My boy, ROF, is a cocktail mix master. It is a balmy 90+ degrees here in Mad Town and here are some cool drinks you can make tonight or for brunch this weekend.
And if you need something to eat along with all these drinks, throw some of these DELISH steaks on the grill!
i think this may have evolved into a cocktail blog! no, i will be back eventually. to be honest, while i love writing and appreciating i am just a little tired of the whole blogging thing. i read a TON of design blogs and lifestyle blogs and everything is …well… styled. and styled to me is starting to get … well … boring. stop gasping. i know – shocker. i want to aspire to something different and i already know what it is. but it’s secret. tell ya later.
now, on to my main squeeze- ROF. happy friday! he’s been doing these awesome cocktail videos for me. you know why? he makes damn good drinks. he makes what we call “sipping” drinks (insert a wide-eyed “KATIE” here!) this is the perfect cocktail to mix for an intimate holiday get-together. it’s festive with green and red coloring and it’s delicious. remember what they say about martinis:
here’s ROF:
2 oz vodka
1 oz simple syrup
1oz apple liquor like this
for other drink recipes, see ROF’s page here!
the weekend is almost here <sigh> and i’m ready for it! i’ve got a fun weekend planned which includes:
– wisconsin chamber orchestra rendition of handel’s messiah
– five hours of DIY bliss with herbs and essential oils and bath products at a class at the botanical gardens
– ROF making his tasty wintertime meal: beef stroganoff and we might crack open a bottle of caymus.
it’s also Thursday so ROF has mixed up a holiday cocktail for your weekend indulgence!
Recipe:
2oz Vodka
4oz Ginger beer
squeeze of lime
frozen cranberries
Pour, squeeze, stir, dink!
one thing that is fun to do if you’re having a holiday cocktail or dinner party is to start with a pre-made signature drink. typically just one to hand people as they come in. when people come over, try to engage all the senses. for example, your house is infused with scented candles that have already been burning a while or a tasty dinner in the oven, a holiday playlist with regular music mixed in with holiday music and a signature cocktail!
this first cocktail is the perfect holiday sipping drink. you’ve got cinnamon flavor with the whisky, vanilla, pumpkin and irish cream all together.
all this month, if you post on social media, send us a photo or comment here on the blog of one of ROF’s drinks you made, we’ll enter you in a drawing to win a sleeve of these:
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