Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Harvey Wallbanger

Harvey Wallbanger
3.5 shots out of 5




Remember how a few weeks ago the yucky flu swept through our house?  

Yea......well, it's back and badder then ever!  

This time it touched every single one of us (6 to be exact).  While some of us escaped the fever, some of us (especially 3 of 4) weren't so lucky.  

Our poor oldest little girl had a fever so high that we spent the other night up giving her half hour barely warm baths to bring down her 105.3 fever.  

Thankfully, she seems to have "almost" broken her fever now and we all actually slept through the entire night last night!  Hip hip hooray!!!


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

I found a few different recipes for this cocktail, but decided on this one by epicurious.  

I chose a Harvey Wallbanger for two reasons. 

1) I had just bought a bottle of Galliano before the flu started sweeping through the house and have been dying to use it ever since. 

2) since I'm still a bit sick, I figured what's better then alcohol and orange juice to help me feel better!  

I have got to say this Galliano is like nothing I've ever tasted before.  

The aroma and flavor are very unique.  

It's amazing how only a half ounce of this stuff can really change the taste of a vodka and orange juice cocktail........especially when it's just under a tenth of the ingredients mixed in.  This would be a cocktail that I just may make again sometime.


Here is a photo of the end result:



Here is a photo of the ingredients:




Here is the recipe for a Harvey Wallbanger:

  • 1 1/2 oz vodka
  • 1/2 oz Galliano
  • 4 oz orange juice

In a medium cocktail glass filled with ice, pour in all of your ingredients and give it a nice stir.


Here's to finally being able to make (and taste) a cocktail after a week and a half with sickies in the house.

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Classic Margarita

National Margarita Day ~~ February 22nd

Classic Margarita
5 shots out of 5



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I'm baaack!  

That was sure a nice five days off.  

I think after a year STRAIGHT of making cocktails every night that I deserve a vacation.  

If you didn't know, tomorrow is National Margarita Day!  

Like we need an excuse to have a margarita, right?  Not an excuse, just a reminder how wonderful margarita's really are.


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


I am EN-JOYING this cocktail right now.  

If you don't already know, I am not a big tequila person......at all.  

I searched and searched online and found a handful of classic margarita recipes and (after consulting with my husband) decided on this one that I found on Food & Wine.  

This cocktail is a perfect blend of alcohol and sweetness to where those who do not like super sweet cocktails will like it, as well as those (like me) who don't care too much for tequila!  

I have a list of (including today's margarita) 10 different cocktails for you to choose from below that you can make tomorrow for NMD.  


Depending on how brave you are, you are welcome to try more then one too!


Here is a photo of the end result:

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Here is a photo of the ingredients:

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Here is the recipe for a Classic Margarita:

  • 1 1/2 oz silver tequila
  • 3/4 oz cointraeu
  • 3/4 oz lime juice
  • 1/4 oz simple syrup
In a shaker, add ice and all of the ingredients above.  Shake and dump everything into your margarita glass.  Lift your glass up and salute to NMD!




Here are photos of my other 9 margaritas I've made, with links beneath each one that will bring you right to their page!

Desert Margarita

French Margarita

Grapefruit Margarita



Mango Margarita

Peach Margarita




Pink Cotton Rita

Pomegranate Margarita


There you have it, 10 different margaritas to choose from for National Margarita Day!!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Friday, February 15, 2013

Flaming Dr. Pepper

Day 366



Flaming Dr. Pepper
3 shots out of 5



flaming dr. pepper


WOW!!!!!!!  


Can you believe it?  


My year long challenge has officially come to an end!  


I have made, photographed, tried and blogged about THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY SIX (seemed more dramatic in all caps) cocktails.  WOW, that's an accomplishment I must say.  


I want to send a special Thank You out to my family who has allowed me to have my "cocktail time" every night so that I can do this.  Also to Stephanie who gave me this idea and cheered me along the entire way!  I definitely want to Thank all of you who have been with me since day 1, those of you who have found me somewhere along the way and those of you who have sent in your favorite recipes (I do still have a few more that have been sent in and will do my best to get to them soon).  Without all of you, this sure would have been a boring challenge.  Thank You!!


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


I wanted to go out on fire (kinda like Katniss and Peeta) and decided on the Flaming Dr. Pepper.  


I found the recipe at Matador Network and did my best to capture it's flame on my camera.  They are right, this cocktail does more or less taste like Dr. Pepper.  It tastes more like it while it's still warm though I must say, so if you are going to make it, DRINK UP!  But please put out the flame before you do so.  This was a fun cocktail to make.....quite easy really.  I will leave you with a few sequenced photos of this cocktail to look at.




