Happy Happy Monday y’all!!! This cocktail is sooo worth a repost, and a must make for your Valentine’s Day! This one is a little more work than the average cocktail, but worth every bit.  Have a wonderful day and thank you so much for stopping by!!!

Happy Happy Cocktail Thursday y’all!!!  Ok so I don’t know if you guys have realized yet, but next Tuesday is Valentine’s Day! Can you guys believe it? I can’t, the year is already flying by, but it’s totally worth it because Valentine’s Day is all about red, pink, hearts, themes,  love and fun. 

Luckily, today’s cocktail is aaaalll of those things, with a bonus of it being freaking delicious.  This Kiss Me Quick Cocktail (OMG so cute right?) is a bit more work than most cocktails I post here, but I just couldn’t pass up making this lovely and beautiful raspberry sauce to go in it. 

This delicious libation also includes pineapple juice (which IMO makes everything better) and Cake Vodka (also not too shabby haha).  If you want to make this extra Valentine’s-ey then I highly recommend throwing in some cute heart sprinkles like I did for your Valentine.  I think this is such a fun and fruity cocktail and I hope you get to make this too.  Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day!!! 

for the raspberry sauce… sugar and water…

then the raspberries…

after simmering for a while…

nice and strained (the fruit left over)…

back into your saucepan (minus the fruit leftovers) and cook for a bit longer…

raspberry sauce done…

now for the cocktail, raspberry sauce into your glasses…

then the pineapple juice and cake vodka…

and enjoy!!!

Kiss Me Quick Cocktail

2017-02-08 16:02:15

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Delicious and fruity cocktail to enjoy with your Valentine, filled with a fresh raspberry syrup.

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KISS ME QUICK COCKTAIL

1. 8 Ounces of Fresh Raspberry Sauce, Divided.
2. 4 Ounces of Vanilla Cake Vodka, Divided.
3. 8 Ounces of Pineapple Juice, Divided.

RASPBERRY SAUCE

1. 1 Cup of Granulated Sugar.
2. 2 Cups of Water.
3. 12 Ounces of Fresh Raspberries.

FOR THE KISS ME QUICK COCKTAIL

1. Place 4 ounces of the raspberry sauce in each glass, then 2 ounces of the vodka in each glass, then 4 ounces of the pineapple juice in each glass, mix them up and enjoy!

FOR THE RASPBERRY SAUCE

1. In a medium saucepan, place the water and granulated sugar in it and on medium-high heat mix together until the sugar dissolves.
2. Now add the raspberries and bring to a boil, then lower the heat and let simmer for 25 minutes.
3. Remove your saucepan from the heat and strain the raspberry/sugar mixture over a bowl, throw away the fruit from the strainer then place the syrup back into your saucepan.
4. Simmer the raspberry sauce for 15 more minutes, then strain again, let cool and place into your drink.

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Happy Happy Cocktail Friday y’all!! I know, long time no posts from me, but I’m back and ready to roll into the New Year with some new stuff.  Forgive my absence but for obvious personal reasons I’ve been very MIA, so anyways let’s good to the good stuff. 

It’s been kind of crazy week y’all, the show I’m working on has come off of hiatus and we’re steam rolling ahead.  Throw in Atlanta’s bananas weather this week with all of the ice and snow covering up the roads it’s been pretty hectic.  I find weeks like this call for a really really good cheat day cocktail. 

If you have followed me at all, you will know that a Gin and Tonic is my go-to cocktail and really any drink that Gin is the main component is going to be on my list.  Y’all I gotta be honest, this cocktail is exceptional, and may just replace my Gin and Tonic (that’s a maybe haha).  This cocktail is so darn light and fresh with the real lemon juice and Ginger Ale in it.  I think this drink will be even better once warmer temperatures roll around.  If y’all are looking for a really lovely cocktail to enjoy this weekend (or if you’re stuck at home due to weather too) definitely give this one a try.  Thank you so much for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend! 

Gin Buck

2018-01-18 11:27:09

Deliciously fresh cocktail with a minimum amount of ingredients.

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Ingredients

1. 1-5 Ounces of Blue Sapphire Gin.
2. 1-3 Lemons, Juiced and Zested.
3. 1-2 Cans of Ginger Ale.

Instructions

1. Place ice in your glass(es) and squeeze half of a lemon into your glass, then fill the rest of the glass with ginger ale.
2. Pour 1-3 Ounces of the Gin (totally up to you) into each glass.
3. Zest part of the lemon over your drink(s) if desired, slightly stir and enjoy!

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Happy Cocktail Friday y’all, this is another one that is just too freaking good to not be re-posted, seriously, make these for Thanksgiving 😀  Have a fantastic weekend everybody!

