Peaches are a great late summer fruit, and this simple 4 ingredient cocktail is a must make, so make this Gin Smash as soon as you can with fresh peaches!   Do you have some extra basil? Love peaches? Love gin? The perfect summer drink for you, a Peach Basil Gin Smash is here! This …

This simple four ingredient Peach Simple Syrup is so great in cocktails, teas and lemonades. Late summer tastiness in a peach syrup recipe!   Peach Simple Syrup is everything that summer tastes like! It can be added to cocktails, mocktails, lemonade, Italian sodas, and even put on vanilla ice cream! Easy to make.   This …

This cocktail is a classic and full of flavor. The El Presidente cocktail recipe is a slightly sweet rum cocktail served up and made in the 1920s.   The El Presidente cocktail comes from Cuba. It was likely named for President Mario García Menocal, who ran the country from 1913 to 1921. Or, for Gerardo …

These homemade bourbon soaked cherries are easy to make and so great as cocktail garnishes!   Bourbon Soaked Cherries are a delicious and indulgent treat. Easy to make, make sure to keep them on hand for your next cocktail party or in a dessert as a boozy touch. They are a perfect edible gift, so …

The French 75 cocktail recipe is a classic champagne with gin. This light and bubbly drink is so flavorful and tasty!   Like many classic cocktails, the French 75’s origin has some mystery. According to drink historian David Wondrich, the recipe first appeared in 1927 in a book called “Here’s How” published by a New …

This Lavender Collins cocktail is a twist on the classic and pairs lavender and bright lemon juice. This summery cocktail uses a great homemade lavender infused simple syrup.   The Lavender Collins is a delightful and refreshing summer cocktail that puts a spin on the classic Tom Collins. Using lavender simple syrup adds a dash …

We used grilled pineapple juice in this Tropical Whiskey Cocktail to give a bit of smoky flavor to combine with rye whiskey, tropical flavors and yellow chartreuse.   Let’s take a sip of this Tropical Whiskey Cocktail and sit in the sun as tiki flavors meet with warming rye whiskey! This makes us daydream about …

Simple Syrup is the perfect recipe to make homemade. This simple syrup recipe is great for cocktails, coffee and other beverages is easy to make and can even be easily flavored.   This staple cocktail sweetener is simply of equal parts granulated sugar and water. From there, the variations are endless, as well as the …

Make sure to get your Iowa Beer Passport this year and make a jaunt to Iowa’s 115 breweries and do an Iowa Brewery Tour or 10! Enjoy fantastic Iowa craft beer!   We are sure you know, a craft brewery is a brewery that produces a limited amount of beer, and often is prized by …

This cocktail is tropical as all get out! The Hawaiian Creamsicle is a Stroh rum based cocktail, and dare I say transports you to the beach in Hawaii!   So we have used Stroh Rum in cocktails before. In planning this one, we had come across some pineapple coconut juice that was begging for a …