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Last weekend the bar was open at the house. It has been a while and I was in the mood to make some sweet cocktails. After making the Citroen Sunset, I wanted to move to a sipping drink that had my favorite liquor in it. Bourbon! So I created a take on Bourbon Ginger and…
This past weekend we had a couple of friends (Janine and Robb) visit to see Dana and I. OK, who am I kidding, they came to see Liam. Anyway, I wanted to make a cocktail to celebrate the visit. They read the blog and have been telling me that they miss cocktail Wednesday. So I…
I love a nice cocktail. It has been a while since I have made a cocktail for the blog, but I figured this would be the perfect summertime drink. Grilled lemonade, vodka and splash of seltzer makes this a refreshing cocktail for those hot summer nights. The Lemonade The basis of the lemonade is simple…
So I am getting ready to go through my first hurricane. To get into the spirit of things I decided to make a hurricane cocktail. This is a basic hurricane recipe, but made with grenadine instead of passion fruit juice. Delicious and the ingredients were easy to come by. A good thing when all of…
It has been up and around triple digits here in Richmond for the past week. I have been moving to a new house and really needed something to cool me down. So I mixed a little ice cream, some cookies and a little booze and what do you have?An Oreo Blast Spiked Shake, of course!…
I have been working away on a new fried rice recipe and with that came some sake. I had a couple bottles lying around and I figured it was time for a sake cocktail. Sake has a one of a kind flavor so I did not want to mask it too much. This cocktail keeps…
I have made a nice selection of jello shots on this blog. First it was the orange slice jello shots and then it was the lemon drop jello shots. Well I have taken it to another level. Watermelon Jello Shots. Actually due to their sheer size, it is more like Watermelon Jello Cocktails. These were…
Dana and I made a trip to Costco a few days ago, and we could not leave without a giant tub of powdered lemonade mix. Knowing that there was no way we could possibly drink enough lemonade this summer to empty the tub, I started mixing cocktails. Did you know that if you substitute the…
I love bourbon! It is one of my favorite liquors in the whole world. I am always messing around with it and I finally made a nice light and refreshing cocktail with it. I know there are others, but I wanted to create a cocktail for the summer. One that could handle the hot summer temperatures…
I was looking through my pantry to determine what I had available for a cocktail. After a few tries I came up with the most delicious cocktail to date. I called it the Knock Out Punch. Reasoning: It was a tasty punch, contained a nice helping of alcohol and you could not taste it at…
In honor of Cinco de Mayo I decided to make a festive cocktail. Tequila Sunrise. It may not be the most festive drink around, but it is extremely delicious. Plus, it utilizes the main liquor of Mexico, Tequila. Either way, Have a Happy Cinco de Mayo Tomorrow! Tequila Sunrise 2 oz tequila 5 oz orange…
The other day I was rummaging through my kitchen looking for a nice cocktail to make. I found some bourbon, apple juice and ginger ale. I don’t know about you but it sounded like a good time to me. I combined the ingredients and made a cocktail. It had a nice little zip from the…
Last month I got married and one of our gifts was a nespresso espresso maker. Quite honestly, one of the best money saving items in the house. I can make hot and fresh mochas, lattes and espresso shots for the fraction of the cost. Plus, it actually makes them right so they taste good. After…