Happy Happy Thursday everybody!!!  Just in case you didn’t know, exactly one week from today is Thanksgiving… I’ll just let the stress and panic set in for you like it has with me just in case it hasn’t already.  Let’s not even get into how close Christmas is getting…Anyways, with a major food holiday looming closer and closer by the minute, let’s talk about this easy and beyond decadent cocktail shall we?  

First I want to tell y’all that the wonderful folks over at Drizly were sooo nice to send me some Jack Daniels for this perfect holiday cocktail, yes sent me, because they’re an online liquor store that delivers to your door (OMG where have they been all my life?!) 

Definitely check them out and see if they currently deliver in your city (they’re adding new ones all the time), because seriously this time of year everyone’s to do lists are ever increasing and a last minute run to the store for your party is inconvenient to say the least, and hello! Jack Daniels delivered to your door? yes please 🙂 

So back to this amazing drink…y’all, the butter/brown sugar/spice mixture melts into the hot cider so wonderfully and decadently it’s basically dessert, and let’s not forget our friend Jack Daniels that makes this drink extra special.  I soo hope y’all get to make this for Thanksgiving (or Friendsgiving), heck really any reason because this is too good to miss.  Thank you so much for stopping by and have a fantastic weekend!!!

So let’s start with butter, brown sugar, and spices…

mix, mix, mix…

put some of the batter into each cup…

hot cider & whisky…

and enjoy!!!

Hot Buttered Whisky Cider

2016-11-16 12:02:06

Absolutely delicious cider filled with Whisky and a delicious butter/sugar mix.

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THE BUTTER WHISKY BATTER

1. 1/2 Cup (1 Stick) of Unsalted Butter, Room Temperature.
2. 1/4 Cup of Brown Sugar.
3. 1/2 Teaspoon of Cinnamon.
4. Dash of Nutmeg.
5. Dash of Ground Ginger.
6. Dash of Cloves.
7. Pinch of Salt.

THE WHISKY CIDER

1. 3 Cups of Apple Cider, Hot.
2. 3-4 Ounces of Jack Daniels Whisky.
3. Cinnamon/Sugar Mixture For Rim Garnish (Optional).

Instructions

1. If you would like a cinnamon/sugar rim garnish on your glasses, place honey on the edges of your glasses and dip them into cinnamon/sugar mixture until covered evenly.
2. In a small bowl, place the butter, sugar, spices and mix together with a spoon or a fork until blended evenly.
3. Now place 1-2 tablespoons of your butter/sugar/spice mixture into each cup.
4. Fill almost all the way to the top of each glass with your hot cider and then pour a shot or two of your whisky into each glass, stirring to make sure the butter/sugar/spice mixture is melted in and enjoy!!!

By Holly

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Happy Happy Friday everybody!!!  Even more exciting than it just being Friday is that it’s a cocktail Friday, weee!!!  I’m just going to go ahead and pat myself on the back and say that I believe that I have really outdone myself with this cocktail. 

After my Lemonade Punch from last week, I’ve been all kinds of craving lemonade based libations and last time I was in the fruit drink section,  I saw this lemonade with raspberry in it and I knew I just had to try it.  Not only was it a pretty pink color, but raspberries are on my list of favorite fruits. 

Also, I like pink lemonade just fine, but this raspberry lemonade takes pink lemonade to a whole new level, in color vibrancy and taste.  I threw in some 7Up, for the reason that I had some hanging out in my fridge and because I wanted to up the sweet factor even more since Rum was going to be my choice of liquor for this cocktail. 

Let me tell y’all, it totally worked, this drink is bubbly, sweet and you would not at all know that a very strong liquor is hanging out in this cocktail.  Honestly this drink is so tasty, I could definitely have thrown in a bit more fun Rum. 

I’m in love with this drink and I no joke had to stop myself from downing the whole thing because I still had pictures and recipes to make and kind of doubt any would have turned out if I had haha.  Anyways, I hope you have a fantastic day and weekend and thank you so much for stopping by!!

if you would like to have a sugar garnish, do the following…

now, measure out the lemonade with raspberry…

now your 7UP…

and rum…

and enjoy!!!

Happy Happy Cocktail Thursday everybody!!! It has basically been a week of non stop celebration for my birthday, so I figure, why stop now?  I promise you, any celebration you might be having will continue with this cocktail. 

The summer heat is finally starting to stick around here, which honestly, as someone who is a member of the ‘forever cold club’ I can’t say I’m too upset by this.  I know I’m definitely not in the majority in that regard, but even with my preference for the heat, I start craving all things citrus and fruity this time of year, so I’m always looking for new stuff to switch it up. 

