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Cranberry Christmas Cocktail

Cranberry Christmas Cocktail Recipe

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Last year, I posted about two Christmas cocktails that are excellent options to serve at your holiday parties. I always like to try something new and recently tried this cranberry cocktail. This recipe can be prepared in five minutes and is full of refreshing flavor.

Ingredients

1.5 oz Gin
5 oz of cranberry juice
Splash of lemon juice
Ice Cubes
Fresh Cranberries
Fresh Mint Leaves

Instructions

Fill a glass with ice cubes, then add the Gin and lemon juice. Top with cranberry juice and stir. Taste and adjust accordingly. Garnish with fresh cranberries and mint leaves.

I served in gold-rimmed stemless wine glasses and added a gold striped straw to give it a festive touch. Try serving this delicious cranberry cocktail at your holiday parties…you and your guests will enjoy!

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Bisous,
Rebecca

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f. 12.2018
Four Cocktails featuring Johnnie Walker Red

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Four Cocktails Featuring Johnnie Walker Red

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I am excited to team up with Johnnie Walker Red…little did I know that their Red label can be mixed with other ingredients to create delicious cocktails. Since my husband likes to mix up drinks, he helped me create four cocktails featuring Johnnie Walker Red.

Vanilla Cherry Smash

2 -3 tablespoons Luxardo Maraschino Cherries

1 tablespoon white sugar (omit if you prefer)

1 oz Johnnie Walker Red

2-3 oz club soda (depends on size of glass)

1/4 tablespoon vanilla

1/2 of a lemon, juiced

few drops of of angostura bitters

Add cherries to glass and muddle. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, Johnnie Walker Red, club soda, vanilla, lemon juice and bitters. Add to glass, stir and enjoy! We used these fun Monsieur and Madame glasses which are available at www.westelm.com.

Honey Lemon Whisky Cocktail

2 oz honey ginger syrup

1 oz Johnnie Walker Red

1/2 of a lemon, juiced

To make the honey ginger syrup, combine 1 cup honey, 1-2 tablespoons of freshly grated ginger and 1 cup water in a saucepan, boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 5 minutes. Chill overnight and strain, discarding solids.

We like to use these ice spheres as they keep your drinks cold for a long time…add ice sphere to glass. Combine Johnnie Walker Red, lemon juice and honey ginger syrup in a cocktail shaker. Garnish with mint leaves and a lemon wedge.

Johnnie Ginger

1 oz Johnnie Walker Red

Ginger Beer

Fill glass with ice, add Johnnie Walker Red and top off with ginger beer. Add a splash of lemon juice if desired.

Blackberry Smash

Fresh blackberries

Fresh mint leaves

1 oz Johnnie Walker Red

1-2 oz simple syrup (to your taste)

Muddle black berries and mint leaves in a bowl, add to glass. Fill glass with crushed ice. Add 1 oz Johnnie Walker Red and then simple syrup. Garnish with mint leaves and blackberries.

Hope you enjoy serving these cocktails for your spring and summer parties…cheers!

Bisous,

Rebecca

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f. 19.2018
3 Champagne Cocktail Recipes

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3 Champagne Cocktail Recipes

It has been an amazing holiday season and there is still one holiday left to celebrate…New Year’s! If you are having a party or if you are staying home, these champagne cocktail recipes are a fresh and fun twist on champagne.

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Raspberry Champagne Cocktail

Ingredients

fresh raspberries

light rum

champagne

ginger ale

fresh mint leaves

Instructions

Pour half glass of champagne, add 1/2 oz of light rum and then top off with ginger ale. Garnish with fresh raspberries and mint leaves. You are ready to ring in the New Year!

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Classic Champagne Cocktail

Ingredients

3 oz champagne

1/3 oz cognac

2 dashes of Angostura bitters

1 sugar cube

I used this pretty Canasuc stick to garnish…see this post for more.

