Tag Archives: cocktails

I was looking for a drink that I could make a big batch of when our friends came over, and apple sangria seemed like the perfect make ahead drink for a warm fall evening. We’ve had a great stretch of warm fall weather this past week and I love it. The nice thing about thisContinue reading “Apple Sangria”

We tend to have oranges/grapefruit lying around in the winter here. Am I the only one that craves citrus in the winter? I’m not sure what it is, maybe a taste of summer? I had some oranges I needed to use up so we are having agent orange cocktails tonight. The agent orange is aContinue reading “Agent Orange Cocktail”

I have a hard time resisting a bottle of prosecco if I pass one in the store. There is something so festive and fun about a prosecco cocktail even if you are just drinking it on a random Saturday night. I made such an impulsive purchase yesterday at the grocery store so my Saturday cocktailContinue reading “French 75 Cocktail”

Today’s cocktail is super simple, but surprisingly delicious for only 3 ingredients. The gold rush cocktail is made of bourbon, lemon juice and honey, and that’s all. You can use any bourbon you like for this, but make it one you’d sip on since this drink is mostly bourbon. You don’t want to use oneContinue reading “Gold Rush Cocktail”

I bought some grapefruit in a big bag this week. I love the freshness of grapefruit in a cocktail so I looked around online for something interesting to make with it. This recipe comes from the Swift website. This cocktail was apparently named a Greyhound because it was popular in the 40s in the restaurantsContinue reading “Grapefruit Basil Greyhound”

I have never seen or heard of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, but apparently it was a drama series in Australia about a private detective in the 1920’s. I’m not fully sure how this cocktail is related to that show, but it sounded pretty interesting and we love bourbon drinks so I decided to give itContinue reading “Miss Fisher’s Mystery Cocktail”

Time for another fun Saturday night cocktail recipe. This tamarind lime gin gimlet is a twist on a traditional gimlet, adding tamarind and chili powder for a different flavor profile. I love a good traditional cocktail, but sometimes it is fun to put a different spin on it too. What is tamarind? It is aContinue reading “Tamarind Lime Gin Gimlet”

Time for another fun cocktail for your weekend. I have been wanting to try this one for a while, and finally found some creme de violette at the ABC. Before we moved to NC, I was used to being able to buy liquor anywhere. In NC we can only buy alcohol other than beer andContinue reading “Aviation Cocktail”

I’m really loving this new trend of infused vodkas that have flavor but not sugar added. For someone like me who doesn’t like very sweet drinks, they are perfect. I sometimes just drink them straight on ice and they are delicious. I saw this new one I hadn’t tried at our ABC and had toContinue reading “Pear Ginger Vanilla Cocktail”

Mezcal is an alcohol made from roasted agave plants. Tequila is technically a type of mezcal since it is also made of agave, but when you buy liquor labeled specifically as mezcal it has a smoky flavor from the roasting. I like the extra smoky element it adds to drinks. We used to have aContinue reading “Mezcal Margaritas”