Sunday, September 30, 2012

Midori Spider's Kiss

Day 228



Midori Spider's Kiss
3.5 shots out of 5


Check out this fun layered Halloween cocktail!  It has Midori and vodka?  Yes please!!




My eyeballs are sweating!  

It's sooo hot out today......I think I may just melt.  

On a good note, the Giants, 49ers and A's all won!  

I'm so excited for post season with my Giants I can't stand it!  Yes tonight is another Halloween inspired cocktail on this very last day of September.


I gave tonight's cocktail 3.5 shots out of 5.  

When I found this recipe here I loved the photo of it so much that I thought I'd surely love this cocktail.  

Well......not so much.  

I mean it's a good cocktail, but there's too much lemon juice in it.  

I would have cut the lemon juice in half to give it a taste of lemon, instead of it being a lemon flavored cocktail.  

The chocolate web I actually made last night with one of the infant medicine syringes that they give you at your local drug store when you pick up your children's medicines (you know the plastic one where you suck up the medicine by pulling the back the top part up, and then squirt it in your kids mouths by pushing it back down), after I designed it I stuck it in the freezer and just took it out now to pour my cocktail into it.  

Doing it this way went over a LOT better then my failed attempt with Mint Chip or my husbands failed attempt with The Drunken Milkmaid.  

The funny thing is that now looking at my almost finished cocktail, the web touching the vodka and midori mix has melted into the cocktail, but the web part touching the grenadine is still standing strong.



Here is a photo of the end result:

Halloween cocktail, Midori, melon liqueur, vodka, lemon juice

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Halloween cocktail, Midori, melon liqueur, vodka, lemon juice


Here is the recipe for a Midori Spider's Kiss:

  • 1 oz Midori
  • 1 oz vodka
  • 1/2 oz lemon juice (next time I'd use 1/4 oz)
  • 1/4 oz grenadine
  • chocolate syrup
Design your martini glass with the chocolate syrup making a spiders web and stick it in the freezer.  I froze mine overnight, but according to the recipe it looks like you can stick it in there while you make your cocktail and then take it out.....I suggest at least 10-15 minutes though.  
In a shaker add ice, midori, vodka and lemon juice.  Shake and strain your mixture into your chilled chocolate spider web cocktail glass.  Pour your grenadine down the middle.



Here's to FINALLY figuring out how to make chocolate lines on a martini glass look half way decent!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Minty Spider

Day 227



Green Minty Spider
2 shots out of 5






Can you tell that I'm on a Halloween kick?  

Today Stacy sent me a link to a Halloween drink......which also had a link to a whole lot of other Halloween cocktails on it.  

Guess she figured it out already......as I'm sure most of you have.  

I'm really getting into these Halloween cocktails, I think they're fun!


I gave tonight's cocktail 2 shots out of 5.  

All I can say about this shooter is Holy Mint Batman!  

It's half vodka and half creme de menthe.......but all I can taste is the mint.....with maybe a little vodka bite, you know the feeling you get in your mouth when you know alcohol is present in your cocktail, but you just can't taste it (or when you can).  

Yea, that's what it was like.  

I love mint chip ice cream, but this creme de menthe stuff.......yikes, it needs to be a "little" addition to a cocktail, not half of it.


Here is a photo of the end result:

Halloween cocktail, shot, vodka, creme de menthe



Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Halloween cocktail, shot, vodka, creme de menthe


Here is the recipe for a Green Spider:

  • 1 oz vodka
  • 1 oz creme de menthe

In a shaker add ice and both of the ingredients above.  Shake it up well and strain it into a shot glass.  I wetting the rim of mine with water and swirled it in green sprinkles to make it look neat. It surely didn't help the taste though.



Here's to a not so good Green Spider.  Should have been called Minty Spider, that would have made more sense.  As a matter of fact I'm going to change the name of it right now!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Friday, September 28, 2012

Jager Monster

Day 226



Jager Monster
2 shots out of 5





Boy it's been a long week!  

Three kids sick this week and we're still going.  

Our oldest daughter missed both days of Tiny Tots this week, our second oldest son missed two days of school and our youngest came down with a fever yesterday as well.  

