Try this easy, spirit-forward, three-ingredient cocktail for a fast and approachable cocktail – the Aperol Manhattan, also known as the Little Italy. Reaching for Aperol instead of amaro in this riff of a riff (a riff of a Black Manhattan) adds citrus flavors and robust bitterness to the cocktail. Topping the cocktail with floral Montenegro […]
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Killer Lemon Bourbon Slushie Will Make Your House the Popular House
Tempted to try a bourbon slushie in this sweltering weather? This lavender lemon bourbon slushie is an easy to make and even easier to sip cocktail. It’s perfect for parties because you can create a batch, put it in the freezer and just pull it out about 15 minutes before serving to defrost a touch. […]
10 Satisfying Whiskey Mocktails for When You’re Not Drinking
Whiskey mocktails are going mainstream. People have many reasons for going spirit-free, from personal preference or pregnancy to medication or dependence, and there are plenty of reasons to keep alcohol out of the mix. While in the past this meant cloyingly sweet blends of fruit juices or sodas, in today’s spirit-free market alternatives to classic […]
You Need This Strawberry Whiskey Smash in Your Life
Summer strawberries inspired me to make this easy and fast riff on a classic – a Strawberry Whiskey Smash. By adding in strawberry flavor to the simple syrup and by muddling fresh strawberries, this whiskey cocktail can be both easy and refreshing at the end of the day or the start of a long weekend. […]
Your Best Summer Cocktail Has Arrived: Watermelon Whiskey Cocktail
No flavor evokes the essence of summer for me more than watermelon, so when I made this watermelon whiskey cocktail with watermelon syrup, citrus, and a healthy dose of whiskey I wanted to share it immediately. Not only does it taste refreshing (as a riff on a classic whiskey sour that’s not hard to do), […]
How to Make a Kick-Ass Strawberry Old Fashioned
Take advantage of the flavor of fresh strawberries in the spring and early summer with this fabulous Strawberry Old Fashioned. It’s easy to make, delicious to sip and a great cocktail to convert cocktail lovers to summer whiskey cocktails. I’m a sucker for strawberries from the Farmer’s Market or picked straight from the fields, and […]
You Can’t Screw Up this No Cook Strawberry Syrup for Fantastic Cocktails
There’s an easy way to infuse syrup with the flavor of fresh strawberries: this no cook strawberry simple syrup. It’s so simple you really can’t screw it up. (Did I just hear “challenge accepted” from the interwebs?) Just like my grandmother used to sprinkle sugar on her strawberries and let them sit out on the […]
You’re Making Your Watermelon Syrup All Wrong
Stop cooking your watermelon syrup! I’m here to tell you I have an easy, hands-off way to get the flavor of fresh watermelon into an infused fruit simple syrup that is bursting with the same juices you find in each bite of that perfect summer watermelon. If there is one thing you take away from […]
How to Make Chocolate-Infused Whiskey Like a Boss
Add that deep, rich flavor of dark chocolate to your cocktails with this fast and easy DIY chocolate-infused whiskey. With just two ingredients, your next cocktails will benefit from this chocolate-flavored whiskey as a way to add the bitterness and earthiness of chocolate without additional sugar (unless you decide you prefer it that way). Whiskey […]
Incredible Bourbon Limoncello Cocktail That’s Easy to Make at Home
I love an easy cocktail that takes advantage of bottles I already have open at home, and this Bourbon Limoncello cocktail makes a fast and refreshing flavor combination for great summer sipping. When I made my Limoncello Spritz last week, one thing I tried after I took the picture was adding a shot of bourbon […]
This Bourbon Buck Cocktail Transforms the Mule into a Bourbon Highball Worth Making
With just four easy ingredients, the Bourbon Buck cocktail is a fast and tasty summer drink for a refreshing hot weather sip. Made of just bourbon, citrus, simple and ginger ale, or ginger beer, it’s a sweet cocktail with a bite you can dial up or down by the ginger soda you use. I love […]
11 Delectable Two Ingredient Bourbon Cocktails – Easy Summer Cocktails Anyone Can Make
Spend time sipping with friends rather than behind your home bar making cocktails this season with these easy two ingredient bourbon cocktails for summer. While your bourbon fans may just want a bourbon on the rocks, the bourbon curious in your life will love you more if you add their whiskey to a mixer. There’s […]
Take Your Summer Drinks to 11 with This Popsicle-Topped Blueberry Bourbon Smash
This Blueberry Bourbon Smash ticks all the boxes for a summer bourbon cocktail for me. And yes, I did top it with a popsicle. Like white pants and shoes, Memorial Day means it’s time for popsicles in cocktails. It’s just my tradition, but I keep popsicles in cocktails as a strict summer-only tradition in my […]
Happy Hour Starts Early: Refreshing Limoncello Spritz
It’s the weekend before Memorial Day and I’ve got a fun and delicious Limoncello Spritz to help you celebrate a long weekend. I didn’t manage to make my own limoncello during citrus season earlier this year. It was on the list, but it didn’t happen. So I’m taking advantage of a bottle in my liquor […]
Shut Up and Make this Chocolate Mojito Right Now
The mint patch is in full swing and with so much mint I’m creating riffs on the classics like this Chocolate Mojito. I had no idea when I mixed this together that it would be a) so refreshing and b) a fabulous flavor combination. I hadn’t combined lime and chocolate in a highball-type cocktail and […]
Drink Bourbon at Brunch with this Easy Bourbon Mimosa
Let’s get bourbon back in brunch with this Bourbon Mimosa. Everyone loves a great brunch cocktail, but often times the bourbon lovers get left out. Many people consider bourbon too heavy for a mid-day cocktail. Let a sip of this Bourbon Mimosa cocktail tell you why you’re wrong. It’s a delicious combination of bourbon, orange […]
Mix Up This Perfect Spring Sip: Lavender Gin Cocktail
I’m a whiskey girl at heart, but give me a lovely gin with florals and citrus notes and I fall right into fun cocktails like this easy Lavender Gin Cocktail – basically a lavender gin sour. I created the cocktail with Highclere Castle Gin – made with botanicals from the estate where Downton Abbey was […]
Fast and Easy Bourbon and Bubbles Cocktail for Mother’s Day
How about a fast and easy bourbon sorbet cocktail for Mother’s Day this year? Mom likes bourbon, and she also likes bubbles. Who’s to say the two can’t make a fantastic cocktail together? I love mixing my favorite 100 proof (or higher) bourbon with some tasty fruit sorbet and top off with bubbles. It makes […]
Channel Your Inner Mobster with this Amaretto Julep
A lazy afternoon resulted in an easy, 3-ingredient Amaretto Julep to celebrate warmer weather and the return of longer days. With just bourbon, amaretto, and cardamom bitters (and mint for garnish), this Mint Julep makes a nod to the 70s classic cocktail, the Godfather. So I named it Vito’s Julep. Somehow associating a cocktail made […]
Muddle Your Way into Summer with this Watermelon Mint Julep
We’ll keep this Watermelon Mint Julep recipe short and to the point. Once watermelons come into season in mid-May, I use every opportunity to make syrups, cocktails, salads and desserts with them. Because so much of the watermelon is (you guessed it) water, it’s a fabulous, easy-to-manage addition to cocktails. To start, if you need […]
Super Easy Strawberry Mint Julep Celebrates All Things Derby
Step up your Derby entertaining with the simple addition of muddled fruit to your bourbon cocktails with this fast and easy Strawberry Mint Julep. It’s a quick variation of the classic julep that’s a fun twist guests will love, especially when they get to sip on the bourbon-soaked muddled strawberries at the bottom of a […]