Instructions

Add sugar cube and bitters to flute. Add champagne and cognac. Serve and enjoy!

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Saint Champagne Cocktail

Ingredients

1 bottle of champagne

St. Germain liqueur

Instructions

Pour 1/2 ounce of St. Germain into your glass. Top with champagne. I used a blackberry as a garnish. Cheers!

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If you need fresh cocktail ideas for this New Year’s Eve…give these a shot…you and your guests should enjoy!

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Bisous,

Rebecca

f. 28.2017
Two Christmas Cocktails

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Two Christmas Cocktails

The holidays are in full swing and we are giving you inspiration for outfit ideas, makeup tips, hostess gifts and, now, what to serve at your holiday parties! These cocktails taste as good as they look and are extra special for your guests.

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Cranberry, Lime and White Wine Spritzer

1/4 cup frozen cranberries

2 lime wedges

1 cup white wine (per usual, my favorite is Ferrari Carano Fumé Blanc)

1/2 cup club soda or seltzer water

2 pieces of rosemary

Add ice, frozen cranberries and squeeze lime wedges into a cocktail glass. Add equal parts wine and club soda or seltzer water. Stir and garnish with rosemary.

Source www.thanksgiving.com

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Cherry Whiskey Smash

1 oz whiskey

1/2 oz ginger brandy

1/2 oz amaretto

1/2 oz cherry juice (I used tart cherry juice)

2 oz cherry cola

4 maraschino cherries (I used the iconic Italian Luxardo cherries)

Add cherries to a glass and muddle. Add ice. In a cocktail shaker pour in liquors and cherry juice. Shake, pour over ice, top with cherry cola and and stir. Add more cherries if desired!

Have fun serving these Christmas cocktails!

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Bisous,
Rebecca

f. 7.2017
Style & Life’s Original Guacamole & Margarita Recipes

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Style & Life’s Original

Guacamole and Margarita

Recipes

Since Cinco de Mayo is Friday, I thought it was the perfect time to share my original guacamole and margarita recipes. I tried many different versions of both of these recipes and landed on the below, which receive rave reviews from friends and family. The ingredients and techniques are simple; the taste fresh and delicious. One essential tip for the guacamole is to ensure you use ripe avocados; otherwise, they will be difficult to mash and will not blend well with the other ingredients. In order to have uniform vegetables, I like to use the Vidalia Chop Wizard. It’s inexpensive and effective. The guacamole is not only delicious with tortilla chips, it can be added to salads, tacos or other dishes.

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ORIGINAL GUACAMOLE

Ingredients:

2 ripe Haas avocados

1 small tomato, seeded and diced

1 jalapeño, seeded and diced

1 small or ½ large sweet onion, diced

2 tablespoons of finely chopped cilantro

Juice of ½ lime

Sea salt to taste

Tortilla chips

Instructions:

Dice tomatoes, jalapeño, onion and place in bowl. Chop cilantro. Dice avocado and mash until smooth. Mix all ingredients together. Juice ½ of a lime and add sea salt to taste. Add more or less of any ingredient to your liking. Serve with tortilla chips

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LIGHTENED UP MARGARITA

Ingredients:

1 shot of tequlia blanco, I use Patron Silver

1/4 cup fresh lime juice

Agave Nectar

Sea Salt

Lime Wedges for garnish

Instructions:

Cut lime in half and rub on rim of glass. Put sea salt on a plate and dip rim of glass in the salt. Fill the glass with ice. Add ice, tequila, lime juice and agave to a cocktail shaker. Shake, pour and enjoy! If it is too tart, I sometimes add a splash of club soda or a little bit more tequila.

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Bisous,

Rebecca

f. 2.2017

Tag: drinks

Cranberry Christmas Cocktail

Four Cocktails featuring Johnnie Walker Red

3 Champagne Cocktail Recipes

Two Christmas Cocktails

Style & Life’s Original Guacamole & Margarita Recipes