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It has been a while since I posted a cocktail recipe (although we’ve been drinking them :)). This Hermione Granger cocktail (no idea why it’s called that), was super light and tasty and refreshing and I’d make this one again. This drink has a small amount of vinegar in it, which is typical in aContinueContinue reading “Hermione Granger Cocktail”

I didn’t get around to posting this yesterday. One of my college kids is home for the weekend and it has been a fun and busy weekend. We had one of the warm fall nights we can get in NC on Friday and it was in the 70s and we drank these lovely cocktails onContinueContinue reading “Apple Cider Whiskey Sour”

I was really excited to try this spiced banana amaro bourbon drink because it sounded unique and it was just as tasty as I hoped it would be. We have some of the spiced banana syrup left and I definitely foresee making more of these! If you aren’t familiar with amaros, they are bittersweet herbalContinueContinue reading “Spiced Banana Amaro Bourbon Cocktail”

This week’s cocktail is another I haven’t had before. It is called the division bell, and it is a fruity combo of mezcal, Aperol, maraschino liqueur and lime juice. It was smoky and fruity and a great drink for a warm NC night on our deck. It felt more like summer than fall yesterday, andContinueContinue reading “Division Bell Cocktail”

When I saw this cocktail recipe, I really wanted to try it because it had such an interesting combination of ingredients that honestly didn’t really sound like they would go together. I love to try new and interesting food and drinks so unique combinations always catch my eye. We had a bottle of delicious pearContinueContinue reading “Northwest Sour”

Amaretto is a sweet liqueur made from made from apricot kernels, bitter almonds, peach pits, or almonds depending on the brand. It has a lovely almond flavor that goes great in coffee, but it is a bit sweet to drink by itself to me, so I love the combination with lemon juice and whisky in this drink. To make thisContinueContinue reading “Amaretto Sour”

I pretty much loved everything about this drink. It was super refreshing and flavorful and I could have easily had a few more. I have a lot of grapefruit juice left, so there may be another in the future tonight 🙂 This drink is a mix of vodka, campari, elderflower liqueur, lemon juice and rubyContinueContinue reading “Ruby Cocktail”

This lightly sweet, ginger, lime and tequila cocktail gets it’s pretty color solely from a larger then typical amount of bitters. I loved the flavor of this cocktail. It is best to use blanco tequila for this one. The original recipe for this drink calls for ginger syrup, but we had some Domaine de CantonContinueContinue reading “Tick of the Clock Cocktail”

We just got back from Michigan and so we are all stocked up on our cherry vodka and whiskey. I love all the sour cherry goodies we get from up there. We got this delicious cherry vodka, which is not sweet, but it has a great cherry flavor. I combined the vodka with equal partsContinueContinue reading “Cherry Vodka Sour”

The original recipe for this drink called it a martini, but I couldn’t bring myself to call it that, since it has foam and really didn’t seem martini like to me. In any case, it was delicious! I loved this cocktail and will make it again. I have a sage plant in my yard, andContinueContinue reading “Sage and Gin Cocktail”