FALL FRIDAY COCKTAIL - AUTUMN DELIGHT!

A simple recipe is often a good place to start when it comes to cocktails. This recipe calls for Suntory Yamazaki 12 Year Old Whisky which has some resemblance to Scotch, but any good whisky will make this "delightful". You can also try this with warm cider for a hot drink.

2 oz good whisky
6 oz apple cider
Fresh cinnamon
Apple slices

Pour whisky, and apple cider into a shaker with ice. Shake then pour into a old fashioned glass and dust with cinnamon and garnish with 2 apple slices and a cinnamon stick.

TOAST TO A DELIGHTFUL AUTUMN!
ENJOY!

FRIDAY COCKTAIL - 3 SHOT FRIDAY!

I have noticed a new trend in the bar scene lately..that in itself is scary...remember the peanut butter and jelly shot? Bartenders on their slow moments tend to look at "the inventory" and start mixing concoctions in shot glasses to try to come up with the flavors we all remember. So at one of our recent visits to a local joint...we got an Oatmeal Cookie shot, Green Tea shot and the best of all Key Lime Pie shot....here goes..pretty much the ingredients are equal amounts of each liquor unless listed, but adjust to your taste....

Oatmeal Cookie

1 oz Butter schnapps

1 oz Hot Dam cinnamon schnapps

1 oz Baileys

* tastes jut like an oatmeal cookie----seriously!

Green Tea

1 oz Jameson Whisky

hint of sour apple pucker

1 oz gingerale

* a little heavy but Rachel you would love this

Key Lime Pie

1 oz Midori

1 oz Vanilla Vodka

1 oz Malibu Rum

hint of Rose's lime juice

squirt of whipped cream (YES)

*My Favorite...tastes just like the pie...could drink a whole glass of this...maybe I did????

3 SHOT FRIDAY!
ENJOY!

FRIDAY COCKTAIL - 46 WHISKY SMASH

Simply put - for the whisky lover in all of us! There are a few variations...but I like the one with the splash of champagne on top..of course.

Looking forward to a great week with family and friends!!!

2 oz Makers Mark

4 mint leaves

one lemon wedge

one lime wedge

splash of Pomegranate liqueur

splash of simple syrup

splash of champagne

In a glass muddle all ingredients except the champagne. Strain into a glass with ice and top with champagne. Garnish with a lemon wedge.

Happy Summer!

ENJOY!

ST PAT'S DAY COCKTAIL - JAMESON SHAMROCK

Happy Saint Patrick's Day to ALL! This cocktail can be mixed in a martini shaker with ice and poured into a martini glass of a cocktail glass with ice....OR..you can layer it in a shot like this...

Ingredients:

1-1/2 oz Jameson Irish Whiskey
1/2 oz Kahlua
1/2 oz Baileys Irish Cream

GO IRISH!
ENJOY!

IRISH WHISKY COFFEE BROWNIES

You gotta love being Irish when you can create a recipe with whisky, chocolate and coffee. These are so moist and delicious with whisky in both the brownies and the glaze topping. Makes about 36 brownies, perfect for your holiday party.

Ingredients:

1-1/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup unsalted butter

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1-1/2 cup flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

3/4 cup milk

1/4 cup Irish Whisky

2 tbl instant coffee crystals

1 cup chopped walnuts

2-1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar

2 tbl unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tbl Irish Whisky

1-1/4 vanilla

3-4 tbl brewed coffee

walnuts for topping

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Heat sugar, butter and 1/2 cup cocoa powder in a saucepan until butter melts. Remove from heat and add eggs and 1 tsp vanilla. Stir to combine.

Stir flour, baking powder and baking soda in a bowl. In another bowl combine milk, 1/4 cup whisky and coffee crystals. Add flour mixture and milk mixture alternately to the chocolate mixture until all combined. Stir in nuts and pour into a greased 13 x 9 x 2 pan. Bake for 15-20 minutes until toothpick comes out clean. Place on wire rack to cool.

For glaze, stir together powdered sugar, 2 tbl cocoa powder, 1 tbl Irish Whisky, 1-1/4 tsp vanilla. Stir in 3-4 tbl of brewed coffee until you get a drizzle consistency.

Drizzle over brownies and add walnuts if you like.

POT O' GOLD!

ENJOY!

FRIDAY COCKTAIL - GREEN DUBLIN!

I have seen that our younger generation of drinkers is preferring Whisky to our traditional Vodka..crazy I think...but it is all the rage. Here is a good one and for all of us watching our pennies, it only has three ingredients. Go Irish!

Ingredients:

2 oz Irish Whisky
1 oz Sour Apple Schnapps
2 oz white cranberry juice

Pour all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with a lemon twist.

For Whisky Rachel!
ENJOY!

FRIDAY COCKTAIL - MINTY IRISHMAN!!!!

Let's move on from Valentine's Day and "prime the pumps" as it were, for St. Patrick's Day. If you enjoy a minty treat, here's a great GREEN one! And as you raise the glass just remember the official toast in Ireland is "slainte" which means "To Your Health"!!!!

1 oz Creme De Menthe

1 oz Irish Whisky

Champagne

In a flute glass pour in champagne. Top with the creme de menthe and whisky....

DELIGHTFUL!

ENJOY!

VALENTINE COCKTAILS - SCARLET O'HARA AND RHETT BUTLER

Happy Valentine's Day!!!! No more glorious couple than Scarlet O'Hara and Rhett Butler. So on this Valentine's Day I will give you both recipes. They are both made with Southern Comfort - of course!!!

Scarlet O'Hara

2 oz Southern Comfort

cranberry juice

dash of lime juice

garnish with lime wedge

Pour all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a martini glass and garnish with a lime wedge.

Rhett Butler

2 oz Southern Comfort

1/2 oz orange curacao

1/2 oz fresh lemon juice

1/2 oz fresh lime juice

lemon twist for garnish

Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a lemon twist.

THEY'LL BE GONE WITH THE WIND!

ENJOY!

FRIDAY'S COCKTAIL - THE PICKLEBACK COCKTAIL

This cocktail is the NEW sensation all over the country and the internet! Said to have been "invented" at the Bushwick Country Club in Brooklyn, the cocktail is a two-shot drink. One shot of Jameson and one shot of pickle juice. Yes, I said pickle juice.

Some bars have started to make their own signature pickle juices to accompany the Jameson. A bartender in Portland, Oregon makes a pickled nectarine juice as his second shot.

One shot Jameson

One shot pickle juice

ENJOY!

KENTUCKY DERBY MINT JULEP

Happy Derby Day!

The key to a good Mint Julep is good bourbon and fresh mint. I am in on the mint...bourbon???? Frankly for me, if I need to sip a fancy beverage while wearing a big ol' hat...I'll put a cocktail umbrella in my Kendall Jackson...but for you diehard Mint Julep Derby fans here is the recipe.

First you need to make a simple syrup. So in a small saucepan heat 1/2 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water. Bring it to a boil and stir to dissolve the sugar. Reduce the heat to low and add about 10 mint leaves. Let that simmer for about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool.

In a glass add 1 tbl simple syrup and about 10 mint leaves. Crush the mint in the glass (picture the mojito bartender) then add a bunch of good bourbon and lots of crushed ice....garnish with a nice fresh mint leaf and SIP! I'm the one in the corner with the wine.

Have fun watching the race!!!!

ENJOY!