Here is a photo of the end result:










Here is a photo of the ingredients:





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Flaming Dr. Pepper

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 1/2 ounces amaretto
  • 1 ounce Bacardi 151 rum
  • 1 bottle/can of beer

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Fill you shot glass first with the amaretto, then with the rum. Carefully place your shot glass in the center of a cocktail glass and fill that glass with beer just up until it hit the rim of the shot glass.
  2. Take a lighter and light the top of the liquid inside the shot glass on fire (please be careful and do not stand directly over your flame). Let your flame burn for a couple minutes and then blow it out and carefully drink it up.
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I simply can not believe that this year is over.  I will not stop here, so please continue to send in your favorite cocktail recipes or just shoot me an email to say hi.

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Cupid's Cup

Day 365



Cupid's Cup
3.5 shots out of 5


Cupid's Cup cocktail combines Hpnotiq Harmonie, vodka, cointreau and lime juice for a fun pink cocktail.



Happy Valentine's Day to all of my wonderful readers!!  


I do love that you all come to my blog to see what I have been drinking each and every night!  



Tonight marks a regular year of a cocktail every night, but wait......remember I said that I started this blog last year which in fact was a Leap Year?  



That's right, one more night after tonight and then my year long challenge will be complete.


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



I found this recipe on facebook today.  Hpnotiq had posted it and I thought I'd give their Harmonie another try.  



This cocktail is OK.  If you don't know, I don't like Hpnotiq Harmonie as much as I like the regular Hpnotiq (the blue one).  



Actually I really like the regular one.......a lot.  



The Harmonie......not so much.  Anyways, this cocktail is OK, I wouldn't order it at a bar and I wouldn't have more then one of them at home.  At least it's a pretty color.



Here is a photo of the end result:

Cupid's Cup cocktail combines Hpnotiq Harmonie, vodka, cointreau and lime juice for a fun pink cocktail.


Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Cupid's cup cocktail ingredients.





Here is the recipe for a Cupid's Cup:

  • 2 oz Hpnotiq Harmonie
  • 1 oz vodka
  • 1/2 oz Cointreau
  • 1/2 oz lime juice

In a shaker filled with ice, add all of the ingredients above.  Shake and strain your cocktail into a martini glass.



Happy Valentine's Day to you all.  I really do appreciate you all coming to my blog and reading my daily cocktails.  Here's to you!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Passionate Bubbles

Day 364



Passionate Bubbles
5 shots out of 5





Today is the kids last day of school for the week.  


We now get 5 days off for President's weekend.  5 days!!  



I'm not completely sure that we even got a day off when we were in school and if we did it was only Monday.  



Last year my kids got Friday and Monday off and this year Thursday through Monday off. Budget cuts is what I am assuming the extra long holiday is all about, either way it'll be nice to have them all home for a few days.


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


With tomorrow being Valentines Day I figured why not create another simple but delicious Valentine cocktail.  



I have to say, Passion Fruit puree goes AH-MAZE-ING-LY with champagne!  Yumm!  I am really enjoying my little creation here.  This cocktail is definitely worth a try, or two......shoot three tries is good too.



Here is a photo of the end result:

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Here is a photo of the ingredients:

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Here is my recipe for Passionate Bubbles: 

  • 2 1/2 oz champagne
  • 2 1/2 oz passion fruit puree

In a champagne flute, pour in both ingredients.  Stir up your mixture to get the puree to blend in completely with the champagne and enjoy!!


Here is to the two remaining days left of my year challenge.

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

White Chocolate Raspberry Kiss

Day 363



White Chocolate Raspberry Kiss
4 shots out of 5



White Chocolate Raspberry Kiss is a perfect Valentine's Day cocktail blend of white chocolate and raspberry flavors.




White Chocolate Raspberry Kiss is a perfect Valentine's Day blend of white chocolate and raspberry flavors to have your taste buds going wild!  It's a perfect twist to the common milk chocolate cocktails that are served on Valentine's Day.


Speaking of Valentine's Day, the day before always marks our oldest daughters birthday.  Tomorrow she turns 4.  



Thursday is Valentine's Day and Friday is the very last day (Day 366 thanks to Leap Year) of my year long challenge.  



I knew I would make it, as I am NOT a quitter..........but I just didn't realize how quickly this year would go by.  I am kind of in shock that I am mere days away from the end.  I will not be tossing away this blog by any means, but with the extra time on my hands (total joke.......I have 4 kids) I do want to add extra things to my blog and maybe even change things around a little.


