Super Bowl Drinks For Island Time Radio

The big game is coming up in a few days!  Here are some cocktails to honor the teams and their host cities.   

Kansas City Ice Water
1.5 oz vodka
1.5 oz gin
1 can 7-Up

Pour all ingredients over ice in a tall glass.   Also tastes yummy when disguised in a red dixie cup.

Citywide Special
One shot of whiskey and a beer

Philly lore is that the Citywide Special started at Bob and Barbara’s on South St in Philly where “The Special” was Beam and PBR for $3.

Hail To The Chiefs
1.5 oz Crown Royal Apple
4 oz cranberry juice
splash of grenadine
lemon twist

Pour all ingredients over ice and stir.

Hail To The Chiefs
1.5 oz vodka
.5 oz blue curacao
pineapple juice

Pour all ingredients over ice and stir. Experiment with the amount of juice to get the color just right.

Today’s Drink Recipe: The Paloma

Looking to celebrate Cinco De Mayo, but prefer something other than a margarita?  Try The Paloma, the first cocktail I ever made!

The Paloma

2 oz tequila
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
Grapefruit Soda
Pinch Of Salt

Illustration by Caitlin Keegan

Easy Summer Drink Recipes

It’s the first day of summer!   Enjoy some tasty, yet easy to make, cocktails this weekend!

Summer Lovin’
1 1/2 oz vodka
1 oz sour mix
Cranberry juice to balance

Absolut Easy Breeze
1 1/2 oz Absolut® Ruby Red vodka
Cranberry juice to balance

Brass Monkey
3/4 oz rum
3/4 oz vodka
OJ to balance

Bad Habit
1 oz vodka
1 oz peach schnapps
cranberry juice to balance

High Quality H2O
1 1/2 oz Absolut® Raspberi vodka
lemonade

A 1/2 Dozen Delicious Solstice / End Of The World / Christmas / Winter Drink Recipes

‘Tis the season!  I have a couple of private parties coming up and wanted to share some delicious recipes that I will be using.   Maybe you can add one to your celebration!  No cocktail (martini) glasses?  Serve them on the rocks.

Old Silk Hat
1 1/2 oz blended whiskey
1/2 oz cherry brandy
Juice of 1/4 fresh lemon

Shake well with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.  Garnish with a skewered lemon slice and cherry.  Don’t be surprised if your guest begin to dance around. 

Kris Kringle Cocktail
1 oz white creme de cacao
1 oz peppermint schnapps
1 oz heavy cream

Shake well with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.  Garnish with chocolate shavings. 

Mayan Icicle
1 1/2 oz tequila
1/2 oz blue curacao
1/2 oz triple sec
juice of 1/2 lime

Blue sugar (available in gourmet food stores or just make your own with some blue food coloring)

Rim a chilled cocktail glass with the blue sugar.  Shake ingredients well with ice and strain into prepared glass.  Garnish with a lime wheel.   

Fuzzy Stocking
1 1/2 oz vodka
1/2 oz creme de cacao
1/2 oz peach schnapps
1 oz half & half

Shake well with ice.  Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.  Garnish with a twist of orange peel. *Modified from a tequila recipe*

Alcohol Free Poinsettia

2 oz cranberry juice
3 oz ginger-ale
squeeze of lemon

Build over ice in a tall glass.  Garnish with a sprig of mint, if desired.

Red Garland Cocktail (Alcohol Free)

3 ounces cranberry juice
1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
1 ounces orange juice
1 slice lime

Pour the cranberry juice and lime juice over ice and shake well. Strain into a large wine glass.  Splash with orange juice and place the lime slice on top.

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Holiday Drink Recipe: Red Garland (Alcohol Free)

Red Garland Cocktail

3 ounces cranberry juice
1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
1 ounces orange juice
1 slice lime

Pour the cranberry juice and lime juice over ice and shake well. Strain into a large wine glass.  Splash with orange juice and place the lime slice on top.

41 Cocktails In 41 Days: The Mamie Taylor

I really thought I would enjoy the Mamie Taylor more, since I enjoy whiskey.  Ultimately, it fell flat for me.  Maybe it would be better with a different Scotch.

In 41 Days, I will turn 41 years old.  Until then, I am trying a new cocktail everyday.

Day Five:  Mamie Taylor
2 oz scotch
3 oz ginger-ale
1/2 oz fresh lime juice

Build over ice.

41 Cocktails in 41 Days: London Kamikaze (Video)

In 41 Days, I will turn 41 years old.  Until then, I am trying a new cocktail everyday.   Today’s drink was delicious!

Day Four:  London Kamikaze
1 1/2 oz gin
1 oz triple sec
1/2 oz lime juice

Shake all ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice.  Serve over ice or as a shot.

 

 

41 Cocktails in 41 Days: Cookie Dough Shot (Video)

41 Cocktails in 41 Days: Cookie Dough Shot

In 41 Days, I will turn 41 years old.  Until then, I am trying a new cocktail everyday.  You get to come along for the adventure!  I am making and tasting these drinks for the first time in the one take videos.   Thanks for watching!

Day Two:  Cookie Dough Shot
1 oz amaretto
1 oz irish cream
cinnamon

Layer irish cream over the amaretto in a shot glass.   Toss in a few dashes of cinnamon and let them settle into the drink.

 

41 Cocktails In 41 Days: Good Morning Jamaica

In 41 Days, I will turn 41 years old.  Until then, I am trying a new cocktail everyday.  You get to come along for the ride.

Day One:  Good Morning Jamaica
2 oz Kahlua coffee liquer
1 oz Myers’s dark rum
1/2 oz fresh lime juice

Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass or build over rocks.

 

 

Alcohol Free Poinsettia

It’s the holiday party season and some of your guests will appreciate alcohol free options beyond a seltzer with a lime.  Try this out!

Alcohol Free Poinsettia

2 oz cranberry juice
3 oz ginger-ale
squeeze of lemon

Build over ice in a tall glass.  Garnish with a sprig of mint, if desired.