Milky Pete

A Milky Pete is a popular highball drink made with skimmed milk and vodka. Sometimes it is referred to as "Vodka and Primer", "The Vodka Nightmare." or simply "Vodka Milk". While the basic drink is simply the two ingredients, there are many , many of these with multiple names, that can be found all over the world.
Since the early 2000s the drink has also been called a "Mlotka" in Eastern Europe, a combination of the words "milk" and "vodka".
History
While only recently enjoying public popularity, the drink was a hit of the underground Peru, Maine bar scene as far back as the 1980s. Ian Sprague first invented the drink when hosting company at his house. Noting a shortage of orange juice for making Screwdrivers, he improvised with skimmed milk instead. The drink gets its humorous name after its first "human tester," Peter Whes, bartender of the Worthley Pond drinking establishment Jack's Dive Drive.
Variations
*Bloody Pete - tomato juice, skimmed milk, Tabasco Sauce, and vodka.
*Ca-Pete-cino - steamed milk and vodka.
*Fat Pete - whole milk and vodka.
*Flappy Pete - Bisquick mixed with vodka.
*Frenchy Pete - vodka and vanilla creamer.
*Long Island Iced Pete - vodka, gin, tequila, rum, and milk, garnished with lemon.
*Milky Pedro - Tequila and skimmed milk.
*Mulatto Pete - skim milk, chocolate sauce, and vodka
*Peter-rican - rum and skimmed milk.
*Porky Pete - milk and vodka, garnished with bacon.
*Silky Pete - soy milk and vodka.
*Sneezy Pete - milk and vodka, served in a glass rimmed with black pepper.
*Tiki Pete - pineapple juice, skimmed milk, and vodka, garnished with a slice of pineapple.
*Vodka Milk Bitters - vodka, milk and bitters.
*Pete Nutty - Almond Milk and Vodka
Popular Culture
The Milky Pete made an appearance in There Will Be Blood, starring Daniel Day-Lewis. In the film, the main character, Daniel Plainview, forces his adopted son, H.W., to consume the drink.
The Milky Pete was concocted and drank by Roger Sterling in the season 1 episode "Red in the Face" of the popular TV show Mad Men. He was drinking it in order to satisfy the instruction to 'drink his milk'.
In the novel Looking for Alaska by John Green, 'The Colonel' hides his stash of Vodka by mixing it with gallons of milk. The mixture is referred to as 'Ambrosia' in the book

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