I gave tonight's cocktail 4 shots out of 5.   


With Valentines Day vastly approaching, I decided to create a Valentine's cocktail.  I call it, White Chocolate Raspberry Kiss (before you ask, YES I could have made it longer, haha).  



This cocktail is a bit strong and every 3 sips gives you a little bit of a vodka bite, but I like it.  I hope you like it too if you do decide to try it.  I hope you are all enjoying your Tuesday evening.......with a cocktail of course!



Here is a photo of the end result:


Here is a photo of the end result:






Here is my recipe for a White Chocolate Raspberry Kiss:

  • 1 oz vanilla vodka
  • 1 oz Godiva white chocolate liqueur
  • 1 oz Chambord
  • 1/2 oz white cream de cacao
  • white chocolate shavings

In a shaker, add ice and all of the ingredients above except for the white chocolate shavings.  Shake and strain into a white chocolate shavings rimmed martini glass.


Here's to the 3 more days that remain of my year long challenge.  I'm proud of myself for sticking to it and blogging every single day for a year.  I'm proud of you for sticking with me too!!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady



Monday, February 11, 2013

Summertime Splash

Day 362


Summertime Splash
5 shots out of 5


Peach and lemonade make this cocktail the perfect mix for a warm summer day...or night.




I have been loving these nice warm days!  

They make me want to sit outside and warm my skin and drink cocktails all day!  

Since I enjoyed my Summertime Breeze that I had created the other day so much, I needed to find out how it would taste if I amended it a little bit.  I guess I am feeling adventurous.

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

Making this cocktail with vodka goes to show that it does not matter whether you put in rum or vodka, you still can not taste the alcohol.  

Which means that this cocktail is one of those sneaky cocktails where you do not think you are drinking too much alcohol and then BAM......you are feeling pretty darn good!  

I would think you can make either version of this cocktail ahead of time in a pitcher (without ice) and then when it's time to serve it, stir it up WELL (to get the puree mixed in) before you pour some in a shaker with ice.



Here is a photo of the end result:

Peach and lemonade make this summertime splash cocktail the perfect mix for a warm summer day...or night.


Here is a photo of the ingredients:




Here is my recipe for Summertime Splash:

  • 1 oz vodka
  • 1 oz peach puree
  • 1 oz lemonade
  • 1/4 oz grenadine

In a shaker, add ice and all of the ingredients above.  Shake and dump everything into a short cocktail glass and enjoy!




Here's to another..amended.....scrumptious self-created cocktail!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Bohemia Michelada

Day 361



Bohemia Michelada
3 shots out of 5


I was given product to sample.  I was not paid for this post and all views and opinions are my own.

I received a six pack of Bohemia beer in the mail on Saturday so that I could try out one of their signature cocktails.  I was very excited when it came, as I do love beer!  





I have found that over my years of beer drinking, my tastes have widened and I now like a lot of beers that I had sworn off in the past.  

I am quite proud of myself for that I must say.


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

When I was reading the ingredients for this cocktail, it kind of sounded like a Bloody Mary but instead of the tomato juice you substitute it with beer.  


Quite interesting I must say.  

I gave this cocktail a 3 because the flavor of the cocktail was quite good, then only thing that I could not handle was the HEAT from the other ingredients.  My husband on the other hand (who likes spicy things) really likes this cocktail, especially the heat. 

I will say that the Bohemia beer that they had sent me is pretty darn good!  It is a lighter beer with a taste all of it's own.  

This beer actually has more flavor then some of your light beers and if I had a choice of Bohemia or Corona, I'd choose this one hands down.



Here is a photo of the end result:


Here is a photo of the ingredients:


Here are photos of the beer that I received in the mail:

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Bohemia beer



Here is the recipe for a Bohemia Michelada:

  • 1 bottle of Bohemia beer
  • 2 oz lime juice
  • 1/4 tsp worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 tsp hot sauce
  • kosher salt (I used my margarita salt)
  • a lime wedge 

Wet the rim of your beer glass with your lime wedge and rim it with kosher salt.  Next pour in your lime juice, worcestershire sauce and hot sauce.  Fill the rest of the glass with Bohemia beer and stir to mix, be careful not to go crazy stirring so that you don't get your beer to foam up.



Thank You to Veronica for sending me out this six pack of beer!  My husband is currently finishing off this Bohemia Michelada as I type, he REALLY likes it!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady