juice. Add your preferred alcohol, or drink it as a VirginMary.

At the bottom of the post is a picture of my “Bloody Margarita” with tequila instead of vodka.