Matt Tovrog
As discussed here, The Cherrishinski is the Official Beverage/Food of Doom(TM) for the Dawgs. It has been the subject of numerous blog articles, a podcast from the Realist and JMac as well as a profile in the AJC. Backstory for any newbies to this site:
In his book Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer, Warren St. John talks about traveling with some Alabama fans who invented a drink/popper called the "Bama Bomb." The Bama Bomb consists of cherries marinated in golden grain alcohol for a period of weeks or months.We lost the game, but The Cherrishinski reappeared for the Auburn game that same year. Another loss. JMac and The Realist tempted fate and added it to their tailgate as profiled in the AJC in 2006, and it foreshadowed the debacle at home vs. the Vols. A loss they are unwilling to pin on their fruity friend.
After the 2005 UT game, Dawgnoxious took a large jar of cherries and marinated them in a Golden Grain/Makers Mark mix. The creation debuted Friday night before the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party. We all made a pact that if Georgia (quarterbacked by Joe T) won the Gator game this hellish creation would forever be known as "The Cherrishinski."
A full jar of Cherrishinskis now sits in the basement of Butts-Mehre as described by Dawgs-N-Suds.
Why bring this up now?
Well, we've dabbled with some quasi similar creations at our tailgate including The Cherry Hoage which seems to vary from week to week in recipe, but somehow involves Makers Mark and Cherries (without the aging process).
And now, TheUnknownStuntman (a regular commenter on this site) has proposed the rebirth of the Cherrishinski as:
First, brilliant name. But I wonder if we're tempting fate here? Is the margin of error for the Bama game wide enough to support a venture so close to its ill fated predecessor? With a name that good, we need some kind of drink to go along with it.
Agree? Disagree? Suggested new recipe?
See Also: (most from 2006 post-UT loss)
- -- Whither the Cherrishinski - MaconDawg's Blog
-- Long live the Cherrishinski - Pasqua and Stanicek
-- Pivotal Moments You Didn't See - HeyJennySlater
-- An Attack from All Fronts - Jmac
-- Don't blame tiny fruit. Blame the US Army - DawgsOnline
"We'd still be eating Cherrishinskis if Willie Martinez blitzed more." - IronChefTurducken
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