Today’s key lime cocktail with pomegranate combines two of my favorite martinis… Key Lime Martini and Pomegranate Martini into one somewhat tart and deliciously pink cocktail. Key limes are in season during the summer months and have a tarter flavor than regular limes. They are also a lot smaller so it might take more key limes to… Continue Reading
April showers are said to bring May flowers and I hope that is true for the sake of my garden. Hopefully you all enjoyed warmer weather during the month, even if there was some rain. Once again, it’s time for a recap of the spring cocktail recipes from the month for your easy drinking pleasure.… Continue Reading
Last summer, we created the Chocolate Mint Mojito, Red Dragon Mojito, and Strawberry Basil Mojito using fresh mint from the garden. Now that this summer is fast approaching, we hope you have your herbs for cocktails planted. You’ll need the orange mint for this vanilla vodka cocktail recipe. There are over 600 varieties of mint,… Continue Reading
The first whipped cream vodka cocktail recipe we featured was the Snowball Martini. Now it’s time to shift gears a bit with this Whipped Lemon Martini. I say shift gears because the snowball martini was creamy, coconuty whereas today’s cocktail is lemony fresh. This martini recipe uses fresh lemon juice just like the Lemon Drop… Continue Reading
Back again with another ginger liqueur cocktail featuring Domaine De Canton Ginger Liqueur. Can you tell I really like this stuff? This time I’ve paired the liqueur up with white rum in a ginger mojito recipe… with a twist. Instead of using mint leaves, I muddled fresh basil, similar to the basil and strawberry mojito. I love… Continue Reading
Our good friends over at Tahoe Blue Vodka created a new cocktail recipe a few weeks back and they were kind enough to allow us to share it with all of you. And did you hear they won the Chairman’s Trophy in the 2013 Ultimate Spirits Challenge? – That makes this an award winning cocktail… Continue Reading
Herbs are great for cocktails because they can be muddled, infused and/or used as garnish. Since we are firm believers in fresh is best for cocktail recipes so we’ve put together this list of herbs to plant in the garden this spring. Plus it’s easier to walk out in the backyard for a sprig of… Continue Reading
Raspberry and lemons are a great combination for cocktail recipes as we proved in the Raspberry Lemon Drop Martini. In today’s Meyer lemon raspberry cocktail, we are combining the unique flavors of Meyer lemons with tequila and our favorite raspberry liqueur. Instead of using Meyer Lemon Infused Tequila in this cocktail, I decided to use… Continue Reading
The last few Valentine’s Cocktails we posted were the Cherry Martini, the Red Velvet Martini and the KINKY Love Martini. All of those mixed drinks were ones I created (with some help from my husband). Now it’s time to give you some cocktail recipes that have been around the block a time or two. Valentine’s… Continue Reading
The idea for this Tahoe Blue Vodka Cocktail came to me after taking my first sip of Tahoe Blue Vodka. This mixed drink is similar to a mojito recipe and really highlights the taste of the vodka. Plus it’s a very easy cocktail to make. Start with 2 lime quarters (a lime wedge cut in half) and… Continue Reading
