Well National Daiquiri Day is nearly here – just one more sleep. I’m sure you’re already prepared for it but just in case here’s a site that will help you – Be A Daiquiri Diva.
This webpage will take you through the steps of making a Daiquiri and all you have to do is buy the ingredients and invite a few friends around!
July is a fantastic month for Cocktail holidays – first National Daiquiri Day then it will soon be National Tequila Day followed by National Scotch Day.
Maybe we should call July the National Get Pickled Month
Baileys Irish Cream, you just have to have some on St Patrick's Day. It's hard to believe that this liqueur has only been around since the 1970s - it is so important in the making of creamy cocktails and delicious shots!
Made with the finest Irish cream, whiskey and chocolate Baileys is one of my favorite liqueurs. One of the main reasons is that it 'mixes well' with most other spirits. It is also delicious on it's own, especially the different flavors that are now available.
Anyway I always think that St Patrick's Day is a great excuse to crack open a bottle of Baileys and make some cocktails. There are heaps of Baileys Cocktails around and also Baileys Shots and Shooters.
A delicious one that I will be drinking this St Patrick's Day is a Choc Caramel Bunny.
Well Lady GaGa has been in the news quite a bit of late and the other day I was reading about her loves – David Bowie’s Let’s Dance – good choice, YSL bags - I’m with you there girl and Italian food. Lady GaGa has gone up in my estimation AND she can sing! Now if only someone could talk to her about her fashion sense because the big hair bow only really works on Minnie Mouse!
Anyway this is supposed to be about cocktails and I’m getting sidetracked. Lady GaGa obviously likes to go out and get drunk (listen to her song Let’s Dance) and she loves Italian food. I’ve taken this on board and decided that she needs a Zabaglione Martini!
The poster says it all! When I think of tequila I’m thinking shots or margarita’s. Tequila shots always seem like a great idea at the time, but………………….. Margaritas on the other hand are delicious and I’ve just updated my site Margarita Time in time for next months Margarita Day.
There is another cocktail that uses Tequila in an unusual flavor combo – mint!
Tequila Stinger
4 parts tequila
2 parts white creme de menthe
Place the ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake well. Strain into a martini glass to serve.
As part of President Barrack Obama’s Inauguration celebrations is a free open air concert at the Lincoln Memorial. The celebrations kick off at 2.30pm and it is expected to be PACKED! The gates open at 8am, but people have been queueing since the wee hours and I’m not surprised when you consider who will be performing.
Bruce Springsteen – Born in the USA perhaps??
Beyonce
Jon Bon Jovi
and more. This is a concert that everyone wants to be a part of and luckily they can. The concert is being broadcast on radio stations around the country check out where you can hear it from here.
To fight off the cold I would be taking in some Snuggler with me, this is a drink that is simply peppermint schnapps added to hot chocolate – delicious! Having said that I doubt that alcohol will be allowed so maybe you should stick with filling your thermos with hot coffee!!
If you are listening at home and want to celebrate the Inauguration with a little Inauguration Party of your own please check out my Champagne Cocktails.
If you’re having a decade party do you need a hand with the drinks? As I get older my friends are hitting milestones which we never thought we’d see when we were younger. Consequently we’re having 70s parties and 80s parties and trying to relive our youths.
I was thinking of this and I thought you know I was born in 1969, but I would like to have a 60s party because it would be quite cool. Then I thought about the 20s and doing the Charleston…………..or rather trying to do the Charleston!
It really doesn’t matter what decade you want to recapture, you could have a fantastic time – getting the music, dressing up in costume – but what to drink?
This article contains cocktails throughout the decades. Now all you need to do is look up what food to serve.
This day in history the Penny Black was the world’s first postage stamp to be issued. The Penny Black was issued in the United Kingdom which is why the stamps of the UK do not have to show the country name on them…………..the perks of being first!
Anyway let’s all have a black cocktail to celebrate:-
Today celebrates the 25th anniversary of the release of True, the iconic 80s love ballad.
Now I’m feeling soppy so how about some valentine cocktails?
Strawberry Kiss
1 shot white rum
1 shot amaretto
4 strawberries
1 shot double cream
Blend all of the ingredients together, with ice, until smooth and then serve in a red wine glass. If it’s hard to get strawberries then use two scoops of strawberry ice cream in place of the strawberries, cream and ice.
Elixir of Love
This cocktail also has amaretto, let’s face it it’s an Italian liqueur and the Italians know all about romance!
½ shot white rum
1 shot amaretto
1 shot dark crème de cacao
1 shot cream
Shake all of the ingredients together in a shaker, then pour into a tumbler over crushed ice.
Of course you could even try a Macaroon or a Chocolate Margarita, recipes are here
Well I’ve got a trivia night lined up tonight at my old workplace.It should be a good night catching up with everyone and let’s see if our team can win again.
Where did the first cocktails originate from????Well one source claim they started in San Francisco in 1862 with a drink called the Martinez which is what eventually evolved into the Martini.
The Martinez
4 parts sweet red vermouth
1 part gin
Stir and garnish with a cherry.
However another source states that the Sazerac cocktail was invented in the late 18th century in New Orleans.
The Sazerac
2oz straight rye whiskey
dashes of bitters
¼ oz pernod
1 sugar cube
Shake the ingredients together and serve in an old-fashioned glass.
The original version contained brandy, absinthe and bitters and historians claim that it was served in tiny French egg cups called coquetier which is where the name cocktail is derived.
However there is also written evidence that the Roman’s indulged in cocktails, so why knows when it began let’s just hope it doesn’t stop!
Here’s a recipe to kick the weekend off with:
The Foghorn
4 parts gin
Chilled ginger beer
Fill a chilled pilsner glass almost to the top with ginger beer and then pour in the gin, stir gently and garnish with a lemon slice.
Well it’s back to school for my daughter today, so we had to get out of our PJs a bit earlier this morning.It is starting to feel quite crisp when you venture out of the house early in the morning I must say (here in Australia anyway).
Well thinking of school did anyone ever take an apple to school to give to their teacher?Personally I think it was just an urban myth, but out of respect lets do Apple cocktails today.
Appletini
This one is a classic and there are a lot of different versions available.
2 parts vodka
1 part apple schnapps
Put the ingredients together in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake, then strain into a martini glass to serve.
There are quite a few variations to this cocktail so check out this link for a few more.
Combine all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake.Strain into a highball glass over ice and garnish with a thin slice of apple.
Apple Dubonnet
4 parts apple brandy
3 parts dubonnet rouge
Place ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake.Strain into an old fashioned glass and garnish with a lemon slice.
Apple Rum Rickey
2 parts apple brandy
1 part light rum
sparkling water
Combine brandy and rum with ice in a cocktail shaker and shake well.Strain into a highball glass over ice, top with the sparkling water and garnish with a lime twist.
