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MARDI GRAS

28 Tuesday Feb 2017

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The Sazerac, originally served at the Sazerac Coffee House in New Orleans, dates back to the 1800’s. This mixture of rye whiskey, Peychauds bitters and angostura bitters with a Herbsaint or absinthe wash and a suggestion of sugar and lemon, is thought by some to be the first and the official cocktail of NOLA.

SAZERAC SHORTBREAD

sazerac shortbread

1 tablespoon bourbon

1/4 cup sugar

2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest

1/2 teaspoon anise seeds

1/8 teaspoon salt

8 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons

1 cup flour

Heat oven to 325F.

In the stand of an electric mixer, beat sugar and butter until creamy. Add the lemon zest, anise seeds, salt and flour, mix until combined. Stir in the bourbon.

Press evenly into an 8-inch square cake pan. Cut dough into 6 strips crosswise and 4 strips lengthwise. Dock the dough with a fork.

Bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes. Remove from oven and cut along the same marks again, then cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.

Enjoy!

SOUTHERN 75

03 Friday Feb 2017

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Judging by the frequency of the commercials that advertise it during televised sporting events, beer is an extremely popular beverage to have on hand when tuning in – whether straight from the can, bottle, glass, or mixed into a cocktail.

SOUTHERN 75

southern 75

6 ounces Pale Ale

2 ounces bourbon

3/4 ounce fresh squeezed lemon juice

1/2 ounce simple syrup

Pour the beer into a chilled glass. In a cocktail shaker, combine the bourbon, lemon juice, and simple syrup with ice, and shake vigorously. Strain the bourbon mixture into the beer.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Garden and Gun, December/January 2014/2015

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GINGERBREAD MARTINI and SPICED EGGNOGG

23 Friday Dec 2016

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Seasonal cocktails to celebrate the season!

GINGERBREAD MARTINI

gingerbread cocktail

Stir together 2 tablespoons ginger liqueur, 2 tablespoons vanilla-citrus liqueur, 1 1/2 tablespoons coffee-flavored rum, 1 tablespoon honey, and 2 teaspoons of cream in a cocktail shaker. Add 1 cup ice cubes, cover with a lid and shake vigorously until thoroughly chilled. Strain into a martini glass.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Southern Living, December 2011

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SPICED EGGNOG

eggnogg

4 egg yolks

1/2 cup sugar

2 cups milk

2 whole cloves

pinch of ground cinnamon

1 cup cream

1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 tablespoons bourbon

Beat egg yolks in a large bowl until thick and pale. Gradually beat in sugar until blended. Stir together milk, cloves and cinnamon in a 4-quart saucepan. Cook mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly 8 to 10 minutes.

Gradually stir in half of hot milk mixture into egg mixture. Stir egg mixture into remaining hot milk mixture in pan. Cook mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly, 7 to 8 minutes or until mixture thickens.

Remove from heat and stir in cream. Pour mixture through a fine strainer. Let cool 1 hour. Stir in nutmeg, vanilla and bourbon. Chill 1 hour.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Southern Living, December 2011

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MARMALADE WHISKEY SOUR

17 Friday Jun 2016

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My husband fully appreciates a smooth, elegant tumbler of bourbon, making this cocktail a pertinent choice to start the Fathers Day weekend celebrations.

MARMALADE WHISKEY SOUR

marmalade whiskey sour

20 ounces bourbon

1/2 cup fresh lime juice

1 tablespoon superfine sugar

1/2 cup orange marmalade

1/4 teaspoon angostura bitters

ice and maraschino cherries for serving

Combine bourbon, lime juice, sugar, marmalade and bitters in a pitcher. Stir vigorously until sugar is dissolved.

Fill glasses with ice, top with bourbon mixture and serve each with a maraschino cherry and a drizzle of cherry liquid.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart

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FRESH PEACH MINT JULEP

06 Friday May 2016

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In preparation for the Kentucky Derby, I mixed up a delicious, fresh interpretation on the traditional Julep.

FRESH PEACH MINT JULEP

fresh peach mint julep

FOR THE LEMON MINT SIMPLE SYRUP

2 cups sugar

2 cups water

1 lemon zested

juice from 1/2 a lemon

1 1/2 cups fresh mint leaves

FOR THE PEACH MINT JULEPS

6 to 8 mint leaves

1 peach, peeled and cut into cubes

10 oz prepared lemon-mint simple syrup, chilled

10 ounces peach schnapps

2 ounces bourbon

ice

TO PREPARE THE LEMON MINT SIMPLE SYRUP

Heat the sugar, water, and lemon zest and juice in a saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat and stir in the mint leaves. Let mint steep for 15 minutes, then strain into a bottle, discarding the solids. Let the syrup cool, then stir in lemon juice. Refrigerate.

