So I'm at home watching a terrible reality show on network television (it doesn't matter which one, they're all terrible (it has "America" in the title)) and during one of the multitude of commercial breaks I see one commercial in particular that excites me. It makes me question everything that I know. The game has changed. The script has been flipped. LeBron James has his own flavor of Sprite soda beverage.
Big deal, so what, right? Wrong. Follow: Michael Jordan has Nike Air Jordans. Sure LeBron has a shoe and so do Carmelo, Shaq, Kobe, Kevin Durant, John Wall, Chris Paul, Dwayne Wade, Derrick Rose(?), Dwight Howard, Stephen Curry, Damian Lillard, and maybe a couple more? But do you see what happens? They go from one-name superstars to who's-it-whats that are basically endorsing a specific flavor of Jordans. No one has anything like Jordans. No kid is out there wrapping his feet in plastic bags on a rainy day so he doesn't smudge his Lillards.
This is why it's a huge deal that LeBron is getting his own flavor of Sprite. To my extensive soft drink and sports trivia knowledge, no other athlete has had his or her very own flavor. Plenty of endorsements exist, obviously, but you're not going to drive through McDonald's and order a Jeter or Earnhardt Jr with your Supersize Big Mac Extra Value Meal.
Anyways, that's not the important part. The important part is that Ohio native basketball superstar LeBron James has his own flavor of Sprite and I literally cannot wait to start making specialty cocktails.
Sprite® LeBron’s Mix is here for a limited time. Created with LeBron James, this flavor represents LeBron’s favorite mix of Sprite®: Sprite® with a twist of natural cherry and orange flavors. Available in 16 oz cans, 20 oz bottles and 2L bottles, the unique flavor reflects LeBron’s style and the crisp refreshment of Sprite®.
"Created with LeBron James" makes it sound like he's actually an ingredient. "In collaboration with" would have been my choice. But so it's Sprite with Cherry and Orange flavors. We can have fun with this. Let's make some refreshing summer LeBronTails.
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| The LeBron Jameson |
- 2 oz. Jameson Irish Whiskey
- 8 oz. LeBron Sprite
Serve on rocks in highball glass. Garnish with orange slice. Mint sprig optional.
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| Bartles and LeBron James |
- 4 oz. Peach Schnapps
- 1 oz. Strawberry Vodka
- 6 oz. LeBron Sprite
Serve in Tom Collins glass on crushed ice. Garnish with a maraschino cherry and paper umbrella.
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| Cleveland Steamer |
- 3 oz. Barcardi 151 Spiced Rum
- 4-6 oz. LeBron Sprite
Serve in a low-ball glass. Set rum on fire then extinguish with LeBron Sprite. Chug. No poop.
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| Melon Baller LeBron |
- Cantelope scooped into melon balls
- 1 oz. gin
- 1 oz. white rum
- 6 oz. LeBron Sprite
- splash of Grenadine
Fill glass with frozen melon balls. Add gin, rum, and LeBron Sprite. Finish with a splash of grenadine being careful not to stir until served.
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| The King James |
- 2 oz. Crown Royal
- 1 oz. Goldschlager
- 6 oz. LeBron Sprite
Serve in a chilled champagne flute. Dip the rim of the flute in cherry Pop-Rocks before filling.
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| The Miami Heat |
- 6 oz. Fireball
- 2 Pineapple Lifesavers
- 12 oz. can of LeBron Sprite
Drink half the can of LeBron Sprite. Then take 4 - 1.5oz shots of Fireball whiskey. Two of those shots have pineapple Lifesavers in them. Then go back and finish your LeBron Sprite.
This game is so much fun, you guys. You could probably even implement drinking-game-rules with "party fouls" and "shot clocks," if you get what I mean. I want to hear your ideas for LeBronTails. If you try any of these fun recipes or come up with your own, snap some pics and tag us on social media, or whatever. #PoundExclaim #LeBronTails. This is shaping up to be the best summer ever!
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