This particular libation was a very happy accident due to the whole, let’s look and see what I have in my fridge and pantry, it’s a fun game if you haven’t played it before just FYI.  Anyways, I literally just started pulling out stuff I liked and thought might taste good together (and also might give it that kick, knowhatimsayin?) and voila! you have the Lemonade Punch. 

Just so y’all know, I’m calling it a punch not because it is a punch in the normal way, like the kind you serve at baby showers, I’m saying it will punch you in the face if you let it haha.  Y’all, this cocktail has vodka and Limoncello (say hello to the punch), lemonade (which I bought), ginger ale and lemon zest (hello again to the punch).  This is a delightful cocktail y’all, I recommend you making it soon and as always you can add more ginger ale to tone down the tart, or add more alcohol for a bigger punch, totally up to you.  Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you have a fantastic rest of your week.  

Lemonade…

ginger ale…

vodka…

Limoncello…

and lemon zest…

and enjoy!!!

Lemonade Punch

2017-05-31 08:25:19

The perfect tart and delicious cocktail.

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Ingredients

1. 2 Cups of Lemonade.
2. 1 Cup of Ginger Ale.
3. 2-4 Shots of Vodka.
4. 4 Shots of Limoncello.
5. 1-2 Lemons, Zested (Optional).

Instructions

1. In a large measuring cup or pitcher, measure out all of your ingredients and mix together.
2. For an extra bite of lemon, zest a lemon or two over your drink, mix again and enjoy!

Notes

1. Please feel free to add more lemonade or ginger ale for a sweeter taste or more lemon zest for a more tart taste.

By Holly

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Happy Happy Thursday everybody, and as a shout out to my Star Wars friends,  May the Fourth be with you hehe #sorrynotsorry.  Tomorrow, as many of you probably already  know is Cinco De Mayo, and let’s be real, it’s no celebration unless there are margaritas (and nachos) involved. 

I’m here today to help out with the margarita part…you’re welcome.  I wish I could say that I had invented this incredibly easy cocktail, but I totally didn’t.  I’m mildly obsessed with the Food Network and the Cooking channel, and I came across this recipe about a month or so ago on ‘The Kitchen’ and I honestly didn’t think margaritas could be that easy to make. 

Y’all, I was totally wrong, they are that easy to make, and I just loooved the limeade concentrate because it made these a bit more tart than a normal margarita.  When it’s time for margaritas tomorrow (or tonight, no judgement) you can have them ready in about 5 minutes with this easy peasy recipe.  I hope you are all having a wonderful week so far, have a wonderful Cinco de Mayo and thank you so much for stopping by.     

all of your ingredients into your blender…

blend, blend, blend…

and enjoy!!!

Easy Peasy Margaritas

2017-05-04 08:06:59

Just a few ingredients make for the easiest margaritas.

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Ingredients

1. 1 Can of Minute Maid Limeade Frozen Concentrate.
2. 2-4 Ounces of Tequila.
3. 1/2-1 Cup of Ice.
4. Decorative Sugar (or Salt) For Garnish (Optional).

Instructions

1. Place all of the ingredients into your blender, blend and enjoy!!!

Notes

1. You can add or subtract the amount of ice to change the texture to what you like.

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Happy Happy Cocktail Thursday everybody!!! Ok, so I will assume that most or all of you have at least heard about the whole I-85 bridge collapse debacle here in Atlanta by now, which btw has taken a city with already horrendous never ending/infuriating/there’s not a word big enough to describe how annoying traffic and made it 100x worse.  What you might not have heard about,  is that last week and then again this week there were 2 separate occasions on 2 separate major interstates that 2 separate tanker trucks filled with hazardous material flipped over spilling their contents everywhere and shutting those roads down for hours on end. 

OOOH, and again this week another major interstate literally buckled in half due to some gas leak underneath the road.  Y’all, I don’t know if you personally know anyone that does exorcisms or voodoo or some kind of huge sage burning ritual, but I do believe the ATL is in desperate need of it, holler at your girl if you do haha.  Well, let me tell you, I know what I’m in need of and that is this delicious cocktail.  It’s starting to warm up around here and every time that happens I want delicious tangy desserts like lemon bars or key lime pie. 

This craving -and not to mention the giant bottle of Limoncello I have hanging around- got me wondering if I could make a totally kick butt cocktail that tastes like lemon meringue pie.  Y’all, I do not like to pat myself on the back, but this drink knocks it out of the park with flavor, it tastes just like a lemon meringue pie!!!  This is liquid pie in a glass that made me feel all kinds of good.  Please, just make this soon, you will be very happy you did.  Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you have an absolutely fantastic week!!

all of the ingredients…

and enjoy!!!