TO PREPARE THE PEACH MINT JULEPS

Lightly muddle the mint leaves and fresh peach. Add the Lemon-Mint simple syrup, peach schnapps and bourbon and top with ice, stir until cold. Fill a glass with more ice, top with the Peach Mint Julep. Garnish with a fresh mint sprig.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Piece, Love and Cooking

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WHISKEY SMASH

22 Friday Apr 2016

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In honor and celebration of Earth Day with mint fresh from our garden.

WHISKEY SMASH

whiskey smash

6 fresh mint leaves

1/4 orange, halved

2 tablespoons simple syrup

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1/4 cup bourbon

ice

splash of club soda

mint and orange wedge to serve

Place mint, orange, simple syrup and lemon juice in the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Muddle the ingredients for about 30 seconds. Add bourbon.

Fill a glass with ice. Strain bourbon mixture into glass, discarding solids. Top with a splash of club soda. Garnish with fresh mint and an orange wedge.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Entertain Decorate Celebrate, September/October 2015

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SHOO-FLY PUNCH

04 Friday Dec 2015

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I made this gorgeous, refreshing drink one night after a long drive home, and after cooking a simple dinner for my daughter, settled on the couch with my book to enjoy the peace of the evening.

I love the fun, contemporary idea of serving it in a mason jar, but I just really wanted my cocktail in a traditional cocktail glass, without the chill of the ice.

SHOO-FLY PUNCH

shoo-fly punch

5 tablespoons bourbon

2 tablespoons ginger liqueur

1 tablespoon fresh lime juice

1 tablespoon simple syrup

1/4 teaspoon bitters

ginger beer

lime slices to garnish

Stir together bourbon, ginger liqueur, lime juice, simple syrup and bitters. Fill Mason jar with ice. Pour bourbon mixture over ice, top with ginger beer and garnish with lime.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Southern Living, February 2011

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FIG OLD FASHIONED and ELDERFLOWER OLD FASHIONED

20 Friday Nov 2015

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We recently had friends over for a long awaited and greatly anticipated dinner party. They brought wines to pair with each course and made the most delicious aperitif, a Sarsaparilla Manhattan.

Ever since that appetizing evening, I have had a penchant for bourbon based cocktails, ordering a Manhattan to start the evening when out for dinner, or mixing up a Fig Old Fashioned or Elderflower Old Fashioned at home as a relaxing and delicious end to a busy evening.

FIG OLD FASHIONED

fig old fashioned

1 fig

1 1/2 ounces bourbon

1/2 ounce freshly squeezed orange juice

1/4 ounce maple syrup

1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar

Remove the stem from the fig and cut it into quarters. Place the fig pieces in the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Add the maple syrup and muddle into a paste. Add the bourbon, orange juice and balsamic vinegar, mix together then fill the shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a glass with ice.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from the kitchn

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ELDERFLOWER OLD FASHIONED

elderflower old fashioned

ice

2 ounces bourbon

1 ounce St Germain Elderflower Liqueur

dash Angostura bitters

Garnish: orange zest, cherry

In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine bourbon, St Germain Elderflower Liqueur and Angostura bitters. Shake for 20 to 30 seconds. Fill a glass with ice, strain mixture into glass, garnish with orange zest and cherry.

Enjoy!

 

ELDERFLOWER BELLINI and GEORGIA PEACH and BEACH PEACH

06 Friday Nov 2015

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I had planned to meet a group of friends for yoga, and amidst the lovely array of appetizers, and catch up chat and cocktails we even managed to move a little. I blended Elderflower Bellinis for us to share and having an abundance of peach nectar enabled me to enjoy other peach inspired cocktails throughout the week.

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ELDERFLOWER BELLINI

elderflower bellini

32 ounces peach nectar

1 (20-ounce) package frozen sliced peaches

2 (750ml) bottles sparkling wine

4 ounces Elderflower Liqueur

fresh mint to garnish

In the work bowl of a food processor, combine peach nectar and peaches. Process until smooth. In a large pitcher, stir together peach mixture, wine and Elderflower Liqueur (I mixed ours in individual glasses). Garnish with fresh mint.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Entertain Decorate Celebrate, March/April 2014

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GEORGIA PEACH

georgia peach

2 ounces bourbon

3/4 ounce peach nectar

1/2 ounce peach liqueur

Stir the bourbon, peach nectar and peach liqueur with ice and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a peach slice.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Bar None Drink Recipes

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BEACH PEACH

beach peach

2 1/2 ounces Malibu rum

1 ounce vodka

4 ounces peach nectar

Pour the peach juice, Malibu rum and the vodka into a cocktail glass.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Bar None Drinks

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AFTER MIDNIGHT

12 Friday Jun 2015

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I adore the story surrounding the origins of this delicious cocktail. It was concocted by a husband, who lovingly mixed varying amounts of ingredients to find the perfect evening aperitif for his wife to enjoy!!

AFTER MIDNIGHT

after midnight

1 ounce bourbon

1/2 ounce amaretto

1/2 ounce creme de cacao

1/2 ounce cream

Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a glass. Serve cold.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Garden and Gun, February/March 2014

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