I'm ready for the sickness to be gone and our house to be germ free........or have less germs in it.


I gave tonight's cocktail 2 shots out of 5.  

I asked my husband if tonight's cocktail qualifies for a "Halloween Shooter" since it has the word Monster in it.  

He agreed with me, so here it is, another Halloween Shooter.  

But I recommend you leave it here because it is not all that good.  

I can taste a hint of the orange juice and I can definitely taste the Jagermeister.  

This is not a great tasting shooter, not even a good tasting shooter......it's actually pretty blah in taste.  

I would never make this shooter again, it's just not special enough to remember.  

Oh well, you win some and you loose some.


Here is a photo of the end result:

Halloween cocktail, shot, Jagermeister, orange juice

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Halloween cocktail, shot, Jagermeister, orange juice

Here is the recipe for a Jager Monster:

  • 1 1/2 oz Jagermeister
  • 1 oz orange juice
  • 1/4 oz grenadine
In a shaker, add ice and all of the ingredients above.  Shake it up well and strain it into your shot glass.



I guess the fact that the word Monster is in the title actually does suit this cocktail well.  It's such a monster of a shooter that I never want to try it again!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Brain Hemorrhage

Day 225



Brain Hemorrhage
5 shots out of 5


This brain hemorrhage shot has to be one of the weirdest looking shots I've made.  It feels weird going down, but tastes Oh So Good!!  It's the perfect shooter for a Halloween party too!




I've got 3 sick children!  

My little Tiny Tot girl must have brought home a sickness from her school, which resulted in a fever and not feeling good.  She passed it to my 3rd grader who missed 2 days of school and now my 1 year old just came down with a fever.  


Fingers crossed (while I ignore my itchy throat) that the remaining three of us don't get it.

I gave tonight's cocktail 5 shots out of 5.  

I found tonight's recipe from this flickr post.  


This is a fun shooter to make and interesting one to drink.  


Brain Hemorrhage is a perfect shooter for a Halloween party......or any party really!  The place where I got this cocktail recipe from said that it tastes  like peaches and cream, and I must say that it does pretty much remind me of that.  


The layering part of this shooter is pretty easy and the dripping of the grenadine is fun!  Be warned.....when you do drink this shooter.......the parts of the Baileys that are hanging down, you can TOTALLY feel them in your mouth!  


It's kind of weird and you almost DON'T want to swallow it, but you'll get over it and will be glad you did!



Here is a photo of the end result:

Halloween cocktail, shot, peach schnapps, Baileys, Irish Cream, grenadine, Brain Hemorrhage shot

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Halloween cocktail, shot, peach schnapps, Baileys, Irish Cream, grenadine, Brain Hemorrhage shot



Here is the recipe for a Brain Hemorrhage:

  • 3/4 oz peach schnapps
  • 1/2 oz Baileys Irish cream
  • 1/4 oz grenadine (you don't have to use all of it)

In a shot glass pour in your peach schnapps.  Next you are going to layer your Baileys on top of the peach schnapps.  For this next part I took a turkey baster and sucked up the grenadine in it so that I would have more control over where and how much I was using.  I then slowly dripped the grenadine in one area through the Baileys until it started to drip down, then I stopped.  I kept doing this in different areas to get my end result.



This is a fun and easy shooter to make.  I hope you try it and if you do, I want to hear about it!!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Liquid Watermelon

Day 224



Liquid Watermelon
3 shots out of 5




I finally remembered to buy watermelon schnapps!  

OK, a week ago, but still I remembered.  

Then apparently I forgot since it took me until tonight to remember that I had purchased it a week ago and that I need to start using it in my cocktails. 


I gave tonight's cocktail 3 shots out of 5.  

I totally admit that my first sip was too sweet......then I put my two middle kids to bed, talked about school and sports with them, tucked them in, and then came back and took another (watered down a little bit) sip. 

 Better!  

This cocktail is OK.  

Nothing super special.  

Nothing I'm dying to make again or order at a bar, but it's OK.  

I will find a cocktail out there (if you have one please email it to me!) that I like a lot better then this one (that has watermelon schnapps in it of course).  

