FRIDAY COCKTAIL - PEACHY BOURBON LEMONADE!

This recipe makes a pitcher of this scrumptious summer beverage.  You need to do a little work ahead of time so plan accordingly.

Ingredients:

4 cups of water
2 cups peeled chopped peaches
1/4 cup mint leaves
6 Tbl sugar
Pitcher with 1/2 cup lemon juice
1 cup bourbon
Garnish - mint sprig and peach slice

Bring first four ingredients to a boil in a saucepan.  Reduce heat and let simmer 5 minutes.  Place in the freezer for 30 minutes.  Press mixture through a fine sieve and into the pitcher with lemon juice.  Stir in bourbon.  Pour into rocks glasses with ice and garnish with mint and peach.

LOVE SUMMER PEACHES!
ENJOY!

FRIDAY COCKTAIL - DOG DAYS OF SUMMER - THE SUNSPLASH!

When you have a few of these, everything will seem right with the world!!!  This will get you through the rest of the dog days my thirsty friends!!!

Ingredients:

1-1/2 oz orange vodka
1/2 oz Cointreau
1-1/2 oz fresh orange juice
1-1/2 oz cranberry juice
1 oz lemon sour mix (2 parts fresh lemon juice and 1 part simple syrup)
Garnish with orange slice and lemon twist

Pour all ingredients in a shaker with ice.  Shake well and strain into a tall glass with ice.  Garnish with fruit.

GOTTA LOVE THE DOG DAYS!
ENJOY!

FRIDAY COCKTAIL - RODRIGUEZ SOUR!

At least THIS cocktail won't get banned for life!  Sorry Yankee fans or A-Rod fans just couldn't help myself.

Ingredients:
2 oz Tequila
1/2 oz Green Chartreuse
1 oz Pineapple juice
1/2 oz Lime juice
1/2 oz Jalapeno simple syrup*
Slice of jalapeno for garnish

In a shaker with ice add all ingredients.  Shake for 20 seconds and pour into a rocks glass with ice.  Garnish with jalapeno slice.

* Jalapeno Simple Syrup
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
2 jalapenos sliced with seeds discarded

Boil the water and sugar until sugar dissolves.  Add jalapenos and simmer 10-15 minutes.  Let cool completely and puree in a blender.  Can refrigerate for 2-3 weeks.

BYE A-ROD!
ENJOY!

FRIDAY COCKTAIL - BLACK AND BLUE GINGER!

July is National Blueberry Month.  It seems summer leaves whisky behind and focuses on sangrias, lemonade and vodka and sweet teas.  Don't forget the whisky and the blueberries.

Ingredients:
3 oz whisky (Maker's Mark)
10-12 fresh blueberries
8-10 fresh blackberries
12 oz ginger beer
ice
mint and lime wedge for garnish

Combine whisky, blueberries and blackberries in a blender.  Puree until almost smooth.  Place a handful of ice in two glasses.  Pour half the whisky mix in each glass and add 6 oz of ginger beer to each.  Garnish each with mint and lime.

CELEBRATE BLUEBERRY MONTH!
ENJOY!

FRIDAY COCKTAIL - FROZEN WATERMELON MARGARITAS!

For our dear dear friend Brian!  While it may seem odd to blog a cocktail today, Brian would hate that I did not.  He loved to follow my escapades and cocktails on Facebook.  You are already missed so very much!

Ingredients:

1-1/2 cups cubed watermelon, pureed
1 cup tequila
1/2 cup lime juice
1/2 cup orange liqueur
1-2 TBL confectioners sugar
1/2 tsp salt
3 cups ice
garnish, lime wedge and orange slice

Put all in a blender and pulse until it is a slush.  Garnish with a lime and orange wedge

LOVE YOU BRIAN!
ENJOY!

FRIDAY COCKTAIL - SUMMER RUM LEMON DROP SHOOTER!

 

Well I am late today with my Friday Cocktail - so Let's just get to IT!  This sounds awesome, but a few may go a long way.......TGIF!

In a shaker with ice add 1/2 ounce of Bacardi Limon Rum and shake until the shaker is cold.  Strain into a shot glass.  Garnish with a sugar coated lemon wedge.

Just a Fabulous Start to the SUMMER!

WELCOME!
ENJOY!

FRIDAY COCKTAIL - THE SWEATY HIPSTER!!

If this was Sam's blog, he would use the recipe for a Hipster cocktail from the Urban Dictionary.  "Take your favorite cocktail and microwave it for 30 seconds and drink it before it cools!"

I on the other hand prefer this recipe for The Sweaty Hipster:

Ingredients:

2 parts Tequila
1 part Orange Liqueur
1 part fresh lime juice
1 part Serrano/mint infused simple syrup*
Chile salt for rim
Serrano chile slices for garnish

For syrup:
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
2 Serrano chiles sliced
1/4 cup fresh mint torn
Bring all to a boil, stir until sugar is dissolved.  Let cool. Strain repeatedly until all chile and mint pieces are strained out.  Store in your frig.

Mix all liquid ingredients in a shaker with ice.  Use chile salt to rim a rocks glass.  Strain the shaker into the rocks glass with ice and garnish.

TO MY NEW HIP!
ENJOY!