Lemon Meringue Pie Martini

2017-04-19 07:05:40

Yields 1

Delectable cocktail that tastes just like a piece of lemon meringue pie.

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Ingredients

1. 2 Ounces of Limoncello Liqueur.
2. 1 Ounce of Whipped Marshmallow Vodka.
3. 2 Ounces of Lemonade.
4. 4 Ounces of Heavy Cream.
5. Yellow Food Coloring (Optional).
6. Graham Cracker Crumbs For Garnish (Optional).
7. Decorative Sprinkles For Garnish (Optional).

Instructions

1. For a fun decorative garnish around your glass edge, place graham cracker crumbs and decorative sprinkles onto a plate.
2. Place honey around the edge of your glass with your finger and dip your glass into the crumb/sprinkle mixture until covered.
3. Now measure out all of your ingredients into a shaker or a glass, mix thoroughly and enjoy!!!

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Happy Happy Saturday everybody & early Happy Easter!!!  So I will go ahead and apologize for the fact that I’m posting a cocktail in celebration of The Resurrection of Christ, but hey the big  JC turned water into wine, so there you go. 

I have done another slightly Peeps related cocktail a couple of years ago called The Pink Bunny, but I really wanted to improve on and make more of an effort to make sure it tasted like a Peep Marshmallow.  I know there are a few Peep haters out there but come on y’all, they’re sugar covered marshmallows that are extra cute and extra colorful, sounds like a win to me. 

Anyway, back to this cocktail, I will let you know, it’s strong, very strong, I mean it does have a lot of liquor, but the heavy cream makes this cocktail very smooth and not to mention very decadent.  This is a very easy drink to throw together and y’all,  look how perfectly pink and pretty it is #bonus!  I hope you get to enjoy this cocktail soon, thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful Easter with your loved ones.  

all ingredients, except the heavy cream measured out…

heavy cream and just a dash of food coloring…

and enjoy!!!

A Peeps Cocktail

2017-04-14 12:06:34

Yields 2

A delicious and easy cocktail with all the flavor of the famous Easter Peeps Marshmallows.

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Ingredients

1. 2 Ounces of Marshmallow Vodka.
2. 1 Ounce of Triple Sec.
3. 6 Ounces of Heavy Cream.
4. A Dash of Grenadine.
5. 1 Drop of Hot Pink Gel Food Coloring (Optional).
6. Decorative Sugar for Rim Garnish (Optional).
7. Marshmallow Peeps For Garnish (Optional).

Instructions

1. If you would like a decorative sugar rim on your glasses, with your finger place honey around the edge and dip into sugar that has been placed onto a plate until completely covered.
2. Measure out all ingredients into a measuring cup or shaker, mix well, serve and enjoy!!!

By Holly

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Happy Happy Thursday everybody!!!  About the time this blog posts I should be on my way to the airport to head to the happiest place(s) on Earth!  Yes, places, because Universal has all of the wonderful Harry Potter stuff and well, Walt Disney World is basically just the best. 

If you’re not a giant nerd like me, you’re probably reading this rolling your eyes, so my apologies, I really just can’t make myself be any cooler, I have tried and I have failed haha.  Since I will be off to my happy place I thought I might give y’all an absolutely delicious, super fun and early St. Patrick’s Day treat. 

I figure it’s next week so you might want to get your dranks cocktails in order now.  For reals y’all, these Irish Punch Shots are dang tasty, soo much citrus flavor and the added Lime Sherbet really gives it that nice dessert-like quality.  The ‘punch’ in these little beauties is definitely the Limoncello which gives it that grown up quality without tasting like it.  I love love love this cocktail y’all, I can’t recommend enough to enjoy it soon.  I hope you have a wonderful day and an even better weekend.  Thank you so much for stopping by!!!

Limeade…

pineapple juice…

ginger ale…

lime sherbet…

and the limoncello…

and enjoy!!!

Irish Punch Shots

2017-03-07 13:36:44

Deliciously sweet and a whole lot of punch, these little shots have that extra punch.

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Ingredients

1. 10 Ounces of Water.
2. 1-2 (0.11 Ounce) Packet of Limeade.
3. 4 Ounces of Pineapple Juice.
4. 4 Ounces of Ginger Ale.
5. 2 Ounces of Limoncello.
6. 1-2 Scoops of Lime Sherbert.
7. 5-6 Shot Glasses.
8. Decorative Sprinkles (Optional).

Instructions

1. In a large glass place your water and 1 limeade packet, mix together and add another packet if you would like a stronger flavor.
2. Now add the pineapple juice, ginger ale, Limoncello and sherbet, mixing together until the sherbet has fully mixed in.
3. Now place into your shot glasses and enjoy!!!

By Holly

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