An interesting mix of flavors, this rye whiskey and red beet shrub cocktail makes for a great drink! With the weather getting warmer, the season for the classic way to beat the heat, the shrub. Shrubs are a combination of sugar, fruit and vinegar that historically has been a way to preserve fruit and …
Cocktails
Wine icepops? Wine Popsicles? What? How can you go wrong with adult popsicles, wine popsicles? We had a 1/3 bottle of Chianti that needed to be imbibed, but I just didn’t feel like drinking it (I know, crazy, right?!) so I thought, why not freeze it and make something that I can enjoy when …
This Pisco cocktail is a lovely fruity and gingery combination! This drink was inspired by a cocktail we had on a trip out to California last summer where we had this fantastic drink made with fresh blackberries and pisco. We had stopped for lunch at a spot in San Fransisco where this drink was …
What better advice for Father’s Day than Sage Advice? This Blackberry Sage Whiskey Smash is the perfect summer cocktail! If you have an abundance of fresh summer berries and herbs from your garden like we do, then we have a great cocktail for you! Using the savory herb, sage, as well as fresh blackberries, …
A Spicy twist on the classic whiskey cocktail with this Peach Old Fashioned. This drink is is a twist on one of the most popular classic cocktails, the Old Fashioned, by adding grilled peaches and a spicy kick from Hot Sauce. The grilled peach gives a fresh summery sweetness that combines with the mellow …
A great, tart lemon juice and pisco in this Pisco Sour Cocktail! For this post we are going to go back to the classics with the Pisco Sour Cocktail. Reputed to have been invented in Lima, Peru back in the 1920’s, the Pisco Sour is the national drink of both Chile and Peru and …
A Spicy Peach Margarita recipe, this frozen margarita one is a great combo of sweet and heat! A good cocktail is a study in melding contrasting flavors into a combination that pleases your senses. One of the most fun flavor combinations is taking sweet and heat and letting those two flavors play off of …
A Rhubarb Basil smash is a refreshing summer cocktail. Tart rhubarb used in sweet syrup and muddled basil gives an herbal addition. Rhubarb and basil, fresh out of our garden into a cocktail! One of our favorite things about the early season farmer’s markets are the fresh herbs and wonderfully tart fresh rhubarb of …
A fresh and tart combination of pineapple and cilantro makes a great Pineapple Cilantro Margarita Recipe. This simple cocktail is easy to make at home and the flavors are great together! Always have a top notch margarita or paloma in your hand for Cinco de Mayo or all summer long! We wanted a brand …
Need a Kentucky Derby cocktail? We have you covered with this classic Mint Julep recipe! In honor of the Kentucky Derby horse race, we celebrated by making our own Mint Juleps! The Mint Julep was first prescribed in 1784 for stomach issues (best medicine ever!), and in 1803 was described in a book in …