Category Archives: Cocktails

It was lovely out last night, and we drank these tasty frozen mango mezcal margaritas on our deck. These were exactly what I’m looking for in a margarita – not very sweet, strong, and with an interesting flavor. They have a touch of salt and pepper in them, which I know sounds a bit strange,ContinueContinue reading “Mango Mezcal Margaritas”

When online grocery shopping a while ago, I accidently bought one of those big bottles of white wine, meaning to buy a regular sized one. Then, when ordering frozen fruit for my kids to make smoothies with, I accidentally bought a mix that was meant for making sangria that included pieces of orange and peachContinueContinue reading “White Wine Sangria”

This cocktail is another variant of the midnight marauder no. 2, this version made with mezcal, bonal, cynar and mole bitters for a chocolatey profile not unlike mole sauce. I’m a huge fan of mole and we have the bitterman’s mole bitters (check my favorite items page for link) used in this, so I wasContinueContinue reading “Midnight Marauder”

A dirty martini is one of my favorite cocktails, and if you are a fan like me, you might want to try this variation – the salt and vinegar martini. I loved these! They were subtle enough that you aren’t hit in the face with vinegar, but there is enough vinegar and salt to giveContinueContinue reading “Salt and Vinegar Martini”

We tried the Berliner cocktail a few weeks ago, and I didn’t get a chance to post about it, so here it is. Just in time for some weekend cocktail making 🙂 Tonight I’m making a salt and vinegar martini which I am excited about and will post tomorrow… but back to the Berliner. AContinueContinue reading “Berliner Cocktail”

A Manhattan is one of my all time favorite cocktails, but it is nice to sometimes mix it up a little bit and make a Brooklyn instead. This drink is very similar to a Manhattan but has dry vermouth and the addition of some maraschino liqueur. It is served with cocktail cherry as a garnishContinueContinue reading “Brooklyn Cocktail”

I love the name of this drink 🙂 It is apparently a variation of the a Tiki Fog Cutter, which I don’t think I have ever had. It sounded fun and it was a good excuse to use these cute tiki glasses we have. We really liked this drink. It is fruity like most tikiContinueContinue reading “Apocalyptic Fog Cocktail”

I love a good strong cocktail and this one is definitely that. When I read the ingredients initially, my first reaction is that they didn’t sound like they went together and I wasn’t sure I was going to like this one. It did work though, and was actually quite tasty. This drink is a comboContinueContinue reading “Midnight Marauder No. 2”

I had never heard of this cocktail before, but it was super delicious.  It is lightly sweet, a tiny bit tart, a little floral and has a good balance of flavors. The main component is gin, and you want to use a good quality one, since it is the main focus of the drink.  The originalContinueContinue reading “The Wise Beekeeper Cocktail”

A Manhattan and an old fashioned are two of our favorite cocktails. I have a few old fashioned variants on here, but realized I didn’t have the original.  I got my husband these lovely orange slices in syrup for his stocking this Christmas, and they were the perfect excuse to make this drink.  An old fashionedContinueContinue reading “Classic Old Fashioned”