On a side note, this watermelon schnapps smells SUPER YUMMY! 

 Kind of reminds me of jolly ranchers.



Here is a photo of the end result:


Here is a photo of the ingredients:


Here is the recipe for Liquid Watermelon:
  • 1 oz midori
  • 1 oz vodka
  • 1 oz watermelon schnapps
  • 1 oz sweet & sour mix
  • 1/2 oz grenadine
In a margarita glass pour your grenadine and set aside.  In your shaker add ice and all of the ingredients above except for the grenadine you've already put into your glass.  Shake up your mixture and pour it all, including the ice, into your margarita glass.



Here's to remembering to use my watermelon schnapps!  Until we meet again!

Cheers!

The Cocktail Lady

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Frankenstein

Day 223



Frankenstein
5 shots out of 5


Frankenstein is a fun Halloween shooter where a few different ingredients come together to create something new.




We went to Chili's for dinner thanks to their Kids Eat Free coupon.  

Love it when half of us eat for free!  

I finally found a cocktail that I wanted to try that has Blackberry Schnapps in it.  I'm excited because I've been looking for one ever since I bought it.  Eureka, I've found it!!


I gave tonight's cocktail 5 shots out of 5.  

Despite this shooters name (I would think a shooter called Frankenstein would be a mix of randomly "not so good together" stuff), this is a darn good cocktail!!  

With Halloween approaching (yes I know we still have a month and 5 days to go.....remember I have 4 kids) I thought this would be a good shooter to make and try.  

Glad I did!!  

If you are having a Halloween party that includes cocktails (don't they all?), I highly suggest you serve this to your guests.



Here is a photo of the end result:

Halloween cocktail shot, Frankenstein, pineapple juice, melon liqueur, Midori, blackberry schnapps

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Halloween cocktail shot, Frankenstein, pineapple juice, melon liqueur, Midori, blackberry schnapps



Here is the recipe for a Frankenstein:

  • 1 oz pineapple juice (sorry Stacy)
  • 1/2 oz melon liqueur
  • 1/2 oz blackberry schnapps

In a shaker, add ice and all of the ingredients above.  Shake it up real good and strain your spooky cocktail into a shot glass.



Here's to all of the stores being fully stocked with Halloween items and a month and 5 days of children anticipating Halloween!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Monday, September 24, 2012

Polar Freeze

Day 222



Polar Freeze
5 shots out of 5




Is there something in the air?  

My one year old is getting into EVERYTHING today.  

She's driving me nut.  

Once one mess is cleaned up......don't turn around now, b/c here are two more! 

Time for me to put these kids to bed and have a cocktail (yea I wish it was that easy).


I gave tonight's cocktail 5 shots out of 5.  

I gave it 5 shots because if you are in the mood for a pepperminty flavored cocktail, this is a good one!  

The peppermint flavor is not overwhelming, but it's definitely there.  

When the winter holidays come around I get excited because that's when they start selling the Peppermint flavored Ghirardelli chocolate squares!  

Tonight's cocktail reminds me of that candy and now I'm getting excited for winter to be here!  

This cocktail would be a great one to serve around the winter holidays!  

I got this recipe off of the Godiva website.


Here is a photo of the end result:

polar freeze, christmas cocktail, winter cocktail, Godiva white chocolate liqueur, peppermint schnapps



Here is a photo of the ingredients:

polar freeze, christmas cocktail, winter cocktail, Godiva white chocolate liqueur, peppermint schnapps


Here is the recipe for a Polar Freeze:

  • 1 oz Godiva White Chocolate Liqueur
  • 1 oz peppermint schnapps

In a short cocktail glass filled with crushed ice, pour in your two ingredients.  Stir up your cocktail and enjoy!



Here's to getting excited for the winter and Ghirardelli peppermint chocolate squares!!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Green Eyes

Day 221



Green Eyes
5 shots out of 5



My SF Giants clinched the Nation West Division Championship last night, which makes me a VERY happy Cocktail Lady!!  

I can not wait for post season!  

We recorded the 49er game due to our crazy Sunday.......I already know what happened, but won't tell my husband until after our recording.


