Here you will find most of the cocktails I make and their recipes for all that want to taste.
Spicy Strawberry Jalapeño Margartia
Warm and sunny weather means that it’s time for refreshing cocktails, such as this Spicy Strawberry Jalapeño Margarita! It’s the perfect treat for happy hour!
INGREDIENTS
▢ 3 cut up strawberries
▢ 3 slices of jalapeño (seed removed if you don’t want it too spicy)
▢ 2 oz tequila
▢ 1 oz triple sec
▢ 1 oz simple syrup or agave
▢ 1 oz of fresh lime juice
INSTRUCTIONS
1. In a shaker, add strawberries,jalapeño slices, agave or simple syrup, tequila, and lime juice. Muddle vigorously until strawberries and jalapeños are mashed. Add ice and shake well for about 10 to 15 seconds
2. For the rim: Combine the salt, sugar, and lime zest on a flat plate. Rub the edge of the glass with a lime wedge and dip the glass into the mixture.
3. Fill the glass with ice. Using a strainer, pour the drink into the glass. Top with fresh strawberry, a slice of lime and the remaining jalapeño slices, for garnish
Watermelon Margarita
Oh boy! This is a real good drink. Perfect for a nice summer day. The Tajin gives it a great kick and is such a great compliment to the watermelon. Must try!
INGREDIENTS
▢ 6 oz fresh watermelon juice
▢ 2 oz lime juice
▢ 2 oz tequila
▢ 1 oz triple sec
▢ 1 oz simple syrup
▢ lime
▢ tajin
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Place your watermelon juice, lime juice, tequila, triple sec, and simple syrup into a shaker with ice. Shake until the drink is chilled.
2. Add a few tablespoons of tajin to a small plate. Run a lime wedge around your glasses and dip it into the tajin.
3. Pour the margarita into your glasses and garnish it with a lime slice or a watermelon slice
Making fresh watermelon juice is easy! Simply remove the rind of a small watermelon. Then place pieces of watermelon into the blender and blend until smooth. Once it’s all blended, strain the mixture with a fine-mesh strainer.
Bailey’s Espresso Martini
Good after dinner night cap or dessert drink. I like this better than the traditional espresso martini. It’s smooth and tasty.
INGREDIENTS
▢ 1 oz Vodka
▢ 1 1/2 oz Bailey’s Irish Cream
▢ 1 oz Espresso, freshly brewed
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Add the vodka, Baileys Irish cream and espresso to a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake for 15-30 seconds until a nice foam layer is formed.
2. Strain into a martini glass.
3. Garnish with 3 coffee beans and cinnamon
Peaches and Cream
This one turned out to be one of my personal favorites. I love peaches and this one really has a great blend of perfect ingredients to make it really delicious. Take the time to make it and try it, you won’t regret it.
INGREDIENTS
▢ 2 oz peach puree
▢ 2 oz tequila
▢ 1 oz Triple-sec
▢ 1/2 oz fresh lime juice
▢ 1/2 oz heavy cream or half and half
▢ 1/2 oz simple syrup or agave
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Pour all of the ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake for 15-30 seconds.
2. Strain glass filled with ice.
3. Garnish with a peach wedge and salt the rim of the glass if desired.
Note: To make the peach puree simply combine 1 cup peaches (peeled) and 1/2 cup water in blender. Blend until smooth.
The Purple Crown
A nice layered drink that has great flavors and very refreshing.
INGREDIENTS
▢ 1 oz Butterfly Pea Flower Syrup
▢ 1/2 oz Cointreau
▢ 3 oz Chardonnay
▢ 2 oz Conniption Gin or Empress 1908 gin
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Add butterfly pea flower syrup and cointreau to a cocktail glass ame top with ice.
2. Pour in the wine.
3. Using a bar spoon, float the gin on top.
4. Garnish with a sprig of fresh rosemary and a purple edible flower. (I didn’t garnish this one as I didn’t have these in the house)
Raspberry Pina Colada Martini
This one I made for Valentine’s Day. It’s a nice dessert style cocktail and is smooth and tasty. Fun to make and looks great too!
INGREDIENTS
▢ 1 1/2 oz White Rum
▢ 1 oz Raspberry Syrup
▢ 1 oz Rum Chata
▢ Fresh Raspberries
▢ 3 oz Pina Colada Mix
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Pour in the white rum, gourmet raspberry syrup, RumChata, and pina colada mix into a shaker with ice. Shake for 15-30 seconds.
2. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a Martini or margarita glass.
3. Garnish with a heart marshmallow and raspberries threaded through a cocktail stick.
Note: To make the Raspberry Syrup simply put a handful of raspberries into a small sauce pan with sugar and water, bring to boil and mash up the raspberries while heating. Strain into a glass and cool. This can store in your fridge for up to 5 days.
Cherry Vodka Sour
A fresh and fruity twist on the classic vodka sour, this Cherry Vodka Sour cocktail is lightly sweet with a fun red hue. Easy to make too!
INGREDIENTS
▢ 2 oz Vodka
▢ 3/4 oz Simple Syrup
▢ 1 oz fresh Lemon juice
▢ 1/2 oz Grenadine
▢ Club Soda for top
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Fill a glass with ice.
2. Pour in the vodka, lemon juice, and simple syrup
3. Pour the grenadine on top and mix.
4. Splash with club soda on top
5. Garnish with a cherry and enjoy!
Orange Creamsicle Cocktail
Did you ever have an orange creamsicle ice cream? Well this is like having an adult version of the same! Enjoy!
INGREDIENTS
▢ 2 oz Whipped Cream Vodka
▢ 1 oz Orange Liqueur (Triple-Sec)
▢ 2 oz fresh Orange juice
▢ 1 1/2 oz heavy cream or half and half
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Add your vodka, orange liqueur, orange juice, cream and ice to a cocktail shaker. Shake for at least 15-30 seconds.
2. Pour all contents including ice into your cocktail glass. Add more ice as needed.
3. Garnish with your fresh orange slice
White Chocolate Martini
This is a great holiday drink. I like to make this as we get close to Christmas or at one of our holiday parties.
Ingredients
▢ 2 oz white chocolate liqueur
▢ 1 ½ oz white crème de cacao
▢ 1 ½ oz vodka
▢ 1 oz heavy cream
▢ ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
▢ sprinkle of shaved chocolate
Instructions
1. Mix white chocolate liqueur, white crème de cacao, vodka, heavy cream, vanilla extract and some ice cubes in martini shaker. Shake for 20 seconds and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with shaved chocolate.
Elderflower Gin Fizz
A perfect springtime cocktail. I love Elderflower as it gives the drinks a nice tang and this one combined with gin and lemon flavors is really good.
INGREDIENTS
▢ 1 1/2 oz Empress 1908 Gin
▢ 1 oz Elderflower Liqueur
▢ 1 oz fresh Lemon juice
▢ 3 oz Seltzer for top
▢ 1 egg white
▢ 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
▢ Lemon Slices for garnish
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Prepare your lemon for garnish and set aside.
2. Add the gin, elderflower liqueur, lemon juice, simple syrup and egg white to your shaker. Shake a few times to mix ingredients and get it a little foamy.
3. Add the ice to the shaker and shake well, about 10-15 hard shakes.
4. Strain into a cocktail glass of your choice.
5. Place one end of your twist-handled bar spoon into the drink and slowly and carefully pour the seltzer directly onto the handle of the spoon. The seltzer will trickle down the handle without spilling. (You may need to practice a few times to get this right!)
6. When the foam climbs above the top of the serving glass, stop pouring the seltzer and remove the bar spoon from the glass.
7. Add your garnish and serve immediately.