Moms in the City - Cocktails

As if they weren't sweet enough already, here are some cool candy flavored martinis to soothe even the sweetest tooth. Bubblegum Martini   Ingredients: 2 oz. Three Olives Bubblegum Vodka 1 oz. Cask & Cream Splash of grenadine Directions    Shake all the ingredients together with ice  Strain into a chilled martini glass   Sweet-Tart Lollipop Martini Ingredients DeKuyper Razzmatazz Raspberry Schnapps - 1/4 shot Absolut Citron - 1/4 shot Amaretto - 1/4 shot Bacardi Limon Rum - 1/4 shot Peach Schnapps - 1/4 shot Lemonade - fill  Directions   Mix all ingredients in a Collins glass over ice (if a 32 oz. glass is available double all the ingredients), mix in a shaker and serve with a cherry. Serve in a Collins Glass Cotton Candy Martini   Ingredients  Raspberry flavored vodka, 2 oz Chambord (Raspberry liqueur), 1 oz Grenadine, a splash Champagne, a splash Pink cotton candy, a generous chunk Crushed ice...

Who said bread is only for eating? Try these fun bread influenced martini cocktails and have your slice of heaven today. Gingerbread Martini Ingredients 1 ounce vanilla vodka 1 ounce hazelnut-flavored liqueur (recommended: Frangelico) 1/2 ounce butterscotch schnapps Ice cubes 4 ounces ginger beer (recommended: Reed's Ginger Brew) Dark rum Gingerbread man cookie (recommended: Pepperidge Farm), for garnish   Directions   Pour the vanilla vodka, hazelnut liqueur, and butterscotch schnapps into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into high ball glass or any 8-ounce glass filled with ice. Top with ginger beer. Pour a little dark rum over the back of a spoon and float on top of the ginger beer. Garnish with a gingerbread man cookie.     Chocolate Pumpkin Pie Martini (Yes it is as yummy as it sounds)   Ingredients ¾ ounce vanilla flavored vodka, Smirnoff ½ ounce Irish cream liqueur, Baileys ½ ounce coffee liqueur ½ ounce crème de...

So if you are a whiskey lover like I am then you will have an appreciation for this drink. The only problem with it is that it's not the easiest to make and you have to have the specific ingredients but they concoct a yummy drink. Whizz-Bang Ingredients: Cocktail shaker Ice cubes 2 oz. scotch 1 oz. sweet French vermouth 2 dashes absinthe 2 dashes grenadine syrup 2 dashes orange bitters Chilled cocktail glass Orange peel, for garnish Instructions: Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice cubes. Add the scotch, sweet French vermouth, absinthe, grenadine syrup and orange bitters to the cocktail shaker. Cover the cocktail shaker with the palm of your hand or the supplied top and shake gently for 15 to 20 seconds. Strain the contents of the cocktai...

To make your favorite cocktail instantly healthier, first and foremost choose organic spirits . Unless of course you enjoy sucking down chemicals. Don't forget that your favorite vodka, gin, tequila, sake, or whiskey started as a seedling. Whatever fed that little sprout became part of its makeup—water, chemical sprays, plant food and all. Sure, those chemicals and fertilizers where sprayed with the intention of "protecting" the crops from invading insects and illness, but they also seeped into the earth; and the circle of contaminated soil, water, and our bloodstream so began. Point? Organic spirits are free from noxious chemicals making them healthier for the planet and for you. Not sure if your alcohol of choice is offered organically? You'd be surprised. Here are a few to try: Vodka Vodka 14 , a craft-quality USDA Certified Organic vodka produced by Altitude Spirits. Square One Organic Vodka is an ultra-premium, certified 100% organic vodka made...

So if Pink Squirrels and Spicy Chuiahuas weren't bad enough here are some cocktails that sound so gross it's hard to imagine they'd taste good. I will even put the cocktail on a rating list of thumbs up and thumbs down if it's not that bad, maybe even good or if it is just out right gross: Duck Fart Jack Daniel’s® Whiskey, Amaretto Almond Liqueur, Bailey’s® Irish cream Rating: Thumbs Up I like whiskey and the ingredients are super yummy.   Smoker’s Cough   Jagermeister, Mayonnaise Rating: Thumbs Down Who the hell puts mayonnaise in their drinks .     Panty Remove r    Lemon Gin, Sprite, Grenadine Rating: Thumbs Up  Sounds tasty enough to remove even the toughest panties. James the Evil Leprechaun Jameson® Irish Whiskey, Bushmills® Irish Whiskey, Tullamore Dew® Irish Whiskey, Powers® Irish Whiskey Rating: Thumbs Up  Like I said...I like whiskey...a lot.   Sex with an Alligator  Sweet and Sour Mix, Midori® Melon Liqueur, Ra...

  So we are all familiar with drinks like Cosmos, Dirty Martinis, Manhattans, Red Headed Sluts and Irish Car Bombs but what about other drinks that are a little more kookier? Like have you ever heard of a James the Evil Leprechaun, Sex with an Alligator or Smoker’s Cough (the ingredients to this one is groooosssss!) I know that I haven't but apparently they are pretty popular and some (with exception to Smoker's Cough) actually sound pretty good and are easy to make. Here is a listing of other cool cocktails that I have found that have some pretty interesting names. Rooster Tail 1 shot Jose Cuervo® Especial gold tequila 1 shot orange juice 1 shot tomato juice 1 dash salt Lick hand, add salt, and lick salt. Consume quickly as shots, in order; Jose Cuervo, orange juice, and tomato juice.  Barking Spider 1 1/2 oz Tarantula Azul Tequila 1 1/2 oz Blue Curacao liqueur 3/4 oz Bacardi® 151 rum 1 dash triple sec 1 dash sweet and sour mix 1 splash orange juice. Ser...

