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blog: Drinking in the Dayton Flyers
MINNEAPOLIS — They are drinking in the Dayton Flyers in this town.
Literally.
John Southworth, the bartender at the Stone Arch Bar inside the Depot Hotel Minneapolis — which happens to be where the UD Flyers team is staying for the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament — has concocted a multi-colored drink called the Dayton Flyer.
It comes in a tall glass — a layered red, white and blue creation — has almost as many ingredients as the Flyers have contributing players and is about as potent as was its namesake when it overwhelmed West Virginia in Friday’s first round game.
That was Dayton’s first NCAA Tournament victory in 19 years — and set up Sunday’s showdown with defending national; champion Kansas — and so for two nights now the Flyer fans here in Minneapolis have been celebrating.
“I used to make a drink similar to this — a vodka collins with raspberry — so this one I just had to tweak some to get the school colors,” Southworth said.
The drinks are selling for $10 and that’s a bargain when you hear what they have in them.
“My God, they’re selling like crazy,” said Southworth.
And what has he noticed about Flyers fans?
“They’re nice people and there aren’t any issues at all with them,” he said. “And…they do like to drink.”
As for making a Dayton Flyer, here is Southworth’s recipe:
Step 1 — Using a shaker with ice: 1/8 oz. Grenadine and 1/4 oz. Chambord. Shake and strain into glass. Then fill glass with ice.
Step 2 — Using a shaker with ice: 1/2 oz. vodka, 1 oz. sweet-n-sour, 2 oz. Sprite. Lightly shake and strain on top of the renadine -Chambord mix.
Step 3 — Using shaker with ice: 1/4 oz. Absolut Kurrant, 1/2 oz. Blue Curacao, 1/4 oz. Chambord and splash with pineapple juice. Shake vigorously. Very carefully strain into glass to allow it to float.
Creates a red, white and blue Dayton Flyer.
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By edu guy
March 22, 2009 3:51 PM | Link to this
Hey SlingBlade how many championships does your school have? People like you show all Xavier grads to be haters? Now go back to the classifieds and find a job which is the only reason you were on line.And Xavier Dave let us know when Mom will let you out of the basement and back on the computer and we will deal with all your issues. Go Dayton and Xavier as we reallty want the best for both schools.
By SlingBlade
March 22, 2009 11:46 AM | Link to this
Hey Xavier Dave, let the little Flyer fans have their 15 minutes of fame. After all, it will be another 20 years before they’re back in the Big Dance so they’re enjoying it while they can :-)
By Flyer '72
March 22, 2009 10:21 AM | Link to this
Xavier Dave: Go ahead and act like an xavier fan. I am a Flyer fan, We are bigger than that, and can see the big picture. Go A-10, go xavier, go FLYERS!
By Xavier Dave
March 22, 2009 9:01 AM | Link to this
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