Moms in the City - Cocktails

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...

While the weather is getting slightly chillier and the days are getting darker earlier, all the tall tell signs of fall are closing in quickly! Time to break out the cinnamon and spices and prepare some fall cocktails.   Yamazaki Autumn Delight   All of my readers should know by now how much I love whiskey! Here is a great whiskey recipe perfect for the fall. Ingredients: 2 oz Yamazaki 12 year old whiskey 6 oz Apple Cider Fresh cinnamon Preparation: Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into an ice filled old-fashioned glass . Dust with fresh cinnamon. Garnish with 2 apple slices and a cinnamon stick. Banana Nut Bread Martini   Serves 1 From Christina Torres, mixologist at Geisha. 1 ounce Frangelico liqueur 1/2 ounce banana liqueur 1 ounce biscotti liqueur Dash of ground cinnamon 1/2 banana sprinkled with cinnamon and mint leaf, for garnish Directions In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine all ingred...

In tribute to our last blog about the history of Absinthe here are some cocktails using it as one of the ingredients. I haev to say that they actually sound pretty good.  Cheers!  Absinthe B-55 1/3 shot coffee liqueur 1/3 shot Bailey's Irish Cream 1/3 shot Absinthe Directions/Comments: Layer all the ingredients in whiskey glass. Absinthe Curacao Frappe 1 oz Absinthe 1/2 oz Curacao 1 tsp lemon juice 2 tsp orange juice 1 orange slice Directions/Comments: Stir ingredients together and pour over crushed ice in a deep-saucer champagne glass. Add an orange slice to garnish. Inferno 2 oz Red Absinthe 1 lime in wedges syrup fresh mint leaves Directions/Comments: Muddle the ingredients in a rocks glass. Add crushed ice.  London Fog 1 1/2 oz. Gin 1/4 oz. Absinthe's Absinthe Frappe in a highball glass. Round Robin 1 Egg White 1 Tsp. Sugar 1 oz. Absinthe 1 oz. Brandy Shake with ice and strain into a wine glass.    Moranguito 2/5 Absinthe...

So with the return of the ever famous Absinthe to US bars one is left to wonder what is the deal with absinthe anyway? I tried absinthe a few years ago with a girlfriend of mine and quite frankly I was not impressed. It tasted heavily like black licorice and cough syrup, almost like a Black Martini and to top it off I felt no special "effects" from the drink. So what the hell? I thought the artwork was going to come to life and that I was going to be able to see through walls. So what is the big deal? Apparently the absinthe that has been made and released over the last few years is a much more subtle and diluted version from the original. The As for it's history, many famous artist such as Manet, Van Gogh, Picasso, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Ernest Hemmingway it was the drink of choice and they used to drink absinthe religiously. Apparently on the opposite note absinthe had been associated with violent crimes and social disorder. In the early 1900's it is said that m...

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...

In composing this list of the five best healthy cocktails, taste, volume and caloric values were given equal consideration, as a really great healthy cocktail should satisfy your tastebuds and not at the expense of your health.  Keep in mind that if you don't like a particular liquor or brand of liquor, you may substitute another, provided you avoid malt liquors and liquors mixed with sugar.  When creating your healthy cocktails, always keep in mind that liquor contains 75 to 125 calories per ounce . Beginning with a classic and working down, the five best healthy cocktails are as follows: Jack and Diet Coke .  It may not be the smoothest whisky in the world, but it is one of the best to mix with.  Order Jack Daniels on the side and mix it yourself to ensure the perfect calorie controlled healthy cocktail.  For added sweetness and just a few calories more, top it off with a maraschino cherry or two. Skinny Cosmopolitan .  The Cosmopolit...