I gave tonight's cocktail 5 shots out of 5.  

I found this cocktail pinned on Pinterest and it sounded scrumptious, so I just HAD to try it!  

These ingredients together are cool, refreshing, tropical and just delicious!  

This is definitely I'm going to be making again.......and again.  

This is my perfect end to a super busy weekend, thank you Pinterest!  

For those of you who enjoy Midori, I think this will definitely be a cocktail for you to try.  

I really think you'll like love it as much as I do!



Here is a photo of the end results:



Here is a photo of the ingredients:



Here is the recipe for a Green Eyes:

  • 1 oz Midori
  • 1 oz Malibu rum
  • 1/2 oz lime juice
  • 1/2 oz cream of coconut
  • 1 1/2 oz pineapple juice

In a hurricane glass filled with crushed ice, add all of your ingredients and give it a good stir.



Here's to surviving another week of craziness!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Caribbean Queen

Day 220



Caribbean Queen
4.5 shots out of 5




Boy is it a hot one today!  

This cocktail hits the spot on a hot day, and also puts the song "Dancing Queen" in my head......oh and you're welcome!  

Today consisted of 2 soccer games (at different fields), 2 soccer team photos (at total different times) and a birthday party.  What a day......cocktail please!!  


I gave tonight's cocktail 4.5 shots out of 5.  

A lot of these recipes I find tell me to add a "splash" of something, or they tell me to "fill the rest with____".  

I like more exact answers, like when you bake something, you need to know if you're adding 1/4 cup of sugar, or if you're just "filling the rest with sugar".  

Therefore I have decided that (and I know I've said this before....just couldn't remember in which post) that when a cocktail recipe asks for "a splash" of something, I put in 1/4 oz of it.  

I have measured my "splashes" before and they always seem to equal 1/4 oz.  

Now when a recipe asks me to "fill the rest with___" that's a little different.  

I start with the bare minimum that "may" taste good and then sip, add more, sip, add more, etc., until I get the amount I like.  

That's where I get those amounts from.  

In case you were ever wondering or dying to know, your questions have now been answered!  

Ha ha.  

Oh, back to the cocktail, I encourage you to do the same thing I did with the OJ, you can even start with 2 1/2 oz and see if you like it....it may be too bananaey for you, so just add some more OJ.



Here is a photo of the end result:

Caribbean Queen, caribbean queen cocktail, triple sec, creme de banana, orange juice

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Caribbean Queen, caribbean queen cocktail, triple sec, creme de banana, orange juice

Here is the recipe for a Caribbean Queen:


  • 1 oz triple sec
  • 2 oz creme de banana
  • 2 1/2 oz orange juice
In a tall glass filled with crushed ice, add all of your ingredients.  Stir everything up well and enjoy!



Here's to busy Saturdays and cocktails to end them with!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Friday, September 21, 2012

Blue Balls

Day 219



Blue Balls
5 shots out of 5




I can't believe I made it to another Friday!  

These weeks have really been crazy.  

I don't feel like I've stopped going since soccer season has started....... seriously.  

Tonight's cocktail is soooo absolutely positively needed, and boy is it a good one!


I gave tonight's cocktail 5 shots out of 5.  

Even though it's got one of those "names" that not too many people would want to shout across the bar to the bartender, I'll tell you, it's worth it!!  

These 4 ingredients are extremely delicious together.......I told my husband to try it......(he said he didn't like the name, but he'd try it anyways) and I secretly hoped that he wouldn't want to try it so that I could have it all to myself.  

Oh well.  

This is a shooter that I could have a few of......in a row.......which may or may not be a good idea.  

I got tonight's cocktail from the intoxicologist site, so Thank You once again Cheri for an amazing cocktail!



Here is a photo of the end result:


Here is a photo of the ingredients:


Here is the recipe for a Blue Balls:

  • 1/2 oz Blue Curacao
  • 1/2 oz coconut rum
  • 1/2 peach schnapps
  • 1/2 oz lemon juice
In a shaker, add ice and the ingredients above.  Shake it up well and strain your mixture into a shot glass.



Here's to ending the week with an awesome cocktail!!  And it's blue!  

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady