Fall Cocktails: Making Apple Cider Sangria

Apple picking season is in full swing and you can only make so many apple pies. So here’s a another way to use those apples: Make our delicious Apple Sangria. See more recipes for apples…  

Apple Cider Sangria

See more recipes for apples… SIZE: serves 7 INGREDIENTS:  3 cups apple cider (non alcoholic) 2 tbsp sugar 6 whole cloves 4 cinnamon sticks 4 allspice berries 1 apple (cored and sliced thin) 1 red bartlett pear (cored and sliced thin) 12 ozs seedless grapes (I like using red or purple) 2 1/4 cups shiraz (or […]

Great Summer Mixer

Super easy cocktail that will make your day.

Refreshing Spiked Raspberry Lemonade

“Homemade” raspberry-citron vodka and lemonade are the key ingredients for this summer refreshment. Makes a pitcher full but you may want to double up for a party of peeps! This drink needs a little prep (w/no effort), but it’s worth it in the long run because it makes enough for a small party!  In all honesty I […]

The Wilde Oscar Cocktail

Based on a traditional Old-Fashioned, this cocktail uses Guinness and bourbon. INGREDIENTS 1.5 oz Bourbon 1 oz Guinness Stout 1/2 oz Rich Simple Syrup Dash of Botanical Bitters Stir all ingredients in an ice filled mixing glass. Strain cocktail over a large ice cube. Garnish with a large orange peel and maraschino cherry.

Green Tea Mojito 

With only an ounce of rum, and an ample pour of iced green tea, this recipe is light and refreshing and not too boozy. From Kitchn See More of Our Favorite Cocktails makes one drink 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice 4 large mint leaves (I substituted 1 shiso leaf, torn into several large pieces) 2 teaspoons sugar approx. […]

The 80 Calorie Cocktail

Skip the tonic and use soda water which has zero calories. You only have to account for the amount of calories in your vodka and splash of lime. Ingredients 1oz. vodka (69 calories per ounce) 1/2 lime (11 calories) 4 mint leaves 4oz. soda water 3-4 ice cubes Directions Muddle the lime and mint in a bowl. Add ingredients […]

My Cocktail of the Moment: A Light, Refreshing Basil Gimlet

I’m not much of a cocktail drinker, but this one I love. It’s light, refreshing and summery. And I love the basil–a nice change after trying so many cocktails using mint. It’s more involved than pouring a glass of wine, but worth it. This is inspired by one of my favorite spots for a cocktail, […]

A Refreshing Pomelo (Grapefruit) Cocktail

Pomelo means grapefruit in Spanish.  A classic combo… grapefruit juice and vodka along with a few other friendly ingredients makes for an extremely refreshing cocktail.  The syrup can be made 1 day ahead of time.   INGREDIENTS:  7 tbsp water 5 tbsp pomegranate juice 6 tsp honey 1 1/2 cups vodka 3/4 cup fresh grapefruit […]

A Cocktail with Zing: Szechuan Coconut Cocktail

I love this zingy, zesty cocktail from AidaEats.com–it makes you feel like you’re lounging on a tropical beach!