Mittie Hellmich’s Three-Berry Basil Rose Sangria Photo Credit: Victoria Pearson   Ingredients • ½ cup fresh or frozen raspberries, rinsed • ½ cup fresh or frozen blueberries, rinsed • ½ cup fresh or frozen blackberries, rinsed • ¼ cup fresh basil leaves (about 6 medium leaves) • 1 ounce brandy • 2 ounces Drambruie • 750ml bottle dry rose wine, chilled • 12 ounces club soda, chilled • About 3 cups ice cubes • 4 to 6 basil sprigs for garnish (optional) Directions In a large (at least 2-quart) glass pitcher, mix together the berries and basil. Add the brandy and Drambruie, and stir to combine. Slowly pour in the wine, stirring gently. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or as long as overnight. When ready to serve, add the club soda and stir gently with a long-handled wooden spoon. Fill highballs, wineglasses, or other decorative glasses with ice cubes and slowly pour the sangria over the ice, allowing berries to fall into the glasses. Garnish each glass with a basil sp...

The perfect opposite to the Red Sangria , this recipe calls for nothing special besides some delicious wine and some fresh fruit to add some flavor to your next party. Prep Time: 5 minutes | Total Time: 5 minutes Ingredients: 1 Bottle of white wine (Riesling, Albarino, Chablis, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc) 2/3 cup white sugar 3 oranges (sliced) or may substitute 1 cup of orange juice) 1 lemon (sliced) 1 lime (sliced) 1/2 liter of ginger ale or club soda (ginger ale for those with a sweeter tooth!) Preparation: Pour wine in the pitcher and squeeze the juice wedges from the orange,lemon and lime into the wine. Toss in the fruit wedges (leaving out seeds if possible) and add sugar. Chill overnight. Add ginger ale or club soda just before serving. If you'd like to serve right away, use chilled white wine and serve over lots of ice. Addition ideas: sliced strawberries, peaches, handful of fresh blueberries, raspberries, kiwi, a shot or two o...

Ingredients 1   ounce(s) white rum 1   ounce(s) pureed pear 1   ounce(s) lemon  juice 1/2   ounce(s) simple syrup (dissolve one part sugar in one part boiling water) 1   ounce(s) champagne 1/2   ounce(s) dark rum Directions Shake everything but champagne and dark rum with ice. In glass, pour champagne, add mixture and dark rum. 2   ounce(s) Absolut Mandarin 1   ounce(s) creme de banana liqueur 1   ounce(s) Midori 1   ounce(s) sour mix Directions Combine all ingredients in a shaker, add ice, and shake. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with fresh fruit like a strawberry and an apple or pear slice. Source

I dedicate these recipes to my Twitter friend @urbanbacon who upon mentioned that coffee tastes so good it might out beat the deliciousness of a cocktail and because of this I had to find a way to merge the two! Coffee Martini 2 ounces vodka 1 ounce very strong drip coffee 1/2 ounce Kahlua 3 coffee beans Preparation: Combine the vodka, drip coffee and Kahlua in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a martini glass and garnish with the coffee beans. Makes one serving. [ source ] Frozen Iced Espresso  This drink was sweet, mild, creamy and dreamy. The recipe is simple. 1 shot: Tom's Espresso blend 1 shot: Bailey's 2 shots: Stoli Coffee vodka Shaken, with ice. Whoa, mama! Espresso flavored vodka! EspreXXO Ultimo 19/90 super−premium, coffee−flavored vodka from Luctor International is so potent and flavorful it’s almost illegal. This revolutionary espresso vodka combination embodies the bold taste of coffee with the maximum amount of caffeine ...

  With the holiday coming up it's perfect to make a sweet and summery drink to prepare for a party. Ingredients: 2 blackberries, plus 1 blackberry and 1 lime wheel skewered on a pick 1 cup ice 1 1/2 ounces reposado tequila 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice 3/4 ounce Simple Syrup 1/2 ounce Chambord 1 ounce chilled club soda In a cocktail shaker, muddle the 2 blackberries. Add the ice, tequila, lime juice, Simple Syrup and Chambord. Shake well and pour into a rocks glass. Stir in the club soda and garnish with the skewered blackberry and lime wheel.

A little vodka and homemade syrupy goodness makes for an awesomely yummy cocktail ! This recipe is enough to serve 8 girlfriends! Ingredients: 2   seedless oranges, (for syrup) 1   cup(s) sugar 2/3   cup(s) freshly squeezed orange juice 1/2   cup(s) vodka 1   orange, (for cocktail) 1   bottle(s) chilled Champagne or sparkling wine Directions To make syrup: With a sharp knife, thinly slice oranges. Place in a medium nonreactive saucepan and toss with sugar. Let stand for 15 minutes. Add orange juice and vodka to saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Uncover and cook until liquid is syrupy and orange slices are translucent, about 20 minutes. Strain syrup through a fine sieve into a bowl, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard solids. Cover and refrigerate until chilled. To make cocktails: With a vegetable peeler, remove 